Speed Test Archive

  • T-Mobile Rolls Out “4G Speed” Network In 15+ New Cities

    T-Mobile Rolls Out “4G Speed” Network In 15+ New Cities

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
    4G is in the air! Or, at least for T-Mobile, 4G speeds are in the air. While T-Mobile isn’t technically allowed to pitch their HSPA+ network as 4G, its speeds can exceed that of the networks that some carriers (read: Sprint) have been toting as 4G for the last few months. This morning, T-Mobile is [...]

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  • Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G put through its bandwidth-sucking paces

    Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G put through its bandwidth-sucking paces

    Posted on May 12, 2010 | No Comments
    So, since you're stuck paying $10 extra per month for "premium data services" (not that bad of a 4G tax, if you ask us), what wonders await you on the HTC EVO 4G, fueled by Sprint's next-gen network? Well, if these best-case-scenario tests we just did are any indication: everything you ever dreamed of. Of course, Sprint's WiMAX might end up stumbling up the steps of reality, but there's no denying that this is 21st century technology that's worthy of some of the excitement that's been lavished upon it. We just saw demos of Qik video conferencing, YouTube HQ (output brilliantly over HDMI), simultaneous data and voice usage, and even a straight-up speed test (4Mbps down, 1Mbps up, the latter of which is a hard cap). The phone performed brilliantly in each scenario, but of course that's to be expected when you have a 4G tower in the building. Check out the videos of all this breathless action after the break. Added bonus? All four (totaling about 100MB) were uploaded with our laptop tethered over WiFi to an HTC EVO 4G. Don't be jealous. Okay, be just a little bit jealous.

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    Sprint's HTC EVO 4G put through its bandwidth-sucking paces originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 May 2010 20:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Here It Is: Google’s Kick-Ass Chrome Speed Test Video

    Here It Is: Google’s Kick-Ass Chrome Speed Test Video

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Yesterday, we noted that with its newest release of Chrome, Google wanted to show us how fast it is rather than just tell us how fast it is. To do that, they made a Rube Goldberg-ian video showing how fast web pages load in Chrome. Yesterday, we got the making of the video. Today, we get the video itself. And yes, it’s awesome. Watch below. This is a web page loading at 2,700 frames per second. Here’s what Google says about the video:

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  • Review: Sprint Overdrive 3G/4G WiFi hotspot

    Review: Sprint Overdrive 3G/4G WiFi hotspot

    Posted on January 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Short Version: The Sprint Overdrive is a small, compact portable 3G/4G cellular data network to WiFi dongle designed for use by up to five people simultaneously. The best part is the ease of use and the worst part is the dearth of 4G networking outside of a few major cities. Features: Internal, replaceable battery Front OLED screen Sprint 4G [...]

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  • T-Mobile 7.2Mbps HSPA rolling out now?

    T-Mobile 7.2Mbps HSPA rolling out now?

    Posted on November 4, 2009 | No Comments

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    Reports are coming in, by and large it seems via Android and Me, that T-Mobile's begun its rollout of its 7.2Mbps HSPA network for some extra speedy mobile browsing. We've done some testing in the listed cities, notably Chicago and New York, but so far are coming up with the usual, mundane speeds. It'd certainly make up for yesterday's snafu (almost), but at this point we're classifying as unconfirmed. Anyone else having better luck?

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    T-Mobile 7.2Mbps HSPA rolling out now? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Verizon Leads, AT&T Runs Last in Wired.com’s 3G Speed Test

    Verizon Leads, AT&T Runs Last in Wired.com’s 3G Speed Test

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
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  • Slow, Unreliable Wi-Fi Plaguing Some iPhone 3GS Units?

    Slow, Unreliable Wi-Fi Plaguing Some iPhone 3GS Units?

    Posted on July 8, 2009 | No Comments
    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Apple_iPhone_3GS_Really_Slow_or_Too_Advanced_Video'; As if the number of consumers complaining about the iPhone 3GS’ battery life weren’t enough, now reports are arising about Wi-Fi problems. About 30 iPhone 3GS owners are reporting in Apple’s support forums that their Wi-Fi transfer rates are surprisingly sluggish — in some cases, considerably slower than on the older iPhone 3G. “I’ve [...]

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  • iPhone 3GS Trounces Predecessors, Rivals in Web Browser Speed Test

    iPhone 3GS Trounces Predecessors, Rivals in Web Browser Speed Test

    Posted on June 24, 2009 | No Comments
    A benchmark test conducted by an iPhone analytics company indicates the new iPhone 3GS is three times faster with web browsing than the iPhone 3G and the Palm Pre. Conducted by Medialets, the test involved running a JavaScript benchmark called SunSpider using the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1 and Palm Pre. (SunSpider tests the core [...]

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