Comments on: 3G vs. HSDPA: Does speed matter?

By: God and Love

God and Love — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:47:19 +0000

May be one overlooked criteria is signal strength at the precise location of your USB stick or mobile phone and the relative position/location of your device to the nearest network tower. That is specially important when indoors and on one side of a building and the ISP antenna tower is on the opposite side of the house.
Best always is line of sight between your mobile device and the provider tower, or just look at the signal strength indicator on a mobile phone. Only MAX signal gives ideal speed. even a little less than max signal may reduce speed to half or less. half or less signal may make internet communication fragile/interrupted or impossible.
within cities or amidst high buildings signal strength may often show max, but the signal actually is a signal reflected on the walls of surrounding high buildings and often a distorted signal.
In addition you may have max signal but also max interference signals from industrial communication. I noticed such many times in Baguio city with max signal but Internet AND voice communication was of terrible quality.
As a helpful rule:
If you can make loud and crystal clear voice calls on same mobile, then you also get max speed available when indicator shows 3.5G

By: Sharon Williams

Sharon Williams — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:13:25 +0000

I could never get speeds like this. Maybe the network coverage is important too?

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By: God and Love

God and Love — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:10:32 +0000

I was using smart 3G for years, even on remote islands such as Siargao island or Banaue rice terraces – in most areas I had 3.5G signal with 1Mbps, later I found out that my 1Mbps only was limited by my bluetooth connection from laptop to my Nokia.
My latest phone was Nokia N900 for internet.

Right now these months I am in Cambodia, using 3.5G with up to 4.5Mbps night time and half in daytime. Connecting laptop via N900 or N6-01.

By: NJNGuy

NJNGuy — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:14:04 +0000

Not all 3G phones are the same. The maximum 3G design speed on a Nokia E63 is only 384Kbps. Your test results may be invalid.

http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-e63/specifications

By: B0R3L

B0R3L — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:24:44 +0000

try HSPA850 capable phones (HTC TYTN II) with smart sims, it supports up to 7.2 Mbps downlink.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:27:19 +0000

Hi, i have a nokia 5800. It says it has 3G HSDPA. I don’t know what that actually mean but how will you know (using your laptop w/c is connected to your phone) if your using the 3G network or the HSDPA network? Thanks.

By: Jun

Jun — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:05:40 +0000

useful info, have you tried N95?

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By: yuga

yuga — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:54:33 +0000

@ferdz – you can sue the ordinary SIM card from Smart, Globe and Sun Cellular as long as you have an HSDPA-capable handset to use with it.

@techie – Makati area.

By: ferdz

ferdz — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:39:55 +0000

Hi Abe and others,

I’ve been a DSL user until I realize I have to get wireless esp on HSDPA.

You’ve mention about using Smart. Is it the ordinary sim that they have or I need to acquire a special sim for HSDPA?

I have sony ericsson w760i phone capable of HSDPA…hopefully I can harness its functionality.

Thanks in advance guys.

By: aaron

aaron — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:44:54 +0000

Visibility anywhere in Katipunan sucks. -_- Should’ve gotten Smart Bro na lang, if not for the hassle of needing a Smart Phone/Sim to reload the credits. Grr

By: hourglass

hourglass — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:14:03 +0000

cool… But I think it really depends upon the location… Considering the attenuation and interference. Thanks for the info! Great blog… More power!

By: Paolo

Paolo — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:41:19 +0000

They are significantly different. With mere 3G, you’re sometimes getting speeds which are worse than dial-up. Their ad is frankly misleading.

I own an E51 and it is quite good using an HSDPA with speeds comparable to PLDT DSL at home with prices quite cheap.

By: Techie

Techie — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:58:15 +0000

where are you when you got those speeds?

By: Lucien Dominick G. Tiojanco

Lucien Dominick G. Tiojanco — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:28:41 +0000

During peak hours I usually get around 700 kbps…

I think my connection was about 300 kbps the other day though but it only lasted for like an hour then I was back to HSDPA speeds. I usually experience HSDPA speeds more often than non-HSDPA speeds.

By: joseph

joseph — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:55:53 +0000

pretty nice but basically it really depends upon your location since it’s a wireless technology there would be a lot of attenuation.

By: ralph

ralph — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:34:43 +0000

sana hinde lag sa garena.. para di ak ma first blood

By: Yvon Thea

Yvon Thea — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:41:45 +0000

speed really does matter. I don’t want to waste time by waiting for something to finish downloading. I don’t have that much patience… my bad…

By: Andre Marcelo-Tanner

Andre Marcelo-Tanner — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:53:18 +0000

I’d like a Globe VS Smart comparison

By: TechPinas

TechPinas — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:04:37 +0000

That’s pretty neat.

By: B. Mangahas

B. Mangahas — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:55:07 +0000

Lucien, what’s sun’s average speed during peak hours?

By: Lucien Dominick G. Tiojanco

Lucien Dominick G. Tiojanco — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:03:37 +0000

I’m very happy with my Sun Mobile Broadband. Thank god there’s HSDPA signal where I’m at and I’m able to easily hit 3.6 Mbps during off peak hours.

… I didn’t even expect Sun’s HSDPA to support 3.6 Mbps, I thought they’d start with 1.8 Mbps then move up from there.