CleaveTheGreat Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Anyone in CBus with AT&T make the switch from a 3G phone to a 4G phone? If so, is there a big difference in speed? I'm thinking about upgrading my iPhone 4 to a samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket. This way I'll get better speeds now and be prepared when AT&T finally brings LTE here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Eh. I'll wait until the iPhone supports it. Speed never seems to be as much of a problem as strong coverage. Full strength 3G and HSPA+ are pretty fast for mobile browsing. I wish instead of these speed wars they'd have a coverage war. I'd much rather have almost all of Ohio covered in 3G and/or HSPA+ than 4G in a few places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Eh. I'll wait until the iPhone supports it. Speed never seems to be as much of a problem as strong coverage. Full strength 3G and HSPA+ are pretty fast for mobile browsing. I wish instead of these speed wars they'd have a coverage war. I'd much rather have almost all of Ohio covered in 3G and/or HSPA+ than 4G in a few places.I completely agree, but unfortunately that isn't the case. I could get a 4S but it only supports the low end of HSPA+ (14.4mbps) whereas the Samsung supports 21.1mbps HSPA+ (not that I'll ever get speeds like that) and I'll also be ready if/when we get LTE. Then whenever I am up for another upgrade hopefully the iPhone 5 will be out and will have a larger screen and support LTE so that I can switch back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Adam is getting tired of having a paper weight when he comes to coshocton lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacky_woodchuck Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm not in C-Bus, but up in Cleveburg. My wife has the 4S and I have the Skyrocket. My phone is way faster than her's for mobile internet, google map stuff and pretty much anything else over the air. In wi-fi modes, both are the same.I love the Skyrocket, I was in Indy, where they have LTE and I was using it over the air instead of the hotels wi-fi. It was way quicker on Skype.I had a bunch of HTC Android devices and this is my first Samsung... Let's just say I will never own another HTC again. The Skyrocket is superior in every way. And dare I say, better than the 4S. Though, I am not an apple fan in any way. I'd much rather have the ability to do what I want to my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm not in C-Bus, but up in Cleveburg. My wife has the 4S and I have the Skyrocket. My phone is way faster than her's for mobile internet, google map stuff and pretty much anything else over the air. In wi-fi modes, both are the same.I love the Skyrocket, I was in Indy, where they have LTE and I was using it over the air instead of the hotels wi-fi. It was way quicker on Skype.I had a bunch of HTC Android devices and this is my first Samsung... Let's just say I will never own another HTC again. The Skyrocket is superior in every way. And dare I say, better than the 4S. Though, I am not an apple fan in any way. I'd much rather have the ability to do what I want to my phone.Awesome. Thanks for the input man. My gf has the original galaxy s and loves it. Looks like I may be making the switch soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demitrix Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Coming from an AT&T employee, 4G is completely rolled out in Columbus and the iPhone 4s supports HSPA+ which is AT&Ts current 4G tech. So no reason to wait for the iPhone 5 since the 4s already supports it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 AT&T Motorola Atrix here. Buy a Samsung. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 AT&T Motorola Atrix here. Buy a Samsung. Seriously.Agreed. Best phone for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Coming from an AT&T employee, 4G is completely rolled out in Columbus and the iPhone 4s supports HSPA+ which is AT&Ts current 4G tech. So no reason to wait for the iPhone 5 since the 4s already supports it.Aren't they supposed to roll out LTE by the end of the year? That's what I was told at the AT&T store near Easton. If I can get an LTE phone now and be ready when it rolls out then I'm all for it. Next iPhone proably won't even be out until next year anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 AT&T Motorola Atrix here. Buy a Samsung. Seriously.Yeah I haven't heard good things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demitrix Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I really doubt LTE will be in Columbus by next year, we only have 5 markets up and running right now and I think 10 more slated for "soon". As far as android goes Samsung is the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I really doubt LTE will be in Columbus by next year, we only have 5 markets up and running right now and I think 10 more slated for "soon". As far as android goes Samsung is the way.Yeah I probably shouldn't believe that we'll get LTE just cuz someone trying to sell me a phone says so. But nonetheless I like the bigger screen and I'm ready for a change. And if I hate it I'll just use someone else's upgrade on our plan and get the iPhone 5 whenever it comes out Thanks for the info, btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demitrix Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I would avoid the Skyrocket, if you want something bigger, its ridiculous but get the Note, if not that get the Galaxy S II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Anyone in CBus with AT&T make the switch from a 3G phone to a 4G phone? If 4G is a big deal to you, you really need to be switching to Verizon. Their 4G coverage is amazing. If you are staying AT&T I certainly wouldn't get the Iphone 4S with fake 4G on AT&T. Get a Droid or wait for the 5 if you are staying AT&T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleaveTheGreat Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I would avoid the Skyrocket, if you want something bigger, its ridiculous but get the Note, if not that get the Galaxy S II.What's wrong with the skyrocket? Isn't it just a Galaxy S II with LTE capability and a slightly bigger screen? I haven't really heard many bad things about it. If 4G is a big deal to you, you really need to be switching to Verizon. Their 4G coverage is amazing. If you are staying AT&T I certainly wouldn't get the Iphone 4S with fake 4G on AT&T. Get a Droid or wait for the 5 if you are staying AT&T.I would but unfortunately Verizon isn't an option. I'm on a family plan with some family members that are still up in NE Ohio and switching would be a major hassle with the contract situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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