R ur 3g speeds even useable? My 3g dl rate is 80kb/s....4g is 1400kb/s which is great but tmobile 3g was at least 4 times faster, do you have same experience?
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Might just be ur coverage area, like my coverage sucks on the house, but outside with full bars I get roughly 1.5MB d/l on 3G and 5-10 on 4G.
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I don't want to start anything, but Sprint 3g is absolutely garbage. You have to be pretty lucky to get good 3g speeds.
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I don't want to start anything, but Sprint 3g is absolutely garbage. You have to be pretty lucky to get good 3g speeds.
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In my area Sprint 3G speeds were pretty abysmal (basically dial-up speeds) up until recently. It is somewhere around 300-500K now, so its usable now.
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Sprint is upgrading their net work....this has been going on for sometime I tink. Rolling speed drops, and outages. Bet that iPHONE has something to do with it. I bet it will be all sorted out by October 7th.
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Sprint is upgrading their net work....this has been going on for sometime I tink. Rolling speed drops, and outages. Bet that iPHONE has something to do with it. I bet it will be all sorted out by October 7th.
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I'll keep my fingers crossed for October 7th (but I won't hold my breath!)
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I'll keep my fingers crossed for October 7th (but I won't hold my breath!)
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Same here...and if I don't like the looks of things or if, god forbid, speed actually gets worse then I'll be forced to go to Verizon when they get their whatever Prime, or hopefully something even more compelling.
I hope not, I've loved Sprint. I love the customer service. The speeds were fantastic when the EVO4G came out. It's been all downhill from there and it has gotten especially terrible lately in my area. If it gets worse with no sign of repair, considering all of the benefits of being with Sprint have been stripped away, I'll jump ship to Verizon, sigh...
I'm glad my "real number" has been ported to Google Voice...00001.PRL to the ETF-free rescue, lol.
So no one thinks my phone is defective? Exchange it?
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So no one thinks my phone is defective? Exchange it?
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Before you do that call/chat sprint (www.sprint.com/chat) and tell them you have "slow data and have been told you need a 'data reset'"
Then after that dig up your MSL (or get it on the same call) and remove your proxys...then do another speed test.
If things haven't changed dramatically and you know that other phones in your location get more reasonable speeds then bring it back...
Sitting here at work, I just got 1.5Mbps down and 0.33 Mbps up on 3g. In Seattle just south of the airport. I can't get a 4G signal in here to test. Works for me. However, my co-worker sitting next to me just got 33Mbps down and 3Mbps up on his Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE...damn! And we prefer to use www.speakeasy.net/speedtest over the speedtest.net app or website.
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Before you do that call/chat sprint (www.sprint.com/chat) and tell them you have "slow data and have been told you need a 'data reset'"
Then after that dig up your MSL (or get it on the same call) and remove your proxys...then do another speed test.
If things haven't changed dramatically and you know that other phones in your location get more reasonable speeds then bring it back...
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Which numbers are the proxies on the E4gt? I'm in the ##DATA# and I don't see anything labeled as proxy.
cachorropedorro said:
Which numbers are the proxies on the E4gt? I'm in the ##DATA# and I don't see anything labeled as proxy.
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zero them all out. 0.0.0.0 for proxy address and 0 for proxy port. or just delete it and leave it empty.
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I hate tech support calls, I have no patience for those calls because I'm above them technically in so many ways (not to sound conceited, but I work in IT for a living, and I'm high up the chain).
What type of network speed is this thing supposed to get on Sprint? On average, I'm not getting any faster than 5mbit.
I'm lucky if I ever get over 1mbit here in Orange County. Usually get 0.5mbps here. Only in off hours do I ever go over that, so I know it's not even my reception. Just their crap network. Freaking sprint...
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I hate tech support calls, I have no patience for those calls because I'm above them technically in so many ways (not to sound conceited, but I work in IT for a living, and I'm high up the chain).
What type of network speed is this thing supposed to get on Sprint? On average, I'm not getting any faster than 5mbit.
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Depends on your area. I don't have 4g and my 3g sucks as well. I get around 200-400 kbps. Luckily I use my wifi.
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musclehead84 said:
Depends on your area. I don't have 4g and my 3g sucks as well. I get around 200-400 kbps. Luckily I use my wifi.
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I'm right outside Baltimore. 4G bounces up and down all the time, it's pretty bad.
I don't have 4G in my area, but my 3G speeds are posted in my sig. Anywhere from 1.5 to 2.3 usually.
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I don't have 4G in my area, but my 3G speeds are posted in my sig. Anywhere from 1.5 to 2.3 usually.
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Yeah, that's what I get on 4G a lot of times.
The problem seems to be at home, at work is pretty quick. At home I'm getting 2mbit. How do I approach Sprint support with this issue? I am tired of the stupid "turn your phone on and off" troubleshooting.
I think your fighting a losing battle because its probably not the phone as much as it is the network. Guess we will find out what the plans are at the big event coming up
Not sure if this will work for you but i went here and it actually boosted my 3g by over 400+ kbps. now i normally pull about 1.5 Mbps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1283229
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I think your fighting a losing battle because its probably not the phone as much as it is the network. Guess we will find out what the plans are at the big event coming up
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What event?
The only event I know of is when they announce that they're carrying the iPhone.
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The only event I know of is when they announce that they're carrying the iPhone.
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They announce their network plans today at 930 eastern time.
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craigbailey1986 said:
They announce their network plans today at 930 eastern time.
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Ah nice. Where can I read about it? I'm at work at the moment.
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Ah nice. Where can I read about it? I'm at work at the moment.
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I'm sure tech blogs will post articles post event. I believe Eric Zeman (of phonescoop.com) is at the event -- I think he'll probably provide live coverage here:
https://mobile.twitter.com/phonescooper
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I'm sure tech blogs will post articles post event. I believe Eric Zeman (of phonescoop.com) is at the event -- I think he'll probably provide live coverage here:
https://mobile.twitter.com/phonescooper
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Nice. Let's hope they actually fix their 4G coverage and increase speeds. This phone can handle some insane speeds, faster than my 35/35 Fios connection.
Well I finally got tech support after my cell service dropping over and over again, and they're saying my phone is having issues. 4G stays connected but instead of bars, I get a circle with a line through it, and it says "searching for service." This HAS to be a Sprint issue...
What a turd 4g is in general, and specifically in Seattle.
What? You want to use Skype on 4g?? Sorry, I am afraid you can't handle the speed.
What? You want your 4g connection to STAY ON? Don't be lazy, please. Just shut it down and restart it you baby.
What? You what a good connection while you are sitting next to a window? Put on a jacket and go outside.
I am so done with the BS propaganda from these companies.
At least you have 4G.. :/
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Mimis_69 said:
At least you have 4G.. :/
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What a turd 4g is in general, and specifically in Seattle.
What? You want to use Skype on 4g?? Sorry, I am afraid you can't handle the speed.
What? You want your 4g connection to STAY ON? Don't be lazy, please. Just shut it down and restart it you baby.
What? You what a good connection while you are sitting next to a window? Put on a jacket and go outside.
I am so done with the BS propaganda from these companies.
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Are your 3G speeds decent? I only use 4G at work, so I can browse videos/stream music. But Skype wont work for me either, I think it's Skype.
P.S. My 4G speeds are 13Mbps at work.
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My dad beats me!
At least you have a dad...
Is that the way you think?
Overstew said:
Are your 3G speeds decent? I only use 4G at work, so I can browse videos/stream music. But Skype wont work for me either, I think it's Skype.
P.S. My 4G speeds are 13Mbps at work.
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The sprint gods must have read my post. My 4g stay connected now when uploading pictures and suddenly Skype now works. It must have been a bad few days for 4g here...
My 3g connection was not too either.
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My dad beats me!
At least you have a dad...
Is that the way you think?
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OMFG are you serious? If you want to put it in a negative way then yes, that is basically the same thought process.
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What a turd 4g is in general, and specifically in Seattle.
What? You want to use Skype on 4g?? Sorry, I am afraid you can't handle the speed.
What? You want your 4g connection to STAY ON? Don't be lazy, please. Just shut it down and restart it you baby.
What? You what a good connection while you are sitting next to a window? Put on a jacket and go outside.
I am so done with the BS propaganda from these companies.
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I live in north Seattle and my speeds are pretty good I get 7-10mbps down and 2-5mbps up. What part of Seattle you in? Beacon Hill? Lol
Crazy, I live in the Bothell area and I get great 4G speed.
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Crazy, I live in the Bothell area and I get great 4G speed.
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Well, I am just passing through. But I have been staying near the king street station downtown.
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In Everett I get great 4g as well.
It burns when I tapatalk...
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Crazy, I live in the Bothell area and I get great 4G speed.
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Go Seahawks btw!
It burns when I tapatalk...
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I live in north Seattle and my speeds are pretty good I get 7-10mbps down and 2-5mbps up. What part of Seattle you in? Beacon Hill? Lol
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2-5 up? Isn't Clearwires upload capped at like 1.45MB? I know for me and plenty others it is. If so maybe I should move to Seattle!
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I get a solid and fast connection in Redmond, most of Bellevue and most of Seattle. Maybe update your profile and prl. Past that, I'm not really sure what to tell you. I mean you should just be glad you live in one of the rare cities that actually has any type of 4g connection. Think about the folks who have to pay that 10 dollar fee each month and have never even turned on 4g..
I live south of Seattle in Auburn, I'm lucky if I get any 4G at all. The only place I've ever gotten 4G was at my old work, and the signal was so weak I would have to be parked in a certain area for it to work. Other than that the only other place I've gotten 4G is at the Sprint store. Sprint should have thought it this whole 4G thing out before releasing it and charging customers the stupid $10 fee. They may say it's due to the fact that our "Smartphones" are on the network all the time, but I call bs because this didn't happen till 4G phones came out on the market. It also doesn't help that I have to use an Airave to get any connection...so basically I'm paying for the better signal (my broadband) and getting charge $10 for nothing.
I live in reston/herndon, virginia. just miles away from the sprint hq and my 3g and 4g speeds are bad too. guess im just use to it. they are slowly improving tho
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I live south of Seattle in Auburn, I'm lucky if I get any 4G at all. The only place I've ever gotten 4G was at my old work, and the signal was so weak I would have to be parked in a certain area for it to work. Other than that the only other place I've gotten 4G is at the Sprint store. Sprint should have thought it this whole 4G thing out before releasing it and charging customers the stupid $10 fee. They may say it's due to the fact that our "Smartphones" are on the network all the time, but I call bs because this didn't happen till 4G phones came out on the market. It also doesn't help that I have to use an Airave to get any connection...so basically I'm paying for the better signal (my broadband) and getting charge $10 for nothing.
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Are you in the outskirts of Auburn? I live near downtown Auburn and while my 3G speeds blow, my 4G is typically from 4-10mbs and my cell coverage is almost always at full bars.
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2-5 up? Isn't Clearwires upload capped at like 1.45MB? I know for me and plenty others it is. If so maybe I should move to Seattle!
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I get a consistent 12 down 2-3 up in downtown Charlotte.
didnt realize there were so many in the area... yah im in edmonds lynnwood area... 4g is crap... but in mill creek i pulled like 14/3.... wimax is just such a crappy signal to begin with... i just pretend its not there.
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I get a consistent 12 down 2-3 up in downtown Charlotte.
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That's not fair! I never pass 1.45 on uploads here in CT or on any of my trips to NY.. My downloads are pretty much the same tho...
Edit: Here is an article talking about clears upload peak. So if you guys are really seeing those speeds on clears upload and not wifi you guys are lucky...
http://www.phonenews.com/sprint-to-increase-mobile-wimax-upload-cap-1-5-mbps-16698/
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I'm in So Cal (The Valley to be exact) and my phone has had NO service for a few hours now. When I say no service, I mean NO service, I get the circle indicating my device is searching for a network. When I reboot the phone, it connects to Sprint but I don't have any signal. Then soon after that, I COMPLETELY lose service. Hopefully maybe nearby towers are being worked on. Though, seems unlikely at this time of night, AND i'd still be able to connect to another nearby tower. Anyone else having any service issues?
Sprint is going their network vision updates throughout all of la county right now. Trust me, the blackouts are worth it. They're doing work on the towers near me and my speeds are easily topping the 1mb download and upload. So far I've maxed out at a little over 2mb download and 1500kbps upload! I average around 1500kbps down and 1000kbps up. Your signal will be a bit iffy for the next few weeks though.
Edit: there's a new prl update it and at first u had crippling speeds but as I began to use my 3G more, my speeds are increasing. I was freaking out for a bit but just another heads up.
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dw3bb10 said:
I'm in So Cal (The Valley to be exact) and my phone has had NO service for a few hours now. When I say no service, I mean NO service, I get the circle indicating my device is searching for a network. When I reboot the phone, it connects to Sprint but I don't have any signal. Then soon after that, I COMPLETELY lose service. Hopefully maybe nearby towers are being worked on. Though, seems unlikely at this time of night, AND i'd still be able to connect to another nearby tower. Anyone else having any service issues?
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I'm down in Riverside county area and my service has been complete **** since I got the new PRL update....I've tried everything and it just sucks everywhere. Data is painfully slow and I've been roaming almost all day.
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I'm down in Riverside county area and my service has been complete **** since I got the new PRL update....I've tried everything and it just sucks everywhere. Data is painfully slow and I've been roaming almost all day.
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Keep using data on 3G. Mine was like that too but it gradually got better to the point I can stream YouTube videos in HQ easily. I was freaking out too
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Lock into roaming until the upgrades are done. Problem solved.
Yea, I used "Road Control", and im roaming (Im assuming on Verizon) right now. Glad I can text and make calls atleast!
Or just get the .002 PRL and use roam control
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Or just get the .002 PRL and use roam control
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'Where can I find it? And how do you manually flash a PRL?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
here's everything you need
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
here's everything you need
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Sorry if I missed reading this part in that thread but do I just download the PRL and just flash through recovery or do I have to to it the "manual" way? It didn't mention that.
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Sprint is going their network vision updates throughout all of la county right now. Trust me, the blackouts are worth it. They're doing work on the towers near me and my speeds are easily topping the 1mb download and upload. So far I've maxed out at a little over 2mb download and 1500kbps upload! I average around 1500kbps down and 1000kbps up. Your signal will be a bit iffy for the next few weeks though.
Edit: there's a new prl update it and at first u had crippling speeds but as I began to use my 3G more, my speeds are increasing. I was freaking out for a bit but just another heads up.
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Is this on 3g speeds?
Mine have been terrible but Sprint isn't doing their network vision around here yet. My ETF is too high to leave yet so hopefully they get their **** together. in my area
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Is this on 3g speeds?
Mine have been terrible but Sprint isn't doing their network vision around here yet. My ETF is too high to leave yet so hopefully they get their **** together. in my area
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It wasn't down. that's just sprint's normal speed. Seriously though, I'm in the valley and have not noticed a down network, just incredibly slow 3g with random data loss that requires me to turn off data and turn it back on.
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I live in Norco/Corona area and I haven't experienced any of these issues :/
Hero_Guy said:
Sorry if I missed reading this part in that thread but do I just download the PRL and just flash through recovery or do I have to to it the "manual" way? It didn't mention that.
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You have to do manual. Those zips are not CWM flashable.
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It wasn't down. that's just sprint's normal speed. Seriously though, I'm in the valley and have not noticed a down network, just incredibly slow 3g with random data loss that requires me to turn off data and turn it back on.
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.....My post had NOTHING to do with bandwidth received through 3G or 4G, my phone couldn't find the Sprint network, Period. No voice/text for that matter. Though, it was definitely the tower near me, because im in a different location now and all is good.
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.....My post had NOTHING to do with bandwidth received through 3G or 4G, my phone couldn't find the Sprint network, Period. No voice/text for that matter. Though, it was definitely the tower near me, because im in a different location now and all is good.
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Yup expect that for the next month or two. When they worked on the towers near me, it was usually in the early morning. I usually had voice but no data. I say be patient, the speed is worth it. I love being able to clearly stream YouTube videos and Pandora now.
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I use to work for sprint. Climbing towers. When I was there we tried to get the work done with least impact but a lot of it is driven by sprint's request and how many people are using the tower. If you have consistant LoS call sprint and ask them to check the tower or ask for them to open a ticket for a line sweep. Some of the times we had bent cables, which will block a lot of the signal.
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How are those 3g speeds after the update?
How are those LTE speeds for those who can get it lol
No number of software updates are gonna fix Sprint's 3G speeds. That's a network problem.
Agreed. T-Mobile EDGE can at times be faster than Sprint "3g"
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Agreed. T-Mobile EDGE can at times be faster than Sprint "3g"
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Quite regularly EDGE can top Sprint EVDO. It'll lose in uploads and ping often though.
I know that lol
When the gnex just came out it was noticably slower than a sprint galaxy s 2......I was wondering if it improved
And 3g in my area is amazing........during the day I hit 150-200KB/s and at night 250-300KB/s
At my old place I used to only get 30-60KB/s lol
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No number of software updates are gonna fix Sprint's 3G speeds. That's a network problem.
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Heres to NV coming and bringing sprint to at least ATT level coverage
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I know that lol
When the gnex just came out it was noticably slower than a sprint galaxy s 2......I was wondering if it improved
And 3g in my area is amazing........during the day I hit 150-200KB/s and at night 250-300KB/s
At my old place I used to only get 30-60KB/s lol
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If you're actually getting 150-200KB/s (aka 1200-1600kbps) then that's absolutely fantastic for Sprint 3G... People are used to ~400kbps tops.
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No number of software updates are gonna fix Sprint's 3G speeds. That's a network problem.
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Do you always have to poke your head to say sprints networks sucks? Seriously though WE KNOW already.
To the OP nah... even with the new leaked FG01 radio 3G speeds still pathetic. At least for me others have said they have had great results and a tremendous increase in speeds.
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If you're actually getting 150-200KB/s (aka 1200-1600kbps) then that's absolutely fantastic for Sprint 3G... People are used to ~400kbps tops.
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I am hitting those speeds in kilobytes maybe they upgraded the towers here? I know most of the town is sprint......
I was just wanting to know if gnex caught up to eptouch
I tend to get between 25KB and 60KB a second. Once I got 1500Kb/s. That was pretty cool. I remember the days of T-Mobile EDGE though, which would be 3 to 7 KB/s in my area, so I'm quite content.
So I have been horribly frustrated with sprints 3G speeds since I got my epic. I live in metro Detroit. (Fairly large sprint market) and have averaged around 50-75kbps DL. With a 600ms+ ping. And there is ZERO wimax anywhere. I was getting fed up. Until over the last month or so I have seen 600%+ increase in speeds. I now average closer to 500kbps DL with a 111ping. And I have even had consistent tests of 1mb DL. Could this be the first fruits of network vision? Or other tower upgrades? Or somehow less traffic. I had considered it could be the newer ROM/modem. (CM10/FH13). Has anyone else seen recent speed increases?
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So I have been horribly frustrated with sprints 3G speeds since I got my epic. I live in metro Detroit. (Fairly large sprint market) and have averaged around 50-75kbps DL. With a 600ms+ ping. And there is ZERO wimax anywhere. I was getting fed up. Until over the last month or so I have seen 600%+ increase in speeds. I now average closer to 500kbps DL with a 111ping. And I have even had consistent tests of 1mb DL. Could this be the first fruits of network vision? Or other tower upgrades? Or somehow less traffic. I had considered it could be the newer ROM/modem. (CM10/FH13). Has anyone else seen recent speed increases?
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yeah man here in st pete i finally saw a consistent 1 meg down and i was inside ( but near a window) the network map said theres about to be another speed increase here its usually a lie tho.... i doubt its anything permanent sprint fails im moving to straight talk once its all over but im supposed to have lte in my area at the end of my contract and i got employee plan pricing if i have lte at my house then ill keep them if not oh well. could network vision not just be a giant false marketing scheme?
edit well i just did a speed test and im back to the usual 300kbs lol lucky i pay a dial up price and get dial up service XD so i guess not. sprints the most useless unlimited ever. Even living in a wimax area the wimax sucks everywhere but the beach. ( where i dont even need wimax)
I have 5+ months horrible experience with Sprint 3G speed after last two days on roaming service came back this morning better than ever from 0.09Mbps download to 0.89Mbps download huge improvement sadly it last till this evening when service cut off came back horrible as always. :banghead:
At least I know they are working on it.
Arecibo, PR 00612
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Whatever spring says "network vision" is. Clearly they are trying to or want to improve their service. One area they are strong, customer service. But their tech(except phones) sucks. So the question for me is, just like the first guy who replied. Is if they can get LTE working by the time my contract is up. Or at least get 3g solidly above 1mb.. then I would stay no question.
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cknuth said:
Whatever spring says "network vision" is. Clearly they are trying to or want to improve their service. One area they are strong, customer service. But their tech(except phones) sucks. So the question for me is, just like the first guy who replied. Is if they can get LTE working by the time my contract is up. Or at least get 3g solidly above 1mb.. then I would stay no question.
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+1, I have 1 year left on my contract. Next July I will re-evaluate sprint and see how things are going. If sprint stepped up to the plate then bonus I will stay but if its the same ol song and dance crap I am gone. Maybe this xmas I will do that re-evaluate of sprint and see what is up and just maybe I might buy off the rest of my contract, pay a etf and jump ship. But having to pay a extra 10 bucks a month just because of a smart phone crap aka 4g is bull**** considering sprint does not have wimax, 4g, lte or what ever here where I live and 3g is absolutly slower than dial up modem speeds.
Well Sprint Vision says that in the next 6 months a tower will basically be put in my backyard, according to their map. My contract is up in 12 months, I'll make a decision then.
I get 8kb/s out here in Toledo....
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Mine has picked up in some areas the past few weeks but its still crap in other areas and at random times. Its also still much slower than 3G from any other carrier. My Sprint 3G speeds are often similar to Tmobile Edge speeds I had 4 years ago but Edge was more consistent.
Every week my 3G speed changes, today I am getting less than 100kbps when last week or so I was getting almost 600. I am hoping this is due to them upgrading the towers and that is causing the inconsistencies.
Are you using updated maps to see this info or are you just using the maps on Sprint's website?
cknuth said:
So I have been horribly frustrated with sprints 3G speeds since I got my epic. I live in metro Detroit. (Fairly large sprint market) and have averaged around 50-75kbps DL. With a 600ms+ ping. And there is ZERO wimax anywhere. I was getting fed up. Until over the last month or so I have seen 600%+ increase in speeds. I now average closer to 500kbps DL with a 111ping. And I have even had consistent tests of 1mb DL. Could this be the first fruits of network vision? Or other tower upgrades? Or somehow less traffic. I had considered it could be the newer ROM/modem. (CM10/FH13). Has anyone else seen recent speed increases?
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Pretty sure they've actually, finally, started work on Network Vision for our area.
We're supposed to be apart of the network vision plan for the second half of 2012.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/212-network-visionlte-deployment-running-list/
mattykinsx said:
Pretty sure they've actually, finally, started work on Network Vision for our area.
We're supposed to be apart of the network vision plan for the second half of 2012.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/212-network-visionlte-deployment-running-list/
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If they do manage to get LTE going by next summer I'll for sure stick around. Prolly with the 2nd nexus device if possible.
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cknuth said:
If they do manage to get LTE going by next summer I'll for sure stick around. Prolly with the 2nd nexus device if possible.
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I practically guarantee they will by then.
Personally I'm more concerned about getting 3g speeds in the 1.5 - 3 mbps range and the improved service that comes with Network Vision.
Really couldn't care less for LTE/Wimax with that. :silly:
Same crappy speed here.
metro Detroit here too, and I haven't noticed any increase. For some reason my phone now roams constantly. Hopefully not so much that they terminate my contract and force me to jump on T-Mobiles new deal.
3G still sucks here ...
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Rob the plumber said:
metro Detroit here too, and I haven't noticed any increase. For some reason my phone now roams constantly. Hopefully not so much that they terminate my contract and force me to jump on T-Mobiles new deal.
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My friends from the bay area (California) started roaming when their towers were being upgraded so it could be a could sign. Here S4GRU website says you guys are should be upgraded soon:
S4GRU Detriot
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mrrogers12 said:
I'm only with them for the price an unlimited...
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That's what I'm saying. I'll stick it out for the prospect of unlimited 4g...
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Metro Detroit here as well... Get the FH13 modem, you won't be disappointed
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