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2012: The year LTE becomes a standard, not a luxury
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Posted 20 April 2012 - 02:09 PM
I live in an area that does not have LTE coverage and do not know when it will (nearest place is 50 miles away). I travel to those cites once every 2 or more months. It does not make sense for me to buy a LTE phone and data plan if I do not have access to the LTE network. That is just one reason I have not purchased a smart phone.
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Posted 20 April 2012 - 07:17 PM
For us here where I live, 2012 MAY be the year we finally get 3G from AT&T. 4G? Who knows............ And we're in VZW's "fringe service area", so fuggetaboutit........
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 04:24 AM
"But as more and more users sign up for the services, the cost of delivering data will go down and carriers will face pressure to lower rates."
HAHAHA! Good luck with that! Since when do carriers actually lower prices for data?
HAHAHA! Good luck with that! Since when do carriers actually lower prices for data?
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 05:01 AM
DocNo, on 20 April 2012 - 05:45 PM, said:
LTE
The ability to exhaust your data cap in a mere matter of hours.
Wheee!
The ability to exhaust your data cap in a mere matter of hours.
Wheee!
I have my iPhone on Consumer Celular @ $22.50 a month, although I have data on my plan I don't use it, on the tiny cel screen I use my LTE iPad with an Unlimited plan....I saw the future and now I own it on the cheap.
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 06:57 AM
DocNo, on 20 April 2012 - 05:45 PM, said:
LTE
The ability to exhaust your data cap in a mere matter of hours.
Wheee!
The ability to exhaust your data cap in a mere matter of hours.
Wheee!
For my 250 MB plan it works out to about 2.5 minutes for the speeds that I saw on AT&T's LTE network in Boston. Wheee indeed.
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 07:38 AM
I don't know what value measure adaption rate by units sold, rather than by population in areas LTE is offered. I have two LTE capable iPads, but live north of Denver, where LTE isn't available, and probably won't be for some time. For those who live in areas in which LTE isn't available (probably most of the US), being a "standard" is far from reality.
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 03:48 AM
Standard? My AT&T "4G" is still on edge speeds. Even browsing simple web pages are painful.
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 03:56 AM
Yeah, but can you actually use it?
I have my iPhone on Consumer Celular @ $22.50 a month, although I have data on my plan I don't use it, on the tiny cel screen I use my LTE iPad with an Unlimited plan....I saw the future and now I own it on the cheap.
HiTecHoBo, on 21 April 2012 - 05:01 AM, said:
DocNo, on 20 April 2012 - 05:45 PM, said:
LTE
The ability to exhaust your data cap in a mere matter of hours.
Wheee!
The ability to exhaust your data cap in a mere matter of hours.
Wheee!
I have my iPhone on Consumer Celular @ $22.50 a month, although I have data on my plan I don't use it, on the tiny cel screen I use my LTE iPad with an Unlimited plan....I saw the future and now I own it on the cheap.
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 08:35 AM
redgeminipa, on 21 April 2012 - 04:24 AM, said:
"But as more and more users sign up for the services, the cost of delivering data will go down and carriers will face pressure to lower rates."
HAHAHA! Good luck with that! Since when do carriers actually lower prices for data?
HAHAHA! Good luck with that! Since when do carriers actually lower prices for data?
Yep, that was the funniest thing I've read in a long time!
BogieWoz, on 20 April 2012 - 02:09 PM, said:
I live in an area that does not have LTE coverage and do not know when it will (nearest place is 50 miles away). I travel to those cites once every 2 or more months. It does not make sense for me to buy a LTE phone and data plan if I do not have access to the LTE network. That is just one reason I have not purchased a smart phone.
Macnutjohn, on 20 April 2012 - 07:17 PM, said:
For us here where I live, 2012 MAY be the year we finally get 3G from AT&T. 4G? Who knows............ And we're in VZW's "fringe service area", so fuggetaboutit........
futuredrop, on 22 April 2012 - 03:48 AM, said:
Standard? My AT&T "4G" is still on edge speeds. Even browsing simple web pages are painful.
At my house I only have EDGE availability from AT&T, the closest 3G being 20 miles away; nearest LTE being 69 (and the only city in the entire state with it). There is a dead signal zone about ten miles in every direction. If I have less than three bars I cannot access webpages, I cannot send MMS while lying on the couch or anywhere on the nearby EDGE. Instead of pushing forward with new technology that will take another five years to crop up around here, how about fully flushing out the network to be usable everywhere instead of a few "hot spots"? No local service along with data caps... why would I care for LTE? It is still a luxury and not just because of premium price; premium location is a luxury as well.
