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chris4x4 · Apr 15, 2012

ecr6cyl10[OP] said: ↑

I was wondering what peoples download speeds are in az on the Iphone 4s.
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On verizon, between 1.5 and 2.8 MBPS is what my buddy says he is getting. 4s only supports 3g.....Edit: My buddy just said he has seen as slow as 150k when in a bad service area.

650H1 · Apr 15, 2012

its not even worth arguing over, go to the verizon store and play with both then waste your money on one. i like the iphone, chris likes android there are pros and cons to both.

ecr6cyl10 · Apr 15, 2012

Thanks!

chris4x4 · Apr 15, 2012

650H1 said: ↑

its not even worth arguing over, go to the verizon store and play with both then waste your money on one. i like the iphone, chris likes android there are pros and cons to both.
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This is true. Both can have the issues. Some people get one, and dont like it, and get teh other.

OZ-T · Apr 15, 2012

chris4x4 said: ↑

This is true. Both can have the issues. Some people get one, and dont like it, and get teh other.
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This

but Iphone FTW

chris4x4 · Apr 15, 2012

OZ-T said: ↑

This

but Iphone FTW
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If you like a smaller screen, and slower processors, sure.

Ripcord · Apr 15, 2012

Anywho.. of those android phones listed, which is best. Razr maxx is pretty unanimous then? Do all those ones listed get 4G?

chris4x4 · Apr 15, 2012

Ripcord said: ↑

Anywho.. of those android phones listed, which is best. Razr maxx is pretty unanimous then? Do all those ones listed get 4G?
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Iphone doesnt support 4g.

Greensystemsgo · Apr 15, 2012

another vote for the maxx.

acmair · Apr 15, 2012

Blackberry...? *ducking in fear of getting flamed*

Krazie Sj · Apr 15, 2012

I'm partial to my Iphone.

http://youtu.be/5eLELOBuT-Q

RelentlessFab · Apr 15, 2012

chris4x4 said: ↑

Iphone doesnt support 4g.
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most recent software update let the 4s run on 4g.
Both my girlfriends at&t 4s, and another friends verizon 4s run 4g here in Reno

chris4x4 · Apr 16, 2012

RelentlessTaco said: ↑

most recent software update let the 4s run on 4g.
Both my girlfriends at&t 4s, and another friends verizon 4s run 4g here in Reno
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Popular Mechanics did an article on that, and its actually "Enhanced 3G". Software doesnt automatically give 4g service, as 4g runs an entirley different radio. Phones that run 4g have both the 3g and 4g radios installed.

your AT&T iPhone 4S now says 4G because that's exactly what it is: an HSPA+ device that runs on a "4G" network, even though the network is technically AT&T's 3G network, not the company's separate 4G LTE network.
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Beyond an icon change, what does the recent AT&T iPhone 4G upgrade mean in the performance department? For those not in the know, the new iOS 5.1, which Apple announced at yesterday's event, when installed on an AT&T iPhone 4S upgrades to 4G, as the photo above via MSNBC's Rosa Golijan shows. This has lots of people excited on Twitter, since it feels like a free upgrade from 3 to 4. And since higher numbers generally mean better things, this must be good, right? Well, not exactly. 4G is different than 3G, but it's also different than the 4G LTE that Apple will offer with the New iPad. Here's how it all shakes out.
This all has to do with data rates. The better the G, the faster the phone, theoretically. Nurdology has a technical breakdown of the actual rates that these networks boast. Here's the important comparison: 3G datarate maximum is 2 Megabits per second vs. 4G datarates can reach upwards of 20+ Megabits or 2.5 MegaBytes.
So 4G is that fast new network we've been hearing about?
Not so fast. That's 4G LTE, which runs on a different network than 4G and 3G phones. It runs much faster than 3G and 4G devices, at least according to this test via Wired.
This update is still upgrade, though, right?
Not really. This 4G network isn't that much faster than 3G, in practice, as Buzzfeed's Matt Buchanan notes. "It's slightly faster than AT&T's older 3G network--theoretically, you can reach speeds of 14.4 megabits per second on an iPhone 4S. So it's faster than what's possible on an iPhone 4 or 3G, yes," he explains. "But not much faster, in practice. It's not a generation ahead."
And the iPhone was probably already running at those high speeds yet, this is more of a marketing play, adds The Verge's Nilay Patel. "Owners of the iPhone will notice no difference in performance or data transfer speeds; the device will not magically connect to AT&T's shiny new 4G LTE network," he writes. "It will simply receive a deceptive labeling change that allows AT&T to market the iPhone as a 4G device against competitive phones from Verizon," he continues.
So, nothing at all changed?
Well, not nothing. "AT&T has rolled out a nationwide HSPA+ network, and they refer to this high-speed network as 4G," an Apple spokesperson told Patel. But, the 4S already ran at speeds that phones with the official 4G moniker reach, Apple's president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller claimed when the phone first came out last fall.
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And perhaps the best reason that we know that it’s not a 4G connection is that the iPhone 4S does not in fact have the requisite chipset to connect over 4G. So even if it were a true 4G network, the phone should still be displaying that it is connecting over 3G (however souped up) because that is all the phone can connect over.
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chris4x4 · Apr 16, 2012

Another story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57408432-266/is-the-at-t-iphone-4s-a-4g-phone-or-not/

angrysam · Apr 16, 2012

I have the HTC Rezound and am extremely happy with it. This is the 1st phone I've ever owned where I actually said "I like my phone." My friend has the HTC Amaze through T-mobile. Very similar to the Rezound and he is also extremely happy. The 5.3" screen makes things so much easier.

The only complaint I have is the battery life. If you're using it a lot you'll have to charge it after about 8 hours. However, I don't have the extended capacity battery which would probably change that a lot.

XPOTRPR · Apr 16, 2012

Thats why I think the Maxx Is a winner. I have the HTC thunderbolt right now, best phone I've had.. minus a few kinks.. but the battery life... Is horrendous.. not even half a day life span. Right now I'm less then 50% left and it came off the charger at 6:40 this morning.. I use my phone all day everyday. Music at work, surfing the web, pictures, videos, etc.. the battery in the Maxx will be a life saver. I cant wait to be able to go a full day plus some and not worry about charging my phone and big tethered to a cable.

mentose457 · Apr 16, 2012

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chris4x4 · Apr 16, 2012

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Lol@ droids arguing which droid pisses farther . I like it !
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mentose457 · Apr 16, 2012

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detnight · Apr 17, 2012

I can make phone calls and text on my phone. I have three laptops and two computers to get on the internet and play games...

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