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It's interesting how LTE doesn't always mean fast. Here in New Zealand carriers have only been testing LTE while upgrading their networks to 42mbps DC-HSPA. At home I can average about 30mbps on my iPad and iPhone over 3G. For me, I'd rather have constantly fast 3G rather than spotty LTE, especially with the battery situation. http://i.imgur.com/7k8LXe1.png

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That's true. The fastest 3G speeds can exceed average LTE, so it's semi-defensible for carriers to brand some HSPA+ as 4G. In our tests though, the fastest speeds are always LTE. In the last week of the 50 fastest speeds tests all but 2 (#39 and #40) have been LTE. (Fastest was 69812 Mb/s - Oman Mobile!)

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