lowbandwidth test also satisfies current draft of spec.

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feature-detects/network-connection.js

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 
 // determining low-bandwidth via navigator.connection
-// this object only exists in Android 2.2+ and only in the Browser (not WebView)
 
-// docs.phonegap.com/en/1.2.0/phonegap_connection_connection.md.html#connection.type
-// davidbcalhoun.com/2010/using-navigator-connection-android
+// There are two iterations of the navigator.connection interface:
+
+// The first is present in Android 2.2+ and only in the Browser (not WebView)
+// : docs.phonegap.com/en/1.2.0/phonegap_connection_connection.md.html#connection.type
+// : davidbcalhoun.com/2010/using-navigator-connection-android
+
+// The second is specced at dev.w3.org/2009/dap/netinfo/ and perhaps landing in WebKit
+// : bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73528
 
 // unknown devices are assumed as fast
 // for more rigorous network testing, consider boomerang.js: github.com/bluesmoon/boomerang/
@@ -12,6 +17,7 @@ Modernizr.addTest('lowbandwidth', function(){
 
   var connection = navigator.connection || {type:0, UNKNOWN: 0};  // polyfill
 
-  return connection.type === connection.CELL_2G || connection.type === connection.CELL_3G;
-
+  return connection.type === 3 // connection.CELL_2G 
+      || connection.type === 4 // connection.CELL_3G
+      || !!navigator.connection.type.match(/^(?:2g|3g)$/); // string value in new spec
 });