hey so i was wondering amongst the plentiful custom roms we have out here for the G2 is if any of them uses HSPA+ speeds or "4G" speeds i got a friend that needs those speed for data tethering and im not sur how to go about the search since im still new to customizing android phones (ive had the inspire for less than month rooted and flashed like 6roms so far) so if any1 knos if there is or isnt one please let me kno
The CM 7.0.3 shows me a "H" symbol when in 4G mode. My phone has been pretty quick, so you might want to start there.
G2 is a hspa+ phone so whatever rom you use will support it. The real question is "is there hspa coverage in your area? ". If you don't have coverage you won't get the speeds.
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G2 is a hspa+ phone so whatever rom you use will support it. The real question is "is there hspa coverage in your area? ". If you don't have coverage you won't get the speeds.
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Yeah, the hardware natively supports HSPA+ up to 14.4 Mbps. Different ROMs just display different icons (H, 3G+, 4G) depending on the ROM.
I have a Sprint EVO 4G running Metro PCS and I noticed the internet is really slow but I have ssen youtube vids where people say there metro internet is faster than the 3g they had with sprint. So I decided to try different kernels and tests I run cyanogen nightlies and have tried cm,tiamat,godmode and currently savage zen I notice that the download runs average of 50-60 kbs and uploads run 150-200 kbs what I'm wondering is is there simply someway to reverse this so that my internet is faster. I know that there is sokethingbwrong with things I know I have basicaly 2g and that it is typicaly slow but I know this can do better and that the download upload tests are screwes up and incorrect in nature.
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Welcome to sprint's crappy network. I haven't gotten above 50kbps since last November.
It is said that Metro has 3g now. Update prl to 3020 & use qpst to change mip from simple to both, this should increase speeds.
I cannot confirm as my usb does not allow me to connect to pc; charging only.
If you do get better speeds please share.
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I did exactly as you suggested and changed the mip and I am currently running the 3020.prl and I still have the 1x and speess apeae to be the same. Thank you though please keep us informed if you find otherwise. I do want to say I have heard you can flash to boost mobile and have true 3g speeds but I can't find a guide to flash. I'm sure you just use use qtsp and a current boost prl for the settings. But not positive how tondo it I can only find people who charge yoi to send your evo to them to do it.
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I just ran a speedtest on my 3G and got 108kbps. This is horrible, especially when I see others with 1.5mb on 3G alone. I'm lucky to get that on 4G.
Even when I'm at home on my wireless internet, it seems like when updating apps my speed is throttled at 400kbps. At least that's what it looks like it's going up in increments.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
I just ran a speedtest on my 3G and got 108kbps.
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Welcome to Sprint. Get used to it, I haven't got above 150kbps in over a year on 3g.
Could it be my ROM that is affecting my 3G? I updated radios and did the data reset with my MSL and still get HORRIBLE 3G speeds. I tested my 4G and it was 3.4mb down...
I'm currently using Mikrom btw
Hello all!
Noob here, first post, so first and foremost please pardon any ignorance. I did search here as well as google without finding any significant results. I appreciate anyone who takes time to answer.
I recently bought an unlocked Galaxy S2x (989D) for use here in the USA on T-Mobile. I went with the 989D and not the 989 because I'm using a grandfathered T-Zones plan.
I rooted/flashed Juggernaut 5.0 through cwm, and the phone is working fine EXCEPT my download/upload speeds are lousy. Consistently 1.5Mbps down / 500Kbps Up MAX with 800-1200 ms ping via speedtest app from various parts of Maryland (Baltimore/DC corridor) and using different servers. My N1 has always tested faster than that in the same area, which is why I'm particularly concerned.
I tried flashing Telus KJ3, T-Mo KID and T-Mo KL1 modems found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426001
But saw no improvement. I've also tried using the stock epc.t-mobile and the old internet2.voicestream APNs, with equally crappy results on both.
Is it just a matter of T-Mo having terrible speed over HSPA in this area, or is it possible that there's something screwy going on with the device/rom/kernel/radio? FWIW, calls and texts are fine, and wifi calling works as well. I've attached a few screenshots in case any of them might be helpful.
TIA!
hmm... you should read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514954
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highest speed i ever got was close to 10 Mbps in Canada 3G/3.5G networks
seems more like the area you live in, have poor Tmo coverage for data
That's disappointing, to say the least, especially since according to the coverage map, I'm smack in the middle of a giant blob of "4G Excellent" coverage. I'm still confused as to why my Nexus One would have better speedtest results. Perhaps HTC/Google FTW.
seriously???
Is this legit? Full 4G signal? I can't imagine how it's THIS slow. Does jugg 5.0 have any build.prop tweaks that could be farking with my data? Just threw my sim card into my N1 to compare and it's way faster.
@JoshD422, Did you ever figure this out?
[Q] Whats the difference between each of the radios?
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Hello all!
Noob here, first post, so first and foremost please pardon any ignorance. I did search here as well as google without finding any significant results. I appreciate anyone who takes time to answer.
I recently bought an unlocked Galaxy S2x (989D) for use here in the USA on T-Mobile. I went with the 989D and not the 989 because I'm using a grandfathered T-Zones plan.
I rooted/flashed Juggernaut 5.0 through cwm, and the phone is working fine EXCEPT my download/upload speeds are lousy. Consistently 1.5Mbps down / 500Kbps Up MAX with 800-1200 ms ping via speedtest app from various parts of Maryland (Baltimore/DC corridor) and using different servers. My N1 has always tested faster than that in the same area, which is why I'm particularly concerned.
I tried flashing Telus KJ3, T-Mo KID and T-Mo KL1 modems found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426001
But saw no improvement. I've also tried using the stock epc.t-mobile and the old internet2.voicestream APNs, with equally crappy results on both.
Is it just a matter of T-Mo having terrible speed over HSPA in this area, or is it possible that there's something screwy going on with the device/rom/kernel/radio? FWIW, calls and texts are fine, and wifi calling works as well. I've attached a few screenshots in case any of them might be helpful.
TIA!
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I am also wondering about this same fact with a real Telus phone in Canada. I'm also wondering about the difference between the 3 radios that were provided with the Darkside.UCLE2 Beta 5 ROM. (Don't get me wrong, appreciate all the hard work from these guys, amazing where the T989 dev has come already!)
I tried all 3 radios, and get different speeds with each one. Blazes 4G radio I can't seem to tether, and then the T-mo radios I'm having issues with Bluetooth and even Data.
Could someone if you have a minute explain what the difference is between the radios and maybe suggest what radio would be best for us Telus users in Canada?
Cheers, TIA!
Drew
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JoshD422 said:
Is this legit? Full 4G signal? I can't imagine how it's THIS slow. Does jugg 5.0 have any build.prop tweaks that could be farking with my data? Just threw my sim card into my N1 to compare and it's way faster.
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JoshD422,
I will be the first to tell you living in Toronto, that its completely unpredictable in Canada.
I've had areas if there is high use downtown I will get even worse results than that (seen a ping of over 1000ms ).
At the same time I can redo a speedtest about 200 metres away, and get results up in the 10 Mbps and pings of 45 ms. So I don't believe that part has to do with the radios but more the quality of service, and I'm in whats supposed to have the best service city in Canada.
Your problem definitely seems to be due to the T-Zones plan. I don't have that plan and I'm using an unlocked stock Telus T989D in Maryland and I get 2-4 Mbps down and 0.7-1.0 Mbps up
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Your problem definitely seems to be due to the T-Zones plan. I don't have that plan and I'm using an unlocked stock Telus T989D in Maryland and I get 2-4 Mbps down and 0.7-1.0 Mbps up
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Do you get the "4G" icon?
I am on a stock unlocked T989d in the Atlanta area and get similar speed to you. However, I only see the "3G" icon in my phone.
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Do you get the "4G" icon?
I am on a stock unlocked T989d in the Atlanta area and get similar speed to you. However, I only see the "3G" icon in my phone.
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Yes, only "3g" icon in MD/DC area. I guess maybe perhaps this is not as fast as using the T-Mobile radio software that comes stock in the T989, but it's plenty fast for me. I don't think the "4g" capability is much faster, anyway.
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Yes, only "3g" icon in MD/DC area. I guess maybe perhaps this is not as fast as using the T-Mobile radio software that comes stock in the T989, but it's plenty fast for me. I don't think the "4g" capability is much faster, anyway.
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I think the "4g" icon is purely cosmetic. I have an unlocked Telus T989d on Tmobile and my co-worker has the Tmobile T989 on Tmobile. We both did a Speedtest side to side and we both got ~12Mbps down, ~1.3Mbps up. My phone was showing the 3g icon, while his was showing the 4g icon. Both our networks showed up as HSPA. Both of us in our respective stock, un-rooted ROMs.
While T-Mo roms do tend to be a bit over zelus with the 4G icon, it is much faster than a 3G connection. Where I live in Orlando is a 4G area and I get over 20mbs download speeds and over 2mbps upload speeds..
Side note though.. it is funny that people still use "" or call it 3.5G when the T-Mobile network has been accepted as 4G for almost a year now .. I tried to find the artical but its being illusive today..
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While T-Mo roms do tend to be a bit over zelus with the 4G icon, it is much faster than a 3G connection. Where I live in Orlando is a 4G area and I get over 20mbs download speeds and over 2mbps upload speeds..
Side note though.. it is funny that people still use "" or call it 3.5G when the T-Mobile network has been accepted as 4G for almost a year now .. I tried to find the artical but its being illusive today..
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Officially, 4G is supposed to get 1000mbs peak download. Tmobile uses HSPA+ which peaks at ~80mbs. I think that is why people call it 3.5G or use the "4G" when talking Tmobile.
Using the Galaxy Note II in Manhattan, we remained firmly rooted to Sprint's 3G network, with predictably slow results. On Speedtest.net, the Note II achieved an average download speed of only 0.40 MBps and an equally sluggish upload speed of 0.35 MBps. On AT&T's 4G LTE network, by contrast, we noted average download and upload speeds of 22.5 and 12.9 MBps, respectively. Not surprisingly, websites loaded agonizingly slowly over 3G. The mobile version of CNN.com, for instance, loaded in 20 seconds (compared to 2.1 seconds on AT&T's network), while the mobile version of NYTimes.com loaded in 21 seconds (versus 2.7 seconds on AT&T). What are the best options to get switched to a faster data speed?
My speeds were fast for over a year like verizon but sprint did something to the towers by my house and it's horrible 3g at best speeds . It says 4glte but there's no way close to that there's no fix all this change prl or modem stuff to change anything I tried all of them with same results. The apps that say they will boost your signal are full of **** until sprint fix towers we are stuck with b.s service hope this save you time trying to fix something that can't be fixed by us.
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