I don't believe the Cisco software is working properly with the storm HW/SW. The button to download states "Download Beta BlackBerry Storm Application". Go to cnet.com and search for the internet speed test, enter area code, click wireless then click go. I think you'll find that is more accurate. I tried it with my buddy's iphone and my storm this morning and they were comparable. I got around 450Kbps(storm) he got 550Kbps(iphone). We ran the cisco software 5 minutes later, the iphone got 550Kbps and the storm got 56Kbps. As you stated with pulling down web pages; we saw the same thing...
That would be the bandwidth speed test at Cnet.com, for those interested. You need to have javascript enabled.
With the Cisco App, every reading on my Storm, whether inside or out, is right around (kbps) 92 high, 77 avg, and 36 low.
The CNET test, 3 times each: (kbps)
Inside: 1109, 1183.3 and 980.8
Outside: 1115.7, 1095.9 and 1078.8
At all times the phone is showing 2 to 4 signal bars and 1XEV. (Just for comparison, the CNET test on my home computer, w/Comcast Cable Internet, was 1192.3 and 1279.8)
Sumpin ain't right. Has anyone got this figured out?
Lostinavoice, apparently, the Cisco app doesn't work on the Storm, so I don't think you got hosed. I did get hosed for wasting time with it. Try the CNET online program. CNET Bandwidth Meter: Online Speed Test - CNET Reviews
At home in Colorado with 3 bars and -92dBm I was getting a speed of 50kbps. Then I traveled to New Jersey where my hotel has better reception, 5 bars and -82dBm, and I get 61kbps. The CNET test says 1141kbps.
The mobilespeedtest.com site doesn't display the true speed of the network for a BB. It says so after you do the test.
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Yes but the reason it says that is because it "runs through a proxy" which would presumably make it run slower because it has to go through the proxy server first. There's no way it could somehow make those 3MB get to my phone FASTER than the data connection would allow. I'm going to try the CNET test and see what it says it seems to be more reliable and accurate.
If I run the test I get the red ring indicating that it is downloading something - Then it takes me through to the results page, but there seems to be no data. I just have a '--' where my speeds should be.
If I run the test I get the red ring indicating that it is downloading something - Then it takes me through to the results page, but there seems to be no data. I just have a '--' where my speeds should be.
Any ideas?
Here in italy we have the same problem, and after the test we encounter that is becasue this software want an apn of the operator and here we go all trought the bis service and the apn in the option are without any settings
Here in italy we have the same problem, and after the test we encounter that is becasue this software want an apn of the operator and here we go all trought the bis service and the apn in the option are without any settings
I am not on any of this BIS server stuff. It is just a personal phone.
My APN is set up as follows (I am on Vodafone (contract) UK):
APN: internet
After testing a dozen times I have concluded that the Cisco app always shows me siginificantly slower times (86kbps) that mobilespeedtest.com.
The discrepancy between the two is enormous. I do not think that mobilespeedtest.com is accurate either. My phone completed the 3MB test in a few seconds. Not what I experience browsing the web.
Having said all that I guess the take-away is neither app may be trustworthy or accurate, however I tend to believe the Cisco app a bit more as it is much more conservative.
I will continue to run both and when I need to brighten my day I will run mobilespeedtest.com which tells me I am running as fast as T1
