I have a problem with every ROM except TPC's in that I get crappy HSDPA and HSUPA speeds. In TPC's V2 I get 3 mbps down and 1.3 up with 85 dBm reception. In LeeDroid, AR, and CM7 with the same 85 dBm (doesn't matter which radio or how the build.prop is configed) I get 1 mbps down and .2 up. I do not understand and it is driving me up the wall. If I can get cellular data working properly on CM7 stable I will be as happy as a crackhead that got crushed by a giant crack rock.
my data is never consistent I blame that on att. There was three days straight I got nothing more then 56k down and 5k up. Then there are days I get anywhere from 5mb down to 1 mb down. I don't think it has anything to do with the rom or radio as much as it does with att's crappy network.
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DSLReports.com has a new article: AT&T HSPA+ Quietly Pops Up In Several Cities At Least According To A New, More Honest Coverage Map (LINK). Going to the AT&T map and zooming on Boston, shows I should have HSPA+ in the area I'm in, but I don't . Any one in Boston getting AT&T's approximately 6 Mbps speeds? If so, what radio are you using? I am using 12.39.60.19U_26.06.04.06_M with Android Revolution 4G 2.1.
6? That's funny. Granted I'm in Burlington-MA and not downtown proper, but I'm lucky to see 0.6 during the day. At 6:00am I can sometimes see 2mb, but it chokes down pretty quick when people start their workday.
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6? That's funny. Granted I'm in Burlington-MA and not downtown proper, but I'm lucky to see 0.6 during the day. At 6:00am I can sometimes see 2mb, but it chokes down pretty quick when people start their workday.
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I'm in the same area, speeds are a joke. Without WiFi, it would almost be a paper weight.
Up to 6 is all HSPA+ is supposed to give us? I've already seen over 5 in Atlanta where HSPA+ isn't even turned on yet. Usually I get around 3 though.
I've seen almost 5 here in STL and thats no HSPA+.... also i get about 2 up
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DSLReports.com has a new article: AT&T HSPA+ Quietly Pops Up In Several Cities At Least According To A New, More Honest Coverage Map (LINK). Going to the AT&T map and zooming on Boston, shows I should have HSPA+ in the area I'm in, but I don't . Any one in Boston getting AT&T's approximately 6 Mbps speeds? If so, what radio are you using? I am using 12.39.60.19U_26.06.04.06_M with Android Revolution 4G 2.1.
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hahah i got mine today and i've been around the boston/brighton/alston area all day. only got above 1 Mbps once and everything else was pretty low...
I work in Braintree and average over 3mbps down, but that's what my other phones generally saw between 2-3.
Northborough 3.3 down 1.3 up
In S. Boston I get: .4 Down and .15 up
At home in Salem: 2.5 Down .8 up
Extremely pathetic... if this doesn't change I will be getting the thunderbolt on VZW. Standing in Boston and not even getting Edge speeds... AT&T Sucks!
So I looked at the map and my office is supposedly in the "4g" area(Burlington, ma). I'm showing the "H+" and running the rooted stock ROM. 0.43 down and 0.65 up at 1:45pm. I know the phone is capable of more since I've seen up to 3mb down during off hours. The ~0.5 down is pretty typical during normal working hours though. I'm also thinking about jumping ship before my 30 days is up.
i feel bad for some of you guys, i dont understand it. (i do understand the upload speed is disabled on the stock ROM).
but on ATT, my nexus one gets 3Mbps down, 1.6Mbps up, for the last year straight. even during daytime and peak hours, those speeds are relatively consistent.
ping is consistently 180 ms. cant complain about that. but certainly that's not HSPA+ yet. leave it to ATT to be slow at expanding network...
In Salt Lake City, I average .6 down and .16 up. With my Samsung Captivate, I got faster speeds on 3G. I happen to also own a T-Mobile MyTouch 4G which has average speeds that are almost 2.5 times faster. I test both the Inspire and MyTouch several times daily.
What this tells me that the download speeds as well as the upload speeds are being artificially slowed down.
Also, HTC or AT&T also brilliantly decided to leave out the 2100 Mhz radio so no 3 or 4G in Europe and many other counties. This and the fact there is no front facing camera, make this phone much less desirable.
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For my local and ROM, the throttling isn't artificial but a lack of bandwidth. During off hours I get respectable speeds but the network becomes bogged down once everyone gets to work.
The lack of front facing camera I'm guessing was intentional. Their network is obviously greatly lacking in capacity in many areas. Giving people hardware to allow video calling isn't going to work well with that.
I am also in the Boston area. I got 2M up 2M down yesterday by leaning out my window at home (I only get 1 bar inside my house when I am lucky). I will say this though, I was talking to an ATT rep in a local store and he said that the towers had been updated but much of the backhaul was still in progress around Boston. He was talking about the Worburn towner specifically being a 4G tower but that the backhaul still meant he only got about .6M.
Hey guys, just did some Wifi testing on my phone, getting some really bad results. Wondering if you guys are getting similar results as I am. I'm using speedtest site on my home computer and speedtest app for my phone. Both the computer and phone are sitting next to the router, no more than 1 foot away.
Just to note, I use Verizon FIOS as my home connection.
Computer results are almost identical after numerous tries, numbers don't differ.
29-31 Mbps down
23-25 Mbps up
Ping: 9-11ms
Now the phone through wifi at the same distance.
11.74 Mbps down
4.2 Mbps up
ping: 58ms
15.81 Mbps down
1.9 Mbps up
ping: 63
11.72 Mbps down
1.64 Mbps up
ping: 175
8.27 mbps down
1.63 mbps up
ping: 166
13.41 mbps down
0.75 mbps up
ping 80
and it just keeps going inconsistent at that rate, the upload especially, never seems to be able to get past 5 mbps on Wifi.
4g speed is fine though at about 12 mbps down and 5 mbps up at 50-80 ping.
I still have my Droid INC so i'm testing the wifi on that as well, getting a lot better speed at about 20 mpbs down, 12 up.
Anyone experiencing similar results or is my charge just defective.
My wifi is terrible on this device. I will have full wifi service in my livingroom with all of my devices (I use an airport extreme wireless router) and cant even get wifi at the same spot with my charge...its pretty disappointing. Other devices include my thunderbolt, incredible, iphone, xoom, ipad, and ipod touch...not to mention my laptop...idk if its the EE4 radio or what the hell would cause this. I've tried different kernels with no luck at all...
I've noticed the WiFi signal is weak when I first unlock the phone, but then after a minute of use, it gains strength. Maybe its a battery saver thing?
I work in a downtown Dallas office building and am running radio 12.39a.60.19u_26.06.06.30_M on AOSPX ICS rom. My signal strength is at -89 dBm 12 asu, yet I have a difficult time getting a consistent transfer rate from my phone while at my desk. The data package also switches between "3G" and "H" occasionally. My battery life is okay, but Speedtest.net is reporting a download speed of anywhere between 512 and 781 kbps and upload speed of 739 and 1038 kbps. It's very inconsistent and sporadic.
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I work in a downtown Dallas office building and am running radio 12.39a.60.19u_26.06.06.30_M on AOSPX ICS rom. My signal strength is at -89 dBm 12 asu, yet I have a difficult time getting a consistent transfer rate from my phone while at my desk. The data package also switches between "3G" and "H" occasionally. My battery life is okay, but Speedtest.net is reporting a download speed of anywhere between 512 and 781 kbps and upload speed of 739 and 1038 kbps. It's very inconsistent and sporadic.
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Bad signal, interference, los to tower issues, a lot of people on same tower during peak usage. Pick your poison.
How does it perform outside the building? If it performs properly then it's just any or all of the mentioned causes. If it's still bad, then we can work on that. I personally get no signal for the 9hrs im inside my building at work, walk outside, 3g with full bars lol.
There are little tweaks you can do, keep phone in upright position (creates antenna alignment'ish to the tower), you can remove the case as well, (each layer the signal has to go through reduces it's strength)
I figured as much
And it does seem to work fine outside of the bldg. The only problem is that most of my coworkers' devices work fine in the bldg. They are on different networks. I'm on AT&T.
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And it does seem to work fine outside of the bldg. The only problem is that most of my coworkers' devices work fine in the bldg. They are on different networks. I'm on AT&T.
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You are comparing apples and oranges. My company has a repeater installed in it for verizon, so all the verizon people get perfect signal. Something similar may be at your place. either way, i dont see a problem that can be fixed on your end, other than switching networks :/
So I live about 40 minutes out of Washington DC and my LTE has never been all that great, I never saw the big deal. I get about 1 mBps down and it drains battery incredibly fast. HSPA+ is basically just as fast and used less battery. However, this weekend I took a trip to Atlanta and I ran a speed test and got 3.5 mBps down and the battery drained at a very nice rate. I was pleasantly surprised. So just want to hear if LTE is actually as advertised for y'all. I'm on AT&T, so not sure how it will differ for you those of you outside of the US.
Sounds like your local LTE strength is weak. That will indeed kill your battery.
Most places I go, I get decent signal strength and at least 10 Mbps. Battery life is fine unless I get stuck in a dead spot.
My home town (Jefferson City Missouri) just turned on LTE at the beginning of the month. I average about 10Mbps down and my fastest has been about 25Mbps down. Battery life is slightly less than HSPA+, but not much worse.
It depends on the location. LTE is suppose support more connections effectively. However, a tower could be down. If you are getting different speeds in different locations then it ma lay be the tower. Also, you said you live 40mins away. That plays a factor. I live 45mijs away from Nashville, but that is because the drive is on the interstate going 70, not like down the street.
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In Melbourne Australia Telstra LTE is great.
Get around 30 mbps inbound and 18-20 mbps outbound.
Signal strength is 4 - 5 bars and battery drain is pretty much the same as with HSDPA
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Sounds like your local LTE strength is weak. That will indeed kill your battery.
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Yup, def sounds like OP is in a fringe reception area. I often get over 20 Mbps on LTE, and sometimes over 30 Mbps (depending on work or home location), and battery life is very good (often get close to 48 hours with low usage). But the LTE coverage in my area seems very good.
LTE has also done wonders for the data connection at my house. I'm almost always on WiFi at home, but when I've had to fall back to cell network data, it was absolutely awful on HSPA+. On HSPA+, I was getting really slow data speed, 1 Mbps at best, and often a fraction of that, with frequent dropouts just trying to browse webpages. Now on LTE, its rock solid and the speed is excellent (not as good as at my work, but over 15 Mbps).
Everyone's experience is going to be different, depending on location. Some people actually get comparable or even higher speeds on HSPA+, and better battery life. But they are probably not in good reception areas.
Let's not forget building structures, population, and weather. There is a lotbof factors that play a part in reception. I did a speed test on HSDPA plus, and I got 6mb up and 3 down. I haven't done it on LTE yet. But the speed seems faster than my WiFi when I do travel to Nashville.
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Herc08 said:
Let's not forget building structures, population, and weather. There is a lotbof factors that play a part in reception. I did a speed test on HSDPA plus, and I got 6mb up and 3 down. I haven't done it on LTE yet. But the speed seems faster than my WiFi when I do travel to Nashville.
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If I'm not mistaken, HSPA doesn't go that fast. Sounds like you got your test in megabits not megabytes. There's eight megabits in a megabyte.
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If I'm not mistaken, HSPA doesn't go that fast. Sounds like you got your test in megabits not megabytes. There's eight megabits in a megabyte.
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I was on my phone, and did not feel like going for the "+" logo. As you can see it says "HSPA plus." Also, I have the app set up to show MB, not MiB.
I have LTE turned off and i've noticed i get atleast an hour extra of screen time due to this.
Still am able to stream pandora on my hourly commute.
AT&T LTE is on and off in my area. I think they're testing it.
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I was on my phone, and did not feel like going for the "+" logo. As you can see it says "HSPA plus." Also, I have the app set up to show MB, not MiB.
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Alright, I just thought the max HSPA+ could go was 42 Mbps which is just over 5 mBps
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So I live about 40 minutes out of Washington DC and my LTE has never been all that great, I never saw the big deal. I get about 1 mBps down and it drains battery incredibly fast. HSPA+ is basically just as fast and used less battery. However, this weekend I took a trip to Atlanta and I ran a speed test and got 3.5 mBps down and the battery drained at a very nice rate. I was pleasantly surprised. So just want to hear if LTE is actually as advertised for y'all. I'm on AT&T, so not sure how it will differ for you those of you outside of the US.
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I'm on att in Portland Oregon area. LTE everywhere and screams, connection is far quicker down and up on LTE vs my home broadband WiFi , even out does my laptop streaming Netflix...
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I just got lte where I live in Alabama and I'm getting 25 down and about 7 or 8 up
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I live in Arlington, VA 3 miles from DC and I'm getting 22 down, 10 up. My battery life is great on LiquidSmooth 4.2.2. You must be just a little outside the LTE coverage area.
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My house has 50/20 Mbps internet. I'm using dual band WiFi, 5GHz on one router and 2.4GHz on another access point, both sit at the same location.
Previously I've been using 2.4GHz when I'm on 2nd floor with no problem gets about 30 Mbps when doing speed test, which is acceptable by me.
I'm not sure when but maybe within this few months, speed when I'm using on 2nd floor drops to 5 Mbps or sometimes even low as 0.3 Mbps. My iphone 4S still gets 20-30 Mbps.
Signal strength is the same as before about -70 to -80 dBm
It has no problem when I'm in line of sight from the access point.
Has anyone been experiencing this? And any solution
Thank you
PS. I still haven't reset the whole phone yet, but I have tried resetting network settings