Is Wifi faster than data on cell phone

anselmmiranda

GPS: TOMTOM ONE XL

Is Wifi faster than data on cell phone?

New at this. I have a tomtom one XL and a blackberry. Is it better to use data plan on my phone as a GPS or my tomtom one?

dan.jlee

GPS: Streetpilot c320 and Nuvi 250

Wi Fi hotspot

I honestly think using Wi Fi makes lots of difference as it allows one to download larger amounts of data.

roger4

GPS: Tom Tom

WI Fi Speed....

... the short answer is it depends.

I've found that I can get up to 700kbit/sec with a tethered iPhone4 when out and about in certain areas. At home I typically get a few 2-300kbit/sec but this is a function of multiple hops between my PC, AP, Router, Cable Modem etc....

kenevel

GPS: Garmin 1490

WI FI

My daggy old Nokia tethered is pretty well as fast as my nextG internet at home.

jackiton1

GPS: garmin

Re: WI FI

kenevel wrote:

My daggy old Nokia tethered is pretty well as fast as my nextG internet at home.

Hi
Is this easy to set up?
I also have a daggy old nokia N85.

james-GDT44

GPS: Garmin

Be careful of charges...

Your phone will charge you a per packet download if you go over your allocated monthly Limit if your using a tethered blackberry for example.
Your tom tom wont.

Wifi on the other hand is... free Smile

james-GDT44

GPS: Garmin

...ooops missed the question

The answer is ... it depends on the wifi signal or strength... or conversely your mobile signal strength.
Both work on a p2p system, but Im guessing your phone will be faster.

mikeman1485

GPS: GoogleMaps,TOMTOM

Depends

it depends on the speed and congestion of said wifi with a 3G device you get abou 700kbps most wifi will have atleast 1.1Mbps I have however seen some wifi painfully slower than a 3G data connection

adam_d_richardson

GPS: Apple iPhone 3GS

wifi faster?

In general WIFI should be faster but it will all depend on signal strength and how many other users are on the WIFI. Public WIFI in service stations or places like Starbucks or McDonalds can become very crowded, especially when there is no cost and can therefore be slow.

3G is generally slower especially if you don't have full strength signal. The other thing to look out for when downloading large files on a weak 3G signal is that the connection may well time out as the phone will cut the connection to save on battery and save your data plan.

lyslee0

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 350

Wifi vs 3G

Wifi is definitely faster than 3G, even with strong 3G signal. But you may not notice much of a difference with a strong 3G signal. Also, 4G is pretty fast too.

adam_d_richardson

GPS: Apple iPhone 3GS

agree on 4G

I agree that 4G definitely offers a speed boost although it is yet to arrive in many countries. WIFI is generally the best option though even against 4G.

set.zhang

GPS: GARMIN 2597

4G is much faster

Wifi is faster than 3G, even with strong 3G signal. But you can not notice a difference with a strong 3G signal. Also, 4G is much faster than both.

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