Hi Martin, I'm using a 3G sim in a third generation iPad. I was told by someone in a Telstra shop that Telstra will not be issuing a 4g micro sim for the iPad because our version of the iPad does not support our version of 4g. So wondering if the iPad switches over to the faster network with the 3G sim. It does seem to be pretty fast. Cheers, Susan
Sent from my iPad On 28/03/2012, at 12:08 AM, Martin Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't believe the noise on the interwebs - the new iPad does work on 4G > frequencies and at 4G speeds in Australia. > > The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) defines "4G" to include: > - LTE (Long Term Evolution) > - WiMax > - HSPA+ dual carrier > > Vivid Wireless advertises their WiMax service which tops out at 4-5mbps > around Australia as 4G. > > Telstra advertises their HSPA+ dual carrier service which is capable of > running at speeds up to 42mps as 4G (as per the ITU). Already users are > reporting real-world speeds of up to 20 Mbps in Sydney besting Vivid > Wireless's 4G speeds by a factor of 4. > > At the moment, Telstra's LTE service is giving faster speeds in many tests, > but just wait till the number of users increases to the sorts of numbers on > the HSPA frequencies and you should see those speeds drop as LTE users (just > like HSPA and WiMax) all share the same bandwidth to their local tower. In > the USA, tests of 4G in New York top out at 20mbps - the same as what Tesltra > HSPA+ dual carrier achieves in the real world here in Australia. > > Telstra has also previously indicated they would be doubling the speed of > HSPA+ DC to 84mbps using MIMO which would give it parity with the current > generation of LTE. Only LTE Advanced theoretically offers greater than > 100mbps. > > The iPad 4G is indeed 4G in Australia and the ACCC has no case. > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
