3 network getting 4g?

paulw035 · Feb 28, 2014

John Bean said:
It's been "up" in a few (big urban) places for some time, nothing new about that.

This summary line from the article you linked spells it out: "Three claims its LTE network is now operational in 36 large towns and cities, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Reading and Liverpool. Looking ahead, the operator aims to have 50 cities and 200+ towns covered by the end of this year, and over 98 percent UK population coverage by the end of 2015."

I doubt I'll see it here any time soon.

I live near Bradford and am regularly in Leeds, two of the cities that is meant to have 4G now. It must be dressed like the scarlet Pimpernel because I aint seen it. 4G my arse

John Bean · Feb 28, 2014

Do you have a 4G phone? I have a Nexus 4 (no 4G) and of course I see no difference when I'm in Manchester which I know has working 4G - for those with a 4G phone. that is.

Sorry if it seems an obvious question but it's easy to miss the obvious sometimes

paulw035 · Feb 28, 2014

I have a note 2, it was sold as 4G ready so I am assuming so.

!on · Mar 1, 2014

It's a shame that 4g phones come out long before infrastructure is all set up. It's also a shame that the old UK analogue TV bands (together with the other frequencies) aren't all owned by one entity & we just get billed by our chosen companies, like water gas & electric, no it all gets carved up so that even today, some people miss out. One company should own all the infrastructure & signal & companies should subscribe, there could even be a control centre like the national grid controlling power to the peak locations.

I'm also a bit miffed that data on 2g has been scaled right back, GPRS appears to be unusable today & I think there is still a market for 'basic' phones with WAP, some people still want small & basic, so providing greater choice (not just smartphones) & spreading data over old & current infrastructure might relieve pressure on demand for 3g / 4g!

What we need is consistency across the whole country & we should be getting it with the old UK wide TV frequencies but we're not. The mobile operators care only about their slice of the cake whilst disregarding the size of the whole cake!

sonnettie · Mar 27, 2014

Im in Glasgow and im getting 3's 4G service at roughly 15-25Mbps up and down speed test results im on 3 payg 15ppm

Mehta23 · Apr 14, 2014

I'm supposed to have 4G but I still only get HSPA+ at home, school and in town.

Search

Search

3 network getting 4g?

paulw035

Member

John Bean

Happy Wanderer

paulw035

Member

!on

Android Expert

sonnettie

Lurker

Mehta23

Android Expert

BEST TECH IN 2023

Smartphones

Best Android Phones

Upcoming

Best iPhones

Upcoming

Tablets

Best Tablets

Upcoming

Laptops

Best Laptops

Upcoming

Televisions

Best TVs

Upcoming

Game Consoles

Best Game Consoles

Upcoming

Wearables

Best Wearables

Upcoming

Smart Home

Smart Home Tech

Upcoming

Similar threads