Speedtest: LTE/4G on your Xperia ZL - Sony Xperia ZL

I have got the 6503 model which supports European LTE/4G and this is the best I've got:
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The theoretic maximum of my Vodafone 4G Red Super contract is 50Mbps down and 25Mbps up, so this is :good:
Which model have you guys and what kind of speeds are you getting? :laugh:
Somebody that knows how to get a '4G' logo instead of 'LTE'? (I've got rootacces)
EDIT: Got '4G' instead of 'LTE' = me happy

I have a C6506 Im on at&t
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On T-Mobile LTE.
This is the highest I've gotten. The average is in the low teens.
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Results from Claro Brasil
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On T-Mobile LTE in San Diego
31 down, 21 up
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Telenor Sweden (services.telenor.se, think this APN goes through proxy)
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On T-Mobile in Indianapolis, IN.
The best I've got is 24181 kbps download and 9692 kbps upload. I've attached an image (though not my best results), though I'm not sure how to embed it in to the message. The LTE here is iffy. I can be setting somewhere with 3 or 4 bars of LTE, look down a minute later and it has switched to H+ or 3G,

The phone normally switches to 3G on idle to save battery I think.
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needmoregigs said:
The phone normally switches to 3G on idle to save battery I think.
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That could be it. However, it does it sometimes when it's not idle. In the same spot, it may switch to H+ or it may switch to 3G, or it may alternate between all 3.

Result from Vodafone NZ.
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Ping: 22ms
Download: 51.08Mbps
Upload: 24.97Mbps
I don't find my ZL idle in 3G when in LTE coverage.
I only see it change from LTE to 3G when LTE signal drops below one bar.
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FranzDages said:
That could be it. However, it does it sometimes when it's not idle. In the same spot, it may switch to H+ or it may switch to 3G, or it may alternate between all 3.
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Could be T-Mobile's incomplete LTE rollout too. Chicago is still unofficial from what I understand. That might be what we are seeing.
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Result from Vodafone NZ.
I don't find my ZL idle in 3G when in LTE coverage.
I only see it change from LTE to 3G when LTE signal drops below one bar.
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I noticed this behavior has gone away with the .244 update. I was paying attention at work where this was happening. It's gone now. My speeds haven't changed so maybe it was the firmware.
BTW. Your speeds are awesome. I remember loading up WAP pages via GPRS and being charged by the kb (that's kilobits).
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needmoregigs said:
Could be T-Mobile's incomplete LTE rollout too. Chicago is still unofficial from what I understand. That might be what we are seeing.
I'm just in Indy for work, so I don't know if the LTE if officially here or not, but I am getting LTE in some parts of the city.
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The theoretic maximum of my Vodafone 4G Red Super contract is 50Mbps down and 25Mbps up, so this is :good
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Isn't the theoretical maximum 100Mbps Download/50Mbps Upload?
The best numbers I've personally tested are:
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Ping: 29ms
Download: 61.54Mbps
Upload: 30.18Mbps
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Wikipedia says 300Mbps/75Mbps
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With T-Mobile my best download has been 34.48 Mbps and best upload 21.20 Mbps. Not at the same time.
San Diego is an official LTE market but there are plenty of areas where I don't get LTE.
The phone will switch to 3G when on a call as well, so that could explain why you see it switching when the signal is good.

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Wikipedia says 300Mbps/75Mbps
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Wow!
Bring it on!!
May my provider include appropriately generous plans of your namesake.
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I just got my ZL Monday here in the Chicago area. On AT&T, the fastest I've seen so far is 47,394kbps down/14,435 up. Most tests average in the mid-teens for DL speed. I'm mighty impressed coming from the Xperia S and it's non-HSPA+ speeds.

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Wow!
Bring it on!!
May my provider include appropriately generous plans of your namesake.
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The technology is not the problem, it's the spectrum. Most LTE deployments in the US are 10Mhz x 10 Mhz (some use 5x5). If they all had unlimited spectrum they would make the pipes larger, but that's not usually the case. T-Mobile has said they will deploy 20x20 in 90% of their coverage eventually (right now they have a combination of 5x5 and 10x10). AT&T (they usually have 10x10) will probably add more depending on what their spectrum holdings are in different regions.
Other carriers around the world will face similar issues, so the real world vs theoretical speeds will differ. Some really good results so far!

Cheers for the breakdpwn,
I notice too that the Z/ZL are listed as LTE CAT3 50 Mbps Upload/100 Mbps Download.
Whereas the latest ZU/Z1 are listed as LTE CAT4 50 Mbps Upload/150 Mbps Download.
Looking forward to more generous data add-ons for mobile plans.
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I don't know what's going on, but I've been getting over 100mbps upload speeds consistently with 280mbps being the highest. Tmobile lte
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Anyway to make my PING better?

I have searched and searched..
I've used the supercharger 3G turbobooster and WIFI afterburner....
Marcusants Dataspeedfix.zip flash file....
I tried doing the MSL fix but I got an error when I typed in my MSL number so it wouldn't let me edit proxy.
Please guys, if you know or have anything worth telling me, please do...
My speed test result was
Ping: 803ms
Down: 352kbps
UP: 300kbps
HELP!
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Get better internet.
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I'm talking about 3G speeds, sorry I didn't specify.
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Stand under a tower. Seriously...not much else. That is Sprint.
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Are you trying to game or something?
No forget gaming on sprint service without wifi or 4g....
I am just tired of slow browser loads. I get up to 2 bars service in my room and I'm trying to max my speed with it...
I did another tweak and now I'm finally getting somewhere decent...
With 1-2 bars service...typical service bars in my room...
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I heard epic 4g has one of the worst antennas.
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Don't blame the phone, blame the area in which you reside. I live in the metro area of NJ and I always have 4 to 5 bars 3g
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I have been in decent areas but my service gets worst when I go into buildings. Can anyone explain? I mean every building...
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Lueoldgregg said:
I have been in decent areas but my service gets worst when I go into buildings. Can anyone explain? I mean every building...
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Really? Cause when I go 10,000 leagues under the sea, I get signal just fine.
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Sprint's speeds and pings went down the ****ter recently and I do not know why. I imagine it will continue to get worse in the future.
Haha sprints slogan - hey we got unlimited data but your going to have to wait 1000 years to download a file or view a web page!
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Lueoldgregg said:
Haha sprints slogan - hey we got unlimited data but your going to have to wait 1000 years to download a file or view a web page!
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It's the Now or Later Network. If you actually have 10Mbps down WiMAX (which is about 5% of active WiMAX networks) you get things pretty fast. You still buffer YouTube for 10 seconds before it starts. Although on the highway about every OTHER tower in a WiMAX area you do a WiMAX-3G switch every 10 seconds.
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It's the Now or Later Network. If you actually have 10Mbps down WiMAX (which is about 5% of active WiMAX networks) you get things pretty fast. You still buffer YouTube for 10 seconds before it starts. Although on the highway about every OTHER tower in a WiMAX area you do a WiMAX-3G switch every 10 seconds.
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Still beats the hell out of AT&T in my area. Stupid 4G AT&T tablet can wait 5 minutes sometimes for a connection to their ****spa. Mostly I have to toggle airplane mode over and over. I will take Sprint any day over that!
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Stand under a tower. Seriously...not much else. That is Sprint.
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I live 1 mile from tower and always have crappy reception out side my house.
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So there other tweaks I can do to improve my ping and reception?
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So there other tweaks I can do to improve my ping and reception?
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So there other tweaks I can do to improve my ping and reception?
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Use WiFi. Joking aside you can try Marcusants tweaks and/or the 3G Turbocharger but they probably won't help much.
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The results you posted are consistent with my experience on Sprint in SE Michigan. I'm speaking past my knowledge here, but I believe the network hasn't been upgraded since the EVDO rollout some 5 or more years ago (aside from wimax of course (which is nearly non-existent in MI)). Now think of all the new smartphones and the demand on that old network.
I don't know that it has so much to do with wireless reception as it does the towers connection to the backbone and the demand on that connection. I get into some congested areas and have full signal but crawling data speed.
There's some speculation to ponder.
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rprockey said:
The results you posted are consistent with my experience on Sprint in SE Michigan. I'm speaking past my knowledge here, but I believe the network hasn't been upgraded since the EVDO rollout some 5 or more years ago (aside from wimax of course (which is nearly non-existent in MI)). Now think of all the new smartphones and the demand on that old network.
I don't know that it has so much to do with wireless reception as it does the towers connection to the backbone and the demand on that connection. I get into some congested areas and have full signal but crawling data speed.
There's some speculation to ponder.
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When I have hellish speeds I force roaming on the 11115 PRL. Whether or not it's immoral or that its a breach of contract, I think its justified given the fact that I was in Ashburn Virginia a few weeks ago and had a ping to Ashburn of something like 783. The speeds were pathetic as well, but forcing roaming brought both speeds and pings up to expected values. Good thing we know that Verizon can keep good connections.
That's some advice. There are some threads about loading the 11115 PRL which allows one to roam on Verizon's faster EVDO network. It's one of the more difficult mods I've done but the process is well documented.
Here I go talking outside my knowledge again. I believe that Sprint has to pay Verizon for the use of that roaming arrangement and they don't appreciate abusers. There have been posts about nasty grams and contract termination.
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Why don't I get hspa+ 42 speeds?

Ok both my nexus and gs3 in San Diego I never get more then 6mbps any one else in socal have this... San Diego does have hspa +42 I'm sure
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imtjnotu said:
Ok both my nexus and gs3 in San Diego I never get more then 6mbps any one else in socal have this... San Diego does have hspa +42 I'm sure
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The most i get in national city is 5-7 mbps as well.
27mbps here in MN.
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Yeah I never understood that myself. I'm in Casselberry myself (which is shown to be in the coverage map) and I get 10-13. I see people in LA and such getting in the 20's to 30's. I've NEVER seen such speeds.
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The most i get in national city is 5-7 mbps as well.
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I'm in North park and can't ever get beyond 6 but we have hspa+ 42 right?
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I can get up to 20 Mbps in various parts of NYC.
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I can get up to 20 Mbps in various parts of NYC.
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+1
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I get around 7mbps on average in kentucky
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I'm in Atlanta ga and I normally get 5-6Mbps down and 1.5 Mbps up. I was hoping for better speeds myself.
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I'm in North park and can't ever get beyond 6 but we have hspa+ 42 right?
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Yeah we do, but it is very spotty and it is not exactly close to 42mbps. My friend lives close to plaza bonita mall and i get over 20 mbps over there.
25-30mbps in College, 12mbps in my apt, 25mbps downstairs, some random areas I've hit 30mbps+, location: NYC.
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Yeah we do, but it is very spotty and it is not exactly close to 42mbps. My friend lives close to plaza bonita mall and i get over 20 mbps over there.
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Damn even in la mesa or Clairemont and other parts of the city I don't get it
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Ok both my nexus and gs3 in San Diego I never get more then 6mbps any one else in socal have this... San Diego does have hspa +42 I'm sure
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The 42Mbps is THEORETICAL.
that being said....I'm in NJ
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I get around 7mbps on average in kentucky
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yea i get 8 to 9 Mbps near the lexington area.
This is my speed in Houston, I am happy.
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There are a number of factors that can affect your data speeds obviously, but imo SpeedTest.net is not exactly a reliable way to measure. I think its fine when using to test one setup vs the next on your phone, but I can get significantly different results from one moment to the next, from different locations, from different servers, etc.
i.e. I get crap speed on a server 40mi away but get pretty decent speed on one over 300mi away.
I also notice most times that even when I get bad test speeds, my downloads and browsing are usually still fair to great.
There are other, better sites you can use for testing. I cant remember right off hand but there is a post in my modem thread with some listed. Ill try to remember to check it in a bit and will post some here for you.
There are also some other tweaks that can help, such as these in build.prop:
ro.ril.hsxpa=3
ro.ril.gprsclass=12 (or 32, 34, 36)
I have plans to post a lot more info about this in that thread. Just gotta get my computer back up and get a little more organized!
Hope this helps some of you for the time being!
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Well for one the Nexus only supports HSPA+21. And in Chicago I only get 7mbps near Wrigley Field but I get about 20mbps farther west. Oh well.
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Visiting Oakland ca 11mb server sf
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I live in 4S Ranch and I see 10 to 15 there but in La Jolla where I work I regularly see 18 to 20. Most of San Diego seems to be HSPA+ 42. The only place that I have really seen slower speeds in East County. I am rarely out there so it does not bother me all that much.
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I live in 4S Ranch and I see 10 to 15 there but in La Jolla where I work I regularly see 18 to 20. Most of San Diego seems to be HSPA+ 42. The only place that I have really seen slower speeds in East County. I am rarely out there so it does not bother me all that much.
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Even when I'm in Clairemont or point loma or instill never get above 6mpbs
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Horrible data speeds?

Is anyone else getting terrible data speeds even for sprint
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Dariste said:
Is anyone else getting terrible data speeds even for sprint
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Not any worse than typical sprint speeds
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Nope, they recently turned on 4g all over for me LTE everywhere I mainly travel
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I do on occasion, but its because our 3G network is over loaded. they have us set to get LTE @ some point. its all based on how hard your tower is being hit and very little to due with your phone or sprint as a whole.
all good here ; )
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I experienced this as well. I thought it was me because I reset some severs to
0.0.0.0
And 0
But when I changed the back data was still slow
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Yes! I'm wondering if it had anything to do with the software upgrade. My data used to be blazing fast. Now I can be stuck with 100-200 for download
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Mine are far better than they were on my 3D. Plus I get LTE now at work, love it.
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My data speeds are better than they were on my E4GT. We are still on 3G here.
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My data speeds are better than they were on my E4GT. We are still on 3G here.
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My et speeds were better for me than this. Even wifi seems slower, is weird
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Maybe Sprint is upgrading the towers there. I heard the speeds get slow while the work is under way...
New LTE towers in Austin installed this month. Lays just say I'm not complaining.
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Doesn't this phone not have EVDO but SVDO or something of nature? When it comes to 3G it all depends on your location to pick up SVDO speeds. During speedtests in my area, with full bars, I'll get 1.2mbps down but most of the time I struggle to hit 1. In my girlfriends neighborhood...it is constantly 2-3mbps down. I would imagine because her 3G towers are upgraded already? The only reason it doesn't bother me is because I actually have 4G LTE most of the time in my house and whenever I go outside or down the street etc.
Data speed is awful here....even close to the tower.
When I upgraded to the Note 2 they took away my discount. Now I have crappy data AND a higher bill. We aren't supposed to get LTE until end of 2013 in St. Louis. I really don't think we will get in the small town I live in at all. So, I think I am taking this back and switch to AT&T. What good is unlimited data if its so slow that I cant use it. At&t us the only option. T mobile and vzw have no coverage here. Sprint was of no help including the retentions department. BYE SPRINT
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Sighs...gotta be kidding me
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Sighs...gotta be kidding me
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That would be awesome for me. I easily hit under 100 at work with full signal.
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Switched towers in the speed test app. Forgot to screen shot the original test. Once I get to work tomorrow morning, ill redo the test and screen shoot it. Test was performed at home for this thread. There are two Sprint 4g w/LTE towers in the process of going live in my area (Lincoln Park, MI). Till Sprint gets on the ball with better service around here, will just have to put up with things. My phone was doing going whacko w/roaming m and "preparing network" mesgs. As I typed this, got a preparing network mesg. Again, people with patience are needed while on Sprint's service..lool.
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Doesn't this phone not have EVDO but SVDO or something of nature? When it comes to 3G it all depends on your location to pick up SVDO speeds. During speedtests in my area, with full bars, I'll get 1.2mbps down but most of the time I struggle to hit 1. In my girlfriends neighborhood...it is constantly 2-3mbps down. I would imagine because her 3G towers are upgraded already? The only reason it doesn't bother me is because I actually have 4G LTE most of the time in my house and whenever I go outside or down the street etc.
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What you're speaking of is eHPRD that's the high speed 3g you're seeing, if you're getting that, chances are LTE is nearby or being turned on soon
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Here's the new test while at my work. As you see huge difference then when at home. Thats due to being much closer to the tower.
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LTE, turned on in Phoenix..

Yes sir it is here... now just back to stock, and triangle away
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no go for me, i think i have to flash a modem but can't find a guide
http://tinyurl.com/c7jwdkg
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Give it time, it's being rolled out..
Muahahahahaha
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When you say phoenix, do you mean the Valley or the city itself? I'm in Scottsdale and haven't seen LTE yet.
I get the LTE when I'm on the Scottsdale server. 101 n University. Fountain Hills is awhile away from where I'm at though. Sad thing is I work up the street on Broadway n 101, no LTE there.
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I was in Queen Creek earlier and didn't see anything out there, currently in Gilbert and don't see anything but 4G on here either.
Running deodexed stock and I flashed the kernel + modem as well. My dad has a stock (completely stock) Note 2 and I'll see whether it's an isolated issue with me or if we just don't get the signal for LTE out this far yet.
I'm in Chandler and my speed got bumped to 16Mb up and 5Mb down even though Soeedtest says I'm only connected ad Umts. Using MyRom TMobile with the LTE modem. To top it off, got switched to Truly Nationwide Unlimited 4G for free.
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Just ran my first test near i10 and i17
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Ugh this is torture. No LTE yet, union hills / 51
I live in Vacaville CA and have been getting 20+mbps for a while now on hspa+ I hope the LTE is better than what I get now. Otherwise I'll just leave it off.
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Tmobile rep says this area in north phoenix may not get lte
MCC area is also hot!! Dobson n 60. Picking up about the same speeds I posted earlier. But Broadway n Dobson, none. 101 n Broadway, none. 101 n university, hot!! Whatever tho.. wifi @ work n LTE at home works 4 me.
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27 up 18 down in Fountain Hills
Its driving me crazy! Here in Las Vegas it comes on for about 12 seconds and then goes away...
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Tmobile rep says this area in north phoenix may not get lte
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Its driving me crazy! Here in Las Vegas it comes on for about 12 seconds and then goes away...
Today is the first day I've had LTE all day. If u can get on I don't see why they would boot u off since it's official now
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Flashed the BMB4 modem, *#2263#, then
Switched on LTE/GSM only and only getting edge now. I live in the west Valley off of 101 and Camelback, is there LTE out here, or did I not select something correctly?
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AZ2ENVY said:
Flashed the BMB4 modem, *#2263#, then
Switched on LTE/GSM only and only getting edge now. I live in the west Valley off of 101 and Camelback, is there LTE out here, or did I not select something correctly?
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I chose option 6 but after reading your post I went ahead and chose the option LTE only (all bands) and I finally got a 4G LTE signal but 0 bars.
Funny thing is I still get internet connection but my speeds were 9637/627.
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I chose option 6 but after reading your post I went ahead and chose the option LTE only (all bands) and I finally got a 4G LTE signal but 0 bars.
Funny thing is I still get internet connection but my speeds were 9637/627.
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Where in the valley are you? Also what logo pops up when you have LTE?
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I'm in Gilbert currently. The icon said 4g lte (attached image).
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LTE/3G in WiMax areas

I have noticed everywhere I go that had excellent WiMax coverage on my evo has horrific 3G and LTE speeds. Has anybody else noticed this or have I begun to loose it due to the sluggish data speeds and dropped calls?
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Dear God, yes! I'm glad that you mentioned it because I was beginning to think that it was some mistake in setup that I'd made.
I live in San Diego, where (finally) Sprint is bringing online lots of 4G LTE zones around the city and county. One thing that I've noticed is that every area that was once a Wimax test area has not been converted to LTE yet, and as you've pointed out, the unconverted zones tend to have the worst 3G service. I hope that someone knowledgeable in the subject posts an answer soon.
Thanks for sharing, by the way. :good:
While they do upgrades to towers to bring lte online they shut down towers which load other towers more and cause slower 3g speeds also if your in area with no lte yet and a lot of people have upgraded their phones and do not have a wimax capable device means they are all now on 3g so there's more users on 3g which again overloads the system. So if tower upgrades are going on and now there's an abundance of more users on 3g go figure why it's slow and crowded. I hope this answers your question. Now when lte goes live many users will move to lte freeing up 3g bandwidth.
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The areas im referring to have lte/wimax/3g available so it's mind boggling heck my fm and dtv reception are horrid as well I'd almost wager a paycheck WiMax is a sloppy dirty tech that causes interference
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The areas im referring to have lte/wimax/3g available so it's mind boggling heck my fm and dtv reception are horrid as well I'd almost wager a paycheck WiMax is a sloppy dirty tech that causes interference
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It's completely a different thing, but you never know could be
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A few miles down the road never had WiMax
Very interesting, but there may not be a Sprint tower where the wimax is available and there is one where the other test was done. Could it be the same tower your just closer? Remember Wimax worked on a different Radio bandwidth usually hosted by Clear Channel Radio in most major cities.
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Both are same distances from sprint towers the slower speed one is from the tower I used to pull 12+ mbits from on WiMax the faster never had WiMax. Roughly 2 blocks away from their respective towers and parked
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Both are same distances from sprint towers the slower speed one is from the tower I used to pull 12+ mbits from on WiMax the faster never had WiMax. Roughly 2 blocks away from their respective towers and parked
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The faster one was done at 3am. The slower one at 5pm. That could explain some minor slowdown, but the number gap from your speed test is, in my opinion, too significant to explain away by network congestion.
Are they still rolling out 4g in your area? Is it "officially" turned on? I know when they first activated 4g in my neck of Los Angeles, the speeds would alternate between abysmal and stellar on a seemingly random basis. Now that it's "officially" on, the speeds are much more consistently on the high side.
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I'm in a rollout market we have been live for quite some time aprox 8 months I think. The slower speed is 24/7 thats my home tower and the faster one is close to work so my test times are limited I refuse to visit that place when I'm not getting paid
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I refuse to visit that place when I'm not getting paid
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I'm with you on that one 100%
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