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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
http://twitpic.com/2k5k26 Tonkatsudon Dinner とんかつ丼。
Wild Peacocks up St. Louis Heights?
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Wild Peacocks up St. Louis Heights?
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Monday, August 30, 2010
http://twitpic.com/2jrs5k Inside Glazer's Coffee near Windows on @Clear 4G laptop & @TMobile_USA 3G Android 2.2 Speedtests.
I'm just doing a test to see what the differences are. My speedtests are being done through the browser on Speedtest.net and the Dreamhost Server in LA. As far as the accuracy of Speedtest.net, that is also a question I would like to know the answer to. If Speedtest.net is not considered accurate, I fell all the mobile broadband service providers boasting "speeds up to..." should provide a method that they approve to perform the speedtest. I realize the keywords in that statement is "up to", but if it never reaches that speed, I don't think it is an accurate advertisement. These are real world actual usage results. I do not change settings or turn of applications or progams running in the background to perform the tests on either device.
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In parts of Honolulu, I seem to experience great results with my HTC Nexus One Android 2.2 phone on TMobile's 3G (and HSPA+) network. I am not sure how if any the TMobile HSPA+ network affects my device's data speeds, but from what I've read on the all so truthful web, Android devices similar to my Nexus One are supposed to be compatible with the new HSPA+ network. While it is supposed to be compatible, it is not "fully" compatible. This means my phone is probably not capable of HSPA+'s maximum capabilites on the TMobile G2 phone, 14.4mbps/5.72mbps max (via http://tmonews.com/). The compatabily of current Android devices running on TMobile vary according to Tmobile's press release found here http://press.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-HSPA-4G. It doesn't specifically mention what capabilities the device requires, but some current devices should be partially compatible and I believe my Nexus One is one of them. I did notice speed increases after the initial HSPA+ upgrade went live in Honolulu, Hawaii. As far as what my Nexus One's full capabilities are supposed to be, I do not know.
The download speeds vary drastically from almost 4MB down to under .5MB down in various areas of Honolulu. The uploads are all over the place. I once saw an upload result of 2MB just days after the HSPA+ network upgrade while performing a speedtest in the University of Hawaii Manoa Campus. That was the most impressive result I have ever seen. Since this post is specifically about my results while sitting at a table inside Glazer's Coffee, those will be the results that I will link.
TMobile 3G (HSPA+ ?) Speedtests using website Speedtest.net and Dreamhost Server in LA.
.49MB Down / .69MB Up
.89MB Down / .87MB Up
.66MB Down / .75MB Up
.66MB Down / .79MB Up
.54MB Down / .88MB UpI use my Clear PXU1900 when I am out and about with my Sony Vaio VGN-TXN15P (a 5 year old laptop). I have also run speedtests at home with Clear's "Home" modem over wifi and I am not impressed with the results there even with full signal strength according to the LEDs. I rarely see a 3MB download result. My upload speeds are terrible. Similar to my results below while at Glazer's Coffee.
Clear 4G Speedtests using website Speedtest.net and Dreamhost Server in LA.
2.59MB Down / .43MB Up
3.08MB Down / .25MB Up
2.05MB Down / .33MB Up
3.94MB Down / .17MB Up
2.99MB Down / .41MB Up
What is wrong with the Upload Speeds?
I realize that when performing these speedtests over my mobile phone, the results show that I am in LA testing speeds from Dreamhost, also in LA. When I do the speedtest over my Clear/laptop, it shows I am performing the test from Honolulu to the Dreamhost Server in LA. I don't know how this affects the results or if there is any way to correct this, but those are the results. To see if there is any noticeable difference, I will link a few below using the LavaNet Host in Honolulu on both devices.
Speedtest.net to LavaNet
Clear and Laptop
2.74MB Down / .29MB Up
4.57MB Down / .23MB Up -- Wow! But still, what's wrong with the Upload?
2.46MB Down / .33MB Up
TMobile and Nexus One
.46MB Down / .77MB Up
.81MB Down / .52MB Up
.75MB Down / .56MB Up
.45MB Down / .83MB UpIn all tests, the upload speeds seem to be faster and more consistent over TMobile's 3G. The download speeds of TMobile are not good in this location, but the results of the upload speeds are still quicker than the Clear upload results. I feel it is the poor upload speed that is causing the drastic unsatisfactory user experience. If either network has a poor upload speed, that is when I notice I am having network issues because emails will not send. Although the download experience doesn't really affect me very often because I am not using my equipment and network connections to stream videos or download large files, I would appreciate consistent speeds in areas of "strong coverage". The the main reason why I prefer to subscribe to competing network services is because I will have a back up option in most situations.
Just for an example of what TMobile's results have been like just about a half a mile from Glazer's around University Avenue, here is one from earlier this morning. 
3.03MB Down / .90MB Up. I wish I could get this consistently around Honolulu.
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3.03MB Down / .90MB Up. I wish I could get this consistently around Honolulu.www.RickNakama.com
Sunday, August 29, 2010
http://twitpic.com/2jkv5a Just spent the last 10 minutes w/ Camera 360 App @ Dusk.
I've been using this Camera 360 application for Android for the last few weeks. It has some really cool filters in it to make mobile phone photos a little more interesting.
I took these at about 710p tonight. They are all within about 3 minutes of each other, but I just played around with where I focused the filter.
I haven't purchased it yet ($3.99) so I've only played with the free application's features. Since I've been enjoying it so much, I may actually make this my first paid application.
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Rick Nakama (R) GRI SFR SRES
808.382.6761 M
http://RickNakama.com
Kalaeloa Raceway Park - Officially Open Announcement Party.
Yesterday, I drove Abe's car out to the "Open House" that the Kalaeloa
Raceway Park group was holding. There wasn't a lot of information about what was going to be going on at
this open house other than what what was found here:
http://www.kalaeloaracewaypark.com/index.php?limitstart=2/. Their goal was
to keep most of their progress and activities low key to avoid any added
hurdles that could have been created due to rumors or misinterpreted
information. It looks like all their hard work has paid off because they
made a big announcement yesterday that as of yesterday, Kalaeloa Raceway
Park was officially open for business! I won't go into the details of that
because they are all found here: http://www.kalaeloaracewaypark.com/. I took a lot of photos while I was there. I've included several of them
with this post. I was surprised to see the large number of people that were
there, because I hardly knew anything about this event and it seems that
most of my friends knew even less or nothing about up to the morning of the
event. Even I had not decided if I would be going to the open house until
the day before because I don't like going into things that I don't know
enough about. When I sat with some friends in one of the tents, I was beginning to think
we may be at a political fundraising event. I felt this way because of the
lack of information and because it looked like the event was being sponsored
by Neil Abercrombies Campaign with all the Abercrombie signs everywhere. I
do not know to what extent the Abercrombie Campaign was involved in this
event, but I am certain his campaign volunteers were there in force helping
to serve the free food that hundreds of people stood in line for. My
Twitpic also made it on the Neil Abercrombie Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/abercrombieforgov/. :) Anyway, this was not a political event. It was the official announcement
party of Kalaeloa Raceway Park! The only political words made by one of the
speakers was his recommendation to everyone there to vote! He said that he
doesn't care who we all vote for, but please do vote for someone! While this track does not have any paved courses yet, at least a
raceway park is officially available on the island. The years of not
having a race track has significantly changed my life. I am now
married, have changed careers and have a Scion as my daily vehicle.
My track car has been totally stripped down to the metal and has been
in the shop for nearly 5 years. Without having any idea of what I
would do with the car after spending thousands of hours of labor and
thousands of dollars on my car, motivation to complete the rebuild has
been lacking. After the combination of driving Abe's car down to the
track and learning that we now actually have made progress by having
Kalaeloa Raceway Park as an official venue for racing, my motivation
has a new spark of life! My thanks and appreciation go out to all that are involved in the
Kalaeloa Raceway Park's accomplishments and to the supporters of
Hawaii's Motorsports communities. Sent via Nexus One Mobile.
Rick Nakama (R) GRI SFR SRES
808.382.6761 M
http://RickNakama.com
Raceway Park group was holding. There wasn't a lot of information about what was going to be going on at
this open house other than what what was found here:
http://www.kalaeloaracewaypark.com/index.php?limitstart=2/. Their goal was
to keep most of their progress and activities low key to avoid any added
hurdles that could have been created due to rumors or misinterpreted
information. It looks like all their hard work has paid off because they
made a big announcement yesterday that as of yesterday, Kalaeloa Raceway
Park was officially open for business! I won't go into the details of that
because they are all found here: http://www.kalaeloaracewaypark.com/. I took a lot of photos while I was there. I've included several of them
with this post. I was surprised to see the large number of people that were
there, because I hardly knew anything about this event and it seems that
most of my friends knew even less or nothing about up to the morning of the
event. Even I had not decided if I would be going to the open house until
the day before because I don't like going into things that I don't know
enough about. When I sat with some friends in one of the tents, I was beginning to think
we may be at a political fundraising event. I felt this way because of the
lack of information and because it looked like the event was being sponsored
by Neil Abercrombies Campaign with all the Abercrombie signs everywhere. I
do not know to what extent the Abercrombie Campaign was involved in this
event, but I am certain his campaign volunteers were there in force helping
to serve the free food that hundreds of people stood in line for. My
Twitpic also made it on the Neil Abercrombie Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/abercrombieforgov/. :) Anyway, this was not a political event. It was the official announcement
party of Kalaeloa Raceway Park! The only political words made by one of the
speakers was his recommendation to everyone there to vote! He said that he
doesn't care who we all vote for, but please do vote for someone! While this track does not have any paved courses yet, at least a
raceway park is officially available on the island. The years of not
having a race track has significantly changed my life. I am now
married, have changed careers and have a Scion as my daily vehicle.
My track car has been totally stripped down to the metal and has been
in the shop for nearly 5 years. Without having any idea of what I
would do with the car after spending thousands of hours of labor and
thousands of dollars on my car, motivation to complete the rebuild has
been lacking. After the combination of driving Abe's car down to the
track and learning that we now actually have made progress by having
Kalaeloa Raceway Park as an official venue for racing, my motivation
has a new spark of life! My thanks and appreciation go out to all that are involved in the
Kalaeloa Raceway Park's accomplishments and to the supporters of
Hawaii's Motorsports communities. Sent via Nexus One Mobile.
Rick Nakama (R) GRI SFR SRES
808.382.6761 M
http://RickNakama.com
Kalaeloa Raceway Park - Officially Open Announcement Party.
Yesterday, I drove Abe's car out to the "Open House" that the Kalaeloa Raceway Park group was holding.
There wasn't a lot of information about what was going to be going on at this open house other than what what was found here: http://www.kalaeloaracewaypark.com/index.php?limitstart=2/. Their goal was to keep most of their progress and activities low key to avoid any added hurdles that could have been created due to rumors or misinterpreted information. It looks like all their hard work has paid off because they made a big announcement yesterday that as of yesterday, Kalaeloa Raceway Park was officially open for business! I won't go into the details of that because they are all found here: http://www.kalaeloaracewaypark.com/.
I took a lot of photos while I was there. I've included several of them with this post. I was surprised to see the large number of people that were there, because I hardly knew anything about this event and it seems that most of my friends knew even less or nothing about up to the morning of the event. Even I had not decided if I would be going to the open house until the day before because I don't like going into things that I don't know enough about.
When I sat with some friends in one of the tents, I was beginning to think we may be at a political fundraising event. I felt this way because of the lack of information and because it looked like the event was being sponsored by Neil Abercrombies Campaign with all the Abercrombie signs everywhere. I do not know to what extent the Abercrombie Campaign was involved in this event, but I am certain his campaign volunteers were there in force helping to serve the free food that hundreds of people stood in line for. My Twitpic also made it on the Neil Abercrombie Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/abercrombieforgov/. :)
Anyway, this was not a political event. It was the official announcement party of Kalaeloa Raceway Park! The only political words made by one of the speakers was his recommendation to everyone there to vote! He said that he doesn't care who we all vote for, but please do vote for someone!
While this track does not have any paved courses yet, at least a raceway park is officially available on the island. The years of not having a race track has significantly changed my life. I am now married, have changed careers and have a Scion as my daily vehicle. My track car has been totally stripped down to the metal and has been in the shop for nearly 5 years. Without having any idea of what I would do with the car after spending thousands of hours of labor and thousands of dollars on my car, motivation to complete the rebuild has been lacking. After the combination of driving Abe's car down to the track and learning that we now actually have made progress by having Kalaeloa Raceway Park as an official venue for racing, my motivation has a new spark of life!
Thank you to all that are involved in the Kalaeloa Raceway Park's accomplishments and to the supporters of Hawaii's Motorsports communities.
Sent via Nexus One Mobile.
Rick Nakama (R) GRI SFR SRES
808.382.6761 M
http://RickNakama.com
