HDSPA data rates

[Guest TheMadScot]

Hi all,

I'm a pro photographer, currently using a T-Mobile MDA Pro handset. Around every other day, I need to get images wired to a pair of London based agencies fairly rapidly - something that I normally do at a WiFi hotspot or from my home broadband connection (if possible).

Occasionally I don't have that luxury and resort to wiring using my MDA Pro and, at best, I get around a 35Kb/sec upstream connection... painfully slow when transmitting 20 or so images at around 1MB a pop.

So: I was wondering if you Hermes users out there can tell me how reliable your upstream data rates are; the folks at T-Mobile business support have quoted up to 384Kb/sec for HDSPA devices such as the Vario II or their wireless data card.

I'm nearly six months into my contract and thus can't readily switch devices, so it's either £28.99/month for the data card, or buying out my contract for £370 and then using a Vario II in place of my MDA Pro. For the latter, I could recoup some of the cost by putting my MDA Pro on eBay :)

Anyways, all advice and suggestions appreciated - thanks in advance.

[Guest The Doctor]

Hi all,

I'm a pro photographer, currently using a T-Mobile MDA Pro handset. Around every other day, I need to get images wired to a pair of London based agencies fairly rapidly - something that I normally do at a WiFi hotspot or from my home broadband connection (if possible).

Occasionally I don't have that luxury and resort to wiring using my MDA Pro and, at best, I get around a 35Kb/sec upstream connection... painfully slow when transmitting 20 or so images at around 1MB a pop.

So: I was wondering if you Hermes users out there can tell me how reliable your upstream data rates are; the folks at T-Mobile business support have quoted up to 384Kb/sec for HDSPA devices such as the Vario II or their wireless data card.

I'm nearly six months into my contract and thus can't readily switch devices, so it's either £28.99/month for the data card, or buying out my contract for £370 and then using a Vario II in place of my MDA Pro. For the latter, I could recoup some of the cost by putting my MDA Pro on eBay :)

Anyways, all advice and suggestions appreciated - thanks in advance.

I'm getting anything from 1.1 to 1.4 mbps downstream and 200-350kbps upstream when i'm in a HSDPA area.

Phil

[Guest richard_d]

I'm getting anything from 1.1 to 1.4 mbps downstream and 200-350kbps upstream when i'm in a HSDPA area.

Phil

I average 700 - 900 down 150 - 250 up

[Guest TheMadScot]

Thanks guys - anything at around 128Kb/sec upstream is as good as most WiFi hotspots and thus very useable... if I get higher rates than that, I'd consider it a bonus :)

I'll probably go down the route of the mobile data card for now since, at £29/month, it's more viable - and less costly - than trying to upgrade my handset mid contract.

Thanks again for chipping in and letting me know what to expect in the real world.

[Guest UndeadDevil]

Thanks guys - anything at around 128Kb/sec upstream is as good as most WiFi hotspots and thus very useable... if I get higher rates than that, I'd consider it a bonus :rolleyes:

I'll probably go down the route of the mobile data card for now since, at £29/month, it's more viable - and less costly - than trying to upgrade my handset mid contract.

I Know this post is old but I just had to say this. Most home connections only offer 40Kb/s Upload! Maybe you got confused between kbps and Kb/s? You have no way of getting a faster upload on a Mobile Device. Before my Vario II I only got 3Kb/s upload (GPRS) and a friend gets 5kb/s upload on normal 3G. Be thank full you have HSDPA and stop moaning.