Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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lawnguy said:
Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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Wait till the start of the next billing cycle and see if you get good speeds. If so, then you have your answer.
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It's not likely the throttling is done at the phone, so it would make no difference if you're 100% stock or running a rooted, 3rd party ROM. They'll throttle you on the network side.
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It's not likely the throttling is done at the phone, so it would make no difference if you're 100% stock or running a rooted, 3rd party ROM. They'll throttle you on the network side.
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What he said.
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It's not likely the throttling is done at the phone, so it would make no difference if you're 100% stock or running a rooted, 3rd party ROM. They'll throttle you on the network side.
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So when the Verizon rep told me they do not throttle 4G devices he was lying?
Not trying to start anything. I just want to find out if what he told me was true or not.
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Umm, average Verizon Rep=not well informed. Also, salesman.....
Not to insult a store Guy but, my instore experience so far is not great at all. They may be better elsewhere but, I'm disappointed so far and they are like a brick wall.
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Vince556 said:
So when the Verizon rep told me they do not throttle 4G devices he was lying?
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I didn't say they do or do not throttle anything. I said if they do, they're not going to do it at the phone.
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So when the Verizon rep told me they do not throttle 4G devices he was lying?
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I suspect he said they don't throttle 4G connections. They may throttle a 4G device, when it's using the 3G network. You didn't give any details on when you think you were being throttled.
VZW should not be throttling any 4G connections, on bandwidth usage alone, per 47cfr27.16(c)(1):
The potential for excessive bandwidth demand alone shall not constitute grounds for denying, limiting or restricting access to the network.
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But, if you've been tethering, or using bandwidth to the detriment of other users, they can.
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VZW should not be throttling any 4G connections, on bandwidth usage alone, per 47cfr27.16(c)(1):
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VZW has already disputed the validity or applicability of that. No need to bring it up here if VZW doesn't care about it....
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I suspect he said they don't throttle 4G connections. They may throttle a 4G device, when it's using the 3G network. You didn't give any details on when you think you were being throttled.
VZW should not be throttling any 4G connections, on bandwidth usage alone, per 47cfr27.16(c)(1):
But, if you've been tethering, or using bandwidth to the detriment of other users, they can.
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What I was told by a Verizon rep was 4G phones were exempt from throttle or network enhancements as they call it even if the 4G phone is using 3G service.
I do tether on occasion but most of my data usage is from downloading roms on my phone and watching netflix again on the phone.
I do like the thunderbolt a lot but it was the exemption that made me upgrade. My data speeds were horrible on the incredible. YouTube and netflix would buffer and sometimes not even load because of the slow speeds. HBOgo would not even work because of that.
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I didn't say they do or do not throttle anything. I said if they do, they're not going to do it at the phone.
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Gotcha. As I explained in my last post I was told by the Verizon rep I would not have a problem if I upgraded to a 4G phone.
I just wanted to find out if the rep knew what he was talking about or if it was a lie to sell me a new phone and sign another 2 year contract.
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Yes they can throttle.
No you can't do anything about it.
lawnguy said:
Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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Have you checked with Verizon to see if there is network issues?
Check another phone if you can... Maybe sim or phone is bad.... Just some suggestions
In my experience, the commonly used Speedtest app reports poor speeds. It also defaults to the closest test site which isn't always the best. I'm in SW Ohio and used a site in California and gotten 25+ Mb/s. TRY OTHER SITES, especially in larger cities.
Also, try http://speakeasy.net/speedtest using same rationale as above.
Remember, if you get 30Mb/s on one test and sub-10Mb/s on all others, you're *not* throttled.
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I thought I was getting throttled, but it was just my bad connection. I get 25 down and 4 up through speakeasy.net
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Remember, if you get 30Mb/s on one test and sub-10Mb/s on all others, you're *not* throttled.
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When I re-read that I figure some conspiracy theorists will say that VZW throttles people off and on !
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VZW has already disputed the validity or applicability of that. No need to bring it up here if VZW doesn't care about it....
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You don't know what you're talking about.
lawnguy said:
Was getting great dl speeds but now no matter what radio, rom, or stock non rooted my speeds are low? Any help or ideas?
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Do you have files in a folder named 'throttle' at the following: data/system/throttle
If so, try deleting the files and remove the 'write' permission from the throttle folder. Reboot your phone, wait a few minutes and then make sure that no files were recreated in the 'throttle' folder. This helped me, but the results seem to vary from phone to phone.
You may want to try disabling Smithmicro and Verizon Backup, as there should be no need for either on a custom rom in my opinion.
I use the Liquid Nonsense rom, did a lot of research and tweaked my 'build.prop' file. While doing so, I found that the buffer sizes for LTE, Wifi, etc. are also listed in a file named 'init.rc' as well. By making sure that the buffer sizes listed in 'build.prop' matched the ones listed in 'init.rc' I have almost doubled my download and upload speeds.
I am not going to debate the pros/cons of these changes with folks, but for those willing to take the risk you may boost your connection speeds as well.
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With such an intelligent and convincing response like that, should anyone believe *you* ?
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I'm in San Francisco right now and am clearly in AT&T's 4g territory. Well I'm only pulling 3mb down on a speed test. And my buddy who is sitting right next to me with his iPhone 4 is pulling 4.5 down. I thought the iPhone 4 was only hspa and not even plus?
Is it possible ATT is throttling me because I dont have a "4G" specific plan?
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Try switching radios
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A data plan is of course, always going to be a data plan. There is no difference from one plan to another AFAIK besides 2GB and 4GB or if you're grandfathered for unlimited.
Just obviously with software updates etc. to enable "4G".
I'm up here in MT and I barely touch 1.5Mbps if I'm lucky. My friend has the same issue, and AT&T keeps telling me it's because MT is a "new acquisition". BS I've had the service for almost 3 months now. Learn to put up more towers!
Anyways, that's my $0.02.
-Cyanide
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Wells there's not much I can do about it now. I'm in the back seat of a car going 80 miles an hour towards a non '4G' area.
I was certain I flashed the right radio. I have the H emblem next to my service indicator.
Can anyone that has experience with san Francisco confirm my speeds are unusually low? Also does anyone know if the iPhone is hspa+?
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Cyanideskittle2010 said:
A data plan is of course, always going to be a data plan. There is no difference from one plan to another AFAIK besides 2GB and 4GB or if you're grandfathered for unlimited.
Just obviously with software updates etc. to enable "4G".
I'm up here in MT and I barely touch 1.5Mbps if I'm lucky. My friend has the same issue, and AT&T keeps telling me it's because MT is a "new acquisition". BS I've had the service for almost 3 months now. Learn to put up more towers!
Anyways, that's my $0.02.
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3 months is not a long time when you think about it. It takes 3 years and about 2.9 million dollars to put up one single tower.
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A data plan is of course, always going to be a data plan. There is no difference from one plan to another AFAIK besides 2GB and 4GB or if you're grandfathered for unlimited.
Just obviously with software updates etc. to enable "4G".
I'm up here in MT and I barely touch 1.5Mbps if I'm lucky. My friend has the same issue, and AT&T keeps telling me it's because MT is a "new acquisition". BS I've had the service for almost 3 months now. Learn to put up more towers!
Anyways, that's my $0.02.
-Cyanide
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I'm getting 1.5 in my hometown of Sacramento, but that's clearly not in 4g territory so I assumed its just 3g there (even though I have the h emblem). 3 is definitely than 1.5 but it still doesn't explain why my buddies iPhone is pulling more down when its apparently not capable of hspa+
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What rom are you on? Try different radios and make sure to flash the matching ril. And verify that you are you their 4g network by going to settings>about phone>network
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trell959 said:
What rom are you on? Try different radios and make sure to flash the matching ril. And verify that you are you their 4g network by going to settings>about phone>network
It says hsdpa, is that right?
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I have read in a number of posts that the data plan does matter. The 4G plan offer access to another APN, with is required for authentication on the 4G network. In the Dev forum, there is a thread about APNs that discusses this.
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I have read in a number of posts that the data plan does matter. The 4G plan offer access to another APN, with is required for authentication on the 4G network. In the Dev forum, there is a thread about APNs that discusses this.
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I'm going to go check that out immediately.
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I really wish this hadn't been moved to QA because no one looks in here. I am really trying to find a solution to this issue. I have been searching and can't come up with a definite answer. I need people who live in the bay to post what speeds they have been getting. I think I may need to call att.
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I really wish this hadn't been moved to QA because no one looks in here. I am really trying to find a solution to this issue. I have been searching and can't come up with a definite answer. I need people who live in the bay to post what speeds they have been getting. I think I may need to call att.
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Did you check the thread in dev section and edit the build prop? Might call att And see if there are certain apns needed for the 4G network authentication.
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Did you check the thread in dev section and edit the build prop? Might call att And see if there are certain apns needed for the 4G network authentication.
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I saw the the thread about editing the build prop yes. I just checked att coverage maps for 4g and Sacramento is now in the coverage zone. Should now be seeing hspa+ speeds here. I'll do a test when I get home but I'm willing bet my roommates iPhone will still pull faster speeds than me. I will also get on the phone with att and find out if i need a different plan. Will report back.
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I saw the the thread about editing the build prop yes. I just checked att coverage maps for 4g and Sacramento is now in the coverage zone. Should now be seeing hspa+ speeds here. I'll do a test when I get home but I'm willing bet my roommates iPhone will still pull faster speeds than me. I will also get on the phone with att and find out if i need a different plan. Will report back.
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Comparing the iphone to the inspire is not really fair as the iphone doesnt use the same apn settings, and they also have a reserved amount of bandwith set aside for iphones only. Not to mention they seem to go faster due to alot of things being cached on Apples servers which the iphone connects to first so it seems like they can pull data faster but it is not what it seems.
Ah, I'm not the only one pulling down slower speeds than other devices. My GF's Infuse consistently pulls down 6-7 mbps while my Inspire, at the same time and location, will pull down 3-4. My build prop is edited, and I've tried other radios (and rils) with not much luck. Is this a device capability issue?
The only thing I haven't done is mess with APNs much. I feel as though it won't change anything, but eventually I'll try that as well.
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Ah, I'm not the only one pulling down slower speeds than other devices. My GF's Infuse consistently pulls down 6-7 mbps while my Inspire, at the same time and location, will pull down 3-4. My build prop is edited, and I've tried other radios (and rils) with not much luck. Is this a device capability issue?
The only thing I haven't done is mess with APNs much. I feel as though it won't change anything, but eventually I'll try that as well.
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I would try that, As it can have a great impact on your connection. I could set you up with the old apn settings and you would pull edge speeds. So it only goes to reason that the APN settings might have a large thing to do with it.
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I would try that, As it can have a great impact on your connection. I could set you up with the old apn settings and you would pull edge speeds. So it only goes to reason that the APN settings might have a large thing to do with it.
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Yeah. Most users speeds double
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I would try that, As it can have a great impact on your connection. I could set you up with the old apn settings and you would pull edge speeds. So it only goes to reason that the APN settings might have a large thing to do with it.
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Yeah. Most users speeds double
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I'm going to look around at the speeds others are getting. I just can't seem to get more than 3-5 mbps. I know my area is capable of it because my GF's Infuse gets 5-8 mbps consistently, and at the same time I test mine. Weird.
I'll wait for compelling results before I change mine, because I've been modding heavily the last few days and I'm exactly not in the testing mood.
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I really wish this hadn't been moved to QA because no one looks in here. I am really trying to find a solution to this issue. I have been searching and can't come up with a definite answer. I need people who live in the bay to post what speeds they have been getting. I think I may need to call att.
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The day after I got my Inspire, I went to an A's game. The best I got on that trip was 1.5/0.35. A week later in Sac, in the parking lot of the Kaiser on Morse Avenue, I was able to pull 5.0/0.35. The best I got at home in Woodland was 3.0/0.35. I am now rooted, running ClearDroid, and get 4-5 down with upload better than 1. I'm still on my unlimited plan.
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I came from the droid incredible and with an edit to the services.jar file you could remove the throttling of your data once you reached your 5gb. Now that we have a temp root situation could we apply the same principle to this phone? I'm sure T-Mobile doesn't throttle each connection individually. It has to be software related.
This sounds interesting. I don't generally pass the 5gb, but not having to worry would be great.
Do you have the part that was modded before? Maybe somebody can get an idea from that.
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Does Verizon really throttle on the phone side? Seems quite unreliable and insane to me.
I, of course, can't say for sure but I think it is pretty likely that T-Mobile US throttles data connections serverside, that is the only way for the carrier to achieve reliable slowdown of cell data.
On an unrelated note, just to make you guys envious: I used up 7 GB of cell data last month
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Does Verizon really throttle on the phone side? Seems quite unreliable and insane to me.
I, of course, can't say for sure but I think it is pretty likely that T-Mobile US throttles data connections serverside, that is the only way for the carrier to achieve reliable slowdown of cell data.
On an unrelated note, just to make you guys envious: I used up 7 GB of cell data last month
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Nope. Its software based. It'd take so much work to track me invidually while I constantly changed towers etc that all it does is change a little setting from unlimited to throttled once your phone reaches its own peak. They have a throttle remover to the G2X and G2 and the Vibrant so I know it can be done. It can be done by simply using root explorer to copy the modified services.jar over your existing upon reboot and reroot. The Services.jar is phone specific so I can't just copy any old one someone would need to mod the sensations.
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On an unrelated note, just to make you guys envious: I used up 7 GB of cell data last month
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wtf how? I am barely at 1.5 GB with heavy usage with 10 days to go
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wtf how? I am barely at 1.5 GB with heavy usage with 10 days to go
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You need MOAR netflix!
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Nope. Its software based. It'd take so much work to track me invidually while I constantly changed towers etc that all it does is change a little setting from unlimited to throttled once your phone reaches its own peak. They have a throttle remover to the G2X and G2 and the Vibrant so I know it can be done. It can be done by simply using root explorer to copy the modified services.jar over your existing upon reboot and reroot. The Services.jar is phone specific so I can't just copy any old one someone would need to mod the sensations.
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the throttle removal for g2x has been patched, if it ever worked. ( I never tried)
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I came from the droid incredible and with an edit to the services.jar file you could remove the throttling of your data once you reached your 5gb. Now that we have a temp root situation could we apply the same principle to this phone? I'm sure T-Mobile doesn't throttle each connection individually. It has to be software related.
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Over on the mytouch 4g forums they have a service.jar mod. I can confirm it worked until I rebooted, then once my sim connected to the network again I was throttled... why idk others didn't I did, so it either works or don't work. But I do know over there they said to do it in recovery and mount system and adb push the modified service.jar into /system/framework/. And since we don't have a recovery I think its not possible yet. But I could be wrong.
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Not to revive an old thread but I hit my 5gb cap and since we DO have root and custom recoveries and full access to the phone is there anyone working on this or does anyone know a workaround?
From what I know and working for a cell phone company...(at&t).for example in our company we also throttle the speed once 5GB mark hits....the billing system adds special SOC (service order code) and applies it to your account through the billing system... which is where it shows all your services and features .....(rate plans.....features...(data...messaging...ringback tones../etc...)...so my theory here would be that the throttle is not software based on your phone because I'm pretty sure that if anyone in here thinks they can actually remove a throttle code off the billing system through phones internal software would be a ridiculous thought....is anyone in here saying that they can remove a messaging..or data feature through software and manipulate the billing system of a cell company...from a cell phone registry???? I would love to see a demo of that if its possible for at&t? Since i guess tmobile seems to work a little diffdrent? Someone please enlighten me..???
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Throttling is handled on their end. No way to modify it.
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I was just speaking in terms of what I've read in this thread.. I'm not sure how it works but it was worth a shot asking.
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I used 9 gigs last month by tethering! Im glad I have a grandfathered data plan ;-)
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Not of 4g and if it was, it won't do it every month. Nobody has a grandfathered truly unlimited 4g. I used 24GB one month, guess what, that was one time.
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I know not to expect LTE speeds from AT&Ts HSPA+, but it shouldn't be what it is in my opinion.
Average is .9/1 D/U with speedtest. Ping is 100-200ms most of the time, never lower, sometimes higher.
Fastest result I EVER got is 3/.1 that was at 3AM in a rural area (HSPA in rural areas you say? yep.). So is my phone's hardware bad, is Minnesota bad for HSPA+ in general, or is it something else?
Most people get at least 3/3 on average, and I haven't gotten that once.
Depends on where u are at. I got 6/3 around DC. Back in raliegh it is usually 3/1 d/u.
I think att just does not have 4g in many places.
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It's HSPA+, that I know. I asked them at the store, I've looked at maps, and I believe a few of my friends with ATT "4G" phones get HSPA+ in my house.
3G is like 150Kbps, even though my "4G" is 6x faster, that's not exactly fast. It's like dial up compared to 512k DSL.
I get between .7 and 2+ at my house. When I'm up & around Nashville I get 2 to 5 on average. I'm sure that once att releases gingerbread for us, the dev's will have some good roms finished.
Cranky...
I hear some Carriers reserve the right to throttle a user's bandwidth if they decide that the user has used too much bandwidth for the month (e.g. by tethering, making the phone act as a server, etc.)
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You know... every samsung android phone I've owned has had the problem. Except, for me, it will sometimes be really fast, and other times be really slow, all on 4g and all in the same area. It's very strange.
I browse a bit and download apps, I don't tether or anything. And I have a 200MB plan so it's not like they would even do anything about tethering, a full sized computer uses than in 10 web pages.
My friend with an HSPA+ phone is coming over in a few hours, I'll get his phone from him and see what his speeds are. If they're much higher than mine I'm complaining to AT&T or Samsung.
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My friend with an HSPA+ phone is coming over in a few hours, I'll get his phone from him and see what his speeds are. If they're much higher than mine I'm complaining to AT&T or Samsung.
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when your friend comes over why don't you both run some tests, than swap sim cards and run same tests, this will help validate if issue is with your phone or with your account/line being routed improperly or something.
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when your friend comes over why don't you both run some tests, than swap sim cards and run same tests, this will help validate if issue is with your phone or with your account/line being routed improperly or something.
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Will do.
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What ROM are you running?
I also had a problem switching from an iphone, I only had a 200mb data plan, then I got the infuse never told them I switched. I was getting really slow speeds I called at& t they said I need to upgrade to a 4g data plan. After that my speeds improved immediately after a reboot.
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@Entropy, it happens with any ROM, but in case you wanted to know for some other reason... infused 2.3.3
@BadFisH, it's a 4G data plan. They activated it at a kiosk in a mall and it's a 4G labeled SIM (not that that ACTUALLY makes a difference).
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@Entropy, it happens with any ROM, but in case you wanted to know for some other reason... infused 2.3.3
@BadFisH, it's a 4G data plan. They activated it at a kiosk in a mall and it's a 4G labeled SIM (not that that ACTUALLY makes a difference).
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Including stock Froyo?
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Including stock Froyo?
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Stock froyo for me was super fast especially with uckh1 roms do seem to slow it down but Idc
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Stock froyo for me was super fast especially with uckh1 roms do seem to slow it down but Idc
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Any Froyo ROM should be fast, but since he's talking about complaining to AT&T and Samsung - well you've gotta be on an official release to have a valid complaint.
Yeah stock froyo is the same as any GB or other custom ROM. And yeah you have to be on stock for a claim, but I can easily use the unbricker to go back to stock.
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Yeah stock froyo is the same as any GB or other custom ROM. And yeah you have to be on stock for a claim, but I can easily use the unbricker to go back to stock.
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Try testing at an off-peak time... I'm surprised you have full HSPA+ service in a rural area.
FYI all of our Gingerbread ROMs are known for poor data performance. One of the top three known issues with UXKG3. However if Froyo (esp. stock) is also problematic - it's likely that your area doesn't actually have HSPA+ service deployed yet.
Don't believe lowly store reps. If they had more of a clue they wouldn't be working in a retail store...
On stock froyo I was getting 3-5 dl and maxed at a little over 12, then when I went to gingerbread im getting 4-6 but capped at about 9-10. My overall speeds are way faster, but my max is a little less, I'm guessing it has to do with the launch of a bunch of new 4g devices and more users are on the network. Other than that I'm happy with my infuse running GTGs Infused 2.2.3.
The Infuse is the fastest device I've ever seen. Typically, I see devices in my area get 1-3 mbps down and .7-1 mbps up. Without fail, the Infuse gets triple, sometimes quadruple that (uploads generally the same).
My friend's atrix only got around 100Kbps higher when we ran speedtest at the same time. Guess it's crap HSPA+ out here, though it IS HSPA+.
I got my VZW S3 grandfathered into unlimited data by using another upgrade but I can already feel it being throttled. Is there any way to prevent this with an app or mod? On my thunderbolt I had a logging app installed that removed the throttler on the phone but not really sure how it worked.
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How much data are you using?
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I highly doubt you are getting throttled.
I've seen guys sadly do a TB of data and not get throttled.
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^ agreed.
Sounds like you have the same problem a few of us are experiencing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768848
Verizon has labeled my phone DOA because of this issue. Data speed and connection are highly unstable. Voice and text is affected as well. I believe the battery life on my device is **** because of the issue. VZW or Samsung can't put their finger on what the issue is.
Characterized by slow data speeds. Texts sometimes take forever to get to you. Voice seems spotty, oscillating, etc.
My personal favorite symptom is nearly all my upload speeds are faster than my download speeds. Sometimes I can see a 1200kbps on 3g but other times it's 30-300. My upload is pretty consistent though.
I called Verizon and they said there selfs i am Being throttled and anyone on 3g using more than 5gigs will have slower speeds
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I called Verizon and they said there selfs i am Being throttled and anyone on 3g using more than 5gigs will have slower speeds
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yea i can see verizon throttling 3g but i doubt they are throttling 4g. pretty sure thats what the previous posters meant aswell.
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yea i can see verizon throttling 3g but i doubt they are throttling 4g. pretty sure thats what the previous posters meant aswell.
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Yup Verizon throttles 3g if you are in the top X% of users (don't remember the percentage). Verizon does not throttle 4G at all (yet). If you think you are getting throttled on 4g its due to network conditions or whats going on in your head.
Could Verizon choose to throttle only your upload speeds and leave your download speeds alone?
Reason I ask is I'm consistently getting the same horrible speeds on uploading while depending on what part of town I'm in my download speeds double.
Brian Gove said:
Could Verizon choose to throttle only your upload speeds and leave your download speeds alone?
Reason I ask is I'm consistently getting the same horrible speeds on uploading while depending on what part of town I'm in my download speeds double.
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I have read that two years ago that if people use to much data they could throttle the down/upload speeds yet I still use about 7GB of data a month and nothing ever happen to my speeds. Maybe you have software related issues, but doubt it since you said that the other part of town it's better. So probably just a bad connection or network. Maybe Verizon is upgrading..you never know. Compare with some of your friends network speeds. (same network obviously)
EDIT: I google-d outage of verizon and well this probably happened multiple places. http://www.milfordlive.com/2012/09/04/verizon-outages-caused-by-roof-leak/
I know they can throttle, but can they just do one or the other? Up or down? I'm over 90gb for this month and about half of that is uploading so I'm wondering since 40gb of uploading is an extraordinary amount to upload if they throttled just that.
And I'm nowhere near Delaware I'm in New Hampshire.
Yeah... I'd say 40GB is an extraordinary amount to upload.
Of course they can choose to throttle one or the other. They have complete control. I don't see why they would though, I'd assume they'd just lock someone down entirely if they wanted to.
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Yeah... I'd say 40GB is an extraordinary amount to upload.
Of course they can choose to throttle one or the other. They have complete control. I don't see why they would though, I'd assume they'd just lock someone down entirely if they wanted to.
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I guess that's more what I meant, would they just do one or both. Thank you
HOLY....90Gb?? what in the world are you downloading/uploading? lol WOOWWW
I'm sure they could throttle just upload, but in that case it would be everywhere for you not just at home.
Wish i still had my unlimited data now i only got 2gb
I was told be Verizon their network didn't throttle anymore because their network could handle the traffic.
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JB_orchidguy said:
I was told be Verizon their network didn't throttle anymore because their network could handle the traffic.
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I was told the locked bootloader was to protect the network.
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I was told the locked bootloader was to protect the network.
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LOL :highfive:
What's more likely is they are limiting upstream traffic overall. This is common, and why you'll see plans which offer 10mbs down and 1.5Mbs up or something. For the vast majority of people on their phones or home PC's they do far more downloading than uploading, and these operations use the same pipes, so they will limit traffic going out of their data centers so they have more capacity for incoming data.
Same with wireless. Whether you're pulling data down or sending it, you're using the same bandwidth. Most of the time you're sending short requests, or maybe uploading a few pictures, not running a server on your phone. VZW is going to want more capacity for users to download than to upload.
At around 50/50 with those types of amounts of data you're definitely an outlier.