Cities affected by EDGE upgrade! 200kbps!

Dermot81 · 11:26 PM

Based on data from HowardForums:

New York City: 184kb/s
Queens, NY: 186kb/s-230kb/s
Chicago suburbs: 160kb/s
S. Florida: 176kb/s-204kb/s
Washington DC: 196kb/s-207kb/s
Philly: 191kb/s-264kb/s
Marion, Indiana: 186kb/s-196kb/s
North Seattle: 190kb/s
Dallas: 160kb/s
Half hour north of Boston: 50kb/s
West of East Orange, New Jersey: 365kb/s

This isn't a full list, just data I've collected so far from users who have posted their results.

Amazing! Edge used to be under 100kb/s. Looks like AT&T flipped the switch on fine EDGE

growinglogic · Jun 28, 2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dermot81

Chicago suburbs: 160kb/s

That's me!

Oh, tomorrow is going to be a happy day.

I wish I was living in North Seattle though...

TaylorB · Jun 28, 2007, 10:03 PM

where is conway arkansas?

in my dreams..

kevinwiz · Jun 28, 2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dermot81

North Seattle: 337kb/s

is that even possible?

coolosxapps · Jun 28, 2007, 10:04 PM

Darn, no Dallas...

coolosxapps

chriswheat · Jun 28, 2007, 10:05 PM

Yes, max speed is 384kbps.

Dermot81 · Jun 28, 2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinwiz

is that even possible?

According to Wikipedia:

EDGE can carry data speeds up to 236.8 kbit/s for 4 timeslots (theoretical maximum is 473.6 kbit/s for 8 timeslots).

It is possible, though likely an error...probably had the page in the cache.

basicfiend · Jun 28, 2007, 10:10 PM

There were some reports at the beginning of June about the upgrade. Interesting that they just flipped the switch now....

http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatc...es/012272.html

chrisgeleven · Jun 28, 2007, 10:11 PM

This should make the YouTube feature usable (buffering time should be acceptable).

cmschmidt · Jun 28, 2007, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by coolosxapps

Darn, no Dallas...

coolosxapps

i just got 160kb in Dallas.

coolosxapps · Jun 28, 2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cmschmidt

i just got 160kb in Dallas.

Ah, that's not bad at all then!

coolosxapps

cmschmidt · Jun 28, 2007, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by coolosxapps

Ah, that's not bad at all then!

coolosxapps

only cost me about $15 to find that out too! (see other thread on this subject if you wanna know why)

mikeymoves · Jun 28, 2007, 10:21 PM

Went from 112kb to 39! Nice!

NYC

Dippo · Jun 28, 2007, 10:22 PM

Are we sure these are EDGE speeds and not 3G.
I would test EDGE here in Charlotte, but my phone will only do 3G here.

cmschmidt · Jun 28, 2007, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dippo

Are we sure these are EDGE speeds and not 3G.
I would test EDGE here in Charlotte, but my phone will only do 3G here.

my phone is not 3G, so yes these are edge speeds.

Dermot81 · Jun 28, 2007, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dippo

Are we sure these are EDGE speeds and not 3G.
I would test EDGE here in Charlotte, but my phone will only do 3G here.

Yes these are all EDGE speeds, apparently AT&T enabled more time slots on their network.

cmschmidt · Jun 28, 2007, 10:26 PM

one more kick in the groin for the haters...

powerbook911 · Jun 28, 2007, 10:36 PM

The iphone wil take over the world now

I knew it!!!

Just a few years ago I was using 50k on my computer!! Now these amazing speeds will be available on our iphones!

Steve1496 · Jun 28, 2007, 10:36 PM

If anyone wants a 3G comparison, my 3G smartphone is getting about 1.6MBPS.

Dermot81 · Jun 28, 2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve1496

If anyone wants a 3G comparison, my 3G smartphone is getting about 1.6MBPS.

I'm not greedy. I'll take 200-300kbps, if those speeds hold up tomorrow

iRx7fani · Jun 28, 2007, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve1496

If anyone wants a 3G comparison, my 3G smartphone is getting about 1.6MBPS.

I don't know why any non business person would need this type of speed. I pay $19 a month for DSL at home and I download at 300kps; which is fine for me even when I play online games. If the iPhone can get half of that (150kps), it think it's great, because will never ever play games, browse the web, or even download on the phone for a very long time on it. That's what my Macbook Pro, xbox 360 is for. And the data plan for the iPhone is roughly $20, add that on to my current plan with ATT, i would end up at $60, before my education discount. (Teachers get 15% off of their phone bill)

appleii2mac · Jun 28, 2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by iRx7fani

I don't know why any non business person would need this type of speed. I pay $19 a month for DSL at home and I download at 300kps; which is fine for me even when I play online games. If the iPhone can get half of that (150kps), it think it's great, because will never ever play games, browse the web, or even download on the phone for a very long time on it. That's what my Macbook Pro, xbox 360 is for. And the data plan for the iPhone is roughly $20, add that on to my current plan with ATT, i would end up at $60, before my education discount. (Teachers get 15% off of their phone bill)

Supposedly you won't be able to get a discount on the iphone plans.

eddietr · Jun 28, 2007, 11:06 PM

I've tried this three times here in Northern Virginia and I'm getting 250-255kbps. (EDGE on a Blackjack.)

I definitely can live with that, especially for email and maps which is what I'll use most often on the road. Anytime that I have to sit down and actually surf the web, I'm almost always around WiFi anyway.

Great little iDay eve upgrade, AT&T!

mattscott306 · Jun 28, 2007, 11:08 PM

Can you throw on a link to the howard forums?

infobhan · Jun 28, 2007, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dermot81

Based on data from HowardForums:

New York City: 184kb/s
Queens, NY: 186kb/s-230kb/s
Chicago suburbs: 160kb/s
S. Florida: 176kb/s-204kb/s
Washington DC: 196kb/s-207kb/s
Philly: 191kb/s-264kb/s
Marion, Indiana: 186kb/s-196kb/s
North Seattle: 190kb/s
Dallas: 160kb/s
Half hour north of Boston: 50kb/s
West of East Orange, New Jersey: 365kb/s

Crap. Of course I'm stuck in Boston.

Jun 28, 2007, 10:01 PM	#1
Dermot81 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	Cities affected by EDGE upgrade! 200kbps! Based on data from HowardForums: New York City: 184kb/s Queens, NY: 186kb/s-230kb/s Chicago suburbs: 160kb/s S. Florida: 176kb/s-204kb/s Washington DC: 196kb/s-207kb/s Philly: 191kb/s-264kb/s Marion, Indiana: 186kb/s-196kb/s North Seattle: 190kb/s Dallas: 160kb/s Half hour north of Boston: 50kb/s West of East Orange, New Jersey: 365kb/s This isn't a full list, just data I've collected so far from users who have posted their results. Amazing! Edge used to be under 100kb/s. Looks like AT&T flipped the switch on fine EDGE Last edited by Dermot81 : Jun 28, 2007 at 11:26 PM.

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eddietr macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia	I've tried this three times here in Northern Virginia and I'm getting 250-255kbps. (EDGE on a Blackjack.) I definitely can live with that, especially for email and maps which is what I'll use most often on the road. Anytime that I have to sit down and actually surf the web, I'm almost always around WiFi anyway. Great little iDay eve upgrade, AT&T!

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