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Sprint Epic 4G Update Brings Faster Uploads Tomorrow

Sprint Epic 4G Update Brings Faster Uploads Tomorrow
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By: Chuong Nguyen | 5:06 PM 29-Sep-10 | 0 Comments
Forum member dshoem01 on Sprint's community forums has promised that the carrier will be releasing an update to the Sprint Epic 4G that will be coming tomorrow, September 30th, and will be rolled out over the air over four days. The firmware update should fix the slow upload speeds that Epic 4G owners have been experiencing, which caps their uploads to a measly 150 kbps on Sprint's 3G network. According to the forum post, "Good news - an update will be released tomorrow 9/30. It will be rolled out over a 4 day period so not everyone will get it on day 1. I will have the standard MR information (fixes included, rollout schedule, etc) available tomorrow morning and will post it in a new featured thread."
(via: Engadget)
http://pocketnow.com/android/sprint-epic-4g-update-brings-faster-uploads-tomorrow
cant wait to see someone use this in there rom

blastboi said:
Sprint Epic 4G Update Brings Faster Uploads Tomorrow
File under: News
By: Chuong Nguyen | 5:06 PM 29-Sep-10 | 0 Comments
Forum member dshoem01 on Sprint's community forums has promised that the carrier will be releasing an update to the Sprint Epic 4G that will be coming tomorrow, September 30th, and will be rolled out over the air over four days. The firmware update should fix the slow upload speeds that Epic 4G owners have been experiencing, which caps their uploads to a measly 150 kbps on Sprint's 3G network. According to the forum post, "Good news - an update will be released tomorrow 9/30. It will be rolled out over a 4 day period so not everyone will get it on day 1. I will have the standard MR information (fixes included, rollout schedule, etc) available tomorrow morning and will post it in a new featured thread."
(via: Engadget)
http://pocketnow.com/android/sprint-epic-4g-update-brings-faster-uploads-tomorrow
cant wait to see someone use this in there rom
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FYI, i take anything Engadget posts with a HUGE grain of salt. Not saying it won't come tomorrow, I have faith it will. But the article on Epic Problems was written by a guy who's top devices are a Netbook, an XBOX 360 and the Palm Pre. This guy wouldn't know good hardware if it *****slapped him in the face.

rufflez2010 said:
FYI, i take anything Engadget posts with a HUGE grain of salt. Not saying it won't come tomorrow, I have faith it will. But the article on Epic Problems was written by a guy who's top devices are a Netbook, an XBOX 360 and the Palm Pre. This guy wouldn't know good hardware if it *****slapped him in the face.
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lol thx for the heads up

rufflez2010 said:
FYI, i take anything Engadget posts with a HUGE grain of salt. Not saying it won't come tomorrow, I have faith it will. But the article on Epic Problems was written by a guy who's top devices are a Netbook, an XBOX 360 and the Palm Pre. This guy wouldn't know good hardware if it *****slapped him in the face.
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That article was pretty accurate. The Epic has some pretty serious issues.

drizek said:
That article was pretty accurate. The Epic has some pretty serious issues.
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The only one I've ever experienced was the 3G upload. and it just isn't a big deal for me right now. Plus, fix is in the works.
People who have the market download problem didn't clear their cache before flashing a ROM. That's no one's fault except the person who flashed the ROM. The only time I've had anything fail in the market is when I was actively switching from wifi to 3g or vice versa. Download restarted fine with no issues.
GPS, sorry, just don't experience them. I apologize for those with them, but I just have not had an issue getting a lock when I'm outdoors. I travel to different stores everyday for work, and I've never had an issue navigating there. GPS/Maps way better on this phone than Hero, which frequently put me on some side road instead of the current one, and no one *****es about that phone's GPS issues.

rufflez2010 said:
The only one I've ever experienced was the 3G upload. and it just isn't a big deal for me right now. Plus, fix is in the works.
People who have the market download problem didn't clear their cache before flashing a ROM. That's no one's fault except the person who flashed the ROM. The only time I've had anything fail in the market is when I was actively switching from wifi to 3g or vice versa. Download restarted fine with no issues.
GPS, sorry, just don't experience them. I apologize for those with them, but I just have not had an issue getting a lock when I'm outdoors. I travel to different stores everyday for work, and I've never had an issue navigating there. GPS/Maps way better on this phone than Hero, which frequently put me on some side road instead of the current one, and no one *****es about that phone's GPS issues.
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I didn't have GPS issues at first, but eventually I started to experience it. The biggest problem though is the battery drain that can basically kill the whole thing in 4-5 hours.

drizek said:
I didn't have GPS issues at first, but eventually I started to experience it. The biggest problem though is the battery drain that can basically kill the whole thing in 4-5 hours.
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Seriously, this update needs to fix the 3G battery drain that is killing this phone. Fixing the GPS would be nice too, but upload speeds are a distant third on the list of stuff that needs to be fixed ASAP...

FUGGG. Just remembered that I'm gonna have to re-install all the Sprint/Samsung apps to get this update like i did last time. -___-
As least I will remember how to do it this time!

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NeonMonster said:
FUGGG. Just remembered that I'm gonna have to re-install all the Sprint/Samsung apps to get this update like i did last time. -___-
As least I will remember how to do it this time!
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Lol, yeah.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

I just got a prl update pushed to me as I was resetting my phone. My rom is stock though I have a modified kernel. I have bad 3g signal here but I have full 3g/4g bars at work. I suppose today we find out!
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I thought its already been uncapped?
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Multimedia
Input your msl (find it using adb command getprop, look for msl in readout)
Change rtsp proxy to 0.0.0.0 and rtsp proxy port to 0
Credit goes to CHIBUCKS at SDX-Developers:
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/android-2-1/%28solved%29-android-2-1-streaming-apps/

NeonMonster said:
FUGGG. Just remembered that I'm gonna have to re-install all the Sprint/Samsung apps to get this update like i did last time. -___-
As least I will remember how to do it this time!
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you won't if you just wait for the devs on here to give us one flashable via clockwork. might take an extra day or few but its worth the wait if you think about it

HeroHTC said:
I thought its already been uncapped?
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Multimedia
Input your msl (find it using adb command getprop, look for msl in readout)
Change rtsp proxy to 0.0.0.0 and rtsp proxy port to 0
Credit goes to CHIBUCKS at SDX-Developers:
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/android-2-1/(solved)-android-2-1-streaming-apps/
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Just tried this but its still the same. Make a new thread concerning this please..
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HeroHTC said:
I thought its already been uncapped?
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Multimedia
Input your msl (find it using adb command getprop, look for msl in readout)
Change rtsp proxy to 0.0.0.0 and rtsp proxy port to 0
Credit goes to CHIBUCKS at SDX-Developers:
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/android-2-1/%28solved%29-android-2-1-streaming-apps/
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This does not uncap the upload speed, it just doesn't route your internet traffic through a proxy anymore, after you change this.

What is the PRL version number for the updated PRL?

I got a PRL update today but not sure if i just didn't update it in the past.
Version
60671

scriz said:
This does not uncap the upload speed, it just doesn't route your internet traffic through a proxy anymore, after you change this.
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So does this help with our high lag/ ping issue?
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stinger4321 said:
So does this help with our high lag/ ping issue?
I would also like to know if this does fix the latency issues the phone has or the ping which really blows ...
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Well I changed mine to eliminate the proxy and with 2bars of signal on 3g I got a ping of 145 with speedtest app also it now shows a server thats actually near me . The same server when I test the 4g speeds! That could bed the reason for a lower ping though
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Also when I ran it multiple times I recieved 180kbps upload everytime. This is the highest I have seen it on 3g
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speed fun

hi everyone
this is my bad news
i just got my nexus s
and i still own my galaxy s
now same phone provider(optus australia) same Apn setting this is speed result?
Galaxy S: 4.92 download
1.12 uploading
Nexus S: 2.21 download
1.05 uploading
what also i can see i got H on my Galaxy but only 3g on my Nexux s
well for sure this make the different i believe but why for the same Apn tested in the same place??
now we have to fing the answare
Mr Gee

The answer is that Google don't seem to like the H icon and therefore disables it. The phone still works fine on HSPA, it just doesn't display it.

i can understand
but the different in speed?

gerardo66 said:
i can understand
but the different in speed?
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Have you done multiple tests against multiple servers at different times of the day and averaged the results?
I can truly see a difference of 50% or more from one test to another sometimes, even when ran just a few minutes apart. Network traffic is just funny that way.
The other thing you might want to do to validate your comparisons is get the Antennas app from the Market (it's free) and make sure both phones are actually connecting to the same tower. They should be, but if you're in an overlapping tower area, they might not be due to load balancing by the network.

i will try
so definitely is not H on nexus S?

gerardo66 said:
i will try
so definitely is not H on nexus S?
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You will never see an H indicator on the Nexus S with the current stock firmwares. You'd need to flash a modded ROM or modify your frameworks file yourself to get it.
The phone is definitely capable of H speeds, though.

Same here in Florida. Vibrant gets 5 or 6 mbps down and 1.6 up while NS gets a max of 2 or 3 down and 900 k up
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Thank elkavayo
you confirm my felling
so now what is this problem? how we solve?

elkavayo said:
Same here in Florida. Vibrant gets 5 or 6 mbps down and 1.6 up while NS gets a max of 2 or 3 down and 900 k up
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gerardo66 said:
Thank elkavayo
you confirm my felling
so now what is this problem? how we solve?
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Have you guys called T-Mo customer service and asked them to look into the problem relative to your individual phone?
They'll probably tell you to try a new SIM card (if you're using the one you had on an older device).
The phone is capable of faster speeds than you're seeing. It should get comparable to a Vibrant.

my sim i three week old
i will try to swap with sim from gs and test again
to be continued

I'm going to start throatpunching people who ask this question.
Just because you don't see an "H" in the framework, doesn't mean you're not connecting to the HSDPA.
Start downloading something then type in *#*4636#*#* in the dialer. Look at "Phone Info" and watch the "Network Type." You'll notice a few seconds after it starts downloading, it'll switch from UMTS(3G) to HSDPA(also 3G).

Hi Unremarked
have you try the code your self?
i try and give me wrong code!!

gerardo66 said:
Hi Unremarked
have you try the code your self?
i try and give me wrong code!!
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*#*#4636#*#*
Typed too fast, my fault.

Or you can find the same info in Settings > About > Status

I love my vibrant, so fast so reliable so quick...to me nexus s is a downgrade

I have both the SNS and the SGS
SGS is on Fido
SNS on Wind
both gets a top speed down speed of 2800+ Mbps
and aprox 800+ Mbps up stream
that just gives you an idea that the SNS works properly, it might simply be the capacity load of the cell tower you were connected to

distortedloop said:
Have you guys called T-Mo customer service and asked them to look into the problem relative to your individual phone?
They'll probably tell you to try a new SIM card (if you're using the one you had on an older device).
The phone is capable of faster speeds than you're seeing. It should get comparable to a Vibrant.
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Nothing wrong with the phones or SIM. Has to do with the modem. Flashing different modems on the vibrant have the same effect. Some modems are more aggressive, but use more battery. Nexus One stock gets same download speed as nexus S. I'm sure most NS and Vibrant will perform the same in the same geographical area.
BTW, you don't get the same download speeds everywhere. At home I get 2mbps but at work, about noon, I get close to 6 (with the vibrant) and close to 3 with NS.
In any case, 2mbps is pretty good. I won't go and exchange my phone because of that. I have learned to enjoy my NS as opposed to look for any possible thing that makes it not perfect in the eyes of "my friends"

zc4life said:
I love my vibrant, so fast so reliable so quick...to me nexus s is a downgrade
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cool.. if you love it so much, why are you on the Nexus S forum trying to discourage other people about the phone? Not trying to be rude or anything but posts saying Nexus S is a downgrade compared to X phone is just really annoying.

Heh
zephiK said:
cool.. if you love it so much, why are you on the Nexus S forum trying to discourage other people about the phone? Not trying to be rude or anything but posts saying Nexus S is a downgrade compared to X phone is just really annoying.
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Im not trying to be rude but it is what it is...

AllGamer said:
I have both the SNS and the SGS
SGS is on Fido
SNS on Wind
both gets a top speed down speed of 2800+ Mbps
and aprox 800+ Mbps up stream
that just gives you an idea that the SNS works properly, it might simply be the capacity load of the cell tower you were connected to
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you do mean Kbps right?
2800 Mbps would be 933.33 MBps and that's <b><u>CRAZY</u></b> fast lol

For those of you on Myn's RLS 5 with slow internet

There is a small issue with an app being slightly outdated. If your internet is slow there is a very simple fix. Go to the Market and download Ad free and follow the instructions. If you already have it, update the host file, click revert then reboot and bam you're set

Thanks! It looks like the fix broke the Market theming, but it's nothing I'd lose sleep over.

Roy Jovero said:
Thanks! It looks like the fix broke the Market theming, but it's nothing I'd lose sleep over.
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The fix did not break the market theme they have been slowly pushing a market update that broke it. If only they would wait till min is putting out a new update to push these things we would be all good
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Roy Jovero said:
Thanks! It looks like the fix broke the Market theming, but it's nothing I'd lose sleep over.
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As was stated above, it's coincidence if installing this app made your market get updated/lose it's theme. Google's been pushing out the new market for a week or so and you finally got yours. Don't worry, Myn will theme it up when he gets the chance

I tried this because my internet has been really slow latly I don't think it made it any faster and it did make market UN theme

I flashed it and at first after the reboot, it didn't seem to help, but its going fine now.

WTF adfree has NOTHING at all to do with slow internet speeds....

Of course it does.

dtr145r said:
WTF adfree has NOTHING at all to do with slow internet speeds....
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*sigh* Yes it does. Let me guess, you have no idea what's going on, do you?
In the last release of Myn's ROM, he implemented his own hosts file on the back end. Something has happened in regards to that hosts file. Not certain exactly what changed or expired, but the result was that folks who tried surfing web pages that served ads would take a great deal of time to load. Essentially the hosts file was redirecting somewhere and would attempt connection and wait until it hit the timeout limit.
Thus, the most direct resolution, in lieu of Myn's recent absence, is to grab AdFree from the Market, and update your hosts file.

BOOM! That fixed it. Thanks OP for making this thread! A+

Man wish I would have seen this, reason I flashed cm6 after having slow internet on myns

Worked for me. Thank you!

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Thanks! It looks like the fix broke the Market theming, but it's nothing I'd lose sleep over.
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Yep...just installed Ad Free and market is back at the green instead of Myns black. However the internet is MUCH faster
5-6MB down and 1.5MB up on 3G
Thanks

Thankyou!!
OP, a very big thankyou must be said, I honestly can't tell you the last time I had a web page actually load and it has been driving me nuts. Now everything is back how it should be and running like a champ. Funny part is that I didn't put ad free on because Myn had already built in a hosts file, little did i know that's what the problem was.
Thanks again

do the host files to block ads affect internet speed for both 3g and 4g?

Awesome, thanks! I was going crazy reflashing kernels and radios trying to get it too work properly.
Had I actually taken a second to think about it, the solution makes perfect sense. Thanks for pointing us in the right direction!

3g works great now, obviously fixed, but 4g is not. Symptoms are identical to what was happening before installing adfree. I tried reverting, updating host file, updating prl, cant figure out why 3g loads in 1 second, 4g just sits there forever
Edit... After further testing it appears my 4g is actually working, just really ****ty. Maybe a bad time of day, maybe the 4g network is having problems, who knows. Its sad that 3g seems to be quicker for browsing, 4g is better for video or large downloads...

Thanks for advising everyone
I greatly appreciate it.

quocamole said:
do the host files to block ads affect internet speed for both 3g and 4g?
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Correct.
myn said:
Thanks for advising everyone
I greatly appreciate it.
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No problem Myn There was a GIANT clutter in your thread so I figured I could divert some of that if there was an actual thread dedicated that people would notice

i sugest to try flash <stock android host zip > from Calcu evio room tread,it reverts back to open internet,full speed...I tether much ,so just like to open evry single page on lapppyy...

[Q] Last time I checked..I lived in Nebraska

So, I was curious about my wifi tethering speeds..I hit up speedtest.net..
Why does my phone think that it is in Europe?
Pic related.

its not always where you live, my guess is the speedtest.net picks servers based on your isp, ping times, distance, loads, things like that

I don't put much faith in that app. One absolutely GLARING problem with it is how the final speeds are calculated...well, that's just it...they aren't. If you hover between 500-600, but then at the last second jump to 30 (or 1200), then that'll be the final result displayed. Without an average, the final numbers on the speed tests are totally useless. Very misleading and frustrating.

27s said:
So, I was curious about my wifi tethering speeds..I hit up speedtest.net..
Why does my phone think that it is in Europe?
Pic related.
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I too am from nebraska! I noticed that it picks a strange server when I switch to wifi. If I turn my gps on it then finds the correct server. When I speed test on 3g it find the correct ones. I dunno.

That happened to me yesterday, had me in Cork ireland. I updated profile in settings, and that seemed to fix it.
Sent from my blah blah blah blah

yeah, I dunno...I noticed it with CM, and with the 3.70 update. Seems to be an issue with 3.70...I see it alot at my job ( WINK, WINK) with evo's thinking they are somewhere in Eurpoe... I just don't know why it defaults there. My Hero never did that... <_< >_> . Ha.

You have issues with speedtest, i had location issues with weather widget after sprint update. I was in Schaumburg IL and my location was listed as some place in Ukraine (yes, one by Russia). I fix location manualy and with next sync went back... Rooting phone and installing calkulin rom fixed my problem
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erik077 said:
...I was in Schaumburg IL ...
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Visiting Motorola ? Would have thought they would have discount droids . lol
Big place, lots of engineers.

That's what you get for living in Nebraska.
ROCK CHALK KU!

The Sense Time/Weather Widget once thought I was in France

anybody else experience this??

this happened to me yesterday but this is the first time I'm able to post/ask about this....
so I was at the Subway Series yesterday (for those who don't know....Mets-Yankees game) and took some photos during batting practice. I was tweeting the photos then it said network connection lost. It's happened to me before so I didn't think anything of it. Tried about an hour later (still at the game btw) to search something on google and I couldn't connect. I then thought, "probably in a ****ty Sprint area". After I got home where I know sprint is good, tried to use the internet on my phone again, and still wouldn't connect.
Each one of these times it would say "Needs WiFi or 3G connection" it was annoying! anybody else experience this??

Mets suck.
Just sayin...

No I haven't. Hope you find the solution as that would suck if it happened to me.
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I've had something similar where 3G was acting stupid. Try toggling in, and out of Airplane Mode. It might reset the radio to where you can connect again. If not reboot.

Kind of happened to me at the movies. Transformers3 was about to start and I couldn't do anything with my phone until I got out of the theater! It was weird... Like I was being blocked from sending anything or getting online.??
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smarmytime said:
Mets suck.
Just sayin...
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Yes they do, and because of that, my home team,. The Buffalo Bisons suck, like they never have before they got picked up by the Mets to be their farm team...

smarmytime said:
Mets suck.
Just sayin...
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+1
thats why i said Mets-Yankees....you gotta save the best for last GO YANKEES!!!
o yea i should also mention that I tried shutting my mobile network off and on but it wouldn't let me lol. it kept saying "Turning On..." even when I tried to shut it off (I was running the Synergy RC1 and was in the quick settings pull down menu....I have switched over to Deck's ROM..I missed my phenomenal battery life lol)

I would have said try turning off mobile network and then turning it back on but it seems like it you tried. Idk, I would like this to be answered because this issue happens to me too
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Meta do suck. Go Phils!!!
Anyway, the network was probably overloaded at the stadium. A lot of the stadiums are having this issue with every carrier. Apparently they are all building their own towers now.
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I've never had that happen with 3g but it has happened with the WiFi radio,gets stuck on turning off and the toggle greys out.Rebooting gets it back in order.
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alaman68 said:
Meta do suck. Go Phils!!!
Anyway, the network was probably overloaded at the stadium. A lot of the stadiums are having this issue with every carrier. Apparently they are all building their own towers now.
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it didn't just happen at the stadium...it also happened at home which is about 25 miles away. and I dunno why I didn't think of rebooting lol. Either way I'm back on a different ROM and it hasn't happened yet....if it does I'll let ya guys know

alaman68 said:
Meta do suck. Go Phils!!!
Anyway, the network was probably overloaded at the stadium. A lot of the stadiums are having this issue with every carrier. Apparently they are all building their own towers now.
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I have had this at the Oakland Coliseum and and Qaulcam (Jack Murphy) stadium. It's is not unexpected because of what was said above. If it is available, you can try 4G. Usually not as many users.

philmota said:
Kind of happened to me at the movies. Transformers3 was about to start and I couldn't do anything with my phone until I got out of the theater! It was weird... Like I was being blocked from sending anything or getting online.??
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I am not sure if this is the case or not, but I know that it is possible to have a device installed that blocks cell phone signals. I have heard that in some places, it has been allowed, however I am not certain where it is or is not allowed.
The article linked below, is old, but talks about how some The National Association of Movie Operators was in the process of trying to get it to be exempted from the "Communications Act of 1934, section 333, which makes it illegal to interfere with radio communications"
http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2005/12/5802.ars
More information on cell phone jammers is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_jammer