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I've just upgraded to a nice new Sony Z2 with a 4g contract. I've done a few speed tests in London and I'm a bit disappointed with the results. The max speed I've seen is 12mbps download and 1.2mbps upload. Those look like 3g speeds to me.

How do I know whether I'm actually getting 4g, and what speeds should I expect to see? I would expect to get at least 20mbps download and 10mbps upload minimum in a good 4g area...

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3mb used seems quite low considering it would have been transferring data at 50mb "per second" during the the test....
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The reported data may not have caught up with the actual data used

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I just did a 4G vs broadband over WiFi test using Ookla on two phones side by side here in North West London.

 

It's O2 4G vs Sky Broadband ADSL2+

 

The app reported approx 32Mbps down and 17Mbps up. Compared to broadband at 14Mbps down and 1.2Mbps up.

 

Posted video here: https://vimeo.com/117091934

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Hi @Anonymous , thanks for sharing this.


Do let us all know if you do any other speed tests slight_smile

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Moved to EE 02 app shows 4bps with the EE sime 02 apps show 60bps 02 are so slowwwwwwwww

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Surely you mean Mbps ?
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