While there still is quite a bit of confusion on what exactly 4G means that has not stopped T-Mobile and AT&T from calling their HSPA+ networks 4G. Ashley pointed out to me that in T-Mobile’s latest announcement of new markets getting 4G speeds they added a specific mention for the “upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9900.” While the T-Mobiles HSPA+ on the 9900 will be set to the max of 14.4Mbps it is nowhere near the 42Mbps they claim their USB rocket stick can hit. Though no smartphones can currently hit that speed their Rocket 3.0 laptop stick has seen average download speeds as high as 10Mbps with peaks of 27Mbps.
This all makes me wonder if LTE 4G is really the next best thing. I have had a chance to use Verizon’s LTE laptop cards and mobile hotspots and they suck. They constantly disconnect and they have a horrible time switching over between 4G and 3G. Their phones are not faring too much better but at least they hand off gracefully but at the cost of battery life. While the speeds are amazing I am still unsure why I need download speeds faster than my home broadband connection…
What do you think about these 4G networks?
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