2.5 is the fastest I have been able to get.I live half a mile from
the tower. This is 3g.

 

1.5mbps seems just about right for 3G. You can possibly get 3.0mbps but that's under good conditions. What network is your brother's iphone on? I know that ATT's network is setup for HSPA+ which is what TMobile claims as their 4G which is more like 3.5G. On 4G when I am in an area that has it I can get speeds over 10mbps.

 

I get about 1.8Mbps on 3g. Luckily I'm in a 4g area so I can get 12Mbps when I need it, but I usually stick to 3g and WiFi for battery savings.

 

Just ran a speed test, chose a server 9.04 km away. On 3G I got 1.34mbps down. 4G I got 7.28mbps down. I just got rid of an iPhone 4, it would only do about 2mps down max with 3G on a good day, it would normally be around 1.2mbps down.

 

You will not see stellar speeds with 3g but if you get into LTE areas you should see up to 40G. Nice

 

shoot, I wish I got 1.5Mbps on 3G... I usually got .95mbps. Luckily I live in a 4G area.

 

.80 down and .60 up on 3g here

 

Keene, NH ...

0.90 / 0.55
1.41 / 0.76
2.25 / 0.77
1.68 / 0.79
1.75 / 0.79
1.79 / 0.79

... Thom

 

i must be blessed...

ann arbor, michigan

24.08 down
12.33 up

4g full signal


3g averages 1 - 1.5 down

 

Houston, TX

anywhere between 4-9 up, around 8 down.

I know I've seen as high as 12-something up.

Just now I'm getting 5.06/8.37