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Published on 18th August 2010 03:34 PM
The Test
Both networks will be tested at the same location at approximately the same time of day, both in good HSPA coverage. Each will undergo a total of 4 speed tests followed by two ping tests.
Summary of results
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/
Vodafone: PING 249.5ms, DOWN 4790kbps, UP 1157.5kbps
Three: PING 179ms, DOWN 5079kbps, UP 1190kbps
Winner: Three. 70.5ms less latency, 289kbps faster downloads, 32.5kbps faster uploads.
http://speedtest.net/
Vodafone: PING 242.5ms, DOWN 4638.5kbps, UP 1166.5kbps
Three: PING 171ms, DOWN 5216.5kbps, UP 1259kbps
Winner: Three. 71.5ms less latency, 578kbps faster downloads, 92.5kbps faster uploads.
PING bbc.co.uk
Vodafone:
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 378.156/443.599/629.308/78.642 ms
Three:
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 81.706/90.153/102.444/5.725 ...