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Experimental 4G Phone Service Faster Than Cable

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the screaming-speeds-for-screaming dept.

JymBrittain writes "NewScientist reports that Japanese researchers have achieved blistering rates of transmission for cell phones that allowed for viewing of 32 high definition video streams, while traveling in an automobile at 20 kilometers per hour. From the article: "Officials from NTT DoCoMo say the phones could receive data at 100 megabits per second on the move and at up to a gigabit per second while static. At this rate, an entire DVD could be downloaded within a minute." These transmission rates were achieved using new experimental methods of multiplexing."

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  1. Yay! by Daxster · · Score: 5, Funny

    32 simultaneous porn streams?! Oh my! I don't need to be going at 20mph for that..

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    1. Re:Yay! by KillShill · · Score: 5, Funny

      not ALL of you anyway.

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  2. 20 kilometers per hour! by Beatlebum · · Score: 5, Funny

    20 kilometers per hour!

    OMG, that's incredible.

  3. Thanks, NTT DoCoMo Officials, for the perspective by Fhqwhgadss · · Score: 5, Funny
    At this rate, an entire DVD could be downloaded within a minute.

    At this rate the technology will never reach the USA. Thanks for pointing that out right away jerks.

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  4. What about my nads? by sockonafish · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I left the phone in my pocket while torrenting an ISO to my Powerbook with an 802.11g link, would I be rendered sterile?

  5. Re:20 kmph? by Daxster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone's favourite unit..
    http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=20+kilometers+ per+hour+in+furlongs+per+fortnight&meta=

    20 kilometers per hour = 33 404.9153 furlongs per fortnight

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  6. In other news... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hollywood surrenders. Film at 11.

  7. Re:20 kmph? by Saiyine · · Score: 3, Funny


    the furlongs per fortnight

    Here you are: 12 mph equals to 32 256 furlongs per fortnight.


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  8. Just what I always wanted... by dal20402 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...a render farm made up of cellphones.

  9. This remids me.... by LothDaddy · · Score: 5, Funny
    A man with a 4G cell phone receiving data at 100mbs leaves Dallas on a train traveling to Amarilo at 20kps. A second man leaves Amarillo riding on a train headed to Dallas at 10kph. His 3G cell phone is receiving data at 500kbs. Which one will download more porn first?

    Neither, there's no f'ing cell receiption between Amarillo and Dallas. Thought that was a math problem huh?!

  10. Welcome to the world's most powerful technological by plasmacutter · · Score: 5, Funny

    backwater.. the USA. where you too can get a mere 3 mbit/s monodirectional while people in scandanavia and japan get 20 megabits minimum, and will soon have gigabit service to their phones. I would like to personally thank the FCC for fostering the competition necessary to get us here.

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  11. 4g phone? by drsquare · · Score: 3, Funny

    How on earth would you pick it up?

  12. Re:Wow by ceejayoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    On behalf of much of Slashdot, let me say this:

    You bastard.

    Can I come live with you?