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How fast is your international iPad 3G data?

By , Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 7:34 am
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What kind of upload and download speeds are you getting on your iPad Wi-Fi + 3G? Apple included an HSPA 7.2 3G radio on the iPad 3G, so if you're on an HSPA+ 21 network like Bell/Telus you won't approach that face-peeling velocity, and in the real world where you're not sitting on top of your own cell tower in a test lab, you probably won't hit 7.2 either, but we're curious to know what kind of performance you do get.

So far, on Rogers Canada, I'm getting close to 4mb/s as measured by the SpeedTest.net app [iTunes link], which is pretty much the same as I get on the similarly equipped iPhone 3GS.

Let us know where you are, which carrier you're on, and what data speed you're getting.

Rene Ritchie

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  1. visi says:

    Albania

    2 mb/s down 512 up

  2. visi says:

    Correction 215 Up

  3. Jan de ridder says:

    Don't know the exact speed of my 3g connection, but I can tell that in Munich city center it's damn slow. Definition of "damn slow"; slower than I expected.

    My iPhone seemed to be a bit snappier using 3G but this might be imagination.

  4. Andrew says:

    18.9 blow anyone away? Blew me away...

  5. German miller says:

    Ipone 3gs 5.47 down .91 up North Indiana, USA.

  6. metsgiantsfan234 says:

    Go with AppleCare!

  7. OldDog says:

    Ocala, Fl IPAD 3G 1288 down 222 up Iphone 3G 470 down 47 up

  8. Joost says:

    @Andrew 18.9????? Where are you??

  9. keener says:

    squamish b.c. iphone 3gs - 6.5 down .56 up

  10. BBYM says:

    Visiting Turkey right now I'm getting 1764 down and 188 up w/ Turkcell...

  11. Adam says:

    @Andrew... You'll have to turn off WiFi to test your 3G. There is no 3G anywhere that goes at 17mbps.

  12. Steve Woz says:

    iPad in the U.S. tethered to T-Mobile via Froyo, 3.1MB down, 1.2MB up. iPhone 3GS, 1.3MB down, 712kb/s up

  13. icebike says:

    Apparently Its now fast enough for Skype on 3G.

    SKYPE just released an upgrade that allows Skype to Skype over 3G.

    FINALLY.

  14. Noviatech (Saskatoon) says:

    2.88 down 283 up

  15. eddie says:

    8.1Mbps down 0.83 Mbps up telstra next g australia

  16. Adam says:

    @eddie.. hmmm I guess that shuts up the people who were saying the iPad is limited to 280~ish kbps upload.

  17. Emily says:

    8.1Mbps down 0.83 Mbps up telstra next g australia

  18. Drew says:

    Orange Uk - 1.7 down , .30 up in Scotland / Glasgow

  19. Andrew says:

    Sorry guys, missed the reference tob"3G"!! ;) was just excited and bragging about how fast the iPad was on my home wifi..

  20. James says:

    Australia's Telstra Next G FTW!

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  25. 2011 says:

    18.9 blow anyone away? Blew me away…

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  28. Vikipedi says:

    Thank You..Ocala, Fl IPAD 3G 1288 down 222 up Iphone 3G 470 down 47 up

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    SKYPE just released an upgrade that allows Skype to Skype over 3G.

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