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AT&T nexus one users, you may be being throttled.

Noticed over the past month my upload speed took a dump on AT&T wireless.
I finally confirmed it by getting a sim card out of a friends AT&T data card. With his sim, I can get over 1.5Mbit UPLOAD with the isp.cingular APN, when I switched back to wap.cingular (for smartphones), I can't get above 0.2 Mbit upload.
Please note, DOWNLOAD does not seem to be affected (as much). This is still a real ***** if you want to upload anything at all. I mean it use it pound 1.5 up all day long.
I called AT&T business care and they all but confirmed it, I was given a very dumbed down explanation of "data cards are locking on to a better signal". Translation, wap.cingular APN is now being throttled. I don't think this has been rolled out in all markets yet so YMMV.
I made a post about this on howard forums, but I wanted other AT&T users here to download speedtest.net from the market and confirm, or see what areas are affected.
Those that have access to a data card sim, and can switch to isp.cingular, you're input would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1641557&page=1&pp=15
Other notes... no proxy. Switched between isp.cingular and wap.cingular about 5 times to confirm. It's very consistent.
-James

I read your thread at hofo, but my nexus just pulled down 2 Mbps today so I don't see any throttle over here.

RogerPodacter said:
I read your thread at hofo, but my nexus just pulled down 2 Mbps today so I don't see any throttle over here.
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You said down, what was your upload?
Download is not in dispute.

i just got 1078 up....

apolloms said:
i just got 1078 up....
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Awesome, where you located? This seems to be a Salt Lake issue at the moment.
-James

.71 Mbps down/1.17Mbps up in Indiana

down: 2101kbps
up: 648kbps. usually higher
Alexandria, VA
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2.8 mbps down / 1.5 mbps up. No issues in Los Angeles.

2543kb/s down 1278kb/s up
Irvine california
no problems

I read your thread at hofo, but my nexus just pulled down 2 Mbps today so I don't see any throttle over here.
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You said down, what was your upload?
Download is not in dispute.
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upload was 1.4Mbps today. I ran a few tests at work on lunch and normal speeds both up and down. man I love the nexus!

Off of Chicago's 3G service I've been hit or miss on the upload. About 75% of the time it is less than 200k, other times it's well over 1-1.5 mbps. When it is below 200k it seems to start higher and then get scaled back below 200k on the speed test.

RogerPodacter said:
I read your thread at hofo
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Sorry for the No0b qustion... But what is HoFo?

ap3604 said:
Sorry for the No0b qustion... But what is HoFo?
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howardforums

I'm also in SLC, and couldn't get over 200k on upload testing just now. I did get 2566k down though.

All is good in Ithaca, NY
Down: 3082 kbps
Up: 1278 kbps

Didn't seem to be the case last time I ran speedtest....d/l and u/l were practically identical. I would run it again right now, but I'm on 802.11 atm and the numbers I get are, obviously, drastically different on wireless than on 3G. I'd turn off 802.11, but I use y5 to remember what locations I have wireless on, and I'm oddly worried it might "forget" to turn it back on next time...lol.

Maryland
1.87-down
1.58-up
Seems normal for me...

Baltimore:
Down-2.51Mbps
Up-1.12Mbps

Baltimore as well
D: 2.52Mbps
U: 1.51Mbps

Germany as well
1.7 down
1.1 up

3G & 4G Speed Test

So I'm wondering what everyone's getting as far as 3G and 4G speeds.
I'm trying to debate from friends on another forum about Sprints Data Speeds being better than AT&T's and well, me only having 2 bars and no 3G at my house makes it a hard sell.
My speeds when I got a lil 3G were:
Down: 692
Up: 592

I get anywhere from 1.0 MB/sec to 1.5 MB/sec with 3G down. My up speeds are always horrible.

My up speed normally passes my down. How weird is that?

Jykinturah said:
I get anywhere from 1.0 MB/sec to 1.5 MB/sec with 3G down. My up speeds are always horrible.
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MB or Mb? There's a huge difference.

Well we know its not 12MB.... so its the other way

acrh2 said:
MB or Mb? There's a huge difference.
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Exactly. what we are ACTUALLY talking about is Megabits. NOT Mebibytes. And no, that isn't a typo. A Mebibyte is 1024 Kibibytes. A Kibibyte is 1024 bytes.
So until I see 8 Megabits/s download...

Landmine said:
Well we know its not 12MB.... so its the other way
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I'll tell you what speeds I get on 3G. Speakeasy.net speedtest to the closest server (Chicago) gives 1.7Mbps down and 400Kbps up.

my 3g 4g speeds
3G 1.15 down 0.65 up
4G 2.91 down 1.01 up
in Mbps
im in Dallas , Texas

I tested the other day and posted a video on youtube with my differences in Clarksville, MD. I got practically NO difference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqbE1M1liFU
But today I was in Germantown, MD and turned on 4G (an area that isn't even suppose to have 4G yet according to sprints site) and got 3Mbps so it varies from place to place by quite a bit.

Dallas Tx 4G
7.4 MB/s Down
1.67 MB/s Up

dayved07 said:
Dallas Tx 4G
7.4 MB/s Down
1.67 MB/s Up
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This is bs. It's almost as good as my cable. Get a life!

il send ya the link to my speed test no bs BUDDY!

dayved07 said:
il send ya the link to my speed test no bs BUDDY!
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You are delusional - 7.4 Megabytes down, really? This is about 6 times faster than my fairly snappy cable.

Ya get the link? Why would i be making this up for. Isnt this what the thread is about?
btw i would of posted the speedtest.net results but it doesnt let me post links

dayved07 said:
Ya get the link? Why would i be making this up for. Isnt this what the thread is about?
btw i would of posted the speedtest.net results but it doesnt let me post links
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I already told you in pm. Mbps is different from MBps.
1 MBps = 8 x 1 Mbps.
Check wikipedia if you don't believe me.

Lancaster, Pa
4G
5.6Mbps down
1.2Mbps Up

Mounds View, MN (10-15 miles north of Minneapolis)
3G: 2.01Mbps down / 0.64Mbps up

I get 15mb/s download on my wifi
and about 1.3mb/sec on 3G
4G here in the suburbs of atlanta is about 5mb/sec
pretty good

Buffalo Grove, IL
3G: 674Mbps down / 647Mbps up
4G: 3152Mbps down / 1037Mbps up
I run this test everywhere I go, and generally I get about 350-800Mbps down and 450-1000Mbps up on 3G, while 4G is more erratic and can go anywhere from 300 to 3500Mbps down and 600-1000 Mbps up.

acrh2 said:
This is bs. It's almost as good as my cable. Get a life!
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In theory 4g is totally capable of those speeds.
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[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.

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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.

Bandwidth Speed

What kind of speed are you guys getting? no wifi please

4871 down 1890 up. Ookla speed test app with wifi off.

N Puerto Rico hspa is new, I ran 3mb and .5

I average 4500 to 5500 down and 550 to 650 up.
In really good areas I can get 7000+ down. But I haven't tried speed test in a lot of different areas in my city yet.
I can't wait until the network is fully up and running.

7 megs is nice
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cbmm said:
What kind of speed are you guys getting? no wifi please
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I've tested everywhere from 0.12Mbps and 9.1Mbps, but typical is between 4 and 7Mbps. Uploads are fairly consistently between 1.5 and 1.75Mbps.

Does the title of this thread bother anyone else? Bandwidth and speed are two different (yet related) things.
ANYWAY...I'm getting 3-4Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up most of the time. Every once in awhile I'll see my download speed jump up to 6-9Mbps. Upload is constant for me.
Tampa, FL area.

wow, you wonder why ive been on here for two years and hardly post. i feel like im in grammar school, sorry teacher ill make sure you proofread my next post

7megs at my girls moms which is 1mile away. About 3-4 down tge street. And sucky suck .2 or .1 in my house. U normally only get edge or 1bar h signal fades to much
*edit im n dallas tx
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I get a constant 5.1-8000 download. 1.2-2000 upload.
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i get a constant 5mbps down and 1.3 up

upload download speeds

I was looking for a thread to see what kind of speeds people are getting on 3g, 4g, and wifi. I could not find one for the epic (also I wanted to see with ec05). I will downlod speedtest tomorrow so please post your speeds. Thanks

At home, 3G usually pulls about 1800-2000 kbps Download and 760 average upload.
On WiFi, I get between 6,000 kbps to 15,000 kbps (depending on server.)
On 4G, I mostly get 1200 mbps (yes, very slow), but in certain areas, I can get up to 8000 kbps and upload is maxed out @ 1000 kbps on 4G.
EDIT: When I get my phone, I'll grab you some screenshots.

I am near Chicago.
I took an average of a few readings.
3G
2.18 DL 1.02 UL
4g
6.88 DL 1.13 UL
WIFI
18.38 DL 3.83 UL
I am just wondering if these speeds are good for the new modem. I feel like they are slower then they where before, but maybe others are having better overall numbers with this modem.

Top few are 4g, all the ones under 1mbps are 3g. 3g is absolutely terrible in my area

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Lol that's like my home internet speed, where are you located that you are getting such insane speeds on 4G? I get sketchy 4G here in Northern NJ.

I live in Yakima, WA and on 3G I get 500-750kbps down and 250-500 kbps up, depending on signal strength. On 4G I get anywhere from 2 mbps to 6 mbps down and 500 kbps up, again depending on signal strength. On Wifi I get what my home internet is, 18 mbps down and 2 mbps up.

3g: 630 down, 420 up
4g: not available in my area
Phone Wifi: 8.69 down, 1.77 up
Laptop Wifi: 27.76 down, 1.68 up

3g: down 496 up 252
4g: down 1394 up 52
Location: la
Anyone know why my speeds are so slow?

Somvang` said:
3g: down 496 up 252
4g: down 1394 up 52
Location: la
Anyone know why my speeds are so slow?
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I'm in Anaheim Hills, and connect to the LA server as well. If I'm up in Brea on 4G, it's up in the 8-9mbps range. I think I'm on the outer area of the tower's reach. Voice still works, which is all I care about when I'm at home.

I had been getting 3g speeds anywhere from 1200 down and 400 up but the last few days I gave gone down to 200 down and 100 up on average using speedtest. In Memphis tn. Using slingplayer however it s streams great so I am thinking speed test is screwy. If I can stream video at hd quality it can't be that low
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3G without Airave: 400 DL // 100 UL
3G with Airave: 1800 DL // 100-125 UL
I don't understand why the upload is remeniscent of the old days! (running Syndicate Frozen EC05, on Twilight/Vision kernels)

At my house I get about
16mbps wifi down, 1.5mbps wifi up
8mbps 4G down, 4.5mbps 4gup
never tested 3g >_>

I posted on the second post that I'd update w/ screenies. Here it goes.
First screenie is on 3G @ my house.
Second screenie is my Comcast ISP via WiFi.
I don't have 4G at my house, so I cannot test it there.

quick99si said:
3G without Airave: 400 DL // 100 UL
3G with Airave: 1800 DL // 100-125 UL
I don't understand why the upload is remeniscent of the old days! (running Syndicate Frozen EC05, on Twilight/Vision kernels)
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Did you get stock EC05 first from OTA? I get 500 upload now that I did. Odin'ing the EC05 modem is apparently not the same. I was only getting 100 up before.
Do you BONSAI?

WOW. my phone is crazy slow.
i usually get 200 download on 3g and 500 download on 4g. i'm in silicon valley. my 4g can hit 8k, but my 4g connection stability is poor.
maybe i need a modem and rom reflash?

chuhsi said:
WOW. my phone is crazy slow.
i usually get 200 download on 3g and 500 download on 4g. i'm in silicon valley. my 4g can hit 8k, but my 4g connection stability is poor.
maybe i need a modem and rom reflash?
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Nope, I've got MidNIGHT rom v5.2 and it's by far the most stable. You can try to reflash the ROM, but I think it's just that 4G signal in your area is poor.

I use WIFI when I'm at home and 3g at work (no 4g in my area). I'm usually averaging 400 to 600 (on a great day) of download speed. I've only used 4G once and that was while I was in Oakland for a baseball game and that topped out at 3.00.

laptop wifi
dl: 14.55mbps
ul: 4.00mbs
phone wifi (just tested phone again before posting)
dl: 8446kbps (10217kbps)
ul: 1678kbps (4064kbps)
phone 3g
dl: 316kbps
ul: 100kbps
This is inside my house. Which I can't even send a text with where I am right now. I have to use roam control in my house. Go outside and on the west side, get about the same speeds. Walk out to the street,maybe 30 yards(very rural/suburb/country area) 3g goes way up. I can start grabbing 4g but not reliable. But also just standing without moving my phone will constantly go up and down from full service to no bars.
A week or so ago I was at a friends apartment. He has the Evo. We both tested the 4g and he was over 10m while I was around 7m. And my 4g would drop as I was using the web, but his held it strong.
I've just given up on 4g. Most the time I want it I probably have wifi, and the other times the 3g is fast enough to load whatever while I'm still waiting for the 4g to get out of bed.
If I remember I'll try to grab some more tomorrow.
edit: fwiw I am running srf w/genocide kernel 200-1120 w/no uv'ing

With Airave 3G I get 1500 up and 650 down. I OTA'd the EC05. It was a LOT slower when I Odin'd the EC05 modem.