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Sprint, Me, or My Phone...?

I've searched numerous forums/posts/threads for help, and I now come tail between legs, waiving the white flag! I give up! I need help!
I've noticed my download speeds have slowed dramatically over the past few weeks. What once was (4g) 4-5 down & 1-1.5 up, is now 1-1.5 down & 1 up. Real world experience has drawn me to these figures, but I've also confirmed similar speeds with speedtest. (Yes, I know speedtest isn't 100% accurate) I've tested speeds over several days, using the same tower. Each time, I was approximately 200 yards away, outside with a direct view of the tower, with full signal strength. Testing was done between 1 & 3 am. I used speedtest and downloaded the same pdf from my email to compile my unofficial info. Out of curiosity, I did the same tests on 3g and found almost identical results (slightly slower up speeds).
In my pursuit to find an answer, I've tried many things. I updated my PRL (01120). I found a post that showed how to increase 4g signal strength (-110) and increase refresh rate. I've called Sprint and had them check the tower (nothing was wrong per the CS rep). I've rebooted. I've toggled airplane mode. I've odin'd older and newer modems. So far, nothing has worked.
In one of the posts I read, I found a list of Sprint/Samsung's "#" codes. These allow you to view/change various things in your phone. I dialed ##786# and found my baseband ending in EE03 (Correlates with current modem). My wimax was EC04. I then dialed *#1234# and it showed samsung's firmware. My PDA ended in EB13 and my phone s: was EE03.
My frustrations were only exacerbated when my buddy on T-mobile stood next to me and pulled constant 10+ speeds!
I've read numerous posts from people in other markets pulling speeds from 7-12... I'd settle for my 4-5 again! Side note: this is a valley wide (Las Vegas) problem for me... I chose to focus testing on 1 particular tower that had given me good speeds in the past.
So...
1: Am I effin crazy? Should I be happy to have crappy 4g because many have none?
2: Could it be a combination of rom/modem/kernel that is causing my issues?
3: Could the discrepancies between the build modes (or what appears to be) I got from the "#" codes be an issue?
4: Is sprint BS'n me? Could they actually have 4g issues and that be the cause?
5: Is there anything else I can do/try to improve my signal?
I know slow speeds aren't the end of the world, but I have a job that allows me to play on my phone quite a bit. I always use wifi at home, but would love to be able to use 4g @ work again.
Thanks in advance for any help! I know it was a long read! I just want my epic back... I can't fathom going back to my POS hero! Lol!
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traumajeff said:
I've searched numerous forums/posts/threads for help, and I now come tail between legs, waiving the white flag! I give up! I need help!
I've noticed my download speeds have slowed dramatically over the past few weeks. What once was (4g) 4-5 down & 1-1.5 up, is now 1-1.5 down & 1 up. Real world experience has drawn me to these figures, but I've also confirmed similar speeds with speedtest. (Yes, I know speedtest isn't 100% accurate) I've tested speeds over several days, using the same tower. Each time, I was approximately 200 yards away, outside with a direct view of the tower, with full signal strength. Testing was done between 1 & 3 am. I used speedtest and downloaded the same pdf from my email to compile my unofficial info. Out of curiosity, I did the same tests on 3g and found almost identical results (slightly slower up speeds).
In my pursuit to find an answer, I've tried many things. I updated my PRL (01120). I found a post that showed how to increase 4g signal strength (-110) and increase refresh rate. I've called Sprint and had them check the tower (nothing was wrong per the CS rep). I've rebooted. I've toggled airplane mode. I've odin'd older and newer modems. So far, nothing has worked.
In one of the posts I read, I found a list of Sprint/Samsung's "#" codes. These allow you to view/change various things in your phone. I dialed ##786# and found my baseband ending in EE03 (Correlates with current modem). My wimax was EC04. I then dialed *#1234# and it showed samsung's firmware. My PDA ended in EB13 and my phone s: was EE03.
My frustrations were only exacerbated when my buddy on T-mobile stood next to me and pulled constant 10+ speeds!
I've read numerous posts from people in other markets pulling speeds from 7-12... I'd settle for my 4-5 again! Side note: this is a valley wide (Las Vegas) problem for me... I chose to focus testing on 1 particular tower that had given me good speeds in the past.
So...
1: Am I effin crazy? Should I be happy to have crappy 4g because many have none?
2: Could it be a combination of rom/modem/kernel that is causing my issues?
3: Could the discrepancies between the build modes (or what appears to be) I got from the "#" codes be an issue?
4: Is sprint BS'n me? Could they actually have 4g issues and that be the cause?
5: Is there anything else I can do/try to improve my signal?
I know slow speeds aren't the end of the world, but I have a job that allows me to play on my phone quite a bit. I always use wifi at home, but would love to be able to use 4g @ work again.
Thanks in advance for any help! I know it was a long read! I just want my epic back... I can't fathom going back to my POS hero! Lol!
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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I have no 4g and get .05mbps to .25mbps on 3g. I just want a consistent .6mbps .
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You are not alone in this. I do not have an explanation but there have been several threads here and over at android central of people on Sprint complaining of slow speeds and whatnot. Some people believe that a bunch of roaming agreements Sprint had with some other carriers have dropped off over the past few months and many people that once had great service are now getting crappy service. Since you specifically are complaining of 4G speeds this may not be the case for you, but you certainly are not alone when it comes to people all over the country recently complaining of slower speeds overall.

Mine just went back to normal levels late yesterday, otherwise I can also vouch for about 1.5 dl/ul speeds all weekend.

ee03
try installing a different modem from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103 try ef02 first

My speed has been **** lately also. Even pandora has begun skipping. If this doesn't improve, I will not be renewing my contract when my phone upgrade is available.

ee03
I had problems on the ee03 modem at first when i went to ef02 then auto updated to ef10 my 3g speeds increased to a point in which I could play netflix consistently 4g improved,, also use ##3282# to change 4g connection times.

Did you think to try an official rom/modem instead of the leak you are currently running? Like EC05 for example?
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muyoso said:
Did you think to try an official rom/modem instead of the leak you are currently running? Like EC05 for example?
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I am in SoCal and used to get 7000-8000 bpbs upload speeds and lately they have been topping at 4000. The upload speeds are consistently in the 1400s. EC05 modem..can't explain it. Its like its being capped
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muyoso said:
Did you think to try an official rom/modem instead of the leak you are currently running? Like EC05 for example?
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Yeah... I was on EC05 when my problems started. I went on to the next one in hopes that things would improve.
This is driving me nuts! If there's something I could fix, then I'd love to figure it out. If its sprint that is sucking right now, then I'd at least have an answer.
I'm gonna odin in different modems later today and see if any perform better than another. Fingers crossed!
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muyoso said:
Did you think to try an official rom/modem instead of the leak you are currently running? Like EC05 for example?
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This seems to be on the right track to me. Do you know anyone else who has an Epic (or any other 4g phone for that matter) preferably running stock? See if they come up with similar speeds at the same place at the same time.
Barring that, I would try to put your phone back to bone stock Froyo and see what you get. Not sure how fluent you are with this, but just boot into CWM and backup. Then use Odin to get to stock Froyo. Don't install any apps, or do anything else to it. Test it out on 4G for a while in the same time and place. If that does not work, try some of the 4G fixes listed in these forums.
If you get decent 4G speeds with this configuration, you know it is something specific to your phone (and more specifically to your software) and you can restore the backup and try replacing just the modem or other tweaks. If you cant get decent speeds running stock, then just restore your backup and curse Sprint and wait

traumajeff said:
I've searched numerous forums/posts/threads for help, and I now come tail between legs, waiving the white flag! I give up! I need help!
I've noticed my download speeds have slowed dramatically over the past few weeks. What once was (4g) 4-5 down & 1-1.5 up, is now 1-1.5 down & 1 up. Real world experience has drawn me to these figures, but I've also confirmed similar speeds with speedtest. (Yes, I know speedtest isn't 100% accurate) I've tested speeds over several days, using the same tower. Each time, I was approximately 200 yards away, outside with a direct view of the tower, with full signal strength. Testing was done between 1 & 3 am. I used speedtest and downloaded the same pdf from my email to compile my unofficial info. Out of curiosity, I did the same tests on 3g and found almost identical results (slightly slower up speeds).
In my pursuit to find an answer, I've tried many things. I updated my PRL (01120). I found a post that showed how to increase 4g signal strength (-110) and increase refresh rate. I've called Sprint and had them check the tower (nothing was wrong per the CS rep). I've rebooted. I've toggled airplane mode. I've odin'd older and newer modems. So far, nothing has worked.
In one of the posts I read, I found a list of Sprint/Samsung's "#" codes. These allow you to view/change various things in your phone. I dialed ##786# and found my baseband ending in EE03 (Correlates with current modem). My wimax was EC04. I then dialed *#1234# and it showed samsung's firmware. My PDA ended in EB13 and my phone s: was EE03.
My frustrations were only exacerbated when my buddy on T-mobile stood next to me and pulled constant 10+ speeds!
I've read numerous posts from people in other markets pulling speeds from 7-12... I'd settle for my 4-5 again! Side note: this is a valley wide (Las Vegas) problem for me... I chose to focus testing on 1 particular tower that had given me good speeds in the past.
So...
1: Am I effin crazy? Should I be happy to have crappy 4g because many have none?
2: Could it be a combination of rom/modem/kernel that is causing my issues?
3: Could the discrepancies between the build modes (or what appears to be) I got from the "#" codes be an issue?
4: Is sprint BS'n me? Could they actually have 4g issues and that be the cause?
5: Is there anything else I can do/try to improve my signal?
I know slow speeds aren't the end of the world, but I have a job that allows me to play on my phone quite a bit. I always use wifi at home, but would love to be able to use 4g @ work again.
Thanks in advance for any help! I know it was a long read! I just want my epic back... I can't fathom going back to my POS hero! Lol!
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Personally I have had such fluctuation that I think Sprint is holding out. I'm sure that they have the capability of limiting data connectivity and speeds and I have heard rumors of them doing this in the past. I wouldnt put anything past Sprint at this point. Maybe give them a call and ask then why you are paying a "premium data" charges with the data speeds are no better than with the Hero. I had some better expierences with my old Moment before I changed to the Epic.

muyoso said:
Did you think to try an official rom/modem instead of the leak you are currently running? Like EC05 for example?
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I dont think "official" is the answer. I just got my dad a brand new Epic and it's completely stock and it's slower than mine and I'm on EF02/EF10 GB. I may do a side by side video of the two phones and see just how much of a difference there is.

dr_gibberish said:
This seems to be on the right track to me. Do you know anyone else who has an Epic (or any other 4g phone for that matter) preferably running stock? See if they come up with similar speeds at the same place at the same time.
Barring that, I would try to put your phone back to bone stock Froyo and see what you get. Not sure how fluent you are with this, but just boot into CWM and backup. Then use Odin to get to stock Froyo. Don't install any apps, or do anything else to it. Test it out on 4G for a while in the same time and place. If that does not work, try some of the 4G fixes listed in these forums.
If you get decent 4G speeds with this configuration, you know it is something specific to your phone (and more specifically to your software) and you can restore the backup and try replacing just the modem or other tweaks. If you cant get decent speeds running stock, then just restore your backup and curse Sprint and wait
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None of my family/friends have 4g on sprint... kids are rocking some POS sammy sliders I got for free, and the woman has a BB Curve. Maybe I'll stop into the local store and see if I can mess with the demo phones.
I thought about going back to bone stock, but I'm gonna go the easy route for now and run through a few modems. If that fails, then back we go!
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traumajeff said:
Yeah... I was on EC05 when my problems started. I went on to the next one in hopes that things would improve.
This is driving me nuts! If there's something I could fix, then I'd love to figure it out. If its sprint that is sucking right now, then I'd at least have an answer.
I'm gonna odin in different modems later today and see if any perform better than another. Fingers crossed!
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After you update your modem go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925898 and update your 4g and 3g connection times. Worked for me.

So here's an update...
First... thanks for all the help/suggestions!
I had already increased my signal strength and refresh rates to no avail. I tried several different modems out and all had the same results. Averaging about 1.5 up and 1 down. Given these findings, I figured it prob wasn't me or my phone. I called CS again, and this time the rep confirmed that the tower in my area was the problem. I asked if it could be a city wide issue and she couldn't confirm this. Being a paramedic, I know most of our zip codes, and they all have issues!
So... final conclusion is: 4g in Vegas sucks right now! Boo!
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I'm in philly suburbs and my data dropped a little over a month ago as well. I was getting 1.5 d, 0.3-0.5 up in 3g and 7-8 d, 3 up in 4g. But recently, I have only been getting 0.5-0.8 d in 3g and 3-4 d in 4g. It's some straight up BS

cell phone slots... Good Luck to u guys in the west.

PRL 60683

Looks like we have an update. So far so good in my area. Went from 500kbps down to 1110.

I'm getting 1275kbps down 516kbps up, thats a hell of a lot better than what I was getting a couple of weeks ago.

Sure thing! Confirmed, no speed results here as I don't really pay attention, Sprint is usually slow in my hometown. Thanks for the heads up!

You guys always do this.
PRL has nothing to do with speed. It's just updated tower info.

HipKat said:
You guys always do this.
PRL has nothing to do with speed. It's just updated tower info.
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updated tower info can lead to better reception and faster speeds because your phone will do handshakes with towers it never did before (in some cases) and any updates to the towers will reflect on the phones.
I do agree that it doesn't 100% = to speed, but it's an important part of the equation.

Hope somebody upload it.
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The only thing that will improve, if at all is cell signal, not data.
All a PRL does is update the information on which towers to connect to, basically
Jeez.....
This happens every time a new PRL comes out, people buying into some placebo effect that doesn't exist.

vasiaeva said:
Hope somebody upload it.
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Hope no one gets their feelings hurt for me uploading this BUT here it is....

HipKat said:
The only thing that will improve, if at all is cell signal, not data.
All a PRL does is update the information on which towers to connect to, basically
Jeez.....
This happens every time a new PRL comes out, people buying into some placebo effect that doesn't exist.
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True, but if you're connecting to a less crowded tower it can help data

Just wanted to direct you all to https://network.sprint.com/

xHausx said:
True, but if you're connecting to a less crowded tower it can help data
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The other posts are correct. You are going to connect to the same Sprint towers as you did before on the old PRL. A new tower does not need a PRL update to allow you to connect.
If this was true they would have PRL updates everyday due to new towers and new airaves coming online.

You did it
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How do I get the update if I'm rooted?

dwelder said:
How do I get the update if I'm rooted?
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Just update like you normally would. Or you could manually update it via ##775#
Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!

JDM Civic EG8 said:
Just update like you normally would. Or you could manually update it via ##775#
Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!
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I'm running the Decks 1.3 Rom which I don't think gives me the stock update option. If so I can't find it. I tried doing the 775 trick but it didn't do anything. Is there anything else I can do?

dwelder said:
I'm running the Decks 1.3 Rom which I don't think gives me the stock update option. If so I can't find it. I tried doing the 775 trick but it didn't do anything. Is there anything else I can do?
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Use QPST. Since you are writing a prl I would go ahead and put 11115 on it though for 3g roaming.

dwelder said:
I'm running the Decks 1.3 Rom which I don't think gives me the stock update option. If so I can't find it. I tried doing the 775 trick but it didn't do anything. Is there anything else I can do?
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Ahh I should have asked which rom you are using. On AOSP you have to use what he said below. Or you could do what I did. Have a sense rom saved in a nandroid backup.
Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!

Thanks guys. I will give that a try. Thank you for your help.

rushco said:
Just wanted to direct you all to https://network.sprint.com/
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This is awesome! Not sure why I didn't know about this before. Interesting in the last 6 months there have been no network improvements in my area. But in the next 6 months I'll see 4 data capacity upgrades, 1 data speed upgrade and 1 voice upgrade.

In alot of the areas ive been in, they say theres been a ton of upgrades. But I still get awful data speeds.

[q] e122 slow 3g speeds?!!?!

I dont know if it was my area <gotta account for variable change, movie 21 voice> but every since i switched to ACS ICS, Legendary Rom, and currently the Thunderhawk Rom E122 version, my 3g speeds has been ultra slow in my area. I like all 3 roms but cant deal with the modem, which i believe controls 3g speeds. I guess what im asking is..can i keep an ice cream rom or an e122 based rom but change my modem? If i do..does it has to be one like eh17 or can can it be ec05? What do i risk if anything? Would i lose features such as overscroll glow? Thanks in advance guys!!!!

MrEpic said:
I dont know if it was my area <gotta account for variable change, movie 21 voice> but every since i switched to ACS ICS, Legendary Rom, and currently the Thunderhawk Rom E122 version, my 3g speeds has been ultra slow in my area. I like all 3 roms but cant deal with the modem, which i believe controls 3g speeds. I guess what im asking is..can i keep an ice cream rom or an e122 based rom but change my modem? If i do..does it has to be one like eh17 or can can it be ec05? What do i risk if anything? Would i lose features such as overscroll glow? Thanks in advance guys!!!!
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you can change to any modem you want really. I was running EG22 modem on EC05.
Check out this thread to get whichever modem you want and flash it via odin. There are some videos in the thread if you are unfamiliar with the process
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103

blazinazn said:
you can change to any modem you want really. I was running EG22 modem on EC05.
Check out this thread to get whichever modem you want and flash it via odin. There are some videos in the thread if you are unfamiliar with the process
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123103
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Cool...ok...how about this...e122 based rom....e122 theme...ec05 modem!?!?!? Possible?

MrEpic said:
Cool...ok...how about this...e122 based rom....e122 theme...ec05 modem!?!?!? Possible?
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yep <10char>

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U da best..highly appreciate ya!!

No differences in speed here between any of the modems except for way back on that first eclair upgrade they did that fixed the upload speeds.

ultra slow 3g speed. below 100kb/sec used to be 1.5M
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U da best..highly appreciate ya!!
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I have the same 3g speed problem and noticed my 4g is about half of what it used to be. Can't believe more people haven't mentioned it. I'm not sure what to do. wipe and reinstall. or an easier solution to this ultraslow speed especially in 3g.
UPDATE: Assumed all night that the recent drop in speedtest results of 150kb/s 3g or 3M/s 4g were due to a change in the kernel or ACS ICS V5 rom. I used to get 1M+/s on 3g. Although I am not 100% sure. I believe that it's not the phone at all. The recent speed drops just coincides with reports of other sprint customers getting poor 3g speeds. Many threads from iphone users who are stuck without 4g can be found online. Their reported 3g speeds are about the same as what I have been getting for the past few days.
I wonder if it's the increased # of iphone and other users overall on the same towers causing this? any ideas? should I be frustrated at he rom or at sprint for successfully signign up more more 3g hogging iphones to my community? Anaheim, CA btw.

ggoomani said:
I have the same 3g speed problem and noticed my 4g is about half of what it used to be. Can't believe more people haven't mentioned it. I'm not sure what to do. wipe and reinstall. or an easier solution to this ultraslow speed especially in 3g.
UPDATE: Assumed all night that the recent drop in speedtest results of 150kb/s 3g or 3M/s 4g were due to a change in the kernel or ACS ICS V5 rom. I used to get 1M+/s on 3g. Although I am not 100% sure. I believe that it's not the phone at all. The recent speed drops just coincides with reports of other sprint customers getting poor 3g speeds. Many threads from iphone users who are stuck without 4g can be found online. Their reported 3g speeds are about the same as what I have been getting for the past few days.
I wonder if it's the increased # of iphone and other users overall on the same towers causing this? any ideas? should I be frustrated at he rom or at sprint for successfully signign up more more 3g hogging iphones to my community? Anaheim, CA btw.
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I've been seeing some pretty crappy speeds myself lately. Maybe it's due tot he GB rollout? I'm sure that bogs down the network quite a bit when they do an OTA. I have noticed speeds gradually getting better over the past week.
I have tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346680
Don't really notice a difference but it's worth a shot.

blazinazn said:
I've been seeing some pretty crappy speeds myself lately. Maybe it's due tot he GB rollout? I'm sure that bogs down the network quite a bit when they do an OTA. I have noticed speeds gradually getting better over the past week.
I have tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346680
Don't really notice a difference but it's worth a shot.
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I also tried that data speed increase zip file. At least for now, it didn't seem to help or hurt the speeds. Extremely sluggish 3g speeds today as well. 15kb/sec.. it's worse than 1X.

My 3g speeds are pretty crappy here in SLC too, really really bad, max I have got was 200 on 3g... 3g supercharger usually gets me up over 600 max over a Mb, but even with that turned on it is dismal at best. Tried this fix too, and it didn't do much better. I am pretty sure that it is Sprint...
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Actually, it is not just me, I had my buddy test his 3g on his EVO 3D, and his was just as craptacular as mine, if not more so, and my 4g speed is also about half of where it should be, I get 1.5 MB when I used to get between 3 and 5...

3g speeds for me have always been horrible.. most times i can't even load a web page.. got the ACS ICS v5 and it was a step up from EC05, and uses a ton less battery, but still miserably slow compared to other carriers.

Usually the 3g supercharger helps, but not today. It might be location.

saramon said:
My 3g speeds are pretty crappy here in SLC too, really really bad, max I have got was 200 on 3g... 3g supercharger usually gets me up over 600 max over a Mb, but even with that turned on it is dismal at best. Tried this fix too, and it didn't do much better. I am pretty sure that it is Sprint...
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Actually, it is not just me, I had my buddy test his 3g on his EVO 3D, and his was just as craptacular as mine, if not more so, and my 4g speed is also about half of where it should be, I get 1.5 MB when I used to get between 3 and 5...
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Well, as always, thanks for everyones response. Misery loves company..or at least conformation lol. Matter of fact..my speeds did slow down when GB started rolling out. Thats why i had to account for coincidence when i switched roms cause i figured other factors could have been involved. Im in a small city in Tx of 110,000 so its nice to see that other ppl countrywide are having the same problem. I was thinking goin ee03 for the first time but since i switched back to eco5 <thunderhawk rom semi official> unless im being positive..it seems faster 3g wise...hmmm

my 3g w/ ei22 has been really wild. i'll sometimes only get about 200kb...then sometimes over 1000bk...then back to 400kb. very inconsistent.

I myself noticed that my upload speed using the Airave has increased drastically.
Download is a noticeably slower (25% or so). WiFi is my go-to when at home now.
My buddy on Verizon LTE was pulling down a supposed consistent 37mbps a couple of months ago, only to be at a very inconsistent 20ish at the same exact spot and time of night.

My d/l and u/l speeds with EI22 are pretty much the same as with EC05 - nothing to write home about but acceptable (and 4G compensates - when I can connect to it). Am happier with GB because overall the phone performance has been snappier, which I attribute to better under-hood resource management of GB. FWIW, when I tested VZW network speeds at home with wifey's Droid 2 Global, they were slightly faster but very comparable to Sprint's. Staying with Sprint for a while longer.

Sprint Turns On Enhanced 3G In Atlanta

http://phandroid.com/2012/02/29/spr...e-first-cities-to-receive-4g-lte-by-mid-year/
Who lives in Atlanta? How's the speed?

Thats funny, I was just complaining to some friends about the signal the last 2 days, it as turned on the 27th.
http://db.tt/i4iY041F
http://db.tt/q5sKEqqP
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it would be great if anyone in Atlanta could post up some speed test results substantiating these claims.
I have been waiting patiently for sprint to finally make a move and if people ate really seeing better speeds it may be worth keeping.
So anyone from a great data area able to share?

TeamERA said:
Thats funny, I was just complaining to some friends about the signal the last 2 days, it as turned on the 27th.
http://db.tt/i4iY041F
http://db.tt/q5sKEqqP
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If you're in the affected area, maybe update your PRL and see if that gets it back on track? Or maybe it's just all the new speedy users in Atlanta sucking the bandwidth from the rest of us ;]

Heres the thing I live in McDonough (metro ATL) and work in ATL, since this service has been turned on, it seems like the penetration is so much worse, no signal in any building. I'm no noob, so I have done everything I know how to reset the signal, nothing works, 3 phones. And many other friends have the same problem. I'll be complaining to Sprint soon. Now when I'm outside I get a great signal, with the same speed as before this service was turned on, so take that as you will.
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What modem are you on? Try FB15
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Good to see they are actually catching up with their 3G network also
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Fatonuseni said:
What modem are you on? Try FB15
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Actually I have all the modems on my sdcard, and now the fb27 thanks to calkulin. Ive always had the best results for signal strength with eg31, best speed with fb21. Just installed fb27, but it hasnt helped the problem Im seeing, this is with my touch and 3 og epics (brother, mom, my og epic). Im also seeing when indoors and use an internet speed test app its choosing out of state servers, but when outside and I have a signal it is choosing a close location, but still jumps from 3/4/5 bars to no bars, and internet speeds drop out about every 15secs for 5 secs. Everything Im saying is well tested on 4 phones, and 1 in 2 places by me, still seeing the same thing. This is either being worked on or just the way the new signal is pulsing.
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TeamERA said:
Actually I have all the modems on my sdcard, and now the fb27 thanks to calkulin. Ive always had the best results for signal strength with eg31, best speed with fb21. Just installed fb27, but it hasnt helped the problem Im seeing, this is with my touch and 3 og epics (brother, mom, my og epic). Im also seeing when indoors and use an internet speed test app its choosing out of state servers, but when outside and I have a signal it is choosing a close location, but still jumps from 3/4/5 bars to no bars, and internet speeds drop out about every 15secs for 5 secs. Everything Im saying is well tested on 4 phones, and 1 in 2 places by me, still seeing the same thing. This is either being worked on or just the way the new signal is pulsing.
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****, its similar to my town. I'm outside chicago and the network has just been **** for me. Its been getting worse like they have been taking transmitters down each day or something.
Where did you get the other modems? i thought we only had fb15?!?

jeeps, I hope they increase their 3g speeds because this has been hard to deal with. Sometimes I wonder how they get off charging people so much a month for utter crap.
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Fatonuseni said:
****, its similar to my town. I'm outside chicago and the network has just been **** for me. Its been getting worse like they have been taking transmitters down each day or something.
Where did you get the other modems? i thought we only had fb15?!?
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You can use any of the modems we have for the og epic, around 11, I didnt count, but close to that. Look for the modem thread qbking77 has on the dev page.
Edit, sorry, forgot this was the og epic thread for a minute lol
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You can use any of the modems we have for the og epic, around 11, I didnt count, but close to that. Look for the modem thread qbking77 has on the dev page.
Edit, sorry, forgot this was the og epic thread for a minute lol
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Yeah, I've used the modems. sadly EC05 and EI22 are the best for me. This F series modem has been an overweight blind date for me.
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b16flybye said:
Yeah, I've used the modems. sadly EC05 and EI22 are the best for me. This F series modem has been an overweight blind date for me.
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I always loved the dk28 modem.
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New PRL 60690 7-15-12

As of last night i've had the new PRL with no significant difference on my dl speeds. I can actually say its gotten kind of worse. My speed test ranged from 100-400kb from 11pm-12am and I used to get up to 500kb around the same time before. Wonder if the dl speeds have gotten better for other people in the Houston area.
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JCorona said:
As of last night i've had the new PRL with no significant difference on my dl speeds. I can actually say its gotten kind of worse. My speed test ranged from 100-400kb from 11pm-12am and I used to get up to 500kb around the same time before. Wonder if the dl speeds have gotten better for other people in the Houston area.
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Weird thing i was using scope, and then app blacked out, and then after that it said PRL warning. I udated my PRL, and then noticed this new one. So far no differences. Im in LI, Ny

Active_Matrix said:
Weird thing i was using scope, and then app blacked out, and then after that it said PRL warning. I udated my PRL, and then noticed this new one. So far no differences. Im in LI, Ny
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at some point I must have flashed something that put me on PRL 11117 (usually for business customers). oh well: i just updated and i'm back to 60690 now..