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Handset speedtests vs Tethered Speeds

Out of curiosity is anyone getting wildly different results from their handsets speedtests vs their actual download throughput?

On 4G when I do a Speedtest using either the FCC's or Speedtest.net application I fall between 200-250K/sec, if I'm lucky regardless of server. Often less. Upload always seems to pin exactly at 1mb/sec regardless of my signal.

On the other hand when I tether I consistently get 300K/sec. I'm starting to wonder if the Sprint Hotpot application caps at 300K/sec?

Is there something wrong with the Speedtest app? People I can compare with here at work get better speeds on their iPhones 3G using the handset test but get AWFUL, terrible speeds tethering with their iPhones.

Is there a reason the speedtests app do so poorly? Anyone have any idea if the Hotspot App caps throughput?
 
Have you tried a different server? Those speeds are way too low, even for 3G. I suspect the server is overloaded or on a slow piece of backbone. If all reasonable servers in the area (and by "area" I mean a 500 mile radius around you) are this slow, something else is probably to blame.
 
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