http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/ Engadget Mobile Comments for iPhone 3G S data isn't really faster than the 3G's in Chicago http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/That counts for something...]]>Jun 20th 2009 10:32AMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/
Please read the article.]]>Jun 20th 2009 12:58PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/
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Is that good??

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Latency 163 ms
Download 2211 Kbps
Uload 306 Kbps

Latency is all over the place for me as well.

Much like this Chicago test, it is only slightly better than my 3G.

What's bizarre, though, is that the 3G is KILLING my 3GS if I test them each on my wifi connection.
Anyone know why that would be??]]>Jun 20th 2009 11:35AMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/
I have a G1, on T-Mobile's 3G network...

I was just posting that to compare... Not sure how it compares but it looks good... cant complain...

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Because of how TCP network protocol is designed, it has to probe for bandwidth when you initiate a connection, trying to use as much bandwidth as it can find without using up an unfair share of the network.

With small downloads (small web pages) a difference of 1067ms and 140ms latency can change load times from over 10 seconds to under 1 second.

With larger downloads, the TCP can eventually figure out how much bandwidth there is available, so the effect of having a large latency becomes less important. The reported test here seems to report the "large long download" scenario.

If the numbers that are reported in this blog post are reflective of typical real world behavior, this would be a *huge* justification on why the 3GS is way faster. If they are accurate, I would *unhesitatingly* pony up an extra $100 to get a 3GS.
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Stick with my BlackBerry]]>Jun 21st 2009 2:40AMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/20/iphone-3g-s-isnt-really-faster-than-the-3g-in-chicago/Jun 21st 2009 10:44AM