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Video: BlackBerry 8320, when WiFi adds absolutely nothing to the user experience

By: , IntoMobile
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 at 10:58 PM

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EDGE vs WiFi, common sense dictates one blows the other out of the water in terms of bandwidth. Is this really the case in the recently launched BlackBerry 8320 on T-Mobile? Boy Genius finds out:

Update: Video after the jump, it breaks our tables ;-)

[Full specifications of the 8320]

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • robj

    you arent going to be able to test the speeds of each device correctly because each network has different routes to the site.. where as edge could go through an at&t backbone to whatever site your cablemodem maybe going through a whole other series of ip’s..

  • Rich

    :twisted:
    your wrong. MY blackberry curve with UMA wifi works WAY FASTER than any ATT edge. so something with your router is “fucked up”. the bb with wifi on TMO is amazingly fast.

  • Charles

    Wi-Fi actually adds a lot to this phone when used in conjunction with the Hotspot@Home program from T-mobile. This feature costs $19.95 (or $9.95 if you read some threads on Slickdeals.net) and it allows you to make all calls via VOIP instead of through Cell towers.

    I have very poor cell coverage in my home, but with Hotspot@Home, I can make calls from home very nicely. Audio quality is always great and all calls, both national and International are completely free.

    Frankly, I think that’s a HUGE benefit. I’m on my phone for business almost 8 hours per day using it via this UMA connection.

    Now, in terms of Internet surfing speed, you won’t see much of a different, but again, the real benefit is using VOIP to make calls, not Internet surfing.