View Full Version : Download Speed - Phone as Modem
ff-libra 19th May '08 Mon, 10:04 Hi! Sa mga gumagamit ng cell phone as modem for surfing, for curiosity lang 'tong tanong ko. I've been using my N95 8GB as modem for 1 month na and I'm using an unlimited EDGE plan from my network Wataniya (Kuwait). Everytime mag download ako, my actual maximum download speed (transfer rate) is 27 KB per second, kahit naka set sa 921.6 kbps ang modem speed. Diyan sa atin ano ang D/L speed / transfer rate na nakukuha ninyo? :)
For comparison, ang dial-up D/L rate is around 3.4 KB/sec.
Syanga pala, I'm using a USB connection for my phone, and my desktop is hindi bago kaya USB 1.0 lang ang supported.
Thanks.
nikz26 20th May '08 Tue, 04:21 Hi! Sa mga gumagamit ng cell phone as modem for surfing, for curiosity lang 'tong tanong ko. I've been using my N95 8GB as modem for 1 month na and I'm using an unlimited EDGE plan from my network Wataniya (Kuwait). Everytime mag download ako, my actual maximum download speed (transfer rate) is 27 KB per second, kahit naka set sa 921.6 kbps ang modem speed. Diyan sa atin ano ang D/L speed / transfer rate na nakukuha ninyo? :)
For comparison, ang dial-up D/L rate is around 3.4 KB/sec.
Syanga pala, I'm using a USB connection for my phone, and my desktop is hindi bago kaya USB 1.0 lang ang supported.
Thanks.
Well ganito yan,,, sa normal GPRS connection its around 38 to 42 knps, depende sa clase ng GPRS ng phone mo... you can check technical specifications ng phone nyo..(www.gsmarena.com).. pag naka EDGE capable phone ka, ibig sabihin mas mabilis ng konti sa GPRS, mas enhanched actually eto ang pagkakasunod sunod nyan ehh
CSD-Circuit Switched Data
HSCSD-high Speed Circuit Switched Data
GPRS-General Packet Radio Services
EGPRS- Enhanced General Packet Radio Services
3G-Third Generation
HSPDA-High Speed Packet Data Access
welll, off course, form pinaka sina una at pinka mabagal up to pinaka latest at pinka mabilis na yan...
CSD ang gamit nung unang inintroduce ang wap browsing using mga legacy phones, wag naman 3210 o 3310, asa..
yung HSPDA, yan yung pinka mabilis ngayun, at xempre, bihira unit na capable sa ganyang speed.. yang N95 8GB mo, HSPDA yan..
eto katumbas na speed sa phone mo
medyo maganda kasi ehhh, hahahah
GPRS =Class 32, 107 / 64.2 kbps
EDGE =Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps
3G =384kbps
HSPDA=1.4 to 3.6 Mbps
Xempre sa Sobrang hi tech ng phone mo, wala ng CSD at HSCSD dyan no..
well tapos na tayo dyan...
yan ang mga Speed na pedeng i avail ng phone mo,,,, ang tanung SUPPORTED ba ng network na gamit mo ang speep na yan???? at NAKA SET ba ang phone mo sa ganyang speed?
Because sa Globe ako , Globe is capable of delivering up to 1.4 mbps na speed sa lahat ng phone na capable ng HSPDA,,, xempre kung ang phone mo tulad lang sa akin, nokia 6233, 3G lang xa,, so max lang speed ko is 384 kbps,,, at yung mga phones like nokia 6600, GPRS lang sila, so medyo mabagal, parang dial up connction
you can check nga pala kung gano kabilis speed ng internet connection mo dito:
http://www.speedtest.net
well balik tayo.. KUNG naka set ka sa UMTS/3G mode, at ME 3G signal ka, ma aavail mo yung ganyang speed, kung ala,,, GPRS ka lang,,, sabi mo naka EDGE plan ka??? welll, alam mo na siguro bakit ganyan ang speed ng net mo,,,, BTW...
yung sinasabi mo nga palang speed na 921.6 kbps,, hindi yan ang SPEED ng internet mo,, MAXIMUM lang yan na Speed na pedeng i avail ng MODEM mo, o dahil modem mo is your phone, yun lang talaga, kasi probably naka plan ka sa EDGE, o di naka set sa 3g/HSPDA yang phone mo...
parang sa computer na naka accsss sa internet,,, nakalagay sa Local Area Connection status ko is 100MBPS, well, yan yung , maximum. pero naka 1mbps lang na plan ako.. so yun lang bilis na pede ko i avail...
AT... nakaka apekto nga pala yung connection na gamit mo, walang pagtatalo na ang pinaka mabilis na conneciton from PC to CP and vice versa is through CABLE... unlike pag INFRA O BTUT... so if you're using a USB 1.1 me kabagalan unlike sa USB2.0,, peo pede na yan,,, ito naman me N95, bumili ka na ng magandang computer,, hahahahaha..
BTW ulit....
for 3G coneciton,, Internet speed is 384 kbps downlaod and upload naglalaro sa 80 to 200 kbps... inconsistent kasi ang speed, madaming factor ang nakaka affect.. PEO,,, iba yung DOWNLOADING SPEED NA TINATAWAG PAG NAG DODOWNLOAD KA NG FILE.... even at 384 kbps ako, i get a Downloading speed of 25 to 40 kbps,,, ngaung naka plan 1mbps ako, even at 1mbps, nakaka pag downlaod ako at the speed of 50 to 150 kbps NA FILES..
so hindi EQUIVALENT ng INTERNET SPEED MO, yung FILE DOWNLAODING MO..
sabi mo naka EDGE ka lang,,, so kung EDGE is up to 277 kbps, tama lang ang 27 kbps na DL speed mo ng DL ng file..
antok na ako, buti napag tyagaan ko replayan ang tanung mo,,, hihihihihihi.... nasa mood ako, hahaha... geh bro... gudluck....
Lhon0901 20th May '08 Tue, 04:43 Adding to what nikz26 said above, you said na 27 KB ang download speed mo... KBPS means kiloBYTES per second, and kbps means kiloBITS per second... Difference? Una, kiloBYTES ang dini-display kapag nagdo-download ka, and kiloBITS usually pinapakita sa connection speed lang... So lets use EDGE: EDGE = Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps, and converting BITS to BYTES (8 bits = 1 byte), ang download speed ng Class 32 na EDGE is 37 KBPS (kiloBYTES), and Class 11 is 14.625 KBPS... So, 'yung download speed na nakukuha mo is close to what you should be getting...
ff-libra 20th May '08 Tue, 10:10 Thanks a lot to your responses guys. Di rin pala ako lugi sa plan na kinuha ko. :)
@ nikz26: Salamat sa mahabang response and for taking the time. [mahal ko pa rin yung desktop ko kasi :). At saka marami pang ibang priorities tayo hehehe.]
nikz26 21st May '08 Wed, 05:05 Adding to what nikz26 said above, you said na 27 KB and download speed mo... KBPS means kiloBYTES per second, and kbps means kiloBITS per second... Difference? Una, kiloBYTES ang dini-display kapag nagdo-download ka, and kiloBITS usually pinapakita sa connection speed lang... So lets use EDGE: EDGE = Class 32, 296 kbps; DTM Class 11, 177 kbps, and converting BITS to BYTES (8 bits = 1 byte), ang download speed ng Class 32 na EDGE is 37 KBPS (kiloBYTES), and Class 11 is 14.625 KBPS... So, 'yung download speed na nakukuha mo is close to what you should be getting...
Hmmm, bago yun ahhh, di ko alam yun, hahahahahaha,,,, now i knoiw, thanks din.. ok memorize,,,,,, 8 BITS is equal to 1 BYTE... ok ok ok, got it,,, lOL
nikz26 21st May '08 Wed, 05:06 Thanks a lot to your responses guys. Di rin pala ako lugi sa plan na kinuha ko. :)
@ nikz26: Salamat sa mahabang response and for taking the time. [mahal ko pa rin yung desktop ko kasi :). At saka marami pang ibang priorities tayo hehehe.]
yup,, tama ka dyan,,, hehehehe,, goodluck...
smurfs 25th Jul '09 Sat, 21:28 eh panu pag yung fon u is hsdpa capable magagamit you ba cya sa connection?globe? thanks
wakalitz 25th Jul '09 Sat, 23:27 thanks sa info sir! sakin 3G..hehe..:thanks:
jason-usctc 26th Jul '09 Sun, 02:25 Additional info. Pag ang plan mo is 384kbps ang dl speed is nasa around 48Kbps yan :). Just divide your current plan into 8. Like 1mbps thats 1024kbps so nasa 128Kbps ang dl speed.
kuramutiya 26th Jul '09 Sun, 10:02 eh panu pag yung fon u is hsdpa capable magagamit you ba cya sa connection as modem?globe? thanks
yup pwede of course, lalabas sa phone mo is 3.5G which is the HSDPA, at sa madaling araw eh nakaka 250kBps ako pag nagddl sa phone tapos 110kBps pag naka modem. Bytes ha, sa globe.
jingmirage18 26th Jul '09 Sun, 10:48 for dsl 100.00 kpbs for my dsl for my phone as modem hsdpa connection 1.3mbps po
madapaka022 26th Jul '09 Sun, 10:57 Dapat iconsider niyo din ang location. So may possibility parin yan na magbago ng speed depending on your area. Lalo kapag wireless signal ang gamit. Di achieve ang maximum speeds.
bloodlust20 29th Jul '09 Wed, 17:25 pahelp po.. panu magmit phone as modem sa pc internet?
|