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A few minutes ago I just ran a Speediest on my iPhone 6s+ in Manhattan near a busy intersection on the Upper West Side. 47.6 Mbps download / 23 Mbps upload I

A few minutes ago I just ran a Speediest on my iPhone 6s+ in Manhattan near a busy intersection on the Upper West Side. 47.6 Mbps download / 23 Mbps upload I use Verizon, which has deployed LTE-Advanced which allows for the carrier aggregation of different data streams on different spectrums. My phone uses the Qualcomm MDM 9635 modem: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/modems/x7 https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/modems/x7 The Samsung Galaxy S7 uses the more advanced 9645 modem: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/modems/x12 https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/modems/x12 Honestly, I don't know why I need > 45 Mbits/ sec download and 23 Mbits/sec upload. I don't seem to have problems at all with Verizon, even with the tall buildings. What I do have problems with is the high cost of the service which does much to explain why people don't use more bandwidth on Verizon and use more on WiFi. I would much prefer lower costs for Verizon data usage than higher download speeds.

icelancer 10y ago
I get 50/20 on Tmo in the Seattle/Bellevue area which is to be expected, given their corporate structure is largely based here (for US operations). But I agree; the speeds are largely irrelevant considering I am only getting 5 GB/month at those speeds and EDGE/2G speeds otherwise. Would vastly prefer 10/5 or 10/2 or something with near-unlimited data.
- davidf18 10y ago
  Just curious. What is your handset? Wondering which modem you have.
  - icelancer 10y ago
    The new Huawei Nexus 6P. Switched from an iPhone 6+ but I had similar speeds on both devices.
    - davidf18 10y ago
      I think that uses the Snapdragon 810 which has a better modem than the iPhone 6s/6s+ which has a Category 6 modem. Your phone, the 6P has a Category 9: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/810 https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/810
      - icelancer 10y ago
        Ah. I've not noticed better signal, I don't think. But I do enjoy the phone regardless.

icelancer 10y ago

I get 50/20 on Tmo in the Seattle/Bellevue area which is to be expected, given their corporate structure is largely based here (for US operations). But I agree; the speeds are largely irrelevant considering I am only getting 5 GB/month at those speeds and EDGE/2G speeds otherwise. Would vastly prefer 10/5 or 10/2 or something with near-unlimited data.

davidf18 10y ago
Just curious. What is your handset? Wondering which modem you have.
- icelancer 10y ago
  The new Huawei Nexus 6P. Switched from an iPhone 6+ but I had similar speeds on both devices.
  - davidf18 10y ago
    I think that uses the Snapdragon 810 which has a better modem than the iPhone 6s/6s+ which has a Category 6 modem. Your phone, the 6P has a Category 9: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/810 https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/810
    - icelancer 10y ago
      Ah. I've not noticed better signal, I don't think. But I do enjoy the phone regardless.