how fast is 3gb compared to 10mbs broadband

[2Design]

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/broadband2go.html

I can get a 3g network through virgin mobile usa versus my 10mbs for $50 month

One I can take anywhere - the other I am limited to home

or
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/mifi-2200.html
Use the MiFi 2200 Mobile Hotspot to connect up to 5 Wi-Fi enabled devices to the 3G wireless internet. No contract.

How fast is 3g compared to the 10mbs I get with brighthouse

[iamtechus]

1. 3g is pretty slow, strictly text n/t

[2Design]

7. they make 3g seem like broadband so I wanted to figure out the speed

so it is really slow wifi for mostly phone even though the device they show can handle five devices -

[Old and In the Way]

2. Here's a handy table of 3G providers

3G Networks -- Test Results
AT&T LaptopConnect Sprint Mobile Broadband Verizon BroadBandAccess
Peak download speed* 1.6Mbit/sec. 1.2Mbit/sec. 1.3Mbit/sec.
Average download speed* 755Kbit/sec. 494Kbit/sec. 592Kbit/sec.
Average upload speed* 484Kbit/sec. 294Kbit/sec. 232Kbit/sec.
Connection time** 3.0 seconds 3.7 seconds 5.6 seconds
Time to load Web page** .228 seconds .224 seconds .230 seconds
Battery life lowered by** 40 minutes 1 hour 20 minutes

So a 3G network is not going to be very fast...OK if you are surfing the net, but you won't be happy with watching streaming video.

[Old and In the Way]

3. When you say "10mbs", do you mean 10 Megabits or 10 Megabytes per second?

A 10 megabits connection would be faster than 3G.....10Megabytes would be 8x faster than 10Megabits.

[Syrinx]

4. 300 times as fast

(That's the answer to what I first thought you were asking. The extraneous "b" confused me for a second.)

[hobbit709]

5. 3G or 4G are just names for cellphone services. They have nothing to do with actual speed.

The only way to get 3Gbps would be in a fiber optic setup.

[bathroommonkey76]

8. Are u speaking of FIOS? nt

[2Design]

6. 10mbps vs 3g

http://brighthouse.com/central-florida/shop/internet/plans

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/mifi-2200.html