If i run speedtest app on my phone I get 10+ down but when I use any of my laptops I get 1.5 if I am lucky. Why is this? Do other phones have this problem? Ive tried wireless tether and barnacle.
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest is more accurate. Pull it up in your phone browser.
Speakeasy on the phone shows 25 down more or less across 3 tests. My laptop wifi tethered to it using barnacle or wireless tether are both giving me about 1.5 down.
Does anyone get good speedtests tethering? Or are we all getting the same result?
I even tried verizons hotspot tether which still works and its not any faster.
So frustrated. I bought this phone (and Verizon) only for tethering.
AdidasNYR said:
Speakeasy on the phone shows 25 down more or less across 3 tests. My laptop wifi tethered to it using barnacle or wireless tether are both giving me about 1.5 down.
Does anyone get good speedtests tethering? Or are we all getting the same result?
I even tried verizons hotspot tether which still works and its not any faster.
So frustrated. I bought this phone (and Verizon) only for tethering.
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wow that is exceptionally weird. I do not experience that at all. I actually did a test between wireless tether and the verizon apps on the 7th deciding if and when i wanted to pay the unlimited 30 and saw faster download on wireless tether but very slightly faster upload on the verizon.
try toggling the radio or just do a nice reset of the phone for test purposes
Yeah, I haven't had any problems either. I get 15mbps+ tested on my laptop using wireless tether 2.0.7, which are typical speeds for my area.
Edit: I'm at work, where I only get 3G service and just ran the speakeasy test. Again, on my laptop over wireless tether 2.0.7 and got just over 2.5mbps.
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I rooted my phone Saturday mainly for tethering. I use my phone as my internet connection while I'm storm chasing. Well today was a chase day and everything was working great until I hit edge network and then i couldn't get any data on my laptop. It showed a local connection, but no internet. Now I haven't tested this since and I have 3g at home so I can't test it there. Does anyone know if this is how it is supposed to work and if so is there a work around? I'm hoping it was just a fluke and will work fine chasing the next couple days. We have my wife's iPhone 4 using mywi as a backup just in case though. Should I be able to use edge using the wireless ap in Android?
Thanks
Are you using the stock tethering?
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Yes I am using the stock tethering program and have the tethering manager froze.
you should be able to tether on edge but it will be slow, maybe slow enough to get an error. also i have had issues where i need to reset the radio on the phone by turning off wireless networks and turning it back on.
Ok thanks for the info. I just wanted to make sure it was possible and I didn't have to adjust a setting somewhere that I was overlooking. I will be using again today and tomorrow so I will get a chance to test it out some more. I'm very aware of the very slow speeds on edge but it usually works for updating radar information ok. And Opera web browser also works very well over edge with the turbo mode on. Thanks!
Tested out the tethering a lot the last two days and have came to the conclusion it will drop your tethering connection with two or less bars of edge. It will auto reconnect as soon as my signal improves above that level. Still a little frustrating.
FINALLY A FIX FOR 4G DEVICES MICROCELL FAILED SMS!!![ Edited ] .Options
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OK like most of you who are just about FEDUP with trying to get your microcell device to work properly with your 4G devices.
I found a fix that not only works like a charm...but delivers text FASTER & at 4G speeds via MICROCELL.
I am using a SAMSUNG INFUSE and prior to the below. Nearly 1 out of every 4 text messages failed.
First let be known the MICROCELL does not like MOTOROLA cable modems. For some reason it stalls, ATT is aware of this. DOCSIS 3.0 modems is where the problem stems.
THE FIX ---
CONVERT YOUR MICROCELL TO A WIRELESS MICROCELL
NETGEAR UNIVERSAL WIRELESS ADAPTER WNCE2001
When hooked directly into this adapter, it handshakes a CLEAN and proper wifi signal.
NOT only does the MICROCELL connect faster, but it sends and receives faster!
OR you can also use the NETGEAR ADAPETR as a WIFI bridge to hook into another router...
in which then you can hook your MICROCELL into the router. That is how I have it hooked up.
I can asure you this will solve all your problems, your FIVE BARS will stay on ALL the time.
The above spoofs the microcell thinking its communicating with anoher device and not the MOTO MODEM.
in 72 HOURS, i have yet to get ONE drop, or ONE lost SIGNAL. I have an unlimited DATA plan and have already watched various NETFLIX streaming movies and crystal clear. SMS messaging is BLAZING FAST!
ALSO....another secret.
CANT GET A IP ADDRESS CONNECTION....OR AWAITING TOO LONG WHEN RESETTING THE MICROCELL.
Speed it up. Have your MICROCELL connected and do a bunch of speedtests at
speedtest____
as this will ignite the MICROCELL to forcefully find an IP address.
This always works for me.
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HOPE THIS HELPS.
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I have been pulling my hair out with my clients Microcell and ATT Microcell support is the worst I have ever encountered. He has a Microcell in CT and one in SC and the SC device seems to work no problem. But I am on the second MC in CT and it works only intermittently when connecting devices to it. I have to turn my Infuse off then on before I can get a connection to it and it never notifies me on the Infuse that it is connected I only know because I get five bars when I turn the phone back on and normally I only get one bar. His wife's IPhone does notify of Tue MCell connection and I have yet to get his Blackberry Bold 9700 to connect. His BB connects to the SC MCell but not to the CT one. I may try this hack to see if it performs better. Thanks for the heads up.
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This is why when I buy a house, if coverage sucks, I'm going with a Wilson amp.
(I have a Wilson amp in my car, it's amazing.)
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I have an unlimited DATA plan and have already watched various NETFLIX streaming movies and crystal clear.
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you know you risk getting throttled if using to much data on an unlimited plan in the comming months right? im just curious as to what your reasoning would be to not use wifi if avilable, think about it when using data on the mcell your just billing your account for essentially using wifi. with your data plan, while unlimited, att has stated they will start throttling the top 5% of data users on the unlimited plan.
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you know you risk getting throttled if using to much data on an unlimited plan in the comming months right? im just curious as to what your reasoning would be to not use wifi if avilable, think about it when using data on the mcell your just billing your account for essentially using wifi. with your data plan, while unlimited, att has stated they will start throttling the top 5% of data users on the unlimited plan.
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Actually I did check a few days ago for as I have been using this method for quite some time (since Feb on wireless) and ATT have no problems with any of the bandwidth. unlimited is unlimited unless i am draining the pool (so to say) hardcore. They havent said one thing.
Now mind you I really dont watch NETFLIX all that often... ;
But i did let a few movies run through purposely on my infuse just to see how strong this connection would stay and or hold.
Shockingly....it was the most stable I hgave ever seen the Microcell behave.
I figure this..Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands cuz we all know ATT aint coming to the table...
Dual Band adapter
I have found a newer version of the Netgear universal adapter (Model WNCE3001) that supports dual bands. I have a dual band router at home and would like to try the Microcell using the 5GHz band of my router. Has anyone tried this or can you confirm that the WNCE3001 will work just like the single band WNCE2001 mentioned in the OP???
Not working for me
I thought I had struck gold when I found this thread, but I was still a little skeptical. I immediately ordered a Netgear adapter. I received it yesterday and installed it without a hitch. Unfortunately, I have the same problems I did when it was wired directly into my DLINK DIR-655 router with Motorola SB6120 DOCSIS 3.0 modem. Even though it shows full bars, the actual data connection seems to drop out. If I don't use the phone for a while, I cannot get an internet connection without turning flight mode on and off, or rebooting the phone. I also have the intermittent issue where sometimes and SMS goes right through, but other, it fails 3-4 times before it will send. This exactly how the microcell behaved when hardwired into the router. I even got a replacement Microcell a week ago, which seems to require fewer reboots to work consistently.
I don't know if it worked for anyone else, or if there's some other secret configuration trick, but I've had no change in performance. I'm running Emanciapation ROM if that helps any. I have no issues at work, where I have 4-5 bars of signal without a microcell, so I'm pretty sure its not the phone/ROM combination.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Not to bring up a dead horse here, but I have this issue that is AWFUL. we are on teh seam between 3g and edge. I get good edge bars, but minimal 3g. we got a microcell and it works WONDERFULLY for my captivate but on the infuse, it fails more texts than it sends. I dont have a motorola router. I have comcast cable modem with a netgear wireless router. I get the issue when the router is bypassed or not. SUCKS!. anyone know if another fix or has tried this with Comcast and it worked?
Sorry pickupman66, the only solution is to get another phone. From all the research I've done on the web, it appears that the Infuse requires a data connection to send SMS...and for some reason, the Mcell either blocks the ports required or doesn't have them so SMS can never go through consistently. I usually had to disconnect from Wifi to get the SMS to send. Very weird. But I fixed the problem by getting an unlocked Galaxy Nexus. It works perfectly with the microcell that never worked well with the Infuse. I can send and receive texts and data just like I was on a normal tower.
Alas. I may have it! First deleted all apn settings and then followed those in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791526
Go down to the 9-15 update and do that too.
This worked to send and receive MMS and SMS. But service was terrible. No bars when my sg3 had at least two in my other hand. Soooooo. Modem time. Went here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342978
And downloaded 4 modems. One was the sgs UVKJ6. Bars were comparable to my sg3. My sg3 works on the microcell at work. Lets try that here at home. I fired up the microcell, it rebooted once (maybe a software update) and when it came back. I blitzed my phone. Sent 10 texts back to back with no fails. Sent and rcvd 2 MMS images. All went thru. No fails.
That modem is below.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18201177/shared infuse modems/SGS 03 CWM-UVKJ6-Modem.zip
sent from my Galaxy with Tapatalk 2
Help with 3g Microcell
Had TWC modem, have Samsung Galaxy 4g and black AT& T Microcell. Dropped calls for one year. ( only cell, no land line)
Back & forth with ATT and Time Warner- in the end got new microcell and new TWC modem. No Improvement. Was told Microcell was not compatible with TWC 1670 Arris Modem. Purchased Netgear C3700 modem, paid guru to hook all that back up, totally out $200on new equipment, still dropped calls. AT&T is no help. This house has radiant barrier in the attic which is probably the original cause, but hoped all this equipment would get me back up and running as I work from home. Does this "FIX" apply to my situation.?
I have a Droid Bionic (unleashed 1.4 rom) and Xoom (tiamat 2.2.1 manta ray rom) and am having some issues getting multiple tablet devices to use the full potential of the tether bandwidth of my Bionic and a Thunderbolt. Also tested a nook with cyanogen on it, which got even more horrid speed test results then my Xoom.
I do currently pay for the tether on Verizon for my Bionic, my buddy does not, he uses a custom rom and root.
When testing this I have a really good 4G signal, and also have a buddy with a Thunderbolt which also has a very good 4G signal.
When running a speed test on speakeasy on either of our phones we both get a consistent 25 mbps down. If I tether my Xoom to his device or mine, I get about 6 mbps on my Xoom, but still get 25 mbps on the Bionic while it is in tethering mode.
I have tried turning off encryption, different channels, and tried different wireless tethering apps. Is this a limitation of the technology itself, or possibly a software issue? I am wondering if the tether automatically throttles the bandwidth, this is kind of silly if only one device is currently connected to it.
I am just guessing here, but I see two possibilities.
-Yep you are correct and the tethering speed is throttled
-You are running into a hardware limitation of how quickly the phone can pass the data through from the 4G WAN to the WiFi LAN.
Have you tried tethering to a laptop to see what kind of speed you get there? I would guess that it will be limited as well, but still an interesting data point.
Then try to get multiple devices connected to the tether at the same time and do a simultaneous test to see what you get. My guess is that the WiFi chipset in the phone may have some limitations.
i've been using the stock wireless tethering setting to use phone as a hotspot (without the tethering plan) for my Iconia and PS3 for when i have to pull a 24hr duty at work. was working ok this morning, but i had to reboot my phone and my Iconia cause they were both acting slow. after that when i try to tether it will connect but cant do anything that requires internet. anyone know what might be the problem (besides not having the tethering plan, although never had it in the past). thanks for the help.
jeebugorn said:
i've been using the stock wireless tethering setting to use phone as a hotspot (without the tethering plan) for my Iconia and PS3 for when i have to pull a 24hr duty at work. was working ok this morning, but i had to reboot my phone and my Iconia cause they were both acting slow. after that when i try to tether it will connect but cant do anything that requires internet. anyone know what might be the problem (besides not having the tethering plan, although never had it in the past). thanks for the help.
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You may have gone over your 2 or 5 gig cap and are being throttled.
You've probably been throttled. When you go over your limit, it's practically unusable.
Now that I've switched to a plan that includes the Mobile Hot Spot feature I gave it a try today. I was shocked at the super slow download speeds (between 100k to 140k) but upload is what I would expect (around 2.5 Mb).
Is anyone else using this feature on a Verizon phone with better results?
When I've used FoxFi I have not had any issues. Haven't been compelled to do a speed test, but certainly can when I get home.
I have no experience with the sanctioned hotspot app, so can't speak to it.
Have you tried FoxFi? Doesn't require root, and works great for me.
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When I've used FoxFi I have not had any issues. Haven't been compelled to do a speed test, but certainly can when I get home.
I have no experience with the sanctioned hotspot app, so can't speak to it.
Have you tried FoxFi? Doesn't require root, and works great for me.
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I am rooted (route66 version) and I've tried Barnacle, Wireless Tether and FoxFi. The first two didn't work at all. FoxFi said it was running but I couldn't get my iPad to connect to it. In any case since my plan supports this "sanctioned" app I thought I'd see if anyone had any better luck with it before I call up Verizon to complain.
I have the hot spot, it works OK,I use it with my ps3, watching netflix works smooth.
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you have those numbers backwards....
2.5MB down and 140k up are typical of CDMA EVDO rev A
sjmoreno said:
Now that I've switched to a plan that includes the Mobile Hot Spot feature I gave it a try today. I was shocked at the super slow download speeds (between 100k to 140k) but upload is what I would expect (around 2.5 Mb).
Is anyone else using this feature on a Verizon phone with better results?
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Mystic38 said:
you have those numbers backwards....
2.5MB down and 140k up are typical of CDMA EVDO rev A
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I know it was past noon but I promise I wasn't drinking... honest...
Seriously, check out the attached pic of the results on the iPad connected to my Verizon SG3 via the Mobile Hot Spot app. The first two were from this afternoon. Disregard the other three results; they were the result of connecting to my in-laws' ISDN hotspot and a hotel hot spot.
perhaps some artifact of it being a hotspot?..or iPad
..who knows.. but the numbers you see are typical...just in the other direction... umm you in australia?..lol
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I know it was past noon but I promise I wasn't drinking... honest...
Seriously, check out the attached pic of the results on the iPad connected to my Verizon SG3 via the Mobile Hot Spot app. The first two were from this afternoon. Disregard the other three results; they were the result of connecting to my in-laws' ISDN hotspot and a hotel hot spot.
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VZW's Mobile Hotspot App is trash. I always experienced it disconnecting on my X2. I now use FoxFi for the S3 and it works great. I did have to download and install the FoxFi add-on from the Play store and cycle the proxy off and on to get it to work, but if you do this, it does work.
I assume the app will be fixed at some point. Until then, cycling works.
Good luck.
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I am rooted (route66 version) and I've tried Barnacle, Wireless Tether and FoxFi. The first two didn't work at all. FoxFi said it was running but I couldn't get my iPad to connect to it. In any case since my plan supports this "sanctioned" app I thought I'd see if anyone had any better luck with it before I call up Verizon to complain.
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Yeah, I'm rooted on route66 and have been having problems with all tethering apps, too.
Buddy Revell said:
Yeah, I'm rooted on route66 and have been having problems with all tethering apps, too.
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It's weird but the Verizon Mobile Hot Spot which I complained about a couple days ago being SUPER SLOW has all of a sudden began to work great. Now I can connect my iPad to my phone and get a consistent 10 to 15 Mbps download speeds.
I won't bother with the other tethering apps since my plan now includes tethering.