Unusual and Furiously High Speed with EVDO

[Marvelous Merv]

This is interesting - I live in the Northeast (Portland, ME) where we had a huge storm today that knocked out cable and internet access (still out, btw). So I connected using my Q and laptop with PDAnet, which usually connects me upstream and down at about 600 Kb/s. But this afternoon I noticed that things seemed speedy. Very speedy. So I ran a test at DSLreports, as I have done several times before and indeed, my download speed came through at 1476 Kb/s, though my upload speed was only 352 Kb/s.

Any ideas why - out of the blue - my download speed would more than double?

[BoodaLuvr]

I wish I can get those speeds.

[deaded]

Maybe because nobody else is online.

[My-Q]

Originally Posted by Marvelous Merv

Any ideas why - out of the blue - my download speed would more than double?

It's the wind pushing the signal in your direction. Isn't it obvious? LOL!

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by deaded

Maybe because nobody else is online.

This would be my guess also...

[mashline]

Originally Posted by Marvelous Merv

This is interesting - I live in the Northeast (Portland, ME) where we had a huge storm today that knocked out cable and internet access (still out, btw). So I connected using my Q and laptop with PDAnet, which usually connects me upstream and down at about 600 Kb/s. But this afternoon I noticed that things seemed speedy. Very speedy. So I ran a test at DSLreports, as I have done several times before and indeed, my download speed came through at 1476 Kb/s, though my upload speed was only 352 Kb/s.

Any ideas why - out of the blue - my download speed would more than double?

Columbus ohio has just installed rev a. We have seen these types of speeds on many devices now. Upload upto 900k up... download upto 3meg down.

[gmardre]

Will Rev A work automatically with any old Q?

[Marvelous Merv]

Originally Posted by gmardre

Will Rev A work automatically with any old Q?

My thought was that Verizon installed Rev A, but I am not sure about the hardware capability of the Q.

[Geckotek]

Can't be Rev A, Q doesn't have any Rev A compatibility currently.

Dallas has Rev A and I don't get those speeds.

My guess would be compression. Have you tested on multiple servers? Those tests aren't always the most accurate.

[Marvelous Merv]

I'll test again later tonight, but what is worth noting is that the REASON that I tested in the first place was that my connection was BLAZING on the websites I most often visit. I was like "holy cow, this is SNAPPY!", which prompted me to test...