Something funky going on with AT&T's 3G speed?

[aphex]

noticed my iPhone 4 seemed slower than usual the past 2 days while using 3g. Ran a speedtest and got the following odd result (and no, not a reception issue, phone is on the counter without me touching it)

 

[MJinZ]

Bad ping or bad bandwidth?

 

[TheWart]

AT&T just announced this morning (in response to accusations that it throttled upload speeds) that a software update for its Alcatel-Lucent backend caused the glitch and they are working on a solution (no ETA).

I ran speedtest last night on my iPhone 4 and was getting really fast download speeds, but slow uploads.

Here is their statement:

AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent jointly identified a software defect - triggered under certain conditions - that impacted uplink performance for Laptop Connect and smartphone customers using 3G HSUPA-capable wireless devices in markets with Alcatel-Lucent equipment. This impacts less than two percent of our wireless customer base. While Alcatel-Lucent develops the appropriate software fix, we are providing normal 3G uplink speeds and consistent performance for affected customers with HSUPA-capable devices.

Not sure if that could explain your slow download speeds, although I wouldn't be surprised.