I wasn't sure where to post this so sorry if in the wrong place. I am in the Orlando area where 3G signal is fairly strong. But when running DSL Reports mobile speed tests I am only getting between 500 and 600 kb/s on average and sometimes as low as 195 to 200. The 500-600 results are using both the 600 and 1MB tests. I am on Ultimate 4mb with 1.40.30 radio.
Anyone have any ideas for settings or other things I can look at to make sure I am set up correctly?
Or is this average for the Orlando area?
Thanks for any ideas.
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I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but anything related to the internet is about 10 times faster today for me... I thought i had my wi-fi on until I read a post about T-Mobile's 7.2 rollout. I suggest you all check out your speeds.
Speed checked, maybe this had somethign to do with the service outtage the other night LOL
Speed Increase? Not here
I purchased my TP2 in part because T-Mobile's web site indicated full 3G coverage here in Centerville, Ohio. I've had the phone for a week now, and have YET to see the 3G connection on the phone. The E is all I ever see, and that speed has not increased since the outage.
Maybe your local tower was upgraded.
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Speed checked, maybe this had somethign to do with the service outtage the other night LOL
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I was thinking that very thing. Except without the "lol"
Maybe your local tower was upgraded.
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Engadget is reporting that none of their tests are showing the new speeds yet, so it does appear to be limited to certain markets at this point.
so how do i increse my network speed if i have a speed of 177 with 3g
T-mobil HSPA roll out
T-mobile has started to roll out HSPA 7.2 mb in all 3G network areas. Go to www.tmonews.com to read up on it. They are trying to get most of the network up by the end of DEC. HSPA is much faster than 3g...about 3x.
Richard
To have 177 you must have a poor RF.
Honestly, I have 5mbps over Wi-Fi and that's more than the TP2 can handle for browsing. It doesn't load pages much faster vs a good 3G signal.
well i got 544 now that i have hspa turned on
Damn, I am in seattle and I range from 500kbps to over 3kbps via mobilespeedtest.com
here in phoenix i can get 3mbps on the handset and up to 9.3mbps thering on my laptop i even started playing call of duty using ics and see little lag. i am debating on canceling my cox subscription. i noticed this the day after the data outage. i can post speed tests if you dont believe me
i shouldnt have spoke so soon i only could get a max of 8.7 just now but im only at 3 bars on h on this side of my house... ill run further tests later...
here is test on speedtest
here is test on bandwithplace
Last Result:
Download Speed: 1988 kbps (248.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 355 kbps (44.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Saturday, November 28, 2009 7:11:36 PM
dsl reports did not work because it said m,y connection was too fast for a mobile speed test
That is very nice, considering T-Mobile had their HSPA network crippled at a 4th of that a few months ago.
Testmyiphone.com works well, but the TP2 never ever registers higher than 2.17mbps over Wi-Fi. There is a limitation or something happening there because my iPhone averages over 4mbps(Wi-Fi) on the same site/same connection. Nevertheless it's accurate - over 3G here I get about 600-700kbps so no upgrades have been put online here.
So my palm pre would get 800 kilobits (100 kilobytes\second) to 1 megabits (125 kilobytes\second) a second at my home which has a tower about 60 yards away.
I now get only max 500 kilobits (62.5 kilobytes\second) a second maximum, which seems rather slow....
Is there a software cap on the download speeds?
Is sprint throttling traffic?
Anyone else notice slower speeds compared to their previous devices?
I used Xtremelabs Speedtest.
Thank you.
I haven't noticed a cap, but I do notice that speed fluctuates greatly. One second I am getting 1.5 MBps and the next; close to nothing. This is all while not moving.
Of course, I know next to nothing about how cell networks work, but it is annoying especially while I am tethering.
What kind of 4G speeds is everyone recording?
I live in the DC Area and I am getting on average 3800-4500kbp/s (5100 top so far) and 1000kbp/s up (1500 top so far).
Best I have for results on the speedtest app is 5459 down and 1032 up. Boston Area.
In Overland Park, KS (KC Area, coverage map is mid-level where I live), I've been getting about 1500kbps down and 990-1000kbps up.
It seems like it may be throttled though, it will start downloading around 2.5Mbps for a second or so then drop to the steady 1.5Mbps, same with the upload speed, starts around 1.5Mbps-2Mbps then drops back down to about 1Mbps
See the attached screen cap for my 4Gresults from Chicago.
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In Overland Park, KS (KC Area, coverage map is mid-level where I live), I've been getting about 1500kbps down and 990-1000kbps up.
It seems like it may be throttled though, it will start downloading around 2.5Mbps for a second or so then drop to the steady 1.5Mbps, same with the upload speed, starts around 1.5Mbps-2Mbps then drops back down to about 1Mbps
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Opposite of what I get when I run the tests. Starts at around 2Mbs or so and gradually climbs up to 5Mbs. Im using the Speed Test.net app.
What kind of latency are you all seeing with the 4G? hopefully its better than the 3G as im currently getting between 150ms to 300ms and sometimes it jumps up to a second or more.
I was just in Las Vegas and the best I got was 2.5Mbps down / 1Mbps up. That was with full bars 4G. Oh yeah, and ping latency was like 300-400 ms. Not super awesome.
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2K/bytes download speed on T-Mobile UK
Using the speedtest.net app I'm only receiving 2 K/bytes download speed and an impressive 134 K/bytes upload.
There is nothing in the background using the Internet
Full signal strength/bars
APNs correctly setup on device (general.t-mobile.uk, username: t-mobile, pass: tm)
Have free 3GB Internet Booster on the account
Content filter removed
Capped data rate removed
Connecting by WiFi at home receives 1174.2 K/bytes down, 137.2 K/bytes up
I'm absolutely lost at what could be the fault. Called T-Mobile mobile tech support team and they say there's nothing wrong with my account or known issues with my area code, and my signal strength is top.
Sometimes I get 40 K/bytes max (very rare but possible)
Any ideas?
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Using the speedtest.net app I'm only receiving 2 K/bytes download speed and an impressive 134 K/bytes upload.
There is nothing in the background using the Internet
Full signal strength/bars
APNs correctly setup on device (general.t-mobile.uk, username: t-mobile, pass: tm)
Have free 3GB Internet Booster on the account
Content filter removed
Capped data rate removed
Connecting by WiFi at home receives 1174.2 K/bytes down, 137.2 K/bytes up
I'm absolutely lost at what could be the fault. Called T-Mobile mobile tech support team and they say there's nothing wrong with my account or known issues with my area code, and my signal strength is top.
Sometimes I get 40 K/bytes max (very rare but possible)
Any ideas?
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Test your SIM in another phone and see if that makes a difference.
If it doesnt then do 5 speed tests throughout the day noting the time and results and the postcode your in and call tech support and ask them to escalate it to the network guys
I've just tested my connection and got 247kbps download and 121kbps upload.
That's using the same app on T-Mobile, and I don't live in a city (though the speed results when I had my G1 were worse when I went into Newcastle).
Have you tried the speed test when your phone is closer to a different broadcast tower? That would be the easiest way to tell if it's your phone or the local network.
Thanks for your comments guys. I've just run the speed test at my work location in Slough (inside the office, much slower... I'm guessing because of the thick brick walls and loads amount of local networks and electrical equippment around)
Down: ranging from 76 to 133.7 KB/s
Up: ranging from 54 to 57.9 KB/s
Signal strength: poor (1 to 2 bars) ranging from -99db to -105, 7 to 3 asu
So it's faster at work with only 1 bar, how does that work?
I also tested it this morning in my home area (where I'm having the problems) and again it's 1-2 KB/s download speed but fast upload with full bars.
Checking this morning I'm getting 600kbps down/450kbps up on T-Mobile, 2 bars HSDPA.
This is quite low for my download speed, as I'm often getting 1.5mbps+.
If you are getting a problem in a specific location, chances are it is the cell tower.
Regards,
Dave
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This is quite low for my download speed, as I'm often getting 1.5mbps+. If you are getting a problem in a specific location, chances are it is the cell tower.
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I honestly don't know how you're getting those speeds. Top speed I've seen on my HTC Desire on T-Mobile is 150 KB/s
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I honestly don't know how you're getting those speeds. Top speed I've seen on my HTC Desire on T-Mobile is 150 KB/s
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It should be very achievable as long as you are connected to a cell via HSDPA, and the cell has sufficient capacity. Bear in mind that cell congestion can cause your speed to vary wildly during the day.
I presume that you have an H on your phone when you are testing?
Regards,
Dave
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Thanks for your comments guys. I've just run the speed test at my work location in Slough (inside the office, much slower... I'm guessing because of the thick brick walls and loads amount of local networks and electrical equippment around)
Down: ranging from 76 to 133.7 KB/s
Up: ranging from 54 to 57.9 KB/s
Signal strength: poor (1 to 2 bars) ranging from -99db to -105, 7 to 3 asu
So it's faster at work with only 1 bar, how does that work?
I also tested it this morning in my home area (where I'm having the problems) and again it's 1-2 KB/s download speed but fast upload with full bars.
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Looks like there is an issue on your home transmitter do what I said with the speed tests at intervals and get them to escalate it
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My handset shows the HSDPA symbol. Even during non-peak hrs like 3am it's still slow. Occasionally it spikes up to as high as 40KB/s but 9 times out of 10 its no faster than 2KB. Tried the sim in a friends HTC Hero and get the same result, if not around 30% slower (expected as this is a slower device than my Desire)
Just tried it on my phone and got a d/l of 1045 and u/l of 489. This is a bit slower than I normally get as I have full reception although it has thrown up a bit of a teaser as when I did the wifi speed check I was only getting 1.8 mbs where I am normally nearer 6 mbs
I was in that area today and thought I would check on some data speeds. I was able to get download speeds of 1700 kbps. Now it was around 8am, but I thought that was really good. Upload was only 300-550kbps but didn't think it was too hateful. I had around half signal, so maybe things are looking up.
My average speeds, just outside of San Antonio Texas are about 1200kbps. I peaked at 1600kbps. My uploads peaked at 700kbps while the average was about 550kbps. I must say, it's pretty impressive for sprint's 3g network.
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That is great. I guess I should mention that I was on 3g when getting those speeds.