Currently, using Speedtest I'm averaging around 3.5Mbps down on my Wifi (my laptop gets about 15Mbps). Using a data connection on Bellmobility, I'd say the average is similar, but with a higher variance. Bell tech says I should be seeing around 7-12Mbps. These numbers seem far too low to me compared to what others are getting.
I've tried at least 5 different Radios with matching RILs and have not had any success improving the download rates. The numbers were the same before I switched to CM7 (now 7.02). Any suggestions?
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Hello, I have noticed that ever since I have gotten my EVO that the 3G speeds are insanely slow. I've ran speedtests all over the Los Angeles area and they average download speed never exceeds 1 Mbps. Anyways, I have been without proper internet since I have moved, so I have been USB tethering to my PC. This has compelled me to look into the slow 3G matter more. I ran a speedtest from my PC browser and noticed that the central server(gold star) it recommends is in KS and im in CA. This is suggesting that the best speedtest is in KS, meaning that I am probably getting 3G connection out of state
Is this even possible? And how can I adjust my 3G connection?
Well there are never radios which could potentially help, but a lot of that data speed just varies.
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Well there are never radios which could potentially help, but a lot of that data speed just varies.
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Thanks for the suggestiom, i've already updated the PRI, WiMax and Radio to the latest(I never read about NV or HBoot updares, so i'll stay away from those for the time being). I just updated to the deodexed version of the latest rooted HTC sense 3.70 update. Results have been constant from stock up until this point though.
Yea my 3g at times are like but I notice it when I flash different radios & prl from new to old they say u should always stay updated but notice the best results when I use the old radio n old prl but now I use the old radio and the new prl 1.90 get results n u should playing with the home agents
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I would have agree with the OP. I live in the Atlanta GA area and typically where I would I get 5+ bars of signal, but I get speeds averaging .600 mbps, its ridiculous. With my old Hero I would always get +1.5 mbps in the same area. Now there have been times where I would get 1.5 to 2.1 mbps on my Evo on 3G... but a lot of the times it would only last for a day or 2. Then I come back to work the next morning and these speeds are back to being craptastic even while still displaying 5+ bars.
At home its always been worse. But I would still be able to run Pandora and run a 4 minute or less youtube video on regular quality without too much stutter. Now I wouldn't dare use data like that on my Evo w/o flipping on WiFi now though. Its pretty ridiculous at this point...
So I have a T-Mobile G2 and the 4g plan. I was wondering what type of data speeds everyone is getting. I've been averaging around 2-3 mbps (highest was 6mbps down).
I'm concerned because this is not 4g speeds (they should be 14 mpbs+ easily). My friend has a Verizon 4G LTE phone and he consistently averages 20+ mbps in the same area.
Also, I am using MIUI rom which may not support 4g so this could cause problems if my results are indeed low and others are getting higher data speeds.
all depends on the area your in. in riverside county, ca i average about 13 mbps
I'm living near UCLA/Westwood in Los Angeles and so far I am averaging around 2-3 mbps which seems to be low.
In phone status, it says I am connected to HSDPA network. I'm going to try walking around campus and see if I am ever connected to HSPA+ network and test my speed there.
I'm concerned that either I am not getting 4g speeds (which I am paying for) or my MIUI rom / CM7 kernel is somehow interfering (even though it shouldn't since my speeds should depend on the radio I have which is the newest one).
Also, is the G2 incapable of exceeding 14.4 mbps downlink? I ask because that is what I believe it was originally advertised for.
Any qualcomm smartphone doesn't have the ability to download faster than 14.4 Mbps. And LTE is just a better (in speed anyway, not battery life) technology.
Sent from my G2 running Cyanogenmod 7.
Correct, the G2 only has a 14.4 max based on the chip. Additionally, that is best case scenario. Depending on where I am at in the city, and the time of day (population shift during work hours), I will get 2-3 down, and in some areas as high as 8-9.
If I recall, anything nowadays still isn't true 4G as the standard for 4G is supposed to be 100+ Mbit. I don't see the need (for me anyways) to be pulling 10-15 down at any given time. I don't do major downloads via my phone (don't want to hit data cap) and it uses additional battery. I know some people require the higher speeds, but I really think a large majority of regular users just think "that has a higher number, it must be better". And before people may get mad with that comment, I don't necessarily lump XDA members as regular users.
Yes, I do realize we are no where near what 4G speeds should be, hence the reason why the technology is called LTE.
Ok, so I wanted to confirm that we are hard capped at 14.4 mbps because of the chip. Thanks guys!
Yeah I get anywhere from 3-5Mbps with good signal. After that when the cap hits data is practically useless. Can't even use the market or any kind of video streaming. Gay should be atleast 2G but its nowhere close to that speed. The cap is crippling me.
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I would actually suggest downloading the 3G script from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15948434#post15948434
it seems like hokus pokus, but I swear, my 3G DL speeds were averaging maybe 2 mbps before, now it's up to 6! Not sure which will work best for you so you're going to have to try them all and use maybe the speedtext.net app
Identical Galaxy Nexus devices in every way; different speeds. Wtf?
While other people are reporting getting 8-14mbps, I'm lucky if my speeds hit 4mbps. Sometimes it hits 6 and once, out of the 70 tests I ran, it hit 9mbps.
Just swapped out my "old" T-mo sim card for a new one, checked my apn settings to make sure everything is correct, and my rom/kernel have not affected my speeds.
..So how is it other people in a seriously close proximity to my area, with the exact same phone, and the exact same service, get different speeds. Can someone explain how this whole HSPA+ [email protected] works plz ಠ_ಠ
I'm going borderline insane, running stupid speed tests every 5 minutes and burning through my 5GB data plan like a monster. I think I've thought of every plausible explanation as to why my speeds are so low but what it's come down to is that maybe my hardware is faulty in some way.
Different towers have different speeds. At work I get ~8 down and 3 up and at home which is 1.4 miles away according to my google maps app I get ~2 down and .8 up.
Out of my 70 tests, I've constantly switched between three different servers, all of which are located right in NYC. I've been running my tests all over the city too, in three different boroughs. 4Mbps is a speed I'm lucky to hit... 5 if it's past midnight during the weekday. Always have full bars signal, connected to HSPA:11, apn = epc.tmobile.com .
I don't see what the problem is; driving me crazy
Does it make a huge difference? 4 is plenty fast. Use that data to the cap and see how low they get
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Your neighbor must be downloading pr0n!
If you were standing next to another person with a GN and identical account, APN settings, etc. and he got way more than you and you were able to repeat the results across a number of different towers, THEN you might be on to something.
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Your neighbor must be downloading pr0n!
If you were standing next to another person with a GN and identical account, APN settings, etc. and he got way more than you and you were able to repeat the results across a number of different towers, THEN you might be on to something.
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That's basically what the situation is...
Man I gave you the exact location of the panel where I'm getting 14mbps. Go there and test it late nights... If you're still seeing poor speeds then you have a problem.
Each and every tower has different backhaul, amount of users connected, etc... It's not a fixed connection, it's shared in every possible way.
There could be many different reasons why your speeds aren't as high as what you seen others getting. Time of day, signal strength, network saturation are just some of the things that can impact your speeds. From looking at your speed test results, most of your results look pretty normal to me. I don't think there's anything for you to worry about judging from your results.
Hey, Yesterday I flashed back to CM9 and saw the data connection speed on that ROM was HSDPA:9. I compared to CM10 and CM10.1, and I found that the data connection speed on this ROM was only HSDPA:8 which is lower that ICS. I Googled a little bit about them and I found this link which has an explanation about the difference. 10.1 Mbps versus 7.2 Mbps was even lower than data speed that our phone capable of doing. our phone should have like 14.4 Mbps speed, right? so? it should be getting like a HSPA+ on our phone if im not mistaken.
Questions:
1. is there any chance that this is happening because we are using Custom ROM?, or
2. Did Samsung lie to Us about the phone capability of reaching that kinda speed (14,4Mbps)?
3. did this happen because of the provider? (well, I'm not sure about this, coz I used the same provider but the data connection speed are different between ICS and JB in My phone. and one more, In My friend Tablet, He could reach HSPA+ by using the same Provider as mine, so...)
Any Thoughts would be appreciated.....
Hey, had to download some rather large documents over LTE today and noticed slow speeds. Took a couple of bandwidth speed tests and never got above 15 Mbit/s on download, this with a signal strength of about -100dBm. This may not seem to strange, but then I ran the same tests with a friends galaxy S5 and scored about 60-80 Mbit/s also with a signal strength of about -100dBm. We are using the same carrier with the same internet subscription.
My first thought was software issues, loaded the firmware I had on the phone when it came out of the box (V10H International) from a backup. Same "problem". Also tried with 10L/M but no luck. Any ideas about how I should proceed troubleshooting this?