I really do enjoy using the inspire thus far. Having android 2.2 is a huge benefit with the flash player, granted the most smoothest to watch flash videos on ALL websites but good enough to keep me happy. I also love the fact when watching youtube videos you have the option to put it HD even when your on 3g.
In the past Ive used every iphone to date including the iphone 4, Ive used the samsung captivate, samsung focus, blackberry torch and I must admit the iphone 4 was my favorite out the bunch but the inspire with a 100 dollar price tag is on equal footing.
My only concern is this, when I look in the user manual I do notice that there is no indicator for 3g and that the H+ symbol will show up when Im even on 3g which isn't a big deal big it will still display an E for edge. What I am confused about is the data speeds. In the manual it shows that if the H+ symbol and the up and down arrows are highlighted your connected to HSPA+, and I do get the the H+ and Arrows lit, however on speedtest.net and fcc I am getting d/l speeds around .5Mbps - 2.2Mbps, and I live in the Metro New York area. On my iphone 4 however I am consistently almost DOUBLING my download speeds vs the Inspire. Now Ive read on the forums that my phone is showing that HSPA+ is in my area when the H+ shows and its just a matter of AT&T switching the copper line to Fiber optics, but why does the manual state that when the arrows and H+ symbols are lit you are connected to HSPA+? Mistake in the manual? or maybe the towers are on the same frequency so the phone picks up thinking its HSPA+ but since its not Fiber Optic yet im getting 3g speeds?
Another concern I have is, if its just a matter of swapping the wires from copper to fib. opt., and Im still on 3g why is 3g download speeds on my inspire so much slower than that of my iphone 4? Side Note: when I go to my phone setting to see what Network im on it keeps showing HSDPA instead of HSPA+, So it seems that the phone knows it isn't running on HSPA+ but why does the arrows and H+ light up?
Other than the data speed concerns that I have right now I am still very happy with my inspire, and for those of you that are debating this phone or the iphone 4 or any other smartphone the Inspire at 100 bucks in my opinion is a great price point for a great piece of hardware.
Just for the record I am using a new 4g sim, and not the old 3g sim cards as well.
Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
In the past Ive used every iphone to date including the iphone 4, Ive used the samsung captivate, samsung focus, blackberry torch and I must admit the iphone 4 was my favorite out the bunch but the inspire with a 100 dollar price tag is on equal footing.
My only concern is this, when I look in the user manual I do notice that there is no indicator for 3g and that the H+ symbol will show up when Im even on 3g which isn't a big deal big it will still display an E for edge. What I am confused about is the data speeds. In the manual it shows that if the H+ symbol and the up and down arrows are highlighted your connected to HSPA+, and I do get the the H+ and Arrows lit, however on speedtest.net and fcc I am getting d/l speeds around .5Mbps - 2.2Mbps, and I live in the Metro New York area. On my iphone 4 however I am consistently almost DOUBLING my download speeds vs the Inspire. Now Ive read on the forums that my phone is showing that HSPA+ is in my area when the H+ shows and its just a matter of AT&T switching the copper line to Fiber optics, but why does the manual state that when the arrows and H+ symbols are lit you are connected to HSPA+? Mistake in the manual? or maybe the towers are on the same frequency so the phone picks up thinking its HSPA+ but since its not Fiber Optic yet im getting 3g speeds?
Another concern I have is, if its just a matter of swapping the wires from copper to fib. opt., and Im still on 3g why is 3g download speeds on my inspire so much slower than that of my iphone 4? Side Note: when I go to my phone setting to see what Network im on it keeps showing HSDPA instead of HSPA+, So it seems that the phone knows it isn't running on HSPA+ but why does the arrows and H+ light up?
Other than the data speed concerns that I have right now I am still very happy with my inspire, and for those of you that are debating this phone or the iphone 4 or any other smartphone the Inspire at 100 bucks in my opinion is a great price point for a great piece of hardware.
Just for the record I am using a new 4g sim, and not the old 3g sim cards as well.
Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
