2017-08-29 at 4:32 AM UTC
Here's my question, I can't tell if it's dumb yet or not.
So say when I have 4g speeds on my phone, everything streams fine, and when I have 2g, it doesn't run fine at all.
What I'm wondering is, instead of us finding newer ways to download things faster or acquire faster speeds, is there a way to modify SOMETHING, or invent a way to improve something like "2g”, making those speeds able to stream things with no problem, or is that literally impossible?
Sank you
2017-08-29 at 4:41 AM UTC
This has nothing to do with me wanting better speed. I just want to know if technology could do what I asked or is that literally impossible- to make lower download speeds become faster by somehow making the data easier to download?
2017-08-29 at 4:44 AM UTC
aldra
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2G is GPRS/EDGE, maximum speed of 64kbps/128kbps
3G is UMTS/HSDPA, maximum speed is 512kbps/3mbps
4G is... I forget what the technology's called, but the current maximum speed is like 100mbps with a much higher theoretical maximum.
A large part of the available bandwidth is relative to the wireless frequency used - 2G's 128kbps is pretty much the upper limit of how much bandwidth a single channel at that frequency can handle.
For example in many areas 2G operates at 1800hz - at 1800hz you physically aren't able to transfer more than 128kb/s or so. The only way to increase speeds are:
1. Use more channels. If your phone uses 2 channels, you can theoretically split traffic and get speeds of 256kb/s. This would require your phone to support multiple channels, and the number of channels available on each mobile phone tower/base station is finite so they'd effectively be cutting the number of users they can service in half.
2. Find an algorithm that allows you to compress data more effectively so you need less bandwidth in general. Requires a lot of research and we may already be at the most efficient algorithm. Even if a new one is found, it'd require mobile phone radio upgrades (not just software) and new standards to be written, etc.
I wrote that from memory, sorry if numbers are off but it should give you a good idea as to why it's difficult to build on old radio technology
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2017-08-29 at 4:49 AM UTC
How could you get your phone to use more channels? Is that possible on the consumer end?
2017-08-29 at 4:50 AM UTC
So if I could master and study data compression algorithms, and find the ultimate ULTIMATE one, I could make it so everyone in the world can use 1g technology with amazing streaming and downloading capability. Full length movies will be compressed to 1mb. That is my goal.
I WILL be globally known.
