I noticed there were a lot of threads around the net regarding lte and u.s. speed tests but I haven't seen much by way of Canadian speed tests. Thought I would dedicate this thread to that cause. It's a shame how much slower our data speeds are in comparison to our neighbors in the south...anyways, I digress.
Based on 8 test cluster:
Average down is 2135.5kbps
Average up is 389kbps
Average ping is 209.625ms (normally in 150 range)
I'm on Mobilicity. Signal strength and build/kernel information in screenshots.
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Please don't take this the wrong way, but you're with Mobilicity. Their network is pretty lousy compared to Bell, Telus, and Rogers. I don't have the Galaxy Nexus yet. But I get much higher speeds on my Nexus S and HTC Amaze on the Rogers network compared to what you are getting. I'm sure someone on here are with either Telus, Bell, or Rogers and will post their results. I have no doubt it will be much higher.
Here are some random tests I've done over the last 3 weeks. As high as 8 Mbps and as low as<1 Mbps. Tests were performed north of the GTA.
I find that any tests 8am or earlier are good. During the day is poor. Network is probably saturated then.
Running stock v4.01 on Rogers.
I get pretty good speeds with bell mobility. Tried out a couple of different servers and best download was 11187 kbps and my best upload was 4770 with 53 being the lowest ping.
Galaxy Nexus on Fido
Rogers 8:20am. Way further north of GTA. Better speeds than my Bell turbo hub.
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Please don't take this the wrong way, but you're with Mobilicity. Their network is pretty lousy compared to Bell, Telus, and Rogers. I don't have the Galaxy Nexus yet. But I get much higher speeds on my Nexus S and HTC Amaze on the Rogers network compared to what you are getting. I'm sure someone on here are with either Telus, Bell, or Rogers and will post their results. I have no doubt it will be much higher.
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Trust me I don't take that the wrong way I'm all too well aware of these facts but I only pay 35/month for unlimited EVERYTHING. I used 14gb of data last month could never do that with bell telus or rogers.
Aside from that I hate bell because after 12 years of hard service they laid off my father and telus tried to send me a 1300 dollar bill once for minutes I never used..had to go to the bbb to get that reversed.
No excuse for rogers other then don't want a contract or a 100 + dollar bill every month.
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Woow wish I had myself some of that speed. Have you tried downloading large(ish) files on your phone?
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teeheehee
Any suggestions?
I have unlimited data on my Fido line so I can (ab)use it all I want
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Woow wish I had myself some of that speed. Have you tried downloading large(ish) files on your phone?
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Well I was just interested in seeing how long large files take to download. While I have a ~2 mbps connection I typically download smaller files at around 500 kbps whereas larger files that are 20 megabytes or more download at around 1 - 1.5 mbps. Try downloading a large game like frontline commando and see how long it takes. If speed test results are accurate should only be a couple seconds will more likely be 4-8 though
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Posting these tests without specifying which baseband you are running makes your test result meaningless to everyone else.
7.8Mbps/3.58Mbps on XXKK6 in Mississauga on Bell.
Rogers 4.0.2 stock
It doesn't seem you all reach anywhere near the speeds we reach in the states.
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It doesn't seem you all reach anywhere near the speeds we reach in the states.
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Lol I thanked u accidentally but yea we don't. Canadian telecommunications services are garbage. We have some of the highest prices in the world with sub par networks. The same applies to internet. In Canada you can expect to pay between 70-150 a month for a few hundred minutes and 2-3gb of data..its possible to negotiate better data caps but still garbage.
I was actually talking too mobilicity coo Stewart Lyons the other day at an entrepreneurs conference and he was telling me that that was the reason he left siriusxm Canada ..saw an opportunity for a more cost efficient customer friendly model
@sishgupta have you tried xxkk7 in sauga?
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Don't forget, we don't have the LTE version of the Galaxy Nexus in Canada. So if most of the speeds are done on Verizon's LTE network, then there is no comparison. However if you're comparing the GN on AT&T or T-Mobile's network, then that's a fair comparison.
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Don't forget, we don't have the LTE version of the Galaxy Nexus in Canada. So if most of the speeds are done on Verizon's LTE network, then there is no comparison. However if you're comparing the GN on AT&T or T-Mobile's network, then that's a fair comparison.
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This goes without saying but theyre still getting low-high teens while we get single digits with the occasional double digit. Ive seen a few att vids with high single digits as well but still consistently faster than Canada.
There was also an LTE test on YT that approached 50mbps (lte)..thats 3x faster than my home internet..crazy.
Yea, I know there is no LTE but, for instance.
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Yea, I know there is no LTE but, for instance.
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I haven't even cracked 55 on my LTE, but I do get better ping times than you. Mine are between 50 and 60.
EDIT: There's an opportunity for a bad Sammy Hagar joke there if anybody wants to take it.
That's 4G (edit: now realizing you already knew that)...but Jesus H thats freakin crazy..I feel so deprived.
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That's 4G (edit: now realizing you already knew that)...but Jesus H thats freakin crazy..I feel so deprived.
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Don't feel deprived, all I use that speed for is checking my emails. Most of my data usage is by my speedtest app.
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Hey guys I just got my Galaxy Nexus yesterday and I've been noticing that I am not getting 4G or 4G speeds in the areas that I used to with my Galaxy S 2. Just so you know I'm on T-mobile. I haven't seen 4G or a 4G speed once. What's going on? I'm running CM9 Nightly
GS2 and galaxy nexus do not have the same HSPA radio
GS is 42mbit
GN is 21mbit
also the icon on the GSM GN is just H
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GS2 and galaxy nexus do not have the same HSPA radio
GS is 42mbit
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also the icon on the GSM GN is just H
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Oh dang. Well that really sucks.
GSM Nexus do not have LTE radio, you need to get the LTE Nexus, which i believe is carrier locked.
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GSM Nexus do not have LTE radio, you need to get the LTE Nexus, which i believe is carrier locked.
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T-Mobile USA doesn't have LTE, so it doesn't matter what device he gets.
OP, what are your speeds? Sounds like you're falling for some serious marketing speak. The T-Mobile branded SGSII has 42mbps HSPA+ radio compared to the 21mbps HSPA+ radio in the Galaxy Nexus. Real-world speeds will be a bit lower, that's just how it is.
Also, the Galaxy Nexus doesn't have a "4G" icon. When its connected to HSPA+ you'll see an "H" icon. It'll be connected to the exact same network. Its just an icon.
I understand that. I just though the gnex was 42mbps hspa. I'm getting 3-6 mbps real world whereas before I was getting 9-15
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I understand that. I just though the gnex was 42mbps hspa. I'm getting 3-6 mbps real world whereas before I was getting 9-15
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hmm. Well that's too big of a gap to blame it on the radio. I easily post 9mbps on mine. And the blame is all on you. Its extremely well documented this device is 21mbps.
Totally. What's speed on att radio?
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Totally. What's speed on att radio?
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I don't get what you're asking...
HSPA+ (H) is being marketed as 4G on T-Mobile.
Tynen said:
Totally. What's speed on att radio?
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I get like 5-6Mbps on ATT, but that's the Max I ever get with all my phones. So its normal for ATT I say.
I am really curious about this as well. I have speed tested a GSII and a One S and seen speeds around 20mb, where I get a consistent 3.5mb in the same place with my GN.
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I am really curious about this as well. I have speed tested a GSII and a One S and seen speeds around 20mb, where I get a consistent 3.5mb in the same place with my GN.
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Okay, 20mbps on T-Mobile? Sorry, don't think that's a standard consistant speed you can reproduce. There's no way you held a SGSII and a GN next to each other, one getting 20mbps and the other getting 3.5mbps. Something is wrong there.
Realize the speeds are different, but cmon. I get 7-9mbps on my GNex + T-Mo no problem.
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Okay, 20mbps on T-Mobile? Sorry, don't think that's a standard consistant speed you can reproduce. There's no way you held a SGSII and a GN next to each other, one getting 20mbps and the other getting 3.5mbps. Something is wrong there.
Realize the speeds are different, but cmon. I get 7-9mbps on my GNex + T-Mo no problem.
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The review of the one s on tmonews shows consistent speeds of 20mbps+.
I know the One s is "42mbps" but I do sometimes wonder if they are holding non-tmobile phones down.
My sensation speeds were crap when I moved from the nexus one initially. I changed my phone on my account from unknown to the sensation and I was getting consistent 7-9mbps instantly. The sensation is only 14.4mbps.
I rarely get 9mbps with the GNex.
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Okay, 20mbps on T-Mobile? Sorry, don't think that's a standard consistant speed you can reproduce. There's no way you held a SGSII and a GN next to each other, one getting 20mbps and the other getting 3.5mbps. Something is wrong there.
Realize the speeds are different, but cmon. I get 7-9mbps on my GNex + T-Mo no problem.
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Yeah, I know there is something wrong, that's why I have been asking around. And to be honest it was the One S that was hitting 20+ consistently, the GSII hit 14-18mb while I never hit faster than 3.6. If anyone had anything helpful let me know, I have already tried two or three different radios with no noticeable difference, and I have read about some kernels having a data speed lock problem, so I tried different kernels with no noticeable difference as well. And in the end, I have never hit any higher than 3.8 download speed with my GN here in Reno and we do have the 42mb towers.
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I get over 7 Mbps easily. Phone set to unknown on my account. highest was 11 Mbps xxla2
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I always thought that as long as the tower back haul is not maxed out, a 21 Mbps and 42 Mbps phone should get identical speeds as long as you're not hitting any of the limits. So I mean if the 42 Mbps phone pulls down 15 Mbps, then the 21 Mbps phone should also pull down 15 Mbps, up till the 21 Mbps limit.
So I'd say its artificially limited by T-Mobile giving preference to their phones over unlocked phones. Or some wrong apn setting.
I have been getting about 5mpbs down consistently. Have tried lots of different radios with matching RIL. My sisters phone next to mine with the same server and gets 12mpbs.
Anyone have any suggestions or is there something I'm missing?
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Ichibahn SLC said:
I have been getting about 5mpbs down consistently. Have tried lots of different radios with matching RIL. My sisters phone next to mine with the same server and gets 12mpbs.
Anyone have any suggestions or is there something I'm missing?
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8 Mbps down, Chicago, Stock US baseband and RIL.
What's the other phone?
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HTC amaze. We are in Salt Lake City. Using slimICS.
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HTC amaze. We are in Salt Lake City. Using slimICS.
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She has a 42Mbps radio and you have a 21Mbps radio. It makes a bit of a difference. Honestly, however, there are very few situations where anything over 3Mbps is necessary on modern smartphones. Also, speed tests are like benchmarks, they aren't entirely indicative of real world usage results.
There are also several threads about speeds on T-Mobile.
It doesn't help that after the official 4G specifications were essentially trashed, 4G is little more than a meaningless marketing term.
As said.. her phone is capable of achieving higher speeds as the Nexus tops out at 21mbps
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
Shouldnt we still be getting similar speed though? Just because hers has a 42 mbps vs my 21 mbps shouldn't that just mean that mine would only be getting 21 where hers would get 30 for example?
Edit: I meant if we where in an area hers got 30 in, mine would only get 21.
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Logically, yes but that is not how it works. There is probably a much larger throughput for her device.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
Fastest I got with a Nexus is 8Mbps. You will want to get the Galaxy S3 for T-Mobile if you want faster, I guess it will support 42Mbps. Near the celltower, I got 24Mbps down speed with my T-Mo SII.
I rather have better signal penetration than high speed though, maybe their 1900MHz band upgrade will provide that. With T-Mobile, I still need to be near the windows source to use the internet consistently.
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Logically, yes but that is not how it works. There is probably a much larger throughput for her device.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
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Its because of some sort of dual band HSPA+ that T-Mobile devices have. Instead of a single band of 42 it has dual 21 bands. I read that on T-Mobile's FAQ somewhere.
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Is there a way to fix this? I was just doing a test next to a SII on T-Mo. My GNex got 3MB while the SII got 13MB. What the hey? According the the signal bar, I had full bars as did the SII.
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Is there a way to fix this? I was just doing a test next to a SII on T-Mo. My GNex got 3MB while the SII got 13MB. What the hey? According the the signal bar, I had full bars as did the SII.
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The T-Mobile SII has higher throughput capability, deal with it. You can't fix "existing components" of a Ford Fiesta to make it drive as fast as a Ferrari. (Unless it was a WRC Fiesta, but that's a different story.)
You could flash different radios to your Nexus which can potentially improve the overall signal, but not to the point where it can compare with the T-Mo SII in term of outright download speed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
Be careful of flashing the wrong radio for your phone region though or you can brick the device, but you can always flash factory image to fix it.
I've gotten 38 mb/s download speeds in Chicago.
Edit: Yes I do have verizon though, I wanted to clarify that the Nexus is capable of download speeds greater than 21.
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I've gotten 38 mb/s download speeds in Chicago.
Edit: Yes I do have verizon though, I wanted to clarify that the Nexus is capable of download speeds greater than 21.
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Vzw/sprint lte nexus, this thread is specifically about GSM (T-Mobile) galaxy nexus.
Also, how is that relevant to this thread?
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OP, what you're experiencing is normal, as others have said. It'll probably even be different from another 21Mbps device.
Frankly, speed difference to me is noticeable only under 2Mbps or so - when loading a webpage or HQ video tends to be delayed.
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Vzw/sprint lte nexus, this thread is specifically about GSM (T-Mobile) galaxy nexus.
Also, how is that relevant to this thread?
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It's not. He's an idiot.
Not be rude but in the U.S. we're kind of lucky for an unlocked phone to get HSPA+. Most unlocked international phones can only get 2G EDGE.
I remember when I had Virgin Mobile and $25 for unlimited, uncalled data was a great deal. At first I could get usable 3G speeds of about 1.5 or 2 Mbps then as soon as everyone bought that cheap Optimus the network was overcrowded and then I got anywhere from 60 Kbps to 600 Kbps.
It took about 7 minutes to start loading a YouTube video. After that horrible experience with Sprint Network I'll never complain about data speeds again.
I'm glad to have T-Mobile's data speeds and I don't really care about getting dedicated fiber optic T3 speeds on an LTE phone.
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I've gotten 38 mb/s download speeds in Chicago.
Edit: Yes I do have verizon though, I wanted to clarify that the Nexus is capable of download speeds greater than 21.
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Sigh...
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
Seriously, 5mbps or so is good enough for what most phones do these days.
Just read an article that T-Mobile S3 won't be compatible with its LTE network in 2013.... this frustrates me so much considering the higher price for tmobile version.. why do tmobile users always ripped off? I have tmobile and want this phone but now there's no LTE support, do you think it's still worth it? (considering i won't have LTE on this phone for 2 yrs....
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/06/t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s3-skips-lte-party/
Are you really considering keeping this phone for more than a year?? by the time LTE is all ready to go this phone will be a dinosaur!
lol im planning to do a 2 yr upgrade....
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Are you really considering keeping this phone for more than a year?? by the time LTE is all ready to go this phone will be a dinosaur!
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This plus the phone is already reaching insane downloads speeds, even beating AT&T LTE. Look it up on YouTube.
Don't worry my friend. You will be just fine.
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yea you really dont need the lte.
I really don't think it is a big deal. First of all, LTE won't be ready for a year and chances are once they start it up it will be at least another year before they have a large coverage in most markets.
Second of all, TMobile's HSPA+ network is plenty fast enough. My typical speedtest results are at least 5 Mb/s and have been as high as 18.6 Mb/s.
Third, anything more than about 3 Mb/s is just bragging rights anyways. When do you really get consistent download speeds greater than 3 Mb/s from anywhere? Plus even if you did get more than that you'd blow through your 5 GB data cap in less than 4 hours.
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This plus the phone is already reaching insane downloads speeds, even beating AT&T LTE. Look it up on YouTube.
Don't worry my friend. You will be just fine.
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I've been in this situation for several years now with Sprint. 4G was never implemented in my area and now LTE is replacing the 4G. I've got (3) 4G capable phones from Sprint but I never got to use the 4G. Lol.
yea but atleast with tmo u can get 5mbps consistantly
it's not great because tmobile costumers are paying more for the phone and getting less out of it. this, combined with worse coverage does nothing to make tmobile an appealing option. For all practical purposes though, i'm still fine with it because I get 11mbps consistently in areas with tmobiles HSPA+ coverage, which has expanded from last year. I live in manhattan and tmobile has given me pretty consistant speeds all around the metro area. It hasn't been perfect all the time, but 95% of the time I'm looking at 3-6 mbps on my vibrant and 6-12 mbps on my gnex.
I don't know why people really need lte speeds I'm downloading 10 to 15mbps t-mobile on a good night I have reached to 17mbps....
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Hi all, I have a 2 year contract with Sprint, but I just cant take it anymore, I am planning on cancelling my contract and sign with another company, but I am not sure which one is the best (or less bad) for me in NYC.
Can anyone recommend one with good reception and real data (not the 30kbps 3G sprint has)
Thanks.
In NYC i get 2mbps on where ever the subway is above ground
1.5mbls when ever I'm outside
1mbps ish in building
All on 3g
But i would go use Verizon
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In NYC i get 2mbps on where ever the subway is above ground
1.5mbls when ever I'm outside
1mbps ish in building
All on 3g
But i would go use Verizon
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I get 2.5 mbps in NYC but that is at 3 am. other wise i get between 1-2 mbps. I am also fed up. TMO has a new unlimited no throttle for about 80 per month..My co-worker speed on tmo is 10-14 mbps....
I am starting to think that my phone is broken, because on cloudy days I dont get reception inside buidings, I serious, I am having a bad experience with sprint
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Been hearing that we should be getting lte soon in NYC, but even then that is probably gonna be spotty at best...I had T-Mobile for a long time and never had any issues speed wise, and its fairly cheap, do some research on their new unlimited plan if you can't wait.
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30Glock said:
I get 2.5 mbps in NYC but that is at 3 am. other wise i get between 1-2 mbps. I am also fed up. TMO has a new unlimited no throttle for about 80 per month..My co-worker speed on tmo is 10-14 mbps....
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Isn't slightly over 2mbps the max for 3G speeds? If you're getting consistently over 1, I wouldn't complain. There are plenty of people elsewhere getting a fraction of that...like 10% of that.
I'd be thrilled with consistent 1-1.5mbps 3G speeds. I'm around Chicago, so LTE is in a few places which is nice, but I'm excited about when they finally upgrade the backhaul for 3G so the speeds will be better.
As for the OP, I would also try changing modems as well, see if some of them work better. Check with other NYC people and see what they're using. Modem can have a HUGE impact on speeds.
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Isn't slightly over 2mbps the max for 3G speeds? If you're getting consistently over 1, I wouldn't complain. There are plenty of people elsewhere getting a fraction of that...like 10% of that.
I'd be thrilled with consistent 1-1.5mbps 3G speeds. I'm around Chicago, so LTE is in a few places which is nice, but I'm excited about when they finally upgrade the backhaul for 3G so the speeds will be better.
As for the OP, I would also try changing modems as well, see if some of them work better. Check with other NYC people and see what they're using. Modem can have a HUGE impact on speeds.
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Usually here that from sprint users. Some seem to conform. Others like me who tried sprint realize that's not the 3G full potential.
So I rather pay less for tmobile And get awesome speeds. IMHO
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Mark's ollars
Having tried Att and Sprint....I got pretty $hitty coverage with both and this was living in the Bay Area.
For my previouscontract, I selected ATT based on reading the online reviews about them having absolute the fastest service. What the reviews didnt mention was that I couldnt get ATT service 10% of the time which got annoying real fast.
When it works...ATT and Sprint work great....but the 10% of the time you don't get connection, you'll wish you went with Verizon. They might be a tad slower based on the bandwidth test results online...but at least the coverage is more consistent
I will try changing modems, and see if I can get a better reception, thanks.
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Usually here that from sprint users. Some seem to conform. Others like me who tried sprint realize that's not the 3G full potential.
So I rather pay less for tmobile And get awesome speeds. IMHO
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I don't mean Sprint 3G, I mean the technology limitations themselves. Even if I hop onto Verizon's network with a 3G PRL, I don't ever remember seeing anything over 2mpbs. I have plenty of friends and co-workers who have Verizon and I've never seen anything over that on any of their phones either.
Is it more of a CDMA/GSM 3G thing? Is GSM 3G faster than what you could get on a CDMA network?
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I don't mean Sprint 3G, I mean the technology limitations themselves. Even if I hop onto Verizon's network with a 3G PRL, I don't ever remember seeing anything over 2mpbs. I have plenty of friends and co-workers who have Verizon and I've never seen anything over that on any of their phones either.
Is it more of a CDMA/GSM 3G thing? Is GSM 3G faster than what you could get on a CDMA network?
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Gsm carriers use a backhauled network capable of much faster speeds ....at least on speedtests
Sprint is implementing backhaul tech over the next year or so.
On 3g (hspa+) I have seen as much as 12mbps down but average 3-5 . This is on our att phones.
Funny thing is though side by side we did some comparisons last year and web pages actually loaded slower on attempt s2 vs sprint s2 .. we never really found an explanation.
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Have you considered forcing the phone to roam and having Sprint cancel your contract due to that? They shouldn't charge a ETF for that either.
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Have you considered forcing the phone to roam and having Sprint cancel your contract due to that? They shouldn't charge a ETF for that either.
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Great way to get out of this miserable non existing service.. In NYC I can get between 1-3 mbps, this is acceptable to me, however where I live sprint is unusable 12kb D/L up does not exist. I called to complain and their attitude was pay the 350 ETF and you can leave.....Well I'm leaving w/o paying this fee..Thank you Roam Control....
Put a post on the marketplace offering to let another user assume responsibility for the contract. I know i would have considered a cheap s3 that way earlier
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Sprint is actually getting better. With the softbank deal, Sprint controls a majority of the lte footprint. They are also getting an $8 billion cash infusion that will help them finish building out their lte footprint faster and at a higher quality. I know a few people that work for Sprint corporate. They have big plans and are actually executing those plans
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Will they be bringing service to places that do not have it (is western Washington)
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Personally i would toughen it out good things are to come for those who wait
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I'm near Baltimore and over the past 11 years have had Verizon, ATT, T-mo, and Sprint. Each provider had pros and cons. I eventually stuck with Sprint (6 years now). They are the most reliable and ever present. Not the fastest but the only time I've been without service is in the Shenandoah mountains south of us where there is no service coverage by anyone. Sprint has addressed every problem I've ever had as long as I was patient with the rep. Oh wait I was patient with the reps from every provider and they bent over backwards to help me. A Sprint rep have my wife an iPhone for $25 during her last upgrade. We presented then with a problem on our bill and they hooked us up with the phone and fixed the bill.
I don't think any service provider is going to be perfect in all situations. I myself would pick reliable over fastest speed.
Just my opinion but stick it out things are changing with Sprint.
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Hey guys,
I'm from the Bay Area in California. I have a supposedly unlimited 4g plan from T-mobile. I don't pay for it so I don't know the exact details but I can always connect to the signal with the H and get data.
I've noticed that over time the 4g from T-mobile has slowed down, almost to a standstill. Youtube used to stream with a little bit of lag on low quality. Now it doesn't even start, stuck on loading loop for ages. The only thing this "4g" internet is good for now is surfing the net and reading mainly text-based stuff. It's basically Edge or worse.
Another person I know has a Galaxy S3 with a 2gb 4G plan from T-mobile. His internet is also ridiculously slow. This seems to be a problem not just limited to the Galaxy Nexus but the HSPA+ from T-mobile in general. The SpeedTest.net app shows I'm getting a whopping 367kbps download and 749kbps upload, at 5:35 AM obviously not peak time.
So is this just T-mobile's issue or what? I've read the same thing about people in other cities getting 1mbps from HSPA+.
I've heard that the Nexus 4 can connect to LTE and overall have faster HSPA+ speed tests. Would buying the Nexus 4 solve the speed problem?
Yes it's T-Mobile. Can't get over 1mbps downstream in College Station, TX
Yes, I am thinking it is T-Mobile... My husband & I have the unlimited plan from T-Mobile (was 5gb, then moved to unlimited). I have a nexus4 in the Bronx/westchester, ny & ny speeds are terrible, edge speeds at best, or no service at all. Don't know what's up.
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T-Mobile HSPA+ service just seems to of went downhill lately. While mines not as bad as some of yours (usually 2-3mbps download, right now at 0230 only 3-400kbps) it certainly has been slower than several months ago. I've used just under 18GB in 3 weeks though, so for the price I pay I try not to complain. Phones a G'Nex in the Kansas City MO area.
I can't help but wonder if this has something to do with T-Mobile trying to get people to upgrade to LTE capable phones.
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Well I figured the network wasn't that good because it's the cheapest. Turns out some areas with good coverage I can get 5000mbps but in others it drops to around 300.
Still the question was, would upgrading to the Nexus 4 with LTE get better speeds in areas with bad HSPA+ coverage? Has anyone tried this?
gummybear00 said:
Well I figured the network wasn't that good because it's the cheapest. Turns out some areas with good coverage I can get 5000mbps but in others it drops to around 300.
Still the question was, would upgrading to the Nexus 4 with LTE get better speeds in areas with bad HSPA+ coverage? Has anyone tried this?
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You're confusing units mate, if everyone got 300-500mbps we wouldn't be having this discussion. Lol
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I thought this was only me... Couple of months ago I had 20-30 MB download speed on my galaxy s 3 but now I bearly get 150 KBPS.. I live in NYC.. I hope T-Mobile fixes their network soon..
slow speeds in college station
I live in college station. just went back to my old galaxy nexus, and the speeds are quite slow...
download: 0.43 Mbps
upload: 0.48 Mbps
FIX THIS T-MOBILE!
m_dino86 said:
I thought this was only me... Couple of months ago I had 20-30 MB download speed on my galaxy s 3 but now I bearly get 150 KBPS.. I live in NYC.. I hope T-Mobile fixes their network soon..
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relevant topic
http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...hspa-getting-slower-slower-anyone-else-5.html