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Old 02-22-2007, 02:02 PM
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How fast is Sprint's EV-DO compared to Cingular EDGE?

How fast is Sprint's EV-DO compared to Cingular EDGE?
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Old 02-22-2007, 02:07 PM
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5x faster. havent you seen the commercials? lol

actually numbers im not sure but i know Sprint EVDO is faster and the one to go with if you want speed.

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Old 02-22-2007, 02:17 PM
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Sprint Ev-DO "where you can experience wireless data speeds averaging 400 to 700 Kbps with peak rates up to 2.0 Mbps."Cingular EDGE "Average download speeds of 70 - 135 kilobits per second (Kbps),Burst speeds up to 200 Kbps"You should note that Cingular is starting to rollout Broadband Connect, which will provide speeds comparable to Ev-DO.

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Old 02-22-2007, 02:32 PM
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Not really an answer, but I've used both. I found both to be very slow and intermittant. YMMV. But, I couldn't see any speed difference as both seemed slower than modem connections.
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Old 02-22-2007, 02:43 PM
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Not really an answer, but I've used both. I found both to be very slow and intermittant. YMMV. But, I couldn't see any speed difference as both seemed slower than modem connections.
for one you have to make sure you are in a EVDO market. and here just plan vision is about the same speed as cingular and tmo edge here
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Old 02-23-2007, 03:46 AM
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How fast is Sprint's EV-DO compared to Cingular EDGE?
That's like comparing dial up to cable. With the new EVDO Rev A speeds can be stupid fast. My new EX720 Express card gets an average of 1074 Kps in my location where even my Sprint A900 USB tethered EVDO phone only got 400 Kps. I am totally WOWed...
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Old 02-23-2007, 04:22 AM
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Please keep in mind that Cingular also has the true 3G HSDPA (faster than EDGE) network in several locations.
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Old 02-23-2007, 06:23 AM
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matt do you know what one is "suppose" to be faster? HSDPA or EVDO?

lets say your using Rev A?


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Old 02-23-2007, 06:42 AM
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matt do you know what one is "suppose" to be faster? HSDPA or EVDO?

lets say your using Rev A?


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By rights I'd say that HSDPA has the "capability" to go faster but its capped at roughly the same upload speeds as EVDO.
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Old 02-23-2007, 07:15 AM
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well i say come to sprint for your mobile broad band needs ;)
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Old 03-10-2007, 08:48 AM
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I second that. Especially around Illinois. As always, check your local coverage...
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Old 03-13-2007, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by tril0byt View Post
How fast is Sprint's EV-DO compared to Cingular EDGE?
you may want to check the answer yourself at text.dslreports.com results page
but you can't compare 3G and 2.75G
this is fair to compare between HSDPA and EV-DO rev A
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Old 03-15-2007, 10:43 PM
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i've personally seen EVDO go as fast as 2.2mbps
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Old 03-15-2007, 11:01 PM
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i've personally seen EVDO go as fast as 2.2mbps
If memory serves, Verizon capped their network at 2.4 mbps, whereas Cingular is capping at 3.6, although only the V3xx can hit that speed right now out of their current lineup. However, rumor has it Cingular has it already set so they can hit 7.2 when they are selling a lineup that will support that.

Of course speculation is useless, right now I'd say they are both pretty even and if they aren't its only because Cingular has released future capability, while Rev A doesn't do much to bump up over 2.4. Of course, WIMAX is a TOTALLY different story.
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Old 03-16-2007, 11:35 PM
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With EVDO if I tether with my A900 I get 890 - 930 kbps down, with the A920 I get 800 - 870. Thats pretty quick IMO. With roadrunner lite cable you only get 763. For sure fast enough to tether a laptop and get on the net. I dont know about the :X: but I know the Sprint slappin cowboy commercial was funny. :)

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