2degrees DC-HSPA network

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uenostation54

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#119260 26-May-2013 14:02

Has 2degrees started rolling out DC-HSPA yet? In Timaru I'm getting pretty decent speeds (8-12mbps down, consistently 4mbps up) with a DC-HSPA capable device. Given that they only recently put the towers up here, is DC live? I don't know how to check, apart from the fact I'm getting H+ in my status bar.

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#825547 26-May-2013 14:05

H+ should indicate DC but 9-12 down isn't that awesome, but you get what you pay for. I love the price of 12GB for $99 personally

uenostation54

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#825554 26-May-2013 14:22

It's triple the speed of my ADSL, which is kind of sad. And yeah, the 12gb pack is awesome.

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#825566 26-May-2013 14:50

H+ does not mean DC at all you, The handset will display H+ on a single carrier at 21Mbps

uenostation54 does your handset support DC?

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#825586 26-May-2013 15:24

Interesting

On my Windows Phone handset when I put in my 2D sim I notice these displayed

G
E
3G
H
H+

I've always assumed H+ was DC

uenostation54

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#825590 26-May-2013 15:30

johnr: H+ does not mean DC at all you, The handset will display H+ on a single carrier at 21Mbps

uenostation54 does your handset support DC?

Yes. I've got a Lumia 920.

nathan

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#825595 26-May-2013 15:40

Look like i shouldn't be assuming things H+ isn't DC

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#825607 26-May-2013 16:48

H+ Simply indicates HSPA+. This can be single carrier 21mbps or dual carrier 42mbps.
I don't know of any handsets which can indicate whether two carriers are in use or not.

I believe those speeds are achievable on HSPA+ single carrier however.

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#825627 26-May-2013 17:52

You can also get dual carrier HSPA. Cambridge had a site like this.

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