Hey guys. I have been using the out of the box EG30 modem up until today. Never had LOS and for the most part had good 3G speed but kind of crappy 4G speed. Today I finally decided to flash the EL13 modem.
Using SpeedTest app (with same location) I did FIVE speed test on EG30 modem and FIVE speed test on EL13 modem. The test were done at the same time and in the same exact location. I did test on the 3G and 4G speeds. The rom I used on all test was CALKULIN's 2.5 rom. Here are the results:
EG30 modem: 3G avg = 1.35 DL, 184 UL and 97 ping
4G avg = 3.28 DL, 355 UL and 143 ping
EL13 modem: 3G avg = 1.51 DL, 190 UL and 93 ping
4G avg = 4.2 DL, 594 UL and 123 ping
As you can see from my test flashing the EL13 provided moderate increases in DL and UL speed. Like on my EG30 modem, I have not experienced any LOS yet (have only been on this modem for a few hours though.)
Feel free to post your comparisons between modems...it may help someone decide whether they want to flash another modem.
Nice. Thanks.
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SantinoInc said:
Hey guys. I have been using the out of the box EG30 modem up until today. Never had LOS and for the most part had good 3G speed but kind of crappy 4G speed. Today I finally decided to flash the EL13 modem.
Using SpeedTest app (with same location) I did FIVE speed test on EG30 modem and FIVE speed test on EL13 modem. The test were done at the same time and in the same exact location. I did test on the 3G and 4G speeds. The rom I used on all test was CALKULIN's 2.5 rom. Here are the results:
EG30 modem: 3G avg = 1.35 DL, 184 UL and 97 ping
4G avg = 3.28 DL, 355 UL and 143 ping
EL13 modem: 3G avg = 1.51 DL, 190 UL and 93 ping
4G avg = 4.2 DL, 594 UL and 123 ping
As you can see from my test flashing the EL13 provided moderate increases in DL and UL speed. Like on my EG30 modem, I have not experienced any LOS yet (have only been on this modem for a few hours though.)
Feel free to post your comparisons between modems...it may help someone decide whether they want to flash another modem.
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How about EG30 vs EK02 vs EL13?
Now that the EG30 is avail to download and restore to stock, I'm interested in determining which modem pulls down faster d/l (all subject to area).
Also, did you notice any screen / transition lag on EL13 compared to Eg30?
My signal strength and d/l speeds seem the same but my u/l speeds do seem much faster, not the results I hoped for but it's an improvement lol. Can't test 4g...not sure it really exist.
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SantinoInc said:
Hey guys. I have been using the out of the box EG30 modem up until today. Never had LOS and for the most part had good 3G speed but kind of crappy 4G speed. Today I finally decided to flash the EL13 modem.
Using SpeedTest app (with same location) I did FIVE speed test on EG30 modem and FIVE speed test on EL13 modem. The test were done at the same time and in the same exact location. I did test on the 3G and 4G speeds. The rom I used on all test was CALKULIN's 2.5 rom. Here are the results:
EG30 modem: 3G avg = 1.35 DL, 184 UL and 97 ping
4G avg = 3.28 DL, 355 UL and 143 ping
EL13 modem: 3G avg = 1.51 DL, 190 UL and 93 ping
4G avg = 4.2 DL, 594 UL and 123 ping
As you can see from my test flashing the EL13 provided moderate increases in DL and UL speed. Like on my EG30 modem, I have not experienced any LOS yet (have only been on this modem for a few hours though.)
Feel free to post your comparisons between modems...it may help someone decide whether they want to flash another modem.
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must be nice to be able to get anywhere remotely close to that dl speed, best I seen ever here is 700Kbps
EG31 next.
I have a hunch that it's the fastest, but, that can change from minute to minute, place to place, phone to phone, etc to etc.
Though getting 3G speeds like that you seem to be in the perfect place to actually test these modems.
I get the best results with EG31....but, that's just me....and I haven't done back to back radio tests since my evo3d when the eng. radio got leaked
daneurysm said:
EG31 next.
I have a hunch that it's the fastest, but, that can change from minute to minute, place to place, phone to phone, etc to etc.
Though getting 3G speeds like that you seem to be in the perfect place to actually test these modems.
I get the best results with EG31....but, that's just me....and I haven't done back to back radio tests since my evo3d when the eng. radio got leaked
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You beat me to it. I see serious variations between tests. Maybe if someone can run 10 tests on each and took the average of the 10 to compare....
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You beat me to it. I see serious variations between tests. Maybe if someone can run 10 tests on each and took the average of the 10 to compare....
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I've tried this before and even on the same phone with 10-20 back to back tests in the exact same spot, speeds vary so much, it's really hard to say what causes the speed changes.
The network has many, many users on it and their use is not controllable. If 10 users on the tower are tethered and DLing a torrent, that will affect everyone on the tower...
Unless you can control who is on the tower and how much bandwidth the tower has available, these tests aren't very reliable.
If you want something that *might* be meaningful, you'll need same phones with different modems side by side and running the test at identical times. You'll need to do dozens of trials and vary the time of day and week. Over time a trend will occur and then you can begin to make inferences about THAT tower in THAT area ONLY.
You might also consider a different testing software. Speed Test, for me, has always been highly variable. I've tried different apps on the market but I seem to get the most consistent results using speakeasy.net (website) rather than the application on the phone.
I am on EG30 modem and my wife's phone is on the new EK02 modem. I do side by side testing at home and at restaurants where we eat. There is no improvement. At any one time doing the same test on 3G and 4G, the speed difference can be + or -(10-50%) with no clear indication of which one is the better modem. Tried both the speedtest and speakeasy.net website. I have done this 50-60 times for 2 months before and after the update. There is no way I can draw a conclusion about which modem is better so I left mine at EG30 running Calk 2.0 which is based on EK02 rom and kernel.
Our 3g speed in Tampa/St Pete is anywhere from 200kbps to 2000kbps with the average of around 500kbps. Our 4G averages around 2000kbps but there are plenty of area around town including our house where we can regularly pull 5000kbps and up to 10MBPS if I hold my mouth just right. Testing with our own wifi shows that we can consistently get the same speed. Testing with 3g/4g, no way to predict which phone will post a higher score.
Just did 6 consecutive tests with speakeasy.net using 4g with 2 bars and the results are as follow(in Mbps):
3.5, 1.7, 1.2, 3.4, 4.61, 3.14
I moved 6ft to the left:
1.19, 1.4, then I switched to a server that was farther away and got 2.0
Trying to get a consistent number is futile but getting a range of number is not.
SantinoInc said:
EG30 modem: 3G avg = 1.35 DL, 184 UL and 97 ping
4G avg = 3.28 DL, 355 UL and 143 ping
EL13 modem: 3G avg = 1.51 DL, 190 UL and 93 ping
4G avg = 4.2 DL, 594 UL and 123 ping
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Looks cool, but what are the units? mbits?
Getting my Epic on Monday. New to this whole scene, coming from an EVO 4G. Whats the best modem? And which should I avoid?
el13
for me, el13 has drastically improved my 3g dl and ul speeds.
poppygt said:
My signal strength and d/l speeds seem the same but my u/l speeds do seem much faster, not the results I hoped for but it's an improvement lol. Can't test 4g...not sure it really exist.
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"cant test 4g... Not sure it really exists" hahahaha same here. Im not sure there really is 4g. I have never seen it or used it. Theres definately ZERO 4g on kauai
---- speed test app that every one uses seems to not be reliable for me here in hawaii what so ever. Its really a joke. How ever the most reliable and 100% consitent test is not a app, its a web site that is bar non the best out there. http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ try it out. You cant be dissapointed, especially for those of you in Hawaii that cant reliably use speedtest.net app
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Hello, I have noticed that ever since I have gotten my EVO that the 3G speeds are insanely slow. I've ran speedtests all over the Los Angeles area and they average download speed never exceeds 1 Mbps. Anyways, I have been without proper internet since I have moved, so I have been USB tethering to my PC. This has compelled me to look into the slow 3G matter more. I ran a speedtest from my PC browser and noticed that the central server(gold star) it recommends is in KS and im in CA. This is suggesting that the best speedtest is in KS, meaning that I am probably getting 3G connection out of state
Is this even possible? And how can I adjust my 3G connection?
Well there are never radios which could potentially help, but a lot of that data speed just varies.
Biofall said:
Well there are never radios which could potentially help, but a lot of that data speed just varies.
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Thanks for the suggestiom, i've already updated the PRI, WiMax and Radio to the latest(I never read about NV or HBoot updares, so i'll stay away from those for the time being). I just updated to the deodexed version of the latest rooted HTC sense 3.70 update. Results have been constant from stock up until this point though.
Yea my 3g at times are like but I notice it when I flash different radios & prl from new to old they say u should always stay updated but notice the best results when I use the old radio n old prl but now I use the old radio and the new prl 1.90 get results n u should playing with the home agents
YKGHTC EVO XDA
I would have agree with the OP. I live in the Atlanta GA area and typically where I would I get 5+ bars of signal, but I get speeds averaging .600 mbps, its ridiculous. With my old Hero I would always get +1.5 mbps in the same area. Now there have been times where I would get 1.5 to 2.1 mbps on my Evo on 3G... but a lot of the times it would only last for a day or 2. Then I come back to work the next morning and these speeds are back to being craptastic even while still displaying 5+ bars.
At home its always been worse. But I would still be able to run Pandora and run a 4 minute or less youtube video on regular quality without too much stutter. Now I wouldn't dare use data like that on my Evo w/o flipping on WiFi now though. Its pretty ridiculous at this point...
NY Queens Speedtest results to nearest NY server 15miles away.
3g
94ms ping
.14Mbps Down
.30Mbps Up
Roam Control roaming
1x
803ms ping
.11Mbps Down
.18Mbps Up
WiFi Speedtest
63ms ping
6.46Mbps Down
.38Mbps Up
srf 1.2 EB13 modem Twilight zone v1.1.1 kernel
I believe i should get better speed any advice greatly appreciated.
Upgrade your modem
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I tried them all eb13 seems a bit faster. What speeds do you get
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What speed test are you using? I was using. Speedtest from ookla. It worked fine the 1st day but seemed to have. A loss in data after that. I normally got to speakeasy.net/speedtest with my pc. And I was getting around 18 mb dl. And 2mb ul. But my phone on wifi would barly get 1mb dl. I went to the website with my phone and boom it showed me real results. On 3g. At home I get 2.03 mb dl. .44 mb ul. And wifi. I get 12.8 mb dl and 2.08 mb ul. I am currently on stock with no tweaks. So. Try a different speed test unless u notice the lack of speed
Edit: I just changed the server for the speedtest by ookla to chicago. My closest server is kalamazoo, mi. But I changed to chicago and my results were a lot closer to the websites. So try changing he server to a different one
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lucifermoh said:
I tried them all eb13 seems a bit faster. What speeds do you get
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on eg22 modem, for 3g i get about 1.4mbps upload about 700-800kbps
4g i get 5-8mbps, and upload is 1.4mbps
Test Date: Aug 12, 2011 5:34:59 pm
Connection Type: EvdoA
Server: El Paso, TX
Download: 0.05 Mbps
Upload: 0.10 Mbps
Ping: 450 ms
External IP: 174.18.152.6
Internal IP: 174.18.152.6
Latitude: 31.79275
Longitude: -106.27708
I wish I could get 4g this is my 3g its horrible and I'm on the EG22 modem which was the fastest for me
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On EG22 I get between 1500-1700 kBs download and 700 up on an Airave.
Running SyndicateROM Frozen 1.2, Genocide kernel 2.0, EG22 modem
Inside my house:
Down: 169kbps
Up: 22kbps
Ping: 440ms
Bars: 1/4
Outside my house:
Down: 367kbps
Up: 290kbps
Ping: 369ms
Bars: 3/4
I live in a one story woodframe home and I lose 2 bars by just going inside.
Fastes 4G result:
1952kbps
1224kbps
351 kbps
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kwazytazz said:
Upgrade your modem
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It's not anyones modem. It's Sprint! My gf and I both have different phones and for the past two weeks both phones data speeds have been complete garbage.
Server Los Angeles
Down 871 kbps
Up 318 kbps
Server Phoenix
Down 847 kbps
Up 88 kbps
LMFAO! Unacceptable
Sprint is definately capping the WiMax through the Realm and possibly a 2nd place. I used to get 7MBps regularly on my downloads. Now I get in the 3 to 5 range. People that use Clear directly don't have this happen. I did some testing with my Clear mac address on my Epic and the download speeds were regularly much higher.
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Oh, forgot my screenie. In between L.A. and Orange County...SoCal
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Speedtest.net always lists closest server in Kansas (and South-West). I'm in NYC. FCC works OK for me.
3g New York server
0.90 down
0.75 up
90 ping
Tested with FCC Test (by Ookla)
SRF 1.2 Genocide 2
EG22 modem
MikeyLee said:
It's not anyones modem. It's Sprint!
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Yes. Sprint has acknowledged that there are data speed and reception issues in NYC area. My brother recently called to nag them about it several times and got 1 month credited to his account and will probably get a 2nd month if they don't do something about it soon.
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With 4G on:
1.83 Mbps Down
0.73 Up
Same exact spot with 4G off:
0.10 Mbps Down
0.15 Up
There's an issue with 3G right now, as I've tested it with all of the store's demo phones, and other employees are also seeing the same results in 3G. I haven't seen any official word on what is going on, but it's been a couple weeks since I noticed the speed decrease. Hope something gets fixed soon because I don't have 4G at home, and would like to use my Tab and phone when I am not at work.
Starting to wonder if the latest PRL did something?
There is sporadic 3G service currently in NYC, not sure about other places. I have tested for 3g service in queens, manhattan and brooklyn today and it was all 1X speeds. 4G is working fine but slower than usual, I usually get about 7mpbs on average but today my max is 2mbps. Seems like everyone has switched to 4g until they fix the 3g.
By the way, if your in NYC (or in the northeast), the best and most reliable servers to test with are Newark, NJ and Portland, ME on the ookla speedtest.net app.
MikeyLee said:
It's not anyones modem. It's Sprint! My gf and I both have different phones and for the past two weeks both phones data speeds have been complete garbage.
Server Los Angeles
Down 871 kbps
Up 318 kbps
Server Phoenix
Down 847 kbps
Up 88 kbps
LMFAO! Unacceptable
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Same hear :-(
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Here's my 4G/3G speeds in my bedroom:
Here are some of the differences between 3G and 4G (in the one area oh Phoenix that it's up)
Where I live is NOT where 4G is available but it's very close.
In my house I downloaded a game that's 2mb in size from the market and it took about a minute and a half to download and install. hen tried to download the 102 mb data pkg that comes with the game and after 15 minutes it froze and stopped about 30 mb into the download. I uninstalled the app and I went down the street to the area that has 4G and the app downloaded and installed in less than 2 seconds. Then downloaded the data pkg in about 4 minutes total. I think Sprint owes me a serious service credit, especially since I pay their stupid $10 premium data charge every month.
Here some pretty good speeds
MikeyLee said:
Here are some of the differences between 3G and 4G (in the one area oh Phoenix that it's up)
Where I live is NOT where 4G is available but it's very close.
In my house I downloaded a game that's 2mb in size from the market and it took about a minute and a half to download and install. hen tried to download the 102 mb data pkg that comes with the game and after 15 minutes it froze and stopped about 30 mb into the download. I uninstalled the app and I went down the street to the area that has 4G and the app downloaded and installed in less than 2 seconds. Then downloaded the data pkg in about 4 minutes total. I think Sprint owes me a serious service credit, especially since I pay their stupid $10 premium data charge every month.
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Some thing is going on with sprint even up in WI near Milwaukee. I started complaning to them about 3G after that sprint news letter add thingy came out in june or July because it said "we are working to improve the network in "my towns name hear". Well they asked me for speed test data and what speeds I was talking about. I email data to them and over the 2 to 3 weeks of emailing guess what happend to 3G..... yep it got slower :-( I can't even watch youtube on my phone in low def with out it buffering many times over and over. Its getting to the point where I want to chuck the phone! I/WE pay for a nice SAMOLED screen and we can't ever watch youtube. WTF SPRINT!
I just get so sick of there fbs if my market in my town is not going to be upgraded cuz there are working on one of your citys (yes u guys reading) then they should man the F up and just say it not going to happen.
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For testing I will run 2 different speedtest apps for data transfer speed, then I will use the stock web browser to test how long loading a full webpage takes.
Speed will be posted below as measured in mbps. Webpage loads will be measured in seconds.
Modem Ping Download Upload Xbitlabs.com
DK28 125ms 1.8 Mbps 0.6 Mbps 13 seconds
EB13 120ms 1.9 Mbps 0.6 Mbps 13 seconds
EC05 140ms 1.8 Mbps 0.6 Mbps 16 seconds
EE03 116ms 2.0 Mbps 0.6 Mbps 9 seconds
EF02 140ms 1.9 Mbps 0.6 Mbps 9 seconds
EF10 144ms 1.5 Mbps 0.7 Mbps 14 seconds
EG22 130ms 2.0 Mbps 0.6 Mbps 9 seconds
EH06 150ms 1.8 Mbps 0.3 Mbps 12 seconds
EH17 145ms 1.7 Mbps 0.5 Mbps 14 seconds
I performed all of the 3g speedtests using the leaked android 2.34 EH17.
As you can see the results that I was able to achieve are really good.
I am located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the 3g speeds over here
are usually horrible, but in this particular area I was able to get great results.
I will be performing another set of data testing near Baker, La.
Over there the 3g speeds are slow and unstable, and although 4g is
available in that area I will be testing as far as possible from the 4g tower to
find out which modem can perform the best with very low 4g signal.
Inspired by HafizNafes, I decided to try a few of these where I live as well, in Raleigh. Sadly, 4G is not available at my house. Using Airave for 3G tests, so included a WiFi to show speeds for comparison.
Epic 4G Stock EC05, Genocide 2.0 Kernel
SpeedTest app, connecting to Greensboro (NC) server
Average 3G Connection tests (to Airave)
EC05: 318ms/P, 1.48Mbps/D, 0.45Mbps/U (5 samples)
EE03: 327ms/P, 1.43Mbps/D, 0.45Mbps/U (4 samples)
EG22: 302ms/P, 1.33Mbps/D, 0.49Mbps/U (4 samples)
EH17: 342ms/P, 1.51Mbps/D, 0.46Mbps/U (5 samples)
WIFI: 68ms/P,22.25Mbps/D, 0.98Mbps/U (3 samples)
Copied over from the thread I started in general (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1328260)
Location: Greenville, SC
Tweaks Tests
Test 1. No reboot, no adds, EC05 Server: Toledo OH
9:55 AM
209,523,528
Test 2. Reboot, no adds, EC05 Server: Toledo OH
10:00 AM
231,381.6,413.2
Test 3. Reboot, no adds, Fresh EC05 odin with EFS Clear Server: Augusta, GA
10:15 AM
184,414.6,533.4
Test 4. Reboot, Supercharger V6 version 8, EC05 Server: Atlanta, GA
10:52 AM
205.8,404.2,605
Test 5. Reboot, SCV6, 3G Turbocharger3 update 11 setting 1 (fast). EC05 Server:Ringgold, GA
11:12
322.4,527,605.6
Test 6 Reboot, SCV6, 3G T3 update 11 setting 3 (fastest) EC05 Server: Atl, GA
11:24
196.8,319,489
Modem Test (abbreviated)
EC05; Retest for control; Time 13:24; Server Augusta, GA
288.4,221.4,456
EH17; Time 13:50; Server Atlanta, GA
272.4,164,342.2
EG22; Time 14:20; Server Bixby, OK
231.6,280.4,437
Gingerbread Tests
Gingerbread EH17 With EH17 Modem Tests
Test 1: No addons, very stock GB, Background Data off. Did 10 runs instead of 5, was getting very inconsistent results. 5 results had DL's less than 100, one as low as 35, and one run DL was 544. Confusing. Upload was relatively consistent.
311,162.6,316.7
Looks to me like you are having serious problems with your data speeds.
Any thing less than 600 kbps on sprint network is not good.
I also have problems where I live but at least I am able to use 4g here in baker louisiana.
HafizNafes89 said:
Looks to me like you are having serious problems with your data speeds.
Any thing less than 600 kbps on sprint network is not good.
I also have problems where I live but at least I am able to use 4g here in baker louisiana.
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Unfortunately here in Greenville, SC, those data speeds are a fact of life, best I can tell. I would very much like to see someone else here in Gville post some data results that show different, but I dont know anyone personally here that has a sprint phone. It does not seem to matter what rom, modem, tweaks i use, those are the speeds I get. These test mirror tests I did about 2 months ago as well. Oh, and an added bonus, our sprint stores here are abysmal, staffed by idiots, and I have to pay 10 dollars a month for 4g that it is not available anywhere in the entire state. All this talk about not having a data cap or throttling on the sprint network is irrelevant for me, because without 4g and with 3g speeds like that, I could never reach a cap even if one existed. At least here, Sprint is a massive joke on all fronts, and I wish I had never signed a contract with them.
I think that sprint is broke and they cannot afford to serve reliable high speed data to all of their customers. Next time I complain to them im going to make sure I tell them that.
I dont know why would sprint spend $6 billion to start selling iphones when they could have used that money to go all over the country fixing their 3g. But they keep denying that something is wrong with their 3g and telling customers to make sure that their prl is updated, which means nothing if sprint acually had data towers in our areas.
Any data for the EI22 modem?
In the same area I pulled 2.2 mbps download and 1.0 mbps upload using the new modem.
but it was during the morning at about 8am.
HafizNafes89 said:
I think that sprint is broke and they cannot afford to serve reliable high speed data to all of their customers. Next time I complain to them im going to make sure I tell them that.
I dont know why would sprint spend $6 billion to start selling iphones when they could have used that money to go all over the country fixing their 3g. But they keep denying that something is wrong with their 3g and telling customers to make sure that their prl is updated, which means nothing if sprint acually had data towers in our areas.
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This is So Ture i live in newton nj and still No 3g but Sprint Still Claims there is 3g in the area..... and with the new "PRL" surveys is Worst then Ever
I have a motorola photon now and 3g speeds in my home area are still less than 150kbps.
sprint should lower are bills until they can get their stuff fixed. Its not fair that we have to pay more than t-mobile users with such horiffic service.
however in downtown my 3g speeds are incredible. the same can be said for 4g.
EI22 modem.
3g: 2.5 Mbps download 1.5 Mbps upload 95ms ping
4g: 9.2 mbps download 1.2 Mbps upload 100ms ping
Well I have been running with ICS ROMs for two weeks now but I don't think that's it. Maybe its the FC modems??
I live in an area surrounded by radio towers and they usually interfere and thus get horrible data speeds.
But all of a sudden my data speeds are as quick as my wifi even in my house. I just might use that instead of wifi
Anyway, just wondering what everyone else is seeing. Anyone use a GB based ROM with fc modem and reported good data speeds??
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There's a good chance that Sprint has upgraded towers in your area as part of its "Network Vision" infrastructure upgrades. Some users are reporting a significant boost in 3G speeds. I've been using the new FC06/FC07 modems without much of an speed improvement.. where are you located?
I live in the outskirts of Tampa. All I know is that my data speeds are horrid on blazer/calks gb roms. I will test some things out though
Network Vision? I remember how happy I was when they upgraded my area.
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https://network.sprint.com/
check your area
There's no modem in the world that it makes the data speed 10x faster. If there's modem like that I'll buy it!
For me, I used almost every modem available for E4GT but there's no huge difference.
So, just like someone said, there's a chance that Sprint they added a tower near by you.
You can check your coverage by Sprint from
http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp?
I hope this page is updated for your area.
I travel between fort Smith Arkansas and Oklahoma city for work a lot and data speeds are 10x faster in fort Smith than Oklahoma city
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I live in the outskirts of Tampa. All I know is that my data speeds are horrid on blazer/calks gb roms. I will test some things out though
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I live in the center(ish) of Tampa, by USF. I'll do a speed test when I get home from holiday. I hope that they're better for me too. 200-400kbps is not exactly ideal haha.
thegoodrat said:
Well I have been running with ICS ROMs for two weeks now but I don't think that's it. Maybe its the FC modems??
I live in an area surrounded by radio towers and they usually interfere and thus get horrible data speeds.
But all of a sudden my data speeds are as quick as my wifi even in my house. I just might use that instead of wifi
Anyway, just wondering what everyone else is seeing. Anyone use a GB based ROM with fc modem and reported good data speeds??
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Show some speed test please
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I too have enjoyed a substantial increase in speed since switching to the fc05 modem, whether it's well timed tower upgrades or the modem I'm not sure. Would post screenshot but for some reason it's not working on calks newest. Speeds have doubled for me 400-500 kbps to 1000+
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I live just outside of Tampa in w
Wesley Chapel by Wiregrass. Barely any service, if any. I hope Sprint has a vision for my area as it isn't exactly under populated.
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I live in ny and in my house (on GB modems) i would get 100-300kbs. I flashes the fc05 modem and i get 800-1500kbs in the same exact spot.
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Ok, I used the speed test app and it showed my speeds to be almost exactly the same(GB vs ICS). I went to my Calk 2.9 back up with EL29. Calk ICS 1.1 with FC07.
However, its clear that my speeds are faster. Maybe its just smoother but my browsing is more pleasant because everything just loads faster. Im confused lol
Im in the process of downaloding the FC07 modem now. Im running stock rooted EL29 Kernel and ROM with FB27 modem and my speeds are about average.
EDIT Following results after testing
Stock rooted EL29 ROM/Kernel with FB27 Modem Speedtest.net app
4G Ping 219 / 1.37 Down / 1.22 Up Ping 222 / 1.86 Down / 1.24 Up Ping 214 / 2.24 Down / 1.10 Up
3G Ping 356 / 0.18 Down / 0.06 Up Ping 385 / 0.53 Down / 0.08 Up Ping 291 / 0.19 Down / 0.07 Up
Stock rooted EL 29 ROM/Kernel with FC07 Modem speedtest.net app
4G Ping 215 / 2.48 Down / 0.81 Up Ping 239 / 1.61 Down / 0.29 Up Ping 308 / 0.83 Down / 1.01 Up
3G Ping 396 / 0.24 Down / 0.27 Up Ping 325 / 0.20 Down / 0.09 Up Ping 282 / 0.43 Down / 0.02 Up
Back to Stock rooted EL29 ROM/Kernel with FB27 Modem Speedtest.net app
4G Ping 224 / 3.92 Down / 1.17 Up
3G Ping 515 / .004 Down / 0.02 Up Ping 315 / 0.22 Down / 0.03 Up
I went back to FB27 modem because i noticed a lot of signal fluxuation with the FC07 modem. I would go from full bars, to half to none to full to none to half..
Im on the 4th floor of an office building with a window and my desk is close to the window. For testing purposes i tested, flashed modem, tested, flashed modem and tested. All back to back. Time elapsed was about 20 minutes.
I also flashed the modems twice with a full power on and power off in between. I let the unit sit for a few minutes after reboot to settle down.
twoslo said:
https://network.sprint.com/
check your area
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Just as an FYI, they don't always have that updated for certain areas. I used to be locked at no faster than 1.1 - 1.2 Mb down on 3G in my house (actually ran Sprint Mobile Broadband as my primary connection for a few years), but just recently I began seeing speeds routinely in the 1.5 - 2.0 Mb down range despite there being nothing listed on the network enhancement site in my area.
Is this good or bad
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I typically see around 0.1-0.2Mb/sec. Just checked i'm getting around 0.8Mb/sec. Still horrible but better. My 4g speeds are great at 7Mb/sec, but uses up too much battery
I'm in the San Francisco area
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I wish metro Detroit gets some love soon...
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viper786 said:
I wish metro Detroit gets some love soon...
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We just did bro, so many so that Sprint did a press release about it. Just happened a couple of days ago.
Is there a tar of the fc07 modem at all, or just the zip if it?
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I'm in poughkeepsie, NY. And have had literally 10x faster speeds. Had nothing to do with the rom or modem, have been running el29 for a few weeks now. Speeds just magically increased! Then they went back down. Now what I noticed is the 3g network went from evdo-a to evdo-0. What's the difference in networks?
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Anyone getting significantly slow speeds with the fd16 modem installed?
Yes but I always get **** speeds here in Utah where I live
Slower for me, and GPS didnt work. I went back to EK02.
is ek02 better? have you tried el29?
Same here
FD16 pretty much killed my 3G. Lucky for me, 4G is not too bad in my area. I may go back to EL29 if the next leak doesn't improve 3G. Battery seems to be a little better on FD16 than FD10.
Sprint's 3G is pretty terrible in general. I hope what people say is true and that Sprint will be revamping their whole network including 3G this year.
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Been pretty good for me
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Crucifixion said:
Yes but I always get **** speeds here in Utah where I live
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same here in south tx I have tried every thing modems..etc and it has come down to this area is just bad, here is how I compare speeds in my area
3g=dialup
4g=3g speed if I can even get 4g
maybe
LTE=4g speed when up and running
Did update your PRL and Profile? That has been important. For me the FD16 had been the best for both 3G and 4G. In fact I got 4G in a location I used to barely get 3G just today! Try a few different modems and see what works in your area.
FD02 is the one I keep going back to.
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FD 16 speed where pretty bad. 4g speed was good. GPS connected pretty quick so that was a plus . Just upgraded to FD19 Rom still kept the FD 16 kernel going to upgrade to FD 19 modem hopefully a betted improvement