on 04-01-2015 20:18
OK recently, I was in Edinburgh over the holidays to see if there was any sale bargains and what not. I noticed that the signal indicator changed to 4G and the signal was mostly strong. So evidently this means if you have a 4G-capable mobile regardless if you have a 3G tariff, you can still access 4G (LTE) speeds providing you are in the correct area.
What confused me was, a couple of people said to me that you need a 4G SIM and contract to access this type of network. It looks like O2 have updated their networks to work using a hybrid system which will use the fastest transport possible - not restrict you by your SIM type.
I believe this is another grey area where people can tricked into paying more for something they normally can't access. So I don't know this is just an O2 easter egg or the same for all networks however all this means is the 4G tariff merely is just more data allowance not a key to the 4G network.
Anyway I thought it would interesting to mention to anybody with a 4G phone however yet to use the service.
on 04-01-2015 20:29
on 04-01-2015 20:29
on 04-01-2015 20:21
on 04-01-2015 20:21
on 04-01-2015 20:29
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on 04-01-2015 20:38
on 04-01-2015 20:38
So...let me check...I have a 4G phone with an old 3G sim in ....Are you saying that if I travel to a 4G area I will get 4G? If so, I never noticed that when I went to Coventry and Birmingham before Xmas...?
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on 04-01-2015 20:40
on 04-01-2015 20:40
on 04-01-2015 20:44
on 04-01-2015 20:44
@Bambino wrote:No. You will not get 4G with a 3G sim.
Correct - I am guessing @anticpated has a 4g sim already.
on 04-01-2015 20:45
on 04-01-2015 20:45
@Bambino wrote:No. You will not get 4G with a 3G sim.
I didnt think so...but @anticpated didn't specify what sim was in his phone?
I understand what he is saying about getting 4G whilst I presume he must be on a 3G tariff....but I just wanted all the info
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on 04-01-2015 20:46
on 04-01-2015 20:46
@MI5 wrote:
@Bambino wrote:No. You will not get 4G with a 3G sim.
Correct - I am guessing @anticpated has a 4g sim already.
But on a 3G tariff then?
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on 04-01-2015 20:46
on 04-01-2015 20:46
I've never looked at the SIM code, although I can do that before I put it on charge. It has 4GPP2 on the Microsim, meaning the guy must have just done that at the swap-over. Until now, I never ever thought to look. I presume the 3G SIM's have a different code or are unmarked.
on 04-01-2015 20:48
on 04-01-2015 20:48
@anticpated wrote:I've never looked at the SIM code, although I can do that before I put it on charge. It has 4GPP2 on the Microsim, meaning the guy must have just done that at the swap-over. Until now, I never ever thought to look. I presume the 3G SIM's have a different code or are unmarked.
So you have a 4G sim but a 3G tariff...??
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