FCC puts wireless carriers on notice, will start testing their data speed claims - Polidicks

[quote]The Federal Communications Commission’s home broadband speed tests have been such a success that they’re now coming to the wireless world. The FCC on Wednesday proposed a new program that would let smartphone users test their wireless connections and upload the results onto a government data base to “develop information on mobile broadband service performance in the United States.” The FCC will hold an open meeting on September 21st to hear industry and consumer comment on “the technical methods for performance testing of mobile broadband Internet service, methodological approaches to remotely acquiring and analyzing such data, and other methodological considerations for the testing of mobile broadband performance.[/quote] Full article: [url]http://www.bgr.com/2012/09/05/fcc-mobile-broadband-speed-tests-planned/[/url] Official FCC announcement [url]http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-measuring-mobile-america-program[/url] Now bring that to Canada please (not the FCC, just that type of consumer protection program)

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Good, I'm tired of carriers advertising speeds that they can't keep up with. While they're doing that they should take a look at T-Mobile for still advertising that they have unlimited data. What is so unlimited about it if you use up your "high-speed data" and then get throttled to a connection that can barely load a web page?

I don't see version having much of a lied speed. Their fios is pretty accurate with what they say it is.

Yea well I'm supposed to 7.5 down, but I only get maybe 3. I hope this changes things.

Hi, Sprint.

Why did they notify them? These kind of things should be random keep wireless carriers on their toes

[QUOTE=Amez;37568066]Good, I'm tired of carriers advertising speeds that they can't keep up with. While they're doing that they should take a look at T-Mobile for still advertising that they have unlimited data. What is so unlimited about it if you use up your "high-speed data" and then get throttled to a connection that can barely load a web page?[/QUOTE] They make it perfectly clear in the TOS that you'll be throttled. You still have unlimited access to data, which is what you're paying for. [editline]6th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=J!NX;37568325]I don't see version having much of a lied speed. Their fios is pretty accurate with what they say it is.[/QUOTE] This is for mobile. According to FCC tests FiOS (FTTH?) actually delivers 110% of the speed it should regardless of circumstance.

Sometimes it's easy to forget the FFC does other things besides make sure all the boobies are pixelated.

Normally my Verizon 4G runs at about 20 Mb/s, but it can peak at 30 Mb/s, which is on-par with the basic service from the local cable provider.

Good. Verizon is horse shit, this "LTE" shit infuriates me. I don't pay for 4G to use a subpar version of it, you dickheads

FiOS is where it's at i hear

[QUOTE=Javascript;37568609]Good. Verizon is horse shit, this "LTE" shit infuriates me. I don't pay for 4G to use a subpar version of it, you dickheads[/QUOTE] You have no idea what you're talking about. LTE is not even actually a form of 4G if you go by actual 4G specifications. NOWHERE HAS 4G, nowhere has 1Gbit downstream for cell service in low mobility environments. You're complaining about an issue that only exists in your head. [editline]6th September 2012[/editline] As an addition, LTE is currently the best network type in use. This is to address claims mainly related to HSPA+ and DC-HSPA.

What's this? The FCC doing something that people want?

[QUOTE=Javascript;37568609]Good. Verizon is horse shit, this "LTE" shit infuriates me. I don't pay for 4G to use a subpar version of it, you dickheads[/QUOTE]Verizon 4G LTE has the best speeds I've ever gotten from any mobile phone carrier.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;37568552]They make it perfectly clear in the TOS that you'll be throttled. You still have unlimited access to data, which is what you're paying for. [editline]6th September 2012[/editline] This is for mobile. According to FCC tests FiOS (FTTH?) actually delivers 110% of the speed it should regardless of circumstance.[/QUOTE] which is why I can see Versions mobile speeds being just as good.

[QUOTE=J!NX;37568734]which is why I can see Versions mobile speeds being just as good.[/QUOTE] No actually until recently that was the utter opposite of the truth. Verizon skipped HSPA and stuck with horrible CDMA with max speeds of 3.1Mbps. Now with LTE they're the fastest but don't ever assume a carrier has good mobile because their residential is good.