What is the definition of 4G?

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• Mar 16, 2011

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What is the definition of 4G?

The ITU clarifies exactly how it defines 4G and it may not be what many people expect

 

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Clear as mud!

 

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/scratches bum

/reads article again

huh?

 

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:wtf:

 

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I honestly don't care what they call it. All I care about is the amount of Mb/s I get wherever I am.

 

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Whatever as long as it works

i really dont care if its 4G of 10G as long as i am able to have propar latency and downlink i am happy..and that is not happening currently...:wtf:

 

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woooooosssshhhhh is all that makes sense to me

 

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the Marketeers have won.......

 

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Who cares? R/Mb is generally much more important than Mb/s!

 

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In other words, if it's not mind-blowingly fscked-up fast and wireless, it ain't 4G.

 

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Too much of a muchness!

 

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What ever it is, it needs to be uncapped.

 

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Antonf said:

Who cares? R/Mb is generally much more important than Mb/s!

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Rouxenator said:

What ever it is, it needs to be uncapped.

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Sorry, CellC, your network is not 4G.

 

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Useless, pathetic organisation. Now we know where the likes of ICASA take their lead

 

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astrauss said:

Clear as mud!

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Not really.

4G = LTE-Advanced & WirelessMAN-Advanced

3G = HSPA, HSPA+, LTE, WiMAX

People trying to call their 3G networks 4G = Scammers

 

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Beri said:

woooooosssshhhhh is all that makes sense to me

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+1

 

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Who cares what they call it. 1G or 4G or 10G. Anything above about 1mbs is all that matters.

 

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"HSPA is 3.5G, HSPA+ is 3.75G while LTE is classified as 3.9G" . I know 4G is a non-standard, newer technology than what any provider is offering and they are using it as a sales buzzword. 3.75G sounds pretty lame as a buzzword. Coverage still sucks and is unreliable for most real time access for the most part in SA.