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Instinct vs iPhone 3G - Web and Speed Test

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MRCOOL @ Jul 8 2:54 PM
I'm using a blackberry 8900 and its not supported on my bb browser so i tried it on opera mini and my speed was 0.138s..... and it tells me 'too fast a result please choose a larger file.' that was on 5kb. And on the 100k it gave me a 0.548s... i dont know if im doing this right!! but thats what i got. On 1 mb i got 1090kbit/sec 0.158s latency 7.603d/l time im guessing thats cool! and on 200 and 400k it keeps telling me it's too fast a result! oh... i have no 3G but the opera mini is more quick than the regular bb browser
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seanbon29 @ Apr 29 9:54 PM
i did the 400k test on my LG Dare and i got 1017kb/sec, .573 latency, 8.519dl time. i live in Cedar Rapids, ia with full bars
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User (204048) @ Nov 14, 08 10:02 AM
T-Mobile G1 with only 1 bar of service CHICAGO 1mb 929kbit/ sec 0.324s latency 9.134s d/l time
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User (203879) @ Nov 13, 08 12:00 AM
T-Mobile G1 in Queens, NY (Full bars) 400K test: 537 kbit/sec .374s latency 6.326s d/l time 1MB Test: 499 kbit/sec .277 latency 16.68s d/l time Pretty fast!!! Smooth rendering...renders whole page quicker than both iPhone and Instinct
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User (202311) @ Oct 26, 08 10:40 PM
hey man i was using my iphone 3g and with full bars and 3G available i did a 1mb test(400k said it was too fast) and the results were: 1061 kbit/sec, o.578s latency, and 8.296 d/l time IPHONE IS BEAST
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User (201429) @ Oct 16, 08 6:32 PM
I think Noahs review was fair to both phones but its amazing how some of the apple fanboys will say anything in these comments to try to make the Instinct look bad, give it up fellas the Instinct is Alright...
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MagicDrool @ Oct 9, 08 3:56 PM
I have tmobile sidekick 2008. EDGE Northern California and i got 2012 kbit/s
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User (198289) @ Sep 16, 08 9:07 PM
I have the LG Voyager. 256 kbit per sec. That was 400 K. 0.486s latency. In Houston.
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User (196139) @ Sep 3, 08 9:09 PM
Minneapolis, Minnesota iPhone 3g at 3/5 bars. 1mb 1012kbit/sec. .52s latency. 8.608 sec d/l time
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stephen43 @ Aug 25, 08 10:35 AM
Noah, don't know if you realized it but you inadvertently showed how annoying the Instinct touch screen is. How many times do you have to press on a link on the Instinct to get it to work. You only had to press the iPhone link once for it to work. Personally, I find the pressing over and over again to get something to work more "teeth grinding" than waiting for something to download.
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caleb1495 @ Aug 22, 08 2:19 AM
Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota. iPhone 3g- 4/5 Bars. 1 MB- 1800 kbit/sec 0.168s latency 4.707 Seconds. (Same place) Sprint Instinct- Full Coverage 1 MB- 502 kbit/ sec 0.133s latency 16.429 Seconds. Do I need to even say anything? The results speak for themselves. GO AT&T!!
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gilbert_101 @ Aug 20, 08 5:49 PM
samsung instinct in Antioch CA 1M 408 kbit/sec 0.423 latency n 24.46s d/l time ;]
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User (190633) @ Aug 9, 08 2:59 PM
iPhone 3G on Rogers in Toronto - 1469 kbit/sec 0.486s latency 6.062s d/l time
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User (189889) @ Aug 5, 08 2:54 PM
my treo 800w read 529kb/s in 15.792s for 1m file....
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User (189814) @ Aug 5, 08 1:17 AM
Hey Noah i need some help my phone plan is up in october and i was woundering witch do u think would be the best phone for me the Samsung Instinct the Black Berry perl or the Palm Treo 800w i need some lehp on making a decision so if u could get back to me at my email it would would be very helpfull an to me it comes down to whitch would be the better bisness phone along withe good entertainment.
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User (188866) @ Aug 1, 08 5:55 PM
Last night, smokey bar, back of bar - iphone 3G, 0 bars showing (said AT&T and 3G, but had like one dot of one bar visible). Did 3 tests over 3G, all using the NEW speedtest (it looks different and has slightly different options). Did the standard test. 1st time got 900 kbits, 2nd time got 700 kbits, 3rd time got 1050 kbits. Obviously highly dependent, and it looks like the bars may not have significance for data. From where I stand, that put the kibosh on the Instinct. The problem with this test really is they are different technologies on different networks. A real test would be to pit two phones sold by AT&T with 3G in the same spot. Pitting AT&T against Sprint will tell you more about the networks and differing coverage in that area than the actual phones. That being said, it is obvious that the iPhone has a vastly superior/faster browser. That being the case and all else being equal, the iPhone itself vastly outperforms the Instinct. You could test that by putting both on Wifi (the Instinct has Wifi, right?) and testing them against each other.
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User (188866) @ Jul 31, 08 10:11 PM
In Seattle, I get anywhere from 500-800 kbit on my iPhone 3G in 3G mode. Rarely do I get below 500, but I have. Usually that is with 3 or less bars.
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User (188746) @ Jul 31, 08 5:58 PM
I have been with sprint for 11 years and for the last 10 have stayed away from Samsung and only used Sanyo phones. I tried the Instinct, and while the bells and whistles of the phone are impressive, it's still a Samsung and the reception is still terrible. In my first day of ownership, it dropped 4 calls and 1 call went straight to voicemail. With such poor reception, I wonder how robust the other applications can be if you can't even make a call.
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User (188261) @ Jul 29, 08 4:37 PM
I did the 400k test on my Instinct and got 496kb/sec, .295 latency, 6.737 dl time. I live in Sacramento, CA and had 4 bars

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