[Q] phne download speed and tehtering speeds - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

i test my phones download speed with http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ and i get some fast dowloads 10 to 40 mbpps. it one instance i got over 42. it kind of makes me suspect of the results.
when i tether and test my speeds, i usually get about 5 to 8, averaging 5 mostly. is tethering usually that slow compared to what the phone can download itself.
what kind of speeds are you averaging when tethering and how reliable do you think http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ is

I would use Speedtest.net (they also have an app for Android). The speeds are much more realistic.

Yeah dude.. I'd say to use speed test. Net because the results from the page you linked are showing my GS2 downloading at 54mbps while speed test shows 17... That's a huge difference..
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c_legaspi said:
i test my phones download speed with http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ and i get some fast dowloads 10 to 40 mbpps. it one instance i got over 42. it kind of makes me suspect of the results.
when i tether and test my speeds, i usually get about 5 to 8, averaging 5 mostly. is tethering usually that slow compared to what the phone can download itself.
what kind of speeds are you averaging when tethering and how reliable do you think http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ is
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+1 Speedtest. I've never got anything anywhere close to 40 Mbps on my phone, and I've tested on 4 different networks in 4 different countries.

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What is your 4g speed?

What is your 4g speed on your device?
ALSO POST YOUR CURRENT RADIO YOU ARE USING AS WELL.
Download - 3585 kbps
Upload - 1797 kbps
Radio - 26.06.02.27_M
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to get a better idea, we should run the speed test 3 times (take the average) at a few different points during the day (morning, afternoon, evening, night?) in the same place, then take the overall average... this will give you a more accurate whole picture.
might be a good idea to put where you live in there as well.
using the above method (3 simultaneous tests, 1 morning, 1 afternoon, 1 evening, 1 night), my results are as follows... both radios were tested in the same location at the approximate same times a week apart. I'm in eastside seattle:
26.02.01.15:
DOWN: ~4.8mbps
UP: ~3.5mbps
26.06.04.27 (w/ updated lib files):
DOWN: ~5.4mbps
UP: ~3.9mbps
noticeable (not just placebo effect) decrease in browser loading times and GPS is much better for me. switching from towers seems to be quicker as well - my phone used to hang for 10-15 secs going from 3G to H, now it's almost instant even in the middle of communication. have been extremely happy with 26.06.02.27 so far... I may try some other radios just for testing, but I'm scared to screw up what is already a pretty solid setup.
You should also note that just because your phone has the "H" icon in the status bar, doesn't mean that you're on the "4G" network (which technically is HSPA+). The H can refer to HSUPA (instead of HSPA+), and it will often stay on H even when you're down on UMTS (3G). I don't even have HSPA+ "4G" in my area, being told that its on the way in the coming months, and H is lit up all the time, but its just HSUPA.
Something to think about.
That being said, I generally get about 1.9mbps down, 1.9mbps up on HSUPA. Stock radio.
Using your same radio
bstylz911 said:
Radio - 26.06.02.27_M
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I average between 4.5mb up to 8mb depending on data traffic and my uploads average around 2.5mb
I think most of it just has to do w/ the coverage in your particular area.
I get the "H" icon a lot at home, but my speeds are usually < 1 mb as you can see:
http://i.imgur.com/xLpr4.png
The most recent amazingly fast ones are taken at my work.
I'm getting an average of 4.2 Mbps using the stock radio.
Can you change the radio when you're not rooted? Don't really know much about radios.
durps said:
I'm getting an average of 4.2 Mbps using the stock radio.
Can you change the radio when you're not rooted? Don't really know much about radios.
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Wow 4.2 mbp... wow I get only 1 mbp. So the stock is sopose to be better?
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lainvalenajr said:
Wow 4.2 mbp... wow I get only 1 mbp. So the stock is sopose to be better?
And yes you have to be rooted to flash radios
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lainvalenajr said:
Wow 4.2 mbp... wow I get only 1 mbp. So the stock is sopose to be better?
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Network speeds are affected by much more than simply your radio version or ROM type. See my post above for explanation of the "H" icon in your taskbar for a little look into that.
You can flash your radio independent of your ROM, some people get better performance with other radios, but I've gotten consistent performance with my stock radio and a few different ROMs.
durps said:
I'm getting an average of 4.2 Mbps using the stock radio.
Can you change the radio when you're not rooted? Don't really know much about radios.
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Yes, you must be rooted to flash new radios. Unless you're having network issues, and you're happy with your speeds (I hope you are at avg 4.2mbps) then there's no need to be flashing different radios.
Radio - 26.06.02.27_M
Running virtuous v1.0.1
I only get 350kbs-1.5mbs download and 800kbs-1.5mbs up. The upload isn't the problem. The best download I have ever gotten was 2.2mbs in my area (with the H or 3G+ symbol and 3-4 bars). I did get 3.5mbs download once, but that was on the other side of town.
Just to clarify, when I said 4.2 mbs was my average, I meant my average at the moment. I did 3 tests.
Although, my average overall is usually about 2.5-3 mbs which is still good enough for me. Just hate when I randomly get Edge out of nowhere.
Best speed I ever recorded was 5.37mbs late in the afternoon a month ago or so.
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Man I thought I lived in a **** town because I only saw 6.5mbps max when our phones are capable of easy double digits. Especially when I see some people having screenies showing cell speeds of like 9 or 13mbps. I guess I have nothing to ***** about.
Although I have found I can do just about anything I really need my phone to do if I have atleast 1.5.
I only get like 5mbps downloaded and 2mbps uploaded. I really dont think that the 4g network isnt completely up yet but the speeds are okay with me.

Slower wifi speeds.

Does anyone else notice slower wifi speeds and higher ping when running the speed test app?
I'm paying for 20mbps but I'm getting 5mbps and 44ms ping.
Is it just me, or does everyone notice this?
My DX2 gets 24mbps and 9ms ping.
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Avelnan said:
Does anyone else notice slower wifi speeds and higher ping when running the speed test app?
I'm paying for 20mbps but I'm getting 5mbps and 44ms ping.
Is it just me, or does everyone notice this?
My DX2 gets 24mbps and 9ms ping.
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no problems... try and update your radio it might help....
Overclocked to 1.6ghz I can only pull about 15mbit. If I turn the clock down, the wifi speed goes down. This is a limitation of the hardware, not the network.
I have a 25mbit home internet connection. My other wifi devices (ie: netbook) pull the full 25mbit.
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Overclocked to 1.6ghz I can only pull about 15mbit. If I turn the clock down, the wifi speed goes down. This is a limitation of the hardware, not the network.
I have a 25mbit home internet connection. My other wifi devices (ie: netbook) pull the full 25mbit.
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I actually noticed that my friend's Sensation pulls about the same as I do on the same wifi network. But his g2x actually pulls more than what I am paying for, which is 20mbit, he gets about 25mbit... Which made me really jelly.
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Noticed something. If my friends g2x and my Dx2, and nimdae at a higher clock pull higher speeds, does this mean higher CPU output, better network speeds?
But then again his Sensation also pulls the same as I do and we're both unrooted and stock clocked.
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Avelnan said:
Noticed something. If my friends g2x and my Dx2, and nimdae at a higher clock pull higher speeds, does this mean higher CPU output, better network speeds?
But then again his Sensation also pulls the same as I do and we're both unrooted and stock clocked.
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The fact the speed increases with the higher clock means the phone is going as fast as it can possibly go given the resources it has. If you were limited to 5mbit, your phone would only be able to do 5mbit regardless of clock speed (unless you dump it really low, then it will be slower).
I looked up the G2x specs and it is running Tegra2, meaning it's a CortexA9 system. It doesn't surprise me that it can easily use the entire bandwidth available at just 20-25mbit. CortexA9, even in a single core configuration (why isn't anyone doing this?), is faster than CortexA8 and current Snapdragon platforms even at the same clock frequencies.
As for pulling higher than advertised speeds, this can happen due to a concept called burst, along with compression. My 25mbit connection can burst at 30+mbit (I've seen it hit 40mbit). Because the mobile app probably works with much smaller data sets, it could be possible to report burst speeds over streaming speeds.

Data download speeds really differ stock vs. CM7?

I was running speedtest.net app on both mine and my fiancée's DInc and noticed how much better my d/l speeds are while in wifi mode. I was at 10,000kb and she was only getting around 3,500.
Does anyone know why this would be? Why would the stock ROM not allow me to download at the top speed possible? Is it a CM7 thing or this just a fluke? Anyway I just found it interesting
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I run CM7 and have noticed slow speeds the last few months, but have chalked it up to network traffic. I am not a big data user, and when I run speedtest in the morning speeds are much more reasonable. I also ran a different speed test website, and it was considerably different. I don't know if the app is that accurate.
Through the different Sense ROM's and CM7 versions I've used I can say I get the same results.
CM7 has faster 3G transfer rates and WiFi. Don't know why

[Q] Charter 100mb and Nexus...something not right??

Ok, I have charters 100mb service at home with has a Belkin N150 router hooked up to it...I do lots of speed tests and rarely will I get over 25mb on my speed tests...Usually between 20-25. Shouldn't I be getting alot more than that? I realize I loose some speed going thru the router, but that much? Is there anything I can do to improve? Does this sound normal to you guys? Many thanks
P.S. The speed test numbers are done from my galaxy nexus
hondaboi20002 said:
Ok, I have charters 100mb service at home with has a Belkin N150 router hooked up to it...I do lots of speed tests and rarely will I get over 25mb on my speed tests...Usually between 20-25. Shouldn't I be getting alot more than that? I realize I loose some speed going thru the router, but that much? Is there anything I can do to improve? Does this sound normal to you guys? Many thanks
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Depends on what else is using your internet
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Usually its just my phone and my galaxy 10.1 tab, but they are never online at the same time.
I read somewhere on here that the wifi on the GNexus is not that great and wasn't all that fast, the LTE is usually faster. I may be wrong.
Do you live in a large apartment building with extremely crowded wifi channels? I know that my Gnex gets about 7 Mbps (36 Cable connection) on 2.4 GHz because it's so crowded. When I switch the router to 5 GHz it gets about 34 Mbps because those channels are empty.
I have 35/35 fios that actually hits 42/30 on the every single computer and laptop at home. I have NEVER gotten higher then 29 on my phone and like the OP I usually only get 20-25. Buff McBig (great name btw) What do get on speedtest with your phone on wifi can you post a screen?
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I have 35/35 fios that actually hits 42/30 on the every single computer and laptop at home. I have NEVER gotten higher then 29 on my phone and like the OP I usually only get 20-25. Buff McBig (great name btw) What do get on speedtest with your phone on wifi can you post a screen?
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Apparently I exaggerated because I can only average 29 or 30 and max at 32. That is with 3 devices all samsung. The others are gtab 10.1 and sprint gs2. My transformer prime can't connect to 5ghz.
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every mobbile device is basically limited by its hardware, memory/cpu and throughput bottleneck. you cant get much higher than 30Mbps on the nexus as it's hitting hardware limits due to a mobile device.
thru the generations speedtest results have gone up though.

High ping on HSPA+

Hello,
When I do a test with the SpeedTest app, it gives me fast speeds (10~20mbps), but very high ping. I'm getting 500~700ms ping from using this app to connect to a server that is only 2 km away. I have tried other servers and gotten the same results.
When I ping google.com, I'm getting an average of 300ms.
I live in NYC, and the cell tower is actually very close, according to OpenSignal app. I see others getting 30~60ms times on T-Mobile HSPA, so this seems out of the ordinary.
I get normal ping times when connected to wifi.
Anyone know what is causing this?
I get it too its nothing to worry about I think its just a bug and not accurate sometimes. Nothing to worry about.
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I get it too. But I don't care b/c ping matters to me if I'm playing multiplayer games. I never play games on my S2 except on rare occasions. So long as I get my data, I am satisfied.
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I get them all the time, and slow speeds so I'm not surprised..
Slow speedas as in 2000Mbps.
Mb, not MB.
JPOKeefe said:
I get it too its nothing to worry about I think its just a bug and not accurate sometimes. Nothing to worry about.
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No idea about the speed test app, but I don't think pinging google would result in a glitch. It seems there is a delay in loading websites as well.
I even get lower ping on EDGE....
8Fishes said:
I get them all the time, and slow speeds so I'm not surprised..
Slow speedas as in 2000Mbps.
Mb, not MB.
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2000Mbps = 250MB/s = 1GB every 4 sec
wat
saltmine said:
2000Mbps = 250MB/s = 1GB every 4 sec
wat
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That's odd.. thought I set it to Mbps..
It's an order down, so 2000 kbps.
Maybe it's because of where you live. Ping is how long it takes to speak with the outside servers, heavy congestion higher ping.
I live outside of Orlando and get 50 or less. With about 20mbps do speeds and over 2 up...
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