Vodacom Speed Test & Results: speed.vodacom.co.za & speedtest.net

[3g_rox]

Attempt 1:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 12.312 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 331.4 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 40.6 (kiloBytes/second)

Attempt 2:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 12.235 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 333.5 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 40.9 (kiloBytes/second)

Attempt 3:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 12.031 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 339.1 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 41.6 (kiloBytes/second)

Still using Novatel card in Durban

[Carlhead]

Is anything over 384 kbps actually possible??

Yes, 3G isn't hard limited to 384k, I believe it is a high average that service is delivered at.

[nextstep]

HTTP: Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 110.499 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 36.9 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 4.5 (kiloBytes/second)

This is with Vodacom GPRS out in the stix (using a QuadLite card) - between Kareedouw and Eersterivier in the Eastern Cape.

[v3gout]

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 14.324 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 284.8 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 34.9 (kiloBytes/second)

Using a Novatel 3G card Stables/Megawatt Park in Sunninghill

[Tallboy]

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 15.735 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 259.3 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 31.8 (kiloBytes/second)

Amandasig, Pretoria North using a Nokia 6680.

[3g_rox]

Attempt 1:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 12.11 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 336.9 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 41.3 (kiloBytes/second)

Attempt 2:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 12.328 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 331 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 40.6 (kiloBytes/second)

Attempt 3:
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 12.109 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 336.9 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 41.3 (kiloBytes/second)


Novatel datacard on 3G in Durban

[vodacom3g]

Yes, 3G isn't hard limited to 384k, I believe it is a high average that service is delivered at.

The 384Kb/s is actually a hard limit, dictated by the network equipment. If you see numbers exceeding 384 it's one of the following:

1) Inaccurate measurement by the OS based tools. Basically how the speed is measured is by a comms layer process that counts the number of bytes coming in. By taking a delta over a known time period (say a second), you can calculate the throughput. This works most of the time. Sometimes the period is shorter or longer and this skews the results.

The longer the measurement period (say 30 minutes) the more accurate the result, so watch out for funny looking spikes and discard them.

2) Caching by your PC. Check that the file you're downloading is not already cached. If so, the results will normally be completely wrong, as in TB/s!

3) Compression on the network. We do have this capability and with it on, I've seen >500Kb/s. Currently it's off.

[Carlhead]

Ok, my bad... wasn't aware that it was hard limited.

I suppose the speeds are pretty consistant though... The results of this thread indicate that you'll probably be running between 280k and 384k (If you've got semi decent cell signal). That's more than acceptable to me; now if we can only get the understandably high costs of bandwidth down!

[nextstep]

Not bad, but not all that good either (Olympus, Pta using 3G):

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

* Download time: 18.177 seconds
* Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
* Estimated line speed: 224.5 (kilobits/second)
* Estimated line speed: 27.5 (kiloBytes/second)

[MrG]

i have been travelling and coverage is very good. Speeds are ok for now aswell

[MrG]

What I dont get is this... Its suppose to be 384kbps limit. Yes, when I download a file I get about 30-40kb per second. So thats normal.

The second I launch getright, and do segmented downloading (4 segments) I get about 120kb per second.

Thats 1MB every 8.5 seconds.

How does that work, I thought 3G cant do that

[bam1]

3G in Sandringham, Johannesburg

Test 1 : 15h46 Friday 6 Jan 06

Test Start Time : January 6, 2006, 3:46:35 pm
Test End Time : January 6, 2006, 3:46:51 pm
Download Time : 16.09 seconds
Size of file : 511423 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed : 248.27 (Kilobits/sec)
Estimated line speed : 31.03 (KiloBytes/sec)
Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 15.092 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 270.3 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 33.1 (kiloBytes/second)
Test 2 : 15h52 Friday 6 Jan 06

Test Start Time : January 6, 2006, 3:52:54 pm
Test End Time : January 6, 2006, 3:53:16 pm
Download Time : 21.74 seconds
Size of file : 511423 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed : 183.80 (Kilobits/sec)
Estimated line speed : 22.97 (KiloBytes/sec)

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 23.494 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 173.7 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 21.3 (kiloBytes/second)
Test 3 : 16h43

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 15.983 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 255.3 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 31.3 (kiloBytes/second)


Test Start Time : January 6, 2006, 4:43:57 pm
Test End Time : January 6, 2006, 4:44:13 pm
Download Time : 16.60 seconds
Size of file : 511423 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed : 240.69 (Kilobits/sec)
Estimated line speed : 30.09 (KiloBytes/sec)

Test 4 : 16h53 6 Jan 06

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 19.589 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 208.3 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 25.5 (kiloBytes/second)


Test Start Time : January 6, 2006, 4:53:20 pm
Test End Time : January 6, 2006, 4:53:43 pm
Download Time : 22.20 seconds
Size of file : 511423 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed : 179.98 (Kilobits/sec)
Estimated line speed : 22.50 (KiloBytes/sec)
Test 5 : 17h42 6 Jan 06

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 20.749 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 196.6 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 24.1 (kiloBytes/second)


Test Start Time : January 6, 2006, 5:42:07 pm
Test End Time : January 6, 2006, 5:42:29 pm
Download Time : 22.82 seconds
Size of file : 511423 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed : 175.09 (Kilobits/sec)
Estimated line speed : 21.89 (KiloBytes/sec)

Vodacom3g has instigated an investigation as to why I am getting these below average speeds. Thanks Vodacom3g

[Liposuck2004]

Below is the data used to calculate your download speed:

Download time: 12.188 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 334.8 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 41 (kiloBytes/second)


novatel 3g midrand
Lipo

[Mams]

ayone did a test on HSDPA?

[Gazer]

Download time: 14.125 seconds
Size of file: 500 KiloBytes
Estimated line speed: 288.8 (kilobits/second)
Estimated line speed: 35.4 (kiloBytes/second)

Vodacom 3G Brackenhurst Aberton (although it seems I connect using GPRS mostly and keep losing my connection)