So what is so special about 3G networks? What can it do? Does it only apply to wireless phones?
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It's a cellular network that is a lot faster than other cell phone networks in the US for data transfer. It's kind of similar in speed to a dial up connection. It's pretty useful if you like to surf the net on your phone.What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. – Christopher Hitchens
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Originally posted by StinkyTheGrump View PostIt's kind of similar in speed to a dial up connection.
(Compare to Roadrunner which is currently at 5 Mbps).
As you can tell, we are quite behind here in Hawaii. Don't get me started on that though.....
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Originally posted by Mattias View PostDial up? I don't think so. The current speed for 3G connections in Hawaii currently maxes out at 2 Mbps, ...
I just tested my iphone (testmyiphone.com) and got a miserable 9kB/s download speed on 3G and I'm in the middle of downtown. Also the comparison to dial up was based on my memory of using dial up for years and my daily web browsing on the iphone. Dial up is pretty darn similar to the AT&T 3G network speeds in Honolulu IMO.What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. – Christopher Hitchens
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Originally posted by StinkyTheGrump View PostI'm talking about actual speeds here in Honolulu though, not theoretical speeds that you might get once in a blue moon when the stars align on a cloudless night etc etc.
I just tested my iphone (testmyiphone.com) and got a miserable 9kB/s download speed on 3G and I'm in the middle of downtown. Also the comparison to dial up was based on my memory of using dial up for years and my daily web browsing on the iphone. Dial up is pretty darn similar to the AT&T 3G network speeds in Honolulu IMO.
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Thanks for giving me the link. I just tested my iPhone (EDGE on T-Mobile) and I got a download speed of 308 Kbps and I only had a reception of 3 bars. You should demand a refund from AT&T.
Anyway, just to show how behind we are. 4G is currently being rolled out in some other countries now with theoretical download speed of 100 Mbps.
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3G speeds are never consistent. it's not like DSL, but 9KB/s sounds like you lost connection during the test for a moment.
a tower could be overloaded at the moment or even could be stuck on a tower that's further away and hasn't jumped over to the tower you're closest to.
The iPhone has already pushed ATT network to it's limits, and even crashed it (see Austin's SXSW Conference).
I know there spending loads of money right now upgrading their network to prepare for tethering with the new iPhone due in June. once iPhone's "officially" tether, the network is going to get slammed.
I just ran Speedtest from my iPhone 3G in Waiks by Kuhio and Nohonani at got 1430 Kb/s down 90 Kb/s up, ran a 2nd time 10 min later at 1582 Kb/s and 83 Kb/s upLast edited by LocalMotion; April 17, 2009, 09:54 PM.
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Originally posted by LocalMotion View PostI just ran Speedtest from my iPhone 3G in Waiks by Kuhio and Nohonani at got 1430 Kb/s down 90 Kb/s up, ran a 2nd time 10 min later at 1582 Kb/s and 83 Kb/s up..
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Originally posted by LikaNui View PostThanks, LM, I've been curious about that. As a comparison, for those who might be interested, I'm at home now and RoadRunner just gave me 16,474 down and 978 up. About 10 times faster than the iPhone 3G.
Supposedly ATT said the new iPhone coming out in June will nalu the net even faster than the latest iPhone. I guess it will have a faster processor and more RAM, along with some OS optimizations but i don't see ATT upping their network speeds by that much, but i'd love to be surprised!
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Originally posted by LocalMotion View PostSweet! Nothing beats Cable or DSL.
Right now, the LTE (100Mbps) they're rolling out in Sweden is faster than their cable/dsl (80Mbps).
Anyway, anything beats the speeds we have in Hawaii. :-(
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Originally posted by amagab View PostWell it depends.....when I was in San Francisco last year I got a faster download link on T-Mobile's 3G than my friend's AT&T DSL. As you said, it might have been temporarily though as I was up in the middle of the night.
Right now, the LTE (100Mbps) they're rolling out in Sweden is faster than their cable/dsl (80Mbps).
Anyway, anything beats the speeds we have in Hawaii. :-(
Still 10mb in Hawaii is still pretty fast. I wonder when Oceanic will implement DOCSIS 3 to really boost their speeds? Problem I see is that they may not have any reason to do it soon since they don't have any competition that's faster than them...
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