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Mobile phone HSDPA speedtest

  • 13-03-2009 5:03pm
    #1
    Strulf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    As i want to buy an iPhone i wonder which provider i am to chose. o2 says it is providing "up to" 7.2mbit/s, but 3 has a nice offer (1gb for 10€) with 3.6mbit/s as well.

    so now i wan't to know wether there's a wide difference between the providers.

    Please name the location, phone and the provider you're using and make the bandwith clear wether you mean kbits or kbytes.

    I testet the speed at work with the phone of a colleague:

    Dublin (actually not in the center)
    iPhone
    o2
    ~700kbit/s

    Which i found very dissatisfying. That's not normal, is it?


    Btw, there's an app called "speedtest.net" in the App Store for those using an iPhone.


    Cheers

    Sebastian


Comments

  • #2
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,182 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    It's 7.2 mbps for EVERYONE on that cell.


  • #3
    Walkman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭Walkman


    Cork city centre. Using a SonyEricsson w910i on 3. Got 952kb/s


  • #4
    long_b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,945 ✭✭✭long_b


    N82 on 3, Dublin City Centre.8 AN
    Hit 2.4 Mb/sec.
    Could have knocked me over with a feather.


  • #5
    Rsaeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Rsaeire


    Certain handsets are capable of faster speeds than some networks support and certain networks are capable of faster speeds than some handsets support.

    Example 1:
    The iPhone is capable of up to 3.6 Mbps, but if used on a network capable of up to 7.2 Mbps, such as Vodafone or O2, the maximum speed available is up to only 3.6 Mbps.

    Conclusion = The handset is the limiting factor.

    Example 2:
    The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1i is capable of up to 7.2 Mbps, but if used on a network capable of up to 3.6 Mbps, such as 3, the maximum speed capable is still only 3.6 Mbps.

    Conclusion = The network is the limiting factor.


  • #6
    mcguyver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭mcguyver


    has anyone tired mobilespeedtest.com


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  • #7
    Strulf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Strulf


    Rsaeire wrote: »
    The iPhone is capable of up to 3.6 Mbps
    Is it? Or was it just for the example?
    If yes, do you have a source to that information?


  • #8
    Rsaeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Rsaeire


    Strulf wrote: »
    Is it? Or was it just for the example?
    If yes, do you have a source to that information?

    There's an article on Gearlog that confirms the HSDPA speed of the iPhone is 3.6 Mbps; this was confirmed after Gearlog spoke with Apple's Greg Jozwiak.


  • #9
    Strulf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Strulf


    Thank you.


  • #10
    Strulf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Strulf


    *push* Noone else? 2,4mbit sounds perfect, i would like to have more comparable informations ;)


  • #11
    CivilEx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭CivilEx


    Strulf wrote: »
    *push* Noone else? 2,4mbit sounds perfect, i would like to have more comparable informations ;)

    Don't know if you were interested in Vodafone. Variable results :)


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  • #12
    Turbo33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Turbo33


    Hi,

    I have a 3GS iphone on Three network, the customer service in the shop told me that their cell network is on 7.2 speeds now, but when i do speed tests on the iphone i always get around 2.5 M download, i have tested this in Cork, Dublin, Dundalk. Meath in various locations but i can never get over 2.5M download. my internet APN setting on the iphone 3GS is 3ireland.ie
    Has anyone that got a 3GS got greater speeds on any 7.2M HSDPA cell network?


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