3G networks; Want Fast Data?
You want portable access to data. You need it fast. What to do? A good mag has a great article reviewing “Which 3G network is the best?
We all pack appropriate clothing when we leave for a business trip, but most mobile users will still feel naked if they don’t have easy, fast access to the Internet.
Sure, you can stop at a Wi-Fi hot spot or catch up at the hotel at night, but what do you do the rest of the time? Enter cellular providers that offer 3G data service over their networks at broadband-like speeds.”
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Their conclusion?
“All the cellular data networks are reasonably fast (although AT&T pretty much swept the field). In the course of my tests, I was able to click, connect and get online, on average, in about 4 seconds; download data at 614Kbit/sec.; and upload at 337Kbit/sec. That’s more than enough for most basic on-the-road business applications such as e-mail, connecting to most Web sites and even watching online movies.”