People have been quick to use their speedtest results for gauging the notorious ‘Spotty 3G’ connectivity issues with T-Mobile. I ran the test a number of times and only after the first 10 tries did I start getting the following really good results which exceeded AT&T’s results from this video:
Here are my results:
My conclusion:
Its great to use the app for getting an idea but people should not be so quick to live and die by its results. After all, speeds and connectivity are relative to the time of day, location, signal strength, bandwidth capacity and server availability and the list goes on.
My first results prior to these were 787 down 424 up and 1172/424 respectively. Either way we should be seeing an update from Google in the next month in an attempt to resolve customer complaints over 3G/Edge connection.
In the meantime, if your in a 3G coverage area and have a good signal why not switch your phone over to WCDMA only. You may get call drops and no internet when there is no 3G service available but at least you will know you are getting 3G if it is on. This can also be done on the G1 which had its own issues when it first rolled out.
[HOW-TO: Change your preferred network selection]
In your Nexus One phone or T-Mobile G1:
- Go to your dialer and enter: *#*#4636#*#*
(must be entered all at once without error or it will cancel out) - Select Phone Information
- Under Set preferred network type, select WCDMA only.
- Additionally, you can press the menu button, press ‘Select radio band’
and choose USA band.
Hope this helps you out.
