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Old 02-12-2008, 08:04 AM
 
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Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

I am connecting the HTC Touch HD to my network at home using Wi-Fi and it is so slow....slower than even 56k speed. My network is high speed DSL internet and it is really fast when I browse the internet with my laptop wirelessly.

Am I doing something wrong?
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Old 02-12-2008, 08:10 AM
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

Probably not

WiFi speeds are generally poor on WM devices- neither of my devices can connect at more than about 900kbps according to the speed test program I use. My 3 HSDPA connection manages the same with a good signal.

What is interesting is that even with a good signal, web page loading on the WM devices is much slower than on my Advent Netbook with built-in SIM slot. Even full PC style pages load faster on the Advent than mobile optimised sites on the Diamond or Ameo.

So, the poor speed over WiFi may just be a symptom of poor overall speed capability in mobile devices.
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Old 02-12-2008, 08:30 AM
 
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

I remember that when I was browsing the internet with my friend's T-mobile G1, it was a lot faster even when it was just using EDGE speed.
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

I'm actually quite impressed downloading full webpages, the speed seems comparable to laptops whether I'm at home or at work. What can one use to measure?
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Old 02-12-2008, 02:09 PM
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

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I'm actually quite impressed downloading full webpages, the speed seems comparable to laptops whether I'm at home or at work. What can one use to measure?
me too, after i fiiiinally got it set up. I was pleased with the speed. would be good to see what the speed actually is, if someone knows of a measuring device.
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Old 02-12-2008, 02:24 PM
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

Here you go type this in your devices browser.

http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed?jisok=1
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

anybody used Hudson Mobile Technologies 'IP Dashboard' yet?
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

I tried that way back, it is for WM 5 devices so not sure if it will run or not on WM6+ let alone VGA devices! It used to be quite a battery drainer too iirc.
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

That looks pretty good. I used to use their phone dashboard ages ago and it was excellent.
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Re: Why is browsing the internet so slow using Wi-Fi

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Here you go type this in your devices browser.

http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed?jisok=1
got 1268 kbit/sec on wifi and 468 on HSDPA. Is that good or bad?
Here's my wlan speed
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