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Why is 3G so slow for me?

In general browsing I notice a lot of people have dl/speeds in excess of 7-800Kb/s. I have only seen that speed once, and it was in an AT&T store. I am usually getting edge speeds (1-200Kb/s) even though I am for certain in a 3G area. Am I missing some magic bullet setting?
I have:
Hermes
Schap's 4.31 ROM WWE
Radio 1.10.x.x (gonna reflash that today to 1.54.x.x)
I have tried to use the isp.cingular connection; but, it appears that it has been disabled. Apparently, you have to have a tethering plan to use it.
Any help you can give would be most appreciated.

I have an 8525 from AT&T. I use the network configurator from CRC's 9.2 WM 6.1. I upgraded my radio to 1.54.30.10. I see very comporable speeds on 3G vs Wi-Fi on my cable internet connection. It uses the isp.cingular, I didn't notice a difference with wap.cingular. I do not use tethering, I don't even have the PDA plan, I use the MEdia Net unlimited for half the price. I had problems with the 3G on AT&T with WM 6.1 before upgrading the radio.
I don't know where I can speed test on my mobile, are you estimating speeds, or do you have a site that will test the speeds?

I test the speed using dslreports.com simple mobile speed test. Link to follow.
Just out of curiosity, would you post your connection settings for isp.cingular? I set it up the way I always have and it doesn't seem to work for me anymore. I have PDA personal express unlimited. So, I should be fine in the "what plan do you have dept."

AT&T Settings
Access Point Name (APN):
wap.cingular
or isp.cingular
User Name:
[email protected]
or [email protected]
(make sure if you use wap, use wap for both)
Make sure you caps the user name.
Password:
cingular1
You must set up a proxy server.
Check both boxes on proxy setup.
Server:
wireless.cingular.com
Click on advanced, make sure there is HTTP and socks have a server. They should do this automatically. HTTP server is wireless.cingular.com:80, socks is wireless.cingular.com:1080. The 80 and 1080 are the port numbers.
When I had problems with my connection whether I did auto or manual configs I still had issues until I upgraded my radio version. Once I did that I haven't had problems since.
Hope that helps.

ARGH THESE SETTINGS ARE WRONG.
I know people who work at AT&T, those settings are far outdated. Use the new ones!
wap.cingular, no username, no password, no domain, click advanced and enable IP Header compression.
The proxy server is OPTIONAL unless you want to use MEdiaNet features (like checking your minutes) in which case it is REQUIRED.
isp.cingular is being phased out. You will get the same speeds from wap.cingular.

arrghhh. The speeds okay now that I have flashed the new radio. But I still can't get youtube to work in HTC streaming media player. Just sits there connecting.

YouTube is AWESOME!
I just went to that speed test.
I got ~140 Kb/s with EDGE/GPRS
I got ~480 Kb/s with UMTS/HSDPA
I got ~1200 Kb/s with Wi-Fi via Cable internet.
I too could not figure out a way for YouTube to work. I tried everything I could find, TCMP, Falsh, not even the mobile youtube would work, when I was finally ready to give up I found this little gem.
It is a program that will querie YouTube for vidoes. You can download them to your phone (as .flv), or stream them. It doesn't go to YouTube, it just finds the videos. You can change the amout to bring you, and your buffer size. It gives you a description when you highlight the video, you can go to related videos. You can search by most watched/commented/rated, etc, or just type in a search and click the button, and away you go. I uploaded a video myself from my mobile phone, and searched for the video 10 minutes later, and was watching the video again on my mobile phone. This searches the real YouTube, not just the mobile version.

I have been struggling with this issue for weeks at a time since the beginning with AT&T here in Puerto Rico. I updated my phone to the new settings, (no username / password) something AT&T didn't notify me about, even in a text message , email, letter or anything (thanks to the XDA Developers!). I just did a dslreports.com test witht the HSDPA icon with 2-3 bars and got 64 kbps So lately I just been switching 3G OFF and using EDGE which I just tested at 187 kbps. I talked to an AT&T guy (yet again) on Saturday to open a ticket with their network guys, but we'll see what happens...
I'm too suing CRC's ROM and the new radio 1.54.30.10, but I had the issue with the offical 1.54.07.00 radio as well.

Streaming videos from mobile Youtube site no go!
So,, I only have WM6 not WM6.1,, and can't seem to get the videos playing on the streaming media player using 3G.. So is that a known thing? If so,, is that cab you just mentioned the best thing to use? I have Coreplayer which I think plays most files, but when I go to the Youtube mobile,,and click on video link, Streaming media player gets automatically associated,,tries to play video,,ends up saying"Failed to Find network".. I am sure that it should work if I am using Wifi,, but would like it to work on 3G..Thanks for anything else you might say about using that cab.

i'm based in ireland here on the 3 network,i have lost count of how many wm6 and wm6.1 roms i've flashed to my hermes ,yet every time the streaming and aspects of home page navigation are cripled or absent completely.
in the course of pulling out my hair/finding solutions i discovered that the user agent string is a vital if not THE vital component of PIE operation.
i used some cooked dll files and n95/spoof UA cabs with significant success.3 now support the kaiser so i'm using that ua on the hermes and find that mobile internet pretty much works as you'd expect with streaming etc.
i wonder if you guys have a similar issue.
point your browser at http://useragent.org and take note then google around or compare with stock rom to see if it is affecting you.
good luck and please report findings

Thanks for Youtube play cab.. it works on my 3G however,,,
was also looking at this UA (user agent thing), which I think I have seen in my Opera settings. Only now, I have to figure what I am actually supposed to do with that. Change it? My problem, of poor 3G speed using the internet (tried some speed tests). I compare to watching a friend bringing up an internet page on his iPhone (maybe I shouldn"t?) So ,one might ask,, if I can play youtube videos with this cab,, isn't that enough? Well yes, but mostly I would really like to use 3G for browsing,, and for some reason that is where everything seems to slow down. Any I can have anywhere from 2 to five bars on 3G, no difference. I would look into this UA thing, if only a setting change, but don't want to start screwing with dll's

Sling Player issues on TP2

Is anyone else having issues with the Sling Player not working with the TP2 over the T-Mobile US 3G Network.
I get the error message - "Unable to connect to Slingbox" only when I connect over the T-Mobile US 3G network.
When I connect over Wi-Fi from outside it connects and works perfectly.
Out of curiousity I tried Internet Sharing from the device launched Slingplayer from my computer using the tethered connection and it works perfectly.
This leads me to believe that T-Mobile is blocking the connection. Any ideas to get around it.
On a side note my SIM card is provisioned for the Total Internet and the Slingplayer works fine when I use the same SIM card on a Dash 3G.
I have the stock T-Mo ROM and no mods done to it.
Please help

Here in the UK my sling media player works fine over the 3 network and wifi. So I would think you are right and it's your network that is blocking it or some settings need to be changed.

I'm in Atlanta on the T-Mo 3G network and TP2. Slingplayer works great, way better than when I was with ATT. By the way I have the unlimited internet plan of $34.99 if that helps.

Are you using the finder ID ?
At the moment it's working ok for me using the (easier) sling finder ID. But,
I have have seen problems connecting in the past.
I'm currently running Energyrom Genesis (WM 6.5). I dont remember if the problem occured when I was running the original 6.1.
In any case, you might have better luck using direct IP access instead of the Sling Finder. It's kinda complicated if you've never delt with setting up Port Forwarding on your router.
You also will probably need to set up a dynamic DNS server to find you IP from the outside (unless you have a static IP - dyndns.com). I don't remember if the sling box can take care of this (I have a network HDD that performs the function).
There are instructions on the Sling web site.
This also has an advantage that you don't need to bounce through the sling site to find your box.

works well for me over $5.99 tzones, so its gotta be the settings you're using. as mentioned, try both the sling finder ID or the direct ip.

Works for me on unbranded TP2 on Tmobile. I suspect you need to go to Tmobile internet connection settings and untick Use proxy. I have done this to also get Exchange direct push email to work

doesn't work for me on new AT&T
I just got my AT&T Tilt2 today and Slingplayer isn't working. I get the same message. It works on my laptop, so it's not the Sling side. It also worked on my Fuze.

try making sure "use proxy" is not ticked. I do this as it seems better for surfing etc (never fan of proxies) but HAVE to do it for Exchange Activesync to work

kahibbi said:
I just got my AT&T Tilt2 today and Slingplayer isn't working. I get the same message. It works on my laptop, so it's not the Sling side. It also worked on my Fuze.
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Works fine on my Tilt2

lx_t said:
try making sure "use proxy" is not ticked. I do this as it seems better for surfing etc (never fan of proxies) but HAVE to do it for Exchange Activesync to work
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In my Connections, the Media Net setting under the Proxy section has "This network connects to the internet" checked, but there is no check on the "This network uses a proxy server to connect to the internet"
I went back to my Fuze and Slinplayer doesn't work on that now.
Could if be AT&T? I upgraded my phone but did not want to change anything on my account as I already had unlimited data and a text message package. Is there something they could have done there that will cause this? As previously stated, Slingplayer works on my laptop. The problem started mid-week this week about the time my new ATT Tilt2 would have been 'activated' and shipped.
Thanks!

Did you test it on WiFi? I loaded Sling on my stock AT&T Tilt2 and it works just fine (I had unlimited data before the switch). I had to add my Slingboxes seperately by entering their finder ID's but after that it worked.
I first tried it traveling in Austin TX and now in So Calif and it's all good. I'm also using WMLonglife and the radio stays normally in Edge, start Sling and the radio now auto switches to 3G and streams away. Close the prog and it switches back to Edge 2G.

RemE said:
Did you test it on WiFi? I loaded Sling on my stock AT&T Tilt2 and it works just fine (I had unlimited data before the switch). I had to add my Slingboxes seperately by entering their finder ID's but after that it worked.
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I did test it on wifi this morning ... no luck. That's when I thought it likely wasn't the service and it was the application (it was around 2:00 am when I was messing with this hours ago and was beat). I just don't know what has changed on the phone app. I guess I'll try deleting the current slingbox and add it back from scratch and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestions.

hopper13 said:
Works fine on my Tilt2
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Works fine on my tilt2 on AT&T...now if we could just get slingplayer to play at high resolutoin...its only at 320x240....at least push it to 640 x 480 would make picture sharper...

Works fine on my Tilt 2 on AT&T... Make sure you remove proxy and are using Media Net (wap.cingular)

jank0023 said:
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Works fine on my tilt2 on AT&T...now if we could just get slingplayer to play at high resolutoin...its only at 320x240....at least push it to 640 x 480 would make picture sharper...
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Likely a bandwidth issue :-(

iboj007 said:
Works fine on my Tilt 2 on AT&T... Make sure you remove proxy and are using Media Net (wap.cingular)
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Still nothing ... I've got the wap.cingular. Can you give me the step by step? I'm sorry, but I really need some assitance here. If I don't get this working, the Tilt2 goes back. I'm not sure what the problem is, as someone suggested bandwidth. But if Slingplayer is working for others, it should be working for me. If AT&T changed something on my simple phone upgrade (wanted to keep all cell, data and text services the same as my current), then I need to know. But if there's a simple setting I need to change, I'll do that. I am just unclear as to what eh exact steps are ... 1, 2, 3, etc. Sorry, but I need it simple since this doesn't appear to be working for me.
I just went back to clear storage and have the standard AT&T ROM. I ran the SlingPlayer Mobile .exe and loaded that to the phone. Please tell me what to do next. It seems as though if should be pretty simple from this step forward for those who have it working.
I need it that simple as everything I've tried isn't working.
Thanks!

I'd say make sure you have the latest Sling Mobile player. Mine worked straight off after I entered the slingfinder numbers. I did NOT have the proxy removed and it works just fine via WiFi, 2G, and 3G, but YouTube would not play videos until I removed proxy tonight.
Make sure that you can open a browser and freely surf the web, go to Sling Media, make sure you do have internet access?

hopper13 said:
Likely a bandwidth issue :-(
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If you tether a PC thru your 3G phone and can run Slingbox player on the PC at 640x480 or better (as I regularly do) then it can't be a bandwidth issue. It is an artificial limitation of the PPC client.

It's working now ... for whatever reason?!
Well, if all else fails, then load the program again. This time it worked. Not sure what happened the first time around, but it's working now. I'm not sure what happened differently, but I guess it doesn't matter. It's working now. Thanks for the recommendations! Cheers!

anandkrish1 said:
Is anyone else having issues with the Sling Player not working with the TP2 over the T-Mobile US 3G Network.
I get the error message - "Unable to connect to Slingbox" only when I connect over the T-Mobile US 3G network.
When I connect over Wi-Fi from outside it connects and works perfectly.
Out of curiousity I tried Internet Sharing from the device launched Slingplayer from my computer using the tethered connection and it works perfectly.
This leads me to believe that T-Mobile is blocking the connection. Any ideas to get around it.
On a side note my SIM card is provisioned for the Total Internet and the Slingplayer works fine when I use the same SIM card on a Dash 3G.
I have the stock T-Mo ROM and no mods done to it.
Please help
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wow, i'm sorry you payed for the sling system :/

Internet initial slow speed

When I use the default browser, there is always an initial pause before the browser loads the site I have requested. Is there anyway to stop this from happening?
The pause can take up to 10-15secounds before it decides to load the site and its very annoying.

I´ve also this problem.
Fix?

Is this on Wi-fi or 3g? Or both

I've had a similar experience in the past while using 2g/3g. Concluded the DNS servers used by some mobile networks are very slow resulting what you are seeing.
It may be posible to specifiy an alternative DNS server to speed it up??

Both 2/3 g and wifi..
Any solution for this?
Thanks

If its wi-fi and 3g it wont be a dns problem, you tried clearing
some cache maybe??
Just a guess at a fix,
or try using a different browser?

Already tried both solutions... thanks anyway..
Anything else?

Which rom you using?
t-mobile, orange, or stock?

Its odd, mine sometimes does this. Mines sim free on a stock rom. Does it on orange or o2. Does it on different browsers too. It gives me the first few millimetres of render across the top bar then occasionally it just sticks for maybe 15 seconds. But it always does it at that first bit of loading the page. Most of the time it just moves like **** of a shovel from start to finish. Its not just on the very first connection either. You would possibly expect that first render to not be as snappy but theres no reason as to when it happens. Nothing major just something slightly annoying.

I also see this, WiFi and 3G.
Been using Opera mini 5 beta, the last two days, it is lot better/faster that the standard browser.
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Ok.. i´ve just solved this problem regarding 3g browsing* but wifi browsing remains.
Any comments?
*Open the Phone dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#* (note the symbols are backwards)
Tap on Phone Information
Scroll Down and set your Preferred Network Type to GSM auto (PRL) - NOTE this does not disable 3G or HSDPA! Speed tests still show I am receiving speeds up to 2.4mbps - NOTE there will still be the 3G and H icons in your status bar
This has fixed the connection dropout issue for me, please let me know if this hasn't helped for someone else.

Have just tried this and things do seem to load faster. Why would it have been set to WCDMA as defualt do you think?

macuser said:
Ok.. i´ve just solved this problem regarding 3g browsing* but wifi browsing remains.
Any comments?
*Open the Phone dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#* (note the symbols are backwards)
Tap on Phone Information
Scroll Down and set your Preferred Network Type to GSM auto (PRL) - NOTE this does not disable 3G or HSDPA! Speed tests still show I am receiving speeds up to 2.4mbps - NOTE there will still be the 3G and H icons in your status bar
This has fixed the connection dropout issue for me, please let me know if this hasn't helped for someone else.
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Hmmmmm didn't cgreg 92 originally post this? Cut and paste is great and all but credit where credits due! Anyway ive done this already, thanks to cgreg92. But the occasional delay still happens on all connections. Its not regular, just an occasional pain. A fix would be good?

True... copy and paste... but didn´t assume credits..just pointed to a parcial solution to my problem.. now that i´ve cleared that... any solutions out there to slow wifi (with strong signal)?

macuser said:
True... copy and paste... but didn´t assume credits..just pointed to a parcial solution to my problem.. now that i´ve cleared that... any solutions out there to slow wifi (with strong signal)?
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This is a partial solution. It certainly calmed down my internet connection by 90 odd percent. But this slow occasional, sticking still exists on all connections. Interestingly, my internet connection now sticks about as often as it use to crash out. Its almost as if this method somehow forces the connection through. But like I say, it does occasionally still get stuck. I done this trick weeks ago now, and its still there, just alot better.

Wifi not working?

Hello fellow TP2 owners.
Today I switched from cablevision back to Verizon Fios. In doing so, I no longer need to use my router along with the Optimum online modem (As Fios' modem comes equipped with 5 ports and Wifi already.) Okay, so everything went ok with my laptop and PS3, but now my TP2 does not use the Wifi properly.
It can see the signal and it even says I'm connected after I input the WEP key. The problem comes when I try to use the data connection. Opera 10 Beta and Skyfire or anything data based says "connection not available blah blah blah". I forgot to add that my 3g does work ok. When I manually disable the Wifi, my data works ok, just slower obviously. Im missing the wifi speed in the house right now.
Does anyone know what it could possibly be? Thx guys/gals

Did you disable the proxy? I can't get Opera or IE to use Wifi, but Skyfire does just fine on it.

no I did not disable the proxy. Im fiddling with it again today, but I am really confused as to why this is happening.

Strange Wi-Fi Problem

On my home Wi-Fi network I have a strange problem that only seems to affect Google apps. Basically they have no connectivity. Hangouts can't send or receive, YouTube can't load videos, Google+ cannot load data. I can send texts, browse the web fine though. Sometimes but not always the play store will not work either. Other app that connect to the internet work fine such as chrome. If I turn off Wi-Fi and use 3G, it works. The only way I can get it working is to reboot the phone. I had switched to cyanogen mod 10.1 and never encountered this problem on my S3 so it's not some kind of hardware problem. At first i thought it was a problem with the Wi-Fi but i don't have any problems with my nexus 7 or iPad on the same network or even at the same time my S3 doesn't work.
Has anyone else seen this before or have any ideas?