Post your 4G speeds

[mroldan9]

Westminster, Co USA

And if you ask me, no point in having 37 Mbps down if you have a data cap just seems kind of silly actually. I would use that kind of speed to download dvd's and music albums while playing online ps3 while my girlfriend downloads someone else on her computer all at once. At that rate I'd reach the cap in under an hour... Much rather get unlimited 21 mbps with my cable company and still pay less for cable internet and tmobile data combined.

 

[aggie]

Westminster, Co USA

And if you ask me, no point in having 37 Mbps down if you have a data cap just seems kind of silly actually. I would use that kind of speed to download dvd's and music albums while playing online ps3 while my girlfriend downloads someone else on her computer all at once. At that rate I'd reach the cap in under an hour... Much rather get unlimited 21 mbps with my cable company and still pay less for cable internet and tmobile data combined.

Who has a data cap? Until July 7th the unlimited plan is still available and anyone already with a unlimited plan is grandfathered in.

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[Droid800]

Who has a data cap? Until July 7th the unlimited plan is still available and anyone already with a unlimited plan is grandfathered in.

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Let's get real though. If you're using more than 10 gigs a month Verizon will drop you. Your unlimited is no more 'unlimited' than ours is.

 

[robrecht]

How does 37 Mbps benefit you? I am really curious to as what people are downloading that they need these types of speeds. Don't know why people want to give Verizon $110/mo when you can give T-Mobile far less and get a lot more. Coverage an issue with T-Mobile? Say hello to WI-FI calling. Verizon why don't ya have that? Verizon is axing their unlimited data plans July 7th so then what's the point? 2GB for $30/mo? That's just crazy. Their speeds might be impressive but what is the point of an LTE network when there are data caps? Faster speeds to get to your data cap is how I see it. T-Mobile wins hands down in my book.

Speed on a phone is a little like torque on a car (on a much smaller scale): it's addicting. I just like it, what can I say. But even with these speeds, there are times I have to wait. Not a matter of necessity, but who wouldn't want a more responsive phone? I don't get involved in fanboy discussion of one brand or provider over another, hence my point of view regarding competition being good. I've always had excellent service on Verizon, but I tried T-Mobile once and they had horrible coverage here in central Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Went back to the store a couple of years ago and they sales rep told me not to bother so I didn't. I would hope it's better now but don't really know. WiFi calling also doesn't help you if you don't have WiFi access, but I do have the leaked Skype video chat on my ThunderBolt and it works great on Verizon's network or WiFi. I'm grandfathered for unlimited data on Verizon (not sure for how long) so I don't have a 2GB ceiling.

 

[aggie]

Speed on a phone is a little like torque on a car (on a much smaller scale): it's addicting. I just like it, what can I say. But even with these speeds, there are times I have to wait. Not a matter of necessity, but who wouldn't want a more responsive phone? I don't get involved in fanboy discussion of one brand or provider over another, hence my point of view regarding competition being good. I've always had excellent service on Verizon, but I tried T-Mobile once and they had horrible coverage here in central Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Went back to the store a couple of years ago and they sales rep told me not to bother so I didn't. I would hope it's better now but don't really know. WiFi calling also doesn't help you if you don't have WiFi access, but I do have the leaked Skype video chat on my ThunderBolt and it works great on Verizon's network or WiFi. I'm grandfathered for unlimited data on Verizon (not sure for how long) so I don't have a 2GB ceiling.

Well said. I actually hate verizon even though I've been with them forever. They are getting left behind in device selection and the ridiculous new data plans are not sitting well with me even though I am grandfathered. Competition is a great thing. I'm giving tmobile a shot with the thought of jumping ship. The speeds are easily good enough. Coverage is my biggest issue being that I travel all over Texas for work, alot of times in the sticks. That's where verizon as much as I hate to say it, still has an advantage.

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[gej785]

Dallas, Texas Droid Charge

 

[mck024]

Zoom!

Lindenhurst, IL

Sorry, that was WiFi

Here we go.

 

[jbjtkbw007]

First off to answer the question, today at 5:03 pm near the Orlando Airport, I got 8.070kbps dn and .602kbps up.

Enough about that. Exactly how much speed does one need when there is throttling and capping? I traveled to NY for 2 weeks and used my MyTouch 4G to wirelessly tether my laptop. Consistently got around 7megs. Played Rift with no issues and was able to work remotely, stream Netflix/Hulu, and everything else. I DID need to increase my plan to 10GB because I was reaching the throttling threshold.

When I had was in Verizon local territory, I had FiOS and it was 25 meg dn and 15 meg up. Half the time, I didn't know what to do with those speeds. What the hell is someone going to do with those speeds on a phone that has limits? Especially Verizon and those new data plans that are so damn expensive? Are you guys telling me that you want to hit those caps even faster and risk going over and paying $10/gig? Do you seriously want to pay those overages?

If not, then what are you doing on the phone that requires that much faster? Like another poster said, streaming YouTube videos is just fine. I use PlayOn and my videos are nice and stutter free. I think at some point, it's just a d*ck measuring contest as it's not realistic to use data speeds too much over the 10meg threshold. Tethering is different, but come on. Most carriers want to charge you twice for data anyways. If I'm paying for 5GB of data, I should use it however I please, but that's another rant for another thread.

Again, what is all that speed used for once you start to get up there?

 

[robrecht]

Yeah, I feel bad for you guys that have to worry about data caps, throttling, and slower speeds. Maybe the federal government should impose national data speed limits & caps on everyone so no one will ever need to feel bad about competition and evolution and all. Stop the advance of the evil technology monster from destroying our fragile egos which crave the smothering comfort of dull mediocrity.

Thanks, Robrecht

 

[biggbrother2]

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[bart151]

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Im very dissapointed in whats going on with my device... Super slow, speeds are terrible, device is running slow and I just got it today... what the hell. My Droid Incredibles a lot quicker than this thing and its almost 2 yrs old.

 

[MattMJB0188]

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Im very dissapointed in whats going on with my device... Super slow, speeds are terrible, device is running slow and I just got it today... what the hell. My Droid Incredibles a lot quicker than this thing and its almost 2 yrs old.

Well when you switched to T-Mobile did you check their coverage map? You have 14 days I believe to be let out of contract without paying the ETF. I would hope during those 14 days you thoroughly tested the phone in all the areas you frequently visit. I get GPRS speeds where I live and beautifully 4G everywhere else. Doesn't bother me because I have WI-FI.

 

[bart151]

Well when you switched to T-Mobile did you check their coverage map? You have 14 days I believe to be let out of contract without paying the ETF. I would hope during those 14 days you thoroughly tested the phone in all the areas you frequently visit. I get GPRS speeds where I live and beautifully 4G everywhere else. Doesn't bother me because I have WI-FI.

Yes, checked the coverage. My area is the top end 4g - Very good to 4g - good. However as Ive stated in other threads, the speeds feel slower then 3g...