How fast your 3G network is from your local operator?
 

hi guys. was thinking of changing network providers. currently with three UK. got 20 some days left in my contract and since surfing online over 3G network is really a big big chunk of my use.i would like to know what people are having from other network providers. here's the 2 recent results i got from http://www.speedtest.net/. both tested with full reception bars.


by the look of it doesnt look really fast but it's not too bad based on my past experience. plz upload your results guys.
oh if you dont mind plz do tell your location plz. mine is Preston, north west of England. thx

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This is what I get from O2 when stood at the front door at home with a full 3.5G signal, Sheffield S14 postcode. Ironically if I don't stand in that exact spot at the right angle, I get no 3G signal at all as it seems the buildings perfectly block it.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/756804442.pnghttp://www.speedtest.net/result/756805770.pnghttp://www.speedtest.net/result/756806414.png
Seems a pretty poor speed to me for so early in the morning, hardly anyone should be using it and in fact the low ping seems to indicate exactly that fact.

I don't get a good signal anywhere in the house for T-Mobile 3G never mind 3.5G, so I would have to test that later. I did try, but with 3 notches I can't even get the FLASH to load up for speedtest. I seem to recall it was not terrific even with full signal round here, obviously a lot of T-Mobile/Virgin customers.

I have used O2 and T-Mobile in the city centre (not all that recently, but I don't think anything has been upgraded recently either) which seemed to linger around the same download although peaking up to 1.5Mbit sometimes. Upload speed certainly was not that high in the city centre.

Unfortunately I believe Three are in fact the fastest for data, period. At least that is what it seems based on what I have read.

And here is my broadband to prove the N900 is capable of handling more speed as at first I thought perhaps flash was bottlenecking it.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/756822139.png
Ignore the ping, its definitely not that high more like 30ms pinging bbc.

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ill test and post

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i get a 3g.5 signal alot

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the only time i bothered to do a test was on 3.5g vodafone and saw around 4.5mbs,was happy with that so didnt test again..

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fix the link in the first post. you've lined to .com not .net.

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download 3.2mb/s, upload 1,44mb/s with o2 germany 3G

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I got around 4.0Mb/s using 3.5G from in my office, but the antenna is nearby.

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voda uk, se london 3.5g
upload 0.22mb
download 0.63mb........disgusting :(

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thx. the link's been fixed now.:D

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5.4 down
1~ up

quite happy with that :)
comviq 3.5g in sweden

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voda uk reading rg7
upload 0.34mb
download 2.64mb
3.5g signal.

wifi - bt option 3
0.34mb up
5.88mb down

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Here is mine from outside Florence.....the server is in ROME!!!! Very strange as that's several hours drive away ?? Tomorrow I'll try in the center of the city and see if there's a difference.

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France orange origami plus
http://www.speedtest.net/result/757377209.png

In Paris only, faaaaaaaaaaaaast!

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TMobile NL
1,34Mb down
0,43Mb up
Was advertised as 1024/384..

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three UK is not all bad then. i might just stick wid it for a lil longer then

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/757512264.png

Wow, faster upload speed than my laptop connected via a wireless link.

It'll do, for now.

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download 2.38mb/s, upload 0.34mb/s with TMO-USA 3G

Don;t think it is a reliable test...result changed all the time...

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Believe it or not this was 3.5G. T-Mobile on 3G is even slower than AT&T on 2.5G :(

http://www.speedtest.net/result/757654724.png

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here are what the specs are for the TMobile USA network.

i only get 1.1mb/s dl thought. :/


http://ceroberts75.001webs.com/pictu...ile.speeds.jpg

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/757919004.png

Damn! that was a suprise :D Usually I get about 2.4Mbit. I'm in Exeter (mid-devon), a stones throw from no signal at all...

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^^ Above ^^ is me quoting someone elses screenshot, not my results. ^^


SEATTLE, WA on T-mobile 3.5g

1.3 mpb/s down
.35 mpb/s up


SEATTLE, WA on ATT 2.5G
.25 mpb/s down
.12 mpb/s up

WIFI at home

7.63 Mpb/s down
1.83 Mpb/s up

YEEEEE FAST wifi :)

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WOW, urs is real FAST!!!:D

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kinda got one question riding along wid this thread for those who are wid vodafone UK. heard rumors saying that voda's cool about customers going beyond their allowed data allowance. it's that true? cuz i m wid three and they only give me 1GB per month. wid n900, i think there might be a chance i could go beyond that.

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hmm.... i have 5 mbit/s download.... but only the frist 500mb.... after them i get the speedbrake.... 128 kbit/s down.... but i have unlimited traffic.... awesome for the n900

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do the cell phone carriers tell you when they are going to turn hsdpa on when you call them or do you just have to play the waiting game?

I get averages around 1Mb down and 256Kb up

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1,31 down and 0,4 up (vodafone italia)

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I did a test a while ago, I think I got ~5mbps down and ~1mbps up. It would equal roughly 0.625MB/s down and 125KB/s up.

It's on Three Sweden by the way, and I have a pretty much unlimited data plan(20GB, then I only get 3G speeds until next month).

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Attachment 8318

with Telia Sweden
I'm quite happy with that.

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T-Mobile US (metro NYC):

Down: 6 Mb/s
Up: < 1.5mb/s

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Wow, I vowed not to go back to Vodafone after the trouble I had with them in the past but that is a fairly convincing argument.

I think I am going to pickup a few PAYG SIM card to test real-life speeds in my area before deciding on my contract renewal plan in June. One thing is for sure, it won't be O2!

It looks like it might be between Three and Vodafone assuming I don't stick with T-Mobile (which I might as if I keep my £10 loyalty at current prices I could get 600 mins, 500 text and Internet for £5/month).

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you got all that for a fiver? that's dead cheap man. how long you been wid them? why the hell when i tried to play hard balls wid Three they always told me 15 for 500mins unlimited texts and data was the best they can do!!! any suggestion about how to play hard ball wid three when it comes to upgrading your contact???

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Fastest I ever got on T-Mobile US 3G:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/744959483.png

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Well...I would never encourage you to push your luck but I regularly exceed 5GB/month and haven't been linched yet :D

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/759059911.png

Wind Mobile in Mississauga, Canada. Very happy :)

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/772700992.png

seems pretty slow...btw what does the ping thing mean? is higher means good or bad?

thanx

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Ping is the time to get to the server and back. The lower the ping the better, generally better for streaming Audio/video and gaming.

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Orange France, about 5-6 Mbps down, 1.5-2 Mbps up.

I was with SFR (France) before, 1.5 Mbps down on good days, 0.15 Mbps up.

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http://www.speedtest.net/result/772743496.png

I guess I'm happy with these results.. Although sometimes the speeds are horrible.

EDIT: Oh and I assume they mean MBit/s and not MByte/s. That speed is btw near our home connection, even though we should be getting somewhere around 24MBit/s at home. Damn you, thompson router!