But why wouldn't someone be okay with the lack of LTE? Aside from benchmarks and bragging rights, I mean. I tried out LTE on my N4 on T-Mobile and compared it with HSPA+.
Good reception:
HSPA+: 20 Mbit/s down, 3 up, 131ms latency
LTE: 19 down, 11 up, 50ms latency
Iffy reception:
HSPA+: 5.8 down, 1.7 up, 140ms latency
LTE: 6.9 down, 9.1 up, 194ms latency
LTE is faster, particular in the uplink, but the downlink speeds aren't all that different, and most importantly, it doesn't show in everyday use.
I'm only getting 1-4 mbps on HSPA+ in East LA, still kinda hoping it's a result of them moving most of their bandwidth over to the LTE side but if you're getting nearly the same downlink either way I guess LTE shouldn't be a selling point for me and that I'm just on an overcrowded tower at work. Not that I'm particularly educated on how this whole spectrum deal works in practice.
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