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Motorola Testing 4G Mobile Broadband In UK

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the a-whole-extra-g dept.

CNETNate writes "Motorola has launched UK trials of the leading candidate for 4G mobile broadband technology, the long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G. The communications equipment maker began the trials at its testing facility in Swindon, UK on Monday. It plans to test out live LTE calls with data streaming, using a prototype LTE device and the 2.6GHz spectrum band that is due to be auctioned later this year. The news arrives after Motorola reported losses of $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008."

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  1. Try a data tariff and it's far cheaper by master811 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm Not sure where you get £4/MB from...

    There are plenty of data tariffs from most of the networks now that give you 1GB/month for free which is generally more than enough for most on a mobile.

    T-mobile for instance do it for like £5/month (and it's even free on some tariffs) which works out at £0.005/MB ish. Then of course there's the iPhone on O2.

    Also you don't need to spend more to use 3G services, you are vastly ill-informed, either that or simply have no clue.

    So though there certainly are tariffs which might cost £4/MB, you'd have to be an idiot to use them.