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What's going on with my 4G/3G speed?

So, for the past week or two weeks my G2's Internet/data speed has gon' tremondously slow.
I'm talking about,I feel like I got a metro phone unless I have wi-fi.
My G2 has always bin running excellent ,until now its bin acting like its on edge.
I've switched my Radio,ROM and Kernels and still the problem seems to exist.
I've tried so manytimes and my market downloads take up to 30 minutes to download and my youtube loads so slow....I don't watch it anymore unless I'm at home on wi-fi.
Has any one bin experiancing this? Anybody can tell me how to fix this problem? Much appriciated.
Oh and, the 4G/H icon still shows..
Thanks.
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Did you get a text message from T-mobile saying your data has been throttled?
-Kiyo

Yeah, sounds like you might be getting throttled.
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Yeap, that's what it is... I remember getting that text.
Is there anything to do about it?
Thanks.
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GunToYoMouth123 said:
Yeap, that's what it is... I remember getting that text.
Is there anything to do about it?
Thanks.
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There isn't really that much you can do. I know there is a thread somewhere in development that will show you how stop being throttled but not sure if it would work if they already started doing it. Luckily for me I get that message every month but my speeds stay exactly the same.
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stumpyz9 said:
There isn't really that much you can do. I know there is a thread somewhere in development that will show you how stop being throttled but not sure if it would work if they already started doing it. Luckily for me I get that message every month but my speeds stay exactly the same.
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Ahh, I know what thread you're talking about.
I follow those instructions and it also stopped happening for me for a good while even with the text messages thrown at me, but now it started doin' it..
I guess i'll try that again.
thanks, that helped alot my friend.

Sounds like tmobile is throttling the speeds. I have used way over 5GB and they are saying they are throttling me, but I'm still getting fast speeds.

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and FCC app speed test

It blows my mind on how much data people use as I don't even get close to that and I surf ALOT. Prolly because I'm on wifi alot.
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PatrickHuey said:
It blows my mind on how much data people use as I don't even get close to that and I surf ALOT. Prolly because I'm on wifi alot.
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The fact that your on wifi is exactly why you don't even come close to using that much data. I also got a text from them and I'm still getting fast speeds. I average about 5mbps. I've also hit 15+mbps three times. I've tried posting pics but have been unsuccessful. I'm using shootme but every time I try to upload I get a "wrong extension" message. Not sure why it's happening now,but I was able to upload fine before.
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What gets me is how you clearly have an unlimited plan, but will be throttled. I understand you still technically have internet after being throttled, but that is damn ridiculous.

Sprint [NOT] ending unlimited data [for smartphones only]

Just read on android and me.
http://androidandme.com/2011/11/car...they&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Well Im leaving sprint. Only reason i put up with the awful speeds was because of the unlimited data.
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Doesn't effect phones... Not that big of a deal.
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Yeah i saw that after i posted it.. But its only a matter of time. I didn't even know it was possible to use 6gb on sprint though lol
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Heck im constantly over 10gb a month on 4g in yakima, washington
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Most I used was 5 1/2 gigs a months and that was before I had wifi in my house, I was downloading ROMs to my phone over 3g and streaming music all day at work.

Old news. But it will only be a matter of time till there go to the verizon/att type plans
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Very misleading title and article. For those that like to skim and call that reading, it would be hard to not come away thinking that sprint is now no different than any other wireless company.
Article author has spite for Sprint, for whatever reason, otherwise he wouldn't write in such a negative tone. That or author is just trying to be sensationalistic in order to grab more attention.
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"Oh, I'm leaving sprint, I'm going to Verizon"?
You have unlimited data plan with sprint now and you want to switch to teered plan with Verizon?
All I have to say is this:
Sprint is the last carrier with true unlimited data, get on a plan NOW before they get rid of it. Otherwise for new subscribers it will be as it is with other carriers now.

I wonder if that means sprint will be bringing down the hammer on illegal tethering like att has oooo **** haha
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Idk how to feel about this i know sprint has came out and said they wont get rid of their unlimited data for phones and i dont think they will cuz they know it is the ONLY reason people **** with them i admit they been cutting costs in other depts like the premier program and raising the etf to compisate for the data... idk i wanna hold out and see if sprints network vision plan pulls through and if it does it will be great
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In similarly-breaking news: Google is releasing a new version of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich, Apple shocked everyone by releasing a stopgap update instead of the iPhone 5, and RIP Steve Jobs.

Doesnt affect me. I think the title is misleading and lots of people dont like to read things.
Tether off your phone. If I had a tablet I might mind. But other than travelling youd be on wifi most of the time anyway.
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I dont use tethering so dont care and the title is misleading
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natelw said:
Heck im constantly over 10gb a month on 4g in yakima, washington
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You have 4G in Yakima, Washington, yet I don't have it in San Diego. Well done Sprint.

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In similarly-breaking news: Google is releasing a new version of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich, Apple shocked everyone by releasing a stopgap update instead of the iPhone 5, and RIP Steve Jobs.
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You have 4G in Yakima, Washington, yet I don't have it in San Diego. Well done Sprint.
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^ These posts are top notch. Lol

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Idk how to feel about this i know sprint has came out and said they wont get rid of their unlimited data for phones and i dont think they will cuz they know it is the ONLY reason people **** with them i admit they been cutting costs in other depts like the premier program and raising the etf to compisate for the data... idk i wanna hold out and see if sprints network vision plan pulls through and if it does it will be great
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I gave you a thanks and agree. Thanks for posting so I didn't have to write it all

This post worried me, till all the reassuring replies. Don't scare me like that, I just joined Sprint..
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Sort of a disingenuous post.
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This has nothing to do with phones, this is only hotspots and Tablets.

Sprint LTE is live!

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http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1496-lte-is-live/
I've spent time traveling around the Kansas City, KS metro area, and it seems most places are lit up now, especially in Olathe. Average speeds are a little disappointing considering these towers should have very little load. I've done approximately 350 speed tests so far.
I'm getting a consistant average of 10mbps down/up around the entire metro, with highs of 13mbps down/up and lows of 8mbps down/up during the day. Late at night speeds are 15mbps down/up around the metro for me. In my basement I only get about 6-7mbps down/up (with 0-1 bars) no matter the time of day.
The latency is outstanding! I've had pings as low as 42ms. The highest I have seen is 70ms, and the average is about 55ms. Great for remote desktop and video chat
I'll keep this updated with my findings. Highest test I have pulled so far has been 20 down/15 up.

Don't think so. Not here in Dallas yet.
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Noticed it too in Blue Springs, MO!
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Doesn't look quite as fast as Verizon late though
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Still very decent.
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With a signal like that, I get 28-33 Mbps down on Verizon.

I'll take unlimited and slower over faster and tiered any day of the week. Plus... screw Verizon and their nazi attitudes. Lol.
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adrynalyne said:
With a signal like that, I get 28-33 Mbps down on Verizon.
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Why do you constantly troll people?
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ryanguhr said:
I'll take unlimited and slower over faster and tiered any day of the week. Plus... screw Verizon and their nazi attitudes. Lol.
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You really think Sprint is going to stay unlimited with LTE that long?

Don't see why not that's their "thing".
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Here's what I get on Verizon w 3 bars not SUPER fast everywhere like fan boys may have you think.
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ryanguhr said:
Don't see why not that's their "thing".
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Because they're broke, losing customers, and that's all they have to try to get people to stay. If they start improving and rolling out this LTE network widely and (gasp) maybe gain customers, they'll cut unlimited data just like AT&T and Verizon.

Actually I think spring will implement something like ting wireless sooner or later
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So we'll just see what happens. It's in the future big rip.
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martonikaj said:
Because they're broke, losing customers, and that's all they have to try to get people to stay. If they start improving and rolling out this LTE network widely and (gasp) maybe gain customers, they'll cut unlimited data just like AT&T and Verizon.
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Yeah, if that happens it'll suck. But all your VZW bootloaders will be encrypted and signed, your internet results will be sold to the highest bidder and your bill will be triple ours. Now get the hell out of our We Love Sprint Party!

gfropr said:
Here's what I get on Verizon w 3 bars not SUPER fast everywhere like fan boys may have you think.
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Here is a result while doing 70mph.... not too shabby ? Sprint LTE
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captblaze said:
Here is a result while doing 70mph.... not too shabby ? Sprint LTE
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Are you in Chicago or just connected to that speedtest server
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sweeet I hope Boston gets some love soon :l

BrianDigital said:
Actually I think spring will implement something like ting wireless sooner or later
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There's no money in that compared to running postpaid services. And they sell wholesale service to Ting already. Why would they turn themselves into a prepaid carrier? Think Sprint would go out of business before they did that.
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Yeah, if that happens it'll suck. But all your VZW bootloaders will be encrypted and signed, your internet results will be sold to the highest bidder and your bill will be triple ours. Now get the hell out of our We Love Sprint Party!
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I don't care that the bootloaders are encrypted on Verizon. I'm never going to be a customer there either... I like how you assume that just because I tell you that Sprint will dump UL data that I'm a Verizon customer.

Roaming enough for termination? Or within unlimited standards

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Just wondering would this call for termination or is it what it says which is unlimited.. Done the Verizon prl hack only because I have very poor signal at home and work.. Even have the air rave and it's not even worth the time of use.... Soon might look to another carrier.. PS. waiting on the Galaxy Note ii before
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ezsoulja said:
Just wondering would this call for termination or is it what it says which is unlimited.. Done the Verizon prl hack only because I have very poor signal at home and work.. Even have the air rave and it's not even worth the time of use.... Soon might look to another carrier.. PS. waiting on the Galaxy Note ii before
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Lol its not a hack.. But doesnt matter if it says unlimited as its only 300mb while roaming.. And you cant just call and tell them to look at your data you need to wait for sprint to call you and give you a warning before you can get out termination fee free.. Not to mention if you have other lines on your account that do not use as much data roaming they might not let you cancel them all without a etf but only the line thats using too much roaming data.. Not to mention if you have a airrave they might not let you off the hook at all since the airrave is to ikprove signal and you shouldnt be roaming so ur doing something that doesnt seem right..
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elliwigy said:
Lol its not a hack.. But doesnt matter if it says unlimited as its only 300mb while roaming.. And you cant just call and tell them to look at your data you need to wait for sprint to call you and give you a warning before you can get out termination fee free.. Not to mention if you have other lines on your account that do not use as much data roaming they might not let you cancel them all without a etf but only the line thats using too much roaming data.. Not to mention if you have a airrave they might not let you off the hook at all since the airrave is to ikprove signal and you shouldnt be roaming so ur doing something that doesnt seem right..
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Lol didnt even read my post huh? Dont need to see a picture of what u used.. Anything over 300mb is too much.. I only used 7gb data roaming and sprint called
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If you're looking to get terminated for roaming too much, stop using 4G and continue to roam on Verizon's 3G network until you get a letter or a call from Sprint to tell you to find another provider.

elliwigy said:
Lol didnt even read my post huh? Dont need to see a picture of what u used.. Anything over 300mb is too much.. I only used 7gb data roaming and sprint called
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yea i saw, just thought id put a picture up that originally didnt show :good:

Mattix724 said:
If you're looking to get terminated for roaming too much, stop using 4G and continue to roam on Verizon's 3G network until you get a letter or a call from Sprint to tell you to find another provider.
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now thats gonna be a hard one.. but ill stick it out for atleast 1 - 2 more months and if nothing gives then im switching... i need signal

ezsoulja said:
now thats gonna be a hard one.. but ill stick it out for atleast 1 - 2 more months and if nothing gives then im switching... i need signal
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Even if you use 300MB a month, if it is not the majority of your data, they probably won't care. From what I can see, you are doing pretty well as you are able to use 6GB of 4G data and 1.3GB of 3G data.

tgruendler said:
Even if you use 300MB a month, if it is not the majority of your data, they probably won't care. From what I can see, you are doing pretty well as you are able to use 6GB of 4G data and 1.3GB of 3G data.
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I was surprised to because I took it to 42 gigs of 4G a few months back
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Why do u need to switch if you uae that much data and get 4g
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musclehead84 said:
Why do u need to switch if you uae that much data and get 4g
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He doesnt make sense.. I used a corp prl with 3y roaming and only used 7gb and got a call lol. This guy has data and is just trying to get out of his contract probably just to switch and get a new phone
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WTH is 4g roaming on Sprint?
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Throttled

So we haven't switched over to the truly unlimited yet, and I got a text today. The text said I reached my limit of 5GB and I would be at reduced speeds until the end of the bill on Oct 5th.
Here are the speeds you get when throttled.
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Also, the distance is wrong there, it's like 20 miles.
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Congrats?
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I got that text and called them up and got truly unlimited, 500 anytime free n/w, unlimited text and data for 85 bucks a month after taxes. Good deal to me, this phone eats data compared to my vibrant.

AustinKnight45 said:
I got that text and called them up and got truly unlimited, 500 anytime free n/w, unlimited text and data for 85 bucks a month after taxes. Good deal to me, this phone eats data compared to my vibrant.
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Wow i just switched to the same plan but they only charged me 39.99 for 500mins w/ free nights and weekends. Unlimites text and 20 bucks on top of that for unlimited data=59.99 +tax

brfield said:
So we haven't switched over to the truly unlimited yet, and I got a text today. The text said I reached my limit of 5GB and I would be at reduced speeds until the end of the bill on Oct 5th.
Here are the speeds you get when throttled.
Also, the distance is wrong there, it's like 20 miles.
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Are you really that surprised when you reach your data cabs Tmobile throttles you down worse than any other company. That's why everyone should go unlimited before they get rid of it, I know they say they're not going to but with Tmobile getting a new CEO who knows what's going to happen.
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Wow i just switched to the same plan but they only charged me 39.99 for 500mins w/ free nights and weekends. Unlimites text and 20 bucks on top of that for unlimited data=59.99 +tax
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I have unlimited EVERYTHING for 59.99 + tax, seems their plans varies greatly by region or something

Markor13 said:
Are you really that surprised when you reach your data cabs Tmobile throttles you down worse than any other company. That's why everyone should go unlimited before they get rid of it, I know they say they're not going to but with Tmobile getting a new CEO who knows what's going to happen.
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No, I wasn't surprised. I was just letting everyone know incase they haven't experienced or just wanted to know.
Since when did people here get to be such ass holes?
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started about a year and a half ago
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Heh. 2g speed sucks when you reach your cap. Did that once on accident
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brfield said:
No, I wasn't surprised. I was just letting everyone know incase they haven't experienced or just wanted to know.
Since when did people here get to be such ass holes?
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Asshole really? Because I asked if you were that surprised? come on now you gotta be kidding me. Sorry about that I thought I was dealing with grown men on these forms not little children who take offense to none harsh comments.
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I have unlimited EVERYTHING for 59.99 + tax, seems their plans varies greatly by region or something
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No varies your in a value plan(like the one I have) and he most likely has the classic plan
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I'd rather get throttled than pay $15.

brfield said:
So we haven't switched over to the truly unlimited yet, and I got a text today. The text said I reached my limit of 5GB and I would be at reduced speeds until the end of the bill on Oct 5th.
Here are the speeds you get when throttled.
Also, the distance is wrong there, it's like 20 miles.
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is this your first smart phone on tmobile? this been going on since i own my G2

G1_enthusiast said:
is this your first smart phone on tmobile? this been going on since i own my G2
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Yes, I agree with the OP. Why is anyone assuming he was surprised he got throttled? He never said anything close to that. He just posted that he reached his cap and what his speeds were. Settle down folks, nothing to see here.

FlyingsCool said:
Yes, I agree with the OP. Why is anyone assuming he was surprised he got throttled? He never said anything close to that. He just posted that he reached his cap and what his speeds were. Settle down folks, nothing to see here.
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If you referring to me all I did was asked the OP if he was that surprised as in are you surprised about that, I never once said he was surprised. and then I went on to state to him and anyone else who read the post that Tmobile is notorious for throttling you down worse than any other company. This thread really needs to be locked because it's turning into something that it shouldn't be and I get called an asshole for letting other readers know that Tmobile was the worst when it came to throttling you .
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Honestly not sure why someone would post this. 99.5% of the people know you get throttled after 5gigs....better than other companies charging you for going over no?
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I'm surprised.

this has no real purpose
everyone here knows if you pass your data,you get throttled.