Fastest smartphone internet in Houston?

Response times to all networks is slow. That's usually what takes so long when loading websites on a phone. The downstreams are all pretty similar, I think. Still, the response time sucks with EDGE, 3G, 4G, whatever...

Want it fast? WiFi.

 

Disagree. I generally get pretty good response times and download speeds on 3G with Sprint pretty much wherever I am in Houston. Once I did a Youtube test at a restaurant with a friend who had an iPhone, and my Palm Pre blew it out of the water with the response time.

The phone itself can be a factor too -- if your phone has a slow CPU it will take longer to render web pages. But as far as networks go, Sprint.

 

My T-Mobile's fast.

Just how important are you?!

 

I think you'd be fine with T-Mobile. They just launched their HSPA+ service in Houston, which is getting upload and download speeds comparable to Sprint's wi-max network. Unfortunately, the only two T-Mobile devices that support it at the moment are their broadband card and the upcoming G2.

With that said, I'm actually satisfied with my AT&T data service. Their call quality on the other hand is a little suspect...

 

Sprint. 4G.

Samsung Epic....Evo...

 

AT&T is generally rated the fastest, though as Sprint gets 4G rolled out to more areas that of course would change.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364263,00.asp

 

My EVO 4G is BLAZIN.

 

I am pleased with the speed of my EVO 4G. Even with 4G turned off, Sprint's 3G service is very respectable.

 

Sustained download speeds and response times are two very different animals. One network can take a couple of seconds to actually route your request, but when it does make the connection you start getting 6mbps download speeds; another can get your request routed within 100ms or less but give you only 1mbps download speeds.

For everyday web surfing, the second network is always going to feel a lot faster and more enjoyable to use. Haven't heard much about T-Mobile in this respect, but AT&T is notorious for having the worst ping/response times.

 

Sprint EVO 4G...../Thread

 

htc hd2 loads this site really fast. if you dont like windows, you can load that piece of junk android on this phone too.

 

you're right but ill still go with my iphone 4 any day of the week.

size does matter.

 

I'm connected to my Sprint Palm Pre using Mobile Hot Spot right now and got this from speedtest.net.

 

Now this is on a regular laptop plugged into an EVO 4G using PDANet, and NOT using Sprint's hotspot service or buying their phone-as-modem service.

I assume the hotspot offers different performance, but even still, the DL speed is pretty good.. it's the UL speed that really takes a hit this way, I think...