Why is Vodacom Blackberry Internet so slow?

[Astound]

Originally Posted by VodacomData

Get yourself the STORM

I am partial to the Bold 9700 or if that takes too long, then the current Bold 9000.

Not too sure whether the wobbling Storm screen would appeal to me, but have not used one yet, just basing this on perceptions of what I read.

But then again, there should be a new Storm 2 on the horizon as well?

My 8520 is going to my daughter, Xmas gift and of course one of the above will be my Xmas gift to myself

Then again it seems Vodacom has already provided us with an early Xmas box, lekker smooth running BIS

[CalmD]

Seems we might be back to the crawling speeds again today,but then again it might be just me.

[ushir]

mine has been working fantastically

[Astound]

Still smooth sailing

Nov 08 15:09:43

Here are the Speedtest results for my Blackberry:

Connection Type: Carrier
Avg. Download Speed: 176.64Kbits/s
Max. Download Speed: 37958.33Kbits/s

Avg. Upload Speed: 29.1Kbits/s
Max. Upload Speed: 32.62Kbits/s

Visit Xtreme Labs website at:
http://www.xtremelabs.com/apps

[burfot]

Cannot even connect to do the speed test.
Signal here in Alberton is USELESS!!!!!!

[odegos]

Same here. Since yesterday i can't browse anything on my BB. It's so frustrating and the call center is not helpful either.
I'm located in Durban, Pine Town and Hillcrest.

[mbp]

Is this perhaps the reason?
http://www.blackberryforums.com/rim-...eb-images.html

BlackBerry Internet Browser Is TOO SLOW!

Under BlackBerryOS4, the improved HTML web browsing can be extremely slow. There are several ways to speed up the web browsing experience. Try the following:

* Turn off images by going to:
Internet Browser -> Options -> Browser Configuration -> Show Images -> "On WML Pages Only"
You can selectively download images on demand, anyway.
* If that does not speed things up enough, turn off unnecessary options that you may not need:
Internet Browser -> Options -> Browser Configuration
Turn off "Use HTML Tables"
Turn off "Use Background Images"
Turn off "Support JavaScript"
Turn off "Support Style Sheets"
* If that does not speed things up enough, test out a trial of one of the third party browsers available. Many people say that some of the third party web browsers are faster in certain aspects. You can have this web browser installed at the same time as the BlackBerry Internet Browser.
* Try browsing through BES 4.0 which can be much faster than browsing entirely through your cell carrier. If you want the fastest RIM BlackBerry Browser without going to third party software, you may want to get BES 4.0. Individuals who cannot afford a BES server can check out the Hosted BES FAQ for services costing $10 to $25 per month. An advantage is that browsing through BES 4.0 will make more JavaScript websites work properly, including online banking websites.
Note: On BES, the browser is called "BlackBerry Browser" rather than "Internet Browser"