Hello, Reza, thanks for sharing your experience with data sticks with both providers. Do you have a data plan with your Wind Phone (not data stick)? If yes how is the speed on that connection?
I mobile device is Nokia N900 with which my test results were as following Latency is always around 200-300ms Downloads mostly around 2Mbps at my home in Finch/Islington and around 2.5+Mb at my work on Dixie/401 I sometimes got around 1Mbps at my home and a couple of times I was able to clock it just over 4.5Mbps. Uploads around 250-300Mbps everywhere. I sent my N900 Nokia USA for repair (just before my warranty expires) so from roughly 3 weeks now, I got myself this Nokia 5230 for the time being until I get my N900 back. Upload speed and the latency is still the same but I yet have to clock the downloads over 2Mb I feel that 5230 cannot handle more speed. Regards, Ehsan Malik -----Original Message----- From: Reza - Voipernetics [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: February-02-11 4:53 PM To: Asterisk Users Group Subject: [on-asterisk] WindMobile / Mobilcity Internet Speed & Connectivity Review. I have **both** WindMobile and Mobilicity. WindMobile gives a full blown 7.2 Mbps down (close to true 7.2 mbps speed) at Downtown locations. Upstream is more like 250-300 Kbps. In the Yonge/Finch area the neighbourhood where I live, upon on the 4th floor we get about 3.2 Mpbs (close to true speed) down, and same 250-300 kpbs up. However, connection drops every hour or so. My SSH terminal disconnects and drops. Seconds later it reconnects. Latency of connectivity is about 180-250 ms to our voip server through Wind. On my Mobilicity I get 1.2 Mpbs close to true speed, downstream and remarkably I get about 1Mbps upstream as well! Connectivity within 4-5 KM radius from Yonge/Finch area has been pretty darn consistent. My SSH terminal has not dropped due to connectivity dropped in tests done over 48 hrs non-stop. In other words, in 48 hrs, there was no hiccup. Latency of connectivity to our SIP servers with Mobilicity was about 100-120 ms. Looks like they have better connectivity with lower wireless latency. I did not have to purchase another internet stick from Mobilicity (approx $100). I simply flushed the firmware on my Wind stick, and unlocked it to use with any network. At this point, I can use my Wind Mobile Huawei HSPDA E181 stick, not just with Wind but also Mobilicity. I think within the GTA area, I will vote for Mobilicity Internet. Their unlimited plan is half off if you subscribe to one of their phone plans. Wind service right now I continue to pay $25 for unlimited usage and will not be renewing service from Wind as of March 1st. My needs for mobile internet is to basically connect to our SSH server, and for that 1 Mpbs up and down is sufficient for me. YouTube, entertainment etc., is for my 15 Mbps cable connection at home. I've been using both Wind since month 2 of their launch. Mobilicity since the day of their launch. Last but not least, VOIP calls have been flawless on both connections though latency at 250ms to me is a concern for Toronto based calls. Where as 100-120 ms latency, the results to the trained ear is definitely better. /* Cheers! Reza.*/ -- * *FOUNDER & SR. TELECOM ANALYST* /VOIPERNETICS COMMUNICATIONS <http://www.voipernetics.com/>/* NATION WIDE DIDS, SIP TRUNKS & VOIP 911. PARTIAL / FULL VIRTUAL PRI - NO CONTRACTS! HOSTED PBX & TERMINATION SERVICES. TEL: 647-476-2067 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
