iPhone internet speed

Jon12345 · 31 Oct 2009 at 16:59

I have an HTC Touch Diamond with Orange and the internet is pretty slow. Is the iPhone 3GS faster for the internet?

Jon

startrek2 · 31 Oct 2009 at 17:07

very quick 3gs is much faster i think

dangerstat · 31 Oct 2009 at 17:17

This is all about connection speed not model / brand of phone.

LordSplodge · 31 Oct 2009 at 17:19

dangerstat said:
This is all about connection speed not model / brand of phone.

This as well as where you are. Not all 3G signals are equal.

wakayoda · 1 Nov 2009 at 10:13

you can have a full 3g signal but get stuck in local traffic say Reading?

Jon12345 · 1 Nov 2009 at 16:59

So when using something like an HTC Touch Diamond, does it use GPRS for the internet or what? I get a little confused over the protocols etc.

i.e. HTC Touch Diamond using GPRS (slower?) and iPhone using 3G (faster?)

thepharcyde · 1 Nov 2009 at 17:18

It's all to do with the HSDPA speed if the phone is 3G. The iPhone and the HTC TD have the same ratings. You also need the network to support the higher HSDPA speeds. Unfortunately O2's coverage is not the best. For instance in my office in London I struggle to get a 3G connection at all.

Have a read of this on HSDPA

http://mobilebroadbandblog.co.uk/2008/06/hsdpa-hsupa-hspa-explained/

DAnDan · 1 Nov 2009 at 23:06

Going by the stats of the phones on Gsmarena (reliable website), both phones have the same 3G support, 7.2Mbps.

If you're getting a slow speed, it's likely to be either the phone set not to use 3G, or just that you're only receiving a 2g signal where you are (or a very poor 3G one).

Mattus · 2 Nov 2009 at 00:45

It depends entirely where you are. Does the phone display that it's receiving a 3G signal?

Jon12345 · 2 Nov 2009 at 08:15

Just found the data connection toggle switch on my phone. Web runs faster now, so looks like I was previously using GPRS maybe? But I think I turned it off before because it drains the battery. Can't remember.

Do people leave 3G on all the time on the iPhone so they have fast web access, or does this drain the iPhone battery too?

b0rn2sk8 · 2 Nov 2009 at 10:47

It drains the batt, so you just have to chage every day.

thepharcyde · 2 Nov 2009 at 20:27

Jon12345 said:
Just found the data connection toggle switch on my phone. Web runs faster now, so looks like I was previously using GPRS maybe? But I think I turned it off before because it drains the battery. Can't remember.

Do people leave 3G on all the time on the iPhone so they have fast web access, or does this drain the iPhone battery too?

I generally turn off Location, Wifi, Bluetooth when not in use.

Alex_L · 2 Nov 2009 at 22:28

i leave 3g on all the time as Edge/GPRS is laughable for data, but it does rinse the battery bigtime, to the point where mine lives on a charger at work.

mynameisjarvis · 2 Nov 2009 at 22:32

I'm rolling Edge, and its ample. If it wasn't free I'd kick up a fuss

eidolon · 2 Nov 2009 at 23:29

BUSH said:
i leave 3g on all the time as Edge/GPRS is laughable for data, but it does rinse the battery bigtime, to the point where mine lives on a charger at work.

I have a 3GS which has never had 3G switched off ever yet I find the battery to be fine. The lowest my battery has gone in a day was about 20% and that was with constant usage on a 4hr train journey and loads of calls and texts the rest of the day. I just turn off wifi and bluetooth as I don't use them most of the time and I turn the brightness down a bit and the battery is great, never had any problems at all.

LordSplodge · 3 Nov 2009 at 09:57

Jon12345 said:
Do people leave 3G on all the time on the iPhone so they have fast web access, or does this drain the iPhone battery too?

I only turn Bluetooth off on my iPhone. I charge it every couple of days (or everyday if I make or recieve a lot of phone calls) I have a charger at work and one at home. It's really no big deal to do this.

Jon12345 · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:40

Is it easy to turn off Bluetooth, Wifi etc? Can you configure a toggle button for a single press to enable/disable these?

Hutchy · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:42

On the iPhone it's a simple check box inside the settings menu, which is accessed from the dashboard.

Adrianr · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:48

How do people find the internet when they start moving? Stationary my iPhone internet is fine, but as soon as I start moving anywhere it just fails. It'l sit there telling me i've got full 3G signal, so i'l ask it to do something, wait.. wait.. wait.. Oh I was lying, you don't have any signal.

RobH · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:50

Jon12345 said:
Is it easy to turn off Bluetooth, Wifi etc? Can you configure a toggle button for a single press to enable/disable these?

You can but it requires jailbreaking you phone. I leave Wifi on all the time as it doesn't really drain much battery when it's not connected.

The actual phone does have some affect in the speed of browsing, using the 3G connection of my iPhone tethered to my netbook is like using regular broadband, however the slower processor and limited memory on the iPhone 3G means pages can only load at a certain speed so it's not all about connection speed.