there is little corelation between signal "type" and up/down data speed here in Nova Scotia. Personaly I have no fixed/wired services and find huge problems with maintaining a solid network connection with the internet and see realy wierd stuff where one phone will be able to access certain web sites, but the one next to it wont, until the phone company reset mumble something mumble mumble, registered my imie # again mumble own both phones, same provider nothing but hassles