From today's mailbag:
Dear Mr. Pogue,
What is the difference between 4G and 4G LTE?
And my reply:
Well, 4G is supposed to mean 4G LTE.
But AT&T has come up with a network type that's halfway in between 3G and LTE - something it calls 4G. It's faster than 3G, but nowhere near as good as LTE. So all the other companies, like Verizon, use the term “4G LTE†to emphasize that they have real 4G - the super fast type. This explains why AT&T can advertise “the biggest 4G network†- because none of its competitors even count 4G area! For them, and for you, LTE is the really desirable network type.
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What Is a 4G Network?
