Smart 3G speed test
Posted Saturday, March 18th, 2006 1:30 am by Arnold Gamboa
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With the ever persisting presence of Smart 3G booths across the major malls, I was tempted (and gave in) to upgrading my N7610 to N6680 so I can try Smart’s free-for-a-limited-time 3G access. Being an internet professional, my real interest in 3G is high-speed internet connection and not really with the video calls and video downloads — who shall I video call in the first place when 3G enabled phones are not yet popular? With that in mind, I tested Smart 3G’s internet connection speed. I remember, Ka Edong performed a test on Globe 3G networks. For the sake of fairness, here’s my own test on Smart’s.
Using the built in Opera Browser on Nokia 6680, I went to http://utilities.globequest.com.ph and did the bandwidth test. I got 136kbps. Not bad. Considering that I did it this afternoon when everybody who has 3G phones must be doing the same thing. In fairness, when I tested their speed last night as a modem for my laptop, I got about 240kbps. Good enough as a replacement for the DSL connection, eh.
Here’s a tip for 3G users, especially Smart’s. As long as Smart is offering this for free, you can actually go around the metro, sip a coffee at Starbucks and surf the internet without a WiFi connection. Just download a Nokia PC Suite, activate your phone as a modem, connect to the internet and surf in broadband speed!
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10 Responses to “Smart 3G speed test”
sweet, how long will it be free?
Hey Andre. I think it will be “when there is enough people using it”, they’ll start charging it.
i’ve just connected my n70 with my laptop and i got a decent 3g connection, problem is i can’t seem to let bitcomet or utorrent to work. are the bums at smart somehow blocking my torrent connections thru their 3g network?
I don’t Smart wants to give you a live IP.
actually, isa ako sa mga maswerte na nagkaroon ng 3G fone (k608i) nung free pa ang 3G ng Smart. haha. nasulit ko ng sobra yun. hehe.
What’s your current Smart 3G internet connection speed?… my connection speed is frustrating…
[...] tried the Globe Bandwith Meter utility which I got the idea from an entry on PinoyTechBlog, “Smart 3G speed test“. The result says, my connection is 120+Kbps. It sometimes notch a little higher and [...]
I’m also having problems dl torrent files. anybody found a solution?
my dl speed is atleast 100kbs.. sometimes 150kbps…
Thanks for the link. I tested mine here in the US and my downstream was 786kbps for htc hermes.
Artikelnya bagus. . .
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