It looks like I'm getting the same speeds when I have the 1X signal as the EV... so is it possible that I'm just not getting EV anymore? I have reprogrammed the phone and have also upgraded to 1.4 radio, still no difference.

AKU: 3.5 CaptainJager's HelmiC
Radio: 1.27
Provider: Sprint
Signal: EV (4 bars)
Location: Miami, Florida

www.dslreports.com/mspeed
1MB file

test1: 978 kbit/sec
test2: 1163 kbit/sec
test3: 1142 kbit/sec

avg: 1094 kbit/sec

AKU: 3.5 Kirvins Sprint NoJunk
Radio: 1.27
Provider: Sprint
Signal: EV - 3 bars
Location: Farfax, VA

www.dslreports.com/mspeed
1000K file

test1: 575 kbit/sec
test2: 589 kbit/sec
test3: 544 kbit/sec

avg: 570 kbit/sec

AKU: 3.5 Kirvins Clean and Simple Sprint
Radio: 1.27
Provider: Sprint
Signal: EV - 2 bars
Location: Washington, DC
www.dslreports.com/mspeed
1M file

test1:
438 kbit/sec
0.527s latency

test2:
685 kbit/sec
0.474s latency

test3:
322 kbit/sec
0.399s latency

AKU: 3.5 kirvins
Radio: 1.27
Provider: Sprint
Signal: EV - 3 bars
Location: Anaheim, CA

1 meg file,

test 1:
898 kbit/sec
0.436s latency
9.553s d/l time.

test 2:
896 kbit/sec
0.435s latency
9.573s d/l time.

test 3:
596 kbit/sec
0.527s latency
14.212s d/l time.

Somewhat enlightening results from our extremely unscientific test here so far:

Verizon: 11 tests averaging 363kbit/sec (excluding my own tests which are obviously on faulty equipment)

Sprint: 18 tests averaging 767.5kbit/sec, almost double!

For verizon supposedly having the best network in the country, their data speeds seem to be seriously lagging behind sprints, at least in the areas where sprint gets coverage.

Well don't generalize

San Jose
Sprint (AKU 3.5 new core, radio 1.27 or whatever the latest pre 1.4x one is)
2 bars
1M file

228 kb/s
0.456 latency

430/.837

370/.8

Which is about normal for me - 300 or so on average around here.

Any of you guys running your test while on AC vs battery?

AKU: 3.5 BIGJ's NEWCORE 1.1r (6/16/07)
Radio: 1.27
Provider: Sprint
Signal: Ev (2 Bars)
Location: Seattle, WA 98144

600k file

TEST 1:
725 kbit/sec
0.48s latency

TEST 2:
507 kbit/sec
0.481s latency

TEST 3:
538 kbit/sec
0.449s latency

AVG:
590 kbit/sec
0.47s latency

I'm running my tests on battery.

I ran mine on Battery...

Seems Sprint speed is directly related to the number of bars...

I called my problems in and I'm expecting a replacement phone next week, so hopefully that will fix the problem.

Just out of curiosity I went down to the local verizon store to see what kind of speeds the demo phones got. Turns out the only phone they had with a real browser was an 8830. It wouldn't do the test, could never get a stable download even with the 1mb file. I couldn't beleive it, no Treo's, no Q's, no 6700's, only the Blackberry?

The AT&T store was in the same parking lot and the 3G network just took hold in this area so I gave a couple of their phones a try.

HTC 8525 = Avg 822kbit/sec on 3g

Samsung Blackjack = Avg 670kbit/sec on 3g

Treo 750 = Avg 608 kbit/sec on 3g

iphone = Avg 161 kbit/sec on EDGE