EveryJoe » 3G http://www.everyjoe.com Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:21:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Take the Internet with you with MiFi http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/take-the-internet-with-you-with-mifi/ http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/take-the-internet-with-you-with-mifi/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:27:56 +0000 Robin Parrish http://www.everyjoe.com/?p=81637 Post from: EveryJoe

Take the Internet with you with MiFi

]]> Novatel’s MiFi mobile hotspot is generating quite a bit of buzz in the blogosphere. This nifty little gadget supplies wireless 3G Internet access to up to five separate devices — even devices used by multiple users. It’s one of those clever ideas that makes you wonder why no one’s done it before.

MiFi will connect to any Wifi capable device, including computers, smart phones, cameras, music players, and even your Nintendo DS or PSP. It’s GPS-enabled, with an advanced internal antenna system, and operates with a simple push of a button. It has a rechargeable lithium ion battery that will last up to four hours on a single charge. And it connects devices with a range of a whopping 30 feet — this, from a device smaller than a deck of playing cards. It even has its own built-in microSDHC slot, so you can store and transfer files up to 16GB in size.

Image: Novatel.

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Take the Internet with you with MiFi

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Speed Test for Your iPhone

]]> So the big selling point of the new iPhone 3G has been speed. “Twice as fast for half the cost”. But like all internet connections, the promised speed and your actual speed on any given day are probably not quite the same. On most days, my home internet connection runs at about 75% of promised speed down and about 95% up. Occassionally its closer to 50%/50% and once or twice it has run faster than promised.

So how do you check the speed on your iPhone or iPod touch? Well DSL Reports has come up with an iPhone speed test page. Just click on how you are connected you’re off.

The site will also work on Smartphones, so I checked out my Moto Q. One thing I noticed was a huge difference between Opera and IE. I have wondered how Apple got faster speeds than other phone manufacturers, but it seems likely that the speed difference is software, not connection.

The other day I got 2027kbps on 3G in Opera. Today I am hitting between 950-1726kbps on Opera and between 268-389kbps in IE.

Have you tested the speed on your iPhone? Let us know connection (GPRS, EDGE, or 3G) and speed in the comments below.

And if you are a Windows Mobile user like me, apparently Opera really is worth the investment if your phone didn’t come with it.

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Speed Test for Your iPhone

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