Vodafone 4g

Praetorian

Overall impressions are good. Feels like a vdsl connection. Very responsive.

Obviously I may be one of the only people on my mast on the 4g network.

But interesting nonetheless,

magnet speed test
Last Result:
Download Speed: 67820 kbps (8477.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 19954 kbps (2494.3 KB/sec transfer rate)




C:\>ping www.rte.ie

Pinging www.rte.ie.nsatc.net [89.207.56.140] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 89.207.56.140: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=58
Reply from 89.207.56.140: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=58
Reply from 89.207.56.140: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=58
Reply from 89.207.56.140: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=58

Ping statistics for 89.207.56.140:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 35ms, Average = 32ms

C:\>ping www.boards.ie

Pinging loadbalancer.boards.ie [89.234.66.107] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=58
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=58
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=58
Reply from 89.234.66.107: bytes=32 time=32ms TTL=58

Ping statistics for 89.234.66.107:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 32ms, Maximum = 35ms, Average = 33ms

C:\>ping www.google.ie

Pinging www.google.ie [74.125.24.94] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.125.24.94: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=51
Reply from 74.125.24.94: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=51
Reply from 74.125.24.94: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=51
Reply from 74.125.24.94: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 74.125.24.94:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 25ms, Maximum = 34ms, Average = 29ms

C:\>

BeerWolf

I think this rings true with 4G currently.

LINK

i.e. - Awesome connection - Tiny Allowance...

jesus_thats_gre

The round trip time is the most impressive thing about those numbers.

Praetorian

The pings are pretty amazing when you consider where we have come from!

I was impressed by surfing on the move at between 60 and 120 kph, the data still flowed. something that wasn't great on 3g as we all know.

dubmick

Pity it's available on so few phones, for example it's not available on the iPhone 5

wheresmybeaver

Anybody tried Vodafone 4g on a standard sim unlocked Nokia lumia, eg 920? Just wondering if an additional firmware upgrade is required for those phones that are already lte capable.

jesus_thats_gre

wheresmybeaver wrote: »

Anybody tried Vodafone 4g on a standard sim unlocked Nokia lumia, eg 920? Just wondering if an additional firmware upgrade is required for those phones that are already lte capable.

You need to be specifically provisioned for LTE services - think there is a specific sim card too.

siblers

Praetorian wrote: »

The pings are pretty amazing when you consider where we have come from!

I was impressed by surfing on the move at between 60 and 120 kph, the data still flowed. something that wasn't great on 3g as we all know.

How did you go about getting 4g? Did you have to get a new sim and were you on an existing plan with vodafone?

Praetorian

This is a trial 4g dongle I'm playing around with.

Shane O' Malley

4G is not available on Vodafone phones yet. Only on the broadband dongles.

Word is that phone services will be within the next two weeks. Some phones will work straight away i believe like the HTC One.

The iPhone 5's only problem is that Apple have not certified it yet, not that it does not work. When apple have finished their testing, they will send an update to the phone and 4G should work. (Probably)

AlanS181824

Those speeds are great... and that upload...

BeerWolf

Just wish they'd give these connections at reasonable prices, and higher allowances, for people in confirmed Rural areas...


Currently on the 20GB Vodafone package - great connection, but that damn allowance is so friggin miniscule !! And Mobile Broadband is currently my ONLY option...

Xcellor

So would LTE be classed as broadband then and not midband?

siblers

BeerWolf wrote: »

Just wish they'd give these connections at reasonable prices, and higher allowances, for people in confirmed Rural areas...


Currently on the 20GB Vodafone package - great connection, but that damn allowance is so friggin miniscule !! And Mobile Broadband is currently my ONLY option...

Exact same boat as yourself, I supposedly can get 4g in my area so that superior speeds would be great but the data allowance is a waste of time. I guess the more the allowance, the greater the speeds will suffer. Also, when 4g becomes fully availble, the speeds are gonna dramatically decrease so it probably wont be too much of a step up from 3g during peak times.

Vicxas

Your 4G is faster than my home DSL,

This makes me sad....

bealtine

Xcellor wrote: »

So would LTE be classed as broadband then and not midband?

No absolutely not...it will always be midband.

The important thing to note is that LTE is a shared resource which is shared between all users on that sector so therefore the more users the less bandwidth available to each user and so on all the way down to almost nil or to no connection at all. This may have been addressed but I can see no references to it in the LTE specs.

Mc Love

Anyone gone for the Meteor option? Slightly more 10gb data at 30GB and unlimited data until March?

R.C.

HI,
I AM JUST WONDERING HAS ANYONE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH 4G OVER THE LAST WHILE IN THERE OWN AREA.
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 4G IN MY AREA SINCE CHRISTMAS AND THE SPEEDS ARE NOT 4G FAR FROM IT AND ITSA BARELY WORKING WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN I NEED IT FOR WORK.
I HAVE RANG VODAFONE SUPPORT ON A COUPLE OF OCCASSIONS AND I HAVE HAD NO JOY IN GETTING IN FIXED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. I AM DUE OUT OF CONTRACT IN OCT AND I HAVE TRIED TO GET OUT SOONER BECAUSE OF ALL THE TROUBLE I AM HAVING ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. MAYBE SOMEONE FROM VODAFONE HER MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP

Marlow

Why on earth would you post in a 7 year old thread and then in all caps ?

Start a new thread please.

/M