Question regarding 3 & 4G

[Anonymous]

There is a chance this has been asked/mentioned before, forgive me if that is the case.

As more and more people feel they require the latest technology (4g), thus less people using 'older' 3g signals, by rights, this should free up the airways for those on 3g, no? So over time, months maybe a year or so, 3g could possibly become faster, nowhere near 4g levels, but it is achievable isn't it? I have just performed a speed test on my 4s, I had D/L of 5.5mb and U/L of around 2.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

There is a chance this has been asked/mentioned before, forgive me if that is the case.

As more and more people feel they require the latest technology (4g), thus less people using 'older' 3g signals, by rights, this should free up the airways for those on 3g, no? So over time, months maybe a year or so, 3g could possibly become faster, nowhere near 4g levels, but it is achievable isn't it? I have just performed a speed test on my 4s, I had D/L of 5.5mb and U/L of around 2.

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Hi,

Im not convinced it will.

Lots of our friends across the pond who use Lte {4g} are torn between faster speeds and faster drain of their phone battery, and thus are switching back and forth.

If Uk Lte /4G fails in a fringe area it will flip onto 3g anyway.

Time will tell.

[Bambino]

It also depends on what your phone is capable of receiving. O2 is rolling out HSPA+, which is basically 3G+ and faster than EE's 4G speed, but if your phone doesn't have the capability to get that signal you will only get 3G speed.

[adamtemp64]

once all our phones are enabled to use all the frequencies in use and thanks to o2's commitment to the 98% indoor coverage  on 2g 3g and 4g, and the fact that they will have access to put equipment up on vodafones masts it will be intresting to see what develops over the next 2 years.

[Anonymous]

That makes sense. Unless they are always on 4g. Just like being on 3g, it drops back to 2g if 3g is available.

[Anonymous]

I have a 4s, I assume this won't be able to take 3g+?

[Anonymous]

It seems like O2 are pretty well set, with all options for phones. As long as our phone has the capability, we have a huge number of methods to be online!

[Bambino]

No, I don't think so. It doesn't appear to be in the UK specs:

http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/iphone-4s/specs.html

[Anonymous]

No your 4s won't support Uk Lte. {4G}

Heck my iPhone 5 won't on 02 but will in the EE Network.

Even the ip5 that 02 are supplying right now won't !

People will need to upgrade.

[MI5]

The 4s will support HSDPA which gives a theoretical 42mbs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access