One of the interesting developments that came with the Apple iPhone launch was that AT&T Wireless bumped up the EDGE downstream speed just before the iPhone launched. If you want to find out what your smartphone downstream throughput is, try out DSLreports’ Mobile Speed Test found at:
http://text.dslreports.com/mspeed
The results below are from a Pocket PC Phone Edition on a 802.11b WiFi connection. My T-Mobile EDGE speed test returned a respectable (for EDGE) 115Kbps. I suggest using one of the larger download payloads (200 or 600Kb) if you have an unlimited data plan. My Phone Edition’s browser locked up with the 1MB test payload.
Frank McPherson | 02-Jul-07 at 5:44 am | Permalink
I am not seeing any speed improvements on my work Cingular/AT&T device.
Kyle | 14-Jan-08 at 11:03 am | Permalink
My AT&T Tilt averages 260kbs on EDGE in Iowa
Michael | 28-Jan-09 at 7:12 pm | Permalink
My samsung muse on alltel got 8388608kbps on mobilespeedtest.com doesn’t seem right…
mike | 09-Feb-09 at 3:16 pm | Permalink
I too have an AT&T Tilt, but the dslreports test doesn’t produce any speed, just time for the 1mb. As the files are too small. With full Edge connection (not 3G, or G), I have 1.4sec of letancy. I’m in rural Pa and using Opera web browser.