Do you remember what you did when you first got your smartphone? You had access to 3G and the world was suddenly your oyster. You could send an email, update your Facebook status... Google the origin of phrases like “the world is your oyster”. And the best part? You could do it from anywhere!
But now we’re an impatient lot...
Not just content with being able to tweet about the guy on the train eating raw garlic, we want to be able to video him and upload it to YouTube in lightning speeds (or is that just me?). We want to be able to watch a slow loris being tickled and do so without interruption (just me again?).
And that’s why we’re here. To help you make the most of the technology you have, to allow you to do everything you need to do and to do it whenever you want. And most importantly, to do it all really, really fast.
So how fast is 4G really? And what does all that extra speed actually mean?
4G is typically five times faster than 3G. Five times. But if you search for things that are five times faster than other things, you don’t really find anything tangible. So here is a video of our friend Lewis demonstrating the difference:
So with these higher speeds come great opportunities. Like choosing an HD film from the EE Film Store and watching it on your way home, or playing amazing live multiplayer games with your mates. And most of all, being able to watch a whole playlist of slow loris videos with no buffering... (Definitely just me)
On 4GEE from EE, the world really is your oyster.
But that’s enough from me; I could talk the hind legs off a donkey with this stuff. The proof is in the pudding, as they say, so what I really want to know is what speeds you're actually reaching on your 4G phones. And here’s how you can do it:
- Go to speedtest.net on your phone
- Download the app
- Run the test
- Post the results below (either by screenshot or by text)
- Let us know what area of the country you're in and what device you're using
Ready, steady, go….
