Updated EDGE

Kyled8888@gmail.com · 06-26-2007, 10:53 PM

so somebody earlier said they noticed a speed increase in their PDA on AT&T wireless. Has anyone else experienced a noticeable difference?

ColsTiger · 06-26-2007, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Kyled8888@gmail.com

so somebody earlier said they noticed a speed increase in their PDA on AT&T wireless. Has anyone else experienced a noticeable difference?

I used my EDGE phone all weekend to surf the web and I didn't notice any difference in speed. And like Walt Mossberg says in his review, It's very slow. Not as slow as GPRS, but extremely slow compared to broadband.

Kyled8888@gmail.com · 06-26-2007, 10:56 PM

Like, give me a comparison. Loading a normal website how many times slower (2x, 3x, 4x?)

Saiko · 06-26-2007, 10:59 PM

apparently, someone in their review (I can't remember if it was mossberg or pogue..) said that it takes around 100 seconds to open amazon.

iphonenut · 06-26-2007, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by ColsTiger

I used my EDGE phone all weekend to surf the web and I didn't notice any difference in speed. And like Walt Mossberg says in his review, It's very slow. Not as slow as GPRS, but extremely slow compared to broadband.

did you do it out of necessity or because even on EDGE it's still an enjoyable experience?

i guess my question is, will EDGE make the internet unusable?

jphawkins · 06-26-2007, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Saiko

apparently, someone in their review (I can't remember if it was mossberg or pogue..) said that it takes around 100 seconds to open amazon.

It was Pogue's. 55 seconds to open NYTimes.com, 100 for Amazon, and 2 minutes for Yahoo.

Kyled8888@gmail.com · 06-26-2007, 11:01 PM

How is EDGE compared to dial up?

theraker007 · 06-26-2007, 11:22 PM

i wonder how edge compares to verizons EV (or whatever it is for vcast). At the very least, streaming video comes in well on my verizon phone, youtube should run well if its at least that fast.

if those reports on how long it takes ot open a website is true, then the iphone is going to flop.. i pray its not true.. peopel will get really angry with that after the hype

TrippalHealicks · 06-26-2007, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by theraker007

i wonder how edge compares to verizons EV (or whatever it is for vcast). At the very least, streaming video comes in well on my verizon phone, youtube should run well if its at least that fast.

if those reports on how long it takes ot open a website is true, then the iphone is going to flop.. i pray its not true.. peopel will get really angry with that after the hype

Yeah, those times are wacky, and that's even with the Safari browser (which seems to load faster than any other browser, to me)

kdarling · 06-26-2007, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by theraker007

i wonder how edge compares to verizons EV (or whatever it is for vcast). At the very least, streaming video comes in well on my verizon phone, youtube should run well if its at least that fast.

EV-DO is about five times as fast as EDGE. EVDO Rev A, which is out in many places, is about 25 times as fast if you have the right device. We're talking well above 1 Mbps.

Still, I remember surfing wirelessly at only about 15Kbps, which was far less than most modems at the time. It gives you plenty of time to think about other things