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just did some speedtests, after resetting CISCO high speed cable modem (120Mbps, limited to 60Mbps download and 6 Mbs upload in my current subscription). Have a high performance Sitecom WL350 dualband router connected straight to the modem; set up the 5Ghz radio just as N-signal, the 2.5 Ghz as a g/n combo (also for my Curve 8900, which does not support N, and a bunch of other devices).
On my various W7 laptops (Vaio & Fuiutsu Lifebook) and my W7starter Nokia Netbook the N-sinal works fine, and connection speeds upto 300 Mbps are stable in and around the house, and have been so continiously. Occasional power-pull from the router needed, some of its settings appear to buffer up, it has to many options..
However, as reported in other threads, the playbook only connects at wifi a or g, and appears to receive a lower or no signal where the other devices still work fine. My PB indicating 802.1A connection is quite weird, since my router is not even broadcasting that, so must be a software issue since last or previous update. I recall that at first, end of june, just after buying it here, before last two OS updates it was working much better, as reported elsewhere on Crackberry. Has it ever been clarified why and when this will be resolved?
After reading also these video buffering issues, which I recognise, I decided to do so more speedtesting, using my provider (UPC) testsite from various devices.
Just did a sequenced speedtest on my Vaio (connected on N, 300 Mbps) which gave me these results 60 Mbps downlaod and ~6 Mbps upload:
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Simular tst om my PB, with just refreshed modem & router withn 5m (strongest connection), -56dBm, 24 Mbps, network type 802.1a: resulted in 24.86 Mpbs download and 5.15 Mbps upload:
[will post screenshot from PB browser later if I figure out how]
To me, this is clear: the PB is greatly limiting performance of my fast internet connection, and other devices are not; this should be resolved ASAP in a next update by RIM, including the WiFi satbility issues a lot of people are having!!Last edited by E10CDM; 08-21-11 at 08:20 AM.
08-21-11 08:13 AM - You're lucky you get even that on your PB. I hate having Verizon here. No FiOS and I'm LUCKY if I break 2Mbps
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1443365697.png I need a new ISP.
But I pretty much get the same results as the rest of you, though I'm pretty sure it's just my ISP. This doesn't happen when I'm in NY.08-21-11 11:05 AM - well, these high ISP speeds are "standard" here in the Netherlands, with fiber to the block/home across the country. Very nice indeed, but you get very quickly used to it, so you notice when a device does not perform as advertised. The specs of the PB are wifi N, simple and clear, without limitations, so I see no reason why I should mot reach my 60 Mbps dowmload speed (which I pay €65/month, including IP phone and digital HD TV for, we have a price war going..
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****, even a well working wifi g (with 54 Mbps max) should almost be able to make full use of this nice wide bandwith. So RIM, clean up your act! Think I will file another incident with PB support, and do not let them off the hook as with my HDMI dropping issue...08-21-11 01:38 PM - thats my main reason why im here is because i was wondering if anyone else with a playbook is having the problem with the lagging Even when is all the way done buffering.... does anybody know what to do about it? Maybe the update coming next month will fix it? And the rest of the BS it does that gets me ill? Im stoked its got flash and its mostly smooth but i wish theyd had completely finished it before selling it for $500.... i picked it over ipad, bad as$ android, so im gonna stick by it and grow with it like i did from the beginning when android first came out because its just seems more gratifying i guess...thats why i love android over istuff....hurry up february...so does anybody know how to solve this problem we're having with the vids or no?
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