Off topic, with everyone posting screenshots of Speedtest.net results, some people are revealing their recent online interests with the targeted ads included in the screenshots.
" Brown writes. "The OS eats much more data, even when in idle mode, than most phones on the market."
Well I guess that explains why iPhones show so much more data usage over other brands. It is not really because they are used more it is because the phones are burning up data even when idle.
If carriers want to throttle then they should at least do it on all phones equally or none at all. It seems unfair to throttle an iPhone and not an Android. That certainly explains the benchmarks on speedtest and others from the same location where an Android phone gets far faster speeds.
Happy to hear my carrier Sprint doesn't throttle LTE at least. Sprint might be slower about building out their LTE network but going multi-mode will pay off big time in the future.
Why should someone who has a phone that does not burn through data while idle be penalized because an iPhone is burning through data while idle?
Maybe Apple needs to go back and fix their OS so it not a data hog.
IIRC, Apple users download more stuff (and are over-represented online) because they are more active users and possibly have a more pleasant, less fatiguing experience. The result is double the data Android users probably pull down.
Have to believe this story. Reason is, here in NYC towers are plentiful and at first I was getting 40-50 on the download side. Now 20 is average. Yes more people are now using 4G however the drop regardless of the time of day or place seems to be throttling
Off topic, with everyone posting screenshots of Speedtest.net results, some people are revealing their recent online interests with the targeted ads included in the screenshots.
The S4 appears to have connected to a server in Pima, AZ and the iPad 4 connected to a server in Phoenix, AZ. Therefore the comparison is suspect.
I let the program choose what it connected to...i didn't touch the settings at all.....I am not saying one is better than the other...we all know speed tests vary a lot.
I don't like the sound of this. There is no justification for throttling in secret. If Apple is involved in this it tantamount to abuse of power. I find it hard to believe, I have to say. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
I can't agree that they are throttling. I just ran speedtest over AT&T LTE and got 32.23 mbps down and 18.41 mbps up. Looking over past speedtest results I got 34.03/9.90 on May 31, 34.64/11.85 May 21. Pretty consistent and definitely above the 10 mbps cap mentioned in the article.
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" Brown writes. "The OS eats much more data, even when in idle mode, than most phones on the market."
Well I guess that explains why iPhones show so much more data usage over other brands. It is not really because they are used more it is because the phones are burning up data even when idle.
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Originally Posted by gwmac
If carriers want to throttle then they should at least do it on all phones equally or none at all. It seems unfair to throttle an iPhone and not an Android. That certainly explains the benchmarks on speedtest and others from the same location where an Android phone gets far faster speeds.
Happy to hear my carrier Sprint doesn't throttle LTE at least. Sprint might be slower about building out their LTE network but going multi-mode will pay off big time in the future.
Why should someone who has a phone that does not burn through data while idle be penalized because an iPhone is burning through data while idle?
Maybe Apple needs to go back and fix their OS so it not a data hog.
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Originally Posted by geekdad
I can't comment on the speed difference. But is that how the SpeedTest app looks on the iPad? My God, that's garish!
Your GS4 has an LTE connection. Your iPad had an HSPA connection.
When ATT updated there Network here in Salt Lake, my LTE ipad was getting 32 mb downloads now it is around 24mb. I think the article is wrong. LOL.
I guess geekdad is looking for a geekmom
[VIDEO]
My download speeds are awesome, but my upload speeds suck ass:
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Originally Posted by skidplate
The S4 appears to have connected to a server in Pima, AZ and the iPad 4 connected to a server in Phoenix, AZ. Therefore the comparison is suspect.
I let the program choose what it connected to...i didn't touch the settings at all.....I am not saying one is better than the other...we all know speed tests vary a lot.
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Originally Posted by Mazda 3s
My download speeds are awesome, but my upload speeds suck ass:
that is great DL speed......but how much do you really upload?
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
I guess geekdad is looking for a geekmom
lol....no....not what happened....Look at Mazda 3s screenshot too....the app has random ads.....
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Originally Posted by os2baba
I can't comment on the speed difference. But is that how the SpeedTest app looks on the iPad? My God, that's garish!
yeah it is looks awful huh?
Mazda's looking for a little sexy 3 Series lol.
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
Mazda's looking for a little sexy 3 Series lol.
lol :-) right after i posted the screen shots I noticed the ad.....I cringed......and thought maybe no one will notice......lol