Woah: T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network ties, bests Sprint’s WiMax in Philly

Consider me a tad shocked. PhoneScoop ran some tests comparing Sprint’s new WiMax network against T-Mobile’s HSDPA+ network to see who really was the fastest in Philly. After all was said and done, T-Mobile actually came out on top with peak download speeds of 5,442 kbps and 1,888 kbps! Course, very little people are using T-Mo’s HSPA+ network at this point so of course the speeds are going to be up there. On the low end of the spectrum, T-Mo puttered out at 976 kbps down and 938 kbps up, with average speeds sitting right at a rather slick 2,960 kbps down and 1,283 up — still pretty damn decent.

Sprint’s WiMax on the other hand topped out at 4,066 kbps/978 kbps down/up with low end speeds falling all the way to 748 kbps / 60 kbps down/up. Sprint’s Wimax range is somewhat disheartening, though it all averages out to a more respectable 2,785 kbps down and 589 kbps up. Still as stoked with 4G?

It’s worth highlighting that in the 6 locations tested around Philly, speeds did vary quite a bit. As such, when expanding to a national scale (in the few markets Sprint’s WiMax and T-Mo’s HSPA+ are available), speeds will fluctuate fairly often and in pretty large amounts. So don’t get too bummed when you’re not hitting 5.5Mbps down.

Anyone thinking WiMax is a bit overhyped?

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