Run your memory back and you will remember the Verzion showing the 3G coverage map of AT&T to which AT&T said that their service cover 97% of the country. The irony is the AT&T themselves made an advertisement that they do not have coverage beyond 3G and 3G isn’t available everywhere.
FCC releaseda free iPhone app, made by Ookla, to know what difference does 3G makes and how fast your mobile internet is.
Take note of the app disclaimer if you are bothered about your personal information ending up in server of the Feds. For identifying the inefficient and nonexistent access to broadband FCC has put large efforts to examine quality and coverage of mobile broadband by pooling the results.
TJ Luomaby downloading the application ran three sets of tests three times each and checking each time on Wi-Fi, 3G and edge and averaged the results for each network to remove the glitches.
The result of the test was not very good especially for those who live in an area without 3G coverage from AT&T. Taking three parameters; download speed, upload speed and latency the results was formulated. It was found that performance of Wi-Fi was almost double the performance of 3G enabled internets and the speed of the edge was terribly low.
BT Home Hub 2 is a speedy and hight tech new broadband modem which allows you high speed Internet connection and allows you more fast Internet calls too.
The results can be tabulated as follows-
Network Download
Higher is better Upload
Higher is better Latency
Lower is better
Wi-Fi 4,371kbps 612kbps 741ms
3G 1960kbps 310kbps 1,054ms
Edge 64.3kpbs 54kbps 4,936ms
Release of an app called Mark the Spot for simplifying report of trouble spots was a nice gesture by AT&T and hopefully the reported problematic areas would be shortly catered to. It was surprising not to find the 3G coverage map of AT&T which the company claimed in its advertisement defying Verzion.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
FCC runs test to find the speed of your mobile broadband
Run your memory back and you will remember the Verzion showing the 3G coverage map of AT&T to which AT&T said that their service cover 97% of the country. The irony is the AT&T themselves made an advertisement that they do not have coverage beyond 3G and 3G isn’t available everywhere.
FCC releaseda free iPhone app, made by Ookla, to know what difference does 3G makes and how fast your mobile internet is.
Take note of the app disclaimer if you are bothered about your personal information ending up in server of the Feds. For identifying the inefficient and nonexistent access to broadband FCC has put large efforts to examine quality and coverage of mobile broadband by pooling the results.
TJ Luomaby downloading the application ran three sets of tests three times each and checking each time on Wi-Fi, 3G and edge and averaged the results for each network to remove the glitches.
The result of the test was not very good especially for those who live in an area without 3G coverage from AT&T. Taking three parameters; download speed, upload speed and latency the results was formulated. It was found that performance of Wi-Fi was almost double the performance of 3G enabled internets and the speed of the edge was terribly low.
The results can be tabulated as follows-
Network Download
Higher is better Upload
Higher is better Latency
Lower is better
Wi-Fi 4,371kbps 612kbps 741ms
3G 1960kbps 310kbps 1,054ms
Edge 64.3kpbs 54kbps 4,936ms
Release of an app called Mark the Spot for simplifying report of trouble spots was a nice gesture by AT&T and hopefully the reported problematic areas would be shortly catered to. It was surprising not to find the 3G coverage map of AT&T which the company claimed in its advertisement defying Verzion.
FCC releaseda free iPhone app, made by Ookla, to know what difference does 3G makes and how fast your mobile internet is.
Take note of the app disclaimer if you are bothered about your personal information ending up in server of the Feds. For identifying the inefficient and nonexistent access to broadband FCC has put large efforts to examine quality and coverage of mobile broadband by pooling the results.
TJ Luomaby downloading the application ran three sets of tests three times each and checking each time on Wi-Fi, 3G and edge and averaged the results for each network to remove the glitches.
The result of the test was not very good especially for those who live in an area without 3G coverage from AT&T. Taking three parameters; download speed, upload speed and latency the results was formulated. It was found that performance of Wi-Fi was almost double the performance of 3G enabled internets and the speed of the edge was terribly low.
The results can be tabulated as follows-
Network Download
Higher is better Upload
Higher is better Latency
Lower is better
Wi-Fi 4,371kbps 612kbps 741ms
3G 1960kbps 310kbps 1,054ms
Edge 64.3kpbs 54kbps 4,936ms
Release of an app called Mark the Spot for simplifying report of trouble spots was a nice gesture by AT&T and hopefully the reported problematic areas would be shortly catered to. It was surprising not to find the 3G coverage map of AT&T which the company claimed in its advertisement defying Verzion.
Broadband users are on fly, mobile internet users still on the runway
The second World Internet Project survey carried out last in New Zealand year shows that 83% of new Zealanders now use internet as compared to 78% in 2007 . Transition of 6% internet users to non-users was noticed, the reason in general being futility and lack of interest among 40% non users.
Registering a growth in broadband users, 83% of the internet users at home now have non-dial up connection as against 66% in 2007.
Having compared the data for increased broadband users in different income brackets, it was found that the high income household reported higher growth as expected but for households earning less than $25,000 a year, more than 80% use broadband whereas in the next income bracket($25,000 to $39,000), it was less than 70%.
With 6% of the surveyed population using internet between one to four hours in a week on mobile, the mobile internet is yet to show a sparkling growth.
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo enjoyed a double edge growth with the percentage reaching 50% from 28% in 2007. The users said that this increase hasn’t led to decrease in other modes of contact except for face-to face contact from ever since they started the use of internet.
The internet users when asked about the source of authentic information confirmed their fear of stereo typed media and considered internet to be the largest source with 65% voting for it slightly above the newspaper and television users.
BT Home Hub Phone – If you want to do frequent calls to your friends then BT home hub phone is specially for you. With BT Hub phone you can do frequent calls just by using an Internet connection.
But when we talk about entertainment, Television,being the choice of 56% surveyed population, is still the leader of all entertainment providers and internet rated by only 35% as a source of entertainment.
Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University coordinated the above WIP study and has planned to compare the data for 2009 with other WIP participating countries.
Registering a growth in broadband users, 83% of the internet users at home now have non-dial up connection as against 66% in 2007.
Having compared the data for increased broadband users in different income brackets, it was found that the high income household reported higher growth as expected but for households earning less than $25,000 a year, more than 80% use broadband whereas in the next income bracket($25,000 to $39,000), it was less than 70%.
With 6% of the surveyed population using internet between one to four hours in a week on mobile, the mobile internet is yet to show a sparkling growth.
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo enjoyed a double edge growth with the percentage reaching 50% from 28% in 2007. The users said that this increase hasn’t led to decrease in other modes of contact except for face-to face contact from ever since they started the use of internet.
The internet users when asked about the source of authentic information confirmed their fear of stereo typed media and considered internet to be the largest source with 65% voting for it slightly above the newspaper and television users.
BT Home Hub Phone – If you want to do frequent calls to your friends then BT home hub phone is specially for you. With BT Hub phone you can do frequent calls just by using an Internet connection.
But when we talk about entertainment, Television,being the choice of 56% surveyed population, is still the leader of all entertainment providers and internet rated by only 35% as a source of entertainment.
Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University coordinated the above WIP study and has planned to compare the data for 2009 with other WIP participating countries.
Smart Broadband’s network upgraded to boost up speed
Having celebrated its fixed wireless service, SMART Broadband Inc. (SBI), a subsidiary of Smart Communications Inc. with its smart bro now facilitates data transfer with the maximum speed of 2 mega bit per second (mbps).
SMART Broadband Inc. made a statement that faster Internet surfing, video streaming and downloading can now be accomplished by the residential subscribers of SBI.
It also added that fixed wireless (Canopy) Smart Bro service would now be able to get as far as 2 mbps.
At the outset, not all the parts of the country will be covered by the service upgradation. Individual subscribers in Pasig, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Novaliches and Kalookan would be provided the upgraded service in first go and later rest of the parts would be rolled in.
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Danilo J. Mojica, head of Smart wireless consumer division said that optimizing available technologies &strengthening and securing the network has made possible for them to provide superior quality of service without any additional burden on the customers.
SBI reinforces its claim of providing unparalleled speed by upgrading the speed to 2 mbps ,for its canopy subscribers, with the HSPA+ (high-speed packet access plus) technologyfor broadbandoffers and also attempting to connect the users with the widest coverage of network having more than 5000 HSPA and HSPA+ and 3G (third-generation service) cite sites countrywide.
With 600,000 broadband subscribers being prepaid customers out of I million total broadband subscribers all over the country, the company has lately launched a new technology Smart Bro SurfTV allowing internet connection through television.
SMART Broadband Inc. made a statement that faster Internet surfing, video streaming and downloading can now be accomplished by the residential subscribers of SBI.
It also added that fixed wireless (Canopy) Smart Bro service would now be able to get as far as 2 mbps.
At the outset, not all the parts of the country will be covered by the service upgradation. Individual subscribers in Pasig, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Novaliches and Kalookan would be provided the upgraded service in first go and later rest of the parts would be rolled in.
BT Business Broadband - Compare Super-fast BT Business Broadband packages and deals. Fast BT Office Broadband is Only £11 a Month.
Danilo J. Mojica, head of Smart wireless consumer division said that optimizing available technologies &strengthening and securing the network has made possible for them to provide superior quality of service without any additional burden on the customers.
SBI reinforces its claim of providing unparalleled speed by upgrading the speed to 2 mbps ,for its canopy subscribers, with the HSPA+ (high-speed packet access plus) technologyfor broadbandoffers and also attempting to connect the users with the widest coverage of network having more than 5000 HSPA and HSPA+ and 3G (third-generation service) cite sites countrywide.
With 600,000 broadband subscribers being prepaid customers out of I million total broadband subscribers all over the country, the company has lately launched a new technology Smart Bro SurfTV allowing internet connection through television.
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