Have you considered kilobits as per bandwidth and kilobytes for downloads... as such a factor of 8 is multiplied to get the actual bandwidth speed... i believe we've come a long way... On Sep 25, 2013 8:53 PM, "kizito Mudambo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I lost interest in the so called G wars by the telecom companies in > Uganda. the 4G (LTE) of both mtn and orange is at the level of 2G and the > 3.75!!!!!G and 3G of the rest of the telcoms i would still equate to 2G. i > know G should not be an indicator for speeds but realistically there is no > newer generation that performs worst than its predecessor. MTN 4G downloads > are at around 500-900kbs (Dont tell me it depends on wat u are downloading > where... because i know but this is a mid value from my using it > downloading different things) A last years article on gizmodo about the > slowest and fastest 4G network in the US had that the slowest was at around > 5Mbps. trying to compare uganda's best at 900kbps and US's worst at > 5Mbps.... we can come to a semi accurate conclusion that Uganda's network > providers promise unrealistic and air technology. There are times i access > UTL's WIRED network and i get to download speeds of 10Mbps > > *Kizito Mudambo* > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 03:55:12 PM Benjamin >> Tayehanpour wrote: >> >> > Since when is G a speed indicator? It has to do with >> > radio network standards, it's not any indication of >> > speed (although later generations of radio network does >> > support higher speeds if enabled, obviously). >> >> Trials in South Africa have been ongoing with the local >> providers. >> >> On my iPhone, I stopped enabling LTE because not all base >> stations support it, and once iPhone loses an LTE >> connection, it also affects normal GSM services as well. >> >> The only solution is to reboot the phone. >> >> So I just disable LTE and let the phone negotiate 3G only. >> >> Mark. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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