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Very slow 3g speeds in my Sprint Epic....barely reaching 300kbps

Hey all,
With nothing else running, no matter what area I am in and regardless of the browser I use, I max out at 300kbps. Average is about 150kbps! I am using the mobile test from DSL reports. I am in the metro Detroit area.
When I use the same test on my iphone, I always get at least 1,800 kpbs!!
What gives? I know a 3g fix was released months ago, but that was before I got my epic.
Any suggest?
Thanks in advance,
Matt!
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I know right? Is it the phone or sprint? In speedtest I get 126 kbps down.
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Sprint's 3g sucks. A few days ago I took my Epic in to the ATT, T-Mobile, and Verizon stores around. I did side by side tests with the Ookla speed test app on phones with similar hardware to the Epic. Every other network's 3g performed better than Sprint's when I tested them with multiple speed tests.
No matter where I am I rarely get above 500Kbps over 3g.
This was all in San Antonio so YMMV.

depends on location and signal strength

3g sucks in Louisiana too...hell a lot of areas around here are still 1X! On a normal day around town you are lucky to see anything about 80 kilobit. The phone is really useless for apps unless you have a wifi connection. I use force roam a lot to roam on vzw evdo anytime I need to stream or download something.

It's both Sprint and the Epic. Sprint has pretty bad 3G speeds compared to other providers but the Epic makes it a lot worse. It has real sh*tty radios all around. My friend has an Evo and it gets double the speed (both up and down) in the same spot as me.

Its theepics radio.
The ping is horrible too.
I tested sidebyside with my sisters iphone 4, and her ping was 19ms. The epics? 200. Tried on wimax, the difference?about 20ms lower.
Did the test on my friends hero, his ping was 30ms and was pulling 2mbdown 1 up
Epic was 300 down on 3g and on wimax was 3mb down.
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digiblur said:
3g sucks in Louisiana too...hell a lot of areas around here are still 1X! On a normal day around town you are lucky to see anything about 80 kilobit. The phone is really useless for apps unless you have a wifi connection. I use force roam a lot to roam on vzw evdo anytime I need to stream or download something.
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It's strange, in the NOLA area my friend and I do speed tests in different areas in the city (pinging the same server). I get maybe 80kBs down and ~50kBs up (Pings ranging from 133 to 200+ milliseconds). My friend ends up getting ~200kBs down and ~700kBs up.
Of course those numbers vary, but my phone hit 200kBs 1 out of 75 pings. All others were less than 100kBs up/down.
I bring my phone into Sprint for service and the techie decides to compare speeds by bringing up the same website (MSN.com). It felt like it was a waste of time as both phones pulled the site up near the same time. I just don't understand this instability with pings and speeds in our area.
FYI: Be careful with data roaming. We are capped at 300MB a month for data roaming. Anything over is $0.25/MB.

KillerQ said:
Hey all,
With nothing else running, no matter what area I am in and regardless of the browser I use, I max out at 300kbps. Average is about 150kbps! I am using the mobile test from DSL reports. I am in the metro Detroit area.
When I use the same test on my iphone, I always get at least 1,800 kpbs!!
What gives? I know a 3g fix was released months ago, but that was before I got my epic.
Any suggest?
Thanks in advance,
Matt!
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Are you sure that you're actually on 3G service? Those speeds sound like 1xRTT. Your phone WILL NOT tell you that you're not in a 3G area. Only way to find this is in the phone's service menu. So, I repeat, your phone may read "3G", but you are infact probably using 1xRTT, not 3G (Ev-DO). 125kbit/s is average for 1xRTT.

Can you please share the method for getting into said service menu and how to check? This will be interesting to find if its in 1x or not ...
Thanks again
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KillerQ said:
Can you please share the method for getting into said service menu and how to check? This will be interesting to find if its in 1x or not ...
Thanks again
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Settinggs> About Phone
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Also, does anyone know what dbm and asu is? I have 4 bars and its 86dbm and 0asu and idk what that means lol
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Oh....I thought you meant the ## menus. I did look there but saw nothing referring to 3g or 1x.
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Settinggs> About Phone
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So where exactly do you see this on your phone within that menu? I've been looking between the "About Phone" menu and the "About Phone >> Status" menu, still don't see anything stating which network connection I'm using.

sorry, in the hero it would tell you in the status section whether you were on 1xrtt, 1x, EvDO Rev. 0 or EvDO Rev. A
The epic doesn't seem to have that :/ it just states If you're connected to the mobile networ
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Try *#INFO*1111# (*#4636*1111#) and choose Phone Information, under Network Type

Yay that worked! Yup I'm in evdo rev a and getting horrible speeds
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KillerQ said:
Can you please share the method for getting into said service menu and how to check? This will be interesting to find if its in 1x or not ...
Thanks again
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Koadic said:
Try *#INFO*1111# (*#4636*1111#) and choose Phone Information, under Network Type
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What Koadic said. They disabled the standard *#*#INFO#*#* that used to work on previous phones. You now need to append the *1111 and remove a couple of the *s and #s.

Be happy.
I get 30-50kbs down, but only when it works. Most of the time the connection times out.

A_Flying_Fox said:
Yay that worked! Yup I'm in evdo rev a and getting horrible speeds
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Same here.

4G..... Phoenix!! Stapely and us 60.

4.5 down.... 1.5 up! top o the on ramp. I was so shocked I had to share!

I thought they were only testing LTE in phoenix. I hope this becomes something.

I wish I had those speeds. Hell I wish I had 4g
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No go for me on central and thomas in phx.
There have been reports though that somewhere near bell rd in northern phoenix, you can connect during the night. Some say they were doing testing out there.

If you want to track where people have gotten 4g coverage, download the Sensorly app on the market. It's very helpful to see where Sprint is expanding coverage as you can see a lot of places before Sprint announces them.

jaaka78 said:
If you want to track where people have gotten 4g coverage, download the Sensorly app on the market. It's very helpful to see where Sprint is expanding coverage as you can see a lot of places before Sprint announces them.
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Or just go to clear.com/coverage and see the new places. They seem to update the maps every Monday or so.

Sweet! I'll be travelling to Phoenix next week. I'll have to check for signal while I'm driving around the city.

There's a little blob over around 7th and Bell. I've been obsessively checking the clear maps for months and our two Phoenix blobs haven't grown yet.

...that's actually Mesa. I miss living there. :'(
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I confirm 4g connection in downtown Fresno, CA where I work best speed I saw was 550KB/s
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Hopefully, Tucson will be next!
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Btw I don't post kilobits rather kilobytes which is what we see
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clear.com says there is 4g in the uofa area however I cannot connect so maybe not active. Did connect in yuma az and got 5 down and 1 up
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Tempe: University Dr and Rural Rd. 4g is a no go, captain!

Yep Mesa it is! It was about 9 0r 10 in the morn. Next time I head to the office I'll see if its still there!

Im going to drive there right now since the traffic died down! ....
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enodna said:
clear.com says there is 4g in the uofa area however I cannot connect so maybe not active. Did connect in yuma az and got 5 down and 1 up
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Maybe im blind but where on clear.com does it say that cuz on the map i dont see anything in Tucson?

I just went to www clear com/coverage and typed in tucson and the area between park and alvernon shows up green for 4g like in mesa and yuma only difference i can connect in yuma and mesa but not in tucson.

4G in Kalamazoo MI and St Joseph/benton harbor MI

so i was in kzoo MI and fliped on the 4G and lo and behold i got a 4G signal and download speeds around 4 Mbps.
also its on in st joseph/benton harbor MI as well. was surfin it in down town.

It's downtown in South Bend as well at about the same speeds.

Kalamazoo is a real place?

murso74 said:
Kalamazoo is a real place?
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it sure is.

Hmmm I'm in portage right now cannot seem to get it. Of course I am inside a steel building, maybe that is why.
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Where in Kzoo? I had heard that around campus they had it but haven't tested.

I fliped on mine in NH and got a connection today ... the only thing is that I only get one bar and can get faster speeds with 3g
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Guess you guys don't go to the clear.com/coverage maps often eh? Or download the Got Clear? app.

I did but it says im not covered.. idk how I have it but its here... hopefully it improves
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Im on sprinkle road and dont have it. Where in kzoo?
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notsosmrtgeek said:
Im on sprinkle road and dont have it. Where in kzoo?
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i was on stadium drive. and in the mall parking lot
check out http://www.clear.com/coverage and zoom in
btw i was outside and in a clear area.
i used the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925898&highlight=4g+signal

deano0714 said:
I did but it says im not covered.. idk how I have it but its here... hopefully it improves
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If you are not in the green on the map then the map will probably be updated in a week or two. Do not expect more than one or two towers in areas. It is just so clear can hang on to the licenses.

Lol. The map has coverage all around my apt but not at my apt in portage. Wtf
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I got 4G to connect in my house about 15 minutes south of Lansing! I thought this would NEVER happen. They haven't officially made 4G "available for purchase" in the area yet either (according to the website at clear.com). Does this mean the signal still could be enhanced or stronger before it is officially available?
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coming home from Eastpoint, I clicked it on by accident, waited for it to cycle off and noticed I had 4g signal at 8 and Vandyke in south Warren. It was slow as ****, but there.

yazeldinho said:
It's downtown in South Bend as well at about the same speeds.
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I checked the map and it appears as though there's 4G around all the colleges here.. It was cool to be 'near' Notre Dame and flip on the 4G and get a connection.. didn't have time to do a speed test, the light turned green

daddymikey1975 said:
I checked the map and it appears as though there's 4G around all the colleges here.. It was cool to be 'near' Notre Dame and flip on the 4G and get a connection.. didn't have time to do a speed test, the light turned green
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I have heard talk that Dan Hesse visited ND (as an alum) and then promised to have 4G coverage around town by football season. I hope that's true. I live just across the river from St. Mary's and can't pick up a signal, but did pull down 3.5 Mbps downtown.

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I have heard talk that Dan Hesse visited ND (as an alum) and then promised to have 4G coverage around town by football season. I hope that's true. I live just across the river from St. Mary's and can't pick up a signal, but did pull down 3.5 Mbps downtown.
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I had an appointment Thursday morning across from St. Joe High school on Angela blvd. Just for grits and shiggles, I flipped on my 4G and connected !!.. I didn't have time to do a speed test.. but I figured I was too far from holy cross college there and notre dame for it to work.. it did work.. Tuesday I'll check it out again w/ a speed test.
Pretty cool to know there are at least 3 ppl from South Bend, IN here.. we should meet up for a brewski sometime

Probly no one from nh... my connection has gotten better im getting like 2.5mb/s
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I wonder when they put these up. I checked at KVCC and Davenport a few months ago and got nothing.

Unhappy with 4G

Not even gonna discuss speed and bytes per second. I'm lucky if I stay connected rooted or not rooted. How can sprint be.proud about their 4G network if its not stable. Anyone have a steady 4G connection. I'm in NYC.
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jasonb1108 said:
Not even gonna discuss speed and bytes per second. I'm lucky if I stay connected rooted or not rooted. How can sprint be.proud about their 4G network if its not stable. Anyone have a steady 4G connection. I'm in NYC.
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Steady 4g right here in the bay area ca.
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Dallas TX. when i get to my apt near down town i am able to connect to 4G and leave it on all night..
I did this with my EPIC and now my 3D. No disconnects.

xchompondizx said:
Steady 4g right here in the bay area ca.
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Also in the Bay Area, CA. Pretty stable. Constantly 9-10 mbps. Not trying to rub it in the author of this threads face, just saying it might be your area buddy. Hopefully that changes soon.
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VENOMENON_24 said:
Also in the Bay Area, CA. Pretty stable. Constantly 9-10 mbps. Not trying to rub it in the author of this threads face, just saying it might be your area buddy. Hopefully that changes soon.
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That could be it.
sent from my ummmm....I dunno

I live in the San Fernando valley CA and my 4g is greatcoat here inside and out

I have steady 4G, in suburbs of LA.

I have a tower outside my office, and if I'm outside, 4 bars. Once I go inside, the building....poof it is gone. Which is normal for the very high frequency WiMax is on, it just does not penetrate walls very well. Connection speed during the day is horrible, but goes up when normal people are still sleeping 4am, it might hit 5 mbps.
I'm in STL
KJ

jasonb1108 said:
Not even gonna discuss speed and bytes per second. I'm lucky if I stay connected rooted or not rooted. How can sprint be.proud about their 4G network if its not stable. Anyone have a steady 4G connection. I'm in NYC.
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Depends on where you are. On my 3D i get a connection on the edge of my bed lmao. Whenever I travel to central west palm my 4G is kicking ass.
I Haz 3D!

I have decent coverage when traveling around Nashville TN but when I'm inside a building, or my house, I'm lucky to stay connected and have more than 1 or 2 "curved bars". penetration sucks with Wimax.

jasonb1108 said:
Not even gonna discuss speed and bytes per second. I'm lucky if I stay connected rooted or not rooted. How can sprint be.proud about their 4G network if its not stable. Anyone have a steady 4G connection. I'm in NYC.
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I have a steady 4g and I live in NYC as well, specifically Williamsburg. I get about 4 bars outside, one to two bars while inside.
When I lived at my parents house in the Bronx, I got full signal from inside their apartment and it was great.
Where do you live that you get bad coverage? I always considered NYC to have great coverage, but so never tried it in Queens. It may be worst there.
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I'm in St. Louis, and I find it to be pretty thin. As others have mentioned, the frequency means that it just doesn't work well indoors. And it destroys my already terrible battery life. However, if I can get a signal, and if I'm near a charger, the speed is very nice.
Overall I'd say my WiMax experience is a C-.

HERE IS A FACT. this is A FACT! Sprints 4G network is a joke. They have no real workable 4G network. Having a tower here and there doesn't work! Sprint HAS NO PLANS IN ANY FORM OR WAY TO INCREASE THEIR WIMAX 4G NETWORK! They are coming out with LTE phones for a reason. because they are stupid and don't know how to run a company. Other companies LTE networks were LARGER than Sprints ON THEIR FIRST DAY TURNED ON!

My biggest annoyance with 4g is that sometimes it won't load a webpage. With 2-3 bars of 4g even. The progress bar will get about halfway, then stall out. It downloads files quick, but for some reason just has issues with webpages.

jasonb1108 said:
Not even gonna discuss speed and bytes per second. I'm lucky if I stay connected rooted or not rooted. How can sprint be.proud about their 4G network if its not stable. Anyone have a steady 4G connection. I'm in NYC.
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I had the same problem when i first got my Evo and I was pissed, when I called Sprint, we went through all kinds od procedural BS, but after a month of calls to Sprint and HTC, we came to the conclusion that it was a hardware issue and could not be repaired, so they gave me a new phone. Then I was getting 5 Mb per second. I advise you to let Sprint know and do not give up, they will replace your phone with whatever you want, make sure to let them know how pissed you are, it helps

Running Awesome 4Gs out in ol' West Texas.. Amarillo to be exact including Lubbock as well as Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and good ol' Houston! Yipee kai Ay "mother truckers" haha just saying
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No 4g in va. Got six bars on 3g...

I'm on vacation and in Vegas right now i get 4g just about everywhere. Indoor,outdoor dont matter this place is blanketed in 4g.
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PhxkinMassacre said:
I'm on vacation and in Vegas right now i get 4g just about everywhere. Indoor,outdoor dont matter this place is blanketed in 4g.
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Indeed it is. I love living here! 4G everywhere.
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Stable In seattle wa nothing in seatac wa
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NS4G WiMax speeds

I just found a spot near my local Publix where I was getting 3 and 4 bars of signal with WiMax, which I rarely ever see in my city.
I speed tested and was consistently getting 16-18mbps down and around 3mbps up.
I'm curious to see how that compares with what everyone else is getting on Sprint's 4g network.
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Impossible. Must have been wifi.
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Or he was sitting on the tower. Jk bro. You have some screenies?
°•neXus S4G•°

Sprint's 4g is pretty good here in Cincinnati. I get about 6-7mbs down and 1 up at my apartment with one bar, but when I go outside I get about 10-12mbs down and 2 up with 3-4 bars.

Here is a screenshot. I wasn't on wifi, I was in the middle of a parking lot.
I wasn't getting 3mbps up here, but I have before.
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mine has definitely improved within about the last two weeks, as well! I'm getting about 15-20% stronger signal and speed

Not only that, even 3G improved in my area.

hp420 said:
mine has definitely improved within about the last two weeks, as well! I'm getting about 15-20% stronger signal and speed
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rasengan82 said:
Not only that, even 3G improved in my area.
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This is good to hear. Hopefully Sprint is staying good on their word and largely improving their 3G this year.
Especially looking forward to the Galaxy Nexus and LTE, even though I'm not in one of the cities getting it first.

madeincanon said:
Here is a screenshot. I wasn't on wifi, I was in the middle of a parking lot.
I wasn't getting 3mbps up here, but I have before.
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No you haven't. Wimax used to be capped at 1mb now it is capped at 1.5mbps. Clearly your screen shot would have shown the 3mbps upload had it really occurred.
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Rem3Dy said:
Wimax used to be capped at 1mb now it is capped at 1.5mbps.
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Thanks for the info.

Thats nice. wish i had some wimax in my city.

david279 said:
Thats nice. wish i had some wimax in my city.
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and we never will LTE ruins Wimaxers lives

I've gotten more than 1.5 many times here in Atlanta...idk who told you there was a cap....
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Maybe all the business users are moving over to versions lte mifis. In and around Philly I get 8-12 mbps. Don't forget that still have clear kiosks pretty sure well still connect to them as well
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Rem3Dy said:
No you haven't. Wimax used to be capped at 1mb now it is capped at 1.5mbps. Clearly your screen shot would have shown the 3mbps upload had it really occurred.
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for this were true I wouldn't be getting over 1.5MB/s on a regular basis..... that's right I said MB not mb.... Please check your info before posting it because what you stated is absolutely incorrect!!

This is what I get at my home using wimax
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hp420 said:
for this were true I wouldn't be getting over 1.5MB/s on a regular basis..... that's right I said MB not mb.... Please check your info before posting it because what you stated is absolutely incorrect!!
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Not necessarily, wimax upload speeds were capped. No official word that it's been removed though or made higher above 1.5. Any of you claiming higher have a screenshot?
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/sprint-to-bump-upload-speeds-on-their-wimax-network-up-by-50/
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Acontreras86 said:
This is what I get at my home using wimax
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Wow, that's great, I wish I got that at my house. I max out at maybe 1MB/s at home.
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This is sitting on the middle exit in Conway Arkansas ....
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Sorry guys, wrong forum... I will post one from my ns4g
Way slower though...it's on vhGomez latest ICS with speedy 5 kernel