good news indeed. --- Susan Hastings Mobile: 0409 688 004 [email protected]
On 28/03/2012, at 8:21 AM, Martin Hill wrote: > What the tech at Telstra couldn't sell you was a 4G LTE contract. > > However, what you do have is a sim that gets you on the 4G HSPA+ dual carrier > network instead. The tech may have called it a "3G sim", but the ITU > classifies it as 4G as well. As you say, it is pretty damn fast. > > Considering my home ADSL connection tops out at 2-3mbps, getting up to 42mbps > on HSPA+ dual carrier on the iPad (so far up to 20mbps real-world speeds) on > Telstra's NextG network is pretty astonishing when you think about it. > > -Mart > > > On 28/03/2012, at 7:19 AM, Susan Hastings <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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> > -- 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>
