ABC News 24 is headlining that the ACCC is taking Apple to court on the basis that Apple iPad 4G claims are misleading.
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2012/03/28/Apple_iPad_4G_claims_misleading-ACCC_733681.html I thought it was very clear from the launch that it would not work in AU. Regards, Adrian [email protected] On 28/03/2012, at 8:47 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: > 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> -- 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>
