Mobile Network Types as Fast As Possible

What the heck is 4G, and what advantages do our newer generation mobile networks have over the OGs like 1G?
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[@MrMatapatapa]

we are going to have 300mbps connections....with 1gb data caps

[@baumy1542]

+Matapatapa yep, i had 4Gx mobile broadband which in aus is much faster than 4g and better coverage and had 8GB, for fun a friend and i decided to download as much as we could (cause it was free) we wrapped up 55GB in 2 hours

[@maminparvaresh]

Well said. I really can't understand the concept behind 1Gb speed on mobile phones, since they are way too limited, all around the world, no matter where you live. Although I know that it can be used for other things, like for example Tesla that uses 4G network and gives you free access to Internet through the car consol and for other porpuses, but in a handset with a super limited data bandwidth? That doesn't make any sense.

[@aurorarose9727]

Amin Parvaresh have you seen 5g max of 20Gb/s

[@maminparvaresh]

No I didn't see it, and I'm absolutely not interested, seriously. I don't care whether they're gonna invent 1Tb or 50Gb. I have 100Mbps on my phone and I am absolutely happy with it, even though I consider this "too fast' because of the data caps.

[@HiFiThefox]

For $290/month

[@E96]

Do : Video rendering as fast as possible.

[@Zachary.Hutchinson]

Demetrius Rafael and What a Render Farm is!

[@Ov3rTheTop]

Demetrius Rafael I second this notion

[@georgerayner6147]

I third this suggestion

[@AJ-kj1go]

Demetrius Rafael In the same vein, Linus, GameSpot did an awful video on game optimization, I'd love it if you were to give it a better treatment.

[@C0d0ps]

george Rayner I object!

[@RRW359]

I always thought: 1G=cellphone calling 2G=Texting 3G=Web Browsing 4G=Buzzword that just means faster 3G.

[@DK-pl8jy]

I used 2G to browse website before I had my first iPhone.

[@Leuel48Fan]

RRW Going with your analogy, 4G=HD video streaming.

[@ghoulbuster1]

I thought it was: 1G=Crap 2G=When you live in the moon 3G=When you want to call someone because 4G doesn't support doing voice calls 4G=everything

[@JadenKeuten]

xXSexyIsaacNoscoperXx The hairy 1G doesn't exist anymore, well not for cellphones. it was shut down. 2G can do web browsing but it's quite slow. it also supports calling. 3G can do web browsing and phone calls. 4G LTE can support speeds of well over 1 Gbps. If you live in the US, in most markets, AT&T can support speeds of up to 75 Mbps in most markets, Verizon 150 Mbps, T-Mobile 150 Mbps, And Sprint about 100 Mbps. There are other things that come into effect that make Sprint much slower than AT&T.

[@LunabelX]

saiftakrim10101 and up you go :P

[@ArneKristianNBakklund]

i have an idea for an new episode, all the numbers and specifications you see when buying a pair of ear buds, or a headset. what does all that mean for how the headset will perform ?

[@Pointblankmos]

YES!!!!

[@ratchetsuperfan]

This

[@M390VI]

***** Means more or less nothing, two headphones can have 20-20000 Hz response and sound very different

[@nextlifeonearth]

M390VI Now including frequency response, should cover a lot more.

[@NviForce]

***** Well yes, but there are headphones that are hard to drive, but also have low impedance. It doesn't really mean much of anything.

[@soundslave]

My phone could potentially have better download rates than my cable line. My countries infrastructure and ISPs are shit.

[@evanyoung31198]

Where is that, cause alot of Ireland is like that.

[@soundslave]

Not far off it. I'm in North Wales. Not even a remote part either. It's on the border near Wrexham/Chester.

[@vgamesx1]

Rustin Christian well the US average is about 10Mbps which is just barely good enough for HD videos, though some places have it worse ~5Mbps and some better 20+

[@Xlife018]

You aren't alone. I get 2 mbps on DSL. And 30 mbps on my phone. Ridiculous...

[@ImaRobOat]

***** Isn't that still, 2MB/s?

[@nshire]

Why the hell would you ever need a gigabit cell connection? That would use up my data plan in 6 seconds.

[@calebhabegger2866]

It would not. Think of your internet connection as a tube. Bigger the tube the more stuff you can put in it. Up to 1 gig means you can put up to one gig of data into it. It does not mean your phone is using one gig every second. Unless you have 48 downloads running in which case would use the same amount of data on a lower speed. Better speed means faster phones for doing the same equivalent things you did before just a bigger tube if you need to upload and download multiple things.

[@robertetzenhouser]

Well now it’s 2020 so a lot of people have *UNLIMITED DATA*

[@chromebook1794]

Well it's gibi bit. Ya it's insane. Rip.

[@Caroleeeh]

@@robertetzenhouser I have a data cap of 60gb a month

[@LazerLord10]

Yay, 1Gb/s over my phone! If only my actual home internet connection was faster. I wonder how long 2.6Mb/s down will be useable. I either have slow DSL or *shivers* comcast.

[@pauljoyko5320]

LazerLord10 how is your connection today?

[@LazerLord10]

@@pauljoyko5320 I moved and got a fiber line right to my house. ping of 6ms and 600/300Mb/s all day!

[@peanutnerd]

@@LazerLord10 What a happy ending!

[@drabberfrog]

@@LazerLord10 your internet is SPEED

[@daskalman]

Yes! I requested a video explaining how mobile data aka 3G/4G works not too long ago and now here it is! God I LOVE this channel! Linus... you and the staff at TechQuickie are amazing! Never Stop being and doing what you guys do! Thank You very very much! less then three...

[@mathbles703]

VPN or TOR or ANONMITY as fast as possible

[@Yoshi66]

mathbles703 VPN / TOR / Proxys as fast as possible. I see that

[@Yoshi66]

saiftakrim10101 and VPN too. But no Tor

[@zacy5000]

mathbles703 Lol. "as fast as possible" tor fast?

[@vwestlife]

Analog cell phone service *did* support mobile Internet (or other online services) using a modem, just like a landline telephone. In the late '80s and early '90s, some laptops and handheld computers were available with special cables to connect them to a cell phone for mobile data transfer.

[@tpcs8667]

vwestlife It also was damn near PERFECT in reception especially the Delta area of mississhitty. NOT ONCE did my mother or my late x step dad's old analog big cell phones drop a call ...ANYWHERE from yazoo city onward to Clarksdale and beyond during the early 90's.

[@HobertMcFarlandtechandcargeek]

vwestlife My old Pentium MMX system has a type of Phone connector. Probably doesn't work with Windows 2000, but would work with Windows 98 or 95...

[@whiskynovember9195]

Future Fast as Possible Suggestions: Quantum Computing; Display types and their pros/cons (E.g. LCD, TFT, OLED etc); Personal security (I.e. What precautions we should all take to protect our digital information); Magnets.

[@REAL-UNKNOWN-SHINOBI]

Hello it's me 7 years in the future. In 2017 AT&T called their LTE advanced or LTE+ network 5Ge, they pulled the exact same bullcrap they did with 4G by just marketing 3.75G as 4G.

[@amyhollister3519]

Future Suggestions: -File Transfer Protocol as Fast As Possible -Network Address Translation as Fast As Possible

[@sgrendel1514]

WHAT ABOUT DIAL-UP AS FAST AS POSSIBLE???? Oh, wait.........

[@richard25473]

-BSOD as fast as possible -Cuda cores as fast as possible -SLI as fast as possible :D

[@xs3tsunax]

Richard Elversoe they did SLI awhile ago i think

[@lighthawk2626]

While I like how multiple other videos are being referred to during basically all Techquickie videos because I usually end up watching one of those next. However I would be happy to see those linked in the description in addition to having them only on screen for a few seconds. Then again I'm one of the few people who has notifications turned off permanently. But still, there are others like me out there (I think) who would appreciate it not having to turn them on and having to search for you referring to the video.

[@gcraneorigami]

I find it kinda sad when my phones internet speed is higher than my router's

[@MichaelFlatman]

Wifi tethering is invented for a reason

[@JohnnyJoannou]

***** You call data cap, I raise grandfathered unlimited data! (I use it for my main internet, 50 down, 15 up, dedicated mobile router.)

[@gcraneorigami]

yeah i can tether it, but its still annoying

[@MutaharFarooq]

+Gavin Crane you could use personal hotspot and connect your pcs to it.

[@TheRandomizers]

same

[@makk3480]

Topics: 1.HSPA 2. GPRS 3. HSCSD 4. DECT Thats it for now. Awesome content. Thanks.

[@besweeeet2]

Too bad home Internet isn't progressing as fast as mobile data...

[@javianbrown8627]

besweeeet2 I'll stick with my home internet any day of the week. People generally don't get 100Mbps on their 4G or LTE networks and even if they do it's limited anyways. You'll burn through all your data

[@cardsfanbj]

Not in the US, anyway... Other first world countries actually encourage the free market and companies will actually improve their service to be competitive.

[@goddess_hylia_]

Cuz home internet will be obsolete

[@Gamergeek1]

I have 960 up and 990 down I think I’ll keep it

[@kevinportillo1971]

I love how most of these facts and topics were already covered in my Telecom class.

[@Michael_G19]

I've learned more from these videos that I learned in college.

[@Ryzza5]

Suggest: Fire-poles as fast as possible When were they invented, mass deployed? How do users avoid friction burns while reducing the effect of gravity? What is the future of getting down quickly and heroicly?

[@Matticitt]

Topic idea: nVidia PhysX

[@TK_Raz]

This should be updated to go over 5G and mmWave technologies.

[@CTback]

6G isn't a thing yet?

[@TK_Raz]

@@CTback I never said it was. I mentioned 5G and mmWave (which is being actively used by quite a few providers).

[@kevinstarlike]

*Intel HD Graphics (or integrated GPUs in generall) as fast as possible!*

[@nimagameroil1099]

Nothing is fast about Intel hd graphics

[@flaviorocha3447]

Thanks Linus for explaning this. It took some months but you did it. :) Do next for As fast as Possible: Types of Mobile Operating Systems.

[@VertexHero]

Here's one: Linus Sebastian as Fast As Possible. :)

[@jure.]

The video would be several hours long

[@deebsmigs]

Thanks for keeping it interesting. I'm studying for the CompTIA exam, and a lot of the topics are not light reading. Thanks for being a fun alternative.

[@Edmundostudios]

2g = Good Game

[@Dr1nc]

Mathematicly incorrect.

[@Sabrintwitt3r]

Edmundo studios yes

[@me4654]

your teachings on your KZbin station is awesome!

[@JoshOlsonDev]

2:21 100 MBPS != 100 Mbps... c'mon Linus, you know that.

[@Epic_Aviation]

No, they're the same.

[@JoshOlsonDev]

@@Epic_Aviation Quit trolling. A megabit is not a megabyte.

[@Epic_Aviation]

@@JoshOlsonDev mbps = megabits per second MBPS= megabits per second Im not trolling. mb/s is megabytes per second.

[@kimkizzermacalam5723]

@@Epic_Aviation yeah you're right. But megabits per second is always Mbps and megabytes per second is always MB/s

[@Epic_Aviation]

@@kimkizzermacalam5723 yeah dont understand why we have 2 completely different meanings abbreviated to very similar things ._.

[@LawrenceTimme]

1G=hand held consoles 2G=consoles 3G=PC that can play most AAA games at 1080p 60fps 4G=PC that can play most AAA games at 1440p 60fps Giga 4G=PC that can play most AAA games at 4K 60fps

[@pedifer1999]

Lawrence Timme DOnt forget LTE advanced, its most AAA at 1440p 120fps

[@HaXrDEV]

Rage Machine Thats the same kind of performance as 4k 60fps. Since 1440p is half 4K

[@TCWordz]

HaxDkGn 1440p is NOT half of 4k. It's approx. 1.8 quarters (45%) of 4k.

[@HaXrDEV]

Tommy59375 same 5% from half

[@mikim.6338]

I want to see "C# as Fast As Possible" :D

[@twixieshores]

Having this video recommended when 5G is already out is weird

[@MCSinge101]

Linus be gangsta #420Blazeit360NoScope #xXGangstaXX #ThugLife

[@Errlich]

Haha I will comment here so I remind you of this thing you sent I am not sorry

[@MrDrTheJniac]

How about updating your old techquickies to match the current quality level? Alternatively, a video explaining the different audio formats (mp3, aac, flac etc) and comparing them would be cool.

[@stormer14789]

lol. I know a great topic but I won't say.

[@PrimeVirtualReality]

***** lol

[@Primitzz]

What the fuck!?

[@TANMAN9095]

stormer14789 fuuk you

[@salmanshah996]

You guys are my best resource for getting anything about technology. Good job boys

[@5_aturn]

FTP as fast as possible

[@DSdvdDS]

tmshero seriously. People need to know how influential this dated technology was

[@Marcos10PT]

DSdavidDS Isn't FTP still a currently used protocol?

[@DSdvdDS]

Yes it us, but there are MUCH better tools and FTP is becoming dated. Still important for all webdevs to know.

[@Potenti4lz]

DSdavidDS There's a tonne of different FTP protocols.

[@nickp9646]

The differences in all the different audio codexes that most people just call MP3, but audio books and podcasts are different because they remember where you were (at least on my iOS devices).

[@gabrielleal102]

The Deep Web explained as Fast as Possible. That would be a Good challenge for Jon (Hail Vessel for Early Access infornation ;) )

[@tonkamatuska4039]

Ok, now can you explain the technical difference? The different tricks they used to get more bandwidth for each G, to support more callers, like timing radio signals, I know it's a bit complicated. Explaining how phones are technically radios. And how they use bandwidth, and cells. Like cells next to each other are using different frequencies. It's a great way to explain the difference between the versions. Especially to people afraid of 5g.

[@joseluevanos1]

notice me senpai

[@gibbyace5077]

No

[@haloshadowsnipe3014]

Jose Ramirez Notice me snoopy.

[@gibbyace5077]

haloShAdOwSnIpE ur cute maybe

[@haloshadowsnipe3014]

gibbythebest kotwal ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@davidcox2459]

The answer? Look at the first two letters of your comment.

[@user-ph2ru9bz6l]

Interpreting advertised router / access point speeds as fast as possible. Subtopics include: 1) Simplex vs duplex vs full duplex 2) MIMO 3) Wifi overhead 4) device compatibility

[@RegretMSTRPWN]

Capacitive touch versus pressure touch, how does each technology work? I'm actually really interested in this, I hope you guys do an episode about it.

[@mr.c.3760]

dang, this is like the fourth channel with linus in, he's in EVERYTHING!!! Linustechtips, superfunchannel, ncixtechtips, +techquickie!

[@TheBrandonDestiny]

Mobile Networks are really complex things to explain however, I think some glaring omissions would be the lack of explaining 3G technologies on CDMA networks like Bell, Verizon, Sprint etc. such as EVDO rev A & rev B and a clear distinction to be made that all the advances after 2G explained were all advances made using GSM Network architecture as their basis. Oh, and EDGE and HSPA+ (2.75G and 3.5G) are transitional technologies primarily developed to maximize data revenue on existing networks before transitioning to newer networks (as well as being fallbacks when the next-gen network isn't available).

[@MCsciencesmith]

You could make a performance comparision between putting too little and too much thermalpaste on. I would be interested to see if there are performance differences, especially because I know that the type of thermalpaste is almost irrelevant. :)

[@TheSmtool]

silicon- i'd like to see a techquickie episode on how and why silicon is used in chips and processors and what are the boundaries of the element

[@Leuel48Fan]

I think it was Samsung and other Korean tele-companies that are working on 5G gigabit technology, with ETA year 2020. Of course there's always a huge discrepancy b/w theoretical max speeds and actual, but still that's great!

[@favouredlisa8218]

I like the humor you put into this video

[@Omaikane]

Nice vid. Here's an idea. Timeline of Intel lga sockets and brief overview of their new features... Possibly calling out their equivalent popular cpus. Background. I have a couple of aging systems using a few different sockets.. (including an lga 775 and 1155) while I know I don't have any direct upgrade paths and have to build new, I have lost track of the evolution of the Intel sockets. I'd like to build a new 80/20% workstation/gaming system but am unsure as to which of the currently available chipsets to go for as far as performance and or bang for buck. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@0djin]

here's one for you with the whole Windows 10 thing going on. Explain a Botnet as fast as possible

[@GazZladz]

Hey Linus I have a few ideas maybe ssd hybrid explained, graphics cards explained if you know what I mean like how does overclocking work why and how can you increase clock speeds?

[@christianmccain9433]

Have you guys ever thought about perhaps doing a show called "Exhaustive Answers" with a more in depth look at some of these systems? I know that I would love to know more.

[@losFondos]

Hey Linus, you could do a video explaining what roaming is!

[@Lord_Fidel]

Screen Gamut and Screen bit depth explained!!

[@rwanderprodz]

as an audiophile I would make the suggestion of reference audio for the next episode!!!!!

[@z1ga]

OMG I was just thinking yesterday how great it would be if Linus made a video on mobile networks, since it gets me quite confused sometimes.

[@HydratedBeans]

Evolution of programming languages, distributed cloud computing, game engines. I can come up with requests all day.

[@ChrisJoseph-jr8zg]

Some people act weird can't block everyone

[@a.m.4154]

Clean audio editing quality.

[@Anuojat]

Topic: Price to performance. The Eternal question among consumers about pretty much ANYTHING,

[@SpaceSysZ]

When even 4G LTE is faster than your internet: …

[@ValorousFogey]

Do a video about video resolution standards and how they came to be. The length and width of a pixel etc.

[@AndrewTranAT88]

I want to see: different programming languages explained, Tesselation explained, Ultrabooks explained, AMD vs Nvidia "hair technology" explained, Depth bias vs depth of field explained, Remote desktop/monitoring utilities explained

[@justanotherstarinthesky]

Glorious 4G LTE+ Advanced Masterrace :3

[@TheDalhuck]

Oh, it's baby Linus!

[@Twineandribbon]

LOVED this. Thanks for explaining.

[@kevinjeffrey2394]

How do displays actually output images? What controls it? CPU? GPU? And does AMOLED still have faster refresh rates than LCD? Does it even matter if so?

[@FernandoFambrini]

Great video as always. Although I did not find this one as clarifying as the others. Maybe this subject is too complex or maybe you could skip the excessive acronyms to make it more simple.

[@Aronsson007]

next techquickie video: how the chip on credit cards works. what happens during a transaction at the mall?

[@oskardolenc]

i have an idea for another techquickie episode: HDD types as fast as possible (you know black, blue, green ...) plz do it

[@JohnnyD]

even tho I have 4glte … sadly I don't get the full speeds... no matter what.... even on "high speed data" I only get 3mbps.... and on my slow speed data I still get 3mbps :'(

[@warcroftgaming]

Linus Linus Linus... You of all people should know... 100MB is 100 MegaByte 100Mb is 100 Megabit

[@TheNytangel]

I think you really missed out on getting Ting as a sponsor for this episode :P

[@m1ster1nd1go]

Clock speed vs number of cores vs cpu architecture as fast as possible. A lot of people seem to be in the blank about what is more important.

[@bdadvarNL]

Hi linus, here is a topic for you- can you compare different tablets, in de mark? for example surface pro3 vs thinkpad or about coming surface pro 4? can you also talk about game engines? different between them? also about sport watches? running watches in the market? or talking about more fun gadgets. also 980ti SLI, benchmarks, types os GPSs , there are us and there are russian ones, how they operate with navigations on automobiles and on bicycle navigations like Garmin....for now thats it. success.

[@reldahr01]

Could you do a video comparing/benchmarking the new Godaveri APUs to the old Kaveri. Are they worth upgrading to or should we wait for Zen. The specs suggest that there is little difference between the two. Thanks

[@jeffreytaylor9607]

Do different game genres (RPGs, MOBAs, FPSs, etc) as fast as possible!

[@MiChAeLoKGB]

Well, for the "Turbo buffed 3G", the Telekom in our country did actually call it 3.5G. So we had 2G, 3G, 3.5G and now 4G...

[@Kraziihype]

Thought you’d talk about 5g too

[@JJFlores197]

Its an 8 year old video. I don't think most people were even aware of 5G except for those in the telecommunications industry.

[@r3vo830]

The link which is suppossed to open the video about compression is actually also HD voice ;)

[@gamingmusic9920]

Could you do CPU Cooler and PSU shopping tips as fast as possible please? ;)

[@HimanshuGhadigaonkar]

Hey Linus, Make a Video on Uses of old Laptop. Like its Screen and its RAM, Hard Disc, Disc Drive etc.. Mainly include the part of using its Screen in Detail as other stuff is jus crap after laptop becomes old...

[@kevinnorthrup8485]

I'd like to see cellphone processor specs laid out in a meaningful way and how they compare to computer varieties.

[@bit2shift]

Seriously, Linus, you don't need 300mbps in order to watch KZbin at 1080p. I'm rocking right here with just 1/50 of that.

[@kobart1101]

idea for a fast as possible: Not responding programs, what happens when software crashes

[@SyedAhmed-hk3gb]

Linus, I want to know the differences between various network frequency bands(2G, 3G and 4G). What are the differences between FDD and TD LTE? Why do they use various frequency bands for the same network? These are the mobile networks supported by the Samsung Galaxy Note 5: NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N920T, N920A, N920I HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N920G 4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N920A LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700) - N920I LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300) - N920G Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps I don't understand the differences between those bands for the same generation, All I can differentiate is 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G (GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE).

[@DrPerkyBottom]

I hope you found what ever you were looking for

[@james.w.]

Topic #1: Linux (not to be confused with the old OS FAP) Topic #2: Kernels Topic #3: Why Linus cheats (at life) on scrapyard wars (see a previous comment) Topic #4: Programming Languages

[@tokidokisonata2447]

request about video codex or history or comparison.. pros& con and which is the best for now..

[@taricwalters8750]

Yes we want more techquickies!😉👌

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

CDMA was first rolled out by Sprint in the very late 90s. It was encrypted unlike TDMA the primary way phones worked .

[@Tanner404]

I got an ad with Linus in it right before this video

[@STEVIEHEARTCHANNEL]

possible next episodes: artificial intelligence as fast as possible, debit card/credit card systems as fast as possible, digital pianos/synthesizers (future of musical instruments?) as fast as possible... anything as fast as possible? :) cheers

[@TheRockHero100]

Suggestion: Why are there different types of USBs?

[@BADISkettu]

Haha, just yesterday I tought you should make a video about this, AND YOU DID! Mind reading...

[@FinePointCGI]

I love how the new cell speeds are faster then a large amounts of home internet speeds.

[@camdore6294]

Fast as Possible on Firepoles

[@isaks3243]

it is pretty amazing that you can reach 1gbit/sec when i can't reach more than 10 mbit/s. but that is soon to be changed! finally they are laying fibre in my area! =) i have been waiting for this during a very long time! q