June 15, 2008 - 9:12 P.M.
3G iPhone will have slower speeds on AT&T?
According to AT&T's new 3G iPhone website, the maximum download speed you can expect to achieve with the device is 1.4mbps. That is much different than typical 3G phones like the Motorola Q for instance which comes in at a hefty 3.6mbps. HSDPA data cards can get as high as 7.2 mbps.
It is unlikely to be a webpage error because the 1.4mbps speed is also quoted in the official press release. While this may still be twice as fast as the previous iPhone, if true, it won't impress anyone who has used full 3G enabled devices. Below are screengrabs from AT&T's website.
Is AT&T throttling the bandwidth to the iPhone? Perhaps that 3G chip in the iPhone is only 2.75. Or maybe the website is reporting an error?
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