Korean carriers to launch broadband-shaming 300Mbps LTE-Advanced mobile network this year - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Tengil;43620066][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lXSZ3AG.png[/IMG] Brag rights?[/QUOTE] Why do people feel like bragging with their internet speed? It's not like you worked hard for it or anything.

And I was looking forward to upgrading to 10 Mbps.

I'm still on the same connection since 04. 0.88mbps. Eircom are truly building a better Ireland.

Can we please bring insta-ban back to trigger when people post a speedtest image

[QUOTE=Desuh;43620367]Why do people feel like bragging with their internet speed? It's not like you worked hard for it or anything.[/QUOTE]Or they did? Internet like that probably costs ~$150 a month, if not more.

[QUOTE=AtomicSans;43620573]Or they did? Internet like that probably costs ~$150 a month, if not more.[/QUOTE]When I get fibreoptics in some months I can get 500/100Mbps for less than $75 per month and considering he's on Com Hem it's likely less

[QUOTE=AtomicSans;43620573]Or they did? Internet like that probably costs ~$150 a month, if not more.[/QUOTE] It heavily depends on your location. And I doubt that you chose your residence based on the internet speed you will get.

[QUOTE=Desuh;43620731]It heavily depends on your location. And I doubt that you chose your residence based on the internet speed you will get.[/QUOTE] True. But at least in the US, I guarantee that sort of internet will expensive in almost every area. That's like a business grade connection (granted, its not symmetrical 200/200 ).

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;43616436] Over here in the western world, we're being fucked over by ISPs who want to throttle speeds so they can make more money. [/QUOTE] Many European countries have really good communication infrastructure despite lower population density than South Korea. [QUOTE=SCopE5000;43616436] Meanwhile, Asia gets 300Mbps [B]Mobile[/B] networks allowing them to download 800mb in 22 seconds. That's most full-HD movies in under a minute. [/QUOTE] [i]Asia[/i]? Really now? It's mostly South Korea, and it's perfectly understandable considering its extreme population density. Also, you can't really compare prices because South Korea still has the cost of living of a developing country. Even in Japan, penetration is pretty bad, prices are high and connection quality is only mediocre.

[QUOTE=Tengil;43620066][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lXSZ3AG.png[/IMG] Brag rights?[/QUOTE] I have a stupidly high DL/UL speed aswell, (300D/150U) but there's nothing to brag about.

nobody cares what internet package your moms all pay for stop posting it

I know Engadget writers are dumb but it's not LTE-A. The aggregation is a technique that LTE-A uses but this network isn't going to be LTE-A technically, it's a further evolved LTE network. Sprint is actually putting in place this same idea in the United states, under the name Sprint Spark. With LTE-A we'll be seeing theoretical speeds of 1Gbps per second when stationary and 100Mbps when moving fast between different cells.

[QUOTE=itisjuly;43616469]Can phones even do 300 Mbps wireless? Can anything?[/QUOTE] isn't gigabyte wifi a thing already

Well, the important thing is that the ISPs and wireless carriers in the US get filthy rich, right? That's what really matters.

I'd never even bother with DSL/fibre, I'd just pick up an LTE modem/USB internet stick and use that all the time (assuming unlimited data plans were a thing)

and meanwhile im stuck with 300kb/s downloads lol

BUT BUT BUT CAPITALISM AND COMPETITION THIS WOULD BANKRUPT US! WE CANNOT DO THIS BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY! *says all ISPs in america* fucking sucks that while they are getting better speeds, our ISPs are bitching that they cannot charge enough for their services

[QUOTE=eirexe;43622952]isn't gigabyte wifi a thing already[/QUOTE] Gigabit wifi exists. Most mobile devices I've seen with 802.11n and MIMO just scale to 300Mbps at the moment.

[QUOTE=Kaabii;43623774]Gigabit wifi exists. Most mobile devices I've seen with 802.11n and MIMO just scale to 300Mbps at the moment.[/QUOTE] The existing standard on most devices (atleast from 2009-present) is 802.11n with a max throughput of 54-600Mb/s. The most recent amendment (802.11ac) was approved earlier this month with a predicated max data rate of 1.3Gb/s. But it was only amended, it hasn't been commercially implemented yet (To my knowledge)

[QUOTE=itisjuly;43616469]Can phones even do 300 Mbps wireless? Can anything?[/QUOTE] Keep in mind that the 300mbps are shared between all the users of a single cell, hence the interest of upping in the bandwidth that's shared between everybody

to the canadians: does your government do anything at all regarding the cable oligarchies?

[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;43626362]The existing standard on most devices (atleast from 2009-present) is 802.11n with a max throughput of 54-600Mb/s. The most recent amendment (802.11ac) was approved earlier this month with a predicated max data rate of 1.3Gb/s. But it was only amended, it hasn't been commercially implemented yet (To my knowledge)[/QUOTE] They've been selling AC gear for a while, might be like the early "Draft-N" stuff though (I haven't looked into it much)

Meanwhile in the US, we gave ISPs billions in taxpayer money to overhaul the net infrastructure and they proceeded to pocket it and rub their nipples.

[QUOTE=lolwutdude;43627067]to the canadians: does your government do anything at all regarding the cable oligarchies?[/QUOTE] Remember that they don't do anything

[QUOTE=garychencool;43627318]Remember that they don't do anything[/QUOTE] So basically, Canada is in the same boat as the US when it comes to telecommunications regulation?

[QUOTE=KorJax;43620506]Can we please bring insta-ban back to trigger when people post a speedtest image[/QUOTE] also instaban the word fedora

[QUOTE=Demache;43627413]So basically, Canada is in the same boat as the US when it comes to telecommunications regulation?[/QUOTE] It Canada it's pretty bad but it got a little better in the past year or two. Coverage is better (of course because of time and expansion) and the plans seem to be better and cheaper. There is now a cap on how much carriers can charge you for international usage if it's pay per use. 3 year plans are no longer advertised as much.

[QUOTE=fishyfish777;43616504]2.91 people / km^2 508.86 people / km^2[/QUOTE] uh not for nothing but does this account for the fact that like fucking 90% of australia's territory is uninhabited

[QUOTE=BrickInHead;43627953]uh not for nothing but does this account for the fact that like fucking 90% of australia's territory is uninhabited[/QUOTE] Yeah, the claim is thrown around a lot, I've never understood why people think we want to run cables randomly though the desert. Brisbane (Where I live! It sucks!) has a density of 379.4 people per KM^2.

[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;43629071]Yeah, the claim is thrown around a lot, I've never understood why people think we want to run cables randomly though the desert. Brisbane (Where I live! It sucks!) has a density of 379.4 people per KM^2.[/QUOTE] Stupid thing was, the Australian NBN plan was overhauling the infrastructure on a political basis, where "swinging seats" got first preference to get additional voters, while other areas were neglected. And then you get places out in the middle of nowhere getting 100mbps internet, while people in cities/suburbs are still on 1mbps. I live in Brisbane city and this is the best plan I can get, and I get [URL="http://www.speedtest.net/result/3251966389.png"]these[/URL] speeds, it's rediculous. I'm paying upwards of $100 for this. If the whole government NBN idea didn't exist, Telstra would have implemented their own instead of striking a deal with the government that has a similar outcome to them (They pretty much still own most of it) and it would most likely be in place by now. Still would be expensive as fuck, but at least I'd get more than 1mbps lmao.