Instinct vs iphone 3g vs Dare vs Treo 800w: Speed Test

Noah Kravitz
Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008
by Noah Kravitz, Senior Editor, Consumer Products and Services
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Another Internet speed test pitting four 3G phones against one another. The takeaway? 3G coverage is lousy in Oakland. Or ... Noah has no idea what he's doing.

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Eric G
Saturday, August 09, 2008WHAT!!! my iphone 3g gets 1284 mbps here in boston!!! thats not an accurate depiction of the 3g speeds!!!
wrestler950
Saturday, August 02, 2008i have the iphone 3g and with full 3g coverage i get about 700 to 800 kbits/sec
Chris Lowe
Tuesday, July 29, 2008That's not EV-DO Rev A speeds (more like Rev 0)! :) In Knoxville TN, my Dare gets 1223kbit/sec, 0.429s latency, and 7.127s d/l time for the 1meg test.
shawanda collins
Sunday, July 27, 2008noah has such a cool job :)
Denis Fima
Thursday, July 24, 2008Hey Noah I have a question about what phone should I get. I was thinking about getting the Lg Voyager but then came up Instinct. I mostly like multimedia features. Can you go a video review of those two and also answer the question,MANY THANKS.
Mark S
Thursday, July 24, 2008Noah, good stuff, good to hear Sprint can still EDGE(no pun..) out ATT's network. What's this I'm hearing about Sprint selling all their towers to another company, primarily for the upkeep of towers, but it sounds bad for future expansion. @V 2, did you mean Sprint dev.team working with the Instinct & Opera, or did you mean to say Sprint's getting the Dare?
V 2
Monday, July 21, 2008to Fernando Acevedo: The video from SD card rocks, the quality is excellent. Vivid colors and very sharp. This is one of the best functions on the phone. Its probably the opposite of the browser quality. (everyone I know with this phone is waiting for a promised, by dev team at sprint, opera support.) The issue is that it has to be MP4 the media software that comes with the phone will convert it for you, but it takes about the same time to convert as the length of the video. The size for a normal 120min movie is about 300 some k, so its not 2 bad.
Julio Gerena
Monday, July 21, 2008Hey Noah, great job with the speed test and the dare keeps impressing me with its video/camera functionality. I personally have the Treo 800w and it seems like its being overlooked by critics and reviewers alike. its a powerful device which can content with most high end phones. its good to see a comparison with the rest. I'm very happy with its performance and recommend it to anyone who likes an alternative to an all touch screen device. Hopefully we can see a Phonedog review of the Treo 800w soon. Thnks. Julio
pheonix hilden
Monday, July 21, 2008My sis works at AT&T and so does my aunt and they told me that they didnt change anything on the Iphone just faster internet....lol wat a bogus phone 2 wait in line 4 plus the other test just blew away the Iphone go instinct so glad i get 1 in like 2weeks ^_^
bblover253
Monday, July 21, 2008NOAH! i know this has nothing to do with this video.. but I really want to know everything that you know about the new sony ericson experia x1???????????? I know that it is coming out in septemeber... and i know it is most likely going to be on at&t.. but what else do you know? and can you like test one like other web sites?
Merdinh
Sunday, July 20, 2008Iphone sucks, and all the customer reviews online tell the truth, just search customer reviews on google and see how many are dispointed with the new icrap 3G. (INstinct RocKs
Fernando
Sunday, July 20, 2008Hey Noah Just got a simple question for you about the Instinct… Sprit mentions on there site that you can see movies on the phone when side loaded in a Micro SD card and I was just wandering what the quality of this feature is and how it works. Fernando Puerto Rico
jay _b
Sunday, July 20, 2008Noah, are you planning on doing reviews on the HTC Touch Diamond, and the HTC Touch Pro? They look like they could be strong iphone contenders.
paloooz
1/7/2009 6:13:30 PMMan, DSL reports blows. I'm using an application called iSpeedtest and I get like 1900kbit/s on my iPhone 3G but when I go to DSL reports it's always below 400kbit/s. Use a different speed test.
emailgrowth
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rctsos
1/4/2009 5:53:52 PMHonestly Samsung's and LG's smart phone are shit. the touch feeling is always slow,it is not a smooth and interface is too complex& boring i prefer Iphone,HTC's diamond,SonyEricsson's Xperia,Blackerry's Smart phone Don't waste your money at Samsung,LG's smart phone p.s Samsung's smartphone there is no 3.5mm jack for headphone
Lecxi1102
12/31/2008 5:38:20 PMyou can never do an accurate test. this is stupid. every network is different. one may have better service in the particular area your in. that doesnt mean its a bad phone.
4wheelermaniac500
12/22/2008 8:47:47 PMtreo 800w sucks unless you need it for business I do not recomend
NZinsmeister
12/18/2008 9:06:03 PMWhat website do you go to on the HTML browser?
frizzyfuzz
12/14/2008 5:08:36 AMdude u have way to many fones lol
kazper333
12/10/2008 12:41:06 PMlg viewty kicks both of lg dare n instinct in terms of better camera quality cuz it gots 5mp with profesional xenon flash and certified kreznach lenses
Lonefaction360
12/4/2008 12:44:51 AMim on verizon too but i "lost" my phone so now i will be paying for my own phone service with the iphone on att. but still the dare is a nice phone, the instinct seems plasticly and fugly and the treo is a treo.
lespaulman4686
11/30/2008 8:44:11 PMi have to agree with you, i'm in the same situation
alaskianbullworm
11/25/2008 6:05:59 PMi agree. great video quality. defiately not the best but still good for watching on the phone and is more than decent for youtube.
oreooooooooooooooooo
11/22/2008 1:47:35 PMi love my instinct its got everythig a friend got the treo and it sucks but the dare is a great phone i phone is pretty ba with web
slamdunksit1995
11/21/2008 5:03:20 PMi totally agree. i want da iphone sooooooo bad but im verizon so im wit da lg dare, still a great phone
DegrassiGirl4
11/19/2008 3:58:20 PMu rock and ur right :)
Altiar123
11/3/2008 7:56:40 AMyup!
ShadowKid92
10/30/2008 2:24:56 AMThe Dare doesn't even have better GPS or multitasking abilities then the Instinct. But the camera is good though.
2006degehead
10/27/2008 6:52:01 PMlook at that recording quality on Dare man that phone is awesome better pic quality with 3.2mp better camcoder better multy-taskin better GPS navigation system DARE IS JUST THE BETTER PHONE
bigwedge
10/25/2008 6:03:36 PMmy iPhone 3G beats all
GirThelnvader
10/24/2008 6:34:47 PMTHE DARE IS THE BEST... Ok maybe its becauce im getting the phone but its still good.
sk82live0019
10/21/2008 8:05:19 PMDARE IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!' 2 me neway probably because i have the dare
bob585582
10/20/2008 11:29:20 AMmy sprint touch is faster then them all
kplayaja
10/8/2008 11:16:59 AMseeee
PayAttentionPro
9/18/2008 7:05:34 PMhey treo's rock!
psp7677
9/13/2008 4:15:45 AMwow where you live 3g is really slow!
guerillafresh08
9/6/2008 5:18:08 PMWas it jusg me or does he keep saying ight? ne ways how do you do the test?? plz reply bak i wanna test me instinct

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