4G users, what's your speed?

This topic is locked from further discussion.

Avatar image for JustPlainLucas
JustPlainLucas

80441

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 226

User Lists: 0

#1 JustPlainLucas
Member since 2002 • 80441 Posts

Supposedly, my phone (Galaxy S II) is 4G enabled and I did a Speed Test on it, and I only got 2.5 megs/s. I think 4G should be faster?

Avatar image for verbtex
verbtex

9196

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 5

User Lists: 0

#2 verbtex  Moderator
Member since 2006 • 9196 Posts

I'm not noticing much of a difference between 3G and 4G either, but somebody said "that's because you live in the bay area where our 3G coverage is so great it makes almost no sense to upgrade to 4G."

Avatar image for PolskaKing
PolskaKing

39592

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#3 PolskaKing
Member since 2008 • 39592 Posts
My speed is 5.22Mbps. T-Mobile says that their speeds are faster than home internet. I did a Wi-Fi check with my phone, my internet is nearly 4x better.
Avatar image for UssjTrunks
UssjTrunks

11299

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#4 UssjTrunks
Member since 2005 • 11299 Posts
So what exactly is the difference between 3G and 4G then if speeds are the same?
Avatar image for Steameffekt
Steameffekt

4950

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 24

User Lists: 0

#5 Steameffekt
Member since 2008 • 4950 Posts

7-8 MB/s here in my area. It's a shame that there isabsolutely no 4G service at my house though. Everywhere else outside my house, there is. It's fine with me as I just connect to my router. :)

Avatar image for Steameffekt
Steameffekt

4950

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 24

User Lists: 0

#6 Steameffekt
Member since 2008 • 4950 Posts
My speed is 5.22Mbps. T-Mobile says that their speeds are faster than home internet. I did a Wi-Fi check with my phone, my internet is nearly 4x better.PolskaKing
It really depends. Some people barely have 1MB/s down and 512KB/s up speeds. :?
Avatar image for semianonymous
semianonymous

6685

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 10

User Lists: 0

#7 semianonymous
Member since 2007 • 6685 Posts

3G generally caps out at 1mbps, theoretical of I think 5-10, not sure. 4G has a theoretical max of anywhere from 45mbps to 100, depending on the carrier. Remember, theres a huge difference between theoretical and real world, namely network traffic and congestion.

Also, 1.8 in my house, 7-8 outside

EDIT: whoops mbps not gbps

Avatar image for WiiRocks66
WiiRocks66

3488

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

#8 WiiRocks66
Member since 2007 • 3488 Posts

It's HSPA+ or WiMax. Not really 4G. Neither is LTE, but it's much faster. I get about 30 down here on Verizon.

Avatar image for kaze347
kaze347

1270

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#9 kaze347
Member since 2006 • 1270 Posts

I got up to 12mbps down on my Infuse 4G. Now I have a Play 4G and I have yet to check its speed. I'll edit when I do, but I know it wont beat that 12.

Avatar image for kungfool69
kungfool69

2584

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#10 kungfool69
Member since 2006 • 2584 Posts

what program are you guys using for this?

Avatar image for Steameffekt
Steameffekt

4950

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 24

User Lists: 0

#11 Steameffekt
Member since 2008 • 4950 Posts

what program are you guys using for this?

kungfool69
Speedtest. App
Avatar image for UssjTrunks
UssjTrunks

11299

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#12 UssjTrunks
Member since 2005 • 11299 Posts

3G generally caps out at 1mbps

semianonymous

Are you sure that's right? I usually have speeds of 2 Mbps, and only because my provider caps it there. My friends on other carriers typically get 5-6 Mbps.

Avatar image for PolskaKing
PolskaKing

39592

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#13 PolskaKing
Member since 2008 • 39592 Posts
[QUOTE="PolskaKing"]My speed is 5.22Mbps. T-Mobile says that their speeds are faster than home internet. I did a Wi-Fi check with my phone, my internet is nearly 4x better.Steameffekt
It really depends. Some people barely have 1MB/s down and 512KB/s up speeds. :?

That is true, still shocking for this day and age though.
Avatar image for semianonymous
semianonymous

6685

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 10

User Lists: 0

#14 semianonymous
Member since 2007 • 6685 Posts

[QUOTE="semianonymous"]

3G generally caps out at 1mbps

UssjTrunks

Are you sure that's right? I usually have speeds of 2 Mbps, and only because my provider caps it there. My friends on other carriers typically get 5-6 Mbps.

Thats the general cap when you take in traffic, etc. Its entirely possible to get higher than that, but I believe thats the average to 3G.

Avatar image for Makari
Makari

15250

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#15 Makari
Member since 2003 • 15250 Posts
GNex here, usually around 15-20Mbps - if I have a strong signal it gets up to 25-30Mbps pretty consistently. Live in the SF Bay Area.
Avatar image for communitae
communitae

28

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#16 communitae
Member since 2012 • 28 Posts
where do you run the speed test?
Avatar image for GTR12
GTR12

13490

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#17 GTR12
Member since 2006 • 13490 Posts

:lol:

Here in Aus where it was introduced to phones like last week, 20Mbps. Funny that its faster than the US which has had it for yrs now...

Avatar image for kungfool69
kungfool69

2584

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#18 kungfool69
Member since 2006 • 2584 Posts

:lol:

Here in Aus where it was introduced to phones like last week, 20Mbps. Funny that its faster than the US which has had it for yrs now...

GTR12

Perth here :D

on a 3G HTC HD7 (windows phone 7 mind u, found an app called Bandwidth to run some tests.

out of 4 tests i got:

2.57mbps (4:10pm)

4.7mbps (4:07pm)

.69mbps (4:05pm)

.81mbps (11:41am)

during all tests i was in a 3G area, getting max 3 bars out of 5 on the phone. I am in the outskirts of town on the Telstra network, so this phone does jump between HSPDA and 3G a few steps to the left or right.

Avatar image for kraken2109
kraken2109

13271

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#19 kraken2109
Member since 2009 • 13271 Posts

Just got 2Mbps down and 0.35 up on 3G lol

Avatar image for GTR12
GTR12

13490

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#20 GTR12
Member since 2006 • 13490 Posts

[QUOTE="GTR12"]

:lol:

Here in Aus where it was introduced to phones like last week, 20Mbps. Funny that its faster than the US which has had it for yrs now...

kungfool69

Perth here :D

on a 3G HTC HD7 (windows phone 7 mind u, found an app called Bandwidth to run some tests.

out of 4 tests i got:

2.57mbps (4:10pm)

4.7mbps (4:07pm)

.69mbps (4:05pm)

.81mbps (11:41am)

during all tests i was in a 3G area, getting max 3 bars out of 5 on the phone. I am in the outskirts of town on the Telstra network, so this phone does jump between HSPDA and 3G a few steps to the left or right.

Just go to speedtest.net, try that.

Its awesome being like the only person on 4g, its fast.

Btw, Melbourne.

Avatar image for AmazonTreeBoa
AmazonTreeBoa

16745

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#21 AmazonTreeBoa
Member since 2011 • 16745 Posts
Download is 12.94Mbps and upload is 1.44Mbps on my HTC Evo 3D on the Sprint network.
Avatar image for kungfool69
kungfool69

2584

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#22 kungfool69
Member since 2006 • 2584 Posts

[QUOTE="kungfool69"]

[QUOTE="GTR12"]

:lol:

Here in Aus where it was introduced to phones like last week, 20Mbps. Funny that its faster than the US which has had it for yrs now...

GTR12

Perth here :D

on a 3G HTC HD7 (windows phone 7 mind u, found an app called Bandwidth to run some tests.

out of 4 tests i got:

2.57mbps (4:10pm)

4.7mbps (4:07pm)

.69mbps (4:05pm)

.81mbps (11:41am)

during all tests i was in a 3G area, getting max 3 bars out of 5 on the phone. I am in the outskirts of town on the Telstra network, so this phone does jump between HSPDA and 3G a few steps to the left or right.

Just go to speedtest.net, try that.

Its awesome being like the only person on 4g, its fast.

Btw, Melbourne.

windows phone 7 doesnt do flash :( it wa the first place i checked

Avatar image for Cwagmire21
Cwagmire21

5896

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#23 Cwagmire21
Member since 2007 • 5896 Posts

[QUOTE="PolskaKing"]My speed is 5.22Mbps. T-Mobile says that their speeds are faster than home internet. I did a Wi-Fi check with my phone, my internet is nearly 4x better.Steameffekt
It really depends. Some people barely have 1MB/s down and 512KB/s up speeds. :?

Just did a speed test in my area and got 1015 kbps down and 677 kbps up. I live in a small town so I'm not too surprised. I use "3G."

Sadly, my internet in my apartment isn't much faster, but I do tend to use wifi has whatever the walls are made of completely kill my phone signal. Only 3 more months, only three more months. :(

Avatar image for AmazonTreeBoa
AmazonTreeBoa

16745

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#24 AmazonTreeBoa
Member since 2011 • 16745 Posts
Download is 12.94Mbps and upload is 1.44Mbps on my HTC Evo 3D on the Sprint network.AmazonTreeBoa
Sorry guys, I just realized I gave you specs from a WiFi test. I just test on 4G and these are my real speeds. Download 7.45 and upload is 1.41.
Avatar image for Makari
Makari

15250

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#25 Makari
Member since 2003 • 15250 Posts
Here's a bunch of tests run over time.. seems to vary pretty heavily based on reception at the time.
Avatar image for GTR12
GTR12

13490

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#26 GTR12
Member since 2006 • 13490 Posts

windows phone 7 doesnt do flash :( it wa the first place i checked

kungfool69

Ummm, I dunno any others, which would work.

Avatar image for Adam_the_Nerd
Adam_the_Nerd

4403

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 4

User Lists: 0

#27 Adam_the_Nerd
Member since 2006 • 4403 Posts
I own a 4G Galaxy S II here in Canada. Mine only ever says "H+". I'm on Virgin Mobile, which runs on Bell Canada's network.
Avatar image for WiiRocks66
WiiRocks66

3488

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

#28 WiiRocks66
Member since 2007 • 3488 Posts

Just got my Galaxy Nexus(Verizon) yesterday and am getting 10-35 down and 10-15 up.

Avatar image for Novotine
Novotine

1199

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#29 Novotine
Member since 2009 • 1199 Posts
12 mb/s download for mine...Samsung Galaxy S I
Avatar image for bluewrxman
bluewrxman

1799

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 5

User Lists: 0

#30 bluewrxman
Member since 2004 • 1799 Posts

8-10 in my are but in chicago i was getting 30 plus

Avatar image for cabose38
cabose38

1162

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#31 cabose38
Member since 2005 • 1162 Posts

Here's a bunch of tests run over time.. seems to vary pretty heavily based on reception at the time.  Makari

Gnex fistbump.

Avatar image for Salacon
Salacon

1460

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#32 Salacon
Member since 2003 • 1460 Posts

Whenever I happen to be in the area nearest to me that has 4G coverage, my Galaxy Nexus has, at best, managed 42.4 Mbps down and 12.49 up, as well as 40.31 Mbps down and 14.08 up. So yep, pretty hawt...

Avatar image for awptical
awptical

844

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

#33 awptical
Member since 2003 • 844 Posts

Havent done a speedtest but I typically dl around 1-2 MBps. Hey, its Arkansas so I'll take what I can get.

Avatar image for fenriz275
fenriz275

2387

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#34 fenriz275
Member since 2003 • 2387 Posts

Location, location, location. At home I can only get 3G but a mile away at my brother's house I get 4G. I don't know what the actual speed is terms of mbs per minute but the 4G isalmost as fast as my home broadband connection.

Avatar image for demonic_85
demonic_85

1395

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 15

User Lists: 0

#35 demonic_85
Member since 2009 • 1395 Posts

It depends on the location for me and not necessarily the number of bars. I get about 5-6Mb down on average, highest I saw was 22Mb and it was downloading files faster than my home broadband, lol.

Avatar image for shadowfaxer2
shadowfaxer2

25

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#36 shadowfaxer2
Member since 2012 • 25 Posts
It depends upon the locality .. my speed is 10.12 mbps download and 8.26 mbps upload with ping of 60ms. Check your speed using scanmyspeed.com