#summary A small test on EDGE connection.
#labels Featured,Phase-Implementation,Phase-Support

= Introduction =

Since TIM (Italy) supports EDGE, today i did a full test.


= Details =

Considering the limitations of the standard, I think EDGE experience was GREAT.

Youtube videos are compressed to a higher ratio if you connect using EDGE.
They are blocky, indeed, but still you can watch them.

And now a field test of speeds achieved:

Upload (from phone to network. sftp get from another host):

100% 3089KB     10KB/s 00:04:41

Download (from network to phone. sftp put from another host):

100% 3089KB     22KB/s 00:02:16

As you can see, *downstream* is about 176 Kilobit/sec but there was SSH and a VPN.. so I think the actual speed could be something like 200-256 kilobit.

Upstream is a half.. so it could be 128kilobit. (80 kilobit thru SsH and VPN).

For more informations about EDGE look [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution here].

Feel free to contribute to this page and correct any error.