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[Q] Really slow data speed

I have been dealing with Sprint this past week about very slow data speed. I have been getting around 50-100 kbps down and 300 kbps up. When I went to a nearby town I was getting 800- 1300 kbps down and 400-500 kbps up. All of these are on 3G. Today when Sprint called me I was asked if " EV " was displayed instead of 3G. I was told there are 3 levels to 3G. I vaguely remember EV before I rooted and ROMed but I have not seen it since. Is indication of " EV " typically removed from a custom ROM? I have used Frozen 1.2 and am now using RandomRom 2.3.4. I tried all of the available modems with Frozen with no change before I installed EG22 and Flashed RandomRom. I have a few friends that also are complaining about slow data speeds in our area so I don't think its my phone anymore. Any thoughts or advice on the subject?? Thanks!

I think you mean EV
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viper786 said:
I think you mean EV
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Your right! Fixed!

Fryedchicken said:
Your right! Fixed!
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I think you mean "you're"
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Sprint has horrible 3G speeds which is also why Im going to drop them soon.

After Sprint did not renew its tower leasing agreements and lost its Alltel tower network, its % nationwide coverage area dropped precipitously. Even with SERO, I am now questioning whether it's worth staying with Sprint given the decline in service over the past few years.

bnguyen1983 said:
Sprint has horrible 3G speeds which is also why Im going to drop them soon.
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Have fun when you reach your 2g of 5gig cap. which is really easy to do.
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You're most likely on 1x. The Epic doesn't have 1x or EV signal icons by default. Try this app and it will tell you everything about your connection.

before the evo came out, sprint was worty of its name.
it had the fastest 3g in the country. 3-5mbps on my hero in nyc
then evo came out and who needs 4g when your 3g is more than enough?

Everyone saying they dropping sprint soon. Sprint will phase in their new type of signal next year, they will discuss it on the 7th of next month. I think they may have started on some towers. My 3G has greatly dropped but my 4G is almost as fast (if not as fast) as my DSL internet. I am happy with it and being with Sprint 6 years and compared to what others complain about from their service I'll stick with sprint for 6 more. Unless they raise prices.
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R3537L1F3 said:
Everyone saying they dropping sprint soon. Sprint will phase in their new type of signal next year, they will discuss it on the 7th of next month.
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Well, hopefully it changes things for the better, but I still don't see how it makes up for the lack of towers. And what's good is 4g if I can't get it in 50% of locations? Giving it until the end of the year.

I guess im lucky. I get ok 3g (0.9mbs) and great 4g ( 5-7 mbs). But driving around my city, it cones and goes once I hit a few city hills.
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Me and my g/f both have Epics. Mine is rooted and running a custom rom and hers is stock. Both of us were experiencing crappy data speeds until i updated both phones modems to EH17.
Speeds are much better in some places where we have good signal, from 300k to 1.5 - 2.2mbps. So it may have something to do with the modem you currently have as well.
Although i did talk to a sprint employee at the nearby store and I was told they were going through some tower upgrades in the DFW area. Tearing down old towers and putting up new. He suggested that it would be around 6 to 8 months time before things are completed.

I also have been in contact with sprint over the last 6 weeks or so about crap 3g. At times I see 12KB downloads with 6 out of 6 to 6 bars.
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I ran that clear nvram thing from the other thread. I suggest you try this. It fixed my GPS perfectly and my 3g speeds have increased dramatically. I ran a speedtest earlier and got 300-350kb/s. Before I did it my 3g was atrocious at less than 50kb/s.
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Problem with all this is that CDMA "4G" eats a ton of battery compared to just as fast (or in Sprint's case, 20x faster) HSPA+ network. This is just my very personal observation between Epic and LG G2X. My super personal opinion is that CDMA should just burn in hell and die. Voice quality is better...
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herzzreh said:
Problem with all this is that CDMA "4G" eats a ton of battery compared to just as fast (or in Sprint's case, 20x faster) HSPA+ network. This is just my very personal observation between Epic and LG G2X. My super personal opinion is that CDMA should just burn in hell and die. Voice quality is better...
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This. Anyone ever run their phone in airplane mode from a full charge to 0%? The battery lasts AGES. I had to run benchmarks repeatedly on performance mode for hours to kill it purposely. The ****ed up part is that I ALWAYS have NY 3g off and 4g on. The radio in this device is horrid for battery life.
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I've also called sprint this week to ask/complain about data speeds. The best I've ever had is around 1100 kbps down, but lateley it's only been 100 to 300. So a couple of days ago I went to a verizon store and asked the girl to compare speeds with me. She was getting 1900kdps down and my epic NEVER even found the nearest server. I was blown away and very red faced when I left. I could get better data speeds with two soup cans and some string.
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M1Quinn said:
I've also called sprint this week to ask/complain about data speeds. The best I've ever had is around 1100 kbps down, but lateley it's only been 100 to 300. So a couple of days ago I went to a verizon store and asked the girl to compare speeds with me. She was getting 1900kdps down and my epic NEVER even found the nearest server. I was blown away and very red faced when I left. I could get better data speeds with two soup cans and some string.
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You know who else has 2 soup cans and a string? Mah maaammm!
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I gotta say the slow data speeds were killing me but now things have changed for the good. I hit my 4g icon by accident and now my data speeds fly! 5700kbps down and almost 1700kbps up....truely awesome!!!! Thanks Sprint!!!!
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3G speeds *Please Help*

Im currently on the latest Miui 109090 and savaged-zen 2.0.2 cfs havs gb+ kernel. I noticed my 3g was horrible so decided to do a speed test and Im averaging around 250 ping, 150kbs upload and about 200kbs download. Why is my 3g so incredibly bad? is it sprint or my rom/kernel?

Knucklez09 said:
Im currently on the latest Miui 109090 and savaged-zen 2.0.2 cfs havs gb+ kernel. I noticed my 3g was horrible so decided to do a speed test and Im averaging around 250 ping, 150kbs upload and about 200kbs download. Why is my 3g so incredibly bad? is it sprint or my rom/kernel?
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Was it that slow before the combo your on? I think its sprint though.
My knocked up EVO

Knucklez09 said:
Im currently on the latest Miui 109090 and savaged-zen 2.0.2 cfs havs gb+ kernel. I noticed my 3g was horrible so decided to do a speed test and Im averaging around 250 ping, 150kbs upload and about 200kbs download. Why is my 3g so incredibly bad? is it sprint or my rom/kernel?
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Pretty sure its Sprint. My speeds have abysmal in the past few weeks. Never had these issues before. They dont seem ROM related

Prolly all the iphone hippies...
My knocked up EVO

It's Sprint. My 3G has gotten worse but my 4G has taken an even bigger hit. I've also noticed more that I'll lose 3G and drop to 1X in an area I KNOW has 3G coverage, and sometimes it won't switch back unless I toggle the mobile data on and off.
My 3G tests have ranged from 175 kbps (5:30 PM) to 860 kbps (11 AM). While I used to be able to hit up to 8 mpbs on 4G, my last two tests showed me at 1860 kbps and 1740 kbps. That is slower than any other carriers 3G, like really Sprint? Wimax is a ****ing joke (probably more due to the spectrum used but still)

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Prolly all the iphone hippies...
My knocked up EVO
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Hilarious!!!

You guys are doing better than me.......I'm down to 54kb. Checked wifes intercept and it is a little better but.not much. I'm so sick of this!!!!!
Anyway thanks for listening lol
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Yep, way better than mine. I havent gotten above 100kbps since last November.

ok.. thats "good" i guess.. I was this close to wiping everything and starting from scratch, but I guess this horrible service is normal.

What dbm are you guys getting? im at -99

Pretty sure it's Sprint as others have already said. In north NJ and my speeds have been horrible for the last 6 months. Just getting worse and worse.
I signed up with Sprint cause of unlimited data but what's the point of having it when it's so slow as to be nearly useless? I have wifi everywhere at work so not an issue but I used to be able to stream music while driving and that's no longer possible.
I've tried just about every speed tweak out there, including the 3G script, resetting data, changing proxy settings and different radio combinations but all have ended up yielding 0 results. My speeds max out at 0.20 Mbps at best.

Knucklez09 said:
What dbm are you guys getting? im at -99
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Yeah, about the same, sometimes up to 85.

Rediculouse that we have to pit up with it.
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What's funny is Sprint featured some video chat apps on their Twitter account the other day. I replied back basically, "Why feature video chat apps when there's only a 200 kbps network?" They never got back to me, .

3g dial up speed internet access.
Glad Roaming is free till they yell at me. haha

How do u force roam?.
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To Force roaming.
There is an app called roam control that will do it for you or there is a new rom called Evo Classic v0.0.3 that has it baked in the rom.

I've got roam control already but it doesn't seem to do anything. And yes I am rooted
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Roam Control will only let you roam for voice. For data, you will be on 1x only. (although 1x is usually faster than what I get on sprint's 3g).
To fully roam on verizon with 3g you will need to flash the verizon prl here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
Be sure to fully read, and understand that until you unflash the prl, you will be CONSTANTLY roaming on verizon, for both voice and data. Your phone won't show you are roaming, so be careful and dont forget and leave it on verizon for too long. Sprint will catch you if you go over about 3gb of data, and they could kick you off their service.

How do u get back to sprint after you flash the Verizon prl?
Edit: nvm, just figured it out
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Why are my data speeds 10x faster all of a sudden??

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

thegoodrat said:
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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Show some speed test please
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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.

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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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[Q] Slow 3G speeds

I am a new Epic 4G Touch owner, have had my phone for about 4 hours now.
My Speed Tests results are terrible and the internet is not really usable. Getting about 21 kbps down and 312 ms up. No 4G in my area only 3G. (Sprint) I am in Detroit.
I was wondering if upgrading my radio would improve internet speeds? Or is there ANYTHING I can do to increase 3G performance?
My phone is not rooted YET.. I want to make sure the phone(s) are keepers before I go screwing around. (I have 3 of them)
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

I've read other complaints here from Detroit about the same issue. Apparently sprint service is bad there. Its a great phone and probably worth keeping if you use wifi a lot. Give it a few days before you decide.
Also what are you using for speed test? I get most accurate results here http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

I think that's what I am using, its the SpeedTest app from the market.
I gave Sprint a call to ask if there was anything I could do and was told that there is an outage in my area that should be resolved tomorrow. I let them know that I will be returning the phones if this didn't improve.

Internet may be slow, but daym I love this phone! upgraded from sprint Hero 200
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Could always request one of them air wave devices to improve ur signal inside your home.
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Yes I probably will request an airwave. I dont wish to part with this phone.
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Rich3077 said:
I am a new Epic 4G Touch owner, have had my phone for about 4 hours now.
My Speed Tests results are terrible and the internet is not really usable. Getting about 21 kbps down and 312 ms up. No 4G in my area only 3G. (Sprint) I am in Detroit.
I was wondering if upgrading my radio would improve internet speeds? Or is there ANYTHING I can do to increase 3G performance?
My phone is not rooted YET.. I want to make sure the phone(s) are keepers before I go screwing around. (I have 3 of them)
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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After a week I posted about the radio. In my experience, EG30 has worked the best. I just flashed FC18 tonight and will run that for a day, see how it goes. I'm on stock el29 software, rooted(obviously).
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This is just sprint, either your really lucky with 4g or good 3g or unlucky (like me) and have bad 3g and no 4g, hopefully this changes someday. Until then skip Sprint's proxy's and try different prl's and modems to get the best reception and signal strength.

Try new modems once you root. I used to get horrible speeds with ek02 but they improved with el26. There's no one modem that works best for everyone though... It varies from person to person. Anyways, with those speeds I'm assuming your problem is temporary because 21 kbps is nowhere near 3g
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I'll chime in here since I'm in the Detroit area as well, Warren to be specific. I just tested my speed test and got 0.6Mbps down and 0.43Mbps up. Second test results are 0.39Mbps down and 0.41Mbps up. Third test 0.80Mbps down 0.34Mbps up. And just for kicks and giggles a 4th test with results of 0.46Mbps down and 0.55Mbps up. All tested with speedtest.net app and 2:40am. During the day im mostly around 0.30Mbps down speed. You might want to try the stuff in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22782739 the 1st and 7th posts are helpful. Also, update prl and profile.

4G Speeds

I live in Michigan, and the best spped I can ever get is about 8 mbps download. Am I doing anything wrong?
Also, going to Vegas on Wen. Can anyone tell me what speeds they were / are getting in Vegas????

I live in Michigan just outside of Detroit. I regularly get 15-21Mbps speeds download and about 3-4 upload.
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Wow,
Im in West Bloomfield. What rom and or modem are you using?

I spend a lot of time in southfield for work. Right now I'm on stock unrooted, but prior to that I was on Blu Ray, using the radio that allows wifi calling.
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Here the speed test I just completed. Its hitting a dearborn server, and I'm on southfield right now.
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Its based entirely on location. You arent dojng anything wrong
you MIGHT be able to get better speeds with different radios but at my house i get about 5-20 KB (you read that right) per second and no radio will ever fix that. Just t-mobile...
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I have traveled multiple times between Chicago, NJ / Newark, and Boston. I regularly got 2 to 3 mbs using an HTC SENSATION. With the GS2, I rarely get below 4, have not yet gotten above 7mbs, and most often about 5 mbs. So, I'm about 2 x faster, or even a bit more, with the Gs2 than the sensation.
In all 3 of those areas, the tmo speeds vary a LOT during the day. The 7mbs? 1 am. the slow speeds? 7pm. Tmo seems to have a congestion problem, but still decent speeds, my parents home dls is 6mbs. Verizon galaxy nexus is most often above 12, and often above 20mbs in the same areas.
Good luck in vegas!

It can be due to network congestion or simply the market in which you live. Some markets, even though your phone will show "4G", might just simply may not be optimized for HSDPA
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I just tried and got 18 in north Florida. But as others have said it depends with the time which you use the internet.
Edit: I am using CM9