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T-Mobile DC HSDPA
barker71
07-12-2012
Hi

Has anyone got great speeds on T-Mobile DC-HSDPA, just wondered as they supposedly have 40% UK coverage vs the 50% of Three but I have yet to see anyone with good speed tests on T-Mobile?
paulker
07-12-2012
I have had some great ones on t-mobile. Once got 19 meg down and 4 up. Regularly get 6-8 down.
jabbamk1
07-12-2012
Originally Posted by paulker:
“I have had some great ones on t-mobile. Once got 19 meg down and 4 up. Regularly get 6-8 down.”

According to what i've seen people in good coverage areas with little congestion are getting 14-21mbps.
The Lord Lucan
07-12-2012
Can't really tell if an iPhone is on DC but here goes.

Right now..

DC on iPhone 5
http://i.imgur.com/17tkb.jpg

HSPA+ on iPhone 4S
http://i.imgur.com/zE8ZC.jpg
ajh94
07-12-2012
Wish my phone had DC-HSPA+ I have a Galaxy Note 2 on Orange
12december1984
07-12-2012
Originally Posted by barker71:
“Hi

Has anyone got great speeds on T-Mobile DC-HSDPA, just wondered as they supposedly have 40% UK coverage vs the 50% of Three but I have yet to see anyone with good speed tests on T-Mobile?”

I live in Derby-EE3G seem to have rolled DC-HSDPA in Mickleover and the City Centre but not where I lived in Oakwood....
wrexham103.4
07-12-2012
whats the fastest speed i can get on a G S2?
The Lord Lucan
07-12-2012
Originally Posted by wrexham103.4:
“whats the fastest speed i can get on a G S2?”

It has HSDPA, 21 Mbps... so max around 10-14.
wrexham103.4
07-12-2012
Originally Posted by The Lord Lucan:
“It has HSDPA, 21 Mbps... so max around 10-14.”

fast enough for me
Thine Wonk
08-12-2012
Originally Posted by wrexham103.4:
“fast enough for me ”

That's the fastest, but really you'll probably see a lot less. The key thing with DC is it usually doubles your speeds as it doubles the available spectrum to transmit data to you, as long as the backhaul is there.
danielmeah
08-12-2012
they do indeed, but it looks like there capping speeds. ive never seen over 22Mbps.

In this vid i got 20Mbps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZW7...ature=g-crec-u
jabbamk1
08-12-2012
I just got 22mbps today. Will upload a screenshot tonight after work

This ison three, not t-mobile but it is mbnl
Thine Wonk
08-12-2012
Originally Posted by danielmeah:
“they do indeed, but it looks like there capping speeds. ive never seen over 22Mbps.

In this vid i got 20Mbps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZW7...ature=g-crec-u”

You are obsessed with caps, you are getting 20 megs!!! isn't that good enough. It's probably just the most you are getting in the real world with the noise on the signal, load on the tower, signal strength, their backhaul etc.
danielmeah
08-12-2012
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“You are obsessed with caps, you are getting 20 megs!!! isn't that good enough. It's probably just the most you are getting in the real world with the noise on the signal, load on the tower, signal strength, their backhaul etc.”


nope, look at the topics etc, no one has got over 22Mbps even on dc hardware. which means there is a cap. the backhaul isnt a problem during the night. just during the day when its alot slower. and fyi i live basically next to a tower, less than 2 minutes walk.

and no. it isnt fast enough.
Thine Wonk
08-12-2012
Originally Posted by danielmeah:
“nope, look at the topics etc, no one has got over 22Mbps even on dc hardware. which means there is a cap. the backhaul isnt a problem during the night. just during the day when its alot slower. and fyi i live basically next to a tower, less than 2 minutes walk.

and no. it isnt fast enough.”

42 Mbps is the maximum possible by the technology in absolutely perfect test conditions. Typical experience will be less than half that. When you are dealing with radio technology there are so many factors involved.

You say you are near a cell but signal drops at just meters from the mast as massive levels, the closer you are, the closer to -0 dBm you will get. At a 2 minute walk away there is already significant signal loss, noise and interference from distant cells etc.

What is your signal level in dBm? at a guess -70dBm would be about right for the distance you talk about.

Just because nobody on a forum has seen more than 22Mbps doesn't mean there's a cap, it's about right for the limits of the technology.

As for 22mbps not being enough, is that a joke? You were going on about caps before for months, i just think you automatically think everything is a cap and fail to understand radio technology, instead just look at the 42Mbps and you are reading far too much into that figure, you'll never get near that unless you are literally in a test lab.
ajh94
08-12-2012
22mbps.... Isn't... Fast... Enough??? Dafuq?
jabbamk1
08-12-2012
I doubt there is a cap. And its not 22mbps as ive seen someone on three get 23mbps, ive got 22mbps myself. Didn't get a screenshot but ill get one soon
Thine Wonk
08-12-2012
I cannot believe somebody is complaining they can only get 22Mbps from their 3G mobile internet connection!
jabbamk1
08-12-2012
First world problems eh...
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