Hello everyone, I'm new to the forums and wanted to start out by asking a question about my phone's performance. A month ago or so, I've updated my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II to ICS 4.0.4 (Stock Android). Before that I was running Android 2.3.6 to which I reverted from ICS 4.03. Anyway, to make a long story short, I've recently noticed a problem related to data speeds and I know for a fact that it's not a network issue, but a problem with my phone.
Basically, what happens is that when I have Wi-Fi switched on for a longer period of time and then switch to 4G, my data speeds become slower than what they should be on the 4G network. I live in a HSPA+ 42 Mbps market (NYC) and normally get about 15Mbps down on average with latency in the 80s. However when this problem happens and I run a speed test I tend to get less than 10Mbps on average. For example, today I was getting 8.38Mbps down and 1.15Mbps up with a latency of 98ms. Now I know that some of you might say, that I shouldn't be complaining, but just hear me out. When I switched my phone to Airplane mode and then back to mobile data, all of the sudden my speeds were 19.08Mbps down and 2.99Mbps up with a latency of 73ms. It was also tested on the exact same server and only one minute after the first test. I've also noticed that the exact same issue appears to happen when I'm not using mobile data for a longer period of time.
Other than rooting my phone, I haven't really done anything to it, so I'm wondering where this issue could be caused by a bad ROM flash. I'm debating whether I should reinstall the ROM and whether or not that could fix the issue. Just wondering though, whether anyone else noticed this problem with their phone running stock 4.04?
So full bars of T-Mobile LTE here at work is a dream to download files with.
I usually use Ttorrent pro with my past devices and I would download files at 1.5-2mb per second on LTE.
After getting my Note 3, it seems like all torrent programs max out at a pathetic 14-20 kb/s and average 3-5 kb/s. Hello dial-up speeds!
I tried downloading all the other popular torrent apps and I would get the same result. Bitcoment, utorrent, atorrent ect.
Tried factory resetting the phone, same results.
Put my sim card in my Note 2 for ****s and giggles and low and behold, downloading at 1.5-2 mb/s. Wow.
Is this an issue with 4.3 Android or did Samsung put up some firewall of some sorts crippling my torrent downloads.
I'm Sad.
I have the same problem idk why.
Dan37tz said:
So full bars of T-Mobile LTE here at work is a dream to download files with.
I usually use Ttorrent pro with my past devices and I would download files at 1.5-2mb per second on LTE.
After getting my Note 3, it seems like all torrent programs max out at a pathetic 14-20 kb/s and average 3-5 kb/s. Hello dial-up speeds!
I tried downloading all the other popular torrent apps and I would get the same result. Bitcoment, utorrent, atorrent ect.
Tried factory resetting the phone, same results.
Put my sim card in my Note 2 for ****s and giggles and low and behold, downloading at 1.5-2 mb/s. Wow.
Is this an issue with 4.3 Android or did Samsung put up some firewall of some sorts crippling my torrent downloads.
I'm Sad.
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xoeldon said:
I have the same problem idk why.
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Count me in as well. Mine does the same thing. Overall, this phone seems to have pretty horrible radios. I know that's not the same problem as you, but it might be something thats causing it. On average this phone gets 20-30db less than any other phone I've used.
Add me to that list. I actually got 40 kbps and I was in shock
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Idk how helpful this is, but are the apn settings the same on your old phone as they are on the note 3?
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Idk how helpful this is, but are the apn settings the same on your old phone as they are on the note 3?
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Yes sir, both connected to the same "fast" apn.
aooga said:
Count me in as well. Mine does the same thing. Overall, this phone seems to have pretty horrible radios. I know that's not the same problem as you, but it might be something thats causing it. On average this phone gets 20-30db less than any other phone I've used.
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Yeah I noticed the radio was much stronger on my LG G2. I would get a very good LTE signal at my home on the G2, (which also seemed to have the most bad ass radio on any phone I've used), I thought I was on Verizon for a minute lol.
On my Note 3 I would get 1 to zero bars and it would jump between H+ and LTE at home.
Well if anybody finds a solution to this torrent issue, please do post it. I want to go back to using 40-50GB of T-Mobile unlimited data a month.
Attached is my average download speeds at work.
use torguard and also try ipv4 apn
Me too man. Using t torrent pro and get horrible speeds but have Lte 25 down
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I'm using a Bell one in Canada on bell. Ttorent at great speeds. I'm responding cause I'm getting a T-Mobile note 3 to use in Canada. Once I get it, I'll let you guys know (order gets here Monday).
I'm using aTorrent with PIA VPN and getting above 1 MB/s speeds. Perhaps adding "admin" to the APN type would help, but I haven't tested it for torrents, only for vpn.
would be nice to get to the bottom of this definitely making unlimited high speed data less cool.
Then there is the crappy lte reception at my house..
Do you get significantly better speeds downloading over wifi? I have the same horrid download speeds whether I use wifi or lte.
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Do you get significantly better speeds downloading over wifi? I have the same horrid download speeds whether I use wifi or lte.
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At first I thought it was only with lte but it's the same terrible speeds on wifi also. I'm thinking it has something to do with Knox.
At least it's not just me... Unfortunately this is a dealbreaker for me. My trusty Note II never had this problem...
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I just downloaded at 1MBps using ttorrent
I even used a proxy, which might be why
Im having problems with the connections also, even my skype doesnt stay connected and every time I download an app from playstore it takes forever. Had the g2 before and had no problems. Still have the s4 I put the sim card there and use it and no problems. This is only with the note 3.
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I play some online games (esp. Bloons TD Battles) and am unable to connect over mobile data. Works ok over wifi. Hmmmm
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FYI using bittorent not having any issue ls on wifi or lte. I'm rooted and on darthstalker v2.
Downloaded the lone ranger 1.25gb files on wifi in my girls house she has like 50th down and 25 up and my phone took advantage downloading at about 7mb/s faster than what my computer at home downloads it. I was so surprised I went ahead and streamed it to her x box straight from my phone just to show off some more.
Not sure why everyone else is having issues. Also downloaded a 45min episode of a show on lte from her house where speeds are 20mbps down and 2 up. This was slower but more on the standards of what my pc at home does.
Haven't modified any apn or vpn or abc xyz
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Stock unrooted here. I have been hoping to be satisfied with the phone as is, but am not hsppy with it at this point. I have always rooted and run custom ROMs before and msy go that route now, but this has soured my opinion of this otherwise great device.
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So I bought an Att note 4 unlocked I bought it knowing I might have internet issues but it was cheap, and I'm having issues with the Internet it works fine its fast(not as fast as it should be) just very bad signal and constantly looses connection and searches for network I checked the apn it's on tmobiles network all looks fine, I'm guessing it might be the band issues but I'm using METROPCS which uses Tmobiles network I had a G3 and G2 pervious to getting the note 4 both where from tmobile and never had a single issue with those I would always get full signal never dropped a call not only that I would get download speeds and upload of over 30mbps now it's taken a dump. Any suggestions? I despise att because I use my network a lot away from home I was averaging 150gb a month on my G3 now it seems that it will be hard to do that with this phone pretty bumped use Netflix a lot watch movies online download games etc. :crying:
I have at&t note 4 too on Tmobile and I'm not able to get AWS tmobile bands. Any way to do this as was done with note2 and 3. Tha ks
I have the same setup
I get wierd download speeds
I average about 3-4 down and 12 - 20 up
On 4g lte
I have tried everything only 2 different apn servers to try
Everything works ...just slow for the most part
It's not a tower issue either...it's like that everywhere
Download should always be faster than upload
Tmobile tech support blames the unlocked at&t phone
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I blame the phone never had issues with tmobile phones till I got this att version of the note 4
I would think you can't get too upset if you're using a phone from one carrier on another, right? I mean there ARE differences between the networks and the devices themselves...
So I am not entirely sure if it is the phone or whats going on but I thought I would share in case someone else had similar problems with their note 4.
My wifi speed at home is always slower on my note 4 versus my wifes identical note 4. Both White Verizon note 4s. Other devices such as my laptop and hers all get good speed results. Mine will be as slow as 3mbps when hers is over 10.
I have "forgot" the network, reconnected. Didn't change anything. The wifi setting on our phones are identical. Rebooted, battery pulls...nothing changes. Wifi signal strength is identical.
Called ATT (Uverse internet) and they came out and installed a new wireless router, still no change.
Sometimes when I'm streaming videos with my phone at home on the wifi it just gets crazy slow when all of our other devices are just fine.
Anyone know why this is happening or what I can try to fix it? Short of doing a hard reset which I really don't want to do, is there anything else? It really seems like there is something wrong with my phone?
Thanks for the help
Rooted Galaxy S3 L710 on Boost Mobile, Wicked X rom installed.
My hotpspot was originially the Unlimited Hotspot and Data bundle and worked for many many years (over 5 years) and then around February i noticed i got a 8GB hotspot data limit.
The Problem is once the 8GB is all maxed out it throttles only 3 devices and lets them still access the internet but all other devices wont connect to the internet at all. They still connect to the actual phone hotspot just not the actual internet. before hand it would just throttle all devices. its been doing it since february and i noticed this past week for a few days it would work normal, go out then do this issue i am having.
i dont mind the throttling, i just want all my devices to connect.
i looked everywhere online and i cant find anything about this and would like some help on what to do or how to fix it. I have 2 Galaxy S3 on boost a L710 variant and a Triband Variant, the L710T. and both still do it.
*Edit: On my boost account it says 9.6GB of 8GB used for my hotspot??
They're doing it on their end bro, not sure there is anything you can do.