Following previous announcement, Orange started unlocking the speed limits on its 3G network as the operation is supposed to be completed on September 15th.
As shown below, we could reach 2700 Kbit/s from our iPhone:
Of course, browsing on the net is faster, but it is mostly a real improvement for uploading emails.
Depending on your location, the data speed may vary a lot, sometimes it is a matter of couple of meters and you can get 2 to 4 times higher or lower transfer speed.
You can test your own with our Speedtest webpage: http://speedtest.macbidouille.com/
[translation by Linathael]