Nearly 1.3 Mbps sustained download speed, AT&T HSDPA & Motorola V3xx

I was just downloading the latest Java update from Sun over AT&T
Wireless HSDPA with my V3xx, and the sustained download speed as
measured by Firefox was 133 KBytes/sec*, which compares pretty well to
wired consumer broadband. See <http://i28.tinypic.com/2qw1nx0.png>
What's not to like?

* Over 1 Mbps net transfer speed, or nearly 1.3 Mbps raw speed

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/AT&T_Wireless_FAQ>

On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:05:11 GMT, John Navas
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>I was just downloading the latest Java update from Sun over AT&T
>Wireless HSDPA with my V3xx, and the sustained download speed as
>measured by Firefox was 133 KBytes/sec*, which compares pretty well to
>wired consumer broadband. See <http://i28.tinypic.com/2qw1nx0.png>
>What's not to like?
>
>* Over 1 Mbps net transfer speed, or nearly 1.3 Mbps raw speed

For comparison purposes:
<http://manifest-tech.com/blog/2007/03/mobile_internet_verizon_evdo.php>

The original EV-DO service had asymmetric data rates, with much
faster download (for fast delivery to the handset) than upload, with
quoted average download speeds of around 400 to 700 kbps, with burst
rates of 2 Mbps, and 10X slower average upload speeds of 40 to 60
kbps.

EV-DO Rev. A (Revision A) service steps up the upload rates to near
parity, with average upload speeds at 300 to 400 kbps and average
download speeds of 450 to 800 kbps. In the Philadelphia region,
Verizon quotes typical download speeds of 600 kbps to 1.4 mbps (burst
up to 3.1 mbps) and typical upload speeds of 500 to 800 kbps (burst
up to 1.8 mbps).

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

John Navas wrote:
> What's not to like?

That AT&T has been playing catch up with Sprint.