# AT&T Comes in Last in Consumer Reports

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**Created:** [December 14, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067 "2009-12-14T17:48:45Z")\
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> [@Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/966):
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> I would have swore I got that… Let me see if i can find my usb and tether with it really quick…

I’m not trying to be a dick, but eGPRS or EDGE or 2.5g (whatever you want to call it) is just not capable of anywhere near that speed. The protocol’s max speed is 236.8 kbps and you’ll never get the max. You must be on 3G if you are anywhere near the speeds of 3g. AT&T in upstate NY uses HSDPA which is capable or 3.6mbps and AT&T supplies us with somewhere around 2mbps but I have hit 2.5 a few times. Downloading files on my laptop teathered to my iPhone I rarely see speeds less then 200kBps (kilobytes, not kilobits).

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