I have been using SpeedTest.net to determine the connection speed I can achieve with my N900 and I am quite disappointed with the results I get. My service provider for 3G, Singtel in Singapore, has a plan which should give 'up to' 7.2 Mbps but I usually only reach 1.2-1.3 or so. The question that I have is whether I am the only one experiencing this, or if I'm just unlucky to live, work and play in areas with poor coverage/speed?
SpeedTest.net can log the following when tested against a specific server:
Upload Speed
Download Speed
Latency
The site is able to determine the name of the service provider, in my case SingTel.
I'd like a 'native' application that would log the following information:
Date
Time
Location (through GPS)
Speed (optional: I understand that 3G connection speeds suffer a penalty when on the move)
Service Provider
Device Name
Connection Mode (2G, 3G, Wifi)
Upload Speed
Download Speed
Latency
IP address
+Connection 'strength' as measured by the 'bar'
Preferably, it should upload the results to some common database that both end users, like us, service providers and journalists :) can have access to.
In my wildest fantasies, I see the results plotted onto a Google Map/Google Earth or similar, but that almost goes beyond the limits of my imagination...
Here a related thread:
What are your average 2G/3G speeds? Here are mine...
/Magnus
