^you're in denial

10/12/2011 8:29:40 AM

What are people downloading on their phones that requires 25+ Mbps connection speeds? I could think of a few rare use cases mostly focused around tethering, but on a daily basis, I honestly find it hard to believe that 3-4 Mbps wouldn't be more than sufficient.

It reminds me of people complaining that they're not gonna buy the latest Lambo because it only has a top speed of 160 and Ferrari will go 180. Knowing full well that, at best, all they're gonna do is get it up to 75 on the highway twice a week.

10/12/2011 8:33:21 AM

http://lifehacker.com/5849070/all-verizon-phones-sold-at-amazon-for-a-penny

All Verizon phones for a penny on Amazon!

^Agreed. I have 50Mbps at home. I have a Sprint 4G hotspot for my laptop. I don't need an incredibly fast internet connection on my iPhone. I'm happy with the 5-7 or so Mbps I get in Charlotte.

10/12/2011 2:13:16 PM

I would be happy with 1.5 but Sprint can't even deliver that over EVDO. Even my 15Mbps -> AirRave seems to be QoS'd to fuck and back.

I consistently pull like 400k down and maybe 1200 on my full signal femtocell. WiMax was like 2Mbps I think.

10/12/2011 2:47:02 PM

^^Damn.

A bionic is normally $300 with contract.

10/12/2011 2:53:36 PM

That's not for upgrades. Only new lines of service if I'm not mistaken.

10/12/2011 2:56:47 PM

Ah. Still sounds pretty good.

10/12/2011 3:35:26 PM

True. Adding a line at $9.99/month is still about $70 cheaper than paying the normal 2yr contract price. They do have their own secondary ETF where you're required to keep the line in good standing for at least 6 months but not sure if switching the phone to another line falls under that or not.

10/12/2011 3:40:22 PM

4s is destroying the Galaxy SII in benchmarks.

10/13/2011 12:27:00 AM

Isn't that just browser benchmarks (and you can get much faster browsers for Android)?

10/13/2011 1:19:14 AM

Graphics and browser benchmark which I would hope to be the case since the GPU is still a step ahead of anything found in an android device so far. Won't make a huge difference in average daily use but it does look pretty on paper I suppose.

10/13/2011 7:25:36 AM

Benchmarks are for nerds.

10/13/2011 8:29:10 AM

^true.

But it just so happens that browsing, watching video, taking photos, and texting are my biggest uses for a phone. So, optimizing the speed of those functions has a real, big practical benefit. It's almost as though they looked at what users did the most and tried to make the phone the best at those things.

Speed of photo taking is huge -- I miss so many upskirts because the damn thing can't take the first photo quick enough.

[Edited on October 13, 2011 at 8:44 AM. Reason : Specs are truly for nerds]

10/13/2011 8:43:48 AM

10/13/2011 10:33:59 AM

Hehe.

10/13/2011 10:43:04 AM