When the IPhone 4S was originally released, AT&T owners were greeted with a small 3G icon in the to left corner of their screens. While the news that one of the networks flagship phones failed to carry its flagship service did little to dampen sales, recent updates to the phone have ameliorated the problem. All IPhone 4S consumers, who have simply updated their iOS software to version 5.1, will now be greeted with the coveted 4G icon on their shiny retina displays. The simplicity in the solution to this problem, however, may raise a variety of question about how the networks determine their service speed levels. The answer to this is unfortunately quite complicated, but it involves a problem that has inevitably been exploited by all of the service providers.
When service providers choose to market their networks speeds at different levels, such as 3G, it gives the impression that these levels are based on industry standards. In some ways they used to be and to a degree they still are. However, for the most part network providers have taken it upon themselves to name their services at will. This means that they can call their premium service 4G, but it may not truly offer any substantial improvements to their lower grade services.

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When the IPhone 4S was originally released, AT&T owners were greeted with a small 3G icon in the to left corner of their screens. While the news that one of the networks flagship phones failed to carry its flagship service did little to dampen sales, recent updates to the phone have ameliorated the problem. All IPhone 4S consumers, who have simply updated their iOS software to version 5.1, will now be greeted with the coveted 4G icon on their shiny retina displays. The simplicity in the solution to this problem, however, may raise a variety of question about how the networks determine their service speed levels. The answer to this is unfortunately quite complicated, but it involves a problem that has inevitably been exploited by all of the service providers.
When service providers choose to market their networks speeds at different levels, such as 3G, it gives the impression that these levels are based on industry standards. In some ways they used to be and to a degree they still are. However, for the most part network providers have taken it upon themselves to name their services at will. This means that they can call their premium service 4G, but it may not truly offer any substantial improvements to their lower grade services.

Comments are closed.