Got my hands on a Verizon 4G LTE MiFi device to test today, so of course the first thing I did when I got home was a quick Speedtest.net check on it.
First, a test of my Time Warner RoadRunner:
Roadrunner Speed Test
Not bad on the download side, though one important thing to remember is that this speed is largely based on the burst technology Roadrunner is using, and that speed is only good for the first 16 seconds of a download or so, at which time it drops to roughly half that speed. Therefore, since this download fits within those 16 or so seconds, the speed is greatly inflated over what a larger download would have shown.
And not unexpectedly, the speed test shows the anemic upload speeds which has plagued Roadrunner connections from the very beginning. I was actually surprised to see even this number.
Now for the Verizon numbers:
Verizon 4G LTE Speed Test
As you can see, the download speeds are roughly equal, which in reality is an amazing feat given that this is wireless broadband versus a cable connection. The other thing to remember is that these speeds seem to hold steady across an entire large download and do not drop off like the Roadrunner speeds do.
On the upload side, the Verizon MiFi simply crushed the Roadrunner speeds. Given that we plan to use these to upload mobile video, this will be a critical number if it holds steady throughout the region.
I gotta say, I am really impressed by this thing, though we’ll see how true that is after I test it in a variety of locations.