buctootim Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 Southampton is to be amongst the first cities in the UK to get 4g mobile broadband. Supposedly much faster than 3g you can use it for things things watching streamed films on a train. I rarely use my 3g smartphone for internet unless there is no alternative because the connectivity, speed and experience is nowhere near what its hyped up to be. Just wondering if 4g be any different and will genuinely move things ahead. What will you guys use it for that you cant do now? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19543042 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 I suggest the mobile companies sort out getting a 1g signal on the mainline route to Waterloo before arsing around with 4g, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 I suggest the mobile companies sort out getting a 1g signal on the mainline route to Waterloo before arsing around with 4g, to be honest. Indeed, and if Bluestar bus can sort out free wi-fi, South West Trains can get a move on as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 I suggest the mobile companies sort out getting a 1g signal on the mainline route to Waterloo before arsing around with 4g, to be honest. ^This As always with these things, the technology is rolled out long before the infrastructure to support it is established. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 ^This As always with these things, the technology is rolled out long before the infrastructure to support it is established. No! It must be new and it must be shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 Speaking at the event, London Mayor Boris Johnson said: "I barely understand it, but information will spout unstoppably from these gizmos. He is a bit of a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 Speaking at the event, London Mayor Boris Johnson said: "I barely understand it, but information will spout unstoppably from these gizmos. He is a bit of a legend. Or a bit of a cock with an increasingly wearing posh buffoon schtick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 Absolutely useless if mobile operators continue to have ridiculously low data usage allowances. Although, the upgrade to 4G should bring more capacity. I think I read somewhere that the trial in London for 4G had more capacity than the whole of 3G for O2 in the UK. But of course, whether they reflect this higher capacity depends on what they put first; profits or user experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 Or a bit of a cock with an increasingly wearing posh buffoon schtick. No mate. Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 11 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 11 September, 2012 Boris Johnson said: "I barely understand it, but information will spout unstoppably from these gizmos. He is a bit of a legend. Or a bit of a cock with an increasingly wearing posh buffoon schtick. I like Boris Johnson. Yes its a bit of schtick, but what he says is usually funny and self deprecating - and true. I dont understand mobile data too well - as I suspect most dont. Its better to be 'one of the people' than to be one of those politicians who affect to set policy and lecture professionals in specialised fields they've never worked in and were only handed the brief a few days earlier after failing to get some other portfolio they really wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony13579 Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 I'm with Steve Grant. Expand the coverage of existing signals is a priority and cross network access where there is not the customer base to support 4 networks. However it costs a lot less to swap the modem up a mast than to grow a new mast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony13579 Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 And who has a 4g phone anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint George Posted 11 September, 2012 Share Posted 11 September, 2012 Southampton is to be amongst the first cities in the UK to get 4g mobile broadband. Supposedly much faster than 3g you can use it for things things watching streamed films on a train. I rarely use my 3g smartphone for internet unless there is no alternative because the connectivity, speed and experience is nowhere near what its hyped up to be. Just wondering if 4g be any different and will genuinely move things ahead. What will you guys use it for that you cant do now? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19543042 No Supposedly about it ....I get anywhere between 12 and 20mb/s down and around 3 - 6mb/s up, with a reasonably decent USA wide ping of around 120 on my 4G LTE phone....Can tether my laptop like it's my home internet connection....It's been a total godsend during the last 2 weeks while waiting for power and internet to get restored after Hurricane Isaac (unlimited data package rocks ).....for reference i think my old 3G connection was around 1.5-3mb/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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