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Midband speedtest Megaathread
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03-07-2010 5:12am#1just taught i would start a speedtest thread for people using midband(mobile broadband) as i dont see fit to post midband speeds in the current broadband and ping test thread as mobile broadband is not propper broadband
NOTE:these 2 following tests where taken when nobody else is online (5am)
i will post in the day time tomorrow and peak times to compare
1:o2 E1752 modem currently 4/5 bars 3G coverage
o2's ping is horrible:(Tagged:0
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Vodafone mobile k3520
48% signal ( through dovado router )
About 500mtrs from mast ( no direct line of site )
Has been more consisstant of late.0 -
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You are comparing different speedtest servers. I always get much higher pings from the Dublin server.
yeah i get what you mean but with o2 pings are always over 200ms no matter what server the Dublin one is worse 300ms+
as you can see 3's ping to dublin only goes up by 31ms comapred to the limrick server so not very much of an increase of ping
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Haddockman wrote: »O2 E220 modem
Zero bars signal
1 minute later
my god the ping on the first test :eek: 1501ms ..does the modem software always show no bars signal??this happens me alot when using o2 it says 0% signal but it still works a bit odd
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mine will show zero when the connection is idle on WCDMAHaddockman wrote: »Zero to 2 bars is normal enough for me. Once it finds the network it will work ok.
but if i start loading pages it will show 2bars HSPA
but if i bring the modem to the upstaris in my house it gets full signal then which is great.cant fault o2's service at all really.
recently upgraded to windows 7 and it really does not like the 3 modem for some reason pages hang on boards only and have to disconnect and connect again very annoying had no problems at all on windows xp
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yeah i get what you mean but with o2 pings are always over 200ms no matter what server the Dublin one is worse 300ms+
as you can see 3's ping to dublin only goes up by 31ms comapred to the limrick server so not very much of an increase of ping
That is a difference of almost 100 ms.
I find that ping times from the Dublin server are always this much higher.
BTW modem reports a signal of 12% (marginal).0 -
That is a difference of almost 100 ms.
I find that ping times from the Dublin server are always this much higher.
BTW modem reports a signal of 12% (marginal).
them pings seem really good maybe its just my area that suffers from high pings on o2 but when looking through the web it doesnt seem to load slow at all 73ms ping is very good on mobile broadband lowest ive seen yet 3's ping used to be over the roof here but i noticed they have added extra transmitters to the mast in this area and pings have got wayy better since.is the signal on your modem always so low 12%??sometimes downstairs in my house it shows 0% but still works some areas will drop to EDGE signal where as upstairs it shows 96-99% signal get a speed of 4mb at night time with o2 after 1am 0 -
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Vodafone in Limerick
Not bad, though the upload is a bit poor. Doesn't matter to me though.
thats actually very good ive only ever got 4mb/s download with o2 once or twice before and was lucky to get it is that speed consistant whats it like at peak times ?:) upload is the same with me doesnt bother me as i dont upload at all really
not to great even for this time of morning still better than the service i got from vodafone...could get a max of 1.5mb off vodafone even at early hours of the morning and there local mast is at the exact same location as 3 was dissapointed with them0 -
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downwithpeace wrote: »
Download has slowed but upload remained in the same area.
just curious what modem are you using my upload always sucks with 3 about 0.32mb/s but i think its just my modems max upload its the E160G modem i have with 3 !!??:o:)0 -
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My middle of the night speedtest. I can usually get 1.5-2 Mbits during the day, which isn't too bad in my opinion.
Ping is still crappy tho, but whatcha gonna do?!:rolleyes:
thats good if you get 1.5-2 Mbits during the day cout yourself lucky lol bit like my 3 service is great during the day whereas o2 crawls along o2 was fine till everyone got their summer hols from school now the speeds go right down but in the early hours i can hit 3.5mb/s with o2.. and about 1.5-3.1 max on 3 all day ..pings are always through the roof with midband they used to be 200ms -350ms with both networks but in recent months they have dropped to 100ms-250 so all is good in this area no one with meteor has posted yet will be interesting to see how meteors service is..:D
upload with o2 is always way higher than 3 but any files over 700kb that i try to upload with o2 iit just fails have raised this issue with o2 on their own forums alot of people having the same issues bit useless having a upload of over 1mb/s when it doesnt even work !!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:0 -
just curious what modem are you using my upload always sucks with 3 about 0.32mb/s but i think its just my modems max upload its the E160G modem i have with 3 !!??:o:)
Yeah, i have an E169G and the upload is limited to 0.3Mbits. If I plug in my old E220 workhorse, the upload speed is much better. In day to day internet usage tho, I rarely notice the slow upload speed
I used to have an o2 modem too, but it was slower than Voda, with worse ping times, so I got rid of it. I had the same upload problem too, which was also part of the reason I dumped it!
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Yeah, i have an E169G and the upload is limited to 0.3Mbits. If I plug in my old E220 workhorse, the upload speed is much better. In day to day internet usage tho, I rarely notice the slow upload speed
I used to have an o2 modem too, but it was slower than Voda, with worse ping times, so I got rid of it. I had the same upload problem too, which was also part of the reason I dumped it!
E169G is something the same as the E160G then i suppose lol dire upload speeds but at least the uploads works!:p was your o2 modem a E1752 by any chance its great over all but the upload problem is very very annoying.i dont upload alot but if i did need to and only had credit in my o2 modem id be scrwed seems the upload problem is country wide and is making alot of people leave o2 for that reason!!
not having a go a vodafone but their service was much to bad here during the day i wouldnt even go near my laptop because it was to painfull to use trying to load a 7 minute youtube video took over 30mins and it would be like this even at night so got rid of them in my area 3 seem to come out best have not tried meteor yet have heard they are supposidly the best but all comes down to what area a person is in might give meteor a try in the near future:) 0 -
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Vodafone mobile k3520
48% signal ( through dovado router )
About 500mtrs from mast ( no direct line of site )
Has been more consisstant of late.
my speedtest today,
my pingtest today,
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just curious what modem are you using my upload always sucks with 3 about 0.32mb/s but i think its just my modems max upload its the E160G modem i have with 3 !!??:o:)
The E5830, that speedtest was the first time i ever saw such an increase in my upload and it has stayed in the general area.
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downwithpeace wrote: »The E5830, that speedtest was the first time i ever saw such an increase in my upload and it has stayed in the general area.
On the 3 netowrk - the increased upload coupled with lower ping (80 - 100ms) is due to the new protocol I-HSPA while on ordinary HSDPA the max upload speed is 0.33mbps and an average ping of 160ms plus
While the download is similar on btoh since only the first evolution of I-HSPA is online coupled with multiple users on a cell - the difference is noticable in the ping and upload due to the max 5.2mbps HSUPA.
o2 and Meteor are using a certain standard of I-HSPA as well with similar pings of 90-110ms with increased upload as well....some modems show the new signal type in the software while others will show it as HSDPA still so the ping is the main indicator of the HSPA if your modem doesnt diffrienciate between I-HSPA and HSDPA
Pity I cant get a constant I-HSPA signal - tends to drop to HSDPA at times when I am using heavy data trasnfer apps and online gaming....and probably because some fecker nearer to the mast starts to hog the bandwidth and signal 0 -
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warlikedave wrote: »Used to get 4-5 in my first two weeks of service - awesome while you have it tho
its great that its that fast
just found out tonight that all vodafone modems are unlocked so i put my 3 sim into it the k3765 modem and i got them speeds with my E160G modem max speed is 3mb and upload max is 0.35mb but this vf modem is alot faster also pings have gone way down very good modem i must say will post more tests tomorrow to see how its runs in the evening!!:D0 -
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warlikedave wrote: »awesome ping - getting similar myself - hope it remains stable tho
the pings are awesome on this new modem alright im very happy with it way better than my old modem so it is!:D:D pings are something like yours do you use the modem directly in your computer or do you have a signal repeater ?:)
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the pings are awesome on this new modem alright im very happy with it way better than my old modem so it is!:D:D pings are something like yours do you use the modem directly in your computer or do you have a signal repeater ?:)
Just the modem - i have a repeater but it doesnt work properly so i gave up using it.....
so its just the e5830 plugged into the pc - similar results on my mac via wifi as well
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warlikedave wrote: »Just the modem - i have a repeater but it doesnt work properly so i gave up using it.....
so its just the e5830 plugged into the pc - similar results on my mac via wifi as well
same here just have the modem plugged into the laptop:)
sadly for me the fast vodafone modem died on me computer will not pick up on it anymore so im back using the E160G which is grand for now i suppose..i will have to get a new modem soon maybe even the e5830..whats the wireless range like on your mifi modem?
not to bad this evening not to great either ::
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same here just have the modem plugged into the laptop:)
sadly for me the fast vodafone modem died on me computer will not pick up on it anymore so im back using the E160G which is grand for now i suppose..i will have to get a new modem soon maybe even the e5830..whats the wireless range like on your mifi modem?
not to bad this evening not to great either ::
wireless range is poor - it struggles to cover 2 -3 rooms upstairs in my house at best and thats it - a regular modem with a 3g router would be a better way to go i think0 -
downwithpeace wrote: »
Back to the regular upload, download not bad but ping is high again.
download seems good enough
ping does seem a bit high alright
i only get good pings when im using a modem thats HSPA enabled
current modem shows its getting a HSDPA signal which seems to give me higher pings and lower max speeds..0 -
download seems good enough
ping does seem a bit high alright
i only get good pings when im using a modem thats HSPA enabled
current modem shows its getting a HSDPA signal which seems to give me higher pings and lower max speeds..
yep - HSPA is 7.2mb speed enabled while HSDPA is 3.6mb max - still since we rarely hit those peaks speeds between both protocols and due to the numbers of users on any given mast - the speeds will be similar but the main difference is indeed in the ping
HSPA will replace HSDPA fully in time - sooner HSDPA is gone the better so we all have at worst HSPA connections and once capicity and the next 3g evolution from HSPA to HSPA+ and then to LTE comes then we shopuld really notice a difference in speed (still not anywhere near the theoretical peak speed but better none the less)
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warlikedave wrote: »yep - HSPA is 7.2mb speed enabled while HSDPA is 3.6mb max - still since we rarely hit those peaks speeds between both protocols and due to the numbers of users on any given mast - the speeds will be similar but the main difference is indeed in the ping
HSPA will replace HSDPA fully in time - sooner HSDPA is gone the better so we all have at worst HSPA connections and once capicity and the next 3g evolution from HSPA to HSPA+ and then to LTE comes then we shopuld really notice a difference in speed (still not anywhere near the theoretical peak speed but better none the less)
i taught my area was just HSDPA enabled untill i tested it on a HSPA modem so now i know for definate if i get a modem from 3 like the e122 on their website for 39 euro i can get speeds of about 5.5-6.0mb/s after 12am i do be mostly up till about 2am or later some nights so notice the higher speeds since everyone else is in bed lol.. 3's hspa pings got as low as 64ms -90ms and no higher so as you said the better hsdpa is done away with alltogether the better even tough i never expect to get higher speeds on HSPA the ping differance is huge and is more reliable..
have to agree also that more capacity is needed for the 3G system ..is there any sign of LTE being introduced into ireland yet:D
just done that test there very odd my pings have shot way down and im still using my old modem never been that low before
maybe speedtest has gone bonkers again :rolleyes:
ill try test again in a few minutes and see how it goes then 0 -
i taught my area was just HSDPA enabled untill i tested it on a HSPA modem so now i know for definate if i get a modem from 3 like the e122 on their website for 39 euro i can get speeds of about 5.5-6.0mb/s after 12am i do be mostly up till about 2am or later some nights so notice the higher speeds since everyone else is in bed lol.. 3's hspa pings got as low as 64ms -90ms and no higher so as you said the better hsdpa is done away with alltogether the better even tough i never expect to get higher speeds on HSPA the ping differance is huge and is more reliable..
have to agree also that more capacity is needed for the 3G system ..is there any sign of LTE being introduced into ireland yet:D
just done that test there very odd my pings have shot way down and im still using my old modem never been that low before
maybe speedtest has gone bonkers again :rolleyes:
ill try test again in a few minutes and see how it goes then
Three are bringing it in in 2011-2012 - HSPA is being rolled out and HSPA+ will be rolled out afterwards as a update to the system...meteors nokia erricison system is awaiting a software update for the first gen of LTE but it has to be trailled yet....however both networks will be upgraded to HSPA+ in a year with LTE to follow a year after....It will require new modems for all I think as well since some of the systems use dual antennas to double conncetivity speeds - googel fro more info
Still - they take thier time with things liket his so dont hold your breath0 -
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download seems good enough
ping does seem a bit high alright
i only get good pings when im using a modem thats HSPA enabled
current modem shows its getting a HSDPA signal which seems to give me higher pings and lower max speeds..
Wet, Windy and foggy at the moment.
I'm using the E5830 and when it says HSPA i still get random pings, with my old ZTE622 i use to be able to get 3Mb/s+ in the AM so when i was upgrading the modem to the E5830 i was told i should be able to get the max network speed around the same times but fastest i have seen it was just above 4Mb/s. Worth putting yours by the window, every little helps
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LTE is a COMPLETELY incompatible different system. No-one in Ireland even has a licence for it.
It can't be deployed on 3G frequencies without turning 3G off, i.e. killing every existing phone & modem.
in a 3G channel it's no faster in a quiet cell. It's only when there are 10 to 20 users reducing speed to 0.12Mbps that LTE would give 0.24Mbps
LTE spectrum may not be available for years yet and existing 3G can't be replaced by LTE until LTE has been running on other frequencies (not yet available) for 4 to 6 years.
3G uses a 5MHz channel. The hyped LTE speeds only apply for ONE user only connected, close to mast and on a 20MHz channel (4x a 3G channel).
So only if Comreg allocate a single physical operator with MVNOs or the operator share the physical network can you get the x4 speed increase. The Ping will be better, but still not as good as ADSL2+, Cable, Fibre or Metro. It will still be a fast dialup and not be "always on" like real Broadband. It will give entry level DSL performance for over 1/2 the users if not oversubscribed.
Meanwhile "real broadband" is jumping from 1 to 3Mbps to 20Mbps+ as the world changes to HFC (UPC), Fibre systems such as FTTC and FTTH.
LTE is just a better Mobile Internet. And only much better if the network is 6 x 20MHz channels instead of the 3 x 5MHz each of the 3G operators has today.
HSPA / iHSPA and HSPA+ etc only make a speed difference to less than 3% of users. You need a better signal and only 1 or 2 users connected on Sector to see the higher speed. You can't break the laws of physics. iHSPA / HSPA+ with a single connection at cell edge gives only 0.12Mbps. LTE will give the same, unless you have 20MHz channel when it will give 0.48Mbps at cell edge.
Question - when a network claims that it is only a software upgrade away from LTE doesnt that mean that the current system has being upgraded and not fully replaced and with the software upgrade it will replace the older evolution protocols with a new one?
So how can it be a completely different system? Or is it only different in regards to the software better utilizing the system already in operation and the frequency it operates on?0 -
warlikedave wrote: »Three are bringing it in in 2011-2012 - HSPA is being rolled out and HSPA+ will be rolled out afterwards as a update to the system...meteors nokia erricison system is awaiting a software update for the first gen of LTE but it has to be trailled yet....however both networks will be upgraded to HSPA+ in a year with LTE to follow a year after....It will require new modems for all I think as well since some of the systems use dual antennas to double conncetivity speeds - googel fro more info
Still - they take thier time with things liket his so dont hold your breath
i wouldnt count on them to have LTE anytime soon anyways as they are still rolling out HSPA+ but when the bring in LTE does that mean they get rid of the whole 3G system or is it just a software upgrade if anything meteor will prob be the first to bring out trials of LTE ..so new exuipment and modems etc will have to be brought out to support LTE i suppose they should all just get working on it now tbh and scrap the plans for HSPA+ altough its better they are upgrading to HSPA+ than been stuck on HSDPA the whole time..me needs a new modem i think want to take advantage of the near 6mb speeds after peak times can only get max of 3.2mb/s now at best :rolleyes::rolleyes: 0 -
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