Originally Posted by tdenson:
“Only that it's a perfectly sensible question. what is the point of high speeds with low data allowances. One could even argue that it's a disadvantage”
No, it's not sensible, what's the point of a low data allowance even at 3G speeds of you intend to download large amounts?
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“what is the point of someone with say 500MB (not uncommon) having 4G. They will use it in 4 minutes if they download at 100Mbps.”
How does that really differ with the person having a slower 3G connection and taking an extra 10 minutes to download the file? 500MB is 500MB whether downloaded on 3G or 4G.
Does it really matter if you burn through your
monthly allowance in 14 minutes rather than 4 minutes?
You are making an argument against stupidly small allowances rather than why slower speeds are better.
Before you mention the 4G streaming video chestnut, it can be avoided by just choosing a lower quality setting as default.