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Originally Posted by travfar
I've been browsing with my K2 over 3G tonight. There is absolutely no way it's going at 3G speeds.
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What exactly would you define as "3G speeds"? The exact definition of "3G" is pretty vague considering it just means 3rd generation wireless and that covers many different standards and levels.
If you've got a CDMA K2 then "3G" would be a minimum of 1xRTT which gave you a maximum of 153Kbps which isn't real world performance.
If you've got a GSM K2i then "3G" can be the absolute minimum of R99 UMTS which gave you a maximum of 384Kbps which again isn't real world performance.
EDGE gave you a maximum of 236Kbps under perfect conditions.
It is perfectly possible that your 3G Kindle only manages ~200Kbps which is what EDGE would give you even if it is working correctly in 3G mode and without any throttling. I know that the Kindle doesn't use HSDPA which gives you a significant increase in downlink speed which your 3G phone probably does use.
I don't believe Amazon make any claims about 3G performance for the Kindle especially the precise speeds you get.