miffed
15th November 2007, 08:06 AM
After hearing figures of 30% coverage , I gave up on the idea of seeing EDGE coverage on my iPhone anywhere outsiide of major cities
...So imagine my surprise while in a little town in Kent (Herne Bay) - I noticed the little 'E' symbol appear
Unfortunately , was not in a position to be able to test it out properly but I got to watch a youtube video & ran a DSL reports speed test
The first thing I noted , was that the "youtube" video you watch over WIFI is NOT the same quality you get over EDGE - watching the Videos on wifi , TBH they look BETTER on the iPhone than the home computer ! - but over EDGE they are of VERY poor quality - which is a shame
The speedtest showed a measly 89kbps :( better than GPRS but hardly worth it IMO - the only thing I will say is after I did the test the E symbol dissappeared , so I don't know if I was on the edge of the coverage
A bit disappointing , - but TBH I had never really expected much from EDGE and don't intend to use it unless I have to
But I am wondering about this EDGE coverage , When o2 said 30% , was it a case of "Underpromise , Overdeliver" ?
...So imagine my surprise while in a little town in Kent (Herne Bay) - I noticed the little 'E' symbol appear
Unfortunately , was not in a position to be able to test it out properly but I got to watch a youtube video & ran a DSL reports speed test
The first thing I noted , was that the "youtube" video you watch over WIFI is NOT the same quality you get over EDGE - watching the Videos on wifi , TBH they look BETTER on the iPhone than the home computer ! - but over EDGE they are of VERY poor quality - which is a shame
The speedtest showed a measly 89kbps :( better than GPRS but hardly worth it IMO - the only thing I will say is after I did the test the E symbol dissappeared , so I don't know if I was on the edge of the coverage
A bit disappointing , - but TBH I had never really expected much from EDGE and don't intend to use it unless I have to
But I am wondering about this EDGE coverage , When o2 said 30% , was it a case of "Underpromise , Overdeliver" ?