Lack of LTE, effect your decision?

[diamonddialogue]

When the iPhone 5 releases, the 4S price will drop and it will be just like the rest of the releases. I would imagine.

 

[Seymour324]

Battery life alone makes me not want 4g until they can make a phone with decent battery life and 4g service I don't want it

 

[zack125]

I don't think 4G should be a make it or break it feature until at least 2013. By that time, Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint should have (hopefully), 4G coverage in most large cities and the suburbs. At that time, the battery hit should be minimal thanks to improved technology, and more cell towers should have upgraded backhaul to actually provide "4G" speeds! I'm also hoping carriers won't stop developing their 3G networks, since when there is no 3G now, I can fall back to EDGE 2G in most places. It'd be nice to fall back on a developed 3G network when 4G is not available, rather than all the way to 2G!

 

[Netherscourge]

I could care less.

If I need speed, I'll use WIFI Routers/Hot Spots.

I look at 3G/4G etc.. as just a convenient way to access the internet on the run. Sure, faster is better. But I don't RELY on cellular data speed. It's just there if I need it.

Besides, AT&T is my carrier and they have the fastest "3.5G" network. It'll suffice.

 

[Farmdreads]

I'm stuck to AT&T so it doesn't bother me at all. I live in the country and we are lucky to have any service at all.

 

[imwjl]

I'm fine on 3G. Are you dissatisfied with the data speeds? If the answer is no, then why worry about LTE? A friend of mine is a Neurologist and tells me that both she and her Neurosurgery colleagues worry about these increasingly powerful networks and the risk of brain cancer.

There is always a limit to when more/faster/smaller/bigger etc means better.

I would go to a Neurologist for Neurology and Neurosurgery and look toward Epidemiologists, maybe Oncologists and appropriate statisticians for ties between LTE networks and cancer.

 

[kfreemanii]

3g is still just fine and it across the US so just wait. 4g lte is not everywhere, it is very fast but the battery life dies really quick, my mom has the thunderbolt. you should wait for the nexus prime if you want to upgrade to 4g cause on the rumor real is that the battery is expected to be very good. waiting is your best option for now.

 

[paul-c]

The lack of LTE is what kept me from going after an iPhone 4S.

 

[zackawee27]

The lack of LTE is what kept me from going after an iPhone 4S.

Why, the iPhone 4S, is said to be just as fast as a device on AT&T's 4G network. You should go for the iPhone 4S.

 

[paul-c]

Why, the iPhone 4S, is said to be just as fast as a device on AT&T's 4G network. You should go for the iPhone 4S.

I'm on Verizon. And the iPhone 4S is not going to be as fast as 4G LTE. It goes faster on AT&T, so they're trying to spin it as a 4G phone. It's not. Waiting till next year.

 

[dcsr23#IM]

Lack of 4G was the reason I wouldn't burn one using an upgrade. The reason I couldn't use my iPhone 4 was because the 3G was so slow (Verizon). It's fine for anyone who just wants to surf the web, but when you want to stream stuff like Youtube, that is where 4G shines. Also I use my phone as a hotspot a lot and with Verizon's unlimited 4G hotspot for phones it's definitely not a feature I want to give up. So I'm keeping on the Android bandwagon for now, and will pick up a 4s on CL for the second line for my overseas travels. I expect a June update with 4G goodness anyway. Once drinking from the up to 22 Mbps speeds, it's hard to throttle down to 800-1.5 Mbps

 

[boomhower1820]

Nope, not in the least. I don't have LTE here and I don't expect it by the release of the iPhone 5 either. If it was here I would be tempted but not with the current hardware out. LTE needs slimmed down in power requirements as current phones are way to bulky and power hungry. By the time Android phones come out that are reasonable in those areas the tech will be where Apple will adopt it and the LTE powered iPhone won't be far behind. Some friends of mine have the Charge and it's massive, as in thickness. I had an EVO and I was fine with it's physical size, it's thickness I can't stand.

 

[diamonddialogue]

I picked up an Android device earlier, and good lord, I don't know if I'd want such a huge phone. Yeah, the screen is big, but who really needs that much real estate on the screen?

 

[Jellotime91]

It positively effects my decision, actually...

The few LTE phones I've used (and heard about) have had abysmal battery life. I'd rather not have that problem on my iPhone!

 

[zackawee27]

It positively effects my decision, actually...

The few LTE phones I've used (and heard about) have had abysmal battery life. I'd rather not have that problem on my iPhone!

Yeah, the supposed 4G is a really a battery killer.

 

[CarrieMK]

I do happen to be in an excellent 4G coverage area. I have to admit that this has been a consideration for personally. However, since I have a rooted NS4G I can always just turn on the wifi tether and my son can just connect to that

 

[zackawee27]

I do happen to be in an excellent 4G coverage area. I have to admit that this has been a consideration for personally. However, since I have a rooted NS4G I can always just turn on the wifi tether and my son can just connect to that

But, that would run you're battery down.

 

[pb&J]

I would go to a Neurologist for Neurology and Neurosurgery and look toward Epidemiologists, maybe Oncologists and appropriate statisticians for ties between LTE networks and cancer.

My information source gets her information from neuro oncologists at Harvard, and neurosurgeons at that same institution who remove tumors for a living. I'm pretty sure there's not much epidemiological data on cellular phones and cancer, and it's a hard thing to get such data on, so no real "proof" as it were. It's just anecdotal knowledge and opinions at this point, so take it or leave it. But it's from a source I personally trust, that's all. You don't know her or me, so I can understand your skepticism.

 

[Premium1]

My information source gets her information from neuro oncologists at Harvard, and neurosurgeons at that same institution who remove tumors for a living. I'm pretty sure there's not much epidemiological data on cellular phones and cancer, and it's a hard thing to get such data on, so no real "proof" as it were. It's just anecdotal knowledge at this point, so take it or leave it. But it's from a source I personally trust, that's all. You don't know her or me, so I can understand your skepticism.

Various studies have been done showing cell phones and networks don't cause cancer or tumors. Just google it and you will see. Now lte networks idk about that but I am sure they are as safe as current networks.

 

[Premium1]

But, that would run you're battery down.

Not it if the iphone is on wifi using the 4g from the nexus.