The iPhone 3G Internet Speed Contest!

caciquez · Nov 24, 2008, 08:35 AM

Hello people... Let's start the "iPhone World 3G Speed Contest"

Submit the iPhone 3G Internet Speed Test in your area and know who is the best internet cellular provider in the world.

This is my Speed Test and where I am...

PUERTO RICO

daisuke07 · Nov 24, 2008, 08:51 AM

at least give us the link to that website

cWeems · Nov 24, 2008, 08:58 AM

free app

dukebound85 · Nov 24, 2008, 09:01 AM

use this then

http://i.dslr.net/iphone_speedtest.html

edit: posted to a reply saying the app was 2 bucks that had since been edited

kornyboy · 09:04 AM

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5G77 Safari/525.20)

I'm getting around 330kbps according to www.inetworktest.com.

It is about 760kbps according to the other site listed above.

I'm in Tennessee.

cWeems · Nov 24, 2008, 09:02 AM

Jacksonville, FL

cWeems · Nov 24, 2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dukebound85

use this then

http://i.dslr.net/iphone_speedtest.html

edit: posted to a reply saying the app was 2 bucks that had since been edited

yea sorry, i should have kept looking before i posted that!

sananda · Nov 24, 2008, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kornyboy

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5G77 Safari/525.20)

I'm getting around 330kbps according to www.inetworktest.com.

It is about 760kbps according to the other site listed above.

I'm in Tennessee.

these tests give such different results.

Davidkoh · Nov 24, 2008, 10:08 AM

The speedtest app gives me 2200 kbit down and 200 up, 160 latency.

Keep in mind im only in a 3.6 Mbit area atm

John Richard · Nov 24, 2008, 12:01 PM

On private DSL WiFi

Ol!ver · Nov 24, 2008, 12:08 PM

Sheffield, England

Ol!ver · Nov 24, 2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Richard

On private DSL WiFi

Title of the thread says 3G

John Richard · Nov 24, 2008, 03:34 PM

Here's the correct reading using 3G from the same location that I used on my first try. I noticed I get faster download speeds with 3G and faster uploads with wi fi.

Davidkoh · Nov 24, 2008, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Richard

Here's the correct reading using 3G from the same location that I used on my first try. I noticed I get faster download speeds with 3G and faster uploads with wi fi.

You should get a better home connection :P

sananda · Nov 25, 2008, 09:57 AM

I wish I could take part, but there doesn't appear to be 3G around here. Or EDGE. I'm in London.

Small White Car · Nov 25, 2008, 10:09 AM

Traveling around the U.S. I've seen most 3G speeds to be about 1,000 - 1,200 kbps.

The best I ever saw was in the Outer Banks in North Carolina where I hit 1,700.
The worse was Manhatten in New York. I pretty much got EDGE-like speeds of 150 - 200 the whole time I was there.

I don't know how accurate these tests are, but I can at least judge which places are better or worse. Generally, rural areas that have just gotten 3G tend to be the best. Cities have better coverage, but even with 5 bars the speeds tend to not be as fast. More users, I guess.

DanielJvdBerg · Nov 25, 2008, 10:09 AM

Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Europe, T-Mobile.

sananda · Nov 25, 2008, 10:13 AM

since the results of the various speed testing apps/sites vary so much, i think we should all use the same one to have any meaningful comparisons. and since we started with the xtreme labs one, we should continue with that.

nickspohn · Nov 25, 2008, 10:15 AM

start with the app, and only use the app. all other ones are void, cmon guys...

just search for speedtest in the app store and its the first free one.

Le0 · 10:33 AM

The Netherlands, Utrecht, Europe. Very bad weather conditions.

Le0 · Nov 25, 2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanielJvdBerg

Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Europe, T-Mobile.

You should try the free app.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...286356274&mt=8

iWizzard · Nov 25, 2008, 10:40 AM

Unless this app uses a local server to test speed averything is meaningles.
Does it?

Davidkoh · Nov 25, 2008, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Le0

You should try the free app.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...286356274&mt=8

The app isn't all that accurate either. it only gives me 2200 kbit in my home area, when I jailbreaked and ran tests on my lappy I got 2800-3000 kbit.

leandroc76 · Nov 25, 2008, 10:45 AM

Not bad for being indoors.

MacFly123 · Nov 25, 2008, 04:27 PM

Wow, can that even be called 3G??? AT&T really needs to fix their #@&% "3G" network!!! ...and with full bars of 3G none the less...

I also dropped literally about 15 calls yesterday after I updated to 2.2

I LOVE my iPhone but @^#!%#$!# AT&T and Apple fix this bull @#$*!!!

Nov 24, 2008, 08:35 AM	#1
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Nov 24, 2008, 09:02 AM	#5
kornyboy macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN (USA)	Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5G77 Safari/525.20) I'm getting around 330kbps according to www.inetworktest.com. It is about 760kbps according to the other site listed above. I'm in Tennessee. __________________ Stuff Last edited by kornyboy; Nov 24, 2008 at 09:04 AM.
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Nov 24, 2008, 12:01 PM	#10
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Nov 24, 2008, 08:51 AM	#2
daisuke07 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2008	at least give us the link to that website
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Nov 24, 2008, 09:01 AM	#4
dukebound85 macrumors P6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 5045 feet above seal level	use this then http://i.dslr.net/iphone_speedtest.html edit: posted to a reply saying the app was 2 bucks that had since been edited
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Nov 24, 2008, 10:08 AM	#9
Davidkoh macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2008	The speedtest app gives me 2200 kbit down and 200 up, 160 latency. Keep in mind im only in a 3.6 Mbit area atm
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Nov 24, 2008, 03:34 PM	#13
John Richard macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Costa Mesa, CA	My bad Here's the correct reading using 3G from the same location that I used on my first try. I noticed I get faster download speeds with 3G and faster uploads with wi fi. Attached Thumbnails
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Nov 25, 2008, 09:57 AM	#15
sananda macrumors 68020 Join Date: May 2007	I wish I could take part, but there doesn't appear to be 3G around here. Or EDGE. I'm in London. Attached Thumbnails
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Nov 25, 2008, 10:09 AM	#16
Small White Car macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	Traveling around the U.S. I've seen most 3G speeds to be about 1,000 - 1,200 kbps. The best I ever saw was in the Outer Banks in North Carolina where I hit 1,700. The worse was Manhatten in New York. I pretty much got EDGE-like speeds of 150 - 200 the whole time I was there. I don't know how accurate these tests are, but I can at least judge which places are better or worse. Generally, rural areas that have just gotten 3G tend to be the best. Cities have better coverage, but even with 5 bars the speeds tend to not be as fast. More users, I guess.
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Nov 25, 2008, 10:09 AM	#17
DanielJvdBerg macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Netherlands.	Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Europe, T-Mobile. Attached Thumbnails __________________ i iPad WiFi+3G 64GB, iPhone 3G 16GB Black, iPod Nano 1G 1GB I support the MacRumors Blood Drive!
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Nov 25, 2008, 10:13 AM	#18
sananda macrumors 68020 Join Date: May 2007	since the results of the various speed testing apps/sites vary so much, i think we should all use the same one to have any meaningful comparisons. and since we started with the xtreme labs one, we should continue with that.
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Nov 25, 2008, 10:15 AM	#19
nickspohn macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2007	start with the app, and only use the app. all other ones are void, cmon guys... just search for speedtest in the app store and its the first free one. __________________ iPhone 4 \| iPhone 3GS \| iPhone 3G \| iPhone Macbook Pro 17inch Unibody Core i5
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Nov 25, 2008, 10:24 AM	#20
Le0 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands, Utrecht	The Netherlands, Utrecht, Europe. Very bad weather conditions. Last edited by Le0; Nov 25, 2008 at 10:33 AM.
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Nov 25, 2008, 10:40 AM	#22
iWizzard macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2007	Unless this app uses a local server to test speed averything is meaningles. Does it?
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Nov 25, 2008, 10:45 AM	#24
leandroc76 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	Not bad for being indoors. Attached Thumbnails
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Nov 25, 2008, 04:27 PM	#25
MacFly123 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Dec 2006	Wow, can that even be called 3G??? AT&T really needs to fix their #@&% "3G" network!!! ...and with full bars of 3G none the less... I also dropped literally about 15 calls yesterday after I updated to 2.2 I LOVE my iPhone but @^#!%#$!# AT&T and Apple fix this bull @#$*!!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Steve Jobs' best friend!
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