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newsatguy · 13-07-2016, 12:29

When you use a mobile phone to download using a data connection, what is it referred to as?

For example, with an internet connection in your home, you can download with your cable modem at 1 mb per second, 5 mb per second etc... what is the name of the measurement that they use to describe how fast you can download using a mobile phone. On data connection setting, not on wi-fi setting.

Is this a limit with the phone company like Vodafone or 3 etc.. Or is it related to the phone and its hardware, like for example the more powerful the phone, the faster the download.

The reason I ask is because I will be using a phone for tethering to a laptop or tablet. And I want my internet as fast as possible.

So when I am shopping around for a phone, I need to know what feature it is that describes a phones download speed, so I know what to look out for.

13-07-2016, 12:29	#1
newsatguy Inactive Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 6	What is the name of the bandwidth speed a mobile phone uses? When you use a mobile phone to download using a data connection, what is it referred to as? For example, with an internet connection in your home, you can download with your cable modem at 1 mb per second, 5 mb per second etc... what is the name of the measurement that they use to describe how fast you can download using a mobile phone. On data connection setting, not on wi-fi setting. Is this a limit with the phone company like Vodafone or 3 etc.. Or is it related to the phone and its hardware, like for example the more powerful the phone, the faster the download. The reason I ask is because I will be using a phone for tethering to a laptop or tablet. And I want my internet as fast as possible. So when I am shopping around for a phone, I need to know what feature it is that describes a phones download speed, so I know what to look out for.