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4g speeds capped?

Been running speed tests around Austin/san Marcos/san Antonio and noticed that 4g only reaches 2.5 megs, whereas in those areas was able to reach anywhere from 5 to 8 meg speeds.
From what I see the test fluttered at 2.5 which is one of the symptoms of a cap.

I live between Austin and San Marcos on 183 and I have gotten up to around 5.5mbps on 4g a couple times. It is always faster at work (near the airport) than at home. Home is usually around 2.5mbps

Not capped

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DaWhip said:
I live between Austin and San Marcos on 183 and I have gotten up to around 5.5mbps on 4g a couple times. It is always faster at work (near the airport) than at home. Home is usually around 2.5mbps
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That is what I usually get as well, but just today I was in all 3 cities and got capped at 2.5

I have got up to 12mbps
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It all depends on the server location you run the speed test on. I live in TN, and for some reason when I do a speedtest to Clarvsville, TN I only get around 3mb a sec.
Now, if I set it to test on a server in witchita KS, I get 7-8mbps.
So, try different server locations. I use the speedtest.net app since it seems to actually work correctly now.

first if anybody is going off the results of the speedtest.net app, dont put too much trust in those results, that app isnt very accurate, go to the actual site from the phone...anyways i noticed the same symptoms (capping) but im thinking that sprint is throttling the speeds in certain markets to help off-load the strain which alot of providers do, nothing new, whats disappointing is that what ever they are doing to regulate their speeds seems to affect the coverage, some days i get 1 bar 2Mbps some days i get 2bars 500kpbs and somedays i get 3 bars 1.5Mbps and my area is SATURATED in 4g coverage

Ive ran speed test 50 times in Nashville, and I've only seen 3 mb (even with full bars). Of course, Nashville isnt official yet.

After the 2.2 update I went from average 2-3mbps to 6-7 mbps. I live in San Marcos by the way, so I would think in SA or Austin the speeds would just be a bit faster. My 3g speeds also increased after the update but those have been piss poor since I've had a treo 700wx....
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supdawg said:
Ive ran speed test 50 times in Nashville, and I've only seen 3 mb (even with full bars). Of course, Nashville isnt official yet.
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3 is about my max as well in Nashville

zackhow said:
That is what I usually get as well, but just today I was in all 3 cities and got capped at 2.5
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I stepped outside at work today (71 & riverside) and got 3.2mbps.

[Q] 4g speeds?

How does the signal indicator work? Sprint has had 4g in NYC for a while, but I've finally gotten 4g in my area in Brooklyn as of last week(Thank you Sprint!!!!) and my DL is 4.8mbps and upload is about 1.7mbps and my bars are maxed. Now when I never had 4g by my house I'd still be able to test it out at my college which is in a different part of Brooklyn and with all the bars maxed there I got 8.8mbps and 2mbps. So does signal strength indicate how fast the speed will be or what I'm confused? I'm happy either way just curious that's all.

4Gs upload is limited to 1mbit. I call BS on this...

werxen said:
4Gs upload is limited to 1mbit. I call BS on this...
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How can I do a screen capture? I just did speedtest again and although it wasn't as high as last time I got 4.4 Mbps and 1.07Mbps. When the upload started it was at 2.00+ for few seconds then settled at 1.00+. I have no reason to lie especially since that wasn't even pertaining to my question. My question is talking about speeds vs signal strength.

michaelm718 said:
When the upload started it was at 2.00+ for few seconds then settled at 1.00+.
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Uh yes that's correct. It will start at 2 or more but the connection is artificially throttled at 1mbps. There's simply no way you can get more than 1mbps average.
Here in Boston I am easily getting 10mbps down - 1 up. 4G rocks.
Also, Sometimes you will get really high speeds even though you only have 1 bar -- That's because the signal strength indicator takes a while to refresh (Saves battery) and also because that's simply the nature of OFDM wireless waves (WiMAX).

zeuzinn said:
Uh yes that's correct. It will start at 2 or more but the connection is artificially throttled at 1mbps. There's simply no way you can get more than 1mbps average.
Here in Boston I am easily getting 10mbps down - 1 up. 4G rocks.
Also, Sometimes you will get really high speeds even though you only have 1 bar -- That's because the signal strength indicator takes a while to refresh (Saves battery) and also because that's simply the nature of OFDM wireless waves (WiMAX).
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Didn't know that. I must have gotten the 1.07 before as well and thought it said 1.7. Regardless I didn't mean to post false information. The download speeds were definitely accurate though. Near school 2-3 bars I get 7-9mbps and at home 4 bars 4mpbs. Pretty weird, but I guess that's just the nature of the technology. Maybe it will improve over time.

michaelm718 said:
Didn't know that. I must have gotten the 1.07 before as well and thought it said 1.7. Regardless I didn't mean to post false information. The download speeds were definitely accurate though. Near school 2-3 bars I get 7-9mbps and at home 4 bars 4mpbs. Pretty weird, but I guess that's just the nature of the technology. Maybe it will improve over time.
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max speed is 12 mbits dl
upload is capped at 1 mbit

Here is one bar for me in Salt Lake City. Tethering with PDAnet.

I think most signal indicators for digital signals are better viewed as error rate/latency than bandwidth. Bandwidth is still related but should vary at a given signal strength.
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speed

just curious what everyone gets as far as tmobile speed? As i just came from at&t which i was getting great speeds of 2-3 megabits. i switched to tmobile and my speeds suck in 3g areas(note HSPA+ is not available here yet) I dont really get the H signal much which sucks when it does get rolled out in my area. I am curious thos when it does will i see increase in my 3g speeds even? also what kind of speeds are you all getting?
i am currently in 3g/h never gotten more than 512-600 kilobits....
like i said i just came from at&t nexus one and man these speeds are reallly killing me i like the phone but just dont think i can handle these low speeds! will i see an increase even in 3g areas when it is rolled out? and what are your alls speeds. to summarize. Also when it does get rolled out will they expand it any or just where it is now will get better speeds?
sorry for wall of text and jabbering on!

In Charr I pull a steady 5mbps down
it all depends on which tower your receiving from bc that tower could not been upgraded completely yet

merkwa said:
In Charr I pull a steady 5mbps down
it all depends on which tower your receiving from bc that tower could not been upgraded completely yet
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so then im guessing you are in there "4g" area?
also when you are in a 3g area do you notice a speed boost? or do they upgrade all towers to hspa+ so what once was 3g is not "4g"?

Check my signature - that's about average for me at my house... Elsewhere around the county I get around 5MB download...
Upload is always maxed at 600kb.

mykeldrip said:
so then im guessing you are in there "4g" area?
also when you are in a 3g area do you notice a speed boost? or do they upgrade all towers to hspa+ so what once was 3g is not "4g"?
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yea but i noticed once im out of 4g areas my speeds drop in half but i always get like 1.2mbps up

does anyone know if when they upgraded towers they noticed more 3g areas 4g? or was it already the 4g areas just got that speed boost?

January of this year when I first signed on with T-Mobile I only had EDGE speeds anywhere in this county. They upgraded to 3G probably in March. I was seeing H showing up on my phone around the same time but the fastest downloads I was getting anywhere was only around 3MB. When I got a Vibrant (July) I saw the speeds slowly creep up to 5MB almost everywhere.

JWhipple said:
January of this year when I first signed on with T-Mobile I only had EDGE speeds anywhere in this county. They upgraded to 3G probably in March. I was seeing H showing up on my phone around the same time but the fastest downloads I was getting anywhere was only around 3MB. When I got a Vibrant (July) I saw the speeds slowly creep up to 5MB almost everywhere.
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thats pretty good i wish i was getting those speeds on 3g! thank you for info!

I get around 3mbps on 3g and as high as 7mbps on "4G" with an average of around 5-6mbps
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ostinq said:
I get around 3mbps on 3g and as high as 7mbps on "4G" with an average of around 5-6mbps
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did you have tmobile before they upgraded you to 4g? what 3g speeds were you getting then?

I'm getting about 5mbps average with a peak of 8mbps
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[Q] Has anyone else experienced this? (Upload speeds = Download Speeds x 10)

I'm just wondering if this is normal
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Ping: 136ms
Download: 31kbps
Upload: 318kbps
Server: Optimum Online (New York,NY)
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forget it, it must be due to heavy traffic because now its going at DSpeed = 500 kbps and USpeed = 500 kbps

That's not normal. Usually download is higher than upload. You have bad speeds like me though.
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Looks like one of my speed tests. I'm starting to think for Sprint, that is normal unfortunately.
Never gets better for me either.

I have been in NYC a few times over the past couple of weeks. Its crazy there. You go from 4g to 3g to 1x within 2 blocks. The buildings and mass of people make for an interesting time on Sprint. Now I am 15 minutes away from the city and seeing over 2Mbps on 3g. I am in a fringe 4g area coming from my 7-10Mbps 4g in SoCal but having real Wi Fi for the first time more than makes up for it. I saw the 1x icon for the 2nd time ever in the city. The one encouraging thing was I was at Port Authority 2 levels underground and still had service and had service all the way through the Lincoln Tunnel. I have said it before... with Sprint its all about location and how congested the network is
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I also very often see faster upload speeds than download. In my area, if I get 10-30kbps in download over 3G, I'm lucky.

Thats about what I get during nights and weekends. Oxnard, SoCal

Richmond Indiana data speeds

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.