Starting very late on Feb. 15 I noticed my G2 data speeds were really slow. 57 kilobits down, 114 up. Wifi isn't much better at 172 down, 1373 up. I'm running CyanogenMod 6.1.1 and everything was fine until a couple nights ago. I haven't been able to try flashing a different rom because at these speeds it simply won't download. Any idea on how to fix this or what could have caused it?
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You probably already checked but thought Id post in case you didnt, maybe check Menu/Setting/Wireless&Networks/MobileNetworks and make sure use only 2g networks isnt checked.
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You probably already checked but thought Id post in case you didnt, maybe check Menu/Setting/Wireless&Networks/MobileNetworks and make sure use only 2g networks isnt checked.
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I hadn't thought of that but just did and it's unchecked.
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Just saw in Settings > About Phone > Status the my phone number shows as 'unknown'. Think I'll toss that bit of info at T-Mo and see what they hace to say.
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come on.. it should be easy to guess why, you probably reached the 5GB limit so T-Mobile has throttled you till the remaining of your billing cycle happened to me as well once... it sucks!
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Just saw in Settings > About Phone > Status the my phone number shows as 'unknown'. Think I'll toss that bit of info at T-Mo and see what they hace to say.
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This is an issue with CM6.1.1 and the G2. When you reboot etc. CM6 will often not remember your phone # or find your #.
To add it, go to Settings > Call Settings > Additional Settings > My Phone Number > xxx-xxx-xxxx (your number in this format)
This will put your phone number in the about phone > status area. Not entirely sure this has anything to do with your speeds though. I never had this issue when CM6 wouldnt find my number. Have you flashed any radios or anything recently? Also, you can call T-mo and ask if theres been a network outage or slowdown in the area recently.
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come on.. it should be easy to guess why, you probably reached the 5GB limit so T-Mobile has throttled you till the remaining of your billing cycle happened to me as well once... it sucks!
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I'm being throttled but a T-Mo rep I talked to earlier said I shouldn't be throttled down to the speeds I'm getting.
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This is an issue with CM6.1.1 and the G2. When you reboot etc. CM6 will often not remember your phone # or find your #.
To add it, go to Settings > Call Settings > Additional Settings > My Phone Number > xxx-xxx-xxxx (your number in this format)
This will put your phone number in the about phone > status area. Not entirely sure this has anything to do with your speeds though. I never had this issue when CM6 wouldnt find my number. Have you flashed any radios or anything recently? Also, you can call T-mo and ask if theres been a network outage or slowdown in the area recently.
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That allowed me to put the phone number back. Haven't flashed anything other than CyanogenMod 6.1.1 and the pershoot kernel. That was done a couple days before this problem. It could just be throttling but 60 kilobits down is unacceptable.
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I'm being throttled but a T-Mo rep I talked to earlier said I shouldn't be throttled down to the speeds I'm getting.
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while I'd love to agree with the rep... sadly the speeds are being throttled to is what it is... least it isn't like when i first was throttled! I was getting .13 download then slowly it progressed to max of .54 download. so believe me according to T-Mobile it is acceptable haha >.>.... here is to hoping they do rise the limit to 10GB's.
check out this thread about the data cap and how for a while we were able to bypass the cap
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863923
This isn't throttling, it's strangulation.
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This isn't throttling, it's strangulation.
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Yeah that does suck.
Got someone at T-Mobile to confirm the speeds I'm getting are throttled speeds but these speeds are unacceptable. I have apps that quit working once I was throttled.
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Yeah, tmo's every intention is to cut you off completely for the remainder of your cycle, but they have to give you the absolute bare minimum of data in order to say they are still offering unlimited data. Its sneaky as ****. Unfortunately, its still better than just about any other major wireless company on Earth. The other guys in the US charge ridiculous amounts over their caps, and in Europe the caps are something like 500mb per month. Eff that.
In the OP you mentioned wifi was slow too.... that would have nothing to do with tmo so not sure why you'd have that issue unless your ISP is just having issues.
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I purchased internet service straight from Clearwire and changed my evo settings on the 4G side exclusively to Clearwire settings. My best speed with Sprint was 3.5mps now I am getting ten mps? What am I missing here? My brother has a TMobile g1 that was always getting better speeds than me. That promted me to want to research this. I am told by Clearwire reps that Sprint uses a technology called MIP to help lock on to towers which can cause slower speeds. Anyone aware of this MIP technology?
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Would that really surprise you?
Although, didn't Sprint claim us EVO people who were paying the $10 extra would get "unlimited" speed? Well unlimited within the capabilities of the 4G service anyway.
Wouldn't that be fraud then?
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Would that really surprise you?
Although, didn't Sprint claim us EVO people who were paying the $10 extra would get "unlimited" speed? Well unlimited within the capabilities of the 4G service anyway.
Wouldn't that be fraud then?
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Yes, I think you should sue Sprint.
There's people posting that are getting 9/10 mbps on sprint 4g.
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I get 8mb on average, 9mb max on 4g using speedtest app on phone, not even tethering..
I usually get around 9-10mpbs but I have peaked at 13mpbs.
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Sprint does not cap download speeds. They do currently cap upload speeds to 1mbps.
no they dont cap, they throttle the network which is just as bad, in my area there are 4 antennas which blanket the whole town, one side is closer to 1Mbps the other 3-4Mbps, the other 2 in between 1-3 but in peraland just 2 streets down theres a 5th that covers just that area of pearland and there i reach 8-9 and where i am the evo wont stay on 4g longer then a minute before losing the signal
@simon what do you mean by change the settings to clear? i thought that you just turn it on and off...theres a settings page for 4g?
gotten 8-9mbps on evo's at best buy and around the sprint store location. Getting about 3-5mbps about 5-10miles from those locations
look at my sig.. i had a mt3g and now have the evo. i use mobilespeedtest for the mytouch because i wasnt getting good speed results with speedtest app. on the evo the speed test app was better
forgot to answer the mip tech thing. when i had an issue with my phone i had to reset the tower from where i purchased the phone to where i live. i had to drive 150 miles round trip for the phone. when i got back it was all messed up. had to reset some settings like update prl and stuff to get the new tower connected. im guessing everytime you go somewhere and plan to stay for a while or youre getting slow speeds try rebooting phone and see if that helps. but anyway you already switched, so yah
I got 11mb in silicone valley.
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gotten 8-9mbps on evo's at best buy and around the sprint store location. Getting about 3-5mbps about 5-10miles from those locations
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It always nice by those BB's and certain Sprint stores! They love to use repeaters so when they sell you the service it always works so nice for demo purposes.......waiting the Sprint store 2 miles from the house to get theirs..The store mgr has been saying any week now it should be installed for the last 2 months. Hopefully it will share some of those 4G's with me! If and when it gets installed. 4G's---still lol'n
It appears that there is there is a speed increase by merely changing the realm to clearwire-wmx.net from sprintpcs.com. In addition to speed, ping times were reduced from 400ms to 100ms.
It appears that the sprint wimax realm is limited somehow. QOS? At any rate, sprints 4g appears to be crippled.
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It appears that there is there is a speed increase by merely changing the realm to clearwire-wmx.net from sprintpcs.com. In addition to speed, ping times were reduced from 400ms to 100ms.
It appears that the sprint wimax realm is limited somehow. QOS? At any rate, sprints 4g appears to be crippled.
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how did you switch it? i wanna try it and see if it changes my dl speed at all
@zeuzinn all the evidence thus far seems to contradict your statement. Have you tried changing you realm to clearwire-wmx.net?
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manooti said:
how did you switch it? i wanna try it and see if it changes my dl speed at all
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Exactly what he said, how exactly do you switch?
flyingwolf said:
Exactly what he said, how exactly do you switch?
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##3282# > Edit Mode > put in your MSL > select WiMax. In there is an option to change your realm
...in 1943, I killed a drifter.
Chem_Guy said:
I got 11mb in silicone valley.
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I got 69mb down on your mom!
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@zeuzinn all the evidence thus far seems to contradict your statement. Have you tried changing you realm to clearwire-wmx.net?
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No. Trying it now
Update: Didn't work for me. I open up the browser and it says "Clear has an important message for you" with a continue button right below. I click on it and get redirected to Clear.com. Same thing happens if I try to go to any website.
Clear is a load of crap i had them and i only would get dial up speeds and on my evo i get 5 mps to 11 mps mostly 11 mps downtown so far and unlimited no caps
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Hello everyone,
Hope you're all enjoying the Epic as much as I am (and to think... this time yesterday I had a Touch Diamond)! One feature that I used every day at work in WinMo was the "Roaming only" option under Start -> Settings -> Personal -> Phone -> Services -> Roaming. On the Epic, the choices are "Sprint only" and "Automatic." Are there any ideas of how to add a Roaming only mode?
(At work my sprint signal is very low, and my Verizon signal is fine. If I am in Automatic mode, my Diamond battery would die in 1.5hrs without me touching the phone, but under Roaming Only mode the battery would be down to 50% by the end of the day.)
Thank you!
App: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.vuvuzela.roamcontrol
Thanks for the tip. I downloaded the app but roam only isn't working. I'll shoot the dev an email and report back.
seems like you need to be rooted
I just installed this on my epic and its working great. Phone temps have dropped tremendously since i have no sprint coverage at home. This should save alot of bettery life as well.
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are you rooted?
sultan.of.swing said:
I just installed this on my epic and its working great. Phone temps have dropped tremendously since i have no sprint coverage at home. This should save alot of bettery life as well.
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Working great here too. Download (and upload) speeds no different than with Sprint. And it is so odd to see more than 1 bar on my signal meter at home.
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are you rooted?
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Thanks for pointed this app out. Works great!
I have had some issues with signal from time to time in one particular room in my house. I noticed that my phone went to roam one time and the signal jumped up tremendously so I got to thinking about some type of forced roam.
A secondary benefit for me is that my 3g speed increased dramatically. A little over doubled download and slight increase on upload. Not only did it increase, but it is now stable!!
I had unrooted my phone and went completely back to stock due to no real ROM out yet that seemed worth putting up with the headaches. I did root again to obtain and use this app and absolutely have no problem with paying the amount asked with the results I have gotten factored in.
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Thanks for pointed this app out. Works great!
I have had some issues with signal from time to time in one particular room in my house. I noticed that my phone went to roam one time and the signal jumped up tremendously so I got to thinking about some type of forced roam.
A secondary benefit for me is that my 3g speed increased dramatically. A little over doubled download and slight increase on upload. Not only did it increase, but it is now stable!!
I had unrooted my phone and went completely back to stock due to no real ROM out yet that seemed worth putting up with the headaches. I did root again to obtain and use this app and absolutely have no problem with paying the amount asked with the results I have gotten factored in.
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Now all he needs to add is a widget.
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I roam all the time in my office and in the metro system in DC. Just to confirm, we don't have a roaming data cap, right? When I log into my account it says that it's unlimited but if you click on the "speeds" tab of this page
http://shop.sprint.com/en/shop/why_sprint/4g/4g_plan_details.html
It mentions a 300mb roaming limit. I think/hope it means if you *don't* have the $10 add on so I'm fine, but I also used to roam all the time on my old phone on Sprint and the plan page never mentioned a limit. Hopefully they'd give a warning or something before being charged extra...
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I roam all the time in my office and in the metro system in DC. Just to confirm, we don't have a roaming data cap, right? When I log into my account it says that it's unlimited but if you click on the "speeds" tab of this page
http://shop.sprint.com/en/shop/why_sprint/4g/4g_plan_details.html
It mentions a 300mb roaming limit. I think/hope it means if you *don't* have the $10 add on so I'm fine, but I also used to roam all the time on my old phone on Sprint and the plan page never mentioned a limit. Hopefully they'd give a warning or something before being charged extra...
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The limit on data roaming only applies to data cards...not to phones.
i found it depends on rep you talk to
some say no limit on phones others say the limit applies to phones too
Anybody notice 3G to be a bit slow lately? I used speed test awhile back and got 1.5mbps, now I get half that! Not cool.
quickbird144 said:
Anybody notice 3G to be a bit slow lately? I used speed test awhile back and got 1.5mbps, now I get half that! Not cool.
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Fluctuation in speed will happen. Try it again in a hour and see what you get. Did you run the speed tests in the same location.
I've been seeing more and more of these threads popup. Something is up.
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Maybe this..
http://www.bgr.com/2010/11/23/att-and-sprint-petition-fcc-for-spectrum-exchange/
My 3G speeds were bad all of Dec. now they're good.
Didn't mean to add another thread. Was going I wasn't alone on this. I've gone through 3 different roms and a slew of kernels thinking it was them. Bummer.
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during the day my speeds are decent, in the evenings once everyone gets off work my speeds slow to a crawl.
Just now....
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Just now....
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What prl and radio do you have?
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What prl and radio do you have?
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All the latest...
I actually got 1.12mbps couple minutes ago. So I guess its nothing I should be concerned about.
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Think you have it bad, look at this ****. And can someone explain to me why when I open speedtest all of the servers are in europe?
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Think you have it bad, look at this ****. And can someone explain to me why when I open speedtest all of the servers are in europe?
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Wow! That's actually what I was seeing earlier. Don't know what's going on cause soon as I made my post that I was getting 1.2mbps, it dropped to nearly nothing. Smh..
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Think you have it bad, look at this ****. And can someone explain to me why when I open speedtest all of the servers are in europe?
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Same thing is happening to me.
Like I said something is up. Sprint data used to be the best in NYC. Man, I also wish that they upgraded to Rev. B for the next flagship phone. I know, wishful thinking but Id prefer that over WiMax for everyday use
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markushi said:
Same thing is happening to me.
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+1....Whats up with that???
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Same thing is happening to me.
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Check your mobile internet settings. I just flashed cm7 and it has a couple of new selections...like international roaming, which was preselected. Also, it was preselected to roam on national affiliate networks. Since a lot of these roms are from people "across the pond" as they say, it will default to their servers. So, de-select those options and it will find a server closer to where you live. It is pretty kewl as it does switch to another network, but it is only 1rt speed, not 3G, so it didn't make my connection any faster. There are several threads out there on this about slow 3G speeds. I can only hope that with the 4G coming online, maybe the spectrum will open up to allow faster 3G speeds.
Lol glad im not the only 1 seeing this.. I was testing my connection in Germany yesterday LOL...
Tho even swapped back to the closest server (Germantown WI) , my speed still sucked..So I called sprint when I got home and told him my results compared to an ATT and Verizon phones while they were right next to me, and they were 6-7x faster then mine.
The CSR told me that its possible with northern Ill. getting 4G its working its way north into Wisconsin,and that could be affecting towers here while they transition..
Frankly I dont buy it. 2-3 weeks ago it was great, since then, 360kb is common. Also in the phone call I told him that I have no issues paying the $10 premium data charge, but if my phone keeps chugging along as it is now, I will be calling back since there is no way in hell I can take advantage of this "premium data" when I cant even watch a video on YouTube without constant pauses and other downloads basically crawling along.
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Lol glad im not the only 1 seeing this.. I was testing my connection in Germany yesterday LOL...
Tho even swapped back to the closest server (Germantown WI) , my speed still sucked..So I called sprint when I got home and told him my results compared to an ATT and Verizon phones while they were right next to me, and they were 6-7x faster then mine.
The CSR told me that its possible with northern Ill. getting 4G its working its way north into Wisconsin,and that could be affecting towers here while they transition..
Frankly I dont buy it. 2-3 weeks ago it was great, since then, 360kb is common. Also in the phone call I told him that I have no issues paying the $10 premium data charge, but if my phone keeps chugging along as it is now, I will be calling back since there is no way in hell I can take advantage of this "premium data" when I cant even watch a video on YouTube without constant pauses and other downloads basically crawling along.
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I chatted with a rep last night and they gave me the whole "there are no issues" song and dance. Clearly with so many people noticing this in so many different areas there is SOMETHING wrong with Sprints network. Either that or theyre throttling their speeds thinking people wont notice.
The csr i spoke to said he was going to push something thru to my phone and I should reboot it..which I did..
I see somewhat of an improvement at home (I THINK theres a relay on the watertower near my house but im not sure) and its now about 1.4mb down...Tho most of my issues are when im away from home and not near WiFi lol
I really hope Sprint isnt pulling a ninja throttle job on us to ease up the network for all the new subs
I've been looking over a few threads here about the soft data caps that T-Mobile uses. I'm aware about how it works and everything but I've found something kind of odd. I've seen a couple of posts about other people having some success with it.
Over the past 3 or 4 months my phone has been my primary internet connection by using the hotspot feature. This phone is completely stock (non rooted, no custom roms, etc) and within a few days of my new billing cycle I would hit the 5GB data limit for my plan. Out of frustration I turned off WCDMA/GSM auto to GSM to see if it would work faster. I turned it back to auto after a day or two and found that I had been un-throttled. I would check the My Account app on my phone and it would state that I had been throttled but everything is working on 4G speeds.
So this month just out of curiosity I've been using as much data as possible just to see if anything will be done. I'm not trying to be a data hog or anything, this is just out of curiosity. I'm 7 days into my billing cycle and have used over 22 gigs and still going strong. I'm currently streaming Netflix in HD and have two laptops and another smart phone using the data.
Does anyone know if I'll see a cease and desist letter from T-Mobile or if anything at all will happen?
Side note: This phone/T-Mobile has really surprised me with the speeds and capabilities it has. I used an iPhone4 with AT&T to stream Netflix and the quality and buffering was horrendous in comparison.
This sounds extremely beautiful to me as I bought the 10$ 200mb and I blow through that in less then a day. If this works you would not believe how happy this would make me. As for T-Mobile doing a cease and desist order I would highly doubt it. When I had a T-Mobile dash 2 years ago, without a data plan I was able to connect to the internet free of charge, and I would watch youtube Justin.tv and so on. I did this for almost 1 and a half years and have seen nothing from T-Mobile.
so basically, all you did was turn it to only GSM for a day or two, and then back on and the throttle went away?
Im gonna try the same thing and see what kinda speeds im getting after I turn it back on. 5gigs goes really quick and throttled speeds suck, Drives me crazy.. Ill get back with my results..
Subscribing to this... I just got a throttle boner. If this turns out to work for other folks I will seriously **** my pants. I had to upgrade to the $60 10gb plan bc I have been using this as my primary internet.
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Haha I remember this hack from the G1 days, when people used over 2gb data at that time. It actually works, it tricks the system I guess. I thought tmo patched it.
I've searched everywhere and can't find the setting, could someone shed some light.
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I've searched everywhere and can't find the setting, could someone shed some light.
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Sure. Type *#*#4636#*#* into the dialer. From in there you can choose GSM only.
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Sure. Type *#*#4636#*#* into the dialer. From in there you can choose GSM only.
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Since it is decided on their side i don't think they will try any legal action or whatever against you, happy throttling
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I've searched everywhere and can't find the setting, could someone shed some light.
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/Settings/Wireless & Networks/Mobile Networks/Network Mode. Then select GSM only
thats the first place I looked but to no avail, I can't seem to find the network modes but the *#4636#*#* works just fine, has anyone found this method to work?
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thats the first place I looked but to no avail, I can't seem to find the network modes but the *#4636#*#* works just fine, has anyone found this method to work?
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i dont remember stock rom having the 2g option so...yea
What phone are you currently using?
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Just an update on my usage. I've attached a screenshot of the amount of data that I've used so far from the monitor usage section of mytmobile.com
Also a speedtest that I ran just now just to see what it's running at. Right now usually seems around peak time, the ping and download speed is usually a bit faster at night.
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Subscribing to this... I just got a throttle boner. If this turns out to work for other folks I will seriously **** my pants. I had to upgrade to the $60 10gb plan bc I have been using this as my primary internet.
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That's what I was going to have to do to try to avoid being throttled. If you get a chance to try it out let me know what happens.
If anyone else does want to try this if you could let me know what happens. Also if you could let me know the phone model, current data plan, and anything else that you think may be important. I'm curious to know if it is my phone, the MyTouch 4G's in general, or what. I don't know anyone else with a smart phone with T-Mobile that cares about this so if anyone could provide any feedback on this it would be great.
My refill minutes and data just started today and I'm already at 1 gig will probably report back next Sunday
I have gotten the "5gb throttle" text from T-Mobile a couple times but I have never been throttled and that's without doing this "trick". I've never done anything and still seem to not get throttled even tho I've gotten the texts saying they were going to throttle me for the remainder of my cycle. It did it on my MT4G and its also doing it on my Sensation now. Maybe I'm just lucky.
*knocks on wood*
Im trying this asap...I run a shoutcast radio station (limbik frequencies if anyone cares to know) and I drive a truck all night so have been listening via the 4g while i drive...needless to say I run out of data in no time. Even if I upgraded to the 5gb plan (which is the highest they offer me) I'd still run out...1mb per minute, 5-9 hours a night....doesn't add up right! Worst part is that its a nonprofit station that AOL pays for our bandwidth to stream...seriously I shouldn't have to pay out the ass to make sure its running and simultaneously enjoy it!
Gosh, got a letter of warning from sprint yesterday. For a couple of months I'd been using the .00001 hack to use Verizon's network. A couple if weeks ago I switched to a normal prl.
They sent me a letter explaing that if ididnt trim back my data roaming, they would shut off my phone. Having done a cost comparison, I can't afford to switch companies. I'm on a sprint employees plan that was linked to sero. Plus the other folks don't allow unlimited data anymore.
Just wanted to give a caution to those of us using the prl hack, they are watching. Thankfully I'd made the switch before I even got the letter and now have roaming blocked with cyanomod v7
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You are lucky that you only received a warning. There are plenty of reports here from people that were not given a choice to terminate service with Sprint. They most defiantly keep a lookout for excessive roaming.
I wonder if it matters on location or how you use their data. I used to do a lot of roaming and never got a letter like that.
Also do you mind linking me to the roam/prl hack?
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I actually asked a Sprint rep if i could force my phone to roam permanently on Verizon and what the repercussions were. She asked me kinda stunned, why would you want to do that? I told her so i could get the data speeds that sprint can't provide. She told me that they would catch it immediately because many, many people are doing that.
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I actually asked a Sprint rep if i could force my phone to roam permanently on Verizon and what the repercussions were. She asked me kinda stunned, why would you want to do that? I told her so i could get the data speeds that sprint can't provide. She told me that they would catch it immediately because many, many people are doing that.
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If I were to do this, would this be a way to opt out of sprints contract?
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If I were to do this, would this be a way to opt out of sprints contract?
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I got one of those letters after three months of roaming. We're both lucky they didn't can us lol.
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I got one of those letters after three months of roaming. We're both lucky they didn't can us lol.
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Question- was the roaming speeds that much better? or rather how much better is it
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Question- was the roaming speeds that much better? or rather how much better is it
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I personally dont get above 100kbps down or up on sprint, even with full bars. When roaming on Verizon, I can easily get 2mbps down, even with 1 bar.
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Question- was the roaming speeds that much better? or rather how much better is it
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I've been using the 0001 PRL and my speeds have improved a decent bit. I seem to be able to buffer Netflix and play an online game like Galcon with less noticeable lag.
The sad thing is, right when I got the EVO 4G, within the first few months, Sprint's 3G speeds easily beat Verizon's. Verizon's speeds are good, but not great, but Sprint's network has been so congested that it merely offers mediocre speeds for me now.
I also don't get voice signal with Sprint at my new place, whereas the Verizon prl gives me signal.
I'll just switch back to a Sprint PRL as soon as I get a warning letter.
I switched back because I didn't see a noticeable speed difference in my area.
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Well Sprint gonna release EVDO REV B which will give us EVO users 5mb down and 1mb up on 3G but for the EVO 3D user and epic 4G touch will get 14mb down and 10mb up on 3G
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sitlet said:
I personally dont get above 100kbps down or up on sprint, even with full bars. When roaming on Verizon, I can easily get 2mbps down, even with 1 bar.
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How do I change my prl to that Verizon one?
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pfcland said:
Well Sprint gonna release EVDO REV B which will give us EVO users 5mb down and 1mb up on 3G but for the EVO 3D user and epic 4G touch will get 14mb down and 10mb up on 3G
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Whens that going to happen & when they release it do we have to update PRL, how does that work?
sitlet said:
I personally dont get above 100kbps down or up on sprint, even with full bars. When roaming on Verizon, I can easily get 2mbps down, even with 1 bar.
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Yep same here. I have a constantly open ticket at Sprint for their poor data. I told them this when asking if i could roam permanently. I told them that roaming on any other network was faster then Sprint.
Where is the link for changing the PRL to .0001
Verizon PRL hack link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
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for the people that got the warnings, how much roaming data did you use for the past few months? What is considered excessive?