T-Mobile 3G Speed | 2010 Wireless Broadband Review
Last year marked the launch of the T-Mobile 3G speed experience. While they were no where close to being the "nation's fastest 3G network", their offering was decent:
As you can see, T-Mobile's 3G speed falls below WiFi but above EDGE and GPRS in speed.
Since that time, two tests were conducted by Gizmodo (in December 2009 covering 12 cities) and PC World (in March 2010 covering 13 cities) to see who had the fastest mobile broadband. However, it might help to make some sense of mobile broadband speed before we get knee-deep in numbers:
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3G Speed Test Results
Gizmodo.com |
PCWorld.com |
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Average Download Speed |
Average Upload Speed |
Average Download Speed |
Average Upload Speed |
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950 kbps |
300 kbps |
868 kbps |
311 kbps |
For the full details on how they fared against other providers, reliability testing and 3G speeds in specific cities, check out Who's Got The Fastest Mobile Broadband?
T-Mobile May End Up With The Fastest 3G Network in 2010
T-Mobile is testing its HSPA+ network in Philadelphia which gives speeds up to 21 Mbps (twice as the current maximum of Sprint's 4G speeds).
T-Mobile’s Dave Mayo, VP of engineering, hinted that the first cities to get it (outside of Philly, which already has a test network) will be located on the coasts this year.
Major cities along the California Coast [and] major cities from Washington, D.C. to Boston will have it on the East Coast.
- via GigaOM
So What Does This Mean For You?
If speed is your thing, then T-Mobile 3G can get the job done. While it's not the fastest right now, it's got the potential to be quite soon.
Before you start searching Google for the best broadband card though, remember that mobile broadband speed is only one piece of the 4-part puzzle.
The last thing you need to plug in your shiny new AirCard only to find that you've got no signal. Sadly, this can happen in a lot of place with T-Mobile 3G Coverage.
Buyer beware...
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