T-Mobile HSDPA OR HSPA+ ? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Which one am I supposed
to be on ? My "about phone " info shows HSDPA
I get DL speeds of ~5Mbps
Aren't HSPA + speeds supposed to be higher ?
BTW don't flame. The search feature on tapatalk sucks.
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On ICS, when you're on HSPA+ it identified in "about phone" as HSDPA or HSPAP.
On (stock) Jelly Bean, it'll properly identify as HSPA+ in the "about phone" screen.
Regardless, the speeds are the same, it just reports it slightly differently. And it looks like you're running some weird custom ROM, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was reporting it differently than stock Jelly Bean.

martonikaj said:
On ICS, when you're on HSPA+ it identified in "about phone" as HSDPA or HSPAP.
On (stock) Jelly Bean, it'll properly identify as HSPA+ in the "about phone" screen.
Regardless, the speeds are the same, it just reports it slightly differently. And it looks like you're running some weird custom ROM, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was reporting it differently than stock Jelly Bean.
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Lol its liquid smooth ROM . But again aren't speeds in a much higher bracket ?
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throwback1718 said:
But again aren't speeds in a much higher bracket ?
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Huh? The speeds are the same, that's what I'm saying. Its just reporting differently.

martonikaj said:
Huh? The speeds are the same, that's what I'm saying. Its just reporting differently.
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I really thought hspa + had higher DL speeds Than that.
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That's HSPA..
HSPA+ will register as HSPA+ or HSPAP(the extra P is trying to say Plus, just figured it out)

the phone will only get up 21mbps hspda and not the 42 mbps.
First thing to be sure if that you are talking about mbps or MB/s. If it is MBs, then I think it's pretty good speed.

PUTALE said:
the phone will only get up 21mbps hspda and not the 42 mbps.
First thing to be sure if that you are talking about mbps or MB/s. If it is MBs, then I think it's pretty good speed.
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I've seen some scores in the 15 Mbps range
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It also mainly depends on where you live I only get 2.4 MB/s at night and 0.7 MB/s down during the day
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I'd say that's about average for tmo. I've gotten faster before but now I just use the phone and try not to worry about it. Tmo speeds are much better than at&t in my area.

with my one s, I have seen it got around 4 Mbps to 8 Mbps (that is with DC 42Mbps) with 2 bars. On a good day with good signal I think it can get to around 15 Mbps but I think normally it hovers around 10ish. So I think your number is fine.

PUTALE said:
with my one s, I have seen it got around 4 Mbps to 8 Mbps (that is with DC 42Mbps) with 2 bars. On a good day with good signal I think it can get to around 15 Mbps but I think normally it hovers around 10ish. So I think your number is fine.
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The One S is a 42mbps device, so the speeds are gonna be higher than the GNex, which is a 21mbps device.

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The One S is a 42mbps device, so the speeds are gonna be higher than the GNex, which is a 21mbps device.
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Doesnt that only apply to speeds above 21 Mbps?
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This is me running radio UGLH1 in the suburb of Chicago. I would love to see 21Mbps!
#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+

throwback1718 said:
Doesnt that only apply to speeds above 21 Mbps?
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No, it means that speeds will be generally higher assuming that the towers you're connecting to are 42mbps HSPA+ compatible.

luckylui said:
This is me running radio UGLH1 in the suburb of Chicago. I would love to see 21Mbps!
#Galaxy Nexus
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touchemupent said:
luckylui said:
This is me running radio UGLH1 in the suburb of Chicago. I would love to see 21Mbps!
#Galaxy Nexus
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Wait - that's the GSM Nexus?
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Can't be, we only have 21 Mbps HSPA+. It doesn't even look like a Nexus (no on-screen buttons, status bar looks like Gingerbread?)

Looks like touchwhiz
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zAlbee said:
...no on-screen buttons, status bar looks like Gingerbread...
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That's exactly why I asked if it was a Nexus... cause I thought the same.
Smallsmx3 said:
Looks like touchwhiz
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If you look at the battery indicator, yeh. But not apparent from the signal bars.

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Is this speed right

Just done a speed test on my nexus with the speedtest app and I got a speed of 1544kbps download and 440kbps upload ... is this speed OK over 3g? Or is this kinda slow. I'm not too sure what speed I should be getting.
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Below are my 3g speeds. Depends where you are, signal, whether or not there is a lot of bandwidth available etc.
Yesterday I was getting speeds closer to yours in the exact same place I got the 7mbps.
zolah said:
Just done a speed test on my nexus with the speedtest app and I got a speed of 1544kbps download and 440kbps upload ... is this speed OK over 3g? Or is this kinda slow. I'm not too sure what speed I should be getting.
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does your signal indicator say 3G or H, thats perfectly fine for 3g
Also.. what carrier?
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joshnichols189 said:
Also.. what carrier?
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Orange.... like it says beside his post....
nodstuff said:
Orange.... like it says beside his post....
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Those don't show up on the XDA app.
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nodstuff said:
Orange.... like it says beside his post....
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Those aren't always right either. I've seen several people posting with Sprint and ATT carrier logos when they have Verizon service.
For cdma is good for GSM tho seems slow since I just to get between 3-8mbps on ATT
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That is with the H icon... hspda or wot ever it is... just ran it again and got similar speed...
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zolah said:
That is with the H icon... hspda or wot ever it is... just ran it again and got similar speed...
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the only way to know if its a "good" speed is if you can compare to a different phone on the same network near you, or another phone, swapping your SIM into it to test.
What speeds do you all see on the Galaxy Nexus? I am considering getting this, and using it on T-Mobile. I replied to some other posts about this, but didn't really get firm responses. I have a HTC Amaze, and see speeds in the 18Mbps area, and 3 - 6 in a bad coverage area. The Amaze supports HSPA+ 42, and the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ 21. Will I see 18Mbps on the Galaxy Nexus, or 7 - 8 like most people post. Of course, T-Mobile is the only U.S. carrier with HSPA+ 42.
My T-Mobile Monthly4G speed is attached. First test in Spokane, WA
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What speeds do you all see on the Galaxy Nexus? I am considering getting this, and using it on T-Mobile. I replied to some other posts about this, but didn't really get firm responses. I have a HTC Amaze, and see speeds in the 18Mbps area, and 3 - 6 in a bad coverage area. The Amaze supports HSPA+ 42, and the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ 21. Will I see 18Mbps on the Galaxy Nexus, or 7 - 8 like most people post. Of course, T-Mobile is the only U.S. carrier with HSPA+ 42.
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You will see 7-8mbps real-world. Max out around ~12mbps.
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What speeds do you all see on the Galaxy Nexus? I am considering getting this, and using it on T-Mobile. I replied to some other posts about this, but didn't really get firm responses. I have a HTC Amaze, and see speeds in the 18Mbps area, and 3 - 6 in a bad coverage area. The Amaze supports HSPA+ 42, and the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ 21. Will I see 18Mbps on the Galaxy Nexus, or 7 - 8 like most people post. Of course, T-Mobile is the only U.S. carrier with HSPA+ 42.
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Where are you located? I think you will be disappointed with the nexus speeds if you are getting those kinds of speeds on your Amaze. I have averaged between 1 and 3 Mbps down in minneapolis.
adamhlj said:
Where are you located? I think you will be disappointed with the nexus speeds if you are getting those kinds of speeds on your Amaze. I have averaged between 1 and 3 Mbps down in minneapolis.
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Thats far far below the average for T-Mobile.
martonikaj said:
Thats far far below the average for T-Mobile.
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I just got T-Mobile and waiting to get a galaxy nexus on it (I had sprint and I'm please with speeds )
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third party ROMs have "uncap 3G speed" settings, checking it may(just may) help
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Thats far far below the average for T-Mobile.
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Yeah, it is. I haven't rooted/put a custom ROM onto my device, tho so maybe doing that might help the speeds. I have been kind of dissatisfied with T-mobile in that aspect. The funny thing is that they sent me a text message survey a few weeks ago asking me if i would recommend t-mobile to friends, to which I responded very unlikely. Yesterday I got a phone call from t-mobile trying to get more information out of me about why I was dissatisfied. I tried to answer as best I could, and in the end, they gave me a $25 credit. I still keep thinking of things that I wish I would have said to them. Like for example whenever I go to a place where there are tons of people like at a concert or something, I will have no chance of calling or texting. My phone says I have signal, but there is no signal.

Att data speeds

I know there have been numerous threads about this but I wanted share how ATT has improved there HSPA+ network, at least in my area
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Thats good to know, where ate you located?
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Wow that is pretty impressive, I am getting 3mbps in the Bay Area, and I thought that was great.
Mind to share what apn setting you use?
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I was just in Philadelphia over the weekend and loved the speeds on ATT. I got 7 Mbps with a ping around 80. So good compared to here in Cali.
I'm in Orlando FL. At home about 1-3 down and .5 up, but at work (a few miles away) I get 3-4 solid and 1 up.
At home on a Sunday am I get solid 6 down and 1 up.
So I'm happy, my "unlimited" data lasts longer than if I had an LTE.
Ran XXLA2 then changed to UGLC1 and see really no diff.
I did get Getril Premium and matched up my RIL but no diff then either.
My reception with this phone sucks in my house but at work it's stellar.
Of course at work I can see the tower from my office window .
APN: I use standard default from the first time I put in the ATT sim from my Atrix.
Here's what we are getting in Vilnius/Lithuania.
HSPA or HSDPA (I dont know the diff; at least I see "H" near the signal strenght).
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bat0nas said:
Here's what we are getting in Lithuania.
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Really awesome =]
What radio?
- Google
iGoogleNexus said:
Really awesome =]
What radio?
- Google
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H If I understand correctly. We dont have 4G in LT yet.
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~30mbps in Boston
You can't get around 30 Mbps with a HSPA+21 phone. You either have a Verizon or Sprint version
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zeke1988 said:
~30mbps in Boston
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You're on Verizon. Should probably read the thread title.
bat0nas said:
H If I understand correctly. We dont have 4G in LT yet.
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=P no your baseband in settings/ about phones
- Google
I'm located in Newark Ohio, I used to get 3 on average. I'm using the wap.Cingular apn which is default. And my radio is
UGKL1.
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Here's what we are getting in Vilnius/Lithuania.
HSPA or HSDPA (I dont know the diff; at least I see "H" near the signal strenght).
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That's crazy good!
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Radio for high speed Tmo data GSM?...In Arizona

I am new to this forum. I'm in Arizona and on Tmo. Have the GSM gnex. My SGS2 seems faster on data and was looking to obtain the same from my gnex. What radio can I flash to try out? Link if possible.
Thank you
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ransz28 said:
I am new to this forum. I'm in Arizona and on Tmo. Have the GSM gnex. My SGS2 seems faster on data and was looking to obtain the same from my gnex. What radio can I flash to try out? Link if possible.
Thank you
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While I currently use AT&T I have done quite a bit of testing in the East Valley with a TMO 4G SIM in my Galaxy Nexus. I'm looking to switch as soon as my contract is up. What kind of speeds are you getting? I've seen up to 8Mbps in Tempe but typically saw 1-6Mbps in the Valley.
I tested with UGLC1 and XXLA2 radio with similar results.
I case anyone is interested AT&T averages 800kbps-5Mbps in the East Valley. AT&T service absolutely sucked last night at the Tempe Town Lake Fireworks show. There were several thousand people there though :silly:
~Big Show
ransz28 said:
I am new to this forum. I'm in Arizona and on Tmo. Have the GSM gnex. My SGS2 seems faster on data and was looking to obtain the same from my gnex. What radio can I flash to try out? Link if possible.
Thank you
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The SGII can access T-Mobile's 42 Mbps network while the GNex can only access at 21 Mbps.
Birdsfan said:
The SGII can access T-Mobile's 42 Mbps network while the GNex can only access at 21 Mbps.
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I have yet to see a phone hit 21+ let alone 42. I am getting 2-3 and my SGSII was getting average 6.
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I have yet to see a phone hit 21+ let alone 42. I am getting 2-3 and my SGSII was getting average 6.
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Sounds about right, you're getting half the speed on HSPA 21+ that you were on 42.

No LTE for t-mobile gs3

I read that even when t-mobile jumps on the lte band wagon in 2013, that our gs3 phones will not be able to take advantage of the new speeds (what a drag). I'm not sure if this is really the case, but I posted the link to the article below.
http://www.galaxys3newsblog.com/t-mobiles-samsung-galaxy-s3-to-miss-lte-yet-another-dissappointment/
One thing you have to remember you always want to buy a phone that works right now for you not a phone that would work better in the future, I'm happy with hspa+ and by the time I get lte from tmobile I might have another phone anyways so I think I'm cool with that, it bee discuss in another topic too
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This is true. I just thought that I would post this for those who didn't have the benefit of reading the other post. For those that don't change their phones often and intend on keeping the gs3 for some time, I thought that this was good information to help them make a well informed purchase. I hope this helped anyone that didn't know and wants to buy a gs3.
My HSPA+ speeds are consistanly faster than my friends Verizon LTE. Plus HSPA+ uses dramatically less battery. Heres my speeds in Detroit.
jgalan14 said:
One thing you have to remember you always want to buy a phone that works right now for you not a phone that would work better in the future, I'm happy with hspa+ and by the time I get lte from tmobile I might have another phone anyways so I think I'm cool with that, it bee discuss in another topic too
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+1, I owned my T-989 for less then a year before buying my T-999. At this rate I'll buy a T-1000 when it comes out in 6-8 months from now.
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sean48238 said:
My HSPA+ speeds are consistanly faster than my friends Verizon LTE. Plus HSPA+ uses dramatically less battery. Heres my speeds in Detroit.
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Same here in San Diego. Verizon was fast out of the gate but they heavily over-subscribed their network and now they are lame. AT&T is the crazy fast at the moment but I expect them to be in the same boat as Verizon this time next year.
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My HSPA+ speeds are consistanly faster than my friends Verizon LTE. Plus HSPA+ uses dramatically less battery. Heres my speeds in Detroit.
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How the heck do people get such fast download speeds? i downloaded the speedtest app and I'm only pulling about 3-4 thousand kbps with 3 bars of 4G.
m4r10 said:
How the heck do people get such fast download speeds? i downloaded the speedtest app and I'm only pulling about 3-4 thousand kbps with 3 bars of 4G.
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Is disguise you might be only on 3g or hspa not hspa+(what tmobile calls 4g)
This is at my house hspa+
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Is disguise you might be only on 3g or hspa not hspa+(what tmobile calls 4g)
This is at my house hspa+
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My S3 is lying to me???
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My HSPA+ speeds are consistanly faster than my friends Verizon LTE. Plus HSPA+ uses dramatically less battery. Heres my speeds in Detroit.
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Why is the wifi simple active?
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My S3 is lying to me???
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Practicly yes on stock 4g shows when you connected to umts(3g), hspa and hspa+(t mobile calls this 4g cause it could go up to 42mbps) but if you changed yours to stock look ( aosp) you will see your phone going at all of them and won't stay connected to one at all times, you might no notice because their 3g is not crazy slow where you live, I have good coverage specially where I live and work so I don't mind it
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hpric said:
Why is the wifi simple active?
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If you see to the left it shows a town meaning is from a tower no wifi, wifi will shows different
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tooxcha continuing
Honestly I dont know which one to believe. Ive read the frequency issue and one that said the T-mobile version got the 8290 chip that doesnt support LTE. I guess we will have to see when they actually launch it.
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Honestly I dont know which one to believe. Ive read the frequency issue and one that said the T-mobile version got the 8290 chip that doesnt support LTE. I guess we will have to see when they actually launch it.
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It does have LTE, just like the T-989 did, its just disabled by default. You can access this setting by opening the dialer and typing *#*#4636#*#*, and selecting radio type.
I need to get a new phone every year it just gets boring ... as soon as a good quad core comes out I'm outta here.
Can't stop consuming need moar
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Practicly yes on stock 4g shows when you connected to umts(3g), hspa and hspa+(t mobile calls this 4g cause it could go up to 42mbps) but if you changed yours to stock look ( aosp) you will see your phone going at all of them and won't stay connected to one at all times, you might no notice because their 3g is not crazy slow where you live, I have good coverage specially where I live and work so I don't mind it
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Ive rooted and mine shows H+ but the most i get is 5500kbps download and I live in the Los Angeles area, no idea how you guys are getting those insane speeds
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Ive rooted and mine shows H+ but the most i get is 5500kbps download and I live in the Los Angeles area, no idea how you guys are getting those insane speeds
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It just depends on where you are and how many people are connected to the netowk like LA is too pack, too many people lives there my speeds are slower there too
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T-Mobile HSDPA maxes out at 8mbps

Doing recent speed tests on my Note II, I've noticed that on the download, they go no faster than 8mbps, in fact, they all now consistently hover around 8mbps in the best of scenarios. On lower signal, it is obviously lower, but my speedtests on HSPA+ are almost all perfectly around 8mbps give or take 5kbps. Is anyone else noticing this? Has T-Mobile realized it might not be the best idea to give everyone access to all the available bandwidth and instead is limiting everyone to 8mbps? That's actually pretty smart.. I'm locates in Virginia a beach and I've tested on several different cellsites. All the same download speed. Used to get as much as 27mbps.
LTE seems unaffected but it maxes out around 27mbps now, but LTE technically isn't official here (;
I think the fix is to change your apn back to the epc.tmobile that we used to have.
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But then won't I lose LTE?
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But then won't I lose LTE?
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I'm not sure because I'm not in an lte market. I dont believe so, but I could be wrong.
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I think it has something to do with the LTE radio as my s3 would get into the 20's on HSPA, still does. I don't get higher than 15 mbps in my Note, same area and everything. I have yet to change apn settings to old one as anything over 8 is fine honestly. Still getting over 4 upload, so no worries.
I do think if you Change it and LTE comes to your area, change it back and should be there.
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I'm not sure because I'm not in an lte market. I dont believe so, but I could be wrong.
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I just tried the epc.tmobile.com apn and i still can get lte
So then would I edit the LTE APN, or just add a new one under epc and use that as primary.
Yup I have seen that today I though it was my area ...
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This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Except if T-Mobile is doing this intentionally, it's not very good for them to not make their customer base aware of this. Like I said, no single user needs access to as much of the bandwidth as the tower + spectrum permits, 8mbps down limit can guarantee equal QOS for everyone on HSDPA. But they really need to make a public announcement about it. And those LTE speeds aren't very good for a network in which no one else is using. But it will probably be better when LTE is official in our areas.
I get 8-14 in NYC.
Im in Dallas, TX and on my stock Note 2 i can get 10-15 megs down with 1-2 up in most places.
Thats with the fast.tmo apn. At least in my market they are not capping at 8megs down, thats if they are doing that at all.
Just ran a speed test at my desk and i got 14.18 down 1.4megs up..
15334kbps down, 3733kbps up here. No LTE.
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15334kbps down, 3733kbps up here. No LTE.
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I get about the same
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I get around 18891kbps down and 2270 up in Greeley, Colorado
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