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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Fri Apr 6, 2012, 11:32 AM Apr 2012

After a few weeks with the new iPad, I pried open my wallet and paid for a data plan. [View all]

The average Verizon LTE speeds I got in a Philadelphia suburb were around 22 Mbps up and 14 Mbps down. This was while sitting on a park bench.

Uh, wow.

To put that in perspective, the free WiFi offered at your average Starbucks is usually less than 1Mbps. I've had my AT&T 3G iPhone hit as high as 5Mbps (rarely). Our home Comcast modem has been as high as 26Mbps, but usually hovers around 18Mbps.

Wow.

I've seen much higher speeds reported on the Internet, but 22Mbps is pretty darn fast. Next week I'll be in central Philly and re-test.

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After a few weeks with the new iPad, I pried open my wallet and paid for a data plan. [View all] onehandle Apr 2012 OP

I just got a new ipad3 with AT&T 4G. How do I check the speed? Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #1

Download this app on your iPad... onehandle Apr 2012 #2

30/16 on WiFi. 7/2 on 4G, but in an underground garage of a two story office building Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #3

FYI: If it says '4G' at the top, you are not on LTE. onehandle Apr 2012 #4

Well, that explains why with 5 bars it was still 7/3 Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #6

i love my ipad cellular data connection nashville_brook Apr 2012 #5

I don't carry my iPad around enough to make 3G worthwhile Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #7

Yeah, I just got a cheap plan for house hunting on the go. onehandle Apr 2012 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Apr 2012 #9