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With all the excitement going on with the Wimax being alpha tested in the CM ROM it got me testing my data speeds the last few weeks.
From my understanding 3G speeds should be decent and range between 1 - 3 mbps down, and using Sprints 3G network I am not coming close to that.
I am using the SpeedTest.net app for my results, and I have read from some posts that the app might not be that accurate.
Here are the results that I have been seeing (displayed as Mbps) using the closest server to me (Random Lake, WI - even though other servers are giving me the same low scores):
1/6/11 - .18 down and .37 up
1/6/11 - .16 down and .30 up
1/2/11 - .30 down and .77 up
12/27/10 - .45 down and .27 up
12/27/10 - .34 down and .27 up
12/27/10 - .12 down and .20 up
12/24/10 - .45 down and .70 up
12/24/10 - .15 down and .62 up
As you can see, not close to the 1 - 3 range that I would expect. I am checking that the icon is showing 3G and 1X when doing the test as well. Here is some information to help deduct and (hopefully) solve my issue.
My EVO is from release day, not the 004 hardware
I'm running CM 6.1.1
CM stock kernal that comes with it - 2.6.35.9 [email protected] #1
Theme is Project_Bliss HD (modded by me to include some different emoticons and Batman themed notification shade)
I have flashed all of the latest
*Radio - 2.15.00.11.19
*Wimax - 27167_R01 (even though where I live has no 4G)
*PRI - 1.90_003
*NV - 1.90_003
I have flash a Sense ROM and update Profile and PRL
I live in Appleton, WI area if that matters at all.
So am I just looking at my results wrong? If I'm not, what are some solutions that I can look at to improve my 3G data speed? Any other test I should run or try?
Push come to shove I can always #blameshift!!
JasonK75 said:
With all the excitement going on with the Wimax being alpha tested in the CM ROM it got me testing my data speeds the last few weeks.
From my understanding 3G speeds should be decent and range between 1 - 3 mbps down, and using Sprints 3G network I am not coming close to that.
I am using the SpeedTest.net app for my results, and I have read from some posts that the app might not be that accurate.
Here are the results that I have been seeing (displayed as Mbps) using the closest server to me (Random Lake, WI - even though other servers are giving me the same low scores):
1/6/11 - .18 down and .37 up
1/6/11 - .16 down and .30 up
1/2/11 - .30 down and .77 up
12/27/10 - .45 down and .27 up
12/27/10 - .34 down and .27 up
12/27/10 - .12 down and .20 up
12/24/10 - .45 down and .70 up
12/24/10 - .15 down and .62 up
As you can see, not close to the 1 - 3 range that I would expect. I am checking that the icon is showing 3G and 1X when doing the test as well. Here is some information to help deduct and (hopefully) solve my issue.
My EVO is from release day, not the 004 hardware
I'm running CM 6.1.1
CM stock kernal that comes with it - 2.6.35.9 [email protected] #1
Theme is Project_Bliss HD (modded by me to include some different emoticons and Batman themed notification shade)
I have flashed all of the latest
*Radio - 2.15.00.11.19
*Wimax - 27167_R01 (even though where I live has no 4G)
*PRI - 1.90_003
*NV - 1.90_003
I have flash a Sense ROM and update Profile and PRL
I live in Appleton, WI area if that matters at all.
So am I just looking at my results wrong? If I'm not, what are some solutions that I can look at to improve my 3G data speed? Any other test I should run or try?
Push come to shove I can always #blameshift!!
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i noticed this with a lot of people lately. ive started to notify a lot of people including cyanogen himself
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i noticed this with a lot of people lately. ive started to notify a lot of people including cyanogen himself
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Thanks for letting Cyanogen know that. So it sounds like I'm not alone in this?
Are you having any issues?
Sent from my EVO (CM6.1.1) using XDA App
A lot of those results look like they could be from when you were connected at 1x speeds. Sometimes it seems like the status bar icon doesn't update quickly for the change in network type. Also, how strong of signal do you have. If you're at the edge of data coverage, the rate might be low because a lot of packets are getting lost in transmission. Have you seen what your speeds look like in other locations? In my home town I regularly get over 2mb, but when I was traveling a few weeks ago in some places I could barely pull 300k.
I have check all over town since my apartment is further away and gets lower strenght. Im getting the same results close or far away from a tower.
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i started noticing this with my evo aswell, actually about yesterday, my stats are about the same in the OP, i live less then a mile from the 4g tower, i've even been about 200 yards away and gotten crappy 4g signal, anywhere from only 3-4 dl, and barely 1 ul.
Hopefully this helps. I was also experiencing 1x speeds although the phone indicated 3G. I upgraded to an EVO after modding my Hero for the past year. Thus I was pretty comfortable with rooting, installing roms, etc. within 24 hours of getting my EVO I decided to root it and try out some of the roms available.
Almost immediately after rooting using unrEVOked I noticed signiffigantly slower data speeds. (I'm not pointing any fingers, only documenting what led up to this) I first tried out the latest CM6 rom. Upon booting it indicated 1x speeds though posts that I read stated that you are actually recieving data at 3G speeds. I think that CM6 may actually be reporting the data connection accurately while the sense rom is not. Using speedtest.net's app (I know it dosen't report speeds accurately) I was consistently recieving between 80-160 kbs download and 60-100 kbs upload. I then downloaded the same app to my wifes unrooted EVO and ran a side by side comparison. Using the same server and within seconds of testing each her EVO was downloading at 800-1600 kbs download and 600-1000 kbs upload while mine was still recieving at the afore mentioned speeds. I tried updating PRL, profile, running the stock rom to no avail. I then tried RUU and unrooting without any change.
I was convinced that either Sprint was throttling my connection or the transmitter in the phone was defective or damaged. I was ready to return the phone to Radio Shack where I purchased it last week but I decided to call Sprint and inquire about the throttling issue first. Sprint assured me I was not being throttled and they also thought I may have a defective phone but they asked if I would perform a ##DATA# before returning it. Amazingly enough this worked and my data speeds have returned to 3G speeds of around 1000-1400 kbs download.
I'll detail the procedure but I make no guarantees this will work for anyone else. Also you'll need your MSL, there are guides that detail how to obtain this or you can all Sprint and ask nicely. Also I did this while stock and unrooted and I haven't tried to reobtain root again yet so if this works for you while rooted let me know. Finally I believe you'll have to perform this using the stock dialer as I don't believe that the CM dialer will work for this.
Procedure is as follows:
Open dialer and type ##3282#. (##DATA#)
You should now be taken to the epst prompt. Choose "Edit Mode"
You will now be asked for your password. This is your MSL
Next you want to choose "Data Profile"
While in Data Profile hit the "Menu" button at the bottom of the phone.
Next choose "Restore" and allow the phone to reprovision.
Let me know if this works if you try it while rooted as I'd like to reroot again but I'm a little gun shy now that it's fixed again.
I'll give that I try and see what happens. I have to flash a stock ROM first and hope that any changes follow me along back to CM ROM. I am also going to try the Wimax kernal to see if that helps since that ks reporting to be a possibility.
Sent from my EVO (CM 6.1.1) using XDA App
priceaw1 said:
Hopefully this helps. I was also experiencing 1x speeds although the phone indicated 3G. I upgraded to an EVO after modding my Hero for the past year. Thus I was pretty comfortable with rooting, installing roms, etc. within 24 hours of getting my EVO I decided to root it and try out some of the roms available.
Almost immediately after rooting using unrEVOked I noticed signiffigantly slower data speeds. (I'm not pointing any fingers, only documenting what led up to this) I first tried out the latest CM6 rom. Upon booting it indicated 1x speeds though posts that I read stated that you are actually recieving data at 3G speeds. I think that CM6 may actually be reporting the data connection accurately while the sense rom is not. Using speedtest.net's app (I know it dosen't report speeds accurately) I was consistently recieving between 80-160 kbs download and 60-100 kbs upload. I then downloaded the same app to my wifes unrooted EVO and ran a side by side comparison. Using the same server and within seconds of testing each her EVO was downloading at 800-1600 kbs download and 600-1000 kbs upload while mine was still recieving at the afore mentioned speeds. I tried updating PRL, profile, running the stock rom to no avail. I then tried RUU and unrooting without any change.
I was convinced that either Sprint was throttling my connection or the transmitter in the phone was defective or damaged. I was ready to return the phone to Radio Shack where I purchased it last week but I decided to call Sprint and inquire about the throttling issue first. Sprint assured me I was not being throttled and they also thought I may have a defective phone but they asked if I would perform a ##DATA# before returning it. Amazingly enough this worked and my data speeds have returned to 3G speeds of around 1000-1400 kbs download.
I'll detail the procedure but I make no guarantees this will work for anyone else. Also you'll need your MSL, there are guides that detail how to obtain this or you can all Sprint and ask nicely. Also I did this while stock and unrooted and I haven't tried to reobtain root again yet so if this works for you while rooted let me know. Finally I believe you'll have to perform this using the stock dialer as I don't believe that the CM dialer will work for this.
Procedure is as follows:
Open dialer and type ##3282#. (##DATA#)
You should now be taken to the epst prompt. Choose "Edit Mode"
You will now be asked for your password. This is your MSL
Next you want to choose "Data Profile"
While in Data Profile hit the "Menu" button at the bottom of the phone.
Next choose "Restore" and allow the phone to reprovision.
Let me know if this works if you try it while rooted as I'd like to reroot again but I'm a little gun shy now that it's fixed again.
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this sorta helped me a bit, but i just also ended up flashing back to 1.77pri and nv, though i still have the latest wimax and radio and 60674prl on myn's rls5, however i'm still experiencing way below average data speeds as compared to what i used to, i have a release day evo with 0002 hardware, and .76 hboot, even my 4g's are slower then what they used to be.
FWIW, I experienced a drop in speed as well. I used to get 1-2 Mbps easy. Now all I get is around 500. Very strange.
detusueno said:
FWIW, I experienced a drop in speed as well. I used to get 1-2 Mbps easy. Now all I get is around 500. Very strange.
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humm, something is ary here, possible throttling, or over crowded network?
tomh1979 said:
humm, something is ary here, possible throttling, or over crowded network?
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I think with all the new phones sold over christmas the network is being hammered.
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baknblack said:
I think with all the new phones sold over christmas the network is being hammered.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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i really hope your right, i mean the other day with cmWimax i nailed a 7.61, now i'm lucky if im even in the 3 range for moar gee's, lol, even with reg sense rom's i'm barely in 3 range as well, i have a tower that is only about 200 yards away that is 4g and it still suxor's.
I haven't had a chance to test the above, I'm about to start to do that.
I did try out Sprints Network Speed Test and got results from it above 1.0 finally. Then I tried using the speed test app and it was giving me location in Europo to test? This morning it is back to normal and both the speed test app and Sprints website both were giving the same results - around .80.
I'm going to flash the Wimax for CM and see if that helps out. If not, then I'm going to flash a Sense ROM and do the #DATA# trick listed above.
Here is the website for Sprints speed test website. You'll need the latest Flash installed from the market for it to work.
http://www6.sprint.com/landings/speedtest/?ECID=vanity:speedtest
JasonK75 said:
I haven't had a chance to test the above, I'm about to start to do that.
I did try out Sprints Network Speed Test and got results from it above 1.0 finally. Then I tried using the speed test app and it was giving me location in Europo to test? This morning it is back to normal and both the speed test app and Sprints website both were giving the same results - around .80.
I'm going to flash the Wimax for CM and see if that helps out. If not, then I'm going to flash a Sense ROM and do the #DATA# trick listed above.
Here is the website for Sprints speed test website. You'll need the latest Flash installed from the market for it to work.
http://www6.sprint.com/landings/speedtest/?ECID=vanity:speedtest
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ok, so using the sprint site, i/m actually where i should be as before, back above 7 for 4g, not tested 3g yet, but working on it.
EDIT: wow, my 3g still blows, lol.
tomh1979 said:
ok, so using the sprint site, i/m actually where i should be as before, back above 7 for 4g, not tested 3g yet, but working on it.
EDIT: wow, my 3g still blows, lol.
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Glad to hear that 4G is back to where it should be. Are you on a Sense or AOSP ROM like Cyanogen?
JasonK75 said:
Glad to hear that 4G is back to where it should be. Are you on a Sense or AOSP ROM like Cyanogen?
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myn's rls5, so yeah back on sense right now, more stable to use for using both 3/4g.
tomh1979 said:
myn's rls5, so yeah back on sense right now, more stable to use for using both 3/4g.
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Nothing wrong with that. I'm going to start my tests this afternoon.
Sent from my EVO (CM 6.1.1) using XDA App
JasonK75 said:
Nothing wrong with that. I'm going to start my tests this afternoon.
Sent from my EVO (CM 6.1.1) using XDA App
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i have noticed though with this release of myn's that i do keep dropping 4g and reconnecting, something that i have never did before on other dev's rom's.
Well, both attempts to fix it didn't work. The new Wimax for CM didn't give me faster speed and the flashing to Sense ROM to do the ##DATA# didn't help either.
Anyone else have any ideas?
Hi all,
I am new here. At least to the posting and all that. I have been flashing and trying to learn more over the past couple months, and this site has been what has taught me all, so I decided to sign up.
I am running into an issue right now with tethering and I was kinda just wondering if it was normal or am I experiencing something different.
When I am connected via 4g and tethering to a laptop, I can surf just fine, and do other misc. things to get me by, but when I start to download anything, my download speeds are HORRIBLE.
I can run speedtests ALL over the country, and it will be anywhere from 4-6mbps with a 1-2mbps upload. But, when I am downloading ANYTHING, I will get max maybe 100KBps. I just wanted to know if there is a cap on it or something that I can bypass or is this just normal for the way it is.
I am running [KingsROM][Alliance ROM] [Version r6.2] [Sense 2.0] 2.1+3.0 with all updated radio, wimax, prl, ect ect.
Sorry if this is the wrong section or anything, like I said I am completely new to posting ANYWHERE on ANY forum... but this seems like a good place to start.
Thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966418 There ya go.
I've run Wifi Tether, EasyTether Pro, and ClockworkMod Tether. All give me tethered speeds <= 1Mbps up and down.
This is a Galaxy Nexus LTE with unlocked bootloader and Root. Stock otherwise and no radio update.
Running on OSX 7.2.
I can run the speed test from the same location and get 25Mbps+ while running the test from my phone.
I can do this while running any of the tethering apps as well and I'll still get blazing speeds on my phone, but terrible on my computer.
It's definitely not a USB problem as the computer is USB 2.0 and there are no other devices plugged in.
It's also not a general computer issue as I've tested on other machines, both Mac and Windows.
Anyone have any ideas on how to hunt down the problem?
Looking for any suggestions at all...
I've only run Speed test once while tethering, but my speed was 1Mbps just like you. I should mention that I have a stock SGN and that I have the hotspots option in my plan. My download speed just a minute later using only the phone was 15Mbps.
I wonder if there is some internal throttle in ICS or Verizon's version of it.
Brian
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
I do wired tethering via PDANet and average 3 - 5mbps with this phone. It was about the same before & after root. I think it could also be tied in to the radio(reception issues). With past 4G phones I had both better reception and much faster data speeds. I'd say we're probably going to have to sit tight and hope that Verizon releases a fix soon.
It may be related to the stock ROM. I'm running CM9 and get a cap of around 12mbps on wifi tether. Never tested on USB, but I have to assume the cap is due to Wi-Fi limitations.
When tethering via USB, your tether speeds will be limited to the same speed as the slowest USB device connected to your PC at the time. That means unplug all other USB peripherals (where possible) or upgrade them to faster models if you want improve your tether speeds. Koush posted this in his notes somewhere (either in the app description itself on the market, or on his Google+ page) - I remember reading his full disclosure about this issue.
TL;DR version = unplug all USB devices and see if your tether speeds increases. If so, plug them back in, one at a time, until your speeds slow, which can help you determine which device is the culprit. Replace said device with a faster model, or don't use it when tethering.
Edit: I found it! Here's my source for the Tether being limited by your slowest USB device. The quote is here: "Tether speeds slow?
Your USB speed is limited to the speed of the *slowest* peripheral you have connected. It is recommended you unplug any unnecessary/slow USB peripherals to get maximum Tether speeds." That quote is taken right from the app description itself, which can be found alongside the app here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.tether
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I do wired tethering via PDANet and average 3 - 5mbps with this phone. It was about the same before & after root. I think it could also be tied in to the radio(reception issues). With past 4G phones I had both better reception and much faster data speeds. I'd say we're probably going to have to sit tight and hope that Verizon releases a fix soon.
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I don't think it's a radio issue. My data speeds to the phone are REALLY high. The only time I have a problem is when the data passes on to the computer. The speed I see on my phone is never an issue regardless of how the phone is configured (to tether). The speed issue is only on the computer side. It's also not a computer issue as I've stated above.
Last I heard, VZW is planning to "fix" signal issues by making the signal icon report a higher value than what it's getting. The DB reading won't change, so they're not lying but they're not telling an honest story either. Surprise!
zehkaiser said:
It may be related to the stock ROM. I'm running CM9 and get a cap of around 12mbps on wifi tether. Never tested on USB, but I have to assume the cap is due to Wi-Fi limitations.
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I have not tried a custom ROM yet. That is next in my plan.
JFMFT said:
When tethering via USB, your tether speeds will be limited to the same speed as the slowest USB device connected to your PC at the time.
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Not an issue with my computer. Please refer to the original post.
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To clarify my response in this post, I'm not attacking anyone's response. I'm only trying to narrow everything down for anyone who may stumble upon this in the future.
Thanks for the input everyone!
I did a backup and wipe. Installed tether and ran before a restore. Same problems...
I will try a different ROM and get back to you all.
I usually get 20 mb/s down on 4bars of LTE, when tethering with wifi tether beta 3 Located Here and i got 6mb/s tethering to an iphone 4s and 2 ipod touches
I agree I have no problems pulling over 25Mbps using the WiFi Tether app that was linked above. I will say that I would recommend going to the site and go under downloads and use the 3.1 pre113 (experimental version). I have found this to be the most stable for me with the best connectivity.
Znomon said:
I usually get 20 mb/s down on 4bars of LTE, when tethering with wifi tether beta 3 Located Here and i got 6mb/s tethering to an iphone 4s and 2 ipod touches
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Understood.
My issue is not with the tethering software though... something deeper within the system configuration is awry.
I loaded the 'AOKP - Team Kang -Build 15' ROM and tethering is blazing. I guess I'll just bounce around on ROMs until I find the cleanest build that is close to stock.
I considered loading stock and wiping out everything, but I don't want to lose what's on /sdcard/ .
From what I understand, loading the stock ROM will completely wipe.
If anyone knows a way around this, please let me know.
hgray said:
Understood.
My issue is not with the tethering software though... something deeper within the system configuration is awry.
I loaded the 'AOKP - Team Kang -Build 15' ROM and tethering is blazing. I guess I'll just bounce around on ROMs until I find the cleanest build that is close to stock.
I considered loading stock and wiping out everything, but I don't want to lose what's on /sdcard/ .
From what I understand, loading the stock ROM will completely wipe.
If anyone knows a way around this, please let me know.
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When you are flashing different roms you should always wipe data and cache to avoid any issues. I am using the stock rom and then I rooted with CF-Root through fastboot and have no issue with WiFi Tether. I stock with the 113 experimental as it seems to work the best for me on this set up. I would just copy you sd content and the paste it back over once flashed back to factory.
Right. I was trying to avoid copying the SD content again. I have quite a bit of data... :-/
I switched back over to my stock backup because the custom ROMs I tried all crash when I restore from Titanium. Seems as though they all won't run unless you keep the gapps that the dev includes in the ROM.
After some more consideration, it seems as though my tether is pulling data from the 3G side while the rest of the phone runs happily on 4G.
Any ideas?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440021&page=2
More info about my problem at the above thread.
Still struggling with this issue...
I have upgraded to 4.0.4 and I noticed speed improvements that lasted the period of the previous weekend. No clue why...
Some other details that might be helpful:
Android-Wifi-Tether is slower than the stock tether with both upload and download speeds slow.
Have tried third party ROMS and experience the same issue. (Slow download, fast upload)
EasyTether Pro now works as you'd expect 4G tether to! Speeds as fast as everything else that runs from my phone.
ClockworkMod Tether is slow like Android-Wifi-Tether. Up and Down speeds < 1M
One server in Columbia, SC on speedtest.net reports speeds > 6M down and 2M up.
Does anyone have any clues as to the difference in the way these two programs operate?
I'm on a Mac and when I first connect I get an error that there is no internet available. I have to turn wifi off and back on from the computer. I leave the phone alone for this.
I've run speed tests on Windows machines with same results
I know someone with a Mifi hotspot that has the same issues I've been describing here. Even with the Columbia, SC server on speedtest.net
Verizon has yet to make contact with him.
Any ideas?
Hi guys,
I do not know what the versions are and their compatibility issues are or pre-requisite issues.
To be frank enough, all I wanted was everything working on my phone.
1. Calling. - Made a call t overify
2. SMS - workingas well
3. MMS - took a picture of mine as per the suggestion of klown80 and sent it to my own phone number. voila It came. MMS also working
4. 3G - I see the 3G button on the top of the screen constantly.
I checked speedtest.net and I'm getting around 1.4 mbps on an average which is ok.
5. Guess what - WiFi Tether - This is also working. It is only 1.5 mbps speed when I connect to my phone's internet. But that is ok when You do not have any internet and You have this wifi tether and You are able to connect to internet at 1.5 MBps it is OK for me.
But I have a few questions here.
1. I'm unable to call 611 from my HTC EVO 4G. Is there anything that I need to know/do on my HTC EVO 4G to get my 611 working after the flashing thing is done?
2. How to do USB Tethering ( Although not compulsory since I have wifi tether already working on my HTC EVO 4G )
3. What is the Limit of Data at 3G speed by Boost. Even though they say unlimited, it kind of sucks after 1 or 2 or something GB. What is it ?
4. Guys, I need Chrome Browser and I cannot do it in my 2.2 or 2.3 Android. So I need 4.0+ Android. So can You please guide me where or how I can download/get/install/boot from a zip the 4.0 Android so that I can download Chrome browser.
5. Guys anyone of You have seen the speed of Sprint's WiMAX. As per my reasearch goes
HSPA+ ( GSM - AT&T , T-Mobile - of Course T-Mobile's 4G means HSPA+ but not LTE and thats why they do not advertise LTE anywhere only 4G ) ----------- which is also called as 3.5 G in terms of speed comparison between 3G and LTE( if You consider LTE as true 4G speeds
WiMAX ( CDMA - Sprint, Verizon - Although Verizn has more LTE Coverage than all the other carriers combined and the fact that LTE is really faster, do any of You guys have any idea about the Sprint WiMAX Speed, Coverage?
If anyone was able to try the 4G/WiMAX of Sprint, what is the speed that You are getting?
6. Because Boost also entered the so called 4G Race, and Boost bringing all of the Nextel Towers down in another 3-4 months( I was using iDEN Phone earlier ). its time to see how good the Boost/Sprint 4G/WiMAX coverage is and if You are in the coverage area how much speed are You getting?
7. As per my research goes on, for getting a 4G/WiMAX speed, I need to get a 4G capable phone as my donor, so that I can use that phone as my Donor Phone for my Samsung Galaxy SIII. So I want to know what is the speed of 4G/WiMAX?
7. Last but not the least, Is there any way that any one can look at my phone's details below and let me know, how to get the latest, baseband, radio, something, something blah blah, . But ultimately, I get everything working just like I have now on my phone and also I should be able to download Chrome Browser.
But my BootLoader ( klown80 ) screen says :
Revolutionary ( in pink background )
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.16.1002
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-AMTELC03_16ac
RADIO-2.15.00.05.02
Mar 8 2011,17:02:15
So what is that I migh have a problem with, or what is that I should do to download Chrome on my HTC EVO 4G.
Thanks a lot guys for all the help and You have a great day ahead.
Thanks,
A J.
Here's a link to the most current radios:
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?8477-Radio-Update-1-21-2012-2-15-00-12-19
Hopefully I was able to answer some of your questions in the PM. I'm sure others will chime in, as well.
Sent using my EVO 4G and a magic wand
Holy Text Walls batman!...well i'll answer what I can, using the same numbering you used:
1. the 611 thing may be related to the sprint network; never used them before. Much like aosp roms, though ## features only work on sprint roms
2. usb tethering....download an app from the market, or use the native setting if your rom comes with one, then simply plug into the pc.
3. idk...but if you're getting 1.5-2mb on 3G, don't be looking to get any better, best you can get there.
4. you're gona need ics 4.x+ to get chrome browser. you'll have to flash an ics rom, or use firefox mobile; a good alternative.
5. on sprint's lte, i've seen around 25mb from my friends in lte areas.
6. idk...and idk if you will get 4G on boosts network; i don't think so, but i could....marginally, be wrong.
7. 4g vs lte speeds...completely different...you may get 15mb down on 4g vs 26mb on lte.
7. nothing really to do, besides radio. In a previous pm i sent you instructions on how to do with, with the thread,
HTC EVO 4G to Boost Mobile
Thanks guys,
1. I'm now in a confusion. Sometimes I'm connecting to 611. Sometimes I'm unable to connect to 611 and it throws me some error code at the end before the call getting disconnected.
Will try to update about this problem, after trying at different times and different occasions.
I'm also trying to get some more information on how to update my baseband and radio and mainly Android OS.
Is there any thread which any one could point me to so that I can update my Android OS and download chrome.
Thanks a lot for the support guys.
There isn't any one particular thread I can think of as far as updating your OS. Really, you can go to the Development section and look at some of the stickies for info. You can also read through the different ROM threads and see which one suits you best. Biggest thing to keep in mind is that Gingerbread ROM's tend to be the most fully-functional, whereas ICS or JB ROM's don't have working 4G, FFC (Front-Facing Camera) and other issues. As far as Chrome goes, I've never used it on my phone so I can't help you there.
Edit: Here's a link to help you. Also, check the other link I posted above as far as updating your radio. Be careful flashing the radio, as it can be a sure-fire way to brick your device if you screw something up. Just make sure you have a good charge on your battery and be patient. Some people say the radio update can take a few minutes-mine didn't take long, but it can. Don't pull the battery in the middle of the update thinking something has gone wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701245
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FinZ28 said:
There isn't any one particular thread I can think of as far as updating your OS. Really, you can go to the Development section and look at some of the stickies for info. You can also read through the different ROM threads and see which one suits you best. Biggest thing to keep in mind is that Gingerbread ROM's tend to be the most fully-functional, whereas ICS or JB ROM's don't have working 4G, FFC (Front-Facing Camera) and other issues. As far as Chrome goes, I've never used it on my phone so I can't help you there.
Edit: Here's a link to help you. Also, check the other link I posted above as far as updating your radio. Be careful flashing the radio, as it can be a sure-fire way to brick your device if you screw something up. Just make sure you have a good charge on your battery and be patient. Some people say the radio update can take a few minutes-mine didn't take long, but it can. Don't pull the battery in the middle of the update thinking something has gone wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701245
Sent using my EVO 4G and a magic wand
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Well I'm not gone re-invent the wheel, though a good portion of what he said here is true; especially on the radio. When it updates, generally takes 30s...but if it dies or you do a battery pull, 90% chance of bricking.
And as far as flashing a rom, all the threads tell you, 'how to install my rom.'
Generally: backup previous rom in recovery > do a full wipe > flash rom > flash gapps [if its an aosp rom] > reboot.
The only thing you need to look for is if the rom has a2sd built in [will say in the OP], and if it does, you will need to partition your sd card, otherwise the rom won't boot up.
teh roxxorz said:
4. you're gona need ics 4.x+ to get chrome browser. you'll have to flash an ics rom, or use firefox mobile; a good alternative.
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+1 on Firefox. It is getting sooooooo much better with every release! I remember when it was a joke. Not any more. I've been a faithful Opera user 'till now (and I'm not yet 100% ready to switch) but Firefox has grown by leaps and bounds. I think I can state without reservation that it is a fantastic option for Android users now.
Will I just received my Note 4. And the WiFi performance is horrible.
Hey @tampaboy good to see you here from the note 2 thread.
Bad news is locked bootloader and as of now no root.
I haven't had any issues with the WIFI yet. Is it just on your home network or are you having issues with a bunch of routers?
How so? You never had a moto x 1st gen. My note 4 keeps a great connection.
Jspex said:
Hey @tampaboy good to see you here from the note 2 thread.
Bad news is locked bootloader and as of now no root.
I haven't had any issues with the WIFI yet. Is it just on your home network or are you having issues with a bunch of routers?
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WiFi has full connection and Speed Test shows 20mbps download speed but when I download anything from Google Play it downloads at less than 500kbps
I experience similar issues with Google play via WiFi and Uverse Internet connection. I just assumed it was a playstore/Samsung issue as I'm able to download larger files from a server at better speeds.
Just really hope they unlock the boot and gain root on this puppy. Otherwise I could've just bought a iPhone if I wanted all this security locked down crap.
Sad thing is its way easier to jailbreak ios 7 or 8 than the note 4 is to root it at least on AT&T and Verizon.
maybe you just have a crappy internet speed/router, no issue here at all, or maybe just ask for a replacement
Yes the Wifi speed is absolutely terrible. There are tons of threads / other forums have posted this as well. I've tried 2.4 / 5 Ghz N, G, B all crap on various routers. The Note 3 always gets about 2/3rd better speed. At home I have a 30 Mbps connection and the speed always tops out at about 5-8 Mbps. Garbage. Note 3? 27 Mbps!!! what is going on here?
Please don't be an idiot and ask the OP if their router / internet is bad just goes to show how noob you are.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56371069&postcount=16
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/note-4-wifi-performance-worse-note-3-t2920151
Why we gotta throw the n word around?
I can only speak for my own experience, but I have found better WiFi performance than my Galaxy S5.
Here's my wifi
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maybe you just have a crappy internet speed/router, no issue here at all, or maybe just ask for a replacement
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Definitely not my router
you can't rely on an internet speed test...
run an iperf host on a desktop computer then run an iperf client on your phone(s). that will be a much more reliable way of testing wireless speed between your devices.
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Yes the Wifi speed is absolutely terrible. There are tons of threads / other forums have posted this as well. I've tried 2.4 / 5 Ghz N, G, B all crap on various routers. The Note 3 always gets about 2/3rd better speed. At home I have a 30 Mbps connection and the speed always tops out at about 5-8 Mbps. Garbage. Note 3? 27 Mbps!!! what is going on here?
Please don't be an idiot and ask the OP if their router / internet is bad just goes to show how noob you are.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56371069&postcount=16
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/note-4-wifi-performance-worse-note-3-t2920151
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oops my bad, and yes im a noob and I don't care about it, its just my opinion anyways, you happy now mr.perfect?
I have also been experiencing slow downloads from the play store.
funny thing though, galaxy store was wanting me to update my flipboard app, so was google play..
so yesterday I started to update it via google play.. 5 min into it, it wasn't even done downloading yet.. so I canceled it and went to the galaxy store, it was downloaded, installed and ready for use in 2 minutes max.
I wonder if its not on their (googles) side somewhere..
Yeah its weird everything else downloads real quick like normal besides from Google Play Store. The Google Play Store downloads normally if I use my data, only really slow over any WiFi network.
I wonder if it's something that AT&T put in the phone so you turn on Download Booster and use your data with WiFi?
Except download booster is "hidden" on the n910a version of the note 4. You have to find the settings through nova and widgets.
Sorry to hear your still having the problem. I haven't seen any slowdown over wifi yet.
I've also noticed WiFi on this is horrible that's forever for pages to load or even time out when on apps. But downloading is fast. My s4 doesn't have any issues not sure if it's hardware issue or software but it's annoying.
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No problems on my end. Works great at home and on campus.