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What are your T-Mobile LTE Speeds with the Nexus 5?

Hey All,
Just moved from the N4 to N5, so this is my first time with LTE. My LTE seems to be a little slow however, pulling down only 6-15 Mbps. I was expecting to get 25 Mbps+ in Indianapolis. What ballpark speeds is everyone else getting on T-Mobile? Include your city.

I get 15-20 down with 1-2 bars of LTE. Not bad
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30-35mbps. The upstream varies a lot, 2-14mbps.
I'm near Notre Dame campus, northern Indiana.

25 up 8 down about 100 feet away from cell tower at my office.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

Been getting between 20-35 up in Sacramento, Ca.

Buffalo, Ny Area

Im in Philadelphia.
I am getting speeds all over the board with mobile. Normally I get anywhere between 12 and 15-18 Mbps down and around 5 Mbps up. The up speeds are weird since I can frequently get 15 mbps up speeds.Other times the speed test will hit 20mbps up, choke a bit, then give me a .4 mbps upload speed. Something funny with this network....
I also have two speed tests that BURIED the speed needle and I got like 43 Mbps down and 10Mbps up. That only happened twice though.:crying:
Coming from Verizon with research telling me that T-mobile has the fastest LTE in Philadelphia makes me think this was a mistake. I ran a speed test on both phones LTE while I was doing my number port(Yay dual service), and my Verizon phone was destroying my Nexus on T-mobile. Buyers remorse there. Phone is fantastic though so I guess Ill deal with it.And my bill is half of what Verizon was charging so Im not going back.:good:

kcm117 said:
Hey All,
Just moved from the N4 to N5, so this is my first time with LTE. My LTE seems to be a little slow however, pulling down only 6-15 Mbps. I was expecting to get 25 Mbps+ in Indianapolis. What ballpark speeds is everyone else getting on T-Mobile? Include your city.
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curious, what kinda speed do you get these days? and in what region of the city did you test?

on my block, southern brooklyn, nyc.

Also buffalo ny area

rihc55 said:
curious, what kinda speed do you get these days? and in what region of the city did you test?
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I can test LTE speed after the 27th of this month . My data is currently being throttled due to going over my limit.

[Q] Antenna signal

I know the phone is still not in the hands of everyday usage. But im worried about the antenna signal, particularly with LTE, I have the m7 now and in my house i get lte as long as im not holding my phone. This is partly due to metal framing of the phone and im worried if i chose the s6 im going to have similar issues.
Im really hoping that the metal design on the new phone does not impact lte signal significantly. I need fast lte at home since i dont have internet at the house. Does anyone know any specfics on methods or design that should hopefully let this phone have great signal

The phone doesn't have a metal back like the htc phones, it has a metal frame with a colored glass back.
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I was referring to the rumor that samsung is ultrasonically welding the antenna to the chassis. Obviously its not a metal back i know the difference between metal and glass fortunately!
Do we know for sure if the lte modem will be ultrasonically welded to the chassis or is it just going to sit under the glass?

So I just found this which is concerning, looks like m9 shows better rf signals for lte bands . I hope this phone doesn't have modem and signal issues
s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-3...rock-out-with-their-flagships-for-the-season/

So the M9 has way better signal... Wonder how this plays out in the real world. This does worry me though I frequent places with low (almost non-existant) signal coverage...

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So the M9 has way better signal... Wonder how this plays out in the real world. This does worry me though I frequent places with low (almost non-existant) signal coverage...
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Yea which is making me nervous, one of the main reasons i was ecstatic to get rid of my m7 was signal issues and figured the m9 wouldnt have fixed much but now it seems i may have similar issues with the s6 compared to the m7.
I was dead set on getting an m9 simply for boomsound and the fact ive been with HTC for quite some time now. Never thought i would consider a samsung phone, but then they changed my mind by ditching the plastic and adding fingerprint scanner which ive been wanting since the atrix.

Low signal on AT&T. Why?

I am with AT&T. For the last three years I have used an Sony Xperia V on the AT&T network without problems. I have gotten great signal strength anywhere I go with the Xperia V. The GPS antenna gave out on it and I went looking for a new Xperia. I landed on the Z3 and order the international model (D6603). I got it and got a new AT&T Nano sims for it down at my local AT&T store and the phone worked right away. I downloaded the AT&T APN settings and got the data to work. The Z3 works and can make calls, text and it gets data service (only H+ though). I absolutely love my new Xperia Z3 (functionality wise). The only problem is that I have almost no signal.
Now, I know that there is good signal strength where I am at because I have used my Xperia V in this area for 3 years and I have always had full bars of signal in my area. My Z3 only gets 1 to 2 bars, and sometimes none. My wife has a Galaxy S4 (with AT&T) and gets full signal in out home. We were on the road yesterday and I was on the phone with my mother and the call dropped because of no signal. My phone had the little red X on the signal bar. I looked my wife's S4 phone to see if she had signal and she had full signal strength. For about 20 miles (in an area I know there is good signal) the Z3 could not pick up any signal at all, but my wife's S4 had full signal strength and was doing facebook the whole time.
I have done many searches about this and have found many other people that have the same problem on many different models of unlocked phones when it comes to at&t. I am just wondering if anyone has found a fix?

Okay. So I think I found the problem. The problem is with the 3G and 4G bands. I downloaded the LTE Discovery app and ran it on my Z3. Here is a screen shot.
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Then I took the sims card out of my wife's S4 and put it in my old Xperia V phone. Sure enough, just like always, it got full signal. So I ran the LTE discovery app on it. Here is the screen shot from the V.
So we can see that the reason the V is getting full signal is that it is operating on HSPA+ and the Z3 is operatiing on 4G LTE. Now I don't now why this is happening. Perhaps there is a 3G tower that is closer to me, or the 3G band travels farther then the 4G. I don't know anything about tower strength and technology. Anyone else have some ideas?

Expect Mate 20x supporting 5G and smaller battery.

As per last news
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Leake...ler-battery-but-faster-charging.418179.0.html
I would say this device will loose advantage of big battery which is not compensated by faster modem.

Will not have a smaller battery, and for me the super charge is all enough... And 5g hmmm will go some time before it will be normal all over.
So the m20x 5g NO THX, love my normal 4g L29 phone as it is

Dumb decision, 5G will rape the battery

A 8GB/256GB global version in black would be great. There is a picture from the 5G version and that looks like green color.
Is it already certain that 5G use more battery hen 4G?
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At this point, i don't feel the need to have a 5G Device... i'll stick my 4G Mate 20 X... Until they would have good coverage all over the world, i see no point in Upgrading to a 5g Device right now...

That's a no ... the best thing about the mate20x is the battery.

5G is still in infancy. Countries all around the world will take time to shift to 5G before 4G becomes obsolete. Jumping immediately into a new found tech just because it's available is never a good idea.
And the hallmark of this phone is the big battery - in fact, it's the largest of all the flagships. Smaller battery is not a good news at all.
Whoever thought this is an exciting announcement?

amgreenhawk said:
5G is still in infancy. Countries all around the world will take time to shift to 5G before 4G becomes obsolete. Jumping immediately into a new found tech just because it's available is never a good idea.
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Agree with that

The 5G Huawei Mate 20 X has a smaller 4200mAh battery but faster 40W charging
40 W fast charger is nice.

On hold for now
https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/05/23/two-major-uk-carriers-drop-plans-to-sell-huaweis-5g-phone/

iPhone 12 - (inc. Mini, Pro, Max)

For info:
https://www.xda-developers.com/apple-iphone-12-series/
Mike

I'm waiting for the Max. Looks like a big camera upgrade this year.

I'm waiting for the Max for its cameras + more battery.
But also scratching head due to THIS.

Virgo_Guy said:
I'm waiting for the Max for its cameras + more battery.
But also scratching head due to THIS.
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Flat edges look nice but feel bad in hand

I'm using the iPhone 12 right now and there is definitely something to be said for the ergonomics of the new design. It's not bad however but there does seem to be a little more hand gymnastics to keep it balanced in the hand. I do really like the new design though

I'm going from 11 PM to 12 P this year going smaller... So the feel in hand feels great for me..
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I found something annoying. You can’t go lower than LTE.
At a lake near town and Verizon LTE has about 2 bars. Data is just terrible. However if you switch to 3G it bumps up to 4 bars and it’s pretty decent. iPhone 12 doesn’t have the option to disable LTE and fall back to 3G.
Part of the irony from carriers pushing 5G so hard when their existing LTE coverage is garbage. Yea it’s lakeside but even downtown San Diego all carriers are nonexistent during rush hour (3G and 4G).

the max is the only one that got any improvement in my opinion

Virgo_Guy said:
I'm waiting for the Max for its cameras + more battery.
But also scratching head due to THIS.
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Adding this:
The Pro Max feels huge and uncomfortable in the hand. Initially I thought due to its overall "smaller" form factor in comparison to the Samsung Note 20 Ultra, it would feel smaller too, but that's not the case in reality. It's the exact opposite and feels like bigger than the Note 20 Ultra in hand due to its ergonomics.
Andrei was 100% right.

Virgo_Guy said:
Adding this:
The Pro Max feels huge and uncomfortable in the hand. Initially I thought due to its overall "smaller" form factor in comparison to the Samsung Note 20 Ultra, it would feel smaller too, but that's not the case in reality. It's the exact opposite and feels like bigger than the Note 20 Ultra in hand due to its ergonomics.
Andrei was 100% right.
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12 pro max other planet