1) Which is generally faster?
2) Which is generally easier on your battery?
Ridin' a Note 2 blast
2) Which is generally easier on your battery?
Ridin' a Note 2 blast
It depends on the speed of the Internet connection the Wi-Fi system is using. My only home Internet option is DSL which on a good day is at max. 6MB down, 512KB up, whereas LTE averages 20MB down, 10MB up, often faster. So you can guess which one I keep my phone on all the time.
As to battery life, LTE uses a bit more due to the extra power required to communicate to cell towers versus a local Wi-Fi signal. But from my experience, the battery hit is minimal if the LTE signal is strong as it reduces how hard the phone needs to work to connect and use the signal. There is also the factor that I tend to get things done quicker due to the speed of LTE which allows the phone to go back to standby more frequently thus saving battery. Of course that is unless I'm using it continuously, but in that case I'll take the battery hit to have the faster LTE speeds.
Thats better than what I have. Crappy att dsl is my only option. 3meg down 512 kb up. They are over sold in the area and cant upgrade me any higger than that. This is in a town of about 75000.
Verizon dsl in my area is ridiculously expensive. They were charging me $38 for 1mbps down. I switched to cable, 10/1 is $30, 15/2 is $40. No brainer for me
Ouch. AT&T DSL here too. It used to be problematic until they repaired a wiring issue in their equipment nearby that feeds our house. At least the service has been stable and speeds consistent since.
Wish I could switch to Charter (cable) and get their 30MB service. But they refuse to extend their services into a new addition (added back in 2005) to an older existing subdivision. Their wiring and equipment is a half a block away from my house! I can see it from my kitchen window. The only other option is satellite, but the latency is too high. Ah, wouldn't matter anyway, I'd still use LTE; the speeds are really good at the house and I still have unlimited data.
I am surprised that the developer didn't run the lines.
Talk to them saying that you would be willing to pay the cost of extending the line. I am sure it would cost thousands, but split between a bunch of houses, the cost wouldn't be too bad. Though, may be hard to convince the neighbors especially since you already have dsl add an option. Most people don't really need the speed
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II
Man i use to sell cable and many people hate the cable companies with a passion. They rather get direct TV and bundle that with Verizon dsl. They hate the dsl speeds but they hate the cable company even more. They complain about the speed but I tell them that the farther you are from the dsl office the weaker the singnal will be. AND IN PEAK HOURS THEY CAN HARDLY DOWN LOAD A BOOK. They rather wait for fios and I don't blame them.
Note 2, it's true, ,size is everything!
I didn't know that Verizon LTE unlimited came in throttled versus unthrottled versions. Is that true? I was told I had unlimited and thought there was only one version of it.
Only a small percent of customers will be affected. To be affected, you must be:
?A data customer on an unlimited data plan;
?Have a 3G Verizon Wireless device (if you have a 4G LTE device you will not be impacted); and
?Among the top 5% of data users in a given month.
Then, you will only be affected:
?When you are on the 3G network; and
?When you are connected to a congested cell site.