The first line in the attached photo is a speedtest of my newly discovered 4G which i just found hidden under a 'default to 3g' option and it is indeed a rocking accidental upgrade!
I recently got a very good sim-only 18-month contract deal with BT Mobile!
A family (1 SIM only small family of only me hehe) SIM with 20gig data monthly plus approx £1 per gig over limit for £20 and now I just found a 'Prefer LTE' option under 'Default to 3G' it is on 4g and it's kicking at 24Mbps instead of previous 7Mbps on 3G ... so it rocks at a reasonable price which is rare in this new era of phone companies mostly eat their customers money for this kinda speed! Hehe
I like bragging on a budget! ... and I am well impressed with the 'phone package' I have assembled for a fraction of the usual pre-packaged high street cost! ...So let's compare my economy Chinese roadster (Xiaomi) to the usual pricey Korean luxury cruiser (Samsung):
I have an Octacore 2gig 32gig 1080p 2.2Ghz Android 5.5" phablet running on a 'BT EE 4G' SIM with 20gig monthly data allowance for approx £99 up front (Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro 32Gig and spare battery available on eBay) and £20 per month for 18 months of quick relatively unrestricted usage ... And I own my phone immediately and the battery is removable so no lock in and death of phone when battery dies after 3 years of normal usage or about 6 months at geek speed! Total investment £459 so overall relatively low price and low maintenance coz of replaceable battery which is very important coz batteries die quickly when used at geek speed for a hopeful 6 months! :) LOL but true!
... Whereas if I had gotten the slightly more powerful but much more expensive 'Samsung Galaxy S8+' it would cost £60 approx up front and £58 per month for 24 months i.e. freaking well £1452! Meanwhile I don't get to own my phone until the end of the 24 month period by which time the built in battery will have been fried by 18 months at geek speed! So I get to rent a very sleek rolls Royce with sexy beveled bits and only own it once it dies! Hmmm? I think I will stick to owning my Chinese Cadillac at 33% of the price NOW thx!
P.s. the top or first test result is my 4g, the next entry is BT Infinity Wi-fi 50Mbps broadband, the next entry at 7Mbps is my phone on 3g before i stumbled on 4g just now! The next few entries r just me alternating between wi-fi and 3g thinking Wi-fi canes my battery but 3g data is slow ... So am now happily testing 4g which seems to be fast and doesn't so far cane my battery unlike the much more greedy Wi-fi! When i forget to switch Wi-fi off it eats battery very quickly doing officially very little! Hmmm?
