georgelowcar
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First, i wasn't sure where to begin/add this thread as it spans different networks, different firmware versions and different manufacturers. I thought AT&T was the best-fit.
I have a Samsung captivate on AT&T which up until recently was running android 2.1. Last weekend, i updated to 2.2. I am seeing some significant speeds that i wanted to share to see if any others are having similar results.
Before i begin....
- Being on AT&T my test was with 3G.
- Network speeds will vary depending on where you are located.
- I did not see significant speed changes based on if i had had 4 bars or 1 bar.
- I used the free speedtest.net app on the market.
- I did not monitor upload speed, only download speed.
- I did not do my testing with WIFI.
- I don't live in large city, therefore i would expect my bandwidth to be less than larger urban area (except the infamous chicago at&t lagging network)
with android 2.1, i was getting data speeds of .4-.5Mbps download. With android 2.2, i am now getting speeds of .8-1Mbps download (once i got 2.34Mbps - and, no i hadn't been drinking...yet
). This has been consistent. I was monitoring my speeds with speedtest.net days before and continue to test days after the update. Now, it could be that AT&T did something to their network - but it would be coincidental. Regardless, i'm happier with the speed to where 3G seems usable.
I have read that other regions of the country (larger cities), people are getting 1.5Mbps, so its all relative.
One final test... A fellow coworker has a iphone 3G (AT&T), running iOS 4.0 on it. We both ran speedtest.net multiple times, side by side, and with my then android 2.1 i was getting twice the download speed as the iphone. He was getting around .2-.3Mbps.
I have a Samsung captivate on AT&T which up until recently was running android 2.1. Last weekend, i updated to 2.2. I am seeing some significant speeds that i wanted to share to see if any others are having similar results.
Before i begin....
- Being on AT&T my test was with 3G.
- Network speeds will vary depending on where you are located.
- I did not see significant speed changes based on if i had had 4 bars or 1 bar.
- I used the free speedtest.net app on the market.
- I did not monitor upload speed, only download speed.
- I did not do my testing with WIFI.
- I don't live in large city, therefore i would expect my bandwidth to be less than larger urban area (except the infamous chicago at&t lagging network)
with android 2.1, i was getting data speeds of .4-.5Mbps download. With android 2.2, i am now getting speeds of .8-1Mbps download (once i got 2.34Mbps - and, no i hadn't been drinking...yet
). This has been consistent. I was monitoring my speeds with speedtest.net days before and continue to test days after the update. Now, it could be that AT&T did something to their network - but it would be coincidental. Regardless, i'm happier with the speed to where 3G seems usable.I have read that other regions of the country (larger cities), people are getting 1.5Mbps, so its all relative.
One final test... A fellow coworker has a iphone 3G (AT&T), running iOS 4.0 on it. We both ran speedtest.net multiple times, side by side, and with my then android 2.1 i was getting twice the download speed as the iphone. He was getting around .2-.3Mbps.