LTE-A Network speeds?

dangetti · 06-12-2014, 18:17

Anyone in London and on EE or Vodafone getting LTE-A (might show as 4G+)

If so what network, location and speed are you getting?

I headed to London about a month ago with a Note 4 on EE and got 99Mbps max near westminster, but heading back tomorrow and Monday with a Mate 7 and Alpha and both EE and Vodafone SIM

Would be interested to see other results from users

The Lord Lucan · 06-12-2014, 18:50

144 on the press launch. Samsung. One of the pics used in a few articles is actually mine

Think we managed 146 at one point but I doubt the speed tests are that accurate at these speeds though (too small a file on cellular!)

dangetti · 06-12-2014, 18:55

What would you suggest the best way on mobile to get these speeds reported if the app is too small a file

eforce · 06-12-2014, 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by dangetti

What would you suggest the best way on mobile to get these speeds reported if the app is too small a file

Thinkbroadband does some test files.

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/download.html

jchamier · 06-12-2014, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by dangetti

What would you suggest the best way on mobile to get these speeds reported if the app is too small a file

Think broadband's testers have been shown to work at gigabit speeds. Flash tester only works if you tether but there is the HTML tester http://labs.thinkbroadband.com

iGeek2014 · 06-12-2014, 23:13

Am going to be in Central London a week tomorrow so am hoping to see which parts of the City are LTE-A enabled on Vodafone..

dangetti · 07-12-2014, 19:14

Very limited LTE-A from what I have seen

However at Victoria station I hit 149.74Mbps on an Alpha using Vodafone!

https://twitter.com/coolsmartphone/s...022337/photo/1

Step666 · 07-12-2014, 19:20

Whilst I haven't experienced it personally (wrong end of the country), a guy I know who works for EE saw screenshots of 280-something Mbps.
That was during testing prior to the public announcement though, I think.

GreenLantern · 07-12-2014, 19:37

Get 4G+ on my Alpha with EE Dan & Phil Sim

70-80-90mbit down with 30-40mbit up.

This is during the daytime though so normal network load constraints in Central London apply.

Obviously both bands used by EE can be being used by other handsets in single banded mode - taking away from speeds I would guess.

Again have a funny feeling EE whitelist speedtest websites though.

japaul · 07-12-2014, 19:41

Had to drive into central London early this morning and with a Cat 6 phone to try out I gave Vodafone's LTE-A a go. Not too shabby this GPRS is it?

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072970702
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072969735
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072964413
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072962749
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072962452
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072961773
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072961470

Various London servers except Vodafone's own (which always seems to be capped and never goes above 100 which is a problem as most of the Vodafone tests default to it). All tests used ~200-300MB.

Zebb · 07-12-2014, 19:49

Perhaps the networks should limit the number of speed tests per month?

japaul · 07-12-2014, 20:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zebb

Perhaps the networks should limit the number of speed tests per month?

Haha no chance of Vodafone doing that when they can charge you for the data.

Anyway that's probably my quota of Voda speed tests for the next year. I'm really only interested in running them to test extremes where there is something new to try out which pushes the tech along or sometimes if I think there's a problem. Need to run a few to make the results valid.

jchamier · 07-12-2014, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by japaul

Had to drive into central London early this morning and with a Cat 6 phone to try out I gave Vodafone's LTE-A a go. Not too shabby this GPRS is it?

Nice ! I'm waiting for iPhone 6s and it better be Cat6 (or better) by then.

Wonder if by 2020 Vodafone will get LTE out of the M25

The Lord Lucan · 07-12-2014, 23:24

What were the speeds like after 9am..

Looks good but it seems EE & Voda could improve latency a little in London over LTE-A.
Should be less in London..

dabotsonline · 08-12-2014, 16:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Lord Lucan

Looks good but it seems EE & Voda could improve latency a little in London over LTE-A.
Should be less in London..

Does (for instance) SK Telecom's LTE-A service offer less latency in Seoul?

M1kos · 08-12-2014, 17:50

I got 95mb down on Vodafone outside Victoria station on a non cat 6 Sony Xperia z2 but nowhere else was anything like as fast

Gigabit · 08-12-2014, 18:48

I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it. They than have the arrogance to leave the rest of the country running like absolute shit.

jabbamk1 · 08-12-2014, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabotsonline

Does (for instance) SK Telecom's LTE-A service offer less latency in Seoul?

From what I've seen. Its always under 50ms.

jabbamk1 · 08-12-2014, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigabit

I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it

More than 2 devices can use it.... way more.

Also EE are investing in this as well.

Not sure I see your point. Its a bit like saying O2 should have never bothered with DC-HSPA+...

Gigabit · 08-12-2014, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabbamk1

More than 2 devices can use it.... way more.

Also EE are investing in this as well.

Not sure I see your point. Its a bit like saying O2 should have never bothered with DC-HSPA+...

Name the more than two devices that support LTE-A.

japaul · 08-12-2014, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigabit

I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it.

Almost every 4G device on sale benefits from it.

jchamier · 08-12-2014, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigabit

I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it. They than have the arrogance to leave the rest of the country running like absolute shit.

I think your point is that Voda should have concentrated on rolling out LTE and HSPA+ to their locations that are still GPRS only, before investing in LTE-A.

That I agree with 100%. As a corporate Vodafone customer (without 4G) the lack of 3G hampers business. I personally have to use my EE phone as a hotspot for my work phone in lots of locations.

I think EE (and maybe 3) should be investing in LTE-A and Vodafone/O2 should be planning for it, as they ramp up capacity.

I suspect Vodafone are panicking and want to show they are doing the "new stuff" to avoid losing customers in the city.

jabbamk1 · 08-12-2014, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigabit

Name the more than two devices that support LTE-A.

Well every LTE device will benefit in a way.

Those that support LTE-A are listed here.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...h_LTE_Advanced

Gigabit · 09-12-2014, 07:08

I know of two devices that support Cat6 LTE.

japaul · 09-12-2014, 14:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigabit

I know of two devices that support Cat6 LTE.

Well there's more than two in the list posted and that number is only going to increase. But the point you are missing is that you don't need Cat 6 to benefit. Just having access to the extra spectrum is helpful in itself and even the devices that can't use 2600 are better off as the band they are using will be less congested with the devices that can use 2600 being pushed to that.

06-12-2014, 18:17	#1
dangetti Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 289	LTE-A Network speeds? Anyone in London and on EE or Vodafone getting LTE-A (might show as 4G+) If so what network, location and speed are you getting? I headed to London about a month ago with a Note 4 on EE and got 99Mbps max near westminster, but heading back tomorrow and Monday with a Mate 7 and Alpha and both EE and Vodafone SIM Would be interested to see other results from users

07-12-2014, 19:37	#9
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	speeds Get 4G+ on my Alpha with EE Dan & Phil Sim 70-80-90mbit down with 30-40mbit up. This is during the daytime though so normal network load constraints in Central London apply. Obviously both bands used by EE can be being used by other handsets in single banded mode - taking away from speeds I would guess. Again have a funny feeling EE whitelist speedtest websites though.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

06-12-2014, 18:50	#2
The Lord Lucan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,966	144 on the press launch. Samsung. One of the pics used in a few articles is actually mine Think we managed 146 at one point but I doubt the speed tests are that accurate at these speeds though (too small a file on cellular!)

06-12-2014, 18:55	#3
dangetti Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 289	What would you suggest the best way on mobile to get these speeds reported if the app is too small a file

06-12-2014, 19:32	#4
eforce Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 34	Quote: Originally Posted by dangetti What would you suggest the best way on mobile to get these speeds reported if the app is too small a file Thinkbroadband does some test files. http://www.thinkbroadband.com/download.html

06-12-2014, 22:23	#5
jchamier Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: This forum Posts: 3,392	Quote: Originally Posted by dangetti What would you suggest the best way on mobile to get these speeds reported if the app is too small a file Think broadband's testers have been shown to work at gigabit speeds. Flash tester only works if you tether but there is the HTML tester http://labs.thinkbroadband.com

06-12-2014, 23:13	#6
iGeek2014 Guest Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 572	Am going to be in Central London a week tomorrow so am hoping to see which parts of the City are LTE-A enabled on Vodafone..

07-12-2014, 19:14	#7
dangetti Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 289	Very limited LTE-A from what I have seen However at Victoria station I hit 149.74Mbps on an Alpha using Vodafone! https://twitter.com/coolsmartphone/s...022337/photo/1

07-12-2014, 19:20	#8
Step666 Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,274	Whilst I haven't experienced it personally (wrong end of the country), a guy I know who works for EE saw screenshots of 280-something Mbps. That was during testing prior to the public announcement though, I think.

07-12-2014, 19:41	#10
japaul Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,662	Had to drive into central London early this morning and with a Cat 6 phone to try out I gave Vodafone's LTE-A a go. Not too shabby this GPRS is it? http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072970702 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072969735 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072964413 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072962749 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072962452 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072961773 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1072961470 Various London servers except Vodafone's own (which always seems to be capped and never goes above 100 which is a problem as most of the Vodafone tests default to it). All tests used ~200-300MB.

07-12-2014, 19:49	#11
Zebb Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 652	Perhaps the networks should limit the number of speed tests per month?

07-12-2014, 20:15	#12
japaul Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,662	Quote: Originally Posted by Zebb Perhaps the networks should limit the number of speed tests per month? Haha no chance of Vodafone doing that when they can charge you for the data. Anyway that's probably my quota of Voda speed tests for the next year. I'm really only interested in running them to test extremes where there is something new to try out which pushes the tech along or sometimes if I think there's a problem. Need to run a few to make the results valid.

07-12-2014, 23:00	#13
jchamier Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: This forum Posts: 3,392	Quote: Originally Posted by japaul Had to drive into central London early this morning and with a Cat 6 phone to try out I gave Vodafone's LTE-A a go. Not too shabby this GPRS is it? Nice ! I'm waiting for iPhone 6s and it better be Cat6 (or better) by then. Wonder if by 2020 Vodafone will get LTE out of the M25

07-12-2014, 23:24	#14
The Lord Lucan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,966	What were the speeds like after 9am.. Looks good but it seems EE & Voda could improve latency a little in London over LTE-A. Should be less in London..

08-12-2014, 16:40	#15
dabotsonline Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 225	Quote: Originally Posted by The Lord Lucan Looks good but it seems EE & Voda could improve latency a little in London over LTE-A. Should be less in London.. Does (for instance) SK Telecom's LTE-A service offer less latency in Seoul?

08-12-2014, 17:50	#16
M1kos Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 499	I got 95mb down on Vodafone outside Victoria station on a non cat 6 Sony Xperia z2 but nowhere else was anything like as fast

08-12-2014, 18:48	#17
Gigabit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,887	I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it. They than have the arrogance to leave the rest of the country running like absolute shit.

08-12-2014, 18:49	#18
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by dabotsonline Does (for instance) SK Telecom's LTE-A service offer less latency in Seoul? From what I've seen. Its always under 50ms.

08-12-2014, 18:51	#19
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by Gigabit I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it More than 2 devices can use it.... way more. Also EE are investing in this as well. Not sure I see your point. Its a bit like saying O2 should have never bothered with DC-HSPA+...

08-12-2014, 19:14	#20
Gigabit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,887	Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 More than 2 devices can use it.... way more. Also EE are investing in this as well. Not sure I see your point. Its a bit like saying O2 should have never bothered with DC-HSPA+... Name the more than two devices that support LTE-A.

08-12-2014, 19:17	#21
japaul Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,662	Quote: Originally Posted by Gigabit I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it. Almost every 4G device on sale benefits from it.

08-12-2014, 19:26	#22
jchamier Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: This forum Posts: 3,392	Quote: Originally Posted by Gigabit I find it ridiculous that Vodafone invest money to make their LTE network faster in London when a grand total of two devices can use it. They than have the arrogance to leave the rest of the country running like absolute shit. I think your point is that Voda should have concentrated on rolling out LTE and HSPA+ to their locations that are still GPRS only, before investing in LTE-A. That I agree with 100%. As a corporate Vodafone customer (without 4G) the lack of 3G hampers business. I personally have to use my EE phone as a hotspot for my work phone in lots of locations. I think EE (and maybe 3) should be investing in LTE-A and Vodafone/O2 should be planning for it, as they ramp up capacity. I suspect Vodafone are panicking and want to show they are doing the "new stuff" to avoid losing customers in the city.

DS Forums

LTE-A Network speeds?

08-12-2014, 21:02	#23
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by Gigabit Name the more than two devices that support LTE-A. Well every LTE device will benefit in a way. Those that support LTE-A are listed here. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...h_LTE_Advanced

09-12-2014, 07:08	#24
Gigabit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,887	I know of two devices that support Cat6 LTE.

09-12-2014, 14:09	#25
japaul Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,662	Quote: Originally Posted by Gigabit I know of two devices that support Cat6 LTE. Well there's more than two in the list posted and that number is only going to increase. But the point you are missing is that you don't need Cat 6 to benefit. Just having access to the extra spectrum is helpful in itself and even the devices that can't use 2600 are better off as the band they are using will be less congested with the devices that can use 2600 being pushed to that.