Non-4G phone benefiting from T-Mobile's HSPA+ network

[NunyaBidnez]

I read that non-4G phones can still take advantage of the increased speeds of T-Mobile's HSPA+ network but they will max out at 7.2 Mbps. I've noticed that most people with HSPA+ phones have typically been getting around 6 Mbps in 4G areas.

If my Nexus One maxes out at 7.2 Mbps, why have I never seen speeds greater than 2 Mbps, even in an 4G area?

 

[colnago]

I read that non-4G phones can still take advantage of the increased speeds of T-Mobile's HSPA+ network but they will max out at 7.2 Mbps. I've noticed that most people with HSPA+ phones have typically been getting around 6 Mbps in 4G areas.

If my Nexus One maxes out at 7.2 Mbps, why have I never seen speeds greater than 2 Mbps, even in an 4G area?

Tower congestion, your location relative to the tower, latency, obstructions, or what you are using to test will cause variations in results. As a VoIP/Network engineer, I tend to use:

www.speedtest.net/speedtest

Testing various circuits/interfaces/routers, that site seems to be most accurate...I get much different results than using any Anroid apps.

FWIW, I was getting 7.44Mbs near a T-Mo tower, while "exactly" 3 miles away at my home, I only manage about 4.5Mbs

 

[NunyaBidnez]

Tower congestion, your location relative to the tower, latency, obstructions, or what you are using to test will cause variations in results. As a VoIP/Network engineer, I tend to use:

www.speedtest.net/speedtest

Testing various circuits/interfaces/routers, that site seems to be most accurate...I get much different results than using any Anroid apps.

FWIW, I was getting 7.44Mbs near a T-Mo tower, while "exactly" 3 miles away at my home, I only manage about 4.5Mbs

Which phone were you using when you reached 7.44Mbps?

 

[colnago]

Nokia N900.