[bedoig]

Sorry, I must have missed the part about the aircard on my first read through your post. These tests can be done simultaneously in the exact same location, and the aircard performs significantly better each time? I just want to be sure that you're really comparing apples to apples. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the dedicated data card performs a little better. I'd assume it's got some data optimizations.

I'd try your phone out in a few different locations and see if you get any better results. I think it is safe to say you're on Rev A though, as a 170 kbps upload isn't doable on Rev 0. 1300 down is pretty decent too, and barely within the realm of possibility for Rev 0. You could also check what PRL you're running on your phone. Not usually going to make a huge difference, but I always like to be up to date anyway.

One last thought, how are you doing your speed tests? Results on the phone are not very accurate, so I just want to make sure you're doing the tests tethered to a computer (USB or WiFi preferrably, as BT tops out a little over 1meg).