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Cingular 8525: Question about UMTS Speed
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Posted by: Husef9926

I just got my 8525 this morning. I signed up for a new account and the rep added the PDA unlimited w/the 1000/text msg bundle for $50/month. In the upper right hand corner, I have a big G. I noticed on some of the pics on this forum that people have a big U.

Is my internet plan not provisioned correctly? I know 3g is available in my area... I had the blackjack previously and it had 3g in the corner. In my home, I dont think I've ever had 3g come up on a 3g capable device; instead, the EDGE system is available.

On my new 8525, I'm not even getting Edge... anyone know what might be wrong?

THanks.

Posted by: gravejoker

Please check around and you will see some threads around here regarding the same topic ...

Even tho the manual says E, actually there is only "G" for GSM/GPRS/Edge and "U" for UMTS/HSDPA .. on the TyTN/8525 .. You can confirm this by checking the speeds over at dslreports.com/mspeed ...

You also need to confirm that your area has 3G .. which area are you in?

Posted by: Husef9926

thanks for the information. I called tech support and they had no idea on how to fix this issue.

the first thing I did when I got home, was went to dslreports.com/mspeed and ran a test. I was wonering why I was getting about 168k when it says g at the top.

I do know for a fact that my area does have 3g. I drove around my area for a little bit and well... the U showed up.

I ran another speed test and it clocked in at 898k a sec.

thanks again for the info. I am good to go.