Wow...3G is awesome

[VanLifeCrisis]

Out here we never had anything for cell data but the crappy 'dialup' like connection.&nbsp; Well they finally upgraded to 3g in the area and I was shocked at how fast it is.&nbsp; I think it is actually faster than my home dsl.&nbsp; I read people complaining about not getting 4g and how their 3g sucks i thought it was just a little better than dialup but i can stream video smooth as butter.&nbsp; My phone is a net10 and small, but it saves my life now cause the net at my job has tanked since they 'upgraded' it recently.&nbsp; Text based sights like this forums are about it now.&nbsp; I kinda wish I had a bigger phone to watch videos on.&nbsp; If 3g was the best I could do while on the road I would be pretty happy with that...i guess its all perspective <img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">

 

[cyndi]

After you've had 4g, 3g is no fun at all

 

[Seraphim]

We used 3G for years and it was fine for us. We don't do videos, much.&nbsp; But as Cyndi said, 4G is a whole new ballgame, where it's available. The download speeds are not even comparable.

 

[blars]

Like any shared bandwidth, it depends on how much you are sharing it.&nbsp; My 3g stick goes from 5kbytes/sec to 300kbytes/sec sitting in the same location.&nbsp; I'm happy with a reliable 100, but few of the places I've been have that.

 

[caseyc]

I can barely download any large files or stream movies on 3G.&nbsp; 4G speed from Verizon or AT&amp;T is the only practical way to stream movies such as Netflix, or for wireless tethering.&nbsp; Otherwise, it's "buffering" galore.

 

[AltTransBikes]

I use 3G and it's doable since the tower load seems to be light where I am. If you have a choice 4G/LTE is obviously better but the telecoms are concentrating in the urban enviros. I don't have the choice, heck we don't even have copper strung for cable, lol, not that we miss much, haven't owned a TV for 15 years.&nbsp;

 

[mad*sparrow]

3g is so much easier on the battery compared to 4g. I love the speed of 4g but I only get a few hours before it needs to charge. I still like 4g better tho.