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T-Mobile vs Sprint GS2 SpeedTest

For what its worth did a little download test about 10 sites.
Cleared cache. Both had very good signal. I'm on 4G of course.All browser settings identical.
And...yep...Epic was faster 9 out of 10 sites, usually by quite a bit.
And I'm no 'Homer'...actually pushed TMobile a split sec faster to make sure.!

That's because T-Mobiles "4G" is the GSM varient 3G technology equivalent to Ev-Do Rev. B. It's not official 4G, it's "3.5G" technology known as HSPA+. But glad Sprint's 4G speeds are kicking butt where you are. At my house, 4G rarely connects and when it does, it's slower than my 3G speeds. (I luckily pull 2300 kbps on Sprint's 3G.)

Overstew said:
That's because T-Mobiles "4G" is the GSM varient 3G technology equivalent to Ev-Do Rev. B. It's not official 4G, it's "3.5G" technology known as HSPA+. But glad Sprint's 4G speeds are kicking butt where you are. At my house, 4G rarely connects and when it does, it's slower than my 3G speeds. (I luckily pull 2300 kbps on Sprint's 3G.)
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I'd rather get that kind of 3g speed then have 4g IMO. 4g kills the battery
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WOW, 2.3 down on 3G
id take that any day over 4G, especially if it was consistent
but im not complaining I can pull 3 down in my office, and 2 down in my house...just have to stay still lol
it kills the battery, but my 3G is in the 300K range---

in the dallas area 3g speeds suck all around ... limited to 300 500kbps
4g is awesome u get 2 3mbits easy

Overstew said:
That's because T-Mobiles "4G" is the GSM varient 3G technology equivalent to Ev-Do Rev. B. It's not official 4G, it's "3.5G" technology known as HSPA+. But glad Sprint's 4G speeds are kicking butt where you are. At my house, 4G rarely connects and when it does, it's slower than my 3G speeds. (I luckily pull 2300 kbps on Sprint's 3G.)
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You are very luck on 3g! Most people on Sprint 3g get 100kbps to 900kbps. 4g for me anyhow inside or out is 300kbs to 1.9 kbps...Upload 500kbps to 700kbps..I am in Dallas TX in the top 10 market for any rollouts! Sprint sucks when it comes to data. Had a friend that did a speed test yesterday on regular 3g on Tmobile and got 3000mbps up and down. SMH I just only wish.....Feel sorry for the iPhone users who will have no service lol to 500 kbps on average.

Yeah I don't know what's happened to 3G here.
When I had the Evo 4G...Chicago had a big surge here...like AVERAGING 2500kbps on 3g.
Was poorer on the Evo 3D days but not too bad.
Now (with Epic) it averages 600 or so here.
All I can say is....if there is a surge of IPhone buyers coming in they are going to.be monumentally dissapointed in data speeds!
Whatya thinkin Sprint?
I remain on 4G here...(have a MiFi unit in my bag which helps!). Almost always run 4M average on either 4G or WiFi MiFi.

dallastx said:
You are very luck on 3g! Most people on Sprint 3g get 100kbps to 900kbps. 4g for me anyhow inside or out is 300kbs to 1.9 kbps...Upload 500kbps to 700kbps..I am in Dallas TX in the top 10 market for any rollouts! Sprint sucks when it comes to data. Had a friend that did a speed test yesterday on regular 3g on Tmobile and got 3000mbps up and down. SMH I just only wish.....Feel sorry for the iPhone users who will have no service lol to 500 kbps on average.
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Holy crap I wish I could just get 3000mbps on any ISP or phone. can you imagine No Lag, streaming instant.
Hell just going to click on anything on the website would seem to just pop up on screen as if the computer read my mind.

I used to be on att I had a Motorola atrix and ranged 3.5 to 6mb download.
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This is a stupid thread. Wifi is the only way to test tue browsing speed. If youre concerned about network speeds, this kind of test is pointless. Congrats, you found ONE place where sprint is faster. Meaningless. At home i get 2mbit down on 4g, at work i get 12. Both spots are deep inside buldings, both in the city.
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dallastx said:
You are very luck on 3g! Most people on Sprint 3g get 100kbps to 900kbps. 4g for me anyhow inside or out is 300kbs to 1.9 kbps...Upload 500kbps to 700kbps..I am in Dallas TX in the top 10 market for any rollouts! Sprint sucks when it comes to data. Had a friend that did a speed test yesterday on regular 3g on Tmobile and got 3000mbps up and down. SMH I just only wish.....Feel sorry for the iPhone users who will have no service lol to 500 kbps on average.
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I think I literally have a tower in my back yard.
Edit: when my Comcast goes out, I use the phone for tether on xbox and it streams in 720p lol!
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Ok Einstein....never said it reflected GLOBALLY. Why so irritated?!
It WAS a data transfer test of Wimax vs TMobile HSDP++ of 10 sites I use for 'testing'. Connected to respected networks...not Wifi. (WiFi isn't a network test).
Both had superb signal strength. Both with identical browser conditions.
I suspect if I took both deep inside a building Wimax would not fair as well.
U OK now?
LxMxFxD said:
This is a stupid thread. Wifi is the only way to test tue browsing speed. If youre concerned about network speeds, this kind of test is pointless. Congrats, you found ONE place where sprint is faster. Meaningless. At home i get 2mbit down on 4g, at work i get 12. Both spots are deep inside buldings, both in the city.
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WiFi can only run as fast as the wifi radio can run, which is around 12mbps. I can easily pull 30 mbps on my computer via wifi, but my phone pulls 10 mbps on the same network.
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what speeds are you getting? I'm on T-mobile sgs2 n get constant 10mbps n peak at 18 at sacramento CA area

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Overstew said:
That's because T-Mobiles "4G" is the GSM varient 3G technology equivalent to Ev-Do Rev. B. It's not official 4G, it's "3.5G" technology known as HSPA+. But glad Sprint's 4G speeds are kicking butt where you are. At my house, 4G rarely connects and when it does, it's slower than my 3G speeds. (I luckily pull 2300 kbps on Sprint's 3G.)
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LxMxFxD said:
This is a stupid thread. Wifi is the only way to test tue browsing speed. If youre concerned about network speeds, this kind of test is pointless. Congrats, you found ONE place where sprint is faster. Meaningless. At home i get 2mbit down on 4g, at work i get 12. Both spots are deep inside buldings, both in the city.
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dont like your approach, but totally agree with the message. There are places where tmobile is faster on 3g/4g and vice versa. Not a fair comparison.
Put them both on the same wifi hotspot and then run some tests

Overstew said:
WiFi can only run as fast as the wifi radio can run, which is around 12mbps. I can easily pull 30 mbps on my computer via wifi, but my phone pulls 10 mbps on the same network.
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I'm pretty sure I seen 20Mbs a couple times on wifi
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My cuzing showed me 20mbps speed test on that dual core LG phone on T-Mobile. Seems like double our 4g...

I was in ATT today speedtesting my Galaxy Note 4G+ vs Skyrocket LTE.
Skyrocket avg'd 12M Note avged 7M.
Then Dually downloaded Gizmodo, and howardforums etc (bout 10 different sites).... and Note downloaded those sites slightly faster than Skyrocket. Also downloaded a 250+ file and same result.
The LTE speedtests are a crock vs real world performance. Who cares......less you just get off on speedtest app contests.
Edit... Both devices on ATT network. Wifi testing:Note was better by more.

Stay with Sprint?

Sept 1st and my contract is up.
I love the epic, but time for a new phone. It got me thinking how much do I like sprint. Honestly I love the price. The internet has been awful. Phone calls have been dropping like flies for the last few months.
I saw this test about 3g/4g speeds
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405607,00.asp
So I started to look, and it seems like T Mobile would be the same price as sprint. The others would not be much more.
Just wondering what you guys are thinking, and if anyone has had t mobile.
Now if only I could get the peoples rom on it I would be sold.

September first for me too.
Only difference, I'm being ripped off financially by Sprint.
So I'm definitely jumping ship.
As for me I'm looking at T-Mobile at $70 savings over Sprint, and Verizon at $30. Verizon has superior everything, T-Mobile has price. Hmmm.
Frankly it's all the same as far as T-Mobile and Sprint go. The coverage you're going to get with T-Mobile will vary depending on location, and will get better signal in some places as opposed to Sprint, and vice versa. I get full bars at my cousins cabin up north, while my uncle's T-Mobile phone can't get a signal whatsoever. A few miles further and it's flipped.
As far as data speed go you will see a defined performance boost. Sprint's data is the worst in the business, so the only way is up. HSPA+ gets the same, if not better speeds than full bars 4G on Sprint. I'll take throttling over consistent crap speeds any day.

My contract is up at the same time but I think the smartest thing for me to do would be to see how good lte is by december. I work in a sprint store but still not satisfied with the data like u guys. LTE should be covered as much as wiimax by the end of 2012 and should be covered double of wiimax coverage by next year. Still have hope lol. However I am extremely satisfied with my bill though. On a family plan with jp morgan discounts. Each of us pay exactly 50 a month and it covers the whole bill.

I'd say if your not going to be covered in LTE or have at least decent coverage, then jump ships. I should be pretty much covered here in Central Texas so... I'm not to worried about my .20mbps 3G connection for very much longer.
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ÜBER™ said:
I'd say if your not going to be covered in LTE or have at least decent coverage, then jump ships. I should be pretty much covered here in Central Texas so... I'm not to worried about my .20mbps 3G connection for very much longer.
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its sad how how 3G standard speeds should be around 300-400KB/s Yet on 4G with 3 to 4 bars i get 300 to 400KB/s slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XxLostSoulxX said:
its sad how how 3G standard speeds should be around 300-400KB/s Yet on 4G with 3 to 4 bars i get 300 to 400KB/s slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cell strength bars and 4G speeds are unrelated. I have had no bars and no 3G and still connect to 4G with better speeds than that. 4G is a different band.
You think that is bad, try waiting 20 minutes for AT&T to connect to 4G hspa. They are so bad in Daytona I have to reboot the work devices 2 or 3 times to connect.
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kennyglass123 said:
Cell strength bars and 4G speeds are unrelated. I have had no bars and no 3G and still connect to 4G with better speeds than that. 4G is a different band.
You think that is bad, try waiting 20 minutes for AT&T to connect to 4G hspa. They are so bad in Daytona I have to reboot the work devices 2 or 3 times to connect.
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He also failed to realize that LTE is not Wimax.... so LTE will be much better and faster. Looking at their planned coverage central Texas is saturated in green.
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ÜBER™ said:
He also failed to realize that LTE is not Wimax.... so LTE will be much better and faster. Looking at their planned coverage central Texas is saturated in green.
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supposedly itll be better itll be on clears lte network so will have to wait but the point is WiMaxx even still should be much higher than 400KB/s is the point.
And @ Kenny, i know people say that but how come is it that when i have 1 bar for singal and 4g is connected ill around 100 KB/s but when i have 4 bars i can get around 400 - 600 KB/s?

XxLostSoulxX said:
supposedly itll be better itll be on clears lte network so will have to wait but the point is WiMaxx even still should be much higher than 400KB/s is the point.
And @ Kenny, i know people say that but how come is it that when i have 1 bar for singal and 4g is connected ill around 100 KB/s but when i have 4 bars i can get around 400 - 600 KB/s?
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Because your area sucks with signal all around maybe? You make it sound like all areas have that speed rate, lol.

nikon120 said:
Because your area sucks with signal all around maybe? You make it sound like all areas have that speed rate, lol.
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when i go to coverage map it says all around is the best 4g as well as voice yeah right! they lie they always do where i go it says best coverage; never the best hardly any coverage.

XxLostSoulxX said:
supposedly itll be better itll be on clears lte network so will have to wait but the point is WiMaxx even still should be much higher than 400KB/s is the point.
And @ Kenny, i know people say that but how come is it that when i have 1 bar for singal and 4g is connected ill around 100 KB/s but when i have 4 bars i can get around 400 - 600 KB/s?
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In your particular case it seems the tower your cell signal comes from IS also the 4G tower. I guess by me that is not the case and wherever my 4G comes from that tower has a stronger transmitter. I can avg 2-6 Mbs on 4G in Daytona.
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In your particular case it seems the tower your cell signal comes from IS also the 4G tower. I guess by me that is not the case and wherever my 4G comes from that tower has a stronger transmitter. I can avg 2-6 Mbs on 4G in Daytona.
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everywhere i go its like that.

XxLostSoulxX said:
everywhere i go its like that.
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Its your phone.
IMO,this is very clear, given the endless hardware and compatibility issues you have run across
As to speeds...
I get 4-5mb speeds on 4G in both DC and Baltimore, though 4G is DC is much more spotty than in Baltimore.
My 3G speeds suck, but are close to the 1mb range typically.
I would be VERY hard pressed to leave Sprint.
Verizon is WAY to expensive, and has data caps
T-Mobile is cheaper, but has no batter coverage than Sprint, AND throttles data
AT&T? forget about it!
In reality, unless I am willing to shell out a bunch more $$, and live with data caps, I feel I would be hard pressed to do better than Sprint

I live in Salt Lake and Sprint has as good a service as Verizon.
AT&T is garbage. I moved down here for school from Alaska where they were the best hands down. Tmo is about the same. With roam control to get Verizon when I travel somewhere Sprint sucks there just isn't any reason to switch. My 4G speeds here are 4-5 mbps. 3G is about the same as AT&T.
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danipoak said:
I live in Salt Lake and Sprint has as good a service as Verizon.
AT&T is garbage. I moved down here for school from Alaska where they were the best hands down. Tmo is about the same. With roam control to get Verizon when I travel somewhere Sprint sucks there just isn't any reason to switch. My 4G speeds here are 4-5 mbps. 3G is about the same as AT&T.
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When you actually go and download something are you really hitting those speeds? For Instance I Have Clear internet at home and Speed Test Says I'm getting anywhere from 2 to 6 MBps but never hit that the most ill get is about 400 to 700KB/s.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
When you actually go and download something are you really hitting those speeds? For Instance I Have Clear internet at home and Speed Test Says I'm getting anywhere from 2 to 6 MBps but never hit that the most ill get is about 400 to 700KB/s.
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Because you are probably misreading the results. 2Mbs - 6Mbs translates into 250-750 kBs downloads. The b lower or upper case makes a big difference by a facto of 8.
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Because you are probably misreading the results. 2Mbs - 6Mbs translates into 250-750 kBs downloads. The b lower or upper case makes a big difference by a facto of 8.
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Read my post I said uppercase B I said 2MBps which is 2MB/s. That's why I hate clear it says I'm getting 2 to 6 MB/s yet when I download I'm only getting slower speeds like you said 250 to 750 kBs
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Read my post I said uppercase B I said 2MBps which is 2MB/s. That's why I hate clear it says I'm getting 2 to 6 MB/s yet when I download I'm only getting slower speeds like you said 250 to 750 kBs
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I did read your post but as usual you did not read mine. That is why I said "probably misreading".
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STUPID USELESS POST
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I did read your post but as usual you did not read mine. That is why I said "probably misreading".
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well it may be misreading but misreading and actual performance are two different things why isn't it downloading at the correct speeds this is what i'm talking about because when i visit my fathers place on his wifi i'm hitting MB/s not Mb/s.

Sprint Gnex 3g speeds

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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Samsuck said:
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

martonikaj said:
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.

martonikaj said:
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.

Pathetic 3g speeds

No wonder Sprint is so cheap
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Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)

Oh I totally agree I have no plans on switching I've been with Sprint for 3 years and am just hoping they improve their network to something more acceptable
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if i wasn't on a family plan with people in an area where it works better, i would have left. I get the same speeds as the OP. The thing is, in the exact same area 2 years ago, the speeds were great.

My speeds all 3g except a few wifi
The ones with abismal speeds were then ones with no bars
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r u fukn kidding me?!
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Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)
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1x!? i would give my left nut to get that on 3g. i'm lucky
to get half that speed. and when i do its a very rare occasion. sprint better blow the roof off with this lte ****. this beautiful phone is going to waste being crippled like this

Their 3G speeds are okay for me like I like it because when I'm out side of the house it takes about 3 secs for a page to load which is impressive to me and at least you got some data connection I rarely use 3G to surf the web but try updating ur PRL to get your 3G speed and more to the latest and fastest version
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Yeah 3g is getting better.
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yousefak said:
Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)
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Is that roaming on Verizon's network?
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hockey4life0099 said:
if i wasn't on a family plan with people in an area where it works better, i would have left. I get the same speeds as the OP. The thing is, in the exact same area 2 years ago, the speeds were great.
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Yeah same here just a few years ago the speeds were pretty good but we'll see what the future holds I think their network will pick up with all the upgrades they have planned
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Here's my 3G Speed early one Sunday morning in nyc.
Realize it gets as slow as 10% of that download speed during peak times. Quiet morning.
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Compared to my last phone the epic 4g touch the 3g speeds on my s3 is pretty damn good almost as good as the 4g speed on the on the epic 4g touch. So I can only imagine what to look forward to when lte is up in Jersey
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.

Is the horse dead yet??

Success100 said:
Is the horse dead yet??
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It's been beaten long enough
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.

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Is that roaming on Verizon's network?
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100% Sprint. It's what I usually get around my home area. 1000-150kbps throughout the day, 1500-1900kbps at night.
The thing is, I live in a suburban area so the towers aren't used as much. I'm willing to bet that throughout the day there are only like 4 or 5 other people connected to data that actually use their data.

Here's my 3g speed, guess I'm lucky.
I've noticed a few times when I have crappy data speeds. My phone was showing 3g in the status bar, but if I went to SettIngs-->About Device--> Status the phone was actually connected at 1x not 3g. Not sure why it doesn't show 1x in the notification bar.
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I'm with T-Mobile on the one s, my buddy had the sprint Sammy s3 next to mine, though the speed test said mine was smoking fast the Sammy was faster for the user experience, for simple browsing . I'm gonna switch to sprint and get the sgs3
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Vincent Vegas said:
Here's my 3G Speed early one Sunday morning in nyc.
Realize it gets as slow as 10% of that download speed during peak times. Quiet morning.
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I'm in S.I., and I never see those speeds even on a Sunday morning.

mardukeme said:
Here's my 3g speed, guess I'm lucky.
I've noticed a few times when I have crappy data speeds. My phone was showing 3g in the status bar, but if I went to SettIngs-->About Device--> Status the phone was actually connected at 1x not 3g. Not sure why it doesn't show 1x in the notification bar.
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Unless you are rooted and running a custom Rom that is capable of displaying 1x, the stock Sprint Rom will always show 3g.

I suppose my area has something to do with my 3g speeds I live near Cincinnati and I'm sure the towers are over loaded
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What prl is everyone using?

I'm on 25005 which I think is stock, but it works great. Anyone else using another that's bringing in reliable data? I tried 00002 but it cuts data on my often.

11115, it allows roaming on verizon 3g.

Mine says 60690.

Ascertion said:
I'm on 25005 which I think is stock, but it works great. Anyone else using another that's bringing in reliable data? I tried 00002 but it cuts data on my often.
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I'm on the same one. I would love to put the VZW business (allow 3G roaming) on here, but I have two issues with that: I'm around Chicago, and Sprint and VZW don't have a roaming agreement here, so I'm out of luck even if I could (second issue) force roaming.
So right now I'm 0/2 :crying:

hayzooos said:
I'm on the same one. I would love to put the VZW business (allow 3G roaming) on here, but I have two issues with that: I'm around Chicago, and Sprint and VZW don't have a roaming agreement here, so I'm out of luck even if I could (second issue) force roaming.
So right now I'm 0/2 :crying:
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Chicago has the largest 4g lte network on sprint right now. You won't need prls being on sprint lte. Lol

Ascertion said:
I'm on 25005 which I think is stock, but it works great. Anyone else using another that's bringing in reliable data? I tried 00002 but it cuts data on my often.
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im on 11115

25005 here as well, and 3G in my current location sucks a bag of dicks. This, though, may well be Sprint's problem, as I'm on the phone with them.

k0nane said:
25005 here as well, and 3G in my current location sucks a bag of dicks. This, though, may well be Sprint's problem, as I'm on the phone with them.
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25005 as well. The 3G here sucks. I live in Pittsburgh, and I've been searching for a Galaxy S3 prl thread so I can get good service. Any help changing the prl, or a good one for my area would be great.
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xx5352 said:
25005 as well. The 3G here sucks. I live in Pittsburgh, and I've been searching for a Galaxy S3 prl thread so I can get good service. Any help changing the prl, or a good one for my area would be great.
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If it's persistent, it's not PRL. It just sucks there. Wait for Network Vision.

25005 here in LA and yea, my 3G speeds suck. I'm lucky to break 100 kbps unless it's the middle of the night.

Ascertion said:
Chicago has the largest 4g lte network on sprint right now. You won't need prls being on sprint lte. Lol
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where? i work downtown chicago and i havent seen it yet. :-/

11115 here...metro Detroit area. I haven't really noticed a difference with it. I bought roam control, but haven't set it up cause it apparently doesn't work on this phone from what people have been saying. If I'm in the house near my airrave its fine, but I get 0-2 bars if I go out on the porch, so I usually just stay on WiFi while at home. Seems worse than usual over the last month too. Hopefully that means they've started upgrading the towers around here.....yeah right....:what:
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bisby said:
where? i work downtown chicago and i havent seen it yet. :-/
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On s4gru, it states Chicago has the most completed towers, at 40% total complete. Your Area will hit soon.

Using 12124

PRL 24005 (business account)

Thanks to ducehlmg. He posted this zip with every sprint prl.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29841567
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Just manually switched to PRL 24005... and either Sprint fixed the data issues on the towers around me, or there's magic awesome sauce for corporate users.
EDIT: As I have no chance of LTE for a while, I'm switching to 12124.

k0nane said:
Just manually switched to PRL 24005... and either Sprint fixed the data issues on the towers around me, or there's magic awesome sauce for corporate users.
EDIT: As I have no chance of LTE for a while, I'm switching to 12124.
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How are your speeds on 24005 and 12124?

clankfu said:
How are your speeds on 24005 and 12124?
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There have been problems in my area, so these aren't necessarily indicative... but I got 500-800 on 24005, and 1150+/500+ on 12124.

I think it's time for me to flash a new PRL.