mobile upgrade

[woodpig]

Phone age does matter as older ones don't support the new networks. My mates old phone is only a couple of years old but doesn't support 4G. Fine if you only text or call but I like to use data on mine.

 

[artie]

Phone age does matter as older ones don't support the new networks. My mates old phone is only a couple of years old but doesn't support 4G. Fine if you only text or call but I like to use data on mine.

As a matter of interest, what does 4g do that 3g didn't.?

 

[woodpig]

On my iPhone it makes surfing the net a viable proposition, 3G is far too slow.

 

[artie]

On my iPhone it makes surfing the net a viable proposition, 3G is far too slow.

Is speed the only difference.?

 

[porker]

As far as the user is concerned, it is speed. Up to around 10x faster than 3G. You need to be in 4G coverage though and have a handset to support it. 4G phones can use 3G (and 2G) but 3G phones can't use 4G. G=generation and is just the evolution of the technologies.