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BB Curve w/ broadband WIFI vs EDGE speed?

Discussion in 'T-Mobile Forum' started by will11209, Oct 13, 2007.

  1. will11209

    will11209 New Member

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    Hi. Please help me decide on either the Sprint MOGUL with EVDO (supposedly faster than EDGE) or the Blackberry Curve.

    I have Roadrunner Cable broadband access (9000kb/s download and 500kb/s upload) at home and a Linksys WRT54GS router. I believe that both devices let you use the WIFI for internet browsing. However T-Mobile has the Hotspot at Home which I am interested in. (unlimited calling using WIFI) BUT Sprint EVDO has a faster data speed than Tmobile EDGE.

    Is it true that using my own WIFI internet connection (Roadrunner through my Linksys router) with the Tmobile Curve doesnt make browsing any faster than using the EDGE network?

    I googled it and here is a site with videos claiming this.

    BlackBerry 8320 Wi-Fi vs. BlackBerry 8300 EDGE speed test | The Boy Genius Report

    If anyone has this phone please confirm. I have an expired contract with Tmobile and would like to stay with them but Sprint is tempting me.
     
    #1 will11209, Oct 13, 2007
  2. Matt

    Matt Twin girls!
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    Scroll through the comments on that link - there is definitely discussion over the validity of the test.
     
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  3. YelloMunky

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    For what it's worth, I just switched from VZW EVDO (Blackberry 8703e) to TMobile (Blackberry 8320 Curve) with EDGE and WIFI, and the difference between EVDO and EDGE is nominal for me. I think where EVDO really shines is when you tether it to a PC...but I never do that anyway

    WIFI seems a lot faster to me.

    There have been a number of updates for the Curve since it's inception, and people are reporting better speeds.

    I don't have the time to verify, but I will tell you that it's a heck of a lot faster to check a webpage or two on my Curve with either EDGE or WIFI than to boot up the laptop!
     
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