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[Q] Internet speed on my Nexus S

I read alot about people getting 3mb download speed, i never ever got more then 600kb...any ideas? is it my phone? or T-mobile service?
BTW with my X MyTouch 4g i got around 4.5mb (i know that the NS don't do 4g but still...)
I am in the Los Angeles area, Sherman oaks to be exact

coco135 said:
I read alot about people getting 3mb download speed, i never ever got more then 600kb...any ideas? is it my phone? or T-mobile service?
BTW with my X MyTouch 4g i got around 4.5mb (i know that the NS don't do 4g but still...)
I am in the Los Angeles area, Sherman oaks to be exact
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Its all about the Network in your area, but if what your saying is true and your MT4G got 4.5 down then your NS should get that speed as well

When you get 600kbps, does your Nexus S show that it has a 3G connection?
Also, have you exceeded your 5GB monthly data cap?

just thought of this, are you mistaking kbps to kb/s if it is kb/s then your speed is golden

kbps and kb/s are the same thing. I think you were trying to distinguish between kB/s and kb/s or kBps and kbps.

irishrally said:
kbps and kb/s are the same thing. I think you were trying to distinguish between kB/s and kb/s or kBps and kbps.
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ya, my bad damn that capital B, hes such a Bastard
but yea you get what i mean

Yes, i am on 3G.
No, not even close to 5GB data cap
speedtest.net shows
657 kbps download and 1255 kbps upload
So no problem with the upload but download seems a bit slow for a phone and network that are capable to do 7.2MB, no?

wierd, you should be getting same results. I had a nexus one, had high 3.0mbs to low 4mb. with the nexus s i get about .4-.8mbs higher, have hit 5mbs alot.
thing is, i believe with future radio updates this thing will smooth out in regards to loyalty in staying in that arena, i have noticed some dropped out 3g coverage on occasion and no refresh after coming out of a subway..which was just wierd.
**just think of it this way, the nexus one got massive improvements after 6months of it existing and then perfected in the last 2-3 months. the nexus s should have the same principles.**

Hi, I have a question for the Nexus S owners.
Did you get your cellphone for $200 with a contract, or $529 without one, or did you find a way to get them cheaper?
And don't you mind that the Nexus S don't support HSPA+ networks?
I am considering buying one.
Thank you.

iri1989 said:
Hi, I have a question for the Nexus S owners.
Did you get your cellphone for $200 with a contract, or $529 without one, or did you find a way to get them cheaper?
And don't you mind that the Nexus S don't support HSPA+ networks?
I am considering buying one.
Thank you.
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not the right place to ask this question but ill answer cause your new here
paid full price, because its cheaper to pay full price and get an even more plus plan
Nexus S speed cap is 7.2 down and 5ish up..which is plenty fast,

What's the point saying the device has a higher cap if the service provider don't give it to us?
Personally for myself, I'm in North Dallas and I never really see speeds past 2-3mbps; even when it says HSDPA. And I rarely hit HSDPA when streaming stuff so it's pretty much a useless 3G.

Aria807 said:
What's the point saying the device has a higher cap if the service provider don't give it to us?
Personally for myself, I'm in North Dallas and I never really see speeds past 2-3mbps; even when it says HSDPA. And I rarely hit HSDPA when streaming stuff so it's pretty much a useless 3G.
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The majority of all the carriers 4G is just backend.
ya the phone may be capable of 14.4 or what ever but you will never see that in real world situations, 4G in the end just means that there is more bandwidth for all of us to share.
but i have seen 6.5 down on my phone in my city which is blanketed by 4g goodness.
My brothe has a MT4G and he gets the same speeds as i do

coco135 said:
I read alot about people getting 3mb download speed, i never ever got more then 600kb...any ideas? is it my phone? or T-mobile service?
BTW with my X MyTouch 4g i got around 4.5mb (i know that the NS don't do 4g but still...)
I am in the Los Angeles area, Sherman oaks to be exact
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Mine is the same as yours. Most likely network.
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Slow speeds in florida tmobile

Hey ive been getting only 60k down like im tethered... Anyone having similar issues?
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Not the same area, but: I was standing outside a T-Mobile store in North Las Vegas and was only getting 3 bars on 2g. haha
Anyhoo. Back on topic. I have gotten really crappy speeds, like you are talking about, when the phone was showing 2-3 bars of 4g.

I have fine reception and speeds here in Bradenton. When I get out east further it will drop 4g and even 3g but the speed always seems consistent with my connection.
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sna66 said:
Hey ive been getting only 60k down like im tethered... Anyone having similar issues?
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Any chance you exceeded your data cap? After you reach your cap they throttle your speeds. The new unlimited everything plan gives you 2gigs of unthrottled data access.
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I am in South Florida... supposedly with 4G all over the place (confirmed by on phone and store), but my speeds havent passed 2MB down and 800kb.
Infact there have been times when my down has been 200kb and my up has been 256kb etc....
its ridiculous.... ohh tried bunch of phones and sim cards... same case

Im in south FL specifically palm beach and if you are north of palm beach gardens 4g is spotty at best. go out west and you are lucky to get on edge.
Havent checked my DL speeds but it seems like its better than my N1 at least.

I'm a little north of Orlando and I get about 6MB down and 1MB up at home (close to I-4). Service is a bit inconsistent with this phone. It was more consistent with my G2 (same speeds).

I'm in Tampa and I'm getting 3.5 Mb tops.
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mohamb5d said:
I'm a little north of Orlando and I get about 6MB down and 1MB up at home (close to I-4). Service is a bit inconsistent with this phone. It was more consistent with my G2 (same speeds).
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I'm in the same area and I'm getting about the same speeds.
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It completely depends on where you are. I live in Los Angeles and at home I get speeds that are like yours 300kbps down and up, but I was in Chinatown getting 6000kbps down and 3500kbps up.

I'm in Jacksonville, FL. Average around 8500kbps down and 3000kbps up via Tmobile on the G2X. It goes pathetic as hell once you get throttled though (slightly above 72kbps), 2gb/month just isn't enough.

In Jax, getting 6.2 down and .5 up.

In Miami....
In Miami I have found really great service. I have pretty consistent high speeds mostly where ever I go. Download is normally right around 7 Mbps for me and Upload hovers between 1.5Mbps-2Mbps. Not bad. I hardly notice the difference when web browsing whether I'm on Wifi or cell data connection.
Below is a screenshot of some of my results over the last few days. The last one taken this morning is way off. The tower 2 blocks from my house must have gone down. I typically have full bar reception at home and this morning I have no 4g, only Edge. This has happened before, they will likely have it back up in a matter of hours.

holy shyt! i've been throttled!! i checked online... i cant believe I used it this much... watching southpark at work and downloading music, pandora and stuff. geez tmobile this 5 gb is NOT enough i got another 10 days of this cap! we nee dto find a fix for this, the fix ffor the g2 worked perfectly

sna66 said:
holy shyt! i've been throttled!! i checked online... i cant believe I used it this much... watching southpark at work and downloading music, pandora and stuff. geez tmobile this 5 gb is NOT enough i got another 10 days of this cap! we nee dto find a fix for this, the fix ffor the g2 worked perfectly
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Isnt there already a thread for the throttle cap fix? Im still on the old android plan ( as suggested by the Tmobile rep ) and shouldn't have a cap. Hopefully that works out to be true. so far so good

sna66 said:
holy shyt! i've been throttled!! i checked online... i cant believe I used it this much... watching southpark at work and downloading music, pandora and stuff. geez tmobile this 5 gb is NOT enough i got another 10 days of this cap! we nee dto find a fix for this, the fix ffor the g2 worked perfectly
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Be happy you're at 5gb, they sign up new people ($79 plan) at a default 2gb.

[Q] What's your data plan and speed with '4g'?

I have:
Grandfathered unlimited data with 300 texts for 24.99usd/mo.
At 4g I get around 2.55mpbs up and .71mpbs down (all approximate of course).
When I was live chatting with tmo, the rep to activate my new SIM card as well as confirming my IMEI number, the rep said I needed an android plan. I responded that I had a nexus one and was running 3mpbs easy with the same data plan. And they responded with the blanket statement of you won't be getting the full data 4g speeds without it. Which I think is BS ....
So what plan are you guys on and what are your speeds using speedtest?

kpjimmy said:
I have:
Grandfathered unlimited data with 300 texts for 24.99usd/mo.
At 4g I get around 2.55mpbs up and .71mpbs down (all approximate of course).
When I was live chatting with tmo, the rep to activate my new SIM card as well as confirming my IMEI number, the rep said I needed an android plan. I responded that I had a nexus one and was running 3mpbs easy with the same data plan. And they responded with the blanket statement of you won't be getting the full data 4g speeds without it. Which I think is BS ....
So what plan are you guys on and what are your speeds using speedtest?
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If you were getting 3Mbps on your Nexus One (3G), and only .71 on the Sensation (4G), what makes you think that it's BS that you won't get 4G speeds without paying for a new data plan? The facts you've stated prove that this may be the case.
With 4G, you should be getting at least 10Mbps down I'm presuming, as even with my Samsung Vibrant I'm getting consistently 6Mbps down on a 3G connection.

I just purchased the Sensation at Wal-Mart here in Virginia and its amazing. T-Mobile doesn't have a store where I live and the only place you can buy one of there phones is at Wal-Mart or Radio Shack but T-Mobile is the only one of the big 4 that has 4G in my area and MAN IS IT 4G! As soon as I left the store I did a speedtest with the app and hit 6.8 mbps and 7.5 mbps! It flies! The reason though that T-Mobile isn't popular here is the coverage is spotty at best but I have a sprint phone also and i ported my number to google a while back so when I know I'm in a bad coverage area for T-Mobile I will just use my Sprint phone. Getting ready to test the camera out and see how good that is. I'm on the unlimited data plan btw...

I'm trying to get my facts straight really. From what I have read so far in the various threads is that some with the older plans (not android) have the same speeds. So I am curious in what people are getting with the 4g speeds and what data plan they are using to get their speeds. I mean if I 'need' to buy into another plan to get the speeds and that is a said fact, I will get the 'android' plan.

I don't have an Android plan. I just renewed my contract last month and got the unlimited web, 5gb, for $20 and was running an iPhone 3g (edge only). Last week I purchased the Sensation at Walmart and no changes were made to my account/plan. I live in the Phoenix market and my speeds vary depending on location. I have seen them as high as 9 mbps and as low as 1 mbps. I would say I average around 3 mbps

Also, check out this thread over in the development section regarding increasing your speeds -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118017

There is no difference. Speed varies are from many other variables, but data plans are data plans. The only differences between android data plans are the amount of mb you get.
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I have done the Data Latency mod and it really didn't improve anything. So the old data plans people are using are still able to get the 4g speeds?

i pay £15.00 a month ($24.26) with my carrier/network: O2
I get
300 minutes to any carrier/network any time
unlimited calls to other o2 customers anytime
unlimited texts to any carrier/network anytime
unlimited internet anytime
30 day notice contract, no cancellation charges, no lengthy ties, cancel when i want it to cancel.

Using the automatic server selection on speedtest.net app, I get around 3mbps downloads and .17mbps up. But knowing I am in San Antonio I chose that server, even though it says its further away. Selecting that server I get 6.72mbps download and .29mbps up.
Are there any other speed test apps out there? Im going to check now.

ikhzter said:
i pay £15.00 a month ($24.26) with my carrier/network: O2
I get
300 minutes to any carrier/network any time
unlimited calls to other o2 customers anytime
unlimited texts to any carrier/network anytime
unlimited internet anytime
30 day notice contract, no cancellation charges, no lengthy ties, cancel when i want it to cancel.
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The UK (and most of Europe) have far better plans then here in the US. They also do a much better job IMO of protecting the consumer.

jlevy73 said:
The UK (and most of Europe) have far better plans then here in the US. They also do a much better job IMO of protecting the consumer.
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True, here they normally like to put the customer first. just say your leaving, they dont want you to leave lol

I am getting 7mb to 8mb down and 1.5mb to 2mb down...
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Ok, so while driving home I saw that my 4g bars were maxed and did a speedtest at a stoplight and I the got up to 8mbps up....so I guess my unlimited data plan does work still.
Please all, when you post your speeds, please also post what type of data plan you are using (ie unlimited plan, 5gb plan, or 200mb android plan). Thanks.

Data Plan = MyTouch3g $25
SIM card = old SIM with no numbers on it (considered their 2g SIM)
Soft Cap = None I've ever hit
4g speeds = 6-7 Mbs average, 9-10 Mbs max seen
Speeds remain the same for me even after I get my text warning and account message about the 5 Gb cap. At 8 Gb right now this month. This is an older plan though.

Use the FCC speedtest app made by ookla. The speedtest.net app they have tends not to be accurate. It sometimes shows that you have 7 or 8 mbps down but when you check the history for your speed test its actually lower. Their other app the FCC speed test is more accurate imo
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mcp2009 said:
Use the FCC speedtest app made by ookla. The speedtest.net app they have tends not to be accurate. It sometimes shows that you have 7 or 8 mbps down but when you check the history for your speed test its actually lower. Their other app the FCC speed test is more accurate imo
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Speedtest is accurate, but ONLY from the history screen. Don't believe the display speed.

Thanks trying it out now.
Seems like the FCC app works a bit better in terms of connecting. However, I am in San Antonio, TX and the closest server is in California. I have changed the server to Dallas and ran the test.
I am now getting about 3-5 mpbs uploads with 4 bars at 4g. And yes you do not need to go to the history screen to get the true reading anymore

digiholic said:
Speedtest is accurate, but ONLY from the history screen. Don't believe the display speed.
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Exactly lol.
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I am in Orlando , which tmo says is one of there stronger 4g markets...
I consistently get speeds less than 1.5 dl and .50 ul. My nexus S and Nexus run a consistent 3 dl and .90 ul.. I cant figure out why this phone has slower speeds.. Sim card is up to date. I have had the same android data for some time now.. Even my lady gets a 3 or better dl on her g2x and we are in the same house. Before you say switch the phone and sim, I have already done both and it is the same.

Quick question about tmobile's service

I am currently with Sprint and I honestly can't take it anymore. Data speeds are terrible and when I'm bored at work and want to play with my phone I can't. I have the EVO 3d right now so naturally I'm going to switch to the sensation.
I have two questions, 1 ) how is tmobiles data service? And 2) once u go over your data limit what speeds do they throttle u down to?
Thanks
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ok i just got t-mobile last month and i don't mind there service my family has it here they say they don't get a lot of dropped calls as far as data goes i think they are realiable i can't say i get a great speed in my apartment but i also live in a odd 4g coverage spot when I'm not home though the speeds are great. as amatter of fact i put a iphone to shame with the speed the guy thought he was something having one lol. but my speeds and coverage are based off the dell streak 7. hope i was helpful

firsttimer44 said:
I am currently with Sprint and I honestly can't take it anymore. Data speeds are terrible and when I'm bored at work and want to play with my phone I can't. I have the EVO 3d right now so naturally I'm going to switch to the sensation.
I have two questions, 1 ) how is tmobiles data service? And 2) once u go over your data limit what speeds do they throttle u down to?
Thanks
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Here is my take on it. I was with AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Sprint, and Verizon and now I have switch to T-Mobile. I switched to T-mobile a couple of weeks ago and the coverage isn't 100% great but I honestly think that HSPA+ is better for the phones today. Its not that fast all the time and we all know LTE is amazing but the battery consumptions of these circuits is insane. I owned the Thunderbolt. 45mins of active LTE use and the phone was DEAD. I would rather have slower data speeds and be able to use the device for longer.
What you can expect with Tmobile is at least 1Mbps if you haven't gone over your data allocation. After that you can expect about 300-800kbps. The highest data rate i've seen on tmobile is about 8Mbps. You probably won't have too much less coverage than Sprint but there is far less coverage than Verizon and At&t.

Depending on your coverage - data speeds can be real good (I average 5mbps). Data throttling will depend on the plan you choose.

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Depending on your coverage - data speeds can be real good (I average 5mbps).
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T-Mobile data is usually great in most average to larger sized cities. You should be ok in Indy but find a T-Mobile friend if you can to verify the speeds where you live.
T-Mobile outside of a city or in a super-dense population like NY can be spotty or slow.

I'm in Indianapolis an I always get 4mbps down an 1.2mbps up I just switched from Sprint u will defiantly see a improvement
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I was a sprint customer, in MY AREA Sprint service went down the crapper. Tmo coverage in my area is fantastic, and has been on my recent travels around the country. Sprint->tmo was well worth it for me. Can't speak for ur coverage area tho.
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I just recently switched from Sprint to T-Mobile. With the speedtest.net app I was averaging 300-500 Kbps with Sprint. I'm averaging anywhere from 7-10 Mbps with T-Mobile. The coverage area is great here where I live, and I actually pay less then I was paying with Sprint.

I am in NYC and I have T-mobile for a long time already, recently switch to Sensation 4G and I am getter in average 3mbps download and 1.2 up.

Speeds are great if you are in an area where they have rolled out HSPA+. I get around 7-9 Mbps up and 1-2 Mbps down. If you reach your cap, they throttle you down to EDGE (200-300 Kbps), but some people have said their speeds go even lower than that.

i concur...
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Speeds are great if you are in an area where they have rolled out HSPA+. I get around 7-9 Mbps up and 1-2 Mbps down. If you reach your cap, they throttle you down to EDGE (200-300 Kbps), but some people have said their speeds go even lower than that.
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I average 5mb down/ 2mb up outside of Washington DC. However, when I am in a sweet spot I have averaged 8/9mb down 2/3mb up. These are great for not being on wifi. HOWEVER, if you are NOT in a tower-rich area you will hate your service. Riding from Virginia to South Carolina recently (on 95 south and 85 south) i maintatined a 2g connection 80% of the time. This severly limited my internet capabilities and download speeds. It was not until I draove through major cities that a strong signal came up. I was very disappointed in this. Results may vary for you though.

When I'm on EDGE Opera Mini makes life so much better. I go from NV to AZ a few times out of the year and I can browse forums, image boards and etc. with no problems due to the image compression. Loads as fast as 3G would.
Sprint's 3G network is really slow, I don't think you will have speed issues if you switch from Sprint to T-Mobile especially with this being a 42Mbps market. I'm not going to say 7-10Mbps is network wide but you should have at least 1Mbps

I am in Tulsa, OK and average 8.5-10.5 mb down and 1.5-2.5 mb up. I went with the 5gb of data and usually finish my billing cycle with 1/2-1 gb to spare.
My wife usually goes over her 5gb, and does get throttled, but its not unbearable. It's edge, but it works for a couple of days a month. She runs a blog and tethers her phone to our laptop or Iconia tablet.
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I switched from Sprint because every time I had any issue at all, it was several hours on the phone trying to get it fixed. Not to mention trying to find someone in a store that could do more than pull a new phone out of a box.
So far I am happy. The high speed data is much better than the old Evo. But the lower 2G leaves something to be desired. I may get throttled in the future, but the next tier is only the cost of the "4G fee" that Sprint charged me for my evo that I tried to use the two times I was in an area that had it and found out it pretty well sucked.
I don't think you'll loose much by leaving Sprint, unless you like the saying "Can I put you on hold?"

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I average 5mb down/ 2mb up outside of Washington DC. However, when I am in a sweet spot I have averaged 8/9mb down 2/3mb up. These are great for not being on wifi. HOWEVER, if you are NOT in a tower-rich area you will hate your service. Riding from Virginia to South Carolina recently (on 95 south and 85 south) i maintatined a 2g connection 80% of the time. This severly limited my internet capabilities and download speeds. It was not until I draove through major cities that a strong signal came up. I was very disappointed in this. Results may vary for you though.
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That's pretty standard with T-Mobile. If you spend all your time in the city, they are great to use. For travelers... not so much.

I left Verizon for T-Mobile about 6 years ago and never looked back. I live in the SF Bay Area and get about 6-8 Mbps down. Not only T-Mobile will unlock you phone for you. I have bin to Thailand and Mexico with my phone and used none T-mobile sim cards. I am not looking forward to the T-mobile AT&T merger. I think the only people that are going to make out in the deal is AT&T customers.

Im with you OP - I was with Sprint (a convert from AT&T iPhone to the EVO 3D) - I loved the phone but for 2 weeks I tried to live with the Data on Sprint and I just couldnt do it. I have been with Tmobile for 2 weeks and have had NO data issues and I do in fact get a data signal where my Sprint service got nothing (At the Hockey Rink / Etc). I have tested Edge (2G) speeds and they are still faster than what I was pulling from Sprint - So I was happy and so is my wife. I hated to drop the 3D phone, but I needed reliable Data.
Make sure you tell Sprint why you are leaving (if you do) - They argued with me that data is fine and I showed them speed tests on 3 of their phones at 120-175k (one was 1.5Mb, as they stated, but I showed them Wifi was on!!! - Disabled it and down the tubes it went). I then showed my Sensation to them and I was pulling 6Mb (around 6000k down and 2000k up) - They said, "Well, yeah, your bill will be higher" - I pay $5 less and I am on the 5GB plan - and I showed them Edge speeds with the 4G Disabled, where I would get unlimited, and they had no more comments.
Sprint sales people are great, I had no issues with them - but They need a HUGE upgrade to stay in this business.

firsttimer44 said:
I am currently with Sprint and I honestly can't take it anymore. Data speeds are terrible and when I'm bored at work and want to play with my phone I can't. I have the EVO 3d right now so naturally I'm going to switch to the sensation.
I have two questions, 1 ) how is T-Mobiles data service? And 2) once u go over your data limit what speeds do they throttle u down to?
Thanks
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Well for me in Indiana coverage is average with the other two big dogs. Sprint just flat out sucks. I switched from sprint to tmo and never looked back. Sim card based phone service. Better data speeds. More 3g and 4g towers by far.
As for Speed after data cap you go to 2g speed after you hit the cap. Which is way better then being totally cut off or paying overage. plus if Att and Tmo merger goes through the next gen devices will have an amazing coverage because the two network will eventually become one.

I'm down in Atlanta and been with tmo for many moons...I got the g2x and I will honestly say at times the network really bumps and hauls ass. There isn't many times ItS slow....
I usually use around 4-5 gb of data. N the one month I used 6.7gb they said I would b throttled but never was for the remaining week of the cycle..
But with.tmo it all depends on ur area..do ur research if it's not too late.
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firsttimer44 said:
I am currently with Sprint and I honestly can't take it anymore. Data speeds are terrible and when I'm bored at work and want to play with my phone I can't. I have the EVO 3d right now so naturally I'm going to switch to the sensation.
I have two questions, 1 ) how is tmobiles data service? And 2) once u go over your data limit what speeds do they throttle u down to?
Thanks
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(1) Honestly tmobile coverage isn't the best. When you get coverage, it's very good (it's pretty good in Chicago). Your best bet is see if you have any co-worker at your workplace who uses tmobile and test.
(2) Edge speed. I signed up for 2GB. My normal usage is around 1GB (slightly below, my workplace has good wifi and I use wifi most of the time), and get close to 2GB if I use tethering a lot that month. 5GB is $10/month more expensive. Sign up for 2GB and pay $10 to switch to 5GB if you run over, and switch back to 2GB next month.

4g speed

Ok don't flame or anything . Does radio have anything to do with data speed? After I changed to the newest radio I've notied slower 4g speeds.
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which radio?
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I too have noticed that my speeds have dropped since switching to the MR2 radio.

Switch back and find out.

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My data speeds starting slowing on the stock ROM unrooted, it seemed almost right after the tiered data plans came out I would rarely get more then 10mb down at any given time. I rooted and ROM my phone hoping that my data speeds would go back to 20+ but it is still the same. I'm starting to think that VzW is capping the speeds now that they have gone tiered. If this keeps up I may switch to another carrier. TMo in my area avgs 7-8mb down and I won't have to worry about battery life.

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My data speeds starting slowing on the stock ROM unrooted, it seemed almost right after the tiered data plans came out I would rarely get more then 10mb down at any given time. I rooted and ROM my phone hoping that my data speeds would go back to 20+ but it is still the same. I'm starting to think that VzW is capping the speeds now that they have gone tiered. If this keeps up I may switch to another carrier. TMo in my area avgs 7-8mb down and I won't have to worry about battery life.
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You'd switch based on a couple of MB?
Do you realize that once you surpass 5GB on TMo they can throttle you....and you'd probably be in worse shape speed wise than you are now?
Don't get me wrong, I love the HTC Sensation...I've had one as a test for a month.
I too used to get 15 or more and in the last month or so I average 10 to 12.
I simply chalk that up to more people using the network...

dajogejr said:
You'd switch based on a couple of MB?
Do you realize that once you surpass 5GB on TMo they can throttle you....and you'd probably be in worse shape speed wise than you are now?
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2GB on their cheapest plan ($40/mo)

kierandill said:
2GB on their cheapest plan ($40/mo)
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correct.
However...if the user is concerned with a few MB download speeds, my money would be he's blowing by 2GB.....

Verizon would really have to tick me off for me to leave. I get a 25% discount on all plans and 20% on all hardware through my employer.

I routinly get about 20 mbps. In orbit on PC I get at least 2.0 megabytes per second. I have even hit 3.0 a few times
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Schedonnardus said:
Verizon would really have to tick me off for me to leave. I get a 25% discount on all plans and 20% on all hardware through my employer.
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50% here on unlimited data and unlimited tethering plan and $10 far 1500mins and unlimited texting. So $40 a month for 50+mbps speeds on my phone and any device I may have with me. I'm not going anywhere

dajogejr said:
You'd switch based on a couple of MB?
Do you realize that once you surpass 5GB on TMo they can throttle you....and you'd probably be in worse shape speed wise than you are now?
Don't get me wrong, I love the HTC Sensation...I've had one as a test for a month.
I too used to get 15 or more and in the last month or so I average 10 to 12.
I simply chalk that up to more people using the network...
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the problem is that t mobile is going to overages after you reach your limit starting aug 13 instead of throttling...
Probably at at&t's request.
milan03 said:
50% here on unlimited data and unlimited tethering plan and $10 far 1500mins and unlimited texting. So $40 a month for 50+mbps speeds on my phone and any device I may have with me. I'm not going anywhere
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yeah, when you where the only one on the network back in march. Seriously doubt you get that now.
Used to get 12-15 down on clear wimax, then the evo 4g came out and I started getting 1-3. Went back to cable where, no matter when I use it, I always get 30 down and 5 up.