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5. 3G or 4G are just names for cellphone services. They have nothing to do with actual speed.

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 07:18 AM

Feb 2012

The only way to get 3Gbps would be in a fiber optic setup.

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how fast is 3gb compared to 10mbs broadband [View all] 2Design Feb 2012 OP

3g is pretty slow, strictly text n/t iamtechus Feb 2012 #1

they make 3g seem like broadband so I wanted to figure out the speed 2Design Feb 2012 #7

Here's a handy table of 3G providers Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #2

When you say "10mbs", do you mean 10 Megabits or 10 Megabytes per second? Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #3

300 times as fast Syrinx Feb 2012 #4

Are u speaking of FIOS? nt bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #8

10mbps vs 3g 2Design Feb 2012 #6