Palm Pre VS. iPhone 3G Network Speed Test!

by admin on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

UPDATE: I also did the same test on my sister’s 3GS and same results. 3GS has better hardware but that doesn’t make AT&T go faster.

Here’s a quick network speed test I did on the Sprint Palm Pre and AT&T’s iPhone 3G.

As noted in PCWorld, Sprint’s Palm Pre won over the AT&T iPhone 3G by a wide margin.

Btw, I cleared the cache on both phones before doing the test.

I think most business travelers in the U.S. know Sprint is by far faster network than AT&T with better overall coverage. Even Verizon is way faster/reliable than AT&T.

(Download This YouTube Video using FREE FLVDirect software)

The root cause of this is mostly because AT&T is based on GSM, which is horrible in the U.S. (I heard it’s much better in Europe) while Sprint and Verizon is based on CDMA. (same network used in South Korea, probably country with fastest cellular internet with their WiMax and 4G already invented/used since 2+ years ago.)

I will have a test on Palm Pre versus iPhone 3GS too soon but I doubt the results any different as the 3GS is still on the same network. No matter how much faster the 3GS can render webpages with its hardware upgrades, the bottleneck lies in its AT&T network, which I have tested countless times here in SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Texas.

If you want fast network speed, get the Palm Pre. If you want slow network speed, get the iPhone. It’s a simple solution to complex problems.

P.S. Sprint is “already” starting roll out 4G (WiMax) network in metropolitan cities. When this is over, there will be no comparison of who’s faster. AT&T has NO PLANS to roll out any 4G networks but they have plans to charge customers more for data usage. BOO…