EDGE downloads...

[HyPeR]

i just tried downloading a 2.5MB MP3 file from the net, i opened WEB put in the exact link address & the 9500 download save screen came up, i selected the memory card as the location & started the download, using my EDGE connection.
in less than 4 mins i was at 90% download complete & then suddenly the phone hung & restarted, WIERD. anyways will try again & give you the eact time for a 2.5 MB file. i think 5mins for a 2.5MB file on EDGE would be pretty good.
what do you say??

[eshahwe]

Did you have enough free memory to the location you were downloading to? Or maybe it just happened, phones do crash sometimes. Try downloading again and see what happens.

[jah]

@hyper

here in the UK using the 3G service of Three I can regularly download 1mb of video files in 30 seconds and therefore on this basis 2.5mb should take less than 2 minutes. The download speed of 3G is around 348kbps

[HyPeR]

i tried again & this time it took me a few seconds over 3 mins to download a 2.5MB MP3. i guess edge & 3g services have the same speeds. maybe it should be faster though, cause i can tell this is not the correct speed when i browse the web. will have to call ORANGE today!!

[Raven]

Originally Posted by HyPeR

i guess edge & 3g services have the same speeds.

WCDMA 2100 (3G) - Maximum download 384kbps; upload 128kbps

EGPRS (EDGE) (Class B, Multislot class 10) - Maximum download 236.8kbps; upload 118.4kbps

Note that these figures are the maximum speed possible to achieve on those networks. Real life speed can differ quite a bit depending on things like coverage and network traffic etc.