Cell Phones Do Broadband

New phones and PC Cards take advantage of faster networks.

Speed Specs: Paths to Faster Access (chart)

UMTS networks deliver DSL speeds for phone and PC Card users.

Network and device	Highest speed we experienced: download	Highest speed we experienced: upload	Vendor-rated average speed1	Maximum possible speed
EDGE: Nokia 6620 cell phone	82 kbps	32 kbps	100 to 130 kbps	384 kbps
UMTS: Motorola A845 cell phone and Novatel Merlin U520 PC Card	291 kbps (phone),2 320 kbps (card)	54 kbps	220 to 320 kbps	2 mbps

FOOTNOTES: ¹Download only. ²Speed achieved outdoors; highest speed indoors was 66 kbps.

HOW WE TEST: We performed several informal upload and download tests at DSLreports.com with each device, both indoors and outdoors. We set up the phones as laptop modems for testing.

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