SpeedTest Your BlackBerry Upload & Download Speeds Free

by Ronen Halevy on March 4th, 2009 · 36 Comments

Posted in Free Software News Software Directory Utilities

speedtest[1] Greg let me know about this cool free tool from Xtreme Labs that lets you speed test your BlackBerry internet connection. We mentioned a similar tool from Cisco a bit back but that was only for the Storm. SpeedTest works on all trackball BlackBerrys and the Storm so now everybody can get in on the fun! You can even email a report to your friends easily from the app.

Here are my 3G speeds on AT&T with my Bold in Manhattan:

Avg.Download Speed: 1334.27Kbits/s
Max.Download Speed: 1588.95Kbits/s
Avg.Upload Speed: 75.8Kbits/s
Max.Upload Speed: 114.28Kbits/s

Post your results in the comments below!

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33 total comments on this postSubmit your comment!

	Michael Not Registered Posted: March 4, 2009 at 1:28 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9000
	You say your bold had download speeds of 1334kbits/s Well, that’s not possible via 3G. You were clearly connected to WIFI. Disconnect from WIFI and re test

PM	Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5289 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 1:33 PM EST
	Michael you always need to mind the notation. The speed is in KiloBITS not KiloBYTES which is a world of difference. 1334.27 Kilobits translates into 166.78 Kilobytes per second which is totally possible over 3G. In fact it is actually quite slow compared to the theoretical limit which is in the Megabits. Calculate for yourself http://www.matisse.net/bitcalc/

	kelly Not Registered Posted: April 27, 2009 at 11:10 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8350
	I see no posts on a speed test for the BB 8350I Using the Extream Lab speed test for the 8350I Upload 23.93 Kbits Max upload 26.09 Kbits Download 6.93 Kbits Max download 42.37 Kbits That is not the best only the test I ran right before this post

	Michael Not Registered Posted: March 4, 2009 at 1:43 PM EST
	You’re correct, my error..For some reason I thought I saw kbytes…. with that said, I’m getting: 3G 71.17 kbits/s DOWN 4.03 kbits/s UP WIFI 1837 kbits/s DOWN 1500 kbits/s UP based upon those results…It seems the program might not be working properly… I had two other 3G bold try this at two diff locations…they had similar results…

	billy Not Registered Posted: March 4, 2009 at 1:55 PM EST
	I had about 83kbs-DL and 34kbs-UL on a BB curve on VZW— I think the program is working fine because it would explain why it takes seven years to load a website despite paying $30 a month and being connected to the “1XEV” Data network that VZW seems to think is high speed but seems more of like an overpriced dialup connection.

PM	LawTownPoPo ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 43 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 2:26 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8330
	Here are the Speedtest results for my Blackberry: VZW 8330 4.5.0.77 Hampstead, NH Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 56.96Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 59.52Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 20.72Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 53.6Kbits/s

PM	jsaradhi ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 87 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 3:03 PM EST
	here are mine for 8300 on at&t…no 3g and no wifi of course.. d/l = 45.56 kbits/s max d/l = 77.36 kbits/s u/l = 26.42 kbits/s max u/l = 40.71 kbits/s

	Ash Not Registered Posted: March 4, 2009 at 3:06 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9000
	Carrier=Telstra Connection Type: MDS (not direct) Avg.Download Speed: 610.31Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 1866.8Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 33.49Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 42.12Kbits/s

PM	automan69 ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 489 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8330
	Nope doesn’t work for my 8330 curve from telus. I get an Uncaught exception:java.lang.lllegalArgumentEx ception I was hoping to really try this out.

	JD Not Registered Posted: March 4, 2009 at 3:37 PM EST
	Same here, I rebooted and got it again. Decided to uninstall it since it doesn’t like my 8330 Verizon.

	DrFooMod2 Not Registered Posted: March 4, 2009 at 3:25 PM EST
	BlackBerry 8330 on VZW in Union, NJ: Here are the Speedtest results for my Blackberry: Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 1212.68Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 1581.59Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 52.67Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 88.02Kbits/s

PM	amikhnov ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 9 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 5:46 PM EST
	BlackBerry Storm (Verizon) in Santa Cruz, CA (inside a building) Down: 1,277.51 Kbits/s Max Down: 2,189.9 KBits/s Up: 76.28 KBits/s Max Up: 86.5 KBits/s

PM	grayzweb ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 4 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 6:02 PM EST
	BlackBerry 9530 Storm VZW in NE Ohio down 186.68 max. down 186.68 up 120.93 max. up 135.86

PM	Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1229 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 6:38 PM EST
	there was an update this afternoon Avg.Download Speed: 458.35Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 458.35Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 59.36Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 75.87Kbits/s Tmobile Edge

PM	DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 6:58 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
	9530 4.5.0.109 Manassas VA Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 381.03Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 381.03Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 348.09Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 387.59Kbits/s

PM	DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751 Posted: March 4, 2009 at 7:01 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
	(above post should have been 4.7.0.109) 8830 4.5.0.131 Manassas VA Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 91.9Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 118.25Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 25.97Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 75.87Kbits/s

	moestepp Not Registered Posted: March 4, 2009 at 8:50 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
	Verizon EVDO strom 346 mAx download

	Nate Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 12:38 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
	8830/4.5.0.101 Verizon Wireless Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 1211.95Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 1626.78Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 61.59Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 66.75Kbits/s

	Joe Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 1:38 AM EST
	VZW 8330 Tampa, FL Avg Download 117.77Kbits/s Max Download 165.99Kbits/s Avg Upload 32.96Kbits/s Max Upload 75.64Kbits/s

Wibbly Not Registered

Posted: March 5, 2009 at 5:04 AM EST

This app is BROKEN, like every other speed test app for a Blackberry I’ve tried. It reported over 80Kbps download on my GPRS 8900. My GPRS network isn’t capable of 80Kbps!!!

I think this may be because the data is going through the BIS, which is is further ‘compressing’ the data used for the test. So the app thinks it’s got all the data quicker but actually it’s just because there’s less of it as it goes through the BIS.

LawTownPoPo ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 43

Posted: March 5, 2009 at 5:10 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8330

5. Here are the Speedtest results for my Blackberry: VZW 8330 4.5.0.77Hampstead, NH Connection Type: CarrierAvg.Download Speed: 56.96Kbits/sMax.Download Speed: 59.52Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 20.72Kbits/sMax.Upload Speed: 53.6Kbits/s by LawTownPoPo on 2009-03-04 at 2:26 pm 6
Then at the same place @
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 05:09:17
Connection Type: Carrier
Avg.Download Speed: 162.38Kbits/s
Max.Download Speed: 281.86Kbits/s

Avg.Upload Speed: 58.61Kbits/s
Max.Upload Speed: 72.6Kbits/s

DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751

Posted: March 5, 2009 at 7:03 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8830

@Wibbly:
GPRS provides data rates of 56-114 kbit/s. 80 is well within the range.

Have you tried the Cisco speed test app recently mentioned?

Also, these speed test apps in general use uncompressable data exactly because of such caching sites in the path between you and them. Caches are pretty smart and recognize data they should not try to compress and just pass it through.

I DO believe this app (as well as most other speed tests) is using TCP though. So it is not a good indicator of MAX streaming speed since TCP has to wait for every packet to be acknowledged, but it is good at indicating relative speed for web surfing and such.

I for one would LOVE to see these folks launch a web site where one can prowl that stats and see google maps mashups of results. Be a great time waster to be able to surf around a map and see “heat” indications of speeds folks get since this app could easily get either gps or cell tower info and have it in their results. Of course ask the user first before snagging any data and DO NOT pull any identifiable info (no ESN, IMEI, PIN, email address, etc.) since some would have privacy concerns.

Wibbly Not Registered

Posted: March 5, 2009 at 8:06 AM EST

*MY* network will not support 80Kbps+. RIM’s BIS *DOES* do data compression (most vendors don’t realise this, or design assuming the BIS isn’t in the path), so if the test is using uncompressed data, then it’s deffo broken.

I don’t think the Cisco app supports the 8900.

What’s needed is for the test data that’s sent to be compressed random data. If it’s a jpg (for example) that’s a particularly bad choice as images are recognised as such and subject to further compression.

	Wibbly Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 8:08 AM EST
	… I noticed you did indeed say these tests should use uncompressible data.

	mactron Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 8:32 AM EST
	Avg.Download Speed: 2234181.8 With Blackberry Storm O2 Germany

	mactron Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 8:32 AM EST
	haha

PM	macallik ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 31 Posted: March 5, 2009 at 9:46 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9000
	Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 139.28Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 170.64Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 43.56Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 51.07Kbits/s

	Adam Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 11:32 AM EST
	Rogers Bold 3G Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 2082.41Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 2639.48Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 84.06Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 88.18Kbits/s

	Polskasweetie Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 1:28 PM EST
	Mar 05 09:11:36 London, UK Here are the Speedtest results for my Blackberry Bold: Connection Type: Carrier Avg.Download Speed: 280.58Kbits/s Max.Download Speed: 304.19Kbits/s Avg.Upload Speed: 81.56Kbits/s Max.Upload Speed: 108.45Kbits/s

	Adrian Not Registered Posted: March 5, 2009 at 8:25 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8100
	Orange Romania Pearl 8100 Not BIS or BES, just Wap edge 104.49 115.25 98.53 119.23 kbit/s It is surprising to see you Americans and Australians have so low speeds on 3G and BES. I thought I am third world.

	Derek Brown Not Registered Posted: March 9, 2009 at 7:41 PM EST
	Sprint 8830 World Edition OS 4.5.0.135 Connection Type: Carrier Average Download: 390.54Kb/s Maximum Download: 424.9Kb/s Average Upload: 70.59Kb/s Maximum Upload: 75.75Kb/s