4G LTE doesn't matter to 50% of mobile users, says new survey

How important is 4G LTE to you? In a new study by Piper Jaffray, nearly half of the consumers surveyed don't actually feel it's that important, believe it or not. For those with fairly basic needs, like checking Facebook or browsing a few web pages, I suppose that makes sense.

The true benefits of higher-speed Internet really don't become all that visible until it comes to things like massive downloads, which many people do from their WiFi connections, in order to conserve data.

The survey also found that 51% of those responding didn't care about which network they got their 4G LTE service from, so this means that there isn't a clear favorite in terms of 4G LTE carrier.

Conducting a survey is all and good, but keep in mind that you only get a small picture of what is really going on. Piper Jaffray didn't release information on how many were surveyed, nor the demographics. All we know is that they conducted this survey in order to see how important 4G was and whether Sprint’s weaker 4G presence should negatively affect it or not.

A good reason why 4G LTE might not matter to those reviewed is because they have never used it. Sure, there is advertising for 4G LTE, but you really don't know how much better it is until you use it. Many consumers were fine with dial-up or slow-speed 128k DSL before they knew better, after all.

Now a different concern altogether would be whether Android enthusiasts consider mobile data speed. Android Authority readers: how important is 4G LTE to you?

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Comments

Balraj

Wow nice
Atleast he is better than Apple
Who tells you to live with problems that came with iphone 5 body…….
mjolnirxz

Respect.
702Mike

And its no wonder as to why HTC is low on their profits. An apology is nice but what about the Rezound? If there’s one thing I’ve learned, its that nothing travels faster than word of mouth. If they want to sell more new product they need to start supporting the old much more effectively. Happy customers will return and spread the word. Its not that difficult. As for us HTC is done and Samsung is getting our upgrades. I’ve watched them right behind moto in jelly bean updates for devices that are older than the Rezound. Seriously get it together HTC.
- amine ELouakil
  
  Just a suggestion, NEVER buy carrier specific phones, because it’s the OEM loses almost any control they have on the phone. at least the DNA is a butterfly but for the rest … nah
lil bit

But this is just the tip of the iceberg, HTCs bad products goes way beyond the thunderbolt. Why on earth didnt they respond to warranty issues when they were on top, when they had the cash, why did they have to put defective phones in storage, silently, and then return them unrepaired when the customer was already so angry that they could see the smoke signals coming out their ears all the way in taiwan, instead of replacing them? They pissed people off so badly that it has no historic parallels, no apology can fix that, the customers never got a working product or any form of compensation.

Never trust HTC, they are so full of silent arrogance that its for the best for the buyers if they go out of business. A serious company like ZTE or Huawei should buy HTC to reset their bad merits, let their sins die on the cross of the current CEO.
- lil bit
  
  Just keep an eye on the button problems of HTC One, they will not go away, this is exactly the kind of thing HTC does, promises to fix with updates what is actually a manufacturing defect that cannot be fixed through software. Just wait and see, history is repeating itself, the problem will persist.
  - amine ELouakil
    
    switch your phone under warranty. I have no button issue
  - Garry DeWitt
    
    given that the latest OTA for INT versions seems to fix the sensitivity issue for the one (or at least it’s mentioned in the change log, and Ive seen good results on XDA, and for myself), I think your example may be a little bit off.