I have been back on GingerREMIX for about the last week and have noticed an issue with speeds over 3G / 4G / WIFI. I listen to Tune-In just about 24/7 and with BAMF 1.6.3 (Froyo), it never buffered. It seems with the Gingerbread leak that we have, it buffers over 3G, 4G and WIFI every 20 minutes or so.
So I have put together a little test sample of data speeds over 3G and 4G (I am working on WIFI results as well). The tests were performed on two different days at roughly the same time as well as in the same location to try to capture a fair sample. I will also note that absolutely no apps except for the speed test app were installed over the base ROM when testing.
I uploaded all of my results to google docs to make it easy for everyone to see.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...QjR5ODNNWkluaXJOenc&hl=en_US&authkey=CNHdsMQE
Just something to think about before making the leap to alpha GB.
Disclaimer: In no way does this reflect on the quality of the BAMF ROM(s) as I have experienced the same type of issues on other GB based ROMs. It more or less comes down to the alpha build of GB that we have.
Interesting. Thanks for the "side-by-side" comparison.
Please don't tell me you used speedtest.net mobile app to get these results.
If you did, you should read the other 100 topics about Speedtest app not working on GB, you will in fact get normal speeds with GB just need to use a different speed test.
I really think that the leaked radio has more issues than just the possible bricking. When on CM7 GB, I get normal download speeds in the 12-20 mbps range, same with any froyo rom, however, when on any of the roms that need the leaked GB radio to work, I get horrible speeds. Netbook tethered to phone, Pandora/slacker streaming, YouTube streaming both normal and HQ videos. There is a definite and significant drop in download speeds.
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I really think that the leaked radio has more issues than just the possible bricking. When on CM7 GB, I get normal download speeds in the 12-20 mbps range, same with any froyo rom, however, when on any of the roms that need the leaked GB rom to work, I get horrible speeds. Netbook tethered to phone, Pandora/slacker streaming, YouTube streaming both normal and HQ videos. There is a definite and significant drop in download speeds.
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Interesting, just when I used the leaked GB radio on Das BAMF everything ran fine with plenty of speed. Speedtest (Not the app) showed normal speeds and I never had a problem with downloading/streaming anything even the MR1 PG05IMG.zip to send me back to froyo downloaded in a minute or two (400mb file).
Also, Pandora didn't work on GB so I don't know where you got that from.
The 1.5.6 version of Pandora ran well, I couldn't get 1.5.7 to work though.
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I have an Inspire that is rooted,and after 5 different Roms for1 day each, I have settled into the revolution ROM and it really works great.I have my unlimited plan4G (most of the time I think)and I have my tendering. My question is when running the "sweetest.com" application I get 331 down and 783 up inthe evening and 2592 down and 1447 up in the morning until about noon,is this network congestion? Is there a different radio mod or flash or something that software locks the radio in HSUDA mode or whatever is making it that fast?? If anyone knows of a setting or .apk that addresses this or a setting possibly I would appreciate it,or an explanation if its not a tweakable thing might save hours of obsessing over trying to fix it.Thanks, Vegas
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Yeah, the slow speeds at times are due to all the iphones tying up the network.
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Yeah, the slow speeds at times are due to all the iphones tying up the network.
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Funny, but I notice my speeds do the same. But most of the time it's relatively good.
I definitely think this is network congestion. My best speeds are late at night (usually about 2.5 down/1.5 up). Most of the time my upload stays about the same (between 900k and 1.5mb), but my download goes anywhere from 400k to 2.5mb..or lower
So 2.5 down is the fastest I can expect and the radio with the Revolution ROM is the Best one I could be using? I have heard 4G was capable of 6mbps,No..Anyone?? Is it gonna get better in phases,anyone know the truth?Vegas
Sorry- I'm new so I can't post in the development section but I'm using the 4.3 versions of Adrynalyne's kernels and I'm getting slower donwload speeds and much slower upload speeds (closer to 500k). When I flashed back to the stock kernel the dl and upl speeds went back to normal. Anybody else getting this?
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Sorry- I'm new so I can't post in the development section but I'm using the 4.3 versions of Adrynalyne's kernels and I'm getting slower donwload speeds and much slower upload speeds (closer to 500k). When I flashed back to the stock kernel the dl and upl speeds went back to normal. Anybody else getting this?
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Kernel has absolutely nothing to do with your network speeds. That was likely a fluke.
Network speeds are affected by a number of things-signal strength and network congestion being the biggest factors.
Do several tests different times of day and you will see that 3g can vary from 30 to 2100 kbps download speeds. As for 4g.. Idk what typical speeds are, but it will have a similar range.
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Thanks AdhvanIt for the response but I tried testing them within minutes of flashing kernels and did numerous tests. With stock kernel I was getting about 8-12mbs donwloads and believe it or not upwards to 25+ mbs uploads (and that's consistently) while with the Adrynalyne's ROMS (using different versions- a-c) I was getting about 3-6 mbs downloads and 1-2 mbs uploads. Granted 3-6 is good enough but the disparity between 3-6 and 8-12 for uploads and 2 and 25 is quite a difference. You mention that kernels have nothing to do with speed but I was wondering if undervolting has any effect on the radio? Is anybody else having donwload/upload issues?
The upload speeds on the speed test app are completely wrong. If anything, the Adrynalyne kernel brought it closer to what it should be. Tether the internet from your phone to your computer, then go to the speed test web site. That'll show you what it should be.
Tried tethering (which always seems slower) and got the same results with the 4.a - 4.3 kernels. If anybody is trying this kernel are you getting the same results? I really love this kernel and Adrynalyn's work is always top notch. I don't know if this is just my phone with maybe a bad radio?
that has to be the kernel.. check for updates... or try somthing different.
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that has to be the kernel.. check for updates... or try somthing different.
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Has to be?
I'm all ears on the explanation of why it has to be.
Hi Adrynalyn. First, thanks for all of the work and time you put in. I can't post in the development thread or otherwise I would have posted this thread there. Also, thanks for checking in on the thread. Is it just my experience with the download speed using the 4.3 kernels? Thanks!
Im using his 4.3b and my speeds are fine. All his kernals have done well for me. As stated above 4g speeds should be around 7-12down and 4-6up. At least in NY that is the usual besides some slighty higher numbers once in a while.
I would redownload and try flashing again. Are you using rom manager to flash or going into recovery. I have done both and it seems fine...
Not to jack the thread... but
I am new and can't post in the dev section yet. Adrynalyn, just wanted to express my gratitude for all your hard work!!! Tried a couple other ROM's, but just LOVE yours and came back within minutes of each experience...
In my strongest 4g LTE area I get 15/5 pretty regularly on adryns kernels and from what I understand thats all your really sposed to be seeing...
Thanks to you guys for responding- it looks to be unique to my situation then. I'm flashing via recovery. Would that make a difference? I'm in San Jose and I had been getting incredible upload speeds- frequently hitting above 30mbs. My donwloads have always been lower but flashing with these kernels I haven't been able to duplicate. Maybe it's because I'm using the stock but rooted ROM? Jrocker23- are you using the stock rom, too?
Yes, all I did was root via adb and added Adranalyne's kernals. Im running .06 stock. Also flashing from recovery should work fine. Are you using setcpu or running with the stock kernal speed?
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Thanks to you guys for responding- it looks to be unique to my situation then. I'm flashing via recovery. Would that make a difference? I'm in San Jose and I had been getting incredible upload speeds- frequently hitting above 30mbs. My donwloads have always been lower but flashing with these kernels I haven't been able to duplicate. Maybe it's because I'm using the stock but rooted ROM? Jrocker23- are you using the stock rom, too?
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Funny you say this because I am in the San Jose area and before would hit 15-30mbs and now with adryns~ 4.3a kernel I get only 3/1mbs @ speakeasy website. This is rather weird.. Let me try a different kernel and report back with speeds.
Smok3d-
I'm also from the San Jose area. I was getting blazing uploads but now I can't get it over 2mbs. Something to do with our area's towers? Smok3d- could you revert back to the stock kernel? I did and was getting the regular speeds- I wonder if that's it too?
Ok there is definitely an issue going on here with kernels and speeds.
I was using Teslacoil with the included kernel and my speed in 3G area was snappy, when running speed tests I'd consistently get around 1.5 meg.
Yesterday i flashed the latest Virus rom with recommended Ziggy BFS kernel, and i almost automatically noticed my speed was running considerabley slower. When running a speed test, I'd get only around 100 KB down.
So today, i flashed the latest Virus rom again but this time i flashed Imoseyon normal lean kernel on it and now my speeds are back to 1.5 MB.
Now i know that speed tests are not accurate when run from the phone itself, however, the difference in speed is so dramatic that you don't even need to run a speed test to notice it right away.
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Smok3d-
I'm also from San Jose area. I was getting blazing uploads but now I can't get it over 2mbs. Something to do with our area's towers? Smok3d- could you revert back to the stock kernel? I did and was getting the regular speeds- I wonder if that's it too?
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*edit nvm, wifi was on. The problem is adryns kernel, speeds are blazing fast on drods kernel, 20+mbs now
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*edit nvm, wifi was on. The problem is adryns kernel, speeds are blazing fast on drods kernel, 20+mbs now
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And what is it with adrynalyne kernel that is the problem? I would love to know. I'm running it and my real speeds are great. You are running speed tests, bet if you didn't you wouldn't even notice the speed. Just because you are getting a certain speed from a TEST doesn't mean you will get the same in real world performance. Do research or provide facts before you make statements you can't back up
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And what is it with adrynalyne kernel that is the problem? I would love to know. I'm running it and my real speeds are great. You are running speed tests, bet if you didn't you wouldn't even notice the speed. Just because you are getting a certain speed from a TEST doesn't mean you will get the same in real world performance. Do research or provide facts before you make statements you can't back up
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L00k above at my post... I automatically noticed my speed was considerably slower before even running a speed test. Then i change kernels, and its magically back to normal.
I'm no dev, so i couldn't begin to explain what in the kernel would cause it. And just because you aren't experiencing the issue doesn't mean it doesn't exist for others. Who knows? Maybe it was just a bad flash or CWR didn't clean cache properly before flashing, anything is possible, but we should work together to bring resolution to issues that arise, even if it is just happening to some...
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And what is it with adrynalyne kernel that is the problem? I would love to know. I'm running it and my real speeds are great. You are running speed tests, bet if you didn't you wouldn't even notice the speed. Just because you are getting a certain speed from a TEST doesn't mean you will get the same in real world performance. Do research or provide facts before you make statements you can't back up
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I was pointing out what I noticed, I am no dev, just pointing out what I noticed when on adryns kernel compared to other kernels. It might not lag, but i notice the difference.
This is for the people who think the new EP1F and EP1H radio does't work well
The EE4 radio's will work on any GingerBread ROM
EE4 Radio
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And......there goes my incentive to go back to froyo. Thanks so much kejar!!
Cool. Downloading now....
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This is for the people who think the new EP1F and EP1H radio does't work well
The EE4 radio's will work on any GingerBread ROM
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Kejar u r a genius...
Hmm... The call quality is good. However When doing the speed tests, I noticed the upload speed much greater than the Download speeds......
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Hmm... The call quality is good. However When doing the speed tests, I noticed the upload speed much greater than the Download speeds......
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Unfortunately the speed test app doesn't work properly on GB roms so those results are most likely inaccurate. Try going to www.speakeasy.net and clicking on the speed test from the phone's browser.
After several runs through opera on speakeasy.net I'm consistently getting 15-17 down but still only ~1 up. Though it's much later at night so internet congestion is less than it was when I was testing earlier today, the EE4 radios do indeed appear to be somewhat faster. I haven't made any phone calls since I just flashed this a few minutes ago, the only thing I've tested is 4G data speed.
Interestingly, I seem to be getting better speeds by several mbps through opera than the stock GC 1.8 browser. Can someone else confirm this isn't just my connection flaking?
Does anyone else want this because of a crackling hiss and pop during phone calls on EP1X?
Yeah, I will give that a try.....
One other thing I noticed is, My phone is getting a bit heated. Current temperature is at 41 'C. I will keep monitoring the temperature tonight and see if its a temporary issue as I've been doing lot of speedtests now....
I was getting 7mbps down with the ep1f radios, but now getting 13 down wither ee4. Tested with speakeasy.
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Does anyone else want this because of a crackling hiss and pop during phone calls on EP1X?
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Yup. This is the reason why I want it, and so far it's working like a charm. Thanks Kejar.
Does the file need to be renamed before flashing?
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Does the file need to be renamed before flashing?
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No just unzipped
I'd like to see some comparison between the GB radios, and this one. Everyone that flashed this, post up some before and after numbers if you could.
Thanks,
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Thanks it worked. We'll see how it works
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OK...so when I did the speed test on speakeasy through the phone browser I got 13 mbps (EE4 radio), and did it one more time to test and still got 13. I just did a test again but with wifi tether 3.1 b1 (w/infrastructure) on my computer and got 21 mbps (tested 5 times). I dont know whats going on.....
Thanks for all of the hard work kejar, I love gummycharged. How can we go back to the EE4 from the EP1F? Is it something we unzip and flash through odin, or can it be done through recovery?
Thanks!
unzip and flash through odin.
radio battery life
I'm running GB Eclipse 1.2 with baseband/radio EP1F , and I'm wondering if this'll improve battery life? Anyone notice improved battery life for this setup?
Seems to have helped mine somewhat. At work I am in a basement and before I was at -105 dBm. After flashing this I am at -90dBm. 4G Will not make it down here though
Hey, just seeing if anyone has a fix for this. I am using the new nameless rom and it is amazing BUUUUTTTT my data speeds are only about 5mbps when I was getting 26mbps prior. I switched back to straight stock and it still is slower than I would like. Any advice on what I can do?
I have heard on a couple of threads that the speedtest.net app doesn't work right with this leak. Try using the speak easy website and do a speed test off that to see if your speeds change at all
Also this probably should be in the general section not the development section.
I've never pulled speeds that high I'm stuck st five and there a lte coverage throughout my whole city???
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yeah, I've been quite spoiled I want it baaaaacccckkkkk lol!
Like stated above...the speedtest app is not something to go by on these gingerbread leaks. They are inaccurate (by a lot).
I'm on froyo
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Not to say that you are wrong, but the kernel itself won't effect your data speed. If 4G turns on and is functional in the sense that you are able to use the 4G network, then the kernel is working as it should. It's possible that your area put a cap on the speed you were seeing, and now you are not seeing it. However, if you flash another kernel and are back up to the speed you were seeing, then I will definitely investigate.
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Not to say that you are wrong, but the kernel itself won't effect your data speed. If 4G turns on and is functional in the sense that you are able to use the 4G network, then the kernel is working as it should. It's possible that your area put a cap on the speed you were seeing, and now you are not seeing it. However, if you flash another kernel and are back up to the speed you were seeing, then I will definitely investigate.
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I'm with him. Radio/modem would affect data speed, not kernel.
Has anyone tried the EE4 radio's I released yesterday?
I have read everywhere that 2.3.4 does not like speedtest
Kudos to this thread not getting roasted. I'm jealous. Especially in the development section.
Sorry, I put a new last night. The ep1h radio. I am going to try Kejar's EE4 radio tonight and hopefully that will fix it!!!
The EP1H radio will fix your problem and you'll be able to keep the GB leak, as you can flash the EP1H radio-only via Odin.
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Has anyone tried the EE4 radio's I released yesterday?
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I havent yet, but it is on my list of todo's for today
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Has anyone tried the EE4 radio's I released yesterday?
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I have been running it all day and it's been working just fine. No more static when I receive phone calls. Thanks a ton for the EE4 radios.
Speedwise, running speed test from speedtest.net from my labtop via wireless tether, I'm seeing speeds of 10Mbps down and 1.3Mbps up. The speed differences for me in my area are the same from both the ep1h and ee4 radios. I ran 5 sets of test for each radio to the same server.
-GummyCharged 1.8 EP1H kernel with EE4 radios
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I have read everywhere that 2.3.4 does not like speedtest
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I didn't mean that gingerbread in general i just meant it seamed off using the speedtest app in these leaks. When i used the website i always averaged 3 or 4 extra mps down and about .5 to 1 mps up. I even used the same servers on both of them. I also heard the same for others but when i compared the website speed for the leaks to the speedtest app of froyo(EE4) they usually matched each other. So i have just been blaming the app for the mix up.
Gingerbread or froyo!? Which do u prefer and why?
For now I prefer Froyo. The GB is unpolished to my eye. I have run both and always go back to lightning fast GummyCharged FE.
GB really slowed my lte speed like about 1/3. There are a few visual tweaks on GB but nothing to write home about. Also it seemed kinda sluggish.
You really don't gain any functionality on GB. Froyo is solid on the charge.
GC FE works really good with lots of nice themes for it.
Polished gingerbread > Polished froyo > leaked gingerbread
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I prefer Froyo, its way more stable to me. Also, the speeds on GB are horrible! My 4G feels like 3G when I use GB.
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I prefer Froyo, its way more stable to me. Also, the speeds on GB are horrible! My 4G feels like 3G when I use GB.
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Your speeds are exactly the same. You looking at your speed test results and your mind is playing tricks on you. Speedtest isn't working right on gingerbread. Go to speakeasy.com instead and see what I mean.
prefer froyo at the moment now that netflix is on froyo i don't see any improvement to move to GB
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Your speeds are exactly the same. You looking at your speed test results and your mind is playing tricks on you. Speedtest isn't working right on gingerbread. Go to speakeasy.com instead and see what I mean.
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If you are basing your opinion on the GB leak for the charge and you notice no loss of lte speed, that is great. I would have stuck on GB if that was the case.
My lte slowed dramatically on GB then instantly got good when I reverted back to froyo. This is based on speakeasy.net results. Also not only with speedtests but when dl files, apps and webpages, it was friggin slow.