Mobile broadband speed test: Telstra 4G vs Vivid Wireless 4G vs Telstra 3G

With the availability of two 4G options in Australia, we decided to put them to the test. How is Telstra's 4G connection, and is it better than Vivid Wireless 4G or even Telstra's own 3G speeds? Find out with our speed test.

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Science & Technology

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• LTE
• 4G
• Telstra 4G
• BigPond 4G
• GadgetGuy
• Vivid Wireless
• ViViFi
• Telstra
• NextG

[MrNerdOfHalo]

Where is this tested, because there is no way that was WFi!

[GadgetGuyTV]

@MrNerdOfHalo Sydney, Australia, just outside of the city.

[AdelaideGraffScene]

why am i watching this shit? i just wanna get on the goon.

[Kage6100]

@CPGustafson As can telstra. lol.

[DJDonRuben]

smoke signals are the way to go....nothing but old schol here :)

[R33Studios]

@MrNerdOfHalo of course it was vivid.. i can only get a 2mbit connection at my place, but i know a guy that can get a 32mbit connection up in morley.

[InvasionImminent]

Wow, I'm really jealous of Australian internet now.

[dadonn]

@mattiegeesus Telstra's 4G coverage operates (or will by year's end) in most cities and major rural townships, and reverts back to the dual HSPA+ network (max 42mbps) when 4G isn't available.

[anaklemanbuang]

for me,i would choose vivid wireless for sure.as it's offering unlimited data package which is telstra doesnt have.you autralian people is lucky enough as there's unlimited 4G provider as compared to me in Malaysia.yes 4G is sucks man.it's really expensive.

[mattiegeesus]

You have to understand though, Telstra's 4G only has a coverage of about 5 to 10 km from the Perth CBD in Western Australia. Vivid Wireless has a far better coverage area and is a hell of a lot cheaper than Telstra's 4G at the moment (as of 03/DEC/2011).