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Back when Xohm was still a thing (and still only in Baltimore), I did the trick of ordering a Xohm modem and using a billing address in Baltimore while physical
by techsupporter 13y ago
Back when Xohm was still a thing (and still only in Baltimore), I did the trick of ordering a Xohm modem and using a billing address in Baltimore while physically using the device in Dallas. The IP and reverse DNS showed I was connecting to a Sprint 4G-enabled tower well before Dallas was supposed to have service.
It was screamingly fast. I think I topped out at 65Mbps down and 40Mbps up. It's amazing how fast the network goes with no other load.
- lstamour 13y agoYeah, it's too bad carriers always speed test before they launch the network, then say those are the speeds you get. That it also depends on which bands your phone supports if GSM, is also interesting. I suspect in the near future I'll be upgrading phones not because they're any faster for CPU, but because they support newer networking bands and technologies (like cable modems being DOCSIS 3 8x4, 16x4, 24x8 and soon DOCSIS 3.1 ...)