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3g service issues in my area!

Ok so for some reason lately my 3g service seems to be really really slow or not working at all. Gives error when going to the market or using the web.says no service accessible.please try again. What the hell is going on? I live in the renton/kent Washington area. And no I have not reached 5gb cap yet.my month just started. Some times it works and gives me up to 4mb to 6mb speeds if I go to a friends house. But wont work 90% of the time in my area. Use to work great. But now it sucks balls! Thanks for any ideas!
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If you have had good 3g up until now, call TMo. If it is not a currently known service issue, have them open a service ticket. They did it for me (although edge was working) and I was back in business in about 4 days, and they even called me back to make sure everything was cool.

Yea already called them.told me I should upgrade to the Myslide 4g. Lol I just got the Vibrant. Also told me it should be working fine.made a trouble ticket but that was last week.still having major issues with 3g service. Stupid thing is they told me if I added the $15 extra tethering plain.my 3g would be faster.what a load of crap! Lol
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you're not alone, my 3g is gone too though i have a good reception here in my place in the past.

Just ran the Speedtest.net App and only got 0.15kb download speed but got 1.75mg upload speed. That doesn't seem right to me!
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what rom are you running?

i think the vibrant has weak reception in general, mine is always switching between 3g and edge everywhere where my tp2 could hold a 3g connection and sometimes my vibrant will search for a signal where my tp2 would have at least edge.
also the wifi bars will go to 1 or 0 on the vibrant when i am one room over from my router but my tp2 and bb bold will have full bars.
maybe this is caused by the battery saving algorithm?

happened to me the other day in myrtle beach for like 15 minutes i had like crappy 100 kbps download and like 2 mbits upload.
i think some ****er is just hogging all the bandwidth from the tower you are on.
sorry if we cant cuss im new.

Running just the offical ROM with JI6 update. Also Rooted. Starting to get pissed off here.plus GPS is non working taking like 10mins to even find me.and its jumping all over the place on google maps! WTF!! ;(
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I came from the G1 and I noticed the Vibrant doesn't get nearly as good of reception. It was a pretty rare thing to ever be on anything but 3G with the G1 but the Vibrant spends quite a bit of time on Edge. Same locations...
For what it is worth the JK2 modem has given me the best overall performance/battery life. Could be worth a try putting a JK2 ROM on there if you haven't already. But yeah the Vibrant overall doesn't get as good of signal as some other phones.

I've been having reception issues since T-mobile announced Louisvile was live with 4G. getting similar errors saying no service accessible.please try again. or it will just say network error.

Ok so I just installed the lag fix from the market and I got to say wow. Phone is lighting fast and gps seems to be better and 3g. Almost like a new device! Crazy
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you sure the lagfix fixed it? can you run a speedtest?

Yeah all same here. 3g issues for 3 days now, speed test was 67 kbs. Usually 4000 + Idk what's happening but its good to know I'm not alone. This is pissing me off.
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Yea ran new speedtest and got like 1.12mg but probably would be faster if the weather wasn't so crappy outside 60 mph winds!
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Ok just ran the speedtest app again and got 1.98mg download and 2.65mg upload speeds.so seems faster with the lag fix. And gps seems to work better too.
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Also got Quadrant Standard score of 2096 instead of the normal 890! Wow what a difference!
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It won't work that well around the area of Kent, East Hill area.
I am experiencing the same matter as you, and live in about the same area.
From my observation, general east hill area has bad 3G,data packet connection.

I've been having the same problems as u guys. I live in philly, and 3g had always been pretty good. I called tmo and got to upper level tech support, and they said out might be a network merging issue (whatever the hell that is). So, I starting playing around with the settings and I found a short term fix for me. Do this only if u know u have 3g signal, go to wireless and network, then network mode and click wcdma. if u go into edge area u will lose signal completely.

ultraman69 said:
i think the vibrant has weak reception in general, mine is always switching between 3g and edge everywhere where my tp2 could hold a 3g connection and sometimes my vibrant will search for a signal where my tp2 would have at least edge.
also the wifi bars will go to 1 or 0 on the vibrant when i am one room over from my router but my tp2 and bb bold will have full bars.
maybe this is caused by the battery saving algorithm?
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Dude I think you should replace your phone
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3g Speed Issue

Well 3g has always been slow about my area but T-Mobile just opened up HSPA+ in my town but I still get crappy speeds. I just ran a test right now with the speedtest.net app and the results are 0.23mbps d/l - 0.34mbps u/l with full bars of 3g. I think the best I have every seen was 0.96mbps d/l - 1.03 u/l.
I'm running CM6.1 nightly and was running froyo radio but changed to the new Korea radio to see if it helped but nothing. A while back while driving through Philly I hit 5.08mbps d/l - 2.88mbps u/l on the HSPA+ network.
I have played around with the build.prop and just can't find a setting for the speeds I "think" I should be getting. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking about going back to OTA Froyo from Google to see if that helps.

It seems to me it depends on where I am at, at home I get decent speeds, at my dads which is like 5 miles away I barely get edge, St work speeds are ok, and my friends house I have crazy awesome speed...T-Mobile signal strength is some what lacking depending on your location...inside of a building I could get edge, but if I go outside I get full 3g...
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It seems to me it depends on where I am at, at home I get decent speeds, at my dads which is like 5 miles away I barely get edge, St work speeds are ok, and my friends house I have crazy awesome speed...T-Mobile signal strength is some what lacking depending on your location...inside of a building I could get edge, but if I go outside I get full 3g...
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Well I contacted T-Mobile an apparently I am on the "Smart Phone Data Plan" and should be on the "Android Data Plan". I didn't know there was a difference but they said there was and to give it 3 hours and it should help with the speeds. I personally doubt it since people are getting great speeds from Web2Go and t-zone plans.
They also suggested I upgrade (for free) my sim card to a 3G(UICC) SIM card. So I guess I am heading to T-Mobile after work to upgrade.
Again I doubt any of this will fix my issues as I have hit 5.08mbps in Philly with this sim card and data plan.

It's their network I go through the same thing where I live
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Ok well the results after 3 hours of waiting.. I just did a speed test and got... 0.09mbps d/l and 0.47mbps u/l average after 4 tests. I'm pretty sure I get better speeds on EDGE. Needless to say I am heading up to T-Mobile after work to have a talk with them. This is crazy. Why pay for a data plan if it's going to be this slow.

Wow look at these blazing speeds..

Maybe this will help
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Well 3g has always been slow about my area but T-Mobile just opened up HSPA+ in my town but I still get crappy speeds. I just ran a test right now with the speedtest.net app and the results are 0.23mbps d/l - 0.34mbps u/l with full bars of 3g. I think the best I have every seen was 0.96mbps d/l - 1.03 u/l.
I'm running CM6.1 nightly and was running froyo radio but changed to the new Korea radio to see if it helped but nothing. A while back while driving through Philly I hit 5.08mbps d/l - 2.88mbps u/l on the HSPA+ network.
I have played around with the build.prop and just can't find a setting for the speeds I "think" I should be getting. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking about going back to OTA Froyo from Google to see if that helps.
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I was having speed issues also, so I edited my build.prop and now my speed is blazing fast. I'm a happy camper. I'm using evil's NXsense 1.26, before that cyanogenmod 6.1 RC1, I was having serious market issues, I couldn't install or uninstall apps with cyanogen. I edited the build.prop and things improved but not much, I would have to keep canceling download, and then reboot to install. I edited build.prop on evil's NXsense, and did a couple of speed test, I didn't have to because I noticed improvement right away. I just wanted to see some numbers, so I took three, one indoors, outdoors and with wi-fi. It doesn't matter if I can get 4G speed I'm happy with what I got, I have copies if my edited build.prop, I'm not sure if I can post it without the devs consent, a respect thing, you know. It's like a real gray area, but if you want to try and see if it helps, PM me

Well with the new sim card and new rom IM getting 2.48mbps down now. Not sure why cm6.1 was so slow but it was.
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running CM6 nightly 247 I too had those negative download speeds and 32 meg uploads

Heh i'm damn happy my network is always blazing fast even indoors (see my signature)
I modified the build.prop though to have ro.ril.hsxpa=2 and ro.ril.gprsclass=12
Running radio 5.12

Beautiful thing being rooted!!!!
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Well with the new sim card and new rom IM getting 2.48mbps down now. Not sure why cm6.1 was so slow but it was.
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That's decent speed, I'm sure your good with that.

4G is getting slower...any ideas what it could be?

My EVO used to record 4G speeds anywhere from 8Mbps to 13Mbps here in Brooklyn, NY.
Noticed it didn't seem as fast the past few weeks and Speedtest shows im only getting around 2.5-3Mbps.
I've tried a bunch of stuff and nothing has seemed to help.
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My phone shows as having full 4G reception but the speed is just not there
My 3g speeds are also realllly reallly slow (around 0.5-0.9Mbps)
Please help me figure out whats up

Maybe more users are connecting to the 4g now.
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jkinnison90 said:
Maybe more users are connecting to the 4g now. Or some tower problems. There has been a lot of complains on 3g speeds lately.
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I use clearwire on my evo for 4g.

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I use clearwire on my evo for 4g.
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And how are you doing that?
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Iz stealing your 4G's..
Seriously there seems to have been a problem with the network today, was having an issue connecting to 4G in NJ, but once I got to midtown I was getting a connection, and decent data rates.

I was in Tampa last week and was getting about 3.5 down. That was the first time I got to use 4G so I don't know what speeds there have been like.
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Might want to note this.
http://www4.sprint.com/servlet/whit...=item_file&keyname=item_id&keyvalue='25625ay'
From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910550

its from the servers from so many users but Sprint have be doing new changes for the Wimax that could be y
Just note run a speedtest in the morning then run one afternoon
[QOTE=chrispino;10765787]My EVO used to record 4G speeds anywhere from 8Mbps to 13Mbps here in Brooklyn, NY.
Noticed it didn't seem as fast the past few weeks and Speedtest shows im only getting around 2.5-3Mbps.
I've tried a bunch of stuff and nothing has seemed to help.
Updated to lastest radios - Check
Update profile - Check
Check for RSA Keys - Check (have them)
My phone shows as having full 4G reception but the speed is just not there
My 3g speeds are also realllly reallly slow (around 0.5-0.9Mbps)
Please help me figure out whats up[/QUOTE]
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its because they are systematically replacing all the towers and infrastructure with the new upgraded equipment so that they can announce an industry first 1gb/s speed on feb7!!!

4G on Sprint anyway is so damn overated.
Had galaxy s for a while on TMobile.... and it was faster consistantly on 3G than my Evo on 4G. Don't even try then and match Evdoh to any other 3G.
Sorry... doesn't help your issue, I know.

3g speeds 0.05 mbps to 0.12 mbps

im using cyanogenmod 7 the stable version, i dont know if these speeds are suppose to be like this or if just sprint service sucks donkey balls. also my upload speed is 0.13mbps which is even faster than my download speed, happens sometimes. On my 4g i get around 4mbps which is pretty good cause i can actually watch youtube videos without waiting so long and lagging, the 3g icon is 1x, i dont know if its suppose to be like that but thats what mine is, on my stock rom its 3g. my prl is 01115 just updated like last week or the week before, i live in cali by the bay area. any help? or r these the speeds, or sprint sucks donkey balls

Ji
cocoes4o8 said:
im using cyanogenmod 7 the stable version, i dont know if these speeds are suppose to be like this or if just sprint service sucks donkey balls. also my upload speed is 0.13mbps which is even faster than my download speed, happens sometimes. On my 4g i get around 4mbps which is pretty good cause i can actually watch youtube videos without waiting so long and lagging, the 3g icon is 1x, i dont know if its suppose to be like that but thats what mine is, on my stock rom its 3g. my prl is 01115 just updated like last week or the week before, i live in cali by the bay area. any help? or r these the speeds, or sprint sucks donkey balls
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Stock roms do not show 1x. So you could just have poor signal. Where in the bay area? In southbay I am having no problems.
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1X is not 3g so your speeds are fine for 1x. When you do connect to 3g let us know your speeds.
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i live in like modesto tracy area. if you know where that is

thats my point, when i go to stock rom i have 3g, but when i flast custom rom like cyanogenmod i always get 1x for 3g. idk y.

I constantly get 1x in Phoenix using CM7, it is quite annoying.

i never got my cm7 to say 3g always 1x

AOSP and Sense show different signal strengths. Did you guys run a speed test when on Sense? And is it any different?

Honestly I think it's a problem with AOSP rooms like CM and UD. When I've used those I would constantly get 1x connection. I was in a 3G area being that the other phones on my plan would have 4G and 3G and the internet would be quicker. It's a problem with the ROM itself I think.
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I just found this in Q&A
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898882

Like stated earlier, sense Roms will say 3g but it may really be 1x because sense Rom do not show true signal strength! Aosp does which is why you are seeing 1x with cm7
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craigbailey1986 said:
Like stated earlier, sense Roms will say 3g but it may really be 1x because sense Rom do not show true signal strength! Aosp does which is why you are seeing 1x with cm7
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Yup, but not all sense roms, the incredible 2 shows 1x and 3G so is some sense roms, I'm on 3G at home and I just run some speed test and my download speed is 0.21 mbps and 0.15 upload so is really bad for 3G and I thought it might be my phone but I tried my wife's too (Epic stock) and she gets same result, I ma start going out of town soon, so I think I ma have to cancel Sprint, I wanted the nexus s but T-Mobile sucks too, att don't really like it, so I guess I ma go back with Verizon which is where I came, just don't one the thunderbolt cause all specs rather I wait for the galaxy s 2(I doubt it cause I hate Samsung ) or go back to iPhone in Verizon I don't want to but that's probably my last choice
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No. Stock roms will say 3G even when you are on 1X. Do your speeds increase on the stock rom?
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jgalan14 said:
Yup, but not all sense roms, the incredible 2 shows 1x and 3G so is some sense roms, I'm on 3G at home and I just run some speed test and my download speed is 0.21 mbps and 0.15 upload so is really bad for 3G and I thought it might be my phone but I tried my wife's too (Epic stock) and she gets same result, I ma start going out of town soon, so I think I ma have to cancel Sprint, I wanted the nexus s but T-Mobile sucks too, att don't really like it, so I guess I ma go back with Verizon which is where I came, just don't one the thunderbolt cause all specs rather I wait for the galaxy s 2(I doubt it cause I hate Samsung ) or go back to iPhone in Verizon I don't want to but that's probably my last choice
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Why not give sprint a call?
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Rem3Dy said:
Why not give sprint a call?
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Yeah I ma call them tomorrow when i gget back to stock rom, cause I know they gonna want to roubleshoot, hard reset my device and all crazy crap, the thing is the my bill says I use 3.5 GB in one month of data and I don't Even know how, I don't remember using the much cause I try to use wifi as much as I can
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prl does not affect speed, only roaming

My speeds are horrible too. I'm in Indiana. It took me about 2 minutes to load a text only page today on CM7. I'm going to switch to a Sense rom for a couple days and try that out. We'll see how it goes.

The most I can get in Daytona Beach is .6mb download and .13mb upload

chebua said:
The most I can get in Daytona Beach is .6mb download and .13mb upload
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Damn man the sucks
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cocoes4o8 said:
im using cyanogenmod 7 the stable version, i dont know if these speeds are suppose to be like this or if just sprint service sucks donkey balls. also my upload speed is 0.13mbps which is even faster than my download speed, happens sometimes. On my 4g i get around 4mbps which is pretty good cause i can actually watch youtube videos without waiting so long and lagging, the 3g icon is 1x, i dont know if its suppose to be like that but thats what mine is, on my stock rom its 3g. my prl is 01115 just updated like last week or the week before, i live in cali by the bay area. any help? or r these the speeds, or sprint sucks donkey balls
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For the last TWO AND A HALF MONTHS Ive been *****ing at Sprint for this same reason of slow 3G speeds. When I got my EVO in December, I didnt have any issue pulling in decent 3G speeds at my house in San Francisco (I live in Mission District, and speeds were 900-1100kbps). I currently get between 50kbps to a max 300kbps. Sprint says this is fine for 3G and I say its not.
If you go to Downtown San Jose near "Almaden and Santa Clara" at times the speed will be 1100kbps-2200kbps, but even recently the speed has dropped down.
4G - forget it, it basically doesnt exist where the coverage maps claim. Sprint or Clearwire or BOTH are lying on that one. Where it does work, its slower than 3G in the areas I mentioned above.
Ive gone back and forth with test after test on my phone, reset after reset, visits to the store repair centers everything. Its got to the point Ive filed with the FCC and BBB and still no response from EITHER!
Im now looking at eating the ETF and going to small claims to recoup the fees and a MINIMUM of 3 months of the "highest priced data plan" Sprint offers due to them not being able to deliver what we both contractually agreed to deliver, yet I am forced to continue to pay for. They made out with the better end of the bargain, and that isnt what a contract is about.
So where are you in the Bay Area? Id love to get a hold of you and find out more about your debug settings so I can notify Sprint this isnt just a ME issue, its a network issue.

Anyone getting slower internet speeds now vs 1 month ago after 83 update?

I was just running some speed tests and I am seeing pre-83 speeds for some reason. After the update I was getting 6mb down and now im back to 1.5. ATT restrict something?
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I was just running some speed tests and I am seeing pre-83 speeds for some reason. After the update I was getting 6mb down and now im back to 1.5. ATT restrict something?
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Only way to conduct a test is same location, same test application, and same time of day/night.
I don't see any difference other than day/night because of the usage in day vs night.
What are your test conditions?

I am litterally sitting in the same chair which is in the same spot as prior testing. Ill check later tonight again to see if its network load but it was consistent any time of day before. I would get fluxuations between 4mb and 6mb but never below 4. Now I cant get over 2mb.
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At my home nothing has changed I am still screaming fast, but at work after about the first week my data speed has just falling all to hell, worse then before the patch, I am talking dialup modem speeds. I am just hoping it has something to do with updating towers or somesuch and will get better. So I can say I have the same problem at work as you , but not at home.

Maybe they are working on towers in your area.
Maybe there was a RTA and the nearest tower was damaged.
Maybe it's a particularily electric day with a lot of static in the air.
Lots of reasons your signal can change.

Network load changes throughout the year too. Things like college kids coming home and high school kids staying home can really overload a neighborhood tower.
Coverage is crap at home for me.
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