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Hi All,
I just purchased a Google Nexus 7 tablet. I tethered it to my HTC Incredible and went to a basketball game. My daughter was sitting beside me with her Apple i-Pad. Her Apple browser (Safari?) loaded internet webpages almost instantly. My tethered Nexus was EXTREMELY slow in comparison. The speed difference a bit embarassing because her family arevApple-devotees and I'm still an old Windows 7 'Geezer'.
So now I'm at home using a 'Speedtest.net' app to compare UL/DL speeds when my Nexus is connected to my Vios home cable router vs. HTC tethered to my cell phone.
Speed Results:
Nexus 7 connected to Vios cable: UL 1227 kbps and DL 6155 kbps
Nexus 7 wirelessly tethered to HTC Incredible: UL 614 kbps and DL 969 kbps
Question for anyone: Why is that doggone Apple i-Pad able to wirelessly produce such vastly superior download speeds compared to my Nexus 7 to HTC wireless tether set up? Do I have to switch to Apple...?!
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
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Was the iPad also tethered to your phone? Or was it connected directly to the wireless carrier? Their iPad might have be a model that could connect to the LTE network. The original DROID Incredible is a CDMA 3G only smartphone. The speed for 3G is capped about ~1500 kbps on a perfect connection. A connection speed of 969 kbps is fairly fast for such a connection.
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Thank you for your reply, Ann.
The i-PAd was not tethered to my phone. According to her husband she has (3G?) WiFi capability built-in to a direct connection to her carrier (AT&T).
Am I correct in assuming that if I upgraded my smartphone to something newer I could keep up with her i-Pad? If so could you offer me a suggestion as to what one to get?
Thanks again...jc
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A 4G LTE smarthphone would provide a faster connection if you are in an area with the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.
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OK. Thanks again for your help, Ann.
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