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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
This is both hilarious and frustrating at the same time.
Each of the 'big 3' network websites right now, the following information is provided:
Rogers:
-LTE 'Beyond 4G' Network rolled out in Ottawa, soon expanding.
-Speeds between 12 and 25 mbps. That's quite the range in speeds.
Telus and Bell, sharing the same towers (my personal favourite):
-4G network came in 2009, apparently. It still uses HPSA+ technology.
-Download speeds 'up to' 42mbps! In every major city!
First of all, Rogers - LTE tech IS 4G. 'Beyond' implies they've exceeded the maximum theoretical network speed of LTE, which is apparently somewhere around 150 mbps.
With that in mind, Telus and Bell are telling some massive lies. Anyone who has a Telus mobile internet speed stick, use it and do a internet speed test, you'll get around 7 mbps anywhere in Calgary under full bars. NO WHERE in this country are you accomplishing 42 mbps. I don't even think HSPA+ can get near those speeds.
Check out Huffpost's tech section for an article they put out today for more. This industry needs advertising regulations not to save costumers, but to save them from acting like little children lying about how much candy they have in their lunch bag. Such a joke.
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A basic understanding of networking would tell you that pretty much all networking technologies have a theoretical maximum and a maximum that can be reached under normal and peak use operating conditions. These maximums almost always vary, but vary the most among wireless technologies.
Complaining about this but ignoring the entire history of networking where this is the standard practice, is a little absurd IMHO.