"4G"

Danny Sullivan notes the difference between the iPhone 4S and the Galaxy S II Skyrocket on AT&T. Both are actually running on the same network, but the Galaxy gets the all-important “4G” moniker. 

Except that it’s bullshit.

As Sullivan points out, the iPhone and the Galaxy are getting the exact same speeds. That’s because AT&T’s network is actually HSPA+, which the iPhone supports but refuses to call “4G” even though AT&T does. 

Why does AT&T call it 4G? Because they were one to two years behind their competitors in rolling out an actual 4G network. In other words, when all hope fades, lie. 

In AT&T’s parlance, real 4G is “4G LTE”. What a fucking joke.

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    Thank you for clearing...up with teh noobs!
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    This is what I was saying in 2009 when they were first starting to roll out “4G” networks. HSPA+ is more like 3.5G...
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    no such thing as...in the USA. Deal with it. It’s
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    for anyone wondering at&t’s 4G (which...just enhanced 3G) is like 1/4th
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