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.
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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.
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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.
Hey all,
I live in Chicago and have a GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus using the T-mobile network. Honestly I have never gotten more than 10mbps download and often get less than 5mbps. My ping is also very unstable sometimes its 1000+ or its 100. Is there something wrong with my 4g radio? As a comparison my gf's Samsung Galaxy S II gets 15mbps or better.
Thanks
Here in Baltimore my tmo galaxy s2 pulls 10 to 12 mbps and my gnex on tmo only gets about 5. Don't think there is really anything wrong with the gnex radio. Its just not best suited for tmo network as good as the tmo branded sgs2.
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does your gnex show 3G when you are not browsing and then switches to "H" when you are?
Try flashing some radios. Ug--x radios are for north America but it seems a lot of people do better with Europe radios on T-Mobile which are XX--X.
bow chicka wow wow.
roumancesoiree said:
Hey all,
I live in Chicago and have a GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus using the T-mobile network. Honestly I have never gotten more than 10mbps download and often get less than 5mbps. My ping is also very unstable sometimes its 1000+ or its 100. Is there something wrong with my 4g radio? As a comparison my gf's Samsung Galaxy S II gets 15mbps or better.
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Try different radios to see if it helps. The T-Mobile SGSII will always get faster speeds because its a 42mbps HSPA+ device, whereas the GNex is a 21mbps HSPA+ device.
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This is how it should be. This is how GSM/HSPA+ devices work. It saves battery.
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.
Sept 1st and my contract is up.
I love the epic, but time for a new phone. It got me thinking how much do I like sprint. Honestly I love the price. The internet has been awful. Phone calls have been dropping like flies for the last few months.
I saw this test about 3g/4g speeds
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405607,00.asp
So I started to look, and it seems like T Mobile would be the same price as sprint. The others would not be much more.
Just wondering what you guys are thinking, and if anyone has had t mobile.
Now if only I could get the peoples rom on it I would be sold.
September first for me too.
Only difference, I'm being ripped off financially by Sprint.
So I'm definitely jumping ship.
As for me I'm looking at T-Mobile at $70 savings over Sprint, and Verizon at $30. Verizon has superior everything, T-Mobile has price. Hmmm.
Frankly it's all the same as far as T-Mobile and Sprint go. The coverage you're going to get with T-Mobile will vary depending on location, and will get better signal in some places as opposed to Sprint, and vice versa. I get full bars at my cousins cabin up north, while my uncle's T-Mobile phone can't get a signal whatsoever. A few miles further and it's flipped.
As far as data speed go you will see a defined performance boost. Sprint's data is the worst in the business, so the only way is up. HSPA+ gets the same, if not better speeds than full bars 4G on Sprint. I'll take throttling over consistent crap speeds any day.
My contract is up at the same time but I think the smartest thing for me to do would be to see how good lte is by december. I work in a sprint store but still not satisfied with the data like u guys. LTE should be covered as much as wiimax by the end of 2012 and should be covered double of wiimax coverage by next year. Still have hope lol. However I am extremely satisfied with my bill though. On a family plan with jp morgan discounts. Each of us pay exactly 50 a month and it covers the whole bill.
I'd say if your not going to be covered in LTE or have at least decent coverage, then jump ships. I should be pretty much covered here in Central Texas so... I'm not to worried about my .20mbps 3G connection for very much longer.
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I'd say if your not going to be covered in LTE or have at least decent coverage, then jump ships. I should be pretty much covered here in Central Texas so... I'm not to worried about my .20mbps 3G connection for very much longer.
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its sad how how 3G standard speeds should be around 300-400KB/s Yet on 4G with 3 to 4 bars i get 300 to 400KB/s slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XxLostSoulxX said:
its sad how how 3G standard speeds should be around 300-400KB/s Yet on 4G with 3 to 4 bars i get 300 to 400KB/s slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cell strength bars and 4G speeds are unrelated. I have had no bars and no 3G and still connect to 4G with better speeds than that. 4G is a different band.
You think that is bad, try waiting 20 minutes for AT&T to connect to 4G hspa. They are so bad in Daytona I have to reboot the work devices 2 or 3 times to connect.
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Cell strength bars and 4G speeds are unrelated. I have had no bars and no 3G and still connect to 4G with better speeds than that. 4G is a different band.
You think that is bad, try waiting 20 minutes for AT&T to connect to 4G hspa. They are so bad in Daytona I have to reboot the work devices 2 or 3 times to connect.
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He also failed to realize that LTE is not Wimax.... so LTE will be much better and faster. Looking at their planned coverage central Texas is saturated in green.
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He also failed to realize that LTE is not Wimax.... so LTE will be much better and faster. Looking at their planned coverage central Texas is saturated in green.
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supposedly itll be better itll be on clears lte network so will have to wait but the point is WiMaxx even still should be much higher than 400KB/s is the point.
And @ Kenny, i know people say that but how come is it that when i have 1 bar for singal and 4g is connected ill around 100 KB/s but when i have 4 bars i can get around 400 - 600 KB/s?
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supposedly itll be better itll be on clears lte network so will have to wait but the point is WiMaxx even still should be much higher than 400KB/s is the point.
And @ Kenny, i know people say that but how come is it that when i have 1 bar for singal and 4g is connected ill around 100 KB/s but when i have 4 bars i can get around 400 - 600 KB/s?
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Because your area sucks with signal all around maybe? You make it sound like all areas have that speed rate, lol.
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Because your area sucks with signal all around maybe? You make it sound like all areas have that speed rate, lol.
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when i go to coverage map it says all around is the best 4g as well as voice yeah right! they lie they always do where i go it says best coverage; never the best hardly any coverage.
XxLostSoulxX said:
supposedly itll be better itll be on clears lte network so will have to wait but the point is WiMaxx even still should be much higher than 400KB/s is the point.
And @ Kenny, i know people say that but how come is it that when i have 1 bar for singal and 4g is connected ill around 100 KB/s but when i have 4 bars i can get around 400 - 600 KB/s?
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In your particular case it seems the tower your cell signal comes from IS also the 4G tower. I guess by me that is not the case and wherever my 4G comes from that tower has a stronger transmitter. I can avg 2-6 Mbs on 4G in Daytona.
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In your particular case it seems the tower your cell signal comes from IS also the 4G tower. I guess by me that is not the case and wherever my 4G comes from that tower has a stronger transmitter. I can avg 2-6 Mbs on 4G in Daytona.
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everywhere i go its like that.
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everywhere i go its like that.
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Its your phone.
IMO,this is very clear, given the endless hardware and compatibility issues you have run across
As to speeds...
I get 4-5mb speeds on 4G in both DC and Baltimore, though 4G is DC is much more spotty than in Baltimore.
My 3G speeds suck, but are close to the 1mb range typically.
I would be VERY hard pressed to leave Sprint.
Verizon is WAY to expensive, and has data caps
T-Mobile is cheaper, but has no batter coverage than Sprint, AND throttles data
AT&T? forget about it!
In reality, unless I am willing to shell out a bunch more $$, and live with data caps, I feel I would be hard pressed to do better than Sprint
I live in Salt Lake and Sprint has as good a service as Verizon.
AT&T is garbage. I moved down here for school from Alaska where they were the best hands down. Tmo is about the same. With roam control to get Verizon when I travel somewhere Sprint sucks there just isn't any reason to switch. My 4G speeds here are 4-5 mbps. 3G is about the same as AT&T.
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danipoak said:
I live in Salt Lake and Sprint has as good a service as Verizon.
AT&T is garbage. I moved down here for school from Alaska where they were the best hands down. Tmo is about the same. With roam control to get Verizon when I travel somewhere Sprint sucks there just isn't any reason to switch. My 4G speeds here are 4-5 mbps. 3G is about the same as AT&T.
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When you actually go and download something are you really hitting those speeds? For Instance I Have Clear internet at home and Speed Test Says I'm getting anywhere from 2 to 6 MBps but never hit that the most ill get is about 400 to 700KB/s.
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When you actually go and download something are you really hitting those speeds? For Instance I Have Clear internet at home and Speed Test Says I'm getting anywhere from 2 to 6 MBps but never hit that the most ill get is about 400 to 700KB/s.
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Because you are probably misreading the results. 2Mbs - 6Mbs translates into 250-750 kBs downloads. The b lower or upper case makes a big difference by a facto of 8.
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Because you are probably misreading the results. 2Mbs - 6Mbs translates into 250-750 kBs downloads. The b lower or upper case makes a big difference by a facto of 8.
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Read my post I said uppercase B I said 2MBps which is 2MB/s. That's why I hate clear it says I'm getting 2 to 6 MB/s yet when I download I'm only getting slower speeds like you said 250 to 750 kBs
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Read my post I said uppercase B I said 2MBps which is 2MB/s. That's why I hate clear it says I'm getting 2 to 6 MB/s yet when I download I'm only getting slower speeds like you said 250 to 750 kBs
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I did read your post but as usual you did not read mine. That is why I said "probably misreading".
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STUPID USELESS POST
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I did read your post but as usual you did not read mine. That is why I said "probably misreading".
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well it may be misreading but misreading and actual performance are two different things why isn't it downloading at the correct speeds this is what i'm talking about because when i visit my fathers place on his wifi i'm hitting MB/s not Mb/s.
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....
huggosz said:
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.
moshe22 said:
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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+1
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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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