ipad 3g download speed vs. iphone 3g in NYC? which faster?

[pjny]

Hello,

I am trying to find out if the download speeds on the iPad 3g will be faster than on iphone 3g because of new antenna design. I am in New York City metro area and 3g speeds are ridiculously slow compared to Verizon(4x slower last time I checked using speedtest bandwidth test).

I have a jailbroken iphone using mywi hotspot app and wonder if I will get same speeds using mywi and using ipad 3g.

I'm just trying to decide between 3g or wi-fi version.

Thanks.

 

[sanPietro98]

I can tell you about Philly

I'm not in New York, but I just ran a test in the Philadelphia area. I used the Universal Speed Test App on an iPad Wifi+3G and also on my iPhone 3G several times, alternating between the iPhone and iPad. Here are the average speeds:

iPhone 3G:
- Download 402 kbps
- Upload: 350 kbps

iPad Wifi+3G:
- Download: 2012 kbps
- Upload 356 kbps

The download speed difference is pretty dramatic. For both, I am pretty close to a cell tower, both getting 5 bars.

 

[MatthewStorm]

I am in NYC and the difference between the iPad and iPhone is substantial. iPad 3G is much faster.

 

[Mactagonist]

Most sites which benchmarked download speeds for the iPad 3g found it to be just slightly faster then the iPhone 3gS in the same location on the same carrier.

IE:

http://gizmodo.com/5528240/ipad-3g-test-notes?skyline=true&s=i

The additional antennas of the iPad 3g will help it hold on to a marginal signal better then the smaller antennas of the iPhone, but should have little effect on the upload or download speed if both devices are in a solid coverage area.