Verizon Wireless extended its 4G LTE network to Blacksburg last Thursday.
According to Verizon, this will allow students and faculty to download files and share music up to 10 times faster than before.
4G LTE users can experience five to 12 megabits per second when downloading and two to five megabits per second when uploading.
When users leave the 4G LTE network area, they will automatically be connected to Verizon’s 3G network, ensuring they are never disconnected.
To connect to the 4G LTE network, users need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk Plan, which starts at $39.99.
Verizon 4G LTE users on smartphones, tablets and netbooks can then choose between three pricing plans: $30 per month for 2GB access, $50 per month for 5GB monthly access, or $80 per month for 10Gb
access.
To access the 4G LTE, a user must own a phone that can access the network.
According to the International Telecommunications Union, which sets standards for new technologies in the telecom industry, a network must offer at least 100 megabits per second for mobile access.
A version of this article appeared in the Aug 22 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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I'm glad to see that the new writing style of the CT consists primarily of one sentence paragraphs put together in no particular order.
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"...a network must offer at least 100 megabits per second for mobile access."
One sentence per "paragraph" is bad enough; did you even read this.
What is this even referring to?
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Every technology article is basically the same one: Alternating copy pasted sentences from tech blogs and then trying to make up sentences
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Oh wow, this article is terribly written.
What a huge surprise.
Collegiate Times makes me sad to be a part of the Hokie Nation.
If I were in Journalism class and I wrote this article, I would fail out of school.
I wish I was smart enough to copy and paste press releases.
Maybe one day I can be as accomplished as you.
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The Collegiate Times is an admirable website. Do not harp on it's writers for wanting to share news that is happening in our area...
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I'm not sure if you are serious, because there is no way you can honestly believe that.
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I'm pretty sure YOU make every one sad to be part of the Hokie Nation. Hell, I wanna transfer knowing you exist and go to my school. But I don't blame you. I know people like you exist and they don't have any lives and need to bash college articles to feel good about themselves. I know you don't have anything to feel good about because your life is miserable and about as useless as the words you type in your comments. But it's ok man... it's ok... just chill out, you can do it.
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Get a life, buddy. Go find something to do that's good for society and stop bashing college kids doing something they are passionate about.
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Agree with anon above.
"...a network must offer at least 100 megabits per second for mobile access."
What does this even mean????
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