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SmarTone 'basic' $68 plan - speed sufficient?

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  1. #101

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    Uncapped 4G is good I know that but the $68 or now $88 is too slow at times to steam consistently.


  2. #102

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    Just checking in re: Sun Mobile and whether there are any updated reviews for the 4G $106 plan - thinking of signing up for it. Is the speed still higher than 800kbps usually? Thanks.


  3. #103

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    Out of curiosity, I just placed my wife's Sun Mobile $106 card in my phone (Oneplus One) and ran Speedtest twice with it in place. I then ran Speedtest again using my own CSL card and also via my wifi router (Apple Extreme with HKBN broadband seated about 20 feet away) for comparison.

    Sun Mobile LTE (Test 1)
    Ping 18ms
    Download 0.90 Mbps
    Upload 0.75 Mbps

    Sun Mobile LTE (Test 2)
    Ping 23ms
    Download 0.89 Mbps
    Upload 0.95 Mbps

    CSL LTE
    Ping 30ms
    Download 27.77 Mbps
    Upload 6.37 Mbps

    Wifi
    Ping 5ms
    Download 33.01 Mbps
    Upload 30.81 Mbps

    Comparison was done on a drizzling day from our flat here in Discovery Bay. I then played highlights of two recent Clippers games and also of the recent BCS semi-finals on Youtube and made one VOIP call to my mother back in the US using the Sun Mobile card. The videos played clearly and without stuttering, and thee VOIP call was as clear as using my CSL card. No noticeable difference. Aside from testing slower using testing software, I didn't notice any practical degradation of mobile data performance. For those who think they can't appreciate the difference between 3g and 4g with approximately the same speed, I believe the improved latency from using the 4g network would definitely be noticeable by all.

    Last edited by dbdave; 03-01-2016 at 02:35 PM.
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