Tethering speed

[thesykboy]

Recently I've noticed that if I do a USB tether through MyWi or TetherMe, I'm only able to get 1 Mbps max! However, I used to get full 3G speed (56Mbps) only a month ago. I can still get that speed if I tether via wifi, but that premise seems opposite of how this system should work.

Anyone know why this is? I've searched everywhere and can't seem to find an answer.

[DanTheManMS]

Um, 3G does NOT go up to 56 Mbps. 1 is typically what I usually see when running a speed test on my phone.

[thesykboy]

Check your speed when you wifi tether and then USB tether. I get as fast a speed over wifi as I do from any standard cable router. It's when I employ the USB cable that it slows down to 1.

[Poseidon79]

LOL.. 3G speeds on AT&T's current network are a MAX 7.2Mbps with actual download speeds of 1-2Mbps. I got 1.88Mbps with full signal on my iP4 just now. In the future when AT&T upgrades to HSPA+ you'll get theoretical speeds of 14.4Mbps with actual speeds about half that. The iPhone 4 is not even capable of HSPA speeds right now though so your 56 Mbps is just crazy talk.

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[thesykboy]

What is the max rate of speed of a standard wifi card in a laptop?

[Simon]

What is the max rate of speed of a standard wifi card in a laptop?

56mb I believe for wireless G. That is probably where you are getting your number from.

[thesykboy]

A standard wireless g router transmits a signal that is 54 Mbps (Mbit/s) which is the industry standard for a g. When I connect to my iPhone via my laptop over wifi, that is the speed that I get. Over USB, it's only 1 Mbit/s and clearly slower than the hot spot method.

How is that speed so fantastically fast when it's the slowest that wifi routers will even transmit right now???

[Poseidon79]

Wireless G is max 54 Mbps which you will NEVER see. I have the highest tier residential bandwidth plan and I max out at 30 Mbps. If you're streaming data or doing a file transfer your speeds are dramatically slower.

Streaming Hulu+ to my PS3 over 802.11g struggles to keep up with 2MBs = 16Mbps.

[Simon]

You are confusing your connection speed (wifi) with your cellular data speed.

[thesykboy]

So you're telling me that though is says I'm moving at 54 Mbps I'm actually not?

[Poseidon79]

Post a screen shot from speedtest.net that shows your network speed.

[DanTheManMS]

There's clearly a mixup of terminology going on here. Thesykboy, when you say you get 64 Mbps, which device is actually connecting to the Internet, and using which protocol (wifi or 3G), and which device is attempting to share that connection?

Also be aware that the "G" in your wifi speed has nothing to so with the "G" in "3G" as neither are actual speed measurements. It's just a letter.

[Poseidon79]

My connection at work suuuuuucks lol.

[Simon]

So you're telling me that though is says I'm moving at 54 Mbps I'm actually not?

Yes thats what I am telling you. That 54mb speed is just the speed of your connection from your laptop to your phone. That is not the speed of the actual internet connection coming to your phone though. That is probably more like 1-2mb.