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3g data speeds on 9/20/2011...strange

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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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.

.12Mb/sec roaming

Description says it all. When I roam onto Verizons towers I only get. 12Mb/sec which is almost no internet at all. Is there a way to fix this? I know the signle from my tower would give me 2.5-3Mb/sec on my evo just a few weeks ago. Ideas guys? Oh i use Roam Controle to switch over to Verizon if that makes a difference

yeah well the best Sprint 3G I can get in my neighborhood is about .25 Mbps. And it's true for many parts of Manhattan, you can't crack .5 Mbps.

I thought verizon dramatically throttles it for roaming.
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dead78 said:
yeah well the best Sprint 3G I can get in my neighborhood is about .25 Mbps. And it's true for many parts of Manhattan, you can't crack .5 Mbps.
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I dont use 3g much in Manhattan. But where I live(in queens) and where I work and go to school (midtown) I have an awesome 4g signal. When I'm inside, I average anywhere from 6-9mbps and when I'm outside I get about 9-11mbps
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Damn you 4g'ers lol. Kauai doesn't have 4g yet

It all has to do with the 3g radio in the phone...It sucks...I'm in Dallas TX and I get speeds so low I can't load a web site through opera mini. Any other phone I owned Evo4g and 3d where not that slow at all. 4g is not strong enough to keep a signal while moving/driving so I dont use it much.
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Actually, it has all to do with your prl...unless you're on an old or select business prl, almost all current prls only allow 1xrtt data on roaming. So the speeds you are seeing are actually normal 1x speeds
Its confusing though, since our phones seem to be lacking the 1x icon
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squshy 7 said:
Actually, it has all to do with your prl...unless you're on an old or select business prl, almost all current prls only allow 1xrtt data on roaming. So the speeds you are seeing are actually normal 1x speeds
Its confusing though, since our phones seem to be lacking the 1x icon
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This. And it's not just this phone.
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squshy 7 said:
Actually, it has all to do with your prl...unless you're on an old or select business prl, almost all current prls only allow 1xrtt data on roaming. So the speeds you are seeing are actually normal 1x speeds
Its confusing though, since our phones seem to be lacking the 1x icon
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Actually in many areas, the PRL entry for Verizon is defined to search for Verizon 1x signal while also searching for Sprint EV signal. So you could actually be roaming on Verizon for voice, have the EV/3G indicator, but still be using Sprint for EV/3G data.
This can lead to even more confusion.

Can I get a verizon PRL so I can ise there 3g?

bluefire808 said:
Can I get a verizon PRL so I can ise there 3g?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893

bluefire808 said:
Can I get a verizon PRL so I can ise there 3g?
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That's not going to help you...Go to the link he posted above and i am sure no one is successfully roaming on 3g on a Samsung phone. Well not SG2 atleast.

bluefire808 said:
Description says it all. When I roam onto Verizons towers I only get. 12Mb/sec which is almost no internet at all. Is there a way to fix this? I know the signle from my tower would give me 2.5-3Mb/sec on my evo just a few weeks ago. Ideas guys? Oh i use Roam Controle to switch over to Verizon if that makes a difference
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LOL I normally get about .20mbps on Sprint's terrible 3G network, and still no 4G here in Phoenix.
You have to admit Sprints 3G network is a joke. I was sitting at dinner earlier right next to the tower and I was barely breaking 1mbps.

dallastx said:
That's not going to help you...Go to the link he posted above and i am sure no one is successfully roaming on 3g on a Samsung phone. Well not SG2 atleast.
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Speed? Any LOS's?
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dallastx said:
That's not going to help you...Go to the link he posted above and i am sure no one is successfully roaming on 3g on a Samsung phone. Well not SG2 atleast.
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My Moment (August, anyway) was able to roam on 3G in northern Wisconsin. Of course, I believe that that part of AllTel went to Cellular One, not Verizon. That's probably the difference.
In fact, I often got better data speeds in the middle of the forest up north than I do at home in Milwaukee. I usually got 150-200kBs (bytes, not bits) whereas at home, I get 15-20kBs.

dallastx said:
Speed? Any LOS's?
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speed heavily depends on time and location
can be anywhere from 500kbs-1.5mbs but as slow as 200 if the tower is super hogged.
Never had a LOS, stock kernel + root

graffixnyc said:
I dont use 3g much in Manhattan. But where I live(in queens) and where I work and go to school (midtown) I have an awesome 4g signal. When I'm inside, I average anywhere from 6-9mbps and when I'm outside I get about 9-11mbps
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Damn I would kill for those speeds. In midtown manhattan and on 4G I can only get around 5mbps download (standing next to a window) and 350kbps download.
I can't even get 4G signal in my house downtown. I get only 1 or 2 bars for 3G unless I am standing next to a window.
I need to test the speed of the 3G next time I roam.

this is fps test. hope the pic works this time

From what I understand Verizon does not support 3G roaming with Sprint phones you will only get 1x service. 3G roaming was a deal with Alltel, who got bought out by Verizon and ATT. You are going to get crappy speeds if you are roaming on Verizon.

3g Speeds

I dont know if it is just a coincidence that the iphone came out today but my 3g speeds have went to a mind numbing crawl. With full bars and using speedtest app, I have not hit over 60 kBs all day. Stopped at sprint store and they said network was overloaded and they couldn't even run normal tests on my phone to diagnose. I think I am having issues anyway since I can't seem to get over 175 kBs in the last two weeks before today and I have a tower 1/4 mile away. I have dreaded the iphone release on sprint since announced.....hope this is not what I can come to expect from here on out. I've been with sprint for 14 years and really don't want to have to change.
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i get a good 1.5 down 3g and 11down 4g in long beach = los alamitos

I'm is pretty good lol
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ilostmypistons said:
I'm is pretty good lol
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That is crazy!
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mine is actually doing a little better ..... 541kbps down - 43kbps up.

ilostmypistons said:
I'm is pretty good lol
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That's about how 3g is for me yesterday in Torrance, CA. Very poor performance. When calling Sprint to ask about possible network issues, they kept me on hold for a supervisor for >30min before I hung up. Sprint's network is starting to be a major concern for me.
Sent on the run.

Where i live I am very lucky to break 50k and that been going on for about a yr.

I was going to make a topic about this earlier. Yes sprint did increase the data throughput. As soon as i woke up i checked my speeds as they could not sell a 3g phone that cant even stream music. Sure enough speeds almost at 1mbps normally in my area 50kbps to 300kbps.

I am not a lawyer by any means but since the actual sprint website says:
Sprint Mobile Broadband devices operate at average download speed ranges from 400-700 Kbps with peak rates up to 2 Mbps, and at average upload speeds of 40-70 Kbps with peak rates up to 144 Kbps in Mobile Broadband (EVDO Rev 0) coverage areas.
Sprint Mobile Broadband devices that are EVDO Rev A will operate at average download speed ranges from 450-800 Kbps with peak rates up to 3.1 Mbps, and at average upload speeds of 300-400 Kbps with peak rates up to 1.8 Mbps in Mobile Broadband (EVDO Rev A) coverage areas.
https://www.sprint.com/business/products/products/evdoCoverage2.jsp
Do I have any recourse based on what they say I should get vs what I actually get? Maybe a breach of contract or something or violation of TOS......thems my only legal terms I learnt and can use, lol.
In all seriousness, it just doesn't seem right that I am told I would get one thing and I am locked in for 2 years with it but yet I get another. Kind of a bait and switch thing..........wait.......another legal jargon phrase that just came to me, haha.

Increase In Speed
For the past month I been doing a speed test every morning as soon as i get into work. Till today I have not gone over 0.5 Mbs download (Honolulu, Hawaii)
But today I ran the same test i do every day and was able to hit 1.56 Mbs!!!!
Did a 4G test and got 0.1 Mbs ...super crap speeds as always.
Ran some more speed test on 3G and was surprised to get all of them around
1 Mbs. Sprint must have upped their throughput for the iphone 4 crap.
Wonder how long it will stay like this. If my speeds drop again after the initial iPhone crap I'm going to be very pissed.

coiledwire said:
That's about how 3g is for me yesterday in Torrance, CA. Very poor performance. When calling Sprint to ask about possible network issues, they kept me on hold for a supervisor for >30min before I hung up. Sprint's network is starting to be a major concern for me.
Sent on the run.
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Starting?! Man, sprint's network has sucked big bawls for roughly the last 2 years. maybe even longer but iv only been with em for 3 years. I got 1 year left. Hopefullly ill be earning more by next year and jump ship to verizon and their vastly superior LTE network...even VZW's 3g network matches Sprints 4g in most areas of Los Angeles.

3g gets me 1.30mbps down and .50mbps up. Haven't been able to test 4g speeds, as I can't seem to get a 4g connection eventhough I'm smack dead in a 4g area.

I noticed I dramatic increase at my work. I couldn't believe it. Previously it was less than 300 kbps.
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I don't trust the speedtest app anymore. I did a test and it showed that I was getting some horrendously slow speed. Shortly after, I got a notification that doubletwist had an update. Almost 7mb program, downloaded and installed in, no joke, about 20 seconds. Did a speedtest on Speakeasy's website and got a very different result
Speeds have improved dramatically, but I'm not sure why the app doesn't reflect that.

Snazarian said:
Starting?! Man, sprint's network has sucked big bawls for roughly the last 2 years. maybe even longer but iv only been with em for 3 years. I got 1 year left. Hopefullly ill be earning more by next year and jump ship to verizon and their vastly superior LTE network...even VZW's 3g network matches Sprints 4g in most areas of Los Angeles.
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I couldn't care less about 3g/4g. At Sprint's price, if I got 500 kbps down I'd be happy.

jnadke said:
I couldn't care less about 3g/4g. At Sprint's price, if I got 500 kbps down I'd be happy.
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Dude stop making sense. That not so smart guy doesn't get it
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Philadelphia 3g
You can also see what i was getting, I think it has actually gone up.
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Someone passed this on to me.... I tried it and it worked. Said the guy worked for sprint.... and code is used to boost 3g but only for a short time. Don't take my word for it try it..... Used speedtest to show show your 3g speed. Then close out and go to your dialer and press *18 you will hear beeps hangup and do speedtest again. Speed should triple.
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Speeds have been fine for me personally, this is all 3G at my home in eastern West Virginia.

{Q} Is This Phone Capable Of..

Is this phone capable of both 3g & 4g speeds, I mean does the "3g" iconactually show up on areas where T-Mobile's HSPA+ is not available? I ask this because I had a GS4G & it was dissapointing not have 3g, it would only jump from 4g to edge, Thanks in advance people!!
ps. I ask because im planning on picking it up if it does, if it doesnt then ill jump over to the Galaxy Nexus.

From what I have noticed, my carrier (Mobilicity) only has HSPA, not HSPA+, so I am always on 3g. I hope that answers your question!
Btw, the speeds I get on 3g are around 3-5Mbps

I've been on everything from GPRS to 4G on this phone, so yes, it does all the various levels of data.

l3g3nd.k1ll4h said:
Is this phone capable of both 3g & 4g speeds, I mean does the "3g" iconactually show up on areas where T-Mobile's HSPA+ is not available? I ask this because I had a GS4G & it was dissapointing not have 3g, it would only jump from 4g to edge, Thanks in advance people!!
ps. I ask because im planning on picking it up if it does, if it doesnt then ill jump over to the Galaxy Nexus.
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I've seen 3g pop up. But before you think that your sgs4g didn't have 3g,, did you ever run network tracker? The icon can be deceiving mate.
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Why does it matter . If your on Tmobile any data you use counts to your cap . I.gues using only 3g will prolong it .
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T-Mobile shows you on 4G when you're using 3G. Check your about phone. UMTS = 3G
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if you have a 2gb, 5gb, or 10gb plan from T-mobile, once you pass your cap, speeds are reduced to 3G for the rest of your billing cycle.

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if you have a 2gb, 5gb, or 10gb plan from T-mobile, once you pass your cap, speeds are reduced to 3G for the rest of your billing cycle.
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i'm not sure about being reduced to 3g speed. I reached my cap for the first time last month. my data speed dropped to around 200kbps (edge speeds) versus around 17mbps (4g speed) before getting throttled. i wish it would drop to 3g speeds. that's not so bad. edge speed is really slow compared to 4g.

Unless you have a custom kernel, this phone will only show 4G or E. It is designed that way, so that people don't but a 4G phone and only see 3G if they live in a UMTS area only. It's just for marketing. You can see the 4G icon and get anywhere from 1 mbps to 15 mbps.
And the throttle speed is definitely not 3G speeds. I wish. It is capped at 0.06 mbps
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3G Speeds

Hey there. I just switched from tmobile to sprint after my contract ended. I switched from the tmobile gs2 to the e4gt. With the t989 I would get 10-23 mbs. With this phone I can barely hit 500kb. I was considering switching back. Is there a way to speed up data speeds or should I wait for an lte phone from sprint?

Apart from running the Verizon prl, you can't do much.

Welcome to sprint buddy.

Call the Sprint CTMS department and start a ticket.
(866) 984-4962
That is the department that actually checks and repairs the towers.
I get up to 1.9 megs in the afternoon now.

Scyke said:
Hey there. I just switched from tmobile to sprint after my contract ended. I switched from the tmobile gs2 to the e4gt. With the t989 I would get 10-23 mbs. With this phone I can barely hit 500kb. I live in the Champaign IL area. I was considering switching back. Is there a way to speed up data speeds or should I wait for an lte phone from sprint?
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You do realize that 10+ Mb was not really 3g on TMobile it's there hspd basically 4g or 3.5 g
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Funny and sad how these '' slow 3g threads'' pop up every couple weeks. I did the same thing.
To the OP, like someone said before gonna have to do a search on changing your prl. That's what I did and it helped. Speeds still sick but at least improved.

Or you can wait a year or so until Network Vision hits your area.

I know 10 mbs was 4G but even with my vibrant I would get the 3-7 mbs. And how does Verizon prl help?
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I must be in a good area since my 3G speeds are typically T1 speed at home and work but there are times like right now I will totally lose signal at work. A Sprint store is about 4 blocks away so I would think that would be in my favor.
This is a good resource https://network.sprint.com/

I'm sad to say this but I think I'm switching. It is way to slow and the verizon prl has a risk of getting my contract terminated. I love this phone but I can't handle it.

The Vibrant had HSPA+ as well...true 3G GSM data is maxed out at 3 Mbps at perfect conditions, just like Rev. A

lilotimz said:
Welcome to sprint buddy.
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Quoted for truth. Thank you.
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what is the best and average 3g speeds in florida?

mike102409 said:
what is the best and average 3g speeds in florida?
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Which part of Florida? Jacksonville is pretty well covered.
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Ocala is a complete joke
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I'm in the sticks 20mins east of bradenton and have great speeds 90% of the time(1+mbps down) the bad thing is where I live there's only 1 sprint tower and no vzw data coverage and minimal voice coverage so if sprints tower screws up or goes out I have little to no service at all. But like I said 90% of the time probably more than that in 2 yrs I've only had service issues maybe a total of 10 days, thats all the hours added up and stacked end on end in consecutive order, I have 1-2.2 mbps down and 500kbps-1mbps up
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Yea don't expext anything higher than 1mb DL on 3G with sprint lol. Just isn't gonna happen maybe with the NEW VISION NETWORK that's being rolled out but until then nope
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Airave........
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At home in Queens, NY I get wonderful 3G speeds regardless of the time of day (1 - 2.2 Mbps) but at work in Manhattan I get absolute crap (100 - 300 Kbps with 4 to 5 bars of signal !!!). To make it worse, while testing the download speed at work, I see the transfer taking pauses of several seconds... it simply hangs for a few seconds as if it's waiting for something to happen. It does this on both download and upload.

T989 to 1989 speeds. You really need to determine if sprint will work for you in the first 14 days. From any other network, sprints speeds are usually a downgrade.
Unfortunately, I can't even use 3g in many places its that slow. I'm holding on and hoping it improves.
In the Cleveland area I get decent speeds 700-1600kbps, but at work 30 minutes west I get great signal but 200 kbps speeds or less on 3g!. 2 hours west in the Toledo area I get less than 100 kbps on a very strong signal which is where it isn't even usable.
I need an air rave in my home to get signal in the basement, and although the air rave speeds are good since they piggy back off of my home internet, it doesn't make a big difference since i prefer wifi in my house anyway.
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