Out of curiosity last night I wanted to see what’s the difference in speed between my Wi-Fi fiber cable connection I have at home and my GSM provider – a new provider with its new 3G data solution.

The program used on my Android Pulse is the new SpeedTest.com‘s Android application so many people are so fond of. I have to admit there is no point in checking my Internet speed unless it’s not performing up to the tasks at hand: streaming radio or video, reading web pages or downloading podcasts. I am not a speed freak and I don’t usually stream. But I just got BeyondPod to satisfy my “podcatching” needs, but that’s another story!

As you can imagine, the pictures 2 and 3 represent the 3G network speed, the others are the results of Wi-Fi tests. Yeah, we’re still a long way to go. Or the provider is. The program is self-explanatory, has only for tabs and you only have to fine-tune it in order to get your result quickly. The test takes around 10-15 seconds and I reckon the download packets are no more than a few hundred kbps. You can also chose which server to use in order to have an accurate test.

You can get the application in the Market using the Barcode Scanner.