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# 138005 16-Dec-2013 18:59

Looked at the coverage map and there is DC 3G in places you wouldn't expect ... Inlcudes my house!

Do i need a 4g sim uo get DC 3G?

My speeds are certainly not DC here ...

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# 953248 16-Dec-2013 18:59

Hello... Our robot found some keywords in your post, so here is an automated reply with some important things to note regarding broadband speeds.

If you are posting regarding DSL speeds please check that

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# 953258 16-Dec-2013 19:00

Speeds is a keyword!

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# 953262 16-Dec-2013 19:04

joker97: Speeds is a keyword!

Just get a master filter and stick your SIM in there ;-)

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# 953264 16-Dec-2013 19:08

No new SIM required for Dual carrier access, DC is just the normal 3G network

Dual carrier speed will depend on the load of the serving cell

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# 953307 16-Dec-2013 20:19

I am beginning to think my Telstra Australia firmware is doing something weird on the NZ networks ... my speeds have not changed ... what DC!

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# 953310 16-Dec-2013 20:21

Have you rooted the handset and loaded different software on it?

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# 953312 16-Dec-2013 20:22

I have rooted it but no changes to anything else. I have the TNZ modem loaded.

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# 953314 16-Dec-2013 20:26

You'd have to test at 3-4am if you want to know whether you're getting dual carrier speeds imo. The network is generally too loaded for you to see speeds that you couldn't get with single carrier HSPA+ during normal hours. I haven't seen a speedtest over 10 megabit in ages.

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# 953316 16-Dec-2013 20:30

joker97: I have rooted it but no changes to anything else. I have the TNZ modem loaded.

It should just work - providing your android device supports HSPA-DC - I haven't come across any devices that can selectively disable Cat24.

Like all things mobile/cellular performance can vary du to several factors, including coverage, load, and device capability...

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# 953317 16-Dec-2013 20:30

ok thanks. can't beat physics I guess - low frequency long wavelength = less capacity compared to the friends in Red.

BUT - it means that I get superior signal in my concrete block where I work

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# 953318 16-Dec-2013 20:33

however I still think that these phones are a minefield to work with - there are so many settings buried inside the code of firmware - unfortunately the galaxy s4 I have I can't get into the hidden menus to look at things like fast dormancy, H+/H/3G toggling etc

heck the other night I read about that guy's Vodafone note 3 that can't latch onto telecom's 4G! insanity!

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# 953320 16-Dec-2013 20:38

joker97: ok thanks. can't beat physics I guess - low frequency long wavelength = less capacity compared to the friends in Red.

Capacity on a mobile network is measured in spectrum bandwidth Mhz not the band you are operating on,

Coverage foot print comes down the frequency used

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# 953347 16-Dec-2013 21:32

Where are you based??? I can see what sort of DC it is, be it 850Mhz or 2100 DC.. as they are different.

But DC should work no matter what as long as your device supports it, and it's just up to cell congestion as John has already said :)