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Download Speeds!

So even though my download speeds have doubled coming from the Vibrant! My upload speeds are the same!
Does this sound right!
I get around 6 to 9mb downloads and only 1mb uploads!
G2X

Better than me. I get around 5-6 down and 1 up
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I get about 2 meg uploads on 4G and 10 megs on Wifi.

jrwingate6 said:
I get about 2 meg uploads on 4G and 10 megs on Wifi.
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Wow, those are uploads correct!
I still get 1mb uploads with wifi, but up to almost 11mb on downloads!
G2X

i get 5-6 down and 1.67 up. wifi 16 down

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I'm speechless! Lol!
G2X

So is there a way to improve my upload speeds?
G2X

What are you uploading? Do you really need to upload from your phone

omarsalmin said:
What are you uploading? Do you really need to upload from your phone
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When I uploaded almost 100 pictures to Picasa this past Saturday it did it pretty quick.

omarsalmin said:
What are you uploading? Do you really need to upload from your phone
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Not really! Lol! Rarely do it, just curious why mine are so low compare to others! But I can live with it!
G2X

I used to get on mytouch3g 3-4mb down and 1mb up, on the G2X I'm getting 1-2mb down and 1 up... I dont even know bout to call T-Mobile to make sure I'm on a 4g plan or something. yes I have the new sim in the phone.

Ive never bothered to test my mobile speeds. what is everyone using to test?

Spoo76 said:
Ive never bothered to test my mobile speeds. what is everyone using to test?
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I use speed test
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mt3g said:
I used to get on mytouch3g 3-4mb down and 1mb up, on the G2X I'm getting 1-2mb down and 1 up... I dont even know bout to call T-Mobile to make sure I'm on a 4g plan or something. yes I have the new sim in the phone.
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They told me they had to switch me over to the 4G plan.

There is no 4G plan or sim card! There are newer sim cards which they call 3rd and 4rth Generation!
I did switch my sim card and I did get better speeds, but I'm still using the same plan as my Vibrant!
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Calling all Arkansans! What are your data speeds? :)

I want to use this thread to gather a number of members' experiences with data speeds in Arkansas. I'd like to also welcome anyone who's done a speedtest while in Arkansas . When reading through numerous other threads about data speeds, most people are obviously in areas not even remotely close to mine. And since cellular data is so dependent, in part, on location, I want to narrow down the results to digest.
Overall (at my home), I average about 1.5 mbps down and 1 mbps up. During time periods where I get good results, I average about 3 mbps down and 1.1-1.2 mbps up. However, while in another part of my city, I average 4-5 mbps down and 1.1 mbps up at any time of day.
I'd like to know if any other Arkansans are getting better speeds, or worse, on average (and include location & time of day). Thanks in advance.

I was just there. I went to Mena from Texas. Highway 71 I believe.
A little before I got out of texas, I lost hspa. Pretty much as soon as I hit Arkansas, I went to edge. I did a couple of speed tests along the way and the best I got, sadly, was 45kbps down and 44kbps up with a 250ms ping. Hell , even the internet where I was at was only 256k down. Don't know what the upload was. Was kind of nice though. No cell phone, cell service and a bunch of trees and peace and quiet........

I am in Russell illegal and get 4.5mb/s down and 2.0mb/s up
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PsychosisCode said:
. . . 4.5mb/s down and 2.0mb/s up
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Interesting. I have a couple of questions .
What rom, radio/ril, and apn settings are you using?
I'm more interested in your upload. Have you always been able to get 1.3+ mbps up? If not, what did you do to achieve this?
Thanks in advance .

NW AR... Averaging .5 probably up and down. Very disappointing.
Virtuous Unity ROM v1.25
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Matching ril
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In the Mountain Home area, getting 1.5 down and .5 up

In Conway.....
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GINGERBEAST with recommended radio.
Just now did a test and got terrible speeds. The rain may have something to do with it.
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Wow! Your wi-fi sucks.
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Thanks for your responses guys.
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Wow! Your wi-fi sucks.
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Yep... I need a new and better router. It had good days and bad.
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No 4g after custom ROM?

Hey guys, I've been modding phones since the razer days so i have some grip on what im doing here yet im a bit vexxed at the current situation.
I Carefully rooted and upgraded my sensation to onceICS rom using revoltonary tool, the appropriate firmware and an eventual radio update(just in case)
Since installing that rom i have had NO 4g connectivity. Ive been stuck in 3g dispite having 4g on the stock rom in the same location...
UPDATE i just RUU'd back to stock and i have 4G again. Is it possible that the oneICS rom is botched? Im hesitant to redo the root/custom rom process again if im going to lose 4g but i really dont see how this would affect it lol.
PS Yes, i did a speed test before and after. On th stock rom i hit about 10mps at my window and on the custom roms i was hitting 1.6mps..

Were the two speed tested in the same location?? I have flashed almost everything posted on the development section(Always bored at work), and i never had this issue.

T-Mobile 4g is still 3g, but your phone's hardware has to support a higher speed, which it does.
The 4g icon is actually lying, because its still based on 3g tech, just a faster back end. You're still getting your 4g speeds.
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Lolol really? No man thats bs. I went from a nexus s (3g phone) to a 4g sensation and theres a huge difference in network speeds.
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T-Mobile 4g is still 3g, but your phone's hardware has to support a higher speed, which it does.
The 4g icon is actually lying, because its still based on 3g tech, just a faster back end. You're still getting your 4g speeds.
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vabeachfc3s said:
Lolol really? No man thats bs. I went from a nexus s (3g phone) to a 4g sensation and theres a huge difference in network speeds.
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/Facepalm
Did you miss the part where he said "but your phone's hardware has to support a higher speed"? Nexus did not have hardware support for higher speeds, Sensation does.
Get it?

It could be the Rom... Been seeing some complains about their signal strength is low when in ICS... That's why I'm still hesitant to upgrade... Try other Rom... I could be wrong though...
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Not bad on a sensation
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vabeachfc3s said:
Lolol really? No man thats bs. I went from a nexus s (3g phone) to a 4g sensation and theres a huge difference in network speeds.
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you missed the point completely. The nexus s doesn't support hspa+, so you'll never get any of the hspa+ speeds regardless of what you do.
The sensation, does. And the 4g/h icon is meaningless, as long as you're getting normal speeds. But the phone has to support hspa+ to get hspa+ speeds.
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Are FP5 improvements noticable?

For thos running FP5, have you noticed any improvements?

Yep....
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Yep....
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I concur.
- dSlice
Droid Charge powered by Stockish FP5

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yup - better 4G connection.

jco23 said:
yup - better 4G connection.
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Come on bro..tmi
All he asked was have you notice any improvement ..
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Come on bro..tmi
All he asked was have you notice any improvement ..
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Ha! Tried to post a screenshot.
tappin' that....

No, not me. But it may be a hardware issue. My older Droid Charge which was 11.04 on FP1 had a better time with mobile data than this newer Charge which is 11.07 and FP5. Not sure what to do about it yet.

I would say that FP5 + Tweaked 3.0BnBbeta is by far the smoothest experience I've yet had on the Charge. It may stay just like this until I figure out a new phone sometime (probably Jan). I'm currently 'fighting' my daughter over her desire to 'upgrade' from her Charge to an iPhone 4s/5...
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Smoother. Less lag. Still squeals sometimes. In summary seems better.
Still Charged Up

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I would say that FP5 + Tweaked 3.0BnBbeta is by far the smoothest experience I've yet had on the Charge. It may stay just like this until I figure out a new phone sometime (probably Jan). I'm currently 'fighting' my daughter over her desire to 'upgrade' from her Charge to an iPhone 4s/5...
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If so, 'tis treason!

let me try this for a 3rd time:

I am now running FP5 radios and stock FP5 kernel. I am having trouble connecting at 3G. I often run 3G all day to save power but my 3G is almost nonexistent now.
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SlickNashville said:
I am now running FP5 radios and stock FP5 kernel. I am having trouble connecting at 3G. I often run 3G all day to save power but my 3G is almost nonexistent now.
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ever since FP1, I have noticed ZERO difference in battery performance when comparing 3G to 4G. I believe that was the intention of the kernel upgrades.

jco23 said:
ever since FP1, I have noticed ZERO difference in battery performance when comparing 3G to 4G. I believe that was the intention of the kernel upgrades.
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I too notice zero difference and that's because 4G is pretty much nonexistent on this phone. Yippie. :victory:

Chocoburger said:
I too notice zero difference and that's because 4G is pretty much nonexistent on this phone. Yippie. :victory:
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If I'm using my phone heavily, I'll definitely drain on 4g. I have great coverage where I live and work. 3g is definitely much more conservative on the battery.
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4G rocks in Phoenix, Albuquerque, NYC and the Jersey Shore.
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G and E icon?!

So I ended up activating my phone on 30 4g 5gb cap and 100 min. And i only get these icons and once in a while. 3g icon. My phone just got activated like an hour ago. Sorry for so many question im a mew tmobile costumer. So how do i get "4g"
Btw im on ViperS rom
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arnold1997 said:
So I ended up activating my phone on 30 4g 5gb cap and 100 min. And i only get these icons and once in a while. 3g icon. My phone just got activated like an hour ago. Sorry for so many question im a mew tmobile costumer. So how do i get "4g"
Btw im on ViperS rom
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Go into the dialer and type *#*#4636#*#*
Now go into phone information. You may be able to select LTE from there.
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I still dont get 4g :/
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The G icon is a known problem with any TORXX ROM. Search the viper thread.

So what rom do u reccomend?
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From what it seems like, you should have 4G. When not using data, your device switches to 3G mode (saves battery). As soon as you start to use data, it switches to 4G. US ROMs show the 4G icon at all times, but the same thing happens. EU ROMs show H instead of 4G but, again, it's all the same. Viper has a glitch where it shows G instead of H, it is annoying.
If you are still skeptical, try what someone mentioned above by typing to code into the dialer and choosing WCDMA preferred or auto modes. As for what ROM to use, it's all the same regarding data. I am on T-Mobile US and use viperOneS with full and stable 4G speeds. I also have the latest radio from the latest EU OTA; 2.31 or something like that.

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So what rom do u reccomend?
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As they say, opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one...I'd try them all and see what you can live with. Viper seems to be the most feature rich Sense ROM, but you have to accept that your signal indication may not be accurate. As they say in the Viper thread, just think of G as "Great" signal...try running a speed test and you'll probably see that you are getting 4G speeds when it says G

Originally Posted by arnold1997
So what rom do u reccomend?
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As they say, opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one...I'd try them all and see what you can live with. Viper seems to be the most feature rich Sense ROM, but you have to accept that your signal indication may not be accurate. As they say in the Viper thread, just think of G as "Great" signal...try running a speed test and you'll probably see that you are getting 4G speeds when it says G
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I actually was 4g speeds! lol so ill stay with viper i guess. But will try others out
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