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by chrismorgan 3159 days ago
From the critical information summary (https://static.vividwireless.com.au/online/Wireless-Broadban...):

> Whilst the Vividwireless service uses the Optus 4G Plus network, it is designed to be used in the home and its data speeds are different to mobile and mobile broadband speeds on the Optus 4G Plus network. In metropolitan areas where you connect to 2300 MHz coverage at your nominated address, download and upload speeds of up to 12/1Mbps are available.

And the cheaper 200GB plan CIS (https://static.vividwireless.com.au/online/Wireless-Broadban...) adds,

> Otherwise in other compatible coverage areas, download and upload speeds of up to 5/1Mbps are available.

So, 12/1 or 5/1 rather than 23/12 or 45/15 as I tend to get out in the country on the same network.

Yes, hiding this information in there is misleading, because people aren’t generally aware of what the different frequency bands and relevant 4G technologies (TDD/FDD) mean and think that “4G” is just one thing.