09-07-2007, 08:27 AM
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HSDPA - How fast is your N95?
I was expecting a max of 3.6mbit, but using some of the many speed tests on the net, I found that 120kbit was the average, with lows like 68kbit and highs close to 250kbit. That is way below the normal 3G speed of 384kbit, so what's the point in 3.5G?
Of course I have enabled HSDPA in settings and my provider has even enabled something in my account settings, but the speed is still a far cry from 3.6mbit and way too slow to stream video in a usable quality.
What's your speed?
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09-07-2007, 08:36 AM
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HSDPA is controlled by the network, i.e tmobileuk have set the 1.8mbit limit which is real world is only at 1.5mbit, it is also dependent on the cell you are in due to 3g using alot more bandwidth the cells are easily conjested, you may notice if you have v12 firmware the little 3.5g symbol going off and on this will happen when conjesion occurs.
i get 140kb/s download but i am sitting about 20 metres from a network switch
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09-07-2007, 09:05 AM
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I'm using Netcom in Norway. At home (central Oslo) I'm getting an average of 1.6-1.8 mbps (I've used TPtest to test transfer speed).
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09-07-2007, 02:07 PM
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Im with T-Mobile UK so always thought unless I got WebnWalk Plus I wouldnt get HSDPA, and assumed I was right becuase windows shows 115.2kbps connection.
but I can get speed test results normally around 700-900kbps down and 300kbps up
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09-07-2007, 04:07 PM
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Have just spoken to Virgin Mobile after reading this thread and they tell me they do not support HSDPA which I find odd as they use the T-Mobile network. Think it might be time to change after 7 years with them.
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09-07-2007, 04:09 PM
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how do you find out what your speed is ??
Ive tried mine at home sitting next to the router and its still slow as hell
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09-07-2007, 04:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wethery
how do you find out what your speed is ??
Ive tried mine at home sitting next to the router and its still slow as hell
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Depends - when you say next to the router are you talking about wi-fi speed? HSDPA speed will be dependent on how strong the signal is. In central Reading I can get 750Kb/s-ish from my Orb machine on T-Mobile (not sure, but this could be limited by my upstream connection from the PC rather than the HSDPA though).
Also, things could "feel" slow when browsing due to latency rather than bandwidth - the latency on 3G/HSDPA isn't great
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09-07-2007, 04:38 PM
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www.speedtest.net tells you your bandwidth and also your latency
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09-07-2007, 07:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barkotron
Depends - when you say next to the router are you talking about wi-fi speed? HSDPA speed will be dependent on how strong the signal is. In central Reading I can get 750Kb/s-ish from my Orb machine on T-Mobile (not sure, but this could be limited by my upstream connection from the PC rather than the HSDPA though).
Also, things could "feel" slow when browsing due to latency rather than bandwidth - the latency on 3G/HSDPA isn't great
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Its when im using wi-fi,is this the HSDPA you talk about
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09-07-2007, 07:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by srw985
Im with T-Mobile UK so always thought unless I got WebnWalk Plus I wouldnt get HSDPA, and assumed I was right becuase windows shows 115.2kbps connection.
but I can get speed test results normally around 700-900kbps down and 300kbps up
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web and walk+ has nothing to do with hsdpa, all contract sims can get the higher speeds but only when a HSDPA handset was registered on the account does the HLR profile get auto provisioned with the faster uplink!!
im not sure if the uplink bit is still the same but the downlink has always been the case
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09-07-2007, 07:17 PM
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I get at the most 1.1 to 1.2 Mbit/s when using the phone as a modem and up to about 680 Kbit/s when running a speedtest on the phone.
Usually I get high figures in the morning and much lower figures later in the day, often down to 120 Kbit/s or so in the evening.
I am on 3 in Copenhagen.
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Michael
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09-07-2007, 07:21 PM
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With 3.5G showing in T-mobile area got 462kbps d/l and 201kbps u/l.
What settings is everybody using? 
Using phone as modem!
Last edited by pa49; 09-07-2007 at 07:30 PM.
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09-07-2007, 07:35 PM
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09-07-2007, 07:35 PM
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If you have 3.5g in top left on n95 and are getting that speed you are prob
ably in a conjested cell, try later on tonight after 10 as now is peak time, there are no settings!
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09-07-2007, 08:35 PM
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No settings? OK, what is your DNS setting?
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