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Recommended 4g speeds

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  • 20-06-2017 8:37pm
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    corblimey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    I want to switch networks, VF is working fine for me, but I'm paying over the odds for my usage. I got a sim card from iD and coverage seems to be good, but I've noticed that the 4g speeds I get from them are consistently about half what I get on VF. What I don't know is if the iD speeds are going to be a hindrance or anything. The handset I'm using for the iD card is too old to prove useful to me every day, and I don't want to put the sim into my current phone as my number hasn't been changed over.

    What I really need is some sort of chart that says "if you (x), you need (y) mb/s", with things like email, browse, facebook, etc. I realise in this day and age, I can simply swap over my number, and move on after 30 days if it's not suitable, which I just might do, but it'd be nice to know my limits anyway.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Its not the speed in one place that will impact you, its the reliability of useable speeds.

    With Vodafone its hard to find a truly congested area, with Three(iD, 48, Tesco, Virgin) its quite easy.

    8Mb is enough for a HD stream. Thats the heaviest thing most do outside of OS updates.


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