Video: Nokia N900 on Tmobile USA 3G Speed Test

October 15th, 2009 • • 20 comments

I was spoiled by using the 3G connection with the Nokia N900 in Europe that using Edge here in the US is unacceptable. T-mobile is the only provider in the US able to provide 3G data for this device, so I got a SIM card to show you how fast the network is in New York City.

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T-mobile USA was consistent after several tries. Downloads are usually 2.25Mb/s and uploads around 0.35Mb/s. Run your own speed test with your provider and paste your results in the comments below.

  • gideonvalor

    Here is mine on AT&T 3G. http://moby.to/xezjzf

  • mt

    Yo might want to change this part of your write-up:
    “T-mobile is the only provider in the US able to provide 3G data”
    to something like:
    “T-mobile is the only provider in the US able to provide 3G data FOR THIS PHONE BECAUSE OF THE BANDS IT USES”

  • http://thenokiablog.com Mark Guim

    thanks! edited

  • repelsteeltjie

    Is this phone available from T-Mobile USA?

  • http://thenokiablog.com Mark Guim

    thanks! That's better than NYC

  • aSIMULAtor

    provider: Elisa Oyj (Finland)
    down: 4.72 mb/s
    up: 1.39 mb/s

    photo

  • http://thenokiablog.com Mark Guim

    whoa… i'm jealous.

  • jay

    hey mark i dont know if you noticed but you just gave away your home ip address in that video. you might wanna edit that out.
    by the way cool test idea.

  • Helene

    Any word when Nokia N900 is going to be released?

  • http://blog.weaverling.org weave

    I so want an N900 but am afraid I'll get screwed like I did with my N95. I was in NYC the day it was released to get it, and it did EDGE only in the U.S. — a few months later an updated model was released that did 3G on AT&T.

    I have both AT&T and T-mobile and am hoping to ditch/port my T-mobile number to AT&T since I have a family plan account there and adding a third line won't be as expensive.

  • http://rsperberg.myopenid.com/ Roger S

    Mark,

    Can you tell us more about the SIM card? Is it voice and data or only data? What price are you paying when you use the internet? Is there a cap on the data use per day as in Europe (1 euro per MB up to 2.5 euros per day, then no additional charge)?

    Thanks,

    Roger S

  • http://n900guide.com Roger S

    Using the WiFi supplied by Verizon FIOS, my pre-release N900 got download speeds of 3.38 Mb/s and 4.42 Mb/s for upload.

    This is 802.11g, of course. A laptop in the house tested out at 19 Mb/s download and 5.5 Mb/s upload using 802.11n.

    if and when I get a SIM to use T-Mobile's data network, I'll post my speeds using it.

    Roger S

  • Klang

    Roger, to say that there is a cap on the data use per day “as in Europe” is a huge generalization. Which country in Europe, and which operator and data plan are you referring to? There are lots of plans available in European countries that I know of that don't have such caps.

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  • EricssonEngineer

    AT&T uses EDGE and a proprietary 3G when it comes to the N900. You have to go with a true GSM provider like T-Mobile to get a standard version of HSDPA in the US. Plus AT&T's 3G is terrible due to all the iPhone traffic that overwhelms thier network.

  • CC

    Can someone explain to me clearly how EDGE connectivity works and cooperates? I'd really like to know how well it works with the N900. :)

  • CC

    Can someone explain to me clearly how EDGE connectivity works and cooperates? I'd really like to know how well it works with the N900. :)

  • dave168

    Just curious……all you guys that have used the N900 on T-Mobile's 3G network…….what data plan did you guys use. Just the regular data plan that you would normally use for all the smartphones such as the HTC Touch Pro 2 or similar? Just curious that's all. I just ordered the Nexus One, and added the data plan, but now I really want the N900 since it will work on T-Mobile's 3G. But now that I have already got the Nexus One, I will most likely have to add a line to my T-Mobile account so that I can use the N900, since the data plans are incompatible. This is so awesome!!!! Hello iPhone killer!!!!!!! LOL!!!

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