Smartphone INTERNET SPEEDs - o2 Vs Tmobile?

gemmaking

For internet browsing on smarthones,

from your experience which do you find has a faster internet speed,

o2? or tmobile?


(I know many factors come into play, such as phone, location, etc) - but generally..

and am asking for the samsung galaxy s3

smartphone

As they both use the same technology and network frequency, you've kind of answered the question...it's entirely down to network reception wherever you are. If you're making a decision between the two, I would get a free SIM from both networks and test them out to find which you prefer.

JJ_Egan

The answer requires a user to have both networks .
Not me one only .

jje

buscape

T-Mobile cap their speeds at 3.8Mbps, which should be fast enough.

If you want fast internet with no speed caps, Three is probably your best option.

diamonds

T-Mob/3 share a 3G network (Orange is being integrated)the best of all the networks but 3's output is upto 21MB. The coverage is amazing compared to o2 3G coverage so if speed is the issue avoid o2 as without 3G coverage you will be back to dial up speed.

Notmyrealname

gemmaking wrote: »

For internet browsing on smarthones,

from your experience which do you find has a faster internet speed,

o2? or tmobile?

Three.

They have the widest HSDPA coverage and the fastest speeds. They also have truly unlimited data contracts with no fair use small print.

They also do the GS3 for free on the ONE plan for £34 a month for a 24 month contract.

jb66

Virgin are the worst, speeds capped at 1.8

Notmyrealname

The best I've had out of Three where I live...



And my landline...


If I didn't do gaming, I'd ditch my landline, ADSL and just use Three through my phone.

GooliesOfFire

Had both. All depends on your reception in your area.

I used to be with T-Mobile for many years. When I get HSDPA it's quick, but in my area I was mainly getting only 3G. I'm with giffgaff now (O2 network) and I get HSDPA everywhere in my area. But you are more likely to get a better reception from T-Mobile (combined with Orange now) rather than from O2.

EDIT:
I did test my giffgaff, T-Mobile and Virgin Media broadband a while ago.

From top to bottom...
- Virgin Media broadband via wifi.. capped speeds to 10Mb/1Mb
- T-Mobile at HSDPA... badly capped upload speed. No wonder it feels slow.
- giffgaff aka O2.. not capped upload.. it works great.. upload speed higher than VM O.O

boundy

T mobile also cap there download speed for contracts that are taken out through a 3rd party

digp

what about virgin mobile?