4G Specs...

WalkaboutWiFi.com: 4G Specs...
Posted in: Reviews | by Brian Taylor | 2012 May 04


4G Specs

While out looking at iPads and other tablet computers, I was pricing 4G plans and found out something I thought I would share...

In telecommunications, 4G is the fourth generation of cell phone mobile communications standards. It is a successor of the third generation (3G) standards.(BOND) A 4G system provides mobile ultra-broadband Internet access, for example to laptops with USB wireless modems, to smartphones, and to other mobile devices. Conceivable applications include amended mobile web access, IP telephony, gaming services, high-definition mobile TV, video conferencing and 3D television..Wiki

Verizon has a 4G plan where you get the first 2 Gigs for $30, then each additional Gig is another $10.

AT&T has a 4G plan where you get the first 3 Gigs for $30, then each additional Gig is another $10. -- This beats Verizon.

Sprint has a 4G plan where you get unlimited data for $85 a month... -- This beats AT&T only if you use more than 8 Gigs of data.

I was hoping to find something that started out like AT&T's plan that had a price cap for unlimited use. This way you only pay for what you use up-to a certain cap, then the price plateaus at the cap... Another nice feature would be banking up unused transfer and using it when you need it...

Technology	Download rate (bit/s)	Upload rate (bit/s)	Download rate (byte/s)	Upload rate (byte/s)
4G (4x4 MIMO)	100 Mbit/s	50 Mbit/s	12.5 MB/s	6.250 MB/s

List of bit rates