Congress may get involved with the defintion of "4G".

[Skull One]

A highlight from the article

The proposed act would require companies to disclose specific details in their marketing and advertising. The bill was created because there is no standard definition for 4G wireless broadband Internet.

The bill would require that the following details be included at the point of sale and also in all customers' billing materials:

• Guaranteed minimum data speed
• Network reliability
• Coverage area maps
• Pricing
• Technology used to provide 4G service
• Network conditions that can impact the speed of applications and services used on the network

In addition, the bill would require that the Federal Communications Commission evaluate the speed and price of 4G wireless data service provided by the top ten U.S. wireless carriers. Customers could then have access to a side-by-side comparison of providers in their services area.

Reference - http://www.appleinsider.com/article...re_accurate_4g_information_for_consumers.html

 

[DaveM]

When Verizon first announced 4G in some major cities I remember reading that Verizon's definition of 4G speed was considerably different than what 4G was "supposed" to be. There was discussion that Verizon was stretching the actual capabilities of their 4G system with marketing hype. I haven't read any more about that in a while, but I sometimes wonder just how much difference there really may be between 4G with different carriers. I think it would be a great idea if there was some accountability.

 

[thewitt]

Congress has nothing better to do? Hi about working on spending cuts before you completely bankrupt the nation?

 

[iCrank]

Congress has nothing better to do? Hi about working on spending cuts before you completely bankrupt the nation?

+1...thanks for posting skull

 

[Darkstar2007]

When Verizon first announced 4G in some major cities I remember reading that Verizon's definition of 4G speed was considerably different than what 4G was "supposed" to be. There was discussion that Verizon was stretching the actual capabilities of their 4G system with marketing hype. I haven't read any more about that in a while, but I sometimes wonder just how much difference there really may be between 4G with different carriers. I think it would be a great idea if there was some accountability.

The original 4G definition was 100mbps. So the marketing is a "little" off from the original definition.