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Help Getting 1.5mbps on 3G

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rdefino

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So I ran Speed test on my bionic and it says 1.5mbps. Is that correct? Thought I should get more. My brother iphone does like 4-5mbps while testing right next to me.
 
rdefino said:
So I ran Speed test on my bionic and it says 1.5mbps. Is that correct? Thought I should get more. My brother iphone does like 4-5mbps while testing right next to me.
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4-5mbps sounds like he's connected through WIFI. Those are more like 4G speeds. I'd be pretty happy with 1.5mbps on 3g, best I've ever seen is 1.2 down / 1.1 up.
 
1.5mbps seems just about right for 3G. You can possibly get 3.0mbps but that's under good conditions. What network is your brother's iphone on? I know that ATT's network is setup for HSPA+ which is what TMobile claims as their 4G which is more like 3.5G. On 4G when I am in an area that has it I can get speeds over 10mbps.
 
I get about 1.8Mbps on 3g. Luckily I'm in a 4g area so I can get 12Mbps when I need it, but I usually stick to 3g and WiFi for battery savings.
 
Just ran a speed test, chose a server 9.04 km away. On 3G I got 1.34mbps down. 4G I got 7.28mbps down. I just got rid of an iPhone 4, it would only do about 2mps down max with 3G on a good day, it would normally be around 1.2mbps down.
 
Houston, TX

anywhere between 4-9 up, around 8 down.

I know I've seen as high as 12-something up.

Just now I'm getting 5.06/8.37
 
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