Bandwidth Issues ???

[Jessee A]

What should I expect for bandwidth when I use my Blackberry Pearl as a modem with my laptop?

Currently I have full EDGE signal, and getting around 56Kbps. Is this normal, or low? If it is low, how might I speed it up?

 

[Weeble Wobble]

56k seems quite low. Lets see what the averages are for other stackers...

 

[shinobiofwind2]

Does anyone know of an online speed test other than dslreports.com/mspeed? When I try that one, it tells me "unstable/too fast a result" and requests that I try a larger file (this is with the 1MB file!)

 

[ivwillrockyou]

Try these...

CNET Bandwidth Meter

ZD Net Meter

Gambit Meter

PolyCom Meter

 

[yourangel24]

you have to take into consideration that 2g and 3g aren't in the same league. EDGE isn't going to give you near the same output as EVDO would. You are expected to hit around 90-100kbps at best.

If you have plans to tether frequently and require faster speeds, I'd suggest looking into Sprint or Verizon for a 3g solution.

 

[KJP]

I tested at a hair under 384kbps over edge.

 

[Taylor_Lautner_fan_11]

~via BB (wap.rabroad.com)~ www.speakeasy.com/speedtest ... I get about 170 up 30 down .... But if you have usb 1.0 it will be slower ..

 

[clh12967]

~via BB (wap.rabroad.com)~ also see if you can boost the speed on the com port

 

[Mr. Dyer]

To clarify, my test was run with the Pearl by itself, not using it as a modem.

 

[Et in arcadia ego]

while driving down the road i was getting Via BT on a mac as modem.. 115k/10k sometimes id peak at 200k but that was not moving at a red light..etc. Works great as a BT modem on a mac. Ill try it in windows and see what the speeds are too.

 

[hitbrownie]

Just an update, in the Minneapolis area, TMo just doubled thier EDGE bandwidth. I am now getting 130-140kbps down and 50-60 up.

Not bad IMO.