Help network booster apps

[mhilinski]

does anyone know of any cellphone signal apps that will boost up the 3g data connection?

 

[jefboyardee]

I tried a bunch of them. Most are just fronts for push ads and none of them did anything appreciable that I could see.

Nevertheless, I still use Internet Connection Booster, not because it does anything, but because it seems like it’s trying to and doesn’t have any ad nonsense. Besides, after all that hunting, I had to choose something.

 

[mhilinski]

does this really speed up the internet i tried this and it seemed faster?

 

[la sal]

does this really speed up the internet i tried this and it seemed faster?

Do a speed test and compare the results.

 

[jefboyardee]

does this really speed up the internet i tried this and it seemed faster?

Hard to tell, sometimes it seems like it is, other times no. On average, I think I

 

[mhilinski]

here are the test results from speedtest .net

upload 45
download 20

Are these good or bad pleaswe post an answer

 

[jefboyardee]

upload 45
download 20

Now do that again with the booster off, so we can compare, like la sal said.

 

[mhilinski]

Here are the speed test results without the booster:

upload 16
download 20

 

[jefboyardee]

That’s better, but not where it matters. At least it’s doing no harm.

 

[mhilinski]

so are you trying to tell me that the internet booster helps or does not?

 

[jefboyardee]

According to you readings, download is unchanged but upload is almost three times faster. That’s a good thing, but what we’re really after is improving download speeds. I suppose to really know, you’d have to do those tests more then once, because speeds available vary beyond our control.

So, to answer your question in specific detail: I don’t know.

 

[mhilinski]

is there any other app that you know of that you would recommend for speeding up the 3g data connection

 

[jefboyardee]

Just for the record, I yanked Internet Accelerator cuz it ‘updated’ so it can send push ads. I avoid them like the plague.

 

[jefboyardee]

Found another the doesn’t push: Better Network Signal -Booster

“You should use this application to refresh network and reconnect to best available tower cell.”

As always, I have no idea if it’s helping, just like to try them.

 

[mhilinski]

with better network signal booster app my download speed is 0.05 upload is 0.10

is this any better?

 

[jefboyardee]

Not sure what you