View Single Post
Old 04-04-2009, 06:35 PM   #8
PsYcNeT
Franchise Player
 
PsYcNeT's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by sclitheroe View Post
You sure about that man? They say here: http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wirel...iled=MF636REDR

That its up to 7.5 megabits...figure half that in real life and you are still looking at 3-4 megabits, which isn't half bad compared to Shaw Lite.
I see they refer to their HSDPA network as 3.5G, which is a fallacy, but if Rogers wants to refer to their services by slang, then thats their perogative.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Some are marketed with connection speeds of "up to 7.2 Mbit/s",[4] which is only attained under ideal conditions. As a result these services can be slower than expected, especially when in fringe coverage indoors. However, signal strength can be greatly improved by using commercial solutions that can attach 3G external antennas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Sp..._Packet_Access
__________________

Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm View Post
Settle down there, Temple Grandin.
PsYcNeT is offline   Reply With Quote