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Increassing 3g Speed

So I have spent 2 hours searching for some way to adjust me setting in order to speed up my 3g speeds. Could someone please post any changes to my settings that might speed up my 3g speeds.

Move to a 4G area? Its not a car, you can't just make it go faster.

Thanks
I didn't know if there we some teaks in the ##data# menu that I could change to increase my speed. Where I live I am right outside 20 miles from Eugene Oregon that just got 4g. My service here at my home is less than desirable so I am actually using a Verizon prl.

No need to be rude man. The guy was just tryin to improve his philone.
MCL1981 said:
Move to a 4G area? Its not a car, you can't just make it go faster.
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*This was posted from my Evo 4G*

Try searching for EVRC-B in the forums. It increased my 3G speeds.
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EVRC-B is a vocoder. How would it have any effect on datarate?

snake411 said:
No need to be rude man. The guy was just tryin to improve his philone.
*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
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That wasn't rude......and what is a philone?

MCL1981 said:
EVRC-B is a vocoder. How would it have any effect on datarate?
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Who knows, but for a lot of people (perhaps just a placebo effect?) it seems to.

drmacinyasha said:
Who knows, but for a lot of people (perhaps just a placebo effect?) it seems to.
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For those lots of people, they're imagining things. This will increase your data speed about as effectively as different color back cover on it. It is just as unrelated.

Thats a typo, maybe uve heard of them?
Perception my friend....it was how i perceived it. And on anothrr(hmm typo?) Note, the orginal person my comment was meant for didnt care.
xBudahx said:
That wasn't rude......and what is a philone?
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*This was posted from my Evo 4G*

I noticed i was distracted and did not answer the question posted..
I find it that if you free up your phones memory you can maximize performance ,including but not limited to speed.
ibejaminben said:
So I have spent 2 hours searching for some way to adjust me setting in order to speed up my 3g speeds. Could someone please post any changes to my settings that might speed up my 3g speeds.
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*This was posted from my Evo 4G*

AFAIK, you're limited by whatever towers you have in your area and then by Sprint's cap. If you live in an area with poor reception, maybe you could buy a signal repeater or amplifier or something like that. If you have wifi available at work or at home, that's always a good option for faster data.
The phone should use as much speed as the tower can/will give it... although someone correct me if I'm wrong
3G speeds are comparable to "broadband" (you know, vs. a modem lol) but they are no match for modern DSL/Cable and from what I read (YMMV) current 4G isn't either.

snake411 said:
I find it that if you free up your phones memory you can maximize performance ,including but not limited to speed.
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Also completely unrelated to data rate and what are you doing to "fill up" the memory to the point it hurts performance?

I'm running Damage 3.2.3 and with JIT enabled my WiFi and data speeds are a bit faster. JIT does come with some instabilities though. You might also want to try a Froyo Rom. The JIT performance from those are insane.
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JIT has no effect on data throughput.

dglowe343 said:
I'm running Damage 3.2.3 and with JIT enabled my WiFi and data speeds are a bit faster.
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Probably not actually.

Obviously not, however when i dont clear the running tasks, and i have lets say 40mb of mem avl...the internet perfermance is affected.
MCL1981 said:
Also completely unrelated to data rate and what are you doing to "fill up" the memory to the point it hurts performance?
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*This was posted from my Evo 4G using Tapatalkpro! Great app, if you want to browse and post through many dfferent forums*

MCL1981 said:
Probably not actually.
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Actually, through SpeedTest my data and WiFi numbers are higher with JIT enabled than without. Wasn't trying to get all technical. It was just my observation.

Actually, you should be looking into the issue where the PRI is not updating because we downgraded the bootloader to the ENG version to gain root access.... I think that this is an issue with all rooted devices. My GF has an unrooted EVO, and I ran a side by side comparison using the FCC speed test app, and my 3g speeds were less than 50% of hers(0.60 Mb/s compared to her 1.20-1.60 Mb/s).
rooted devices seem to have PRI version 1.34_003(or at least mine does), and my GF's and her brother's have PRI version 1.40_003.... this was the only software difference that I could see when comparing devices.
not sure if I am correct on all of the bits of info here... just something that I noticed.... feel free to correct me

Slow 3g speeds

Lately I have been experiencing some slow 3g speeds. At first I thought that 3g reception in my area was just not very fast, however I don't think that's the case anymore. For example, I did a speedtest and got 300kbps down and 400kbps up while a friend of mine standing right beside me (also on verizon and has a Droid X) got 1000kbps down and 500kbps up.
What could be causing slower 3g speeds? Any help would be great as slow speeds are very annoying. Also now he keeps insisting that his phone is vastly superior to the Dinc...

Xazen said:
Lately I have been experiencing some slow 3g speeds. At first I thought that 3g reception in my area was just not very fast, however I don't think that's the case anymore. For example, I did a speedtest and got 300kbps down and 400kbps up while a friend of mine standing right beside me (also on verizon and has a Droid X) got 1000kbps down and 500kbps up.
What could be causing slower 3g speeds? Any help would be great as slow speeds are very annoying. Also now he keeps insisting that his phone is vastly superior to the Dinc...
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Not sure what would be causing that. Have you tried flashing different radios?
Also, throw our massive dev community in his face if he thinks his phone is all that. Locked bootloader < Inc.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running CM7.0.3.

SteveG12543 said:
Not sure what would be causing that. Have you tried flashing different radios?
Also, throw our massive dev community in his face if he thinks his phone is all that. Locked bootloader < Inc.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running CM7.0.3.
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I have not tried flashing a new radio ever sense I first flashed 2.15.00.07.28. Is there another radio I should use or could reflashing that one help at all?

Noooo no no no no don't flash the radio again. That causes bricks, so I've heard. There are three newer radios than yours (9.01, 11.19, and 4.09, in that order), but there isn't any way to tell which one will work for your phone in your area except by trying them yourselves. But... Flashing radios is risky. You should always check your MD5 sum with the one provided from where you downloaded it. You can get them all from www.dougpiston.com
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Only way to brick is to pull the battery when flashing the radio. Check md5, have a good charge and you'll be fine.
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Ok if a new radio might help I guess ill try that.
The same friend mentioned that his rom included something that removed the data throttle. Obviously that could increase speeds... anything like that for the Dinc?

I don't know if it was just the natural variation in data speed but I got better speedtest results with the 4.08 radio. As far as throttling, if there is any throttling done its on Verizon's side and you can't do anything to your phone for it. If you were being throttled you would see an icon in your status bar and (should) receive notice from Verizon. The only people that would be throttled are (I think) the top 5% of data users so unless you use A LOT of data I wouldn't worry about it.
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[Q] Modems and ping questions

I have a few questions about modems. I am using srf 1.2 and the genocide kernal. After I flashed I compared my wifes stock epic with mine.
I used speed test and it seems like mine is worse than stock for ping and dl and ul speeds. I thought mine would be bettsr, just seems kind of odd.
Sometimes my ping can reach up to 1600. I know that is really crappy. So my question is if I flash a new modem would this help me? It seems like alot of people are using eeo3. Is that a good one?
Also people claim that there batteries die fast after a modem flash. Why is that? Do you just have to use voltage controll to calibrate your battery?
Thanks

Led4lyf said:
I have a few questions about modems. I am using srf 1.2 and the genocide kernal. After I flashed I compared my wifes stock epic with mine.
I used speed test and it seems like mine is worse than stock for ping and dl and ul speeds. I thought mine would be bettsr, just seems kind of odd.
Sometimes my ping can reach up to 1600. I know that is really crappy. So my question is if I flash a new modem would this help me? It seems like alot of people are using eeo3. Is that a good one?
Also people claim that there batteries die fast after a modem flash. Why is that? Do you just have to use voltage controll to calibrate your battery?
Thanks
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Our Epics are strange that way. Each one seems to have a mind of its own. When changing modems and/or ROMs its good to wipe the battery stats after you charge it to full. You do that in the "Advanced" settings in your Clockwork recocery. It takes a day or two for your battery to settle in after a change. Its best to try out all of the modems and see which one works best for your phone. Also, run the test multiple times.
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Ok so flash a modem, wipe batt after full charge, then run multiple speed tests untill I find a modem I like?
I am on srf1.2 and genocide. I think my modem is eco5. Will all the modems work on the download page in the forums with my current setup?
I thought I read somewhere that some modems don't like eco5? Like dk18. Is there any modems I should stay away from?
Thanks

I am on ec03 and it works well
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[Q] Best modem for EH17?

I know there's not really any answer, but anyone know what the best modem is for battery life on the Hurricane ROM? I've tried EG22 and EH17, and both really suck. I've heard that EC05 is good, but I'm not sure. Any suggestions?

modem rarely seems to impact my battery, it's all about the rom/kernel/config..

For me, EH17 has increased my data speeds and my reception. I now get 4G where I didn't with any modem after EB13, 1 more bar on 3G and faster speeds over WiFi.
GPS is the about same as all other leaked GB modems, but slightly less accurate than EH06; I'd get as close as 3m with EH06 but 6m with EH17. Sitting in the same spot.

On a suggestion I tried the EE03 modem on EH17 to stop the random reboots but still get 1 a day at home on WIFI. I do get 5 out of 9 satellite lock with this though. None seem to affect my battery life. Battery life will be affected by modem if you are primarily in a low signal area. Then you would have to try each one to see if any give you better signal and don't make the phone hot when losing signal. Heat is an indication of battery drain.

Alright, thanks guys. I just knew it was my modem that was causing some things because I was on the EG22 one, and battery life sucked. Then when I had EH17, I could see it was draining the battery even more.
Strangely, though, the EH17 modem now seems to be really good. In my house, I'm getting 4-5 bars where I usually get 2 and no time without signal. I've had it on its charger though so I'm not sure if the battery will be any better, but I'd assume it would be.
Thanks for the help everyone!
edit: okay, so when I leave the phone alone it has good signal. Then I use it for something and it goes to none or 2 back and forth. wtf?

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edit: okay, so when I leave the phone alone it has good signal. Then I use it for something and it goes to none or 2 back and forth. wtf?
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I have seen this also; it doesn't seem to effect the performance any, at least that I have seen.
I hope EI05 is better; EH17 modem seems better but the ROM reboots way more (for me anyway) I'm back on EG22 w/EH17 modem.

jdelano said:
I have seen this also; it doesn't seem to effect the performance any, at least that I have seen.
I hope EI05 is better; EH17 modem seems better but the ROM reboots way more (for me anyway) I'm back on EG22 w/EH17 modem.
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Yeah, I do too. I'm not going back to EG22 so I'll just live with it.

I think I found w00t with the ERA FatFree, no reboots and I'm using the EH17 modem.

I get much better signal since eh17. Ec05 was dropping my bars constantly.
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EH 17 sux for wimax
The EC05 out performs EH17 in the wimax arena. Ifn I were able to get my head in the codez I would look into why that is.
I was able to hold a steady weak connection with ec05. When I tried the eh17 on RAE hurricane 1.6 it would never hold a connection in a weak area.

Underwhelmed by the Sprint Samsung E4GT (SPH-D710)

The firmware on my wife's SPH-D710 was just upgraded to FH13. Based on my reading here, that upgrade included an improvement to the 3G modem. If that is true, this is a pretty sad phone - let me explain.
I downloaded Speedtest to my phone, a 2+ year old HTC EVO and here phone. I then ran Speedtest on both. (Actually, it was much harder than that. The GPS on her phone was simply not working, and Speedtest thought I was near Wichita, not southeast Michigan. Even after rebooting to get the GPS working, Speedtest still thought I was hundred of miles form here. Fortunately, the second-to-last server listed overlapped with the servers listed on my phone.)
To be clear: I did one phone then the next. I turned off the WiFi and help both phones in the same location.
HTC EVO: Ping - 192 ms, download - 2531 kbps, upload - 612 kbps
Samsung E4GT: Ping - 173 ms, download - 1789 kbps, upload - 520 kbps
The only difference is that my phone is rooted and I am running AdFree, but that certainly cannot account for the huge difference in performance.
I was actually quite pleased with my wife's phone until I a) ran headlong into the very poor GPS performance and b) saw the poor modem performance. I understand now why HTC phones cost more...

Cool story bro.
Trolls don't take labor day off?
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lol wow.. dunno bout fh13 but fh23 works better for me.. either way this phone is beast.. maybe just yours is crap?
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I thought it was common knowledge that the antennas on the e4gt were a little weaker than most, that seems to be a common trend in Sammy phones. If you want strong antennas I'd recommend Motorolla, however the software on their phones is ****. Motoblur, bleh. Regardless, Samsung still makes the best phones on the market and smother everything else out right now. The S2 helds its title until the S3 came out, nothing tops a Sammy phone but another Sammy I believe the smooth performance and top of the line GPU/CPU/screen is a good trade off.

My apologies if this sounded like a troll message. My wife's phone is clearly faster than mine with regard to processing speed. This is clearly noticeable when updating apps. My post was more a matter of disappointment - why it should clearly excel in some areas but seem to fall flat on others, especially given that it is a much newer device.
I just downloaded and installed Quadrant Standard on both phones. My perceptions were correct - the Samsung is MUCH faster than the EVO. So, again I ask/wonder, why the much slower 3G speed and poor GPS performance?

groston said:
My apologies if this sounded like a troll message. My wife's phone is clearly faster than mine with regard to processing speed. This is clearly noticeable when updating apps. My post was more a matter of disappointment - why it should clearly excel in some areas but seem to fall flat on others, especially given that it is a much newer device.
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Your Samsung radio is not going to do better than the HTC radio, first and foremost you have to accept that. Then you can move on to trying out other modems in an attempt to improve signal and download/upload speeds.
There's a LONG list of them that have been released since back in February; you'll find the downloads for each in a stickied post in the development. It doesn't matter what kernel or ROM you are running, you can swap out modem builds at will. If one doesn't work, flash another but always make sure you update profile & PRL after each flash and before running any sort of speed tests.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
Happy flashing!

groston said:
The firmware on my wife's SPH-D710 was just upgraded to FH13. Based on my reading here, that upgrade included an improvement to the 3G modem. If that is true, this is a pretty sad phone - let me explain.
I downloaded Speedtest to my phone, a 2+ year old HTC EVO and here phone. I then ran Speedtest on both. (Actually, it was much harder than that. The GPS on her phone was simply not working, and Speedtest thought I was near Wichita, not southeast Michigan. Even after rebooting to get the GPS working, Speedtest still thought I was hundred of miles form here. Fortunately, the second-to-last server listed overlapped with the servers listed on my phone.)
To be clear: I did one phone then the next. I turned off the WiFi and help both phones in the same location.
HTC EVO: Ping - 192 ms, download - 2531 kbps, upload - 612 kbps
Samsung E4GT: Ping - 173 ms, download - 1789 kbps, upload - 520 kbps
The only difference is that my phone is rooted and I am running AdFree, but that certainly cannot account for the huge difference in performance.
I was actually quite pleased with my wife's phone until I a) ran headlong into the very poor GPS performance and b) saw the poor modem performance. I understand now why HTC phones cost more...
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Fh13 is battery improvements, if you update your prl that will help with download speeds. There are way to many variables for data speeds to get reliable info. 1.7 mbs download is damn good on 3g, I wish I got those speeds, I get .5 MBS if I'm lucky in Sacramento, ca. So anyway unless you have one of the lte phones that Sprint offers there is no better phone then the S2. And those phones are by no means leaps and bounds ahead of this one.
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Thanks for the feedback. I am not an expert with regard to these matters and had assumed that a) the the newer phone would have a faster modem than the older one and b) the download speeds I recorded were not out of the ordinary. My expectations have been reset and I will enjoy her phone (when I can) for what it does well.

Those speed differences are small, I don't think you will notice. Also the faster processor will probably still load Web pages faster even with the slightly lower network speeds.
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For those who have been kind enough to reply: I finally rooted the phone today and reran the test. Post root, the results are:
Samsung E4GT: Ping - 161 ms, download - 2339 kbps, upload - 641kbps
These values are essentially the same as the HTC - no complaints.

Wow really? A thread whining about 1.7mb on 3g... That's f'in good speed for 3g.. There's plenty of us who can't even get past the kb's. Go get yourself an Evo and enjoy your HTC reloading screen...
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groston said:
For those who have been kind enough to reply: I finally rooted the phone today and reran the test. Post root, the results are:
Samsung E4GT: Ping - 161 ms, download - 2339 kbps, upload - 641kbps
These values are essentially the same as the HTC - no complaints.
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You'll find there is a whole lot to love about this phone and with the amazing developers in this forum your choices for customization are endless. Getting rid of my E4GT was one of the hardest things I've done (as far as my gadgets are concerned) but I'm also enjoying the SGSIII.

groston said:
For those who have been kind enough to reply: I finally rooted the phone today and reran the test. Post root, the results are:
Samsung E4GT: Ping - 161 ms, download - 2339 kbps, upload - 641kbps
These values are essentially the same as the HTC - no complaints.
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You have to understand something, network speeds tests are not exactly reliable measures. If you want comparable measurements, you have to run multiple tests on the 2 phones using the identical server at the same time. Then you average the tests. Otherwise, what you have is one data point, testing from a server at different times. So one point may have been when server was less loaded, or the network was less loaded. And even then, your original tests were close enough that you would not notice it, and to be "underwhelmed" just because of that is silly.
Root has absolutely nothing to do with data speeds. What accounted for the improvement is most likely a decreased load on the server or Sprint's network. I have seen much more variation than that on my own phone, simply by testing at different times of the day.

worrying about a 500 k difference on what appears to be pretty great 3g(remember, some sprint users get literally 100kbps) seems kinda bourgeois. how much faster do you need your porn to download?

austin420 said:
worrying about a 500 k difference on what appears to be pretty great 3g(remember, some sprint users get literally 100kbps) seems kinda bourgeois. how much faster do you need your porn to download?
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You ever try and jerk with the video skipping totally messes up your rythem
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cas8180 said:
You ever try and jerk with the video skipping totally messes up your rythem
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This.
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Since the htc was rooted isn't it possible that the sprint proxy had been removed? Nowhere in the post did I see where the OP even stated what ROM he was running.....