Help 4G Question.

[AngryTeddyBear]

I've heard that the phone will be running on 4G but 'WiMAX'? Or something like that. Whats the difference between WiMAX and LTE?
Thanks!
Who else is getting this phone on the day it releases? ;D

 

[Virginmobileguy]

I've heard that the phone will be running on 4G but 'WiMAX'? Or something like that. Whats the difference between WiMAX and LTE?
Thanks!
Who else is getting this phone on the day it releases? ;D

I'm getting it) haha and basically WiMAX is 3g on steroids which brings it up to 4g but lte is 4g on steroids get the picture?

 

[raysurrx7]

Its like 3.5G, but they called it 4G. Just how AT&T has 3G and then HSPDA (3.5G) and they called that 4G.


4G LTE is a different beast, ATT has it, Sprint is still trying to get their LTE network started. It is the fastest mobile broadband available at this time.

 

[Snake X]

Actually technically there really is no such thing as 4G. Apparently 4G is supposed to be defined as giving 100 MB/s

 

[Petrah]

Whats the difference between WiMAX and LTE?

Who else is getting this phone on the day it releases? ;D

WiMAX evolved from a Wi-Fi, IP-based background. WiMAX went through several stages of development, yet always used the IEEE 802.16 standard established by the IEEE Standards Board in 1999 for the global deployment of wireless broadband networks. From 802.16, the standard was amended many times and changed to 802.16a, 802.16c, 802.16d, and 802.16e

 

[Snake X]

I thought LTE =/= gsm?

 

[marc12868]

I thought LTE =/= gsm?

LTE is GSM that's why Verizon LTE phones need sim cards