Re: [Fed-Talk] New iPad with Verizon.
Re: [Fed-Talk] New iPad with Verizon.
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] New iPad with Verizon.
- From: William Cerniuk <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:28:54 -0400
That article mentions using a Verizon unit on an AT&T iPad with 4G because of the frequency match at 700MHz which is all the Verizon's 4G service can handle. It stands to reason that an AT&T unit, which can handle both 700MHz and 1200MHz, would work on Verizon's 70MHz in kind. (?)
I travel a moderate amount. My commute is over 50 miles so I ride the train. In both cases I am on a 4G mifi constantly. A god-send.
What I cannot take is Verizon's exceedingly poky 3G performance. Verizon 3G tops out at best 1.8Mb/sec as compared to AT&T's 3G which tops out at 2.8Mb/s (both real world usage). Most of the time Verizon 3G is 1/2 the speed, under 1Mb/s. I use a Verizon mifi hotspot and it is awesome at 4G but stinks on ice at 3G. I tether to my AT&T iPhone instead when no 4G is around.
To top it off, using AT&T gives me access to all their wifi hotspot networks as well. Has been great with my AT&T iPhone and iPad. 1.
Given this, I could not see getting a Verizon iPad. I bought an AT&T iPad and will get rid of my Verizon 4G hotspot when AT&T's 4G has better coverage. (it can be trained to tether ;-))
Best, Wm.
On Mar 17, 2012, at 7:56 PM, "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Wow!! Sorry I feel like a nerd.
>
> I am about 25 miles from Abq at my house (three bars Verizon LTE) and speed test hit 21.5Mbps down and 10.7MBps up!!! I can't wait to try from a good signal area.
>
> AT&T (on hspa+) same server same location 3.5down 1.1up.
>
> Transcribed by Siri on my iPhone 4S
>
> On Mar 17, 2012, at 4:44 PM, "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Dumb question but how do you make sure you're NOT a "hotspot" (that someone isn't piggybacking on your bandwidth)?
>>
>> I just heard an AT&T commercial about their LTE while listening to the *Yankees game & there were about 5 minutes of doublespeed, doubletalk disclaimers afterward but I still caught "extra fees" at least 3 times and "not available" at least once.
>>
>> On Mar 17, 2012, at 4:38 PM, "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden> wrote:
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>>> We live in an LTE market and I went with the 64gb Verizon iPad.
>>>
>>> WOW! And the tethering, WOW!
>>>
>>> And after seeing this article, there is really NO reason to buy an AT&T iPad, as the Verizon one works on the AT&T hspa+ towers too!
>>>
>>> And considering Verizon has LTE in all AT&T LTE markets plus a few hundred more (Verizon is very aggressive on LTE) where AT&T is now, why use AT&T? The AT&T model disables hotspot and Verizon allows it FOR free!!!
>>>
>>> And as far as speed the LTE in Albuquerque is FASTER than my 12mb DSL!! Wow!
>>>
>>> Article below:
>>>
>>> http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/16/new-verizon-ipad-runs-on-att-3g-networks-with-att-micro-sim/
>>>
>>> Transcribed by Siri on my iPhone 4S
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