I was out today when I thought I'd try a speed test on a LG Optimus 2X via the speedtest.net app:
While the upload and pings could be better the download is not bad at all. This is at the Ikea in Burlington (inside at the entrance to the restaurant).
What do you get?
To post your results download the speedtest.net app, run a couple of tests, tap on your fastest one and then tap the envelope at the top right to email the results. Then copy and paste the url to the image here.
That speedtest looks very erroraneous if you were indeed connected to wind network. I usually get between 2 and 3mbps which is just a few kilobytes and nothing in megabytes.
All my speedtests were in the previous speedtest thread. I won't be topping up my Infinite Laptop plan until they fix their data speeds. Getting less than 1Mbps download consistently is almost unusable for me.
Personal Plans:
Plan 1: Wind Mobile $35 All In The Family 2011 - Unlimited: Canada-Wide Calling, Data, Text and Picture Messaging, Global Text, CID, CF, CC, VM
Plan 2: Wind Mobile $20 HAITF Infinite Laptop - Unlimited Data
The fact that it was over 7.2mbps surprised me too but I actually ran a bunch of speed tests and it scored over 7.2 a couple of times at Ikea.
If those tests are correct this would seem to indicate WIND is enabling HSPA+ in some areas. The LG Optimus 2X is the first device sold by WIND that actually supports it.
I don't think enabling it would be difficult for WIND, likely all their equipment already supported "flipping the switch" persay when they launched. It's just their backbone that needs to be able to handle it.
*Also the highest speedtests on my Nexus S have been around 4.5mbps, can't test at the moment as I'm throttled . But I average 2-3mbps.
I'm consistently hitting 3 sometimes 4 with my optimus for the past week or so, 3 during peak hours and 4 in the wee hours. Definite improvement I've been seeing.
I went around the GTA one day in June testing speeds using the hotspot...
Starting from the top down:
King and Strachan
404 and Davis Drive, Newmarket
Green Lane and Leslie, Newmarket
48 and Stouffville Rd.
McCowan and Kingston Rd.
Eglington and Midland
Eglington and Kennedy
Eglington and Victoria Park
Eglington and Wynford
DVP South of Bloor - in motion
Lakeshore blvd at Roundhouse
Lakeshore and Strachan, Princess Gates
Rogers:
Unlimited Canada-wide calling, 2500 sent SMS - $35; 6GB Data - $30 less $10; Call Fwd/xfr - N/C; Local UMA - N/C; Value Pak - $10
Well different servers and different result with theathering.. I've got best speed on oakvill server. I am in Maple, Jane and Major Mac area... I am using HTC Maple...
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