What is the theoretical speed I should get from this Huawei 3G device?

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#116781 9-May-2013 20:43

Just picked up one of these

http://store.telecom.co.nz/mobile/pay-monthly/mobilebroadband/huawei-mobile-wifi-e587

Obviously it's location dependent and dependent on the connected device but in the Wellington CBD (7th floor of a building) with both a Galaxy Nexus and iPad, using Speedtest to an Auckland server I haven't seen more than about 8Mbs download speed. That's decent but hardly Dual Carrier speed.

Given the right conditions what sort of speed should one expect?

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#814788 9-May-2013 20:43

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#814800 9-May-2013 21:00

supports Dual carrier but what speed Dual carrier?

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#814829 9-May-2013 21:45

Telecom.

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#814833 9-May-2013 21:47

lchiu7: Telecom.

Huh?

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#814860 9-May-2013 22:06

The specs are as I linked go, I purchased it from Telecom and it has a telecom Sim card in it. What else?

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#814866 9-May-2013 22:13

Google 'telecom dual carrier'. You wont find anything because they dont have it lol

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#814868 9-May-2013 22:14

The page you have linked to does not advise what Dual carrier speed the device supports

There is more than one Dual carrier speed,

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#814869 9-May-2013 22:14

Not an easy question to answer due the number of factors. Depends if you are connected to Dual Carrier site.
Then also depends on network load. On my iPhone 5 I experienced speeds around 25mbps at auckland airport (dual carrier site) .

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#814873 9-May-2013 22:17

The device supports Dual carrier up to 43Mbps as what joutei has advised speed will change depending on conditions

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#814876 9-May-2013 22:18

johnr: The device supports Dual carrier up to 43Mbps as what joutei has advised speed will change depending on conditions

Oh well. Guess I am going to have to drive around a bit to see if there is a place I can get that reception or ask my account manager for suggestions.

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#814877 9-May-2013 22:19

lchiu7:
johnr: The device supports Dual carrier up to 43Mbps as what joutei has advised speed will change depending on conditions

Oh well. Guess I am going to have to drive around a bit to see if there is a place I can get that reception or ask my account manager for suggestions.

Really? You are never going to see 43Mbps DL

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#814889 9-May-2013 22:28

Those are theoretical speeds bare in mind :) .
Just as ADSL2+ is capable of 24mbps, most people see around 15 - 17 at most (master spliter).

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#814940 10-May-2013 00:42

I've found taking 60% of an a rated speed gives a real world max for 3G. Dual carrier though ive yet to experience beyond 20 with so can't comment there.

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#815040 10-May-2013 09:58

johnr:
lchiu7:
johnr: The device supports Dual carrier up to 43Mbps as what joutei has advised speed will change depending on conditions

Oh well. Guess I am going to have to drive around a bit to see if there is a place I can get that reception or ask my account manager for suggestions.

Really? You are never going to see 43Mbps DL

I am realistic of course but I have never seen more than 10Mbs so far which isn't flash no matter what the specs say.

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