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by whyrusleeping 4778 days ago
Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't 4G supposed to be 1Gbit/s?
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1Gbit/s stationary, 100Mbit/s when moving.
That's good to know I just assumed transmission speeds always meant while moving since it is a phone, I never even thought it meant when stationary.
With HSDPA and 4G a lot of people are using it to replace their home internet (not so much in the US, but elsewhere it's a big thing). Hence the current capacity crunch mentioned in the article
For Sprint, in most areas, 4G means 50Mbit/s when stationary within range of a WiFi access point, and 50 kbit/s otherwise.