TELUS LTE launching Fri Feb 10 in 15 markets with Tab 8.9, Optimus LTE and a stick

[Steve Punter]

Doing LTE speed tests is lots of fun, but be aware that a single run with Speedtest.net consumes over 20 MB. If you have a plan with 6 GB of data this won't really hurt much, but if your bucket is much smaller, keep this in mind.

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[JR--]

Why do you need a special SIM card for LTE service ?

[DummyBuy]

When Rogers went live, we are getting 60Mb/s
So expect the speeds to drop a lot very fast.

Currently with Bell, we get approx 15-20Mb/s with the LTE in Toronto

LTE has many advantages and for sure the users will be happy,

For anyone who has the stick and wants to share it, the MOFI3500-3GN Version 2 is working with all the sticks including the new Telus LTE stick,

When going to Bell and Rogers, you did need a special LTE sim card (looks the same as a regular sim card) so I assume Telus would also need to have this.

Before anyone upgrades to LTE, make sure you understand the pricing as it may be different and if you have an unlimited plan, you may loose it if you upgrade.

[dirtychoncho]

Telus isn't charging any additional fees or any premium fees for LTE.

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[HC - NO "i"]

Why do you need a special SIM card for LTE service ?

JR--,

Greetings.

While there is no need for a LTE specific SIM card technically, but the there are increasingly new provisions and features required more memory and higher bandwidth to cater the needs in the new era...

http://www.gemalto.com/uicc_role/role.html

[HC - NO "i"]

Does TELUS and Bell share the network in the same way as HSPA?

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canadian_kool,

Yes.

http://theglobeandmail.com/news/tech...rticle2332348/

...
As a precursor to its announcement, Telus signed a network sharing agreement for LTE with rival BCE. The two companies, which already share a wireless network, only plan to share infrastructure and not spectrum for LTE.

Also on Thursday, both Telus and BCE signed deals with Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to provide equipment for their LTE networks. The signing of those agreements were witnessed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a ceremony in Beijing.

Will find you the press release when it becomes available.

[DummyBuy]

JR--,

Greetings.

While there is no need for a LTE specific SIM card technically, but the there are increasingly new provisions and features required more memory and higher bandwidth to cater the needs in the new era...

http://www.gemalto.com/uicc_role/role.html

When I was upgrading my Bell HSPA stick to the LTE one, I was told that I had to get the LTE Sim card (not possible to have it without this)

Maybe the rep was mistaking but I did not want to do this as I had the stick running somewhere but had to do it as they requested.

[HC - NO "i"]

DummyBuy,

Perhaps I need to clarify on what I am trying to tell. It is the carrier-dependent policy / industry convention rather than a standard. LTE networks do not need a specific LTE USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) function. However, like I have mentioned earlier, there are enhancements and features in the new era, the older generations SIM card may no longer adequate for the future use. The memory capacity for personal content, for example, has expanded up to 2GB. Therefore most carriers, including TELUS, Bell and Rogers make it as "mandatory requirement".

Like I have posted in http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...2#post14717412

We will NOT have the LTE service on TELUS WITHOUT any of the following...

1. The TELUS V3 LTE SIM / microSIM card
2. The mobile line is properly provisioned for the LTE service access
3. The compatible LTE-capable device operates in the LTE Band 4 (AWS)
4. Reliable LTE coverage wherever we use the service

[HP_John]

i ran the test again in the evening and the speed is even faster.

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Jaw dropping! Wow oh wow

[DummyBuy]

Jaw dropping! Wow oh wow

Don't get too excited,

Speed will drop to 2-3 times slower when majority of users go online.

Still very fast and I expect by next year this time, we will be having speeds reaching 100Mb/s

[Steve Punter]

The big deal about LTE isn't raw speed anyway, it's the latency. Not only is the latency much lower on LTE than on HSPA, but it can maintain those low ping times right until there is no signal left. HSPA suffers from worsened ping times as the signal weakens.

Excellent ping times are important for swift web browsing, and crucial for VoIP and video calling.

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[updatelee]

Thats really good to hear. I quite often tether my phone to my laptop and ssh into my server. latency is a huge issue typing in an entire sentance and watching as nothing happens..... then boom the entire sentance is there, and there is a typo at the beginning, so you currsor over.... wait for it .... boom now the cursor moves, but its in the wrong spot so you do it again ... waiting, waiting.. there we go fix the typo

very frustrating, reducing latency alone will be reason enough for me to switch

[Steve Punter]

Thats really good to hear. I quite often tether my phone to my laptop and ssh into my server. latency is a huge issue typing in an entire sentance and watching as nothing happens..... then boom the entire sentance is there, and there is a typo at the beginning, so you currsor over.... wait for it .... boom now the cursor moves, but its in the wrong spot so you do it again ... waiting, waiting.. there we go fix the typo

very frustrating, reducing latency alone will be reason enough for me to switch

I'm not sure if the problem you describe above can be solely blamed on poor latency. Before assuming that LTE will solve this problem, you might want to try it out on someone else's LTE connection.