Here are the results of testing the throughput of various Sprint devices.
May 2007
 | The winner so far is the USB connected mobile broadband modem from Sierra, the Sierra Wireless Aircard 595U. It doubles the speed of internet access that I get through my phones.
The better the reception you have, the better the speed you will have. |
Method: www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
Device: Sierra Wireless Aircard 595U
Location: Office on shelf near desk
| Download | Upload | When |
|---|---|---|
| 1139 kbps down | 400 kbps up | 8pm 5/15/07 |
| 1250 down | 466 up | 8pm 5/15/07 |
| 1213 down | 355 up | 8pm 5/15/07 |
| 1280 down | 629 up | 7am 5/16/07 |
True torture test: Upload a DVD ISO through Remote Desktop.
- 3.442GB - Started at 8:03 - Windows gives no estimate on time to complete.
Start Amount End Amount Transfered 8:06 10.6mb 8:07 14.2MB 3.6MB 8:08 17.6MB 3.4MB 8:10 24.6MB 3.5MB (avg) 8:11 28.3MB 3.7MB 8:12 31.9MB 3.6MB 8:13 35.5MB 3.6MB 8:32 99.9MB 3.389MB (avg) Estimate to upload the DVD image: 1000 minutes - 16 hrs.
- Copy failed somewhere in the middle....
Comparison - Copying the image across two different IPs on the same cable modem: ~50 minutes windows estimate. Start time: 8:44
- approx 1/3rd finished 9:03am
Try again with DVD carved into 98,078KB rar pieces:
- Over cable (Other activity) Start: 10:54 (windows estimate: 12-17 minutes)
Through new phone: IP-830W
Location: Bedroom
(215kbps)
511kbps down 40 kbps up
374kbps down 27 kbps up
539kbps down 30 kbps up
Front porch 4 bars 70.1.42.181
744 126
1000 123
404 122
876 123
Old phone: PPC-6700
(115Kbps) 1 bars signals strength 68.27.7.3
237kbps down ?????
262kbps down 6 kbps
3 brs front porch
661 kbps down 119 up
556 130
628 132