  TCubPremium
join:2008-09-03
Olmsted Falls, OH
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| iPhone 3G... I haven't noticed anything with my iPhone 3G in terms of increased or decreased speed since the release of the 3GS.
Altough one thing I'm curious about myself, will regular iPhone 3G users be able to use the HSPA 7.2 network when it's available or am I (we) stuck using the HSPDA 3.2 network?
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 |  baineschile2600 ways to livePremium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | Re: iPhone 3G... I love using ATT's network as well. Its just as fast as verizon's clearly superior evdo network!! | |
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| |  en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: iPhone 3G... said by baineschile:Its just as fast as verizon's clearly superior evdo network!! That's a pretty subjective/localized opinion. Care to compare it to Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile ? | |
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| | | said by TCub:Altough one thing I'm curious about myself, will regular iPhone 3G users be able to use the HSPA 7.2 network when it's available or am I (we) stuck using the HSPDA 3.2 network? Us 3G (non-3Gs) users are stuck with 3.6 down due to the radio in the hardware. It is unknown if it can be flashed to 7.2 (as many 3G cards can). But not to worry as I have a 3G card that does 7.2 down and I have not ever been able to reach anything close to that. So 3.6 down is probably just as good as 7.2 down on AT&T's network. I suspect that the problem is actually with the backhaul lines on the cell towers (too limited for too many users). | |
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| | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Re: iPhone 3G... 7.2 is 2x as many bits per Hz as 3.6, so a 3.6 device is spectrally inefficient and could actually slow down a tower.
That aside, backhaul is a bigger issue.
Lastly, the old iPhone is 7.2 and HSUPA compatible. Not that the HSPA 7.2 side of things matters yet, but HSUPA puts latency in line with EvDO or maybe a little above. | |
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| | |  tiger72SexaT duorPPremium
join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Re: iPhone 3G... the old iphone is 3.6mbps HSDPA, not 7.2 | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: iPhone 3G... Actually, if you look around the chipset on the original 3G supports 7.2. The only thing faster about the 3Gs is the processor; while that's a huge boost the original 3G is still compatible with AT&T's fastest network speed. | |
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join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Re: iPhone 3G... the chipset may support 7.2, but it'll be a cold day in hell before Apple upgrades the 3g firmware to support it. | |
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They haven't even started 7.2 down so your still only seeing 3.6 down with. AT&T's 7.2 Mbps should be a vast improvement over the current 3.6. There should be no problem seeing around 4 Mbps down in the real word with it.
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In good places like south florida AT&T's network is much faster then verizon. About 600 Kbps - 1 Mbps faster. | |
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| | | | | Re: iPhone 3G... They have already launched 7.2 in certain markets. I can get 6.6 during some periods during the day in Phoenix. | |
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|  jpl931
join:2001-02-22
Herculaneum, MO |  Got mine on Father's day and it has performed perfectly so far. | |
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| ditka_bPremium
join:2001-10-05
Barrington, IL | No 7.2mb for Iphone 3G | |
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 JamesonPremium
join:2004-05-28
Fallbrook, CA
kudos:1 | No problems I just bought an iPhone yesterday after being a Sprint customer for over 8 years. I must say I'm not having any issues with AT&Ts network, reliability or speed. | |
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 banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX
·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | All seems well here My iPhone 3GS is my first AT&T 3G phone (I had only the EDGE iPhone before), and so far I have found the network to be excellent in my area of southwest FL. AT&T only recently (last fall) activated 3G coverage around here.
Compared to my EDGE phone, I've had much higher signal strength, better call quality, and have yet to find a "dead zone" where I can't get data at all. This town is littered with such dead zones on the EDGE network.
Edited to add: My 3G network speed tests around town consistently show around 1600 kbps down and 235 kbps up.
I'll be going up to the Detroit area before too long and will be interested to test the phone there as well. AT&T's EDGE coverage in the metro Detroit area was horrible the last time I was there. Couldn't even get a signal at my house or at Metro Airport.
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| Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | Re: All seems well here I live in the Detroit area, major improvements have been made here, a lot of 3G coverage almost everywhere in Detroit/ Metro Detroit area. Whens the last time you came here? I also would inform you to restart your phone when you are here, I am sure you already know to do that. | |
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| | banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX | Re: All seems well here It's actually been about...a year? Or perhaps a bit more -- since I was in Detroit. Glad to hear it's improved. I look forward to trying it out!
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join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | Re: All seems well here Ya no problem, where you going to be around. Just check the coverage map. You will be surprised to see how much 3G coverage there was a year ago, and now here. | |
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| | | | banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX Reviews:
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| Re: All seems well here Travels will take me pretty much everywhere from Detroit outskirts to Dearborn Heights to White Lake Township...got lots of family and friends in the area. I'll have to take another look at the coverage map too.
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| | Great coverage here in my part of CA My phone never drops to an edge signal and I'm constatly driving around northern and central California. Outside I always get a full 3G signal and most of the time I run the speed tests I get at least 1mbps or slightly less. Any location I drive to picks up 3G, even on the freeway driving for hours. | |
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| en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: Great coverage here in my part of CA I've had 3G coverage in most of SoCal for quite some time (Santa Clarita to San Luis Obispo on the 'west', Santa Clarita through Barstow to Big Bear in the high desert, and pretty much anything in the L.A. basin)
On a side note, I'm waiting to see how it 'will be' up around Mt.Shasta/Weed area. | |
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| | IPhone 3GS Well living in Chicagoland the 3GS have constant 3G connection I surf all day with only a slight slowdown in speed through various sites. Only thing I've noticed that some pictures don't pop up. Wish they could fix that. | |
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|  cbrigante2Cubs 20??Premium
join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL | Re: IPhone 3GS said by Ynic :
Well living in Chicagoland the 3GS have constant 3G connection I surf all day with only a slight slowdown in speed through various sites. Only thing I've noticed that some pictures don't pop up. Wish they could fix that.
Yeah the data works pretty well out in the burbs, but the calls do drop some still (better than it was a year ago, but still higher than it should be). | |
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join:2000-05-27
Parker, CO |  My results
Having been a Verizon customer for four or five years I was dreading AT&T after all the horror stories but I have to say I've been very happy with the service. The 3G speeds are decent and there is nothing like seeing "T1 download speeds" on a phone to make you laugh. All in all it works well and using Skype Out over WiFi is great. I called my parent's the other day over it and talked for 30 minutes without a hitch. I think the iPhone version is better than the Windows version of Skype.
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| en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: My results I have WinMo Skype, and its quite garbled (compared to my laptop over WiFi).
I was hoping iPhone 3g/gs is better. | |
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 AlpinePremium
join:2000-01-11
Atlanta, GA | Same boat.. The 3GS is my first trip into iPhone world and I haven't had any problems, either. 90 second YouTube video went up yesterday very quickly. Less than 5 minutes from the start of recording to it being up on YouTube. Very cool.
Aside from the network being perfectly fine so far, the device really is cool. Light years ahead of my old WinMo Blackjack II.
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join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | iphone (low)quality youtube Youtube only looks good on iphones when your connected via WiFi... on at&t you get the same (low)quality youtube on EDGE as you do on 3G... its kinda sad....
for example speeds tests show im getting 1 meg downstream and the youtubes look just as blocky as when im on edge (getting 120k down)... | |
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| | | Re: iphone (low)quality youtube You need to get MXtube on your phone to watch Wifi-Quality streams over 3G | |
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| | Enjoy while it last Knowing AT&T, next thing you know they will put an amendment on their TOS prohibiting youtube uploading from the iPhone. They did it with sling, so we'll see. | |
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1 edit | Youtube restriction... Ya, not going to happen. ATT is basically following apple's policy to the letter in the contract. Everything iPhone is insanely strict, with every function or possible function being detailed in its limitations uses etc. The iPhone may be the most enabled phone to ever hit the market because of this contract. The apple-att iPhone contract allows users to get only so much billing credit per iPhone acct per month, but the amount of total compensation is in the hundreds of dollars, try that with your free phone (not gonna go far), apple wants a good user experience. Also little discussed is the fact that 2G data does not count against your data plan per line cap, only high speed cell data (3G) counts against it. If you can EDGE, do it. Another point, is that outdoors, where the higher of the 2 frequencies is more useable, in most areas you have 3-5 bars. Once i leave my house i generally have 5 bars everywhere. Lower signal means the phone tries harder to get better signal, meaning less battery time. When i get poor signal but need to remain in contact for message & calls, i turn off 3G.
I think folks need to put iPhone (3G for the most part) in perspective. 99 dollar (74 dollar refurb) apple multi-touch widescreen video ipod cellphone that surfs the web pretty respectably & also has 50k apps does email great and can do business stuff & some IT stuff...
I could never use the internet really on my razr or use it instead of my macs, iPhone bridges that gap & is reliable & fun.
Ban youtube access? Yea, as likely as a 15% decrease in data & voice plan rates next month.
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