1.2Mbps speeds via speed test with full signal?

[ChrisH]

Middle of Durham City.

Full strength signal with H.

Speed Test reports average of 1.1meg.

Colleague next to me on Virgin gets close to 8meg.

Is that to be expected?

[Liquid]

Full signal is only what the phone can report the tolerances tend to be set quite low.

Do you both have the same phone?

[MI5]

It will depend also on how many phones are connected to the mast. I imagine Virgin will have much fewer customers on their network....

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

Speed on mobile Internet is down to many things but on a non congested mast things can be quick

unlike adsl fixed broadband the mobile network has many variables.

see my result on O2 in my signature 

[ChrisH]

Yup! Did tests last month - both have Galaxy S2's.

We've tried tests during day and middle of the night (I work a night shift) and it's the same - his speeds are significantly better than mine.

I have an Nexus 4 now and that's not changed a thing (and a new SIM in case that matters).