We still use WiFi when available (including at home) for battery reasons, as you say. But it is interesting that cable service, at 20-30Mbps, over the wire, fiber optics, etc., is that much slower (1/2-1/3 speed) than cellular.
K Sent from my iPad with Retina Display http://www.kevincallahan.org On Dec 7, 2012, at 9:35 PM, objectwerks inc <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 7, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > >> >> My wife got her iPhone 5 on AT&T here in West Seattle. LTE speed is quire >> remarkable. Speedtest.net app: up to 56 Mbps down and nearly 20 Mbps up. >> Why use Comcast + WiFi anymore? > > Data limits and probably battery life. > > My comcast is 20mbs to mid 20mbs real measured and 6-7mbs up. Works for me. > And I don't run into data limits issues. And I kind of think that wifi is > less taxing than LTE on the device battery though I don't know that for sure. > (Plus for me, LTE does not reach out to my neighborhood). > > And I have Comcast anyway with all my "normal" machines in the house. > > > Chad > - > > > _______________________________________________ > iPhone-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
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