NYC 3G Speeds

[tsipa]

Today I rooted my EVO using unRevoked so I can run the OC Widget. After installing the widget, I noticed that my internet was quite sluggish. I was at work in Downtown NYC at the time so I ran the speed test a few times, the best I was able to get was 323Kbps down and 11Kbps up. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought that unRevoked was the problem.

I live ~5 miles away in Staten Island so I ran the speed test once I got home. I was able to get 1.4Mbps down and 648Kbps up. I have had Sprint for a couple of years already and the speeds in NYC were never this terrible. Anyone know why this is so?

 

[ryan2202]

im in manhattan. just used DSL reports java 8 speedtest for NYC on my EVO and got 1768d/60u not sure what site is best to use as a benchmark.

 

[flip603]

my evo in lowerish manhattan gets 2.4 down, .8 up on 3G

 

[ryan2202]

what test site are you guys using?

 

[tsipa]

what test site are you guys using?

I am using Speedtest.net but I am unable to get anywhere close to the speeds that you guys are getting...

 

[flip603]

speedtest.net app

 

[Nightrider276]

Just ran the speed test in my midtown office, 605dn - 212up (with only showing 2 bars). At home on Long Island I get 1224dn - 667up.

 

[berardi1111]

Does anyone know where you can find an accurate 4G coverage map? the one on the sprint website says there is no 4G in NY at all, yet I hear people talking about it in NYC and Rochester.

 

[tsipa]

Does anyone know where you can find an accurate 4G coverage map? the one on the sprint website says there is no 4G in NY at all, yet I hear people talking about it in NYC and Rochester.

I have been able to get a weak 4G signal in NYC for a short period of time but I don't think that you will see 4G coverage in NY on any map since it isn't officially live yet. I heard rumors of a launch within the next couple of months.

 

[berardi1111]

I have been able to get a weak 4G signal in NYC for a short period of time but I don't think that you will see 4G coverage in NY on any map since it isn't officially live yet. I heard rumors of a launch within the next couple of months.

Oh, sweet that explains it.

Any rumors for NJ or CT?

 

[tsipa]

Oh, sweet that explains it.

Any rumors for NJ or CT?

Sorry, haven't heard anything about those markets. Sprint's news release doesn't mention NJ or CT either.

Sprint | News Release

 

[swazey]

i live on 13th st btwn 6th and 7th ave and my highest down score on 3g has been 2.99Mb/s and highest up score has been 0.86Mb/s, on wifi with 100% signal strength (time warner cable) highest down was 13.77Mb/s and highest up was 1.2Mb/s.

i feel my results are not bad for 3g. i mean on my computer i just barely break 1.5Mb/s for upload speeds and that costs me 40 bucks a month!

if upload speeds for 4g in manhattan are going to be twice what i get with time warner, maybe ill ditch my cable modem and just use my evo...

 

[NeoteriX]

With Speedtest app:

Midtown -- around Rockefeller Center, on 3G at noon: .48 down, .23 up, in Mbps.

 

[Headcase_Fargone]

i live on 13th st btwn 6th and 7th ave and my highest down score on 3g has been 2.99Mb/s and highest up score has been 0.86Mb/s...QUOTE]

Good lord. That's faster than I've received in my plethora of speed tests on Houston's 4G network. I typically see ~1.5-2mbps down on 4G (downtown I managed 2.8 one time) and .5mbps on 3G.