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AT&T 3G VS T-Mobile 3G (Funny/True story)!

I was at the mall earlier with my buddy and he wanted to go to the T-Mobile store and ask a few questions.... I ended up talking to the store owner about random Android/Cell phone bs.
He pulled out a Nexus S (Unrooted/No ROM) and was explaining how T-Mobile 3G was so amazing. So he showed me his SpeedTest app results and they were around 1.44 down and he had one test that hit 2.15 I think.
So I downloaded the Speedtest app on my AT&T Samsung Captivate (Rooted/Serendipity 2.0) and tested. I got 2.23 and my upload annihilated his (don't remember number but it was high.)
He was speechless. Lol!

Yeah.....as long as you live in one of the locations deemed worthy of 3g by at&t. Sadly their promise of 3g here by the end of the year was yet another empty one.

newter55 said:
Yeah.....as long as you live in one of the locations deemed worthy of 3g by at&t. Sadly their promise of 3g here by the end of the year was yet another empty one.
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At least you get EDGE... live in a suburb and get no signal unless I walk outside...
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I also destryoed a few peoples download speeds around here.
Most I got was a 4.4mbps and 2up

my best ever was 5.1 down but i didn't have a screen capture program installed at the time, so you know... pics or it didn't happen
anyhoo, here's the best on my current setup

fatttire said:
At least you get EDGE... live in a suburb and get no signal unless I walk outside...
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You try hitting them up for a microcell? I have heard if some getting them to give them one due to poor service.

I'm actually sick of people complaining about att speeds since everyone is talking about 4G this 4G that. I know topic says 3G but still lol...
ATT gets 4.2-5Mbps down in my area and 1.7Mbps up. No other carrier I've seen here has been close sprint vzw etc get 100KBps... tops no higher.
Look at sprint's 4G its as fast as ATT's 3G. Vzw laptops only atm. TMo who has even heard of them in my area... they r big in Texas I know but nation wide??? I give props to tmo for using gsm like att so I know their speeds got to be up to par but I look at coverage maps and say really??
But anyway that's just my 2cents I pay for 10Mbps cable and my phone beats my computers speed tests... its sad that att wireless speeds are faster then our cable provider in my area...
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maxjivi05 said:
I'm actually sick of people complaining about att speeds since everyone is talking about 4G this 4G that. I know topic says 3G but still lol...
ATT gets 4.2-5Mbps down in my area and 1.7Mbps up. No other carrier I've seen here has been close sprint vzw etc get 100KBps... tops no higher.
Look at sprint's 4G its as fast as ATT's 3G. Vzw laptops only atm. TMo who has even heard of them in my area... they r big in Texas I know but nation wide??? I give props to tmo for using gsm like att so I know their speeds got to be up to par but I look at coverage maps and say really??
But anyway that's just my 2cents I pay for 10Mbps cable and my phone beats my computers speed tests... its sad that att wireless speeds are faster then our cable provider in my area...
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Yea its funny like the evo 4g 4mbs to 6mbs typicly and max 10mbs.....when i ran perception v4 i was gettin 5Mbs to 7mbs everytime in topeka ks where i live....i work for sprint call center...and laugh when they call in and are like omfg my phones so fassst.....hahah
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dirtbagg said:
Yea its funny like the evo 4g 4mbs to 6mbs typicly and max 10mbs.....when i ran perception v4 i was gettin 5Mbs to 7mbs everytime in topeka ks where i live....i work for sprint call center...and laugh when they call in and are like omfg my phones so fassst.....hahah
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I have a sprint tab and att phone I'm going to return my tab because I only use it when tether to my att phone for internet... my friend was getting kicks with his evo going what's this 4G what's that mean... even though 4G is not in this area I go loadup speedtest.net and let it speak for itsself.. lol oh well maybe by end of this year everyone will have decent speeds
Oh yeah I work for att call center and when ppl go Verizon is getting the iPhone. Since I can't say the iPhone is crap I go well if you want to surf the internet 4-5x slower then everyone else go for it. Lol its funny crap
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sublimaze said:
my best ever was 5.1 down but i didn't have a screen capture program installed at the time, so you know... pics or it didn't happen
anyhoo, here's the best on my current setup
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what app do u use for screen capture?

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what app do u use for screen capture?
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Look for shootme in the market. It's free and pretty good. Think it requires root. Yeah around my parts, AT&T 3g reigns king in speed. In fact, the only people who don't have 3g are the tmob customers...which is funny because the tmobile employees all around here wear "america's largest 4g" shirts. HA!

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Look for shootme in the market. It's free and pretty good. Think it requires root. Yeah around my parts, AT&T 3g reigns king in speed. In fact, the only people who don't have 3g are the tmob customers...which is funny because the tmobile employees all around here wear "america's largest 4g" shirts. HA!
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What a fail! LOL

1.4 - 2.8 is my norm for AT&T in NJ, that wouldn't impress me at all either

Well my speeds are not as fast as Sublimaze's but here is mine: This is with Perception 10.1
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In Saint Louis area, 3G indicated on phone, I' getting 1100K to 2300 K and 300-500K. On ATT. No whete near numbers you are reporting
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dmnall said:
Well my speeds are not as fast as Sublimaze's but here is mine: This is with Perception 10.1
Cheers,
Charlie
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Nice!!! Must be happy, haha

Is there a specific AT&T group where I can request a femtocell? I tried at the local store and with the marketing dept, and they both said no. I have 6 AT&T phones -- 4 on a family plan and 2 more on corporate contracts. There is no signal at my house -- in a low area with only 1 tower in town. I can get 3G if I drive about 1.5 miles, but cannot keep a call connected at home. Seems like I would be a perfect customer for a femtocell, but I must not be talking to the right people. Without a signal solution, I am definitely going to try another carrier.

HTC one S?

Hox is a monster phone. Probably the best phone available. But att is really disappointing. Locking the phone is reason enough for me to return it, but the LTE speeds (at least in Chicago) are even more disappointing. My girlfriend has an t-mobile galaxy blaze....and of.course I've been comparing the phones/service since I've had the hox. Not only is her phone just as fast...the data speeds are significantly faster. In Chicago, I connect to lte 100% of the time....Im at about 11mbps ...she's consistently at 15-20. Right now I'm in the city....I get 3 mbps on LTE....she's at 25-28. Paying about $30 less. HTC one S is a better sized phone and its unlocked. As much as I like this forum....Im returning the phone tomorrow for the S.
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I wish I could just return an AT&T phone and magically replace it with a T-Mobile one.. How exactly are you getting the phone? Ending your 2-year contract that you just renewed and signing a new T-mobile one?
But yes, I agree with you on all accounts. The One S probably was a better size (as a phone) and there are other nice things, like the aluminum body. If it were available on AT&T, I'd probably end up getting that instead.

Not exactly sure yet. I'll report after I visit att tomorrow.

the boot loader will be unlocked soon, so no worries there.
Data speeds, maybe no one has tmobile in chicago? lulz

LTE isn't magic.. If the carrier doesn't have the backbone it doesn't really matter..

fuybjeans said:
Hox is a monster phone. Probably the best phone available. But att is really disappointing. Locking the phone is reason enough for me to return it, but the LTE speeds (at least in Chicago) are even more disappointing. My girlfriend has an t-mobile galaxy blaze....and of.course I've been comparing the phones/service since I've had the hox. Not only is her phone just as fast...the data speeds are significantly faster. In Chicago, I connect to lte 100% of the time....Im at about 11mbps ...she's consistently at 15-20. Right now I'm in the city....I get 3 mbps on LTE....she's at 25-28. Paying about $30 less. HTC one S is a better sized phone and its unlocked. As much as I like this forum....Im returning the phone tomorrow for the S.
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Wow those are ridiculously good data speeds on t mobile. Are they consistently that good in the Chicago area? if so I'd be on t mobile too. I'm getting about 20mb down and 15 up here in the dc area on lte. Better than the 3/1 I was getting on hspa though.
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I can answer a few questions. I used to work for T-Mobile and I dealt with cell phones for about 10 years.
He can cancel his upgrade and it'll return him back to where he was originally. So if his contract was already over, he can switch without paying a fee. I believe AT&T gives you 30 days to cancel the upgrade but usually it is 14 days.
Chicago does have A LOT of T-Mobile users just so you know lol.
On my Amaze, I get about 18-22mbps depending on my location.
If you guys need phones unlocked, PM me

I was month to month before the hox.
Although the speeds vary depending on where I'm at, the T-Mobile speeds never seem to drop below 15 and was close to 30 last night. (She's had the phone for a month so those speeds have been consistent throughout). My hox is always connected to lte , and my speeds vary from 1 to a max of 20. Mostly I see it at about 7-8.

Really impressed with Tmobile's data speeds. I checked out the One S yesterday and hit 20 down. My Razr on LTE got 27, so it's pretty close.

fuybjeans, where in Chicago are you?

Yeah, LTE speeds are nice and all but I wish AT&T would have upgraded their 3G network to HSPA+ before rolling out a whole new network. HSPA+ can be ridiculously fast.

Schaumburg area

mesasone said:
Yeah, LTE speeds are nice and all but I wish AT&T would have upgraded their 3G network to HSPA+ before rolling out a whole new network. HSPA+ can be ridiculously fast.
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Most of it is....

Ryanscool said:
Most of it is....
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I believe AT&T are the 3GPP release 5 standard (HSPA), as opposed to T-mobile who are on the release 7 standard (HSPA evolved AKA HSPA+). The difference being that HSPA maxes out at 14 mbps, while HSPA+ (release 7) goes up to 42 mbps.

My One S in the downtown area hits speeds around 19-20mbps, but around Wrigley Field I've only seen around 10mbps. Either way, it's fast enough for me
Though I do believe there is some sorcery involved in Verizon LTE.. at least when I had it hah.

joshnichols189 said:
My One S in the downtown area hits speeds around 19-20mbps, but around Wrigley Field I've only seen around 10mbps. Either way, it's fast enough for me
Though I do believe there is some sorcery involved in Verizon LTE.. at least when I had it hah.
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Heck if could consistently hit 10-20mbps on hspa I don't think I'd care about lte, especially given the battery advantages of hspa. Here's my lte speeds in the dc metro area. Seems like t mobile hspa is nearly as good.
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fuybjeans said:
Not exactly sure yet. I'll report after I visit att tomorrow.
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As hasoon2000 said, you have 14 days to return your phone and reset your contract status to how it was before the upgrade.
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If you guys need phones unlocked, PM me
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When he said "locked" I believe he means locked bootloader, not carrier locked.
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I believe AT&T are the 3GPP release 5 standard (HSPA), as opposed to T-mobile who are on the release 7 standard (HSPA evolved AKA HSPA+). The difference being that HSPA maxes out at 14 mbps, while HSPA+ (release 7) goes up to 42 mbps.
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Att uses both HSPA and HSPA+

If you're using Straight Talk, I'd say the new AT&T prepaid is worth switching to

If you haven't heard, AT&T just enabled LTE on their pre-paid network. The plan is 2GB with unlimited talk/text for $60 flat. I just got it and I'm pretty damn glad that I decided to switch. I ported over hte number from Straight Talk. I got HSPA speeds on ST and downloaded at like 7mbps. Now, I can get 30mbps and maybe more. I have only tried a few speed tests. In my home, I only get like 14mbps, which is still manageable
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If you haven't heard, AT&T just enabled LTE on their pre-paid network. The plan is 2GB with unlimited talk/text for $60 flat. I just got it and I'm pretty damn glad that I decided to switch. I ported over hte number from Straight Talk. I got HSPA speeds on ST and downloaded at like 7mbps. Now, I can get 30mbps and maybe more. I have only tried a few speed tests. In my home, I only get like 14mbps, which is still manageable
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why you you go on a limited plan? ST still has unlimited data. and its like 50 bucks. saving 10 dollars and unlimited data seem way better than getting my download faster. at the end you still get the download.

It sounds like the OP was interested in speed. I can add that ST's bizarro policy on data limit and their willingness to cancel a number for a violation of an unstated data limit makes ATT prepaid safer if you really have to keep your phone number.
-darren
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I agree. If you can manage with 2gb, go phone is the best pre paid option out there
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why you you go on a limited plan? ST still has unlimited data. and its like 50 bucks. saving 10 dollars and unlimited data seem way better than getting my download faster. at the end you still get the download.
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Straight talk isn't really unlimited. If you go over 2gb, they will throttle your speed. I never went over 2gb though so that's why I went with a limited plan. I just prefer having the faster speeds. If I have an LTE phone, might as well get LTE
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I wish the AT&T AIO was available nationwide. You get LTE up to 7 GB for $70 a month. I'm sick of 3G on ST

Thiw would be perfect for my uncle...quick question, when switching to go phone do you have to get one of their phones or could you use an existing one you already own? I went to their website and it said to purchase a phone or something like that to get started with the plan...
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We always brought our own phones to AT&T Go-Phone without any issues before we switched to Straight Talk.

I think straight talk is still the best deal in town for an at&t phone. The hspa data speeds are great in most places and the price is very good for unlimited talk and text and I think they only allow 1.2 gb's of data but that's still a lot. It's about $48 with taxes and fees. My s4 is on it.
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Straight Talk issued a statement a few days ago & said this report of capping is done only on their sister company Net10. It does NOT apply to ST.

OnSugarHill said:
If you haven't heard, AT&T just enabled LTE on their pre-paid network. The plan is 2GB with unlimited talk/text for $60 flat. I just got it and I'm pretty damn glad that I decided to switch. I ported over hte number from Straight Talk. I got HSPA speeds on ST and downloaded at like 7mbps. Now, I can get 30mbps and maybe more. I have only tried a few speed tests. In my home, I only get like 14mbps, which is still manageable
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I was thinking of doing it but I read that text messages are not included and it's extra...is that true?
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Is the coverage any different between pre-pay AT&T and post-pay AT&T?
Before moving to AT&T postpaid, I had a Galaxy S720C on ST with Verizon. Coverage was native towers only and no roaming (I knew that going in). VZW's pre-pay service doesn't include roaming either.
That was one reason I switched from ST (VZW) to AT&T post paid. And I went from 3 lines of service to 4 lines of service which made ST nearly $200/month for 3g non-roaming service. Otherwise, I had no complaints about the service from ST that they weren't able to fix.

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Is the coverage any different between pre-pay AT&T and post-pay AT&T?
Before moving to AT&T postpaid, I had a Galaxy S720C on ST with Verizon. Coverage was native towers only and no roaming (I knew that going in). VZW's pre-pay service doesn't include roaming either.
That was one reason I switched from ST (VZW) to AT&T post paid. And I went from 3 lines of service to 4 lines of service which made ST nearly $200/month for 3g non-roaming service. Otherwise, I had no complaints about the service from ST that they weren't able to fix.
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I believe that coverage is the same.
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barondebxl said:
I believe that coverage is the same.
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I remember looking into it before I left ST. At that time, I think ST and AT&T were no longer working together. Now on the AT&T pre-paid side, I've never investigated to learn if there are any differences in the coverage. But again, I know that with Verizon, there is a difference and there are maps that show pre-pay and post pay coverage.
When you zoom in and reconfigure/refresh the maps you can see some differences.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/support/coverage-locator
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Those maps are so subject to interpretation that I'm not sure any conclusions can be drawn by looking at them. I'm not sure the providers want us to know either.

sholsten said:
Straight Talk issued a statement a few days ago & said this report of capping is done only on their sister company Net10. It does NOT apply to ST.
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But hundreds of straight talk users have reported data caps and being throttled...from my understanding its nit an official data cap, so technically it doesnt exist...however for many users after going iver 2gb they become throttled...some even get terminated for going even higher, yet others can go through much much more and never be throttled...its a hit or miss I guess
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sholsten said:
Straight Talk issued a statement a few days ago & said this report of capping is done only on their sister company Net10. It does NOT apply to ST.
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HA! Been throttled for almost 2 months now. All for using 2.5 gigs. Every time I call I get the bull**** runaround and sent to their TOS recorded message. **** ST. Go phone here I come.
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barondebxl said:
I was thinking of doing it but I read that text messages are not included and it's extra...is that true?
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The plan says unlimited text and calling
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skifreek said:
HA! Been throttled for almost 2 months now. All for using 2.5 gigs. Every time I call I get the bull**** runaround and sent to their TOS recorded message. **** ST. Go phone here I come.
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Me too!
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The plan says unlimited text and calling
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Oh ok. Go phone, here I come!
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Me too!
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Do you mind giving some more detail on the throttling? I was on ST before GoPhone and i never used over 2GB but I was wondering how it worked. What were your speeds before/after throttling? I'm guessing you were on the HSPA before, and maybe 2G after... was it AT&T or T-Mobile?
GoPhone seems to be a good plan so far for me. The LTE seems a lot more consistent than the HSPA I was getting through ST as far as speeds, AND constant connectivity. I haven't found any rough spots on the LTE so far, but I always found areas where the HSPA connection would fade in/out when I was on ST.

OnSugarHill said:
Do you mind giving some more detail on the throttling? I was on ST before GoPhone and i never used over 2GB but I was wondering how it worked. What were your speeds before/after throttling? I'm guessing you were on the HSPA before, and maybe 2G after... was it AT&T or T-Mobile?
GoPhone seems to be a good plan so far for me. The LTE seems a lot more consistent than the HSPA I was getting through ST as far as speeds, AND constant connectivity. I haven't found any rough spots on the LTE so far, but I always found areas where the HSPA connection would fade in/out when I was on ST.
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Well straight talk (AT&T) can be bullish*t sometimes. A few months ago I had a smartphone, can't remember which one honestly. Anyways, i sold it and because I had ordered another smartphone but while I was waiting for the new phone to arrive I was using an old flip phone. So I wasn't using any data at all for a couple of weeks. When I got the new phone and set up the apn and everything, my data speeds were super slow, 0.25 mbps max. I called straight talk to ask them what's up, they said that I was throttled because I was using too much data which wasn't true because I was using a flip phone for more than 2 weeks.
When they throttled you it's 0.25 mbps, they go hard on you. Besides lately my data has been very inconsistent (generally it's between 2-6mbps but it's so inconsistent, sometimes I wait 60s for tapatalk to load) and I live in Maryland where coverage is usually excellent. So now I'm going to switch to go phone this weekend and enjoy some LTE. I can't wait. In my opinion it is totally worth the extra 10+ bucks.
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Worst 4G speeds in the USA?

Which region has the very worst Verizon 4g network speeds?? I'm betting it's right here in Western New York. Can anyone top this?
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Pauls57 said:
Which region has the very worst Verizon 4g network speeds?? I'm betting it's right here in Western New York. Can anyone top this?
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Pulling 5.83 down here. But with full signal, so pretty close.

Pauls57 said:
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I used to often get 0.5-0.6 at peak hours when I worked in the mall (Aurora, IL), but it is a mall so there's that.
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Western end of Montgomery County Pa
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Pauls57 said:
Which region has the very worst Verizon 4g network speeds?? I'm betting it's right here in Western New York. Can anyone top this?
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I've had sub 2Mb before, but that was on my GNex. I'm in NE Ohio. On my M8 I've seen speeds up in the 30-40's, and speeds down to ~5-6 Mb. I haven't really paid attention to see if it's related to what area I'm in, or the time of day, or what. But it can fluctuate a lot, obviously.

Past several days I've had around .2-.6 down at home. Elsewhere its 45-55 down though. I'm in south Dayton, OH.

Just an educated thought here.. but if they enabled ~700mhz AWS bands at all in the area you live in... it could be interference caused by local cable tv signals. If the cable signals in your area are in any way shape or form leaking.. it will cause problems. These frequencies now overlap.

Pauls57 said:
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Before AWS NYC and metro NJ...especially Newark NJ were under 1 meg down during peak hours
Now it's ridiculously fast.

Although I have noticed a slight improve since XLTE being released,
upstate NY here
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8.59mb down
10.45mb up

I have gotten fast speeds at the UB south campus. 29 down, 10 up. That was with 4 bars showing. Everywhere else, its still slow.
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I've seen 29 down/10 up in Kenmore/Tonawanda on my One M8.
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Wow. Looks like I'll feel like I'm back with Sprint when I go to new York this August for vacation. Some places here in California I pull over 100 down. But usually never less than 20 in worse areas. I think the east coast is just too crowded with buildings to get a good signal. The heavily populated areas don't help either
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Has anyone actually found a way to determine the current band we're connected to without guessing by the speeds?
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Pauls57 said:
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Got a 1.61 up and a 1.52 down yesterday. I am almost always on WiFi, I turned off WiFi just to run the test and I was shocked as you might guess!
I'm in Phoenix, Arizona.

Charging a monthly fee for a feature we can't really use. Interesting business model.
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I just measured a half a megabit. Verizon sucks donkey schlong with there saturated network. I am in shelby mi. I tested 3g and its way faster
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Ever since they turned on 4G in my area, Blackstone, Virginia, the network has sucked. I use to have full 3G everywhere and now it is spotty 3G and rarely 4G mostly 1x in the house . Yet they seem to show no network issues in my area,even though everyone complains.

In my area (Santa Clara) I usually get 2.5mbps.
Buuuuut I'll take that over sprints .02mbps I used to get here....
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They must be doing major network work. Last few days at work near Long Beach, CA I'm lucky to get 2-3 bars 3G, sometimes 1 bar 4G. I use to get 2-4 bars 4G all over work since day one this phone came out. Last 5 days have been craps service! Checked online and many confirm this so not just me. People say they call customer service to only get the run around so who the hell knows what's really going on?
I swear, leaving AT&T for Verizon so I could get this device was the biggest mistake. Never had AT&T issues with network and Verizon acts like their the best in the country! Best at wasting money on T.V. ads instead of investing it in their network I guess. Damn false hope switching to Verizon.

xs11e said:
Got a 1.61 up and a 1.52 down yesterday. I am almost always on WiFi, I turned off WiFi just to run the test and I was shocked as you might guess!
I'm in Phoenix, Arizona.
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What carrier?
I'm in Phoenix, Arizona and I get 35.59 down and 14.34 up (102ms) in 85302 and 20.95 down and 11.50 up (59ms) in 85301. Weird how down south I'm getting slower speeds but better latency...
I'll have to test other parts of the Metro Area...I'm going to be around Sun City next week so we'll see what speeds the oldies are getting

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Verizon, of course.
Just got .74 mbps down and .21 mbps up, that's on 3g.
Rebooted, got .21 mbps down and .25 mbps up.
When I rebooted it did show LTE for a second or two before dropping back to 3g.
I'm not complaining, I get NO SIGNAL at all in my house with T-Mobile!
No wonder I'm always on WiFi! <G>
Got it to show LTE! 2.02 down, 1.01 up.
Pathetic.

Sprint spark speeds - wow

I'm consistently getting 65 to 75 mbps. Huge improvement from the wimax and initial iteration of lte. What's are your speeds like? Post a screenshot if possible!
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Awesome. Sprint was just named the fastest national carrier at this time.

Fast but not as fast as you guys are getting.

Download Signal Check. It will show you what band you're on.
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Yea I'm getting some great speeds in my bedroom....got to say I am happy with sprints network and the note 5!!!
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Speeds are really good, they enabled the 2nd carrier on band 41.

Jbad and geek, those speeds are sick... Definitely worth the wait, imho...
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Darkman and nexus, it seems that your upload screenshots are broken?
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Sprint is NOT a national carrier.
I got ZERO sprint signal driving down the main highway in South Dakota.
Luckily I took my Verizon company phone, had LTE almost everywhere.
I guess you get what you pay for with sprint, they are $30 cheaper a month.
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Awesome. Sprint was just named the fastest national carrier at this time.
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There are several areas in the south where Verizon doesn't pickup at all, so I guess they don't qualify as a national carrier either. And I believe sprint was named the fastest national carrier in Dayton, Ohio. Verizon was named overall fastest network, if I'm not mistaken, but my sprint speeds make my uverse look like dial up. Sprint still has a way to go, as far as reliable coverage, nationwide, but I'm glad to see that they are finally making positive upgrades to their networks.
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I barely get 3g and was told by sprint that i pay to have "access" to there network. ...there are no guarantee to service. .....abs after i threat a complaint to better business Bureau after months of ****ty service and horrible customer service .... on top of them getting caught in a lie about cell towers being down when they were not .... they gave me back what i paid into my previous device and cleared the balance and gave me the phone "note edge" and gave me 100 dollars credit.... and gave me a extra line with free upgrades for both i got s note 5 still horrible signal but i can still upgrade again... so if your service is bad and you have the time to complain. ...do it but you have to be smart on your replies because honestly they are not.
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DarkManX4lf said:
Fast but not as fast as you guys are getting.
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This speed test was on band 41.
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Here is more on band 41 in my area.

Sorry, there is NO comparison between Verizon, which may have a few holes in coverage, to SPRINT which has almost no coverage besides Roaming on the Verizon voice network in most states west of the Mississippi.
I'm sorry, but they don't have "holes", they have half the USA uncovered compared to Verizon, which has 4g in twice the area of sprint.
If you're out west, sprint is almost useless unless you stuck to the towns.
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There are several areas in the south where Verizon doesn't pickup at all, so I guess they don't qualify as a national carrier either. And I believe sprint was named the fastest national carrier in Dayton, Ohio. Verizon was named overall fastest network, if I'm not mistaken, but my sprint speeds make my uverse look like dial up. Sprint still has a way to go, as far as reliable coverage, nationwide, but I'm glad to see that they are finally making positive upgrades to their networks.
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DAvid_B said:
Sorry, there is NO comparison between Verizon, which may have a few holes in coverage, to SPRINT which has almost no coverage besides Roaming on the Verizon voice network in most states west of the Mississippi.
I'm sorry, but they don't have "holes", they have half the USA uncovered compared to Verizon, which has 4g in twice the area of sprint.
If you're out west, sprint is almost useless unless you stuck to the towns.
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You are correct, but I wasn't comparing their coverage areas, just stating the fact that all carriers have holes in their coverage, and that doesn't disqualify one from being a national carrier. Sprint works fine for my location and to where I travel, but may not for others. I have used both carriers, and although Verizon has a much larger network, the difference in cost between the 2 led me to stay with sprint. To each his own....
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DAvid_B said:
Sorry, there is NO comparison between Verizon, which may have a few holes in coverage, to SPRINT which has almost no coverage besides Roaming on the Verizon voice network in most states west of the Mississippi.
I'm sorry, but they don't have "holes", they have half the USA uncovered compared to Verizon, which has 4g in twice the area of sprint.
If you're out west, sprint is almost useless unless you stuck to the towns.
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Yep no comparison. ....sprint i get great coverage all around phoenix 65+mb down cost way less than Verizon all my phones are rooted and still have unlimited data .... you are right there is no comparing it to Verizon :thumbup::thumbup:
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Loving it
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I'm going to be in a Spark town this weekend, will be running test's to see what they come up to on speeds. My town has 4G but it's only one portion of it. City is stingy with letting towers in-town so they are mostly all circling the town.

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You are correct, but I wasn't comparing their coverage areas, just stating the fact that all carriers have holes in their coverage, and that doesn't disqualify one from being a national carrier. Sprint works fine for my location and to where I travel, but may not for others. I have used both carriers, and although Verizon has a much larger network, the difference in cost between the 2 led me to stay with sprint. To each his own....
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Ok. I just think a "national carrier" should have nation wide coverage. not skip entire states.
I was very disapointed after driving 4 hrs in south dakota to get no data. And when i researched it after the fact was shocked at how much verizon lte there was and sprint had absolutely nothing.
You are correct, you get what you pay for i guess..

DAvid_B said:
Ok. I just think a "national carrier" should have nation wide coverage. not skip entire states.
I was very disapointed after driving 4 hrs in south dakota to get no data. And when i researched it after the fact was shocked at how much verizon lte there was and sprint had absolutely nothing.
You are correct, you get what you pay for i guess..
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Agreed David.
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