[Sandrot]

why does my bold 9900 have h+ and my bold 9790 doesnt i got the 9790 because it was smaller and thinking it had the h+ like the 9900 does but it doesnt i should of even spent the money for the 9790 and should of kept my 9900

[byul]

It's carrier bounded.

[Sandrot]

my 9790 is from rogers and rogers has the h+ because my 9900 was a rogers phone as well

[goshko]

the 9790 dosnt support H+, i know because my gf has the 9810 and runs on h+ with telus. I am also on telus and my phone dosnt get H+.

[blakobecwa]

for a little more incite...

Bold 9790 - 3G/3.5G (7.2 MB/s)

Bold 9900 - 4G/H+ (*14.4 MB/s - *not true 4G because true 4G is like 40+ MB/s or something)

I've done side by side comparison of my Bold 9790 with my cousin's 9900 with the Fancy Speed Test Application and the results are almost identical. Really doesn't make much difference probably depending on how strong your signal is.

[Phill_UK]

goshko is correct, the 9790 is only capable of HSPA speeds @ 7.2mbps and not HSPA+ speeds @ 14.4mbps like the 9900... in short, it's just a 3G phone.

[xanadome]

for a little more incite...

Bold 9790 - 3G/3.5G (7.2 MB/s)

Bold 9900 - 4G/H+ (*14.4 MB/s - *not true 4G because true 4G is like 40+ MB/s or something)

I've done side by side comparison of my Bold 9790 with my cousin's 9900 with the Fancy Speed Test Application and the results are almost identical. Really doesn't make much difference probably depending on how strong your signal is.

That was always my understanding, but you proved it

3G/4G never bothered me at all. if and when the LTE truly becomes ubiquitous and true LTE handsets become available at no sacrifice of other factors (including the price), I might then begin to consider device upgrade.

Until then, I am happy with the 9790 and never missed the 9900 that I once owned.

[fbloise]

Yup, is true. I use the 9790 with T-mobile and then I switched to O2, in neither of those shows H+, only 3G.

[Jake90087]

My 9900 shows 3G. It's no biggie really, just if you want to feel better.

[Phill_UK]

My 9900 shows 3G. It's no biggie really, just if you want to feel better.

Apart from a handful of North American carrier 9900's (marketing gimmick), the rest of them ALL show 3G... but that's not the point here

The 9900 is an HSPA+ device, and if your network supports those speeds, you'll get them.

The 9790 on the other hand is only an HSPA device, so ALL of them will only show 3G.

[Jake90087]

Apart from a handful of North American carrier 9900's (marketing gimmick), the rest of them ALL show 3G... but that's not the point here

The 9900 is an HSPA+ device, and if your network supports those speeds, you'll get them.

The 9790 on the other hand is only an HSPA device, so ALL of them will only show 3G.

Basically! I prefer the look of the 3G vs. H+ or 4G. But each to their own...