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UK is infamous for its overcrowded networks and sloppy telecoms, so that's not a problem of the technology itself. I have seen better Internet/cell networks in
by kbart 10y ago
UK is infamous for its overcrowded networks and sloppy telecoms, so that's not a problem of the technology itself. I have seen better Internet/cell networks in some 3rd world countries than UK.. In my country, there's a pretty big difference between 3G and 4G (and currently used 4.5G), where ~350 Mbps is an actual speed.
- Symbiote 10y agoEnglish people are infamous for grumbling... Akamai's State of the Internet, released yesterday, puts the UK in the lead for mobile data speeds with an average speed of 28Mb/s, followed by Belgium, with 19Mb/s. http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/29/12056760/uk-fastest-mobile-internet-us-lags-behind-akamai-report http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/29/12056760/uk-fastest-mobile... https://www.akamai.com/us/en/our-thinking/state-of-the-internet-report/ https://www.akamai.com/us/en/our-thinking/state-of-the-inter... (Downloading requires an email, but it wasn't verified.)
- kbart 10y agoSomewhat strange methodology is used there: "speeds can be altered by mobile networks' use of proxies, meaning that the speeds recorded will be between those proxies and Akamai's servers, rather than between the servers and the actual mobile devices themselves." For users end mile usually matters the most and this table doesn't count for that, so it doesn't reflect the actual user experience. Sounds more like PR stuff than an actual test.
- vardump 10y ago> 4G (and currently used 4.5G), where ~350 Mbps is an actual speed. Exactly. Well implemented 4G provides easily 150 Mbps+ actual sustained speeds. It's amazing what some true competition between carriers can do...