Let's educate milomak - HSDPA

[milomak]

So I have myself an HTC TyTN. I use it for browsing and downloading emails occasionally. Now here is my question, when the little H appears to signify it is in HSDPA mode so to say, what speed should it be downloading at?

Will this speed be different if I decide to use the TyTN as a modem?

On MTN in the Woodmead,Johannesburg region if it helps.

 

[LazerFazer]

If i'm not mistaken, you should see a max peak speed of either 3.6 or 1.8mbps... As far as i know, when you connect it to your pc, you should still see those max speeds. It's more likely, though, that you'll see about 70% of the speeds i just mentioned.

 

[Just_Ice]

Without paying the extra R49 (which you arent by the looks of things) you should be getting peak speeds of 1.8Mbps depending on your coverage etc

 

[Crusader]

Well, if you have a Tytn and not a Tytn II then you can only get a max of 1.8Mbps (around 230 KB/s). With a Tytn II, if you pay the R49 subscription and your tower has enough back haul you can get up to 3.6Mbps (around 460 KB/s).

Using the phone as a modem shouldn't decrease the speed, although I haven't used a Tytn myself so I don't speak from experience.

 

[Mier]

When using the phone as a modem, the speed should be the same, but this could depend on the type of connection. Generally, a USB connection is much better than BlueTooth.