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Broke 6Mb/s (Post your 4G Records)

I just broke 6Mb/s, go figure the area I achieved this amazing speed isn't even listed to have 4G. See Map
Originally I had 3Mb/s in Chicago and now I only get 1.5Mb/s in the office.

Nice! I assume that was outside? I still haven't tried out my 4G outside where it is supposedly better. I know the signal sucks indoors.

chazglenn3 said:
Nice! I assume that was outside? I still haven't tried out my 4G outside where it is supposedly better. I know the signal sucks indoors.
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I've gotten 2-4Mbps inside, but then again location really matters.

fastest i've got outside was 7.3 Mb/s in plano texas...dont have a screen shot though i randomly tried after dinner

fastest ive gotten in chicago is my sig... that was downtown, usually by my house near midway i get about 3-4 Mbps

painkillaz said:
fastest i've got outside was 7.3 Mb/s in plano texas...dont have a screen shot though i randomly tried after dinner
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plano??? i've been trying in dallas and i can BARELY get a bar of 4G. sounds like i need to run up to plano and check it out!

Dont have a screen, but got 8.14 while tethering to my laptop and downloading a torrent file. i consistently get 4-5 mbs per sec. while downloading using wifi tether on my laptop. I've noticed that in general my scores use the speedtest app aren't quite as good as it seems the bandwith ramps up after a little bit of usage. Ofcourse it fluctuates throughout, but I've noticed some pretty good speeds while i was downloading an 800 meg torrent file. The file took about 20 minutes to download which i consider pretty good for a completely wireless data transmission.

I got 700 kbps downstream once.....true story.

itmustbejj said:
I got 700 kbps downstream once.....true story.
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That's what I'm getting today in Chicago.

Neotelos_com said:
That's what I'm getting today in Chicago.
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He probably meant 700 kilobytes/s. You were probably disappointed by 700 kilobits/s. 700 kilobytes/s is 5.6 megabits/s.

jerryparid said:
He probably meant 700 kilobytes/s. You were probably disappointed by 700 kilobits/s. 700 kilobytes/s is 5.6 megabits/s.
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Na, he's in Indy, we dont have 4G yet. I'm sitting on a 14kbps (yes, thats 14 kilobits/s) connection right now. Read 'em and weep suckaaaas

speeds while driving around westside of Chicago throughout the day
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Just hit 7.82Mb/s download and 0.86Mb/s upload at my apartment in Chicago on Speedtest.
Wish I could get a link to it.

Brooklyn NY
D: 6.66
U: 0.37
i shall add it was on one bar only

lukas718 said:
Brooklyn NY
D: 6.66
U: 0.37
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Those speeds are just evil!

those are such great speed and as i posted in another thread, one of my 4g speed tests resulted in 63kbps down and 924kbps up and i had 3 full bars at the time....i wonder if some these units dont have some sort of damage because really the best ive gotten was 2769 up and 865 down and i live in fresno tx which for some odd reason (its a small small town) its almost saturated in 4g

SilverStone641 said:
plano??? i've been trying in dallas and i can BARELY get a bar of 4G. sounds like i need to run up to plano and check it out!
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oh trust me i hardly get a good connection...but when im outside the most ive gotten was 2 bars...i dont understand why b/c on the sprint usb thing (dont know what its called) for 4g/3g i got 3 of 4 bars on 4g with no issues Inside my house...that was before the evo came out and got me really excited for the evo...but now i cant get 4g from the same exact location i tested the usb thing from...any explanations?

[Q] Are these speeds terrible?

I ran tests with speedtest.net but I don't know enough to understand the results. Can someone point me to a good reference on EDGE/3G/wireless speeds? Or, just tell me, what do you think of these numbers. Is this slow, fast, average or what?
I'm in SF and chose the SF server:
3G Down: 979
3G Up: 1323
Wireless Down: 4402 kbps
Wireless Up: 3175 kbps

My 3g speed is actually better than your wireless speeds. Your location and of course how much the 3g network is being used in your area by others will contribute to slower speeds. But that still does seem fairly slow for 3g, maybe high traffic bogging down the network at the time you tested? Have you run any other tests?

I haven't run any other tests. Can you recommend any other tests?
Also, just for context, I ran the test from inside an old apartment building in a dense neighborhood between 8p and 10p.

that's pretty terrible
I get about 3.7meg consistantly down, 600k up in bentonville arkansas

speeds are alot lower than what i see in seattle, but on par with what i saw in most of O and Ca on a recent road trip.

I meant another speed test using the speedtest.net app, that would probably be the one of the worst times to run a test probably when theres the highest traffic. Just be sure you have a good signal when you run tests.

I just ran two more tests with speedtest.net, 10p PT. This time I made sure I had a decent signal (didn't pay attention last time).
3G up: 2226
3G down: 597
3G up: 1.04 Mbps
3G down: 1.05 Mbps

Honestly, the speed/performance has never bugged me or caught my attention because it was slow. But, what I'm gathering here is that I'm getting some pretty ****ty speeds, comparatively.

In Chicago we are only getting 1mb down 600-850 up....pisses me off...if tmobile doesnt raise it I need to consider att or sprint galaxy s....store claims speed in Chicago way behind rest of network and will get much better...i dont know if I can trust tmobiles network...is 3 mb common on tmobile 3g hspa like I have seen a few people claim in nj
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trunkstar1 said:
I ran tests with speedtest.net but I don't know enough to understand the results. Can someone point me to a good reference on EDGE/3G/wireless speeds? Or, just tell me, what do you think of these numbers. Is this slow, fast, average or what?
I'm in SF and chose the SF server:
3G Down: 979
3G Up: 1323
Wireless Down: 4402 kbps
Wireless Up: 3175 kbps
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uh, thats fine for normal 3g i think. t-mobile new 3.5/4g network will show higher numbers, but i think those are pretty normal for 3g.
i just did a speedtest and got 948kbs down and 1320 up. im in so cal with normal 3g, not new network

Is it weird that my up speeds are always greater than my down speeds?

kboater said:
uh, thats fine for normal 3g i think. t-mobile new 3.5/4g network will show higher numbers, but i think those are pretty normal for 3g.
i just did a speedtest and got 948kbs down and 1320 up. im in so cal with normal 3g, not new network
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Ah, thanks for the reference. What's the "new network?" Is that the HSDPA+?

I get similar speeds on so. cal. as well.
Yes, the new network is HSDPA+. The coverage map for HSPDA+ is here, http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/?WT.z_unav=mst_global_cvg#.

I'm in Miami and I get an average of 2meg download and 1.5meg upload
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Parts of Jacksonville, FL have been upgraded to the "faster" 3G network. Other parts are still on regular 3G or even edge.
I'm on fast 3G right now. Just got 5087 kbps down and 1599 kbps up. Regular 3G usually give me around 1000 down, 600 up.

trunkstar1 said:
I ran tests with speedtest.net but I don't know enough to understand the results. Can someone point me to a good reference on EDGE/3G/wireless speeds? Or, just tell me, what do you think of these numbers. Is this slow, fast, average or what?
I'm in SF and chose the SF server:
3G Down: 979
3G Up: 1323
Wireless Down: 4402 kbps
Wireless Up: 3175 kbps
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I think your speed is fine. If you dont try to download a HD movie to your phone through 3g you will be fine with youtubing and web surfing.

elreason4 said:
In Chicago we are only getting 1mb down 600-850 up....pisses me off...if tmobile doesnt raise it I need to consider att or sprint galaxy s....store claims speed in Chicago way behind rest of network and will get much better...i dont know if I can trust tmobiles network...is 3 mb common on tmobile 3g hspa like I have seen a few people claim in nj
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I'm in Chicago and I get speeds between 1.5-5mbps up and 700kbps-1.5mbps depending where in Chicago I am and but more constantly 2mbps up, 800kbps down.
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I just got 192 down and 158 up inside the barracks at camp smith upstate ny... Back in long island I get 506 down 166 up
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Here in Sacramento California
When I use 3G I get the following average over three attempts:
149ms ping (145ms, 130ms, 174ms)
4891 kbps download (4922, 5212, 4539)
1322 kbps upload (1332, 1325, 1311)
When I use WiFi I get the following average over three attempts:
32 ms ping (31ms, 33ms, 31ms)
4179 kbps down (4130, 4049, 4359)
3163 kbps up (3338, 3019, 3133)
But, earlier when I was in the San Francisco bay area I was getting 1.6kbps down and .8 kbsp up.

I'm in the Suburbs of Seattle and I'm getting nearly 6mb/s download speed all the time.

Over 5mbps download speed

I thought the nexus s didn't have hspa+. So how is it getting speeds this high?
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gotgadget said:
I thought the nexus s didn't have hspa+. So how is it getting speeds this high?
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HSPA+ = 7.2
5 mbps < 7.2 mbps (HSPA+)
.. you do the rest

Best I've gotten is 4.1, which is still faster than Sprint ever was.
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zephiK said:
HSPA+ = 7.2
5 mbps < 7.2 mbps (HSPA+)
.. you do the rest
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wrong
HSPA is up to 7.2mbps and HSPA+ is up to 21mbps i think,

kolyan said:
wrong
HSPA is up to 7.2mbps and HSPA+ is up to 21mbps i think,
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the current Tmobile HSPA+ phones support a max speed of 14.4, our speeds non-HSPA+ max is 7.2

i've seen 5k download and 1.8k upload in long island, ny

inspiron41 said:
i've seen 5k download and 1.8k upload in long island, ny
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gotta remember kbps, kb/s and mb/s are different

slowz3r said:
the current Tmobile HSPA+ phones support a max speed of 14.4, our speeds non-HSPA+ max is 7.2
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Where did you get 14.4 ? everywhere i look it says Tmobile 4G is 21mbps

kolyan said:
Where did you get 14.4 ? everywhere i look it says Tmobile 4G is 21mbps
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its theoretical 21. the Mytouch4g and G2 carry HSPA+ but at a maximum possible of 14.4

This is a good illustration, you hear a lot of people complaining about the lack of HSPA+ support in the NS, but until I hear of people consistenly getting 7.2 on their devices, then will their complaints be warranted. I got 4.2 in Sherman Oaks.

kolyan said:
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HSPA is up to 7.2mbps and HSPA+ is up to 21mbps i think,
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No. I didn't mean to say that HSPA+ is capped at 7.2mbps, I was just saying that 5 mbps < 7.2... which the Nexus S and other non-HSPA+ devices' cap is at 7.2.
But yeah devices that supports HSPA+ (marketed as 4G) its 21mbps (theoretically)

ALuton said:
This is a good illustration, you hear a lot of people complaining about the lack of HSPA+ support in the NS, but until I hear of people consistenly getting 7.2 on their devices, then will their complaints be warranted. I got 4.2 in Sherman Oaks.
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support for HSPA+ is more of a future-proof feature and currently its not that important, but people that buy Nexus S usually keep it for a while and future-proofing is important especially that 4G phones are already available for cheaper price.

the way i see it is, what in gods name do you need that much speed on a mobile device for, i mean really most home internet isnt that fast

slowz3r said:
the way i see it is, what in gods name do you need that much speed on a mobile device for, i mean really most home internet isnt that fast
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Oh hai, tethering
I do think that "4G" is just a marketing term really, and speed is relative. On our phones, a browser on 2Mbps will load just as fast as 5Mbps. As will Youtube and anything else that we do. Speed only makes a difference to those who tether IMO.

slowz3r said:
the way i see it is, what in gods name do you need that much speed on a mobile device for, i mean really most home internet isnt that fast
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...porn

slowz3r said:
the way i see it is, what in gods name do you need that much speed on a mobile device for, i mean really most home internet isnt that fast
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Tethering, of course.

distortedloop said:
Tethering, of course.
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Ya, tethering but with most carriers incorporating a soft data cap of 5gigs your 4G speeds mean nothing once u hit that soft cap
maybe most of you dont see it my way but thats my .02

slowz3r said:
gotta remember kbps, kb/s and mb/s are different
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Well, just to be clear, kbps and kb/s are the same thing (as is kbit/s), at least according to my understanding and Wikipedia's entry on the subject. All three are obviously different than mb/s, and of course our phones are usually measured in Kb/s and Mb/s, which is different than the small k/m measurement.
Clear as mud for many, right?

distortedloop said:
Well, just to be clear, kbps and kb/s are the same thing (as is kbit/s), at least according to my understanding and Wikipedia's entry on the subject. All three are obviously different than mb/s, and of course our phones are usually measured in Kb/s and Mb/s, which is different than the small k/m measurement.
Clear as mud for many, right?
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to make it easier on everyone my phone downloads at 6.4 stones

slowz3r said:
to make it easier on everyone my phone downloads at 6.4 stones
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I thought they only had that speed in England...

D/L Speed Test and Show results With EB13

Okay, so I had a very bone stock DI18 straight from Sprint TODAY, and I used the EB13 update.zip from the webpage.
I am getting
33kbps download
245kbps upload
Someone please post results making this thread useless. Thank you.

heathmcabee said:
Okay, so I had a very bone stock DI18 straight from Sprint TODAY, and I used the EB13 update.zip from the webpage.
I am getting
33kbps download
245kbps upload
Someone please post results making this thread useless. Thank you.
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Is this 3g speed? Trying updating your profile!!

shook187 said:
Is this 3g speed? Trying updating your profile!!
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Updated Profile, ran speedtest again:
28Kbps download
220 kbps upload
My god, is this really true?

My 3G speeds are not any better.

Last two tests:
268 down, 370 up
259 down, 282 up

This is not good, I bet others are having the same problem regarding the modem update. This is gonna turn out bad. Other people who have not D/L speedtest from the market please do so, and give us your results. This will give us a good census of if this modem is completely f-ed for us in the states, and not Korea.

Did you pick the nearest server? Obvious, I know, but I just want to cover all the bases.
617 kbps down, 507 kbps up for me.

Mines are not that bad at all...!!!

3g:
435 d / 515 u
187 d / 96 u
4g:
4801 d / 987 u
3616 d / 958 u

I just got 700KB down and 400KB up. This was on my second closest server. When i used the closest server i only got 99KB down and 60KB up. Try a different server.
JD

1367 down 642 up. Its not a EB13 issue.

hmm.. I'm getting only 256k down on 3g but over 7mbps on 4g atm...
my 3g used to be around 3mbps give or take.. I'll not write anything into it untill i can test it again tomorrow. might be a network issue

on 3g After eb13
.28 mbps down
.15 mbps up
before eb13 update,
1.56 mbps down
.75mbps up
On 4g after eb13
2.36mbps down
1.10mbps up
before eb13
7.35 mbps down
1.25 mbps up

136 down 308 up
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My speed sucks too, but they always did on 3g. Thank god for 4g!!!

Mine are really inconsistent, but here's my 3g.
1039/435
672/706
1091/274
940/563
554/506
Is there a way to pick a different server with this app?

my test
hey wassup guys here are my results
1353:dwn
462:up
test 1
1002:dwn
up:212
test 2
hope this helps fellas

This info is useless without knowing how many bars of signal you have. Low signal = slow speeds

764 down, 642 up. 4g wasn't much better, but I wsas surprised it even connected at home (never had before). Not sure how accurate the app is tho... the instant results where all over the place with 4g speed bursting over 3Mbps for a fraction of a second.
Edit: 1 bar 4g, 2-4 bars 3g.
Edit 2: somethings definately not right... kinda doubt its the modem. I ran the test on wifi, and the best I got as 6433Kbps down & 1514Kbps up... I have 12x1.5 uverse and a test on my laptop yielded 10Mbps/1.5Mbps off the same server.
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poit said:
This info is useless without knowing how many bars of signal you have. Low signal = slow speeds
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Please disregard this Verizon "can you hear me now?" interruption and keep posting. We have mixed results. Run speedtest guys without 4g!

Tmobile USA hsdpa signal

so before i updated to a new radio (12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03)
i ran speedtest and i was getting about 0.44Mbps
after the new radio update now im getting 0.37Mbps on HSDPA :/ how can i increase the crappy speed? I understand some 4g coverage isnt that good in the u.s but to get speeds that low on hsdpa.. theres gotta be something wrong

Yeah, that shouldn't be right. I can consistently pull 5-8mbps with an hspa signal, did you do the efs wipe after flashing the new radio and clear dalvik cache?
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dino310 said:
so before i updated to a new radio (12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03)
i ran speedtest and i was getting about 0.44Mbps
after the new radio update now im getting 0.37Mbps on HSDPA :/ how can i increase the crappy speed? I understand some 4g coverage isnt that good in the u.s but to get speeds that low on hsdpa.. theres gotta be something wrong
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Are you sure that you're not being throttled for going over your data cap? Those speeds are super low. Like the other reply I regularly pull 8mbps down and 3mbps up.

Sounds like your over your cap. No other reason that should be happening unless you have no bars and are in a basement.
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No, that's not throttled speeds. I was throttled and consistently got around 0.07 Mbps down and up.
I can see these 8 Mbps down speeds being plausible if you live in a metropolitan area, but if you live out in the middle of nowhere like me, the best download speed I have gotten is around 3 Mbps, but typically around 1.3-1.5 Mbps.

c00ller said:
No, that's not throttled speeds. I was throttled and consistently got around 0.07 Mbps down and up.
I can see these 8 Mbps down speeds being plausible if you live in a metropolitan area, but if you live out in the middle of nowhere like me, the best download speed I have gotten is around 3 Mbps, but typically around 1.3-1.5 Mbps.
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I see my best speeds in the suburbs, with fewer users. My slower speeds happen in places like Seattle with tons of people on the network obviously. I believe just a generally slow area giving 1.5mbps ish, but there's something wrong when he's getting only 0.40mbps

I am now testing in the suburbs as I'm visiting home from college.
Also keep in mind signal also plays a large role. I was just downstairs where my signal was -103 dBm, and my download speed was about 1.8 Mbps. Just went upstairs, signal was about -89 dBm and download speed was about 4.0 Mbps (measured twice at each location). Interestingly, both were with UTMS connections.

Wow, -103! The phone has no connection at -113! Eek.
You've found your problem.
Try using the 3g turbocharged script
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poormanq45 said:
Wow, -103! The phone has no connection at -113! Eek.
You've found your problem.
Try using the 3g turbocharged script
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That's not even OP... you're referring to the post above yours? He's aware of the lack of signal, which is why he's quoting it and saying that even at -103 he gets 1.8mbps.