Driving around and then hanging with a friend at a bar. Both of us were getting between 1100kbps and 1600kbps download on 3g as reported by speedtest.net. Our 4g was only getting 300-800kbps.
In the exact same location we usually get 50-250kbps on 3g and 6000-11000kbps on 4g.
Now I'm back home (8miles away) and back to the usual non-existent 4g and 20kbps 3g
SOmething is going on with the tower where I was. I'm thinking its part of the upgrades I've read about. Any of you seeing crazy 3g speeds? in normally slow areas?
I complained to sprint for a week about my horrible 3g signal at home and work. At the end my speeds at home went from .02 mbps to 1.5. Has to be a fluke but it's nice nonetheless. I still get horrible speeds at work.
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What is your location?
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This was in Visalia, Ca
I opened a ticket with Sprint about their horrible 3G speeds (100-200 kbps) during peak hours. Spoke to their advanced support who claimed that the towers I'm connecting to are functioning fine, but I strongly believe that Sprint's 3G network is not scaling up well with all the new Android users they've been adding lately.
I remember when the Touch Pro 2 was Sprint's top of the line device, their 3G data was pretty good.
I just ran a speedtest on my 3G and got 108kbps. This is horrible, especially when I see others with 1.5mb on 3G alone. I'm lucky to get that on 4G.
Even when I'm at home on my wireless internet, it seems like when updating apps my speed is throttled at 400kbps. At least that's what it looks like it's going up in increments.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
I just ran a speedtest on my 3G and got 108kbps.
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Welcome to Sprint. Get used to it, I haven't got above 150kbps in over a year on 3g.
Could it be my ROM that is affecting my 3G? I updated radios and did the data reset with my MSL and still get HORRIBLE 3G speeds. I tested my 4G and it was 3.4mb down...
I'm currently using Mikrom btw
Im currently on the latest Miui 109090 and savaged-zen 2.0.2 cfs havs gb+ kernel. I noticed my 3g was horrible so decided to do a speed test and Im averaging around 250 ping, 150kbs upload and about 200kbs download. Why is my 3g so incredibly bad? is it sprint or my rom/kernel?
Knucklez09 said:
Im currently on the latest Miui 109090 and savaged-zen 2.0.2 cfs havs gb+ kernel. I noticed my 3g was horrible so decided to do a speed test and Im averaging around 250 ping, 150kbs upload and about 200kbs download. Why is my 3g so incredibly bad? is it sprint or my rom/kernel?
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Was it that slow before the combo your on? I think its sprint though.
My knocked up EVO
Knucklez09 said:
Im currently on the latest Miui 109090 and savaged-zen 2.0.2 cfs havs gb+ kernel. I noticed my 3g was horrible so decided to do a speed test and Im averaging around 250 ping, 150kbs upload and about 200kbs download. Why is my 3g so incredibly bad? is it sprint or my rom/kernel?
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Pretty sure its Sprint. My speeds have abysmal in the past few weeks. Never had these issues before. They dont seem ROM related
Prolly all the iphone hippies...
My knocked up EVO
It's Sprint. My 3G has gotten worse but my 4G has taken an even bigger hit. I've also noticed more that I'll lose 3G and drop to 1X in an area I KNOW has 3G coverage, and sometimes it won't switch back unless I toggle the mobile data on and off.
My 3G tests have ranged from 175 kbps (5:30 PM) to 860 kbps (11 AM). While I used to be able to hit up to 8 mpbs on 4G, my last two tests showed me at 1860 kbps and 1740 kbps. That is slower than any other carriers 3G, like really Sprint? Wimax is a ****ing joke (probably more due to the spectrum used but still)
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Prolly all the iphone hippies...
My knocked up EVO
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Hilarious!!!
You guys are doing better than me.......I'm down to 54kb. Checked wifes intercept and it is a little better but.not much. I'm so sick of this!!!!!
Anyway thanks for listening lol
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Yep, way better than mine. I havent gotten above 100kbps since last November.
ok.. thats "good" i guess.. I was this close to wiping everything and starting from scratch, but I guess this horrible service is normal.
What dbm are you guys getting? im at -99
Pretty sure it's Sprint as others have already said. In north NJ and my speeds have been horrible for the last 6 months. Just getting worse and worse.
I signed up with Sprint cause of unlimited data but what's the point of having it when it's so slow as to be nearly useless? I have wifi everywhere at work so not an issue but I used to be able to stream music while driving and that's no longer possible.
I've tried just about every speed tweak out there, including the 3G script, resetting data, changing proxy settings and different radio combinations but all have ended up yielding 0 results. My speeds max out at 0.20 Mbps at best.
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What dbm are you guys getting? im at -99
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Yeah, about the same, sometimes up to 85.
Rediculouse that we have to pit up with it.
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What's funny is Sprint featured some video chat apps on their Twitter account the other day. I replied back basically, "Why feature video chat apps when there's only a 200 kbps network?" They never got back to me, .
3g dial up speed internet access.
Glad Roaming is free till they yell at me. haha
How do u force roam?.
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To Force roaming.
There is an app called roam control that will do it for you or there is a new rom called Evo Classic v0.0.3 that has it baked in the rom.
I've got roam control already but it doesn't seem to do anything. And yes I am rooted
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Roam Control will only let you roam for voice. For data, you will be on 1x only. (although 1x is usually faster than what I get on sprint's 3g).
To fully roam on verizon with 3g you will need to flash the verizon prl here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
Be sure to fully read, and understand that until you unflash the prl, you will be CONSTANTLY roaming on verizon, for both voice and data. Your phone won't show you are roaming, so be careful and dont forget and leave it on verizon for too long. Sprint will catch you if you go over about 3gb of data, and they could kick you off their service.
How do u get back to sprint after you flash the Verizon prl?
Edit: nvm, just figured it out
Sent From My Pocket
3G speed in my area is super slow. LTE won't be avail in the foreseeable future.
Would uploading/using custom PRL increase the 3G speed?
Or is custom PRL only increase the availability of 3G coverage?
Many thanks.
PRLs will do nothing for 3G speed. The only way a PRL could improve your 3G is by loading a VZW PRL and roam on them - and then you only get 300 MB/month of data. Additonally, PRLs for Sprint 3G haven't changed hardly at all in the past several years.
Thank you for the quick reply. I guess, I'll just hunker down for LTE to come
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PRLs will do nothing for 3G speed. The only way a PRL could improve your 3G is by loading a VZW PRL and roam on them - and then you only get 300 MB/month of data. Additonally, PRLs for Sprint 3G haven't changed hardly at all in the past several years.
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Dude, why does Sprint suck now? I used to get 4G in my apartment, and all over the bay in many spots. Now I NEVER get a 4G signal. It's been months since I got 4G. I've had my phone for 1.5 years. Did they change something? I wanna switch carriers it's so bad. What's going on?
I checked and made sure my phone is set to be on LTE / CDMA.
I downloaded a app in play store that gives you more info on signal strength and connection type. I will get 4g at times but notice I get it more now with the dandriod 3.9.5 ROM.
Try the app and see what info it gives you. It will say LTE no connection if your not coming close to picking it up.
Signal Check Lite