Who still loves WM ?

**gTen** · #1 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by eric12341

@gTen his screenshots show the 3G logo rather than 4G.

And @aedon no reason to be a sprint boy, actual facts show that sprint isn't doing too well at all. Look at the community forums and u'll see countless threads on the slow speeds. Sprint is also the slowest carrier and here's the proof:

The Fastest Mobile Networks 2011 | PCMag.com

impossible, that is beyond Evdo Rev A specifications, either he has a theme that shows 3G or he took the results in 4g and then lost/disabled 4g and it shows 3g...

aedon · #2 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by gTen

impossible, that is beyond Evdo Rev A specifications, either he has a theme that shows 3G or he took the results in 4g and then lost/disabled 4g and it shows 3g...

the test was ran with 4g.

The 4g connection was not stable however because of the fact i was in the middle of a 4 story building on the second floor.

So I lost 4g.

and to eric, its not about being "a sprint boy"

wether or not sprint has issues isnt the topic here.
I understand that there are areas that have problems

But that doesnt mean you need to be a "sprint sucks" spokesman

**lnando84** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 02:40 AM

I just ran a test using my mobile browser and got this, mind you I don't get 4g!!..

**gTen** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by lnando84

I just ran a test using my mobile browser and got this, mind you I don't get 4g!!..

I wouldn't use sites to do speedtests unless they use something like flash or something...this is due to browsers/isps may cache data and output faster results...some go as far as rendering data on their own server as well before transmitting it to you.

That said before anything I would follow the advice of the speed test tools you used.

"We recommend you try a 2MB or faster test to accurately test your connection"

Max speed of Rev A is I think 3.1mbps

**lnando84** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gTen

I wouldn't use sites to do speedtests unless they use something like flash or something...this is due to browsers/isps may cache data and output faster results...some go as far as rendering data on their own server as well before transmitting it to you.

That said before anything I would follow the advice of the speed test tools you used.

"We recommend you try a 2MB or faster test to accurately test your connection"

Max speed of Rev A is I think 3.1mbps

I did use 2MB.. here's another screenshot of the same page showing it.. oh and it always says "We recommend blah blah blah"..

**gTen** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lnando84

I did use 2MB.. here's another screenshot of the same page showing it.. oh and it always says "We recommend blah blah blah"..

Ah, I see..then it must be either caching or remote rendering...because as I said earlier those speeds are not possible on Evdo Rev A due to the limitations of the specifications.

This is similar to when Dr. 8820 did a speed test of his HD2. The numbers he got was way beyond the technical specifications of the HD2...and I think he used same site you are using for the speed test...

Aleki · #7 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lnando84

I just ran a test using my mobile browser and got this, mind you I don't get 4g!!..

do you or your neighbor have an airave? that seems to be the same bandwidth I get with it on.

**lnando84** · #8 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by eric12341

Here's what I also use sometimes iPhone speedtest this along with the bandwidth app they all give me the same results. @lnando84 should retry his tests using the other site and a speedtest app.

LOL now I "should" try this and "should" try that.. Next you'll have me jumping thru hoops to prove it.. Come on man, be real!! I used the link IN YOUR SIGNATURE so don't tell me you use other methods when all the proof is right there.. HATERS will always hate!!

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Originally Posted by Aleki

do you or your neighbor have an airave? that seems to be the same bandwidth I get with it on.

No I personally don't have one but maybe one of my neighbors do.. funny how I'm getting those speeds(in my hand) yet have others tell me it's not possible, even when i post the proof..

eric12341 · #9 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lnando84

LOL now I "should" try this and "should" try that.. Next you'll have me jumping thru hoops to prove it.. Come on man, be real!! I used the link IN YOUR SIGNATURE so don't tell me you use other methods when all the proof is right there.. HATERS will always hate!!

No I personally don't have one but maybe one of my neighbors do.. funny how I'm getting those speeds(in my hand) yet have others tell me it's not possible, even when i post the proof..

@lnando84 not hating just providing a suggestion to refute @gTen claims about the site in my sig. The site I linked in the last post doesn't go by caching or any of the such that he mentioned, I think it uses jscript. Whenever I try it it usually gives me the same results that the mobilespeedtest and the bandwidth app gives me (whenever it works right). But yea that's a nice kick ass EvDO speed. I couldn't even get 400k. the @rrjskj speeds are good too and I'm glad that I can now pull down both those speeds with my Tmo HD7 on just 0 to 2 bars whereas with a full signal on sprint I could only pull 800 tops wherever I went.

**gTen** · #10 (**permalink**) 12-04-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by eric12341

@lnando84 not hating just providing a suggestion to refute @gTen claims about the site in my sig. The site I linked in the last post doesn't go by caching or any of the such that he mentioned, I think it uses jscript. Whenever I try it it usually gives me the same results that the mobilespeedtest and the bandwidth app gives me (whenever it works right). But yea that's a nice kick ass EvDO speed. I couldn't even get 400k. the @rrjskj speeds are good too and I'm glad that I can now pull down both those speeds with my Tmo HD7 on just 0 to 2 bars whereas with a full signal on sprint I could only pull 800 tops wherever I went.

Caching is not done on the sites end, it is done on the ISPs end, whenever a file is requested by multiple people the ISP locally cache that data and deliver it. This way your not measuring your speed but the speed of the pipe.

Some browsers like opera, skyfire and etc also render content on their local servers then forward you the output. Where again you are measuring the pipe speed of the browser's servers.