DivineDark
join:2001-08-30
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs: | Getting ahead of themselves
I cant even get 1Mbps with full 3G HSDPA signal. work on that first! |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by DivineDark  :I cant even get 1Mbps with full 3G HSDPA signal. work on that first! Hell they don't even offer 3G at ANY speed where I live. Meanwhile Verizon has 95% of my state covered. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to DivineDark
While not a very scientific test (location not listed, time of day, repeatability during day vs night, etc) it does show that it is possible
»www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/enga···america/ |
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jinjimbob
Troy Mcclure
join:2001-11-13 | reply to BF69
If they had any signal where I live, that'd be a start. |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:  | reply to DivineDark
I'm lucky to get 3G speeds where I live. I'm looking out the window at the damn cell tower. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| reply to DivineDark
said by DivineDark :I cant even get 1Mbps with full 3G HSDPA signal. work on that first! I wonder if they've started upgrades in my area? Over the past month I've had days where my signal goes down to 1 bar, but then at night back up to full. For the past week or so it's been full bars and the 3G has been much faster, I'm averaging 1.3Mbps on my iPhone. It's been so speedy I've left WiFi turned off to conserve battery. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
| reply to en102
Beat me too it. 
But it does look like AT&T fares well in the testing endgadget did.
»www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/enga···america/
To check download, upload and latency measurements, we used DSLReports' Flash 8 speed test, which has become somewhat of an unofficial standard over the years. We tested six separate locations a half dozen times, throwing out the outliers and coming up with an average that we felt was truly representative of our experience.
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| I read that yesterday as well and I wasn't surprised that Verizon finished last. I was surprised that they were so close to Sprint though ... my Verizon EVDO connection felt absolutely GLACIAL compared to my Sprint EVDO card. Although my speed test and latency results frequently matched what they reported, there was a definitely perceived difference in speed, although I was never able to put my finger on what it was. |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to TKJunkMail
Biggest problem with most evaluations is that they don't test across the country with thousands of users. Dslreports.com has a great archive of users across the country. Looks like Sprint leads for cellphones..
[url]»/mspeed?domains=1[/url]
Here are laptop card results...
Speed Test Statistics - dslreports.com
Samples Down Upload
113 747 369 Sprint Mobile Broadband:
105 727 353 Verizon Wireless
28 622 374 Cingular: US mobile provider (ATT)
These results change all the time though. No provider consistently leads and all are sometimes on top. Wireless data is fickle.
ATT also misleads with their map. They show 2g/3g coverage combined. They have much less national 3G coverage than Sprint/Verizon. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to Matt
Location...location.... location. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | reply to xenophon
I'll agree with you on that there is no provider will consistently lead in every market across the country.
AT&T's 3g map shows 3g vs. 2g - but they do have less national 3G coverage than Sprint and Verizon, but more than T-Mobile.
Both Sprint and AT&T are pretty decent where I am in SoCal.
I've 'peaked' out at ~1.2Mbps on Treo 800w (EVDO Rev A). I haven't used data in months on HTC Tilt, as work pays for the Treo. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
| reply to xenophon
said by xenophon : Dslreports.com has a great archive of users across the country. Looks like Sprint leads for cellphones.. [url]» /mspeed?domains=1[/url] The dslreports mobile test numbers are valuable, but they don't measure just 3g speeds. They also include the older 2g speeds as well.
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
1 edit | said by TKJunkMail :The dslreports mobile test numbers are valuable, but they don't measure just 3g speeds. They also include the older 2g speeds as well. True, is the same for all though so factoring it is still mostly negligible. If you average all the speeds over 500Kbps, they still all come out to be about the same, with one carrier on top one day, another carrier another day.
Wireless depends on so many factors that are not in control of the carrier. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| That's why most carriers state 'average' speeds 500-800kbps  All I care that is
a) it works WHERE I need it
b) it works WHEN I need it
c) it doesn't cost a truck load of $$$
d) ToS doesn't turn a service into a useless item (eg. I'd like to use Skype)
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to xenophon
Biggest problem with most evaluations is that they don't test across the country with thousands of users. Dslreports.com has a great archive of users across the country. Looks like Sprint leads for cellphones.. Problem with that: When I run a test through my AT&T 3G phone, it regularly reports the domain was "myvzw.com" or some other strange, non AT&T domain.
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doublea
join:2007-06-04
Petaluma, CA
·AT&T U-Verse
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to DivineDark
said by DivineDark :I cant even get 1Mbps with full 3G HSDPA signal. work on that first! I know, the claim my city (petaluma ca) (pop 59000) has 3g, but its spotty at best, and if you can get connected your lucky to get 400k, We call it "glorified edge"
To AT&T improve 3G reliability and coverage before improving speed! 3.6mbps is PLENTY fast for a handset atm, that 3.6mbps is good enough to deliver a very high quality video, what needs more?
Here is what you need to do to make me happy:
Reduce ping to under 300ms
Improve reliability so I don't get booted to edge every 5 mins
Stop playing the numbers game and make a product that works. |
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