Friday, July 10, 2009
iPhone 3GS Will Download Really Fast, Upload Much Slower
Posted by Vincent Ferrari in "Apple iPhone & iPod Touch" @ 11:00 AM
"Macworld is reporting that while the iPhone 3GS chipset does indeed support the new (for North America!) HSPDA download speed of 7.2 Mbps, Apple didn't see fit to equip it with the matching HSUPA upload speed of 1.4/1.9 Mbps. Indeed, they claim the iPhone 3GS will top out its uploads (sending videos to YouTube, emailing photos, etc.) at a comparatively anemic 384 Kbps."
Image Credit: The iPhone Blog
I find it hard to get worked up over upload speeds. The download speeds I get are pretty solid and considering I spend a gigantic majority of my time downloading and not uploading, I'm perfectly happy. There are times when I've wanted a bit more oomph in my uploads (namely when sending vids to YouTube) but it's not something I absolutely must have to survive. Basically, it would be a nice luxury, but nowhere near a necessity.
You guys?
