So I'm keen to know for those on Vodafone, what 4G speeds they are getting. Their coverage site states "speeds ranging between 2Mbps to 40Mbps when using a compatible device on this network, with an average download speed of 15Mbps". I am unable to find a similar one for Telstra or Optus. My current Telstra speeds are random between a few mb/s to 17 at the moment.
4G Network Speeds
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Last edited 06/04/2016 - 15:40
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Holy crap thats crap.
Thanks mate. Looks like they can go past the 40mb/s
Highly variable.
I put a Telstra sim in my iPad 3 (not using Australian 4G bands). Running speedtest.net at my house (little congestion) gave me a 20mbit+ result (awesome!) 20 minutes later I tried while in the middle of the city (higher congestion) and it gave me 4mbit.
iPad Air 2
Optus
45 Mb/s Down
16 Mb/s Up
Eastern suburbs SydneyThere's a lot of variables that determine network speed at a particular time, but mainly the congestion on the particular tower. That's why the variance in what Vodafone are promising is so high.
True. But Vodafone's maximum is 40mbps, whereas it looks like Optus gets higher than 40, so its maximum must be higher. Same with Telstra. But I wasn't able to find those figures online.
Vodafone's maximum isn't 40Mbps, I used to be with Vodafone and remember pulling over 115Mbps in certain locations at certain times.
The 2 to 40 they quote on their site is probably outdated, or just a 'rough guide' to what you can expect.
If you have a category 6 LTE handset and you are in a location serviced by a category 6 cell tower, you will likely get more than 40Mbps unless the network is congested.
was that after they got their 4g up and bragging about how they were faster than Telstra?
…because hardly anynoe on was on their 4g network
location location location
I'd say the city should have the fastest speed most of the time, except for congestion periods. They're catering to a lot more uses, who 98% of the time are idle.
ie in Sydney CBD I consistently get 30-50mbps all work day with Telstra. If I had a 4gX capable device that would be 60-100mbps
On the other hand out in the South West, I typically get 3-5mbps, going upto 10mbps during what I assume few users are around.
Vodafone has boasted that they're faster than Telstra… I highly doubt that outside 5km outside the city
Just did a speed test for Sydney CBD 50.86mbps down, 27.4up
Put Vodaphone in the title please.
Anyway here's my current results on Optus: http://i.imgur.com/S1jefm7.png 16.39 down, 7.37 up.
Pretty impressed, the upload speed is much higher than my Optus cable internet.TPG (voda 4g)
Samsung Note 4
Ping 38ms
Download 20.78Mbps
Upload 5.66MbpsData used 21.7 MB
edit: in Northern Suburbs of Sydney
I got over 100Mbps down, and about 40Mbps up the other day in Macquarie Park on my Huawei Mate 8. Doesnt even have band 28!!
Optus if anyone is interested
I had similar download speeds in Revesby NSW
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/141598/38536/screensho…
The speeds have certainly picked up a lot. However unless you are downloading multiple movies prior to hopping on a plane for a 13 hour flight, on a single device, why would anyone need these insane speeds? Interested to hear general feedback on this from users.
I was in Revesby NSW just a few minutes ago. I'm using the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge on the Optus' network. Here are the results:
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/141598/38536/screensho…
Wow! Nice :) were you sitting under the tower? :P
I city bound on a train, ran the test while we stopped at Revesby. Might have been near the tower, not entirely sure though.
Downlink speeds is Downlink speeds/[excess information rates wooo. [PIR, EIR tests.]
Got on Voda 70+Mbps from up a hilltop at night, ime iirc for what its worth.
(Incidentally, how would often you check re: using a 500 MB/day/ My $2 days balance allowances, 130 MB-a pop optus in any event?:)what any tech enthusiasts will care about after all this: level of symmetricity,1:1 would be neat, and application. (Decent UL by VHA fwiw…)
Application exist and work over a basic, committed low Mbps=3 for video(720p) or stream-music low 192Kb-level, Kbps. Thats it isn't it, run measured by Kbps' rather than Mbps objectively, I guess ?
That I should trigger a DATADAY by Vodafone, I can expect nothing less an 2,048 MB, sufficient to all-day stream radio as one practical. [200Kbps committed perhaps?]. Or a single film IPTV perhaps. Excess burst headroom +67 Mbps, only suggests a bunch of local streamers could share this even.
Clocked 224mbit on telstra with my 6S in suburbia - http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/1399745896
I'm sure there's faster but at $10/gig, I really dont care :)
edit: Havent tested Voda just yet but they're pretty much limited to 1800Mhz with no LTE carrier aggregation most you'll see is ~150meg give or take. T$/O$ have the upperhand since they have spectrum in both key bands (1800/700Mhz). Voda's refarming 850 but I dont think they have enough spectrum to make a difference, they really need to pony up and buy some of the 700Mhz goodness.
Thanks Ken! Impressive speeds :)
Got 20.44mbps on Huawei y550 just now. I'm at Camperdown
Samaung galaxy note 2 n7105 android 4.1.1.
Down 44.7mbs
Up 5.75mbs
Ping 19msOptus server.
2 bars on 4g.
38 mbs down
17.7 mbs up.
So your question is?