4G Speed?

[xguy]

Ok, I just am out of contract with my VZW Dinc 3G and wonder how much faster the 4G is? They advertise 10X faster but I find that hard to believe! 4G has finally made it to my little town, USA. I do alot of tethering and speed is a big issue for me. Also, If I bought a used 4G phone and had it activated with VZW will it run on 4G with my same service plan? I assume it will but thought I'd ask.

Thanks

 

[LilBit]

Call your carrier to confirm if it will or not, and 10x faster? I personally don't think so.

 

[uknow]

I do lol yes 4g is way faster then 3g I dont know about Verizon but T-Mobile is the ....lol it is worth the upgrade

 

[ExtremeNerd]

Data speeds are extremely subjective based on your area. Ask your friends what they have and ask to run a speed test. Whenever someone I know gets a new phone, the first thing I do is show them Speedtest.net.

In my area:
T-Mobile HSPA+ ~22mbps
Verizon LTE ~10mbps
AT&T LTE ~ 8mbps
Sprint ~worthless

There is no better alternative than real world experience. Most companies will let you try out their service for a month. No harm done. If it doesn't meet expectations, move to the next.

 

[Adauth]

Verizon is king in the New Orleans metro area, and southern Louisiana for that matter, both In terms of coverage and speeds.
I average 15-25 mbs down and 7-10 up.
I have personally on more than one occasion recorded speeds in excess of 50mbs down on my razr.
Of course not the norm, but impressive nonetheless.
Once you go from 1-3 mbs 3g speeds to 10+mbs on LTE you're never going to want to look back.