Fast 3G Data??

Im about to purchase a 3G Phone. I ask the guy is 3G very slow and he replied back with:
" Downward 2.8 Mbps uplink 384 KBPS, Download speeds of up to 5.67- 7.2 Mbps".

I asked is that considered slow or decent and stated that its a faster version of 3G.

Are those specs faster than regular 3G??

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