[olug] CDMA Broadband Speeds

[Jason Troy]

For what its worth - after I posted, I retested and was getting 1100/500 in
Lincoln and less than 300/100 in Omaha.
Neither of which are particularly flattering given what the networks are
capable of. That said, I had heard rumors of EOY 2010 in Omaha, so take the
rumors with a block of salt. In the DFW area, I've seen 4g download speeds
vary as well between 2200 and 5400.

-- JT


On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 00:33, Aaron Keck <keckbug at gmail.com> wrote:

> I regularly stream from my local subsonic server at 128kbps without
> any issues, on my Epic 4G.  That said, rumor around town is that 4g is
> a 1Q 2011 in Omaha, for Sprint.
>
> On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 1:53 PM,  <aric at omahax.com> wrote:
> > Mine seems to boost to about 600 kbps for a few seconds then taper off to
> > about 300 kbps or less.  This is probably what 90% of users do so I
> > understand why they would do it, but it is terrible for file transfers or
> > streaming media.
> >
> > I wonder if the Sprint network does not have net neutrality?  Maybe they
> > are imposing a sort of QoS for bandwidth they profit from giving you.
> >
> > I was able to stream Shoutcast before the December 15th OTA update that
> > installed Blockbuster (including WM DRM 10) and Latest Sprint TV
> > application.
> >
> > I have only used 500MB of xfer so far this month.
> >
> > -a
> >
> >> Sprint varies, but I would imagine they all do based on network load.
> >>
> >> I just did a test and got 1195 / 650 (kbps)
> >>
> >> That's fairly typical based on my experience but I have seen speeds
> around
> >> 100/75 or like you describe.
> >> In one instance I saw 124 / 8 ... 10 min later it was 615/620.
> >>
> >> HTH.
> >>
> >> -- JT
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 23:40, Kyle Simpson <drpunkerz at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> That's also in an area with roughly 2-3 bars of 5
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -- Sent from my Palm Pre
> >>> On Dec 29, 2010 11:19 PM, aric at omahax.com
> >>> <aric at omahax.com <lt%3Baric at omahax.com><lt%3Baric at omahax.com<lt%253Baric at omahax.com>
> >>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I recently got an HTC EVO from Sprint and the internet connecting is
> >>> only
> >>>
> >>> about 300kbit per second.  Several years ago I had several Microsoft
> >>>
> >>> phones on Verizon and was getting 1 - 2 mbit.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I am fairly disappointed in Sprints data speeds and considering
> >>> switching
> >>>
> >>> to Verizon.  On Verizon I used to be able to stream 700mbps video while
> >>>
> >>> driving.  Now with Sprint I can't even do a 128 kbps mp3 stream on
> >>> Winamp.
> >>>
> >>>  Pandora works but it streams at an extremely low quality not suitable
> >>> for
> >>>
> >>> anything other than using the phones built in speaker.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> My questions are
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Has Verizon's network slowed down due to increased use or can I still
> >>>
> >>> expect about 1mbit?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know if Sprint's 4G will be in Omaha anytime soon?
> >>>
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