EVDO Trooper Bundle, KPC650 800% faster, Watch Out! |
| Monday, 20 February 2006 | |
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Have you heard the one about the guy claiming a KPC650 can do 3000Kbps on EVDO? Here is a graphic from his web site:  SuperCharged! Kyocera kpc650 is about 800% Faster then the pc5740 This guy is named Robert Kim, and we want to explain what he is doing, how he does it and some truth about those wild claims. Can a "SuperCharged" KPC650 actually do 3000Kbps? No Here is how these wild claims are made: 1) Do the tests at http://www.DSLreports.com/stest on the PC5740 (these tests are very accurate) 2) Install Venturi for Mac OS X - yes this is free (and this software is great at skewing benchmarks) 3) Next, do a bench mark, but instead of doing it at the reliable DSLreports, do it at Toast.net. When Venturi is installed, you are actually benchmarking the Venturi proxy servers to Toast.net, NOT your computer to Toast.net. So, of course the speeds will be fast, and that explains how the speeds of 3000Kbps are displayed. For those in the "know", these speeds are comical, since the current EVDO has a limit of around 2.4Mbps (it is impossible to get 3000, usually the fastest is around 1.9Mbps). More on Benchmarking EVDO. We also did a comparison between the PC5740 vs. KPC650 on EVDOinfo.com. Same computer, same test site, same everything, except the card was different. How can someone make these claims? To be misleading, make more sales and take advantage of people. Here is a comparison. If you had an airplane with a glass bottom, and you were running from the back to the front of the airplane. Someone on the ground, had a radar detector and measured how fast you were running. Guess what, you would be running at 550 MPH. Is it possible for a human being to run this fast? NO! Will you ever be able to run this fast? NO! Is it misleading to say that you can run 550MPH? Yes! Does, the radar detector show you running this fast? Yes! It is the same misleading information that is being presented over at the other site. We will not link to it, because if we do, it only helps their search engine rankings. If you want to comment on this article, please stop by this EVDO forums thread. Don't be mislead, do your research and purchase from reputable companies. |
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