Using the Phone as the primary internet source

[nrfitchett4]

Originally Posted by gTen

current 4G is not that fast and currently it is capped..if you are using an average Rev A connection expect 2-3X speed improvements.



Maybe the tower was being upgraded at the moment so they blocked EVDO temporarily?

working speeds on the EVO at the launch in New York was 4k down and 1k up. that is much faster than my avg of 600-800 down.

I'm using that same 4g network for my home internet (Clearwire) and get between 4-15k down and a consistent 1k (capped) up. No reason to think the EVO will be different.

[gTen]

Originally Posted by nrfitchett4

working speeds on the EVO at the launch in New York was 4k down and 1k up. that is much faster than my avg of 600-800 down.

I'm using that same 4g network for my home internet (Clearwire) and get between 4-15k down and a consistent 1k (capped) up. No reason to think the EVO will be different.

Clearwire is not capped as far as download is concerned. Sprint on the other hand is capping it..I'm not sure if it is initially or etc but it is capped.

Also in New York I get 1mbps-2.4mbps when I got EVDO.

But I gave you the estimate based on the numbers here:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/...sults-wrap-up/

If I use the numbers I get, at home I get 2.4mbps so it wouldn't be fair..but on average ppl reported:

Sprint: 1361kbs

so multiply that by 3 and you get 4083 which is around 4mbps lol

Unless of course sprint changed their minds.


Edit:

Lets use the numbers sprint gave for comparison:

Sprint customers with the HTC EVO 4G can expect:

4G data speeds (WiMAX) – peak download speeds of more than 10 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1 Mbps; average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps.
3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A.) – peak download speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds of 600 kbps-1.4 Mbps.

so peak for wimax is 10mbps and Rev A is 3.1mbps so pretty much around 3X

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by gTen

4G data speeds (WiMAX) – peak download speeds of more than 10 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1 Mbps; average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps.
3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A.) – peak download speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds of 600 kbps-1.4 Mbps.

so peak for wimax is 10mbps and Rev A is 3.1mbps so pretty much around 3X

i hate seeing figures like this.. carriers are so misrepsenting.. those figures are with one cell phone, signal isolation, and no other handset using the signal... dont ecpect anything close to that once theres a few 100,000 people in your 4G market using the same signal you are... we'll be lucky to see the double the speeds of 3G once 4G is fully out there...

and anyone that claims 2.4mbps in 3G consistently, so me the speed tests lol

[gTen]

Originally Posted by boredandtattooed

i hate seeing figures like this.. carriers are so misrepsenting.. those figures are with one cell phone, signal isolation, and no other handset using the signal... dont ecpect anything close to that once theres a few 100,000 people in your 4G market using the same signal you are... we'll be lucky to see the double the speeds of 3G once 4G is fully out there...

and anyone that claims 2.4mbps in 3G consistently, so me the speed tests lol

Here is my speed test in 2009: (I had a file downloading while otherwise it would have been 2.4mbps)



My current speed is less..but that is because I flashed the usc radio so that it would not reset all the time and better battery life...otherwise I had consistent 2.4mbps

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by gTen

Here is my speed test in 2009: (I had a file downloading while otherwise it would have been 2.4mbps)



My current speed is less..but that is because I flashed the usc radio so that it would not reset all the time and better battery life...otherwise I had consistent 2.4mbps

one test, thats almost a year old??? i said consistently, not one fluke time...

not arguing its not possible.. saying its rare to hit those speeds, people shouldnt expect to hit those speeds, and the odds of those speeds being consistent is rare..