The Verizon LTE service is supposed to be the fastest out there.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5923/holysh1tlte.jpg
BUT...
It looks like now that people have actually started to use LTE, the speeds have gone Way, Way down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma88UIRt1S0&feature=player_embedded#t=442s
Is anyone else beating this "4"g with hspa+?!
i dont know. the download was slow, around 2Mbps. but holy crap did you see the upload hitting 22Mbps!
Still beats the pants off my Atrix and AT&T.
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The Verizon LTE service is supposed to be the fastest out there.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5923/holysh1tlte.jpg
BUT...
It looks like now that people have actually started to use LTE, the speeds have gone Way, Way down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma88UIRt1S0&feature=player_embedded#t=442s
Is anyone else beating this "4"g with hspa+?!
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Download????? only 2.97? WTF
Man LTE is sooooo amazing. But the uploading being 22 is f**king awesome!
just thought I would clear this up, The high uploads are due to the speedtest app not being able to measure LTE uploading correctly.
These scores are completely inaccurate.
It might as well say 99999999.9999999mbps upload.
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just thought I would clear this up, The high uploads are due to the speedtest app not being able to measure LTE uploading correctly.
These scores are completely inaccurate.
It might as well say 99999999.9999999mbps upload.
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Oh that makes sense. But I get those download speeds on my Moto Atrix!
Is anyone else having a problem with their atrix switching to Edge? I'll try to run a speed test or watch a video and it will just randomly switch to edge, then no signal, then back to H. What's the deal?
That was the point of this post. Most atrixes (Atrices?) are faster than this. Mine gets 5 down
Intersting results - mine were much different in Phoenix AZ.
I think in general the speedtest app is broken. When doing it on the webpage I was getting more consistantly between 15-20 MBps download and 5 MB upload.
I am actually giving back my atrix tomorrow. Best phone I have ever had, but the network is not even 3g speed out here (even with a microcell in my house I still can not get over 1.5 MB download and we all know about the stellar upload speed)
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Willing to bet the person in the video was on a 3g network and that 4g symbol never changes (just like H+ is always on for the atrix)
azwildfire said:
Intersting results - mine were much different in Phoenix AZ.
I think in general the speedtest app is broken. When doing it on the webpage I was getting more consistantly between 15-20 MBps download and 5 MB upload.
I am actually giving back my atrix tomorrow. Best phone I have ever had, but the network is not even 3g speed out here (even with a microcell in my house I still can not get over 1.5 MB download and we all know about the stellar upload speed)
Willing to bet the person in the video was on a 3g network and that 4g symbol never changes (just like H+ is always on for the atrix)
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Except.... EV-DOrA (CDMA 3g) Never goes above 1.4mbps down
Techcruncher said:
just thought I would clear this up, The high uploads are due to the speedtest app not being able to measure LTE uploading correctly.
These scores are completely inaccurate.
It might as well say 99999999.9999999mbps upload.
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Speedtest worked fine with Evo WiMax "4G".
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Speedtest worked fine with Evo WiMax "4G".
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Those are two different technologies though
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Except.... EV-DOrA (CDMA 3g) Never goes above 1.4mbps down
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I thought it was 3.1 max. Where do you see 1.4?
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try going to www.speakeasy.net/speedtest and running it through your browser. curious to see what you'd get there.
So if the Atrix only shows H+ than why does my Atrix switch a 3g symbol everyonce in awhile for a few seconds. I dont understand it.
My data has been so bad in my area I'm getting very upset, Im about to take my phone back and try to get out of contract if they dont fix it.
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Those are two different technologies though
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Explain what makes LTE different such that Speedtest does not work.
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Explain what makes LTE different such that Speedtest does not work.
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LTE uses a single channel(SC)-FDMA while WiMax still uses OFDMA for their respective uplink signaling. OFDMA is what 3G uses, hence why you can still get an accurate reading on the Evo.
correct me if im wrong but doesnt the thunderbolt have horrendous battery
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I thought it was 3.1 max. Where do you see 1.4?
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I don't know what the max is but usually see 2 - 2.5 on it here in the better areas.
@shanghei
People may be able to figure that out when people actually own it.
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Just got a text from T-Mobile saying HSPA+ is active in my city....Memphis, TN. Havent noticed in difference. Maybe I should do a speed test later.
maybe you need an actual HSPA+ phone.
and maybe they had activated it before they announced it
hspa+ is still faster than the 3g you prob had, so now you might get up to 7.2mbps.. so you could notice a difference even though we dont have hspa enable devices... this is the first time that we can recieve more data than the phone can handle...
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maybe you need an actual HSPA+ phone.
and maybe they had activated it before they announced it
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yeah i thought about that too. I have an upgrade so I am gonna get the G2 when it comes out. But i still wanna do some test with normal 3g versus HSPA+
Not sure if this is related but when i go to settings and about and signals its showing that im connected to umts (3g) but when i tether to my vibrant it goes to hspda (3.5g).
3g falling in the range of less than 7.2 around 3-4mbps and 3.5g around 5-7. Ive done a speed test.
speedtest.net /result /927922215.png
Im not sure if thats accurate info on the connection type. I also know speedtest sites are never accurate on speeds. Someone let me know.
All I care about is that hsdpa gets me down speeds rivaling my cable connection and up speeds beating my cable connection. 5.5/1
6? Don't need more.
Unless I am at home where tmo never gives me much signal love
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Not sure if this is related but when i go to settings and about and signals its showing that im connected to umts (3g) but when i tether to my vibrant it goes to hspda (3.5g).
3g falling in the range of less than 7.2 around 3-4mbps and 3.5g around 5-7. Ive done a speed test.
speedtest.net /result /927922215.png
Im not sure if thats accurate info on the connection type. I also know speedtest sites are never accurate on speeds. Someone let me know.
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I just did the speed test on my Vibrant and thats the speeds I am getting. Dont remember what I was getting before tho.
I live in an HSPA+ city, and I haven't logged above 1.35mbps on the old speed test (usually far less -- around .5). Is that just the way the cookie crumbles (signal strength, etc.) or is that freakishly slow? (Going by the numbers cited in this thread, it sure sounds slow...)
pavvy said:
I live in an HSPA+ city, and I haven't logged above 1.35mbps on the old speed test (usually far less -- around .5). Is that just the way the cookie crumbles (signal strength, etc.) or is that freakishly slow? (Going by the numbers cited in this thread, it sure sounds slow...)
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I get about 0.5 at home, but 4-5 at work.
I'm jealous! -- I get mostly EDGE at work...
pavvy said:
I'm jealous! -- I get mostly EDGE at work...
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I only get edge at home. I live right outside of the hspa network...
I'm about 45 mins outside of hspa/3g networks, on most days around town, I stay on 3g
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curious if your phones are showing the "H" icon at the top when you're pulling HSPDA+
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curious if your phones are showing the "H" icon at the top when you're pulling HSPDA+
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Nope. our phones are not HSPA phones, but T-Mobile says that most phones will get faster speeds.
No the h isn't turned on... Gotta check in settings... Only stock phone that shows h is the n1..
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Looks like the HSPA+ network to me. You didn't notice anything because you we're already on it. They only announce it after it has a good amount of coverage over the existing HSPA/3G network. It actually starts to come online far before they announce it. I noticed HSPA+ 2 months before they said it was live (outside of the strip where it was turned on during CES or CTIA)
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thought our phones were HSPA, but not HSPA+ - are you sure they're not HSPA??
reason i asked, mine has shown the "H" icon where the 3G icon usually is, but only "blue moon" events and maybe for a few hours duration when it does (according to Tmo's map, i'm in a "moderate" coverage area, and in a shallow valley in that area)
on a couple of those occasions i pulled 5.4 - 5.6 Mbps speedtests where i normally pull 1.1 - 1.4Mbps
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reason i asked, mine has shown the "H" icon where the 3G icon usually is, but only "blue moon" events and maybe for a few hours duration when it does
on a couple of those occasions i pulled 5.4 - 5.6 Mbps speedtests where i normally pull 1.1 - 1.4Mbps
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Interesting. I havent noticed mine doing that. But i cant say i have paid much attention to it either tho.
Been having similiar results everywhere for 3 months. In nj. Complained many of times and they keep saying there is an outage. BS. your data service is just horrible.
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the full bars is for calls and not data i think
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the full bars is for calls and not data i think
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+1. It is not showing you 3g service...
Doesn't the Speedtest app need location turned on so it can select the most appropriate server for you. Otherwise you get the zero test.
Looks like an outage to me. Crappy service wouldn't get you zero, let alone NeGaTiVe ZeRo!!
Can you access any other internet page? It's possible a route between you and the server you're trying to do a speedtest with is down as well.
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Doesn't the Speedtest app need location turned on so it can select the most appropriate server for you. Otherwise you get the zero test.
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Nope I just ran speedtest without location turned on.
I don't know where the op is but 3g has been messed up for me tonight. 4g, however, works fine.
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The 3g service is lit up. I just know i cant watch a you tube video if my life depended on it. Email is always late, uploading or dl pic messages 2+ hours sometimes. Web pages ...dial up is faster. I just want out.
Try downloading the 4G, CDMA, GSM & WiFi Map Viewer app from Sensorly.com, and make sure to turn GPS on
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Looks like an outage to me. Crappy service wouldn't get you zero, let alone NeGaTiVe ZeRo!!
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Im really tired of.that excuse from them.
donatom3 said:
Can you access any other internet page? It's possible a route between you and the server you're trying to do a speedtest with is down as well.
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I doubt it...its consistent with these type of results for months. Notice dates and results.
skillzo1 said:
Im really tired of.that excuse from them.
I doubt it...its consistent with these type of results for months.
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months ? come on stop the bull****
skillzo1 said:
Im really tired of.that excuse from them.
I doubt it...its consistent with these type of results for months.
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I never assume when I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue. I'd try to go to a couple of pages in the browser first if they don't connect you may have a sprint issue. I've had the app do this to me to when I was perfectly able to connect to actual sites.
Welcome to my world
CheesyNutz said:
months ? come on stop the bull****
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post # 10 no bs
donatom3 said:
I never assume when I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue. I'd try to go to a couple of pages in the browser first if they don't connect you may have a sprint issue. I've had the app do this to me to when I was perfectly able to connect to actual sites.
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NO pages will load. I hear you on assuming, so i'm going to try to put them to rest. They are sending me another phone just incase it is my phones antenna. Maybe i am wrong. But after reading about all the bad 3g speeds, again i doubt it will fix. Maybe for a few days but then starting all over.
SSjon said:
Try downloading the 4G, CDMA, GSM & WiFi Map Viewer app from Sensorly.com, and make sure to turn GPS on
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I will try that but that will kill my battery faster.
skillzo1 said:
I will try that but that will kill my battery faster.
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It would give you an idea if your in a dead spot seeing what other sprint users are getting for signal. Or if it is just your phone.
Just where in Jersey are you?
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i have been having the same problem here in WI. befere i had my EVO i was on a HERO with everything working ok(slow phone but at least data worked). but, now when i switched to the EVO i no longer had a data connection. the phone wont load any pages; its been a month now.
i have been in contact with sprint about the issue but they arent helping really. i keep receiving error code 104 "sign in failed". sprint claims "software problem" but i dont see how that could be. I used the most recent available RUU and then OTA the latest 3.70.651.1 and still nothing. i even rooted and tried flashing earlier radios with no change. also updating profile and reprovisioning data did nothing. so if nothing changes fast i want to be refunded all this time i have been without data.
My Sprint 3G speeds are balls-deep in fail. I have a Droid 2 on VZW and for fun I ran a speed test tonight and came up with:
.24 mbps download / .05 upload / 299 Ping from Sprint and
.95 mbps download / .25 upload / 128 Ping from VZW
I'm wondering if it's a nationwide issue? My 3G speeds have been incredibly laggy in loads of places (it's embarrassingly slow in comparison to even T-Mobile?! at some points). Hoping it's not a permanent issue of some sort.
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Just where in Jersey are you?
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Bayonne=home...newark/irvington= work. Highly populated areas as they are all 5 min from manhatten.
i was watching a video on pocketnow.com about HSPA+ speeds increased in detroid and users were geting like 4+ download (still crappy upload) so i tried it and i just got 4.5mbs download and .33 upload in buffalo NY maybe AT&T is doing something afterall because before today i have been getting speeds of like 3.2 and 2.5ish download and same crappy upload let me know what speeds your getting. id put up screen shots but have no idea how
Do you have the 4g sim card?
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How fast should/could it be? Did a speed test. Is this good or bad?
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How fast should/could it be? Did a speed test. Is this good or bad?
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Average
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how did you take those screen shots? Also i have never gotten anything less then 2.8 even when i just got the phone and i do have a 4g sim but i heard that didnt matter
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Average
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I'm living in the middle of Jönköpings surrounding forest
frankiedizzle87 said:
how did you take those screen shots?
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http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php
i have a mac are there any apps that i can download from my phone and use on my phone i only got 4+ mbs like 3x out of the 10x i did it but i got 3.7 and didnt get under 3 at all but my upload speeds were consistent at crap like .33
frankiedizzle87 said:
i have a mac are there any apps that i can download from my phone and use on my phone i only got 4+ mbs like 3x out of the 10x i did it but i got 3.7 and didnt get under 3 at all but my upload speeds were consistent at crap like .33
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Well how often do you actually upload anything bigger then a picture?
i see the point your making but its besides the point.
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i see the point your making but its besides the point.
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I see your point as well but I don't think that the point applies to reality that often
i got these 4.5-5.5 download speeds (same cappy upload though) in Texas at home.
After a week the speeds are back to crap...
How fast should/could it be? Did a speed test. Is this good or bad?
Under mobile network type in settings>about phone will it show HSDPA+ if you are getting the "4g connection" or will it still just show HSDPA? I have never seen my phone go past 3 mb on download and have been in Dallas and Oklahoma...
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Under mobile network type in settings>about phone will it show HSDPA+ if you are getting the "4g connection" or will it still just show HSDPA? I have never seen my phone go past 3 mb on download and have been in Dallas and Oklahoma...
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i just got my highest speed yet 5.2mbs but i still dont know how to take screen shots
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i just got my highest speed yet 5.2mbs but i still dont know how to take screen shots
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You have to be rooted, and connected to a pc.
Yep, when I'm home in the Tampa area, I receive much higher speeds (download speeds, that is). Generally in the 4 Mbps area.
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You have to be rooted, and connected to a pc.
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You don't have to be rooted. You just need the drivers installed along with the SDK and just open the "tools" folder in the SDK and run the ddms.bat file. Once running, select your phone, then on your phone navigate to want you want a screenshot of, click refresh and then press save.
http://www.androidcentral.com/taking-screenshots-without-root
I hate to be the one to say this cause I def agree that 5Mbps is better the 3Mbps but even 5Mbps is not HSPA+ if we all remember HSPA theoretical max is 14.4 with HSPA+ theoretical max at 42Mbps up and 84Mbps down. now I realize that we will never see 84Mbps but 8.4 is def possible. So all I say to you guys is don't let at&t off the hook with 5Mbps
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i was watching a video on pocketnow.com about HSPA+ speeds increased in detroid and users were geting like 4+ download (still crappy upload) so i tried it and i just got 4.5mbs download and .33 upload in buffalo NY maybe AT&T is doing something afterall because before today i have been getting speeds of like 3.2 and 2.5ish download and same crappy upload let me know what speeds your getting. id put up screen shots but have no idea how
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Yeah unfortunately the speeds you're getting are 3G nothing more nothing special. I got the exact same speeds on my HTC tilt 2 and on my LG Quantum. Hopefully (fingers crossed) they do nothing but talk about the end of march as an activation date for their 4G aka HSPA+ (not true 4G) or at least by june. But with ATT one can only hope. I do have to say perhaps they have fixed something in NY for you cause I've heard that signal and speed up there is horrible
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I hate to be the one to say this cause I def agree that 5Mbps is better the 3Mbps but even 5Mbps is not HSPA+ if we all remember HSPA theoretical max is 14.4 with HSPA+ theoretical max at 42Mbps up and 84Mbps down. now I realize that we will never see 84Mbps but 8.4 is def possible. So all I say to you guys is don't let at&t off the hook with 5Mbps
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Yea im pretty sure hspa+ is like 7-14mbs.....
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Pulled these scores by tethering my laptop to the phone:
4.69 down 0.35 up
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Also pulled these through the phone itself:
Speedtest.net app: 1.5 down .32 up
speakeasy through opera browser: 3.07 down .28 up
speakeasy through webtop: 5.07 down .35 up
Why do you think there is such fluctuation and which is probably most accurate?
I'm in the east bay, walnut creek concord area and I'm getting 3.5-4.1 down and 0.30-0.37 up. I'm not tethering or anything.
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I'm in the east bay, walnut creek concord area and I'm getting 3.5-4.1 down and 0.30-0.37 up. I'm not tethering or anything.
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What are you using to test speeds?
Sounds like capped speeds. I'm not sure if it works on the atrix but on the inspire you can edit the build prop to get better speeds.
booty hater said:
Sounds like capped speeds. I'm not sure if it works on the atrix but on the inspire you can edit the build prop to get better speeds.
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well that doesn't really make sense. It just seems that for some reason speskeasy is handing out way better speeds
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What are you using to test speeds?
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I'm using the speedtest.net speed test app.
The upload speeds are capped as of now. They will be uncapped once the hsupa+ is enabled some time in april. People have been trying to get it enabled sooner but there is nothing to flash the radio with that works.
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well that doesn't really make sense. It just seems that for some reason speskeasy is handing out way better speeds
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982082
aszrael1266 said:
I'm using the speedtest.net speed test app.
The upload speeds are capped as of now. They will be uncapped once the hsupa+ is enabled some time in april. People have been trying to get it enabled sooner but there is nothing to flash the radio with that works.
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Any chance you could run a speakeasy speed test for me?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982082
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Sounds scary! Ill let someone with an Atrix and more knowledge take the plunge before myself. Thanks for the link though
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Any chance you could run a speakeasy speed test for me?
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is it an app? I couldn't find one by that name in the app store.
Edit never mind. I did a search and found it. Just went to the site and ran it on my phone I'm getting 4.88mbps down and 0.29 mbps upload
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is it an app? I couldn't find one by that name in the app store.
Edit never mind. I did a search and found it. Just went to the site and ran it on my phone I'm getting 4.88mbps down and 0.29 mbps upload
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VERY curious as to why I'm getting 4+ down on speakeasy and 1.5 on speedtest.net. Running again to verifiy:
*Ran both directly from the phone 2x*
speakeasy downloads: 3.09 - 3.21
speetest.net downloads: 0.54 - 0.70
Hmm....
I did the same thing again back to back
Speak easy shows 4.94 down and 0.34 up
speed test app shows 4.23 down and 0.32 up
aszrael1266 said:
I did the same thing again back to back
Speak easy shows 4.94 down and 0.34 up
speed test app shows 4.23 down and 0.32 up
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Not only am I disappointed, I'm confused at the inconsistency.
if its any help when I had my Iphone and the speed test app it had a little graph that shows your speeds as the test is running. I would always see my Iphone spike right from the start at a high speed then fall and work its way back up to a lower speed then the first spike. Maybe the same thing is happening here but the test is so fast on speak easy it doesn't give the phone a chance to drop off that first spike. Where with speed test the test it self is a lot longer so I think it would better reflect an accurate rating.
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I'm in the east bay, walnut creek concord area and I'm getting 3.5-4.1 down and 0.30-0.37 up. I'm not tethering or anything.
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right behind the stoneridge mall in pleasanton i get about 4.5-5 mbps down
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if its any help when I had my Iphone and the speed test app it had a little graph that shows your speeds as the test is running. I would always see my Iphone spike right from the start at a high speed then fall and work its way back up to a lower speed then the first spike. Maybe the same thing is happening here but the test is so fast on speak easy it doesn't give the phone a chance to drop off that first spike. Where with speed test the test it self is a lot longer so I think it would better reflect an accurate rating.
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I was almost certain HSPA+ wasn't in my area yet, so it makes more sense that the 1.5 im getting is accurate. but but now I don't know. it bothers me that the other poster is able to get the same speeds on both tests.
MarcMaiden said:
right behind the stoneridge mall in pleasanton i get about 4.5-5 mbps down
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jealous.
Hsupa+ is not enabled on our phones yet so once that firmware update goes out those in the "4g" areas should see a speed increase. I know their map shows me as being in a 4g area and I am wondering what kind of speed increase I will be seeing.
is sacramento hspa+ already? I ask csr they dont know a damn thing and my phone is slow as hell. I want my iphone 4 back!!!
One thing to note is that the Speedtest app uses your location data to pick the closest server. Sometimes that location data is off or inaccurate and it picks some test server on the other side of the country.
Sometimes the speedtest.net app shows my phone at less than .50 down. Then wait a few minutes and then try some more it goes up. The highest I have seen is about 3.0 down. I am "supposed" to be in a live 4g area, but under "about phone/status" it always shows HSDPA.
I know that the Atrix will not be compatible with AT&T LTE. When comparing Verizon's LTE with ATT's HSPA+, Verizon blows it out of the water. While I know that HSPA+ will never be as fast as LTE, does anyone know if there are plans to improve the speed of HSPA+ on ATT? I think it's able to perform speeds of 14 mpbs but the reports I have seen actually put it at 2-4 mbps.
Thanks,
Matt
Bracemg said:
I know that the Atrix will not be compatible with AT&T LTE. When comparing Verizon's LTE with ATT's HSPA+, Verizon blows it out of the water. While I know that HSPA+ will never be as fast as LTE, does anyone know if there are plans to improve the speed of HSPA+ on ATT? I think it's able to perform speeds of 14 mpbs but the reports I have seen actually put it at 2-4 mbps.
Thanks,
Matt
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They could very easily increase our speed, but the real question is "will they?".
It might be they are going to keep HSPA+ where it is because the network won't handle the volume of traffic, or might be because they want people to jump on LTE when they start that, (enthusiasts buying new LTE phones so they can utilize the faster speeds). in reality, we don't know, but can hope!
AT&T is slowly improving backhaul from what I hear. This should increase it pretty significantly, as T-Mobile is making similar improvements and seeing speeds in the 5+ mbps range. The most I've seen is 4.7 Mbps on my Atrix (up from 1.5 on my old Aria), so I know that the phone is capable of pretty significant speeds. The HSPA+ 14.4 radio on the Atrix is likely to top out at around 7-10 mbps once all the network improvements have been finished.
Most of the towers are fast enough already but they get bogged down easily by many more people using it than it can handle, when they increase bandwidth you'll see improvements
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estenh said:
AT&T is slowly improving backhaul from what I hear. This should increase it pretty significantly, as T-Mobile is making similar improvements and seeing speeds in the 5+ mbps range. The most I've seen is 4.7 Mbps on my Atrix (up from 1.5 on my old Aria), so I know that the phone is capable of pretty significant speeds. The HSPA+ 14.4 radio on the Atrix is likely to top out at around 7-10 mbps once all the network improvements have been finished.
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I almost broke 7 Mbps down this morning. Upload is a steady and consistent 1.2 Mbps.
I get 3.5 down and 1 up... I have no 4g here, at least that's what it says in about phone.
SIGH.
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Appologies for my ignorance, but what app are you using to measure speed?
Mgamerz said:
I get 3.5 down and 1 up... I have no 4g here, at least that's what it says in about phone.
SIGH.
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Bracemg said:
Appologies for my ignorance, but what app are you using to measure speed?
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Speedtest, pretty much the standard we all use:
Speedtest Mobile
If you use it, make sure to check settings and select the server closest to you. Speedtest can have a habit of picking a very distant server for you. Also, it sometimes pays to try different servers, as speed results will vary depending on the server and who runs it.
CaelanT said:
Speedtest, pretty much the standard we all use:
Speedtest Mobile
If you use it, make sure to check settings and select the server closest to you. Speedtest can have a habit of picking a very distant server for you. Also, it sometimes pays to try different servers, as speed results will vary depending on the server and who runs it.
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Just as a recommendation, if you get consistently varied results on the Speedtest app you can try different servers but also try http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/. It seems to give me far more consistent results, but I'm not sure about anyone else. The desktop page should load fine with that strong Flash support!
Yup, Speakeasy is another good one!
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