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This is second day on my G2. I have been unpleasant so far about using this as I come from using Nokia n900, iphone..
ever since using stock rom outta the box, the internet seems to be very sluggish.
Fast forward, I am now using Virtuous Desire HD rom, and the internet performance is very slow again.
apn: epc.tmobile.com
Is this a problem with g2 radio band or something missing here?
Thanks
download speedtest app and/or go to speedtest.net and give some more concrete numbers, also where are you and what kind of signal do you have, are you in HSPA+ area?
I am in a major metropolitan area inside HSPA+ footprint. (5bars and 3G logo)
haha going to speedtest.net, the site loads except for the main part of the page, the flash api and therefore I am unable to conduct the test. Maybe that will help you analyze how slow it's going.
Slow? Its twice as fast as my vibrant
ISP: T-Mobile USA
Ping:222ms
Download speed: 0.01 Mb/s
Upload speed: .23Mb/s
Distance: 150mi
I'm Blazinnn'!
maybe someone can go over the internet settings for me. Here is what i have. everything else blank
apn: epc.tmobile.com
mcc: 310
mnc:260
APN type: default,supl
corrado85 said:
maybe someone can go over the internet settings for me. Here is what i have. everything else blank
apn: epc.tmobile.com
mcc: 310
mnc:260
APN type: default,supl
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Those are the correct settings... its sounds like your area has serious congestion issues. Can you put your sim in another tmobile 3g phone to confirm its the network and not your hardware?
I live in a well signal area, fields very fast and internet browsing is fast, faster than my vibrant
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witeboy07 said:
I live in a well signal area, fields very fast and internet browsing is fast, faster than my vibrant
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Oh course it is but this guy is having major issues with hardware or congestion. with a normal situation... like most others... the G2 blazes. but this guy has a issue needing resolving so no silly comments please!
the slowest speed i have gotten was .15 - .25 mbps down 1.5 megs up there was a lot of congestion at my job at the time. avg i get is 3.45 mbps and peak was 5.5 mbps. I would definately call tmo for the issue
corrado85 said:
ISP: T-Mobile USA
Ping:222ms
Download speed: 0.01 Mb/s
Upload speed: .23Mb/s
Distance: 150mi
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This is not at all what should be happening. I have sometimes gotten very slow speeds like 0.2 Mb/s down, but a quick reboot has solved the issue. Try the suggestion of putting the SIM in another phone or duplicate this in the store. Might be the phone, because if it were the network, many, many people would have complained.
My G2 is the same way. I am in Arlington/Alexandria, VA which is supposed to have HSPA+. Even when my device status says "HSDPA" I am usually only getting about 500kbps down. The funny thing is I still often get 1mbps up!
Right now here is what my "4G Speeds" are getting me:
Ping: 151ms
Down: 127kbps
Up: 330 kbps
Signal Strength: -85dBm
Network Type: HSDPA
APN Settings: default
I am running the updated stock 2.2 from TMO. I have gotten downlink speeds faster than 1mbps only a handful of times since I bought the phone in early October. What gives?
I just recently purchased my G2 a few days ago and it has speed issues as well. I live in Las Vegas which is supposed to have HSPA+ coverage, but my phone has been stuck on Edge since my purchase. My speeds have been horrible and TMo has no idea why.
Right now these are my speeds
Ping: 379 (Los Angeles,CA was the closest being only 75mi away)
Down: 35 kbps
Up: 26 kbps
Signal: -91dBm
Network type as of since I purchased the phone: EDGE (Been all around the city with same results)
Heading to the TMo store later tonight will update if it duplicates or not.
autoexec.bat said:
I am in Arlington/Alexandria, VA which is supposed to have HSPA+. Even when my device status says "HSDPA" I am usually only getting about 500kbps down.
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HSDPA != HSPA+
HSDPA = 3G
Sephron said:
I just recently purchased my G2 a few days ago and it has speed issues as well. I live in Las Vegas which is supposed to have HSPA+ coverage, but my phone has been stuck on Edge since my purchase. My speeds have been horrible and TMo has no idea why.
Right now these are my speeds
Ping: 379 (Los Angeles,CA was the closest being only 75mi away)
Down: 35 kbps
Up: 26 kbps
Signal: -91dBm
Network type as of since I purchased the phone: EDGE (Been all around the city with same results)
Heading to the TMo store later tonight will update if it duplicates or not.
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Try checking then unchecking the "Use only 2G networks" under Settings>Wireless & Network settings>Mobile networks.
corrado85 said:
ISP: T-Mobile USA
Ping:222ms
Download speed: 0.01 Mb/s
Upload speed: .23Mb/s
Distance: 150mi
I'm Blazinnn'!
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This made me laugh so hard
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Try checking then unchecking the "Use only 2G networks" under Settings>Wireless & Network settings>Mobile networks.
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Thanks for the reply. That was one of the first things I have tried, but alas I am still stuck on Edge everywhere. Maybe I have a bunk phone or something is wrong with my account. I have actually been receiving a text consistently since 4am this morning. It's from 10076200000 the only thing it says is <sisa:39972758:1:1:199:14095402>10hbrZBycJABgDIpGQ1XGw. It may be an error code of some sort from the network. I could be wrong, but from what I have been reading TMo sends out a similar error code (From 10476000000) for an error in their email systems.
I am heading over to TMo in about an hour. We will see if they have any insight as to what is going on. I will post back the results of the visit if it will benefit this topic.
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the slowest speed i have gotten was .15 - .25 mbps down 1.5 megs up there was a lot of congestion at my job at the time. avg i get is 3.45 mbps and peak was 5.5 mbps. I would definately call tmo for the issue
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wuz up Trini? how da hell u gettin 5 down, the most I get is 2 down, i'm in ft laud, im getting like 3g speeds typically
Yes, I am aware that HSDPA is not the same as HSPA+, however the Signal Type screen does not appear to distinguish between "HSDPA" and "HSPA+". Case in point, later that same day I tested my connection at Reagan National Airport only .5 miles from where I tested earlier in the day and here were my results:
Downlink speed: 5393 kbps
Uplink speed: 1282 kbps
Ping: 102 ms
Signal Type: HSDPA
I assume that at those speeds I was definitely pulling from an HSPA+ capable tower, but the signal type still reads HSDPA. So what gives?
ibemad1 said:
HSDPA != HSPA+
HSDPA = 3G
Try checking then unchecking the "Use only 2G networks" under Settings>Wireless & Network settings>Mobile networks.
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Just read the thread and I'm sorry if I missed it if someone wrote this but could it be that your data plan hasn't changed from your previous phone?
Not sure how much that'll affect things but I know it made a phone of mine unusable until I corrected it.
My first G2 was stuck in edge 90% of the time. When I was on H it was very slow (less than 300kbps). Tmo CSR said it was defective and exchanged it. New one is good to go.
I have an Infuse at the moment and a SGSII.
The infuse clocks in with much lower pings and much faster downloads.
What is everyone else getting for AT&T speed tests?
I can't seem to get under 150ms ping (in a "4G" area) with the SGSII but the atrix and infuse do that just fine.
Should I check my APNS?
I just got back from Boston. Was able to get 4.9mb down and 1.4mb up near Logan Airport. I was on H+ almost my entire time in the city this long weekend.
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The infuse clocks in with much lower pings and much faster downloads.
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Care to compare the download stats? It'll be interesting as they're both Samsung phones with the SGS2 being the higher spec'd of the two. As for pings, the SGS2 automatically disables data and drops to 3G when there's no data trafffic dedected. The time it takes to kick back in probably isn't helping its ping numbers.
rohitgarewal said:
I just got back from Boston. Was able to get 4.9mb down and 1.4mb up near Logan Airport. I was on H+ almost my entire time in the city this long weekend.
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Do you remember your pings?
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Do you remember your pings?
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The fasted download I've gotten so far is 4MB. That was with one of my longest pings (253ms). My shortest ping was 88ms with a download speed of 3MB. I don't know if there's a direct correlation.
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Care to compare the download stats? It'll be interesting as they're both Samsung phones with the SGS2 being the higher spec'd of the two. As for pings, the SGS2 automatically disables data and drops to 3G when there's no data trafffic dedected. The time it takes to kick back in probably isn't helping its ping numbers.
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Here at work (I get much better service than at home) I don't go over 100ms on ping with the atrix or the infuse.
Downloads are anywhere from 3-8 (8 was the highest i've seen with the infuse.)
The SGSII so far has yet to go under 140ms on ping and downloads are around 2.5-3.5.
Same location. I don't have the infuse with me to check today but it's something i've noticed here.
131ms ping on this test I just ran with 2.8 Mbps down.
Never hit 3 mbps on mine even after apn tweak. Highest I've ever gotten is 2.8 on H+.
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Downloads are anywhere from 3-8 (8 was the highest i've seen with the infuse.)
The SGSII so far has yet to go under 140ms on ping and downloads are around 2.5-3.5.
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There are some people that have posted downloads consistently in the 7s and 8s with the SGS2. I don't remember where they tested. There seems to be a lot of SGS2s in NYC and they average mid-2s and 3s. Someone in Florida posted scores in the low teens so the phone appears to be capable. The ping times concern me less than the D/L speed - espcially with the funky power saving data management feature. Are the APN/networks settings the same in both the SGS2 and Infuse?
i cant imagine ATT would preferred speeds to the Infuse over the SGS2, perhaps its just coincidince? i know my n1 sees about 160 ms but highest i saw last week was 100ms in NJ. and that is a non-ATT phone.
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i cant imagine ATT would preferred speeds to the Infuse over the SGS2
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But the Infuse is a carrier phone which means it ships with settings optimized for AT&T's network. It also probably has a different hardware radio. That's what intrigues me about a side-by-side comparison.
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But the Infuse is a carrier phone which means it ships with settings optimized for AT&T's network. It also probably has a different hardware radio. That's what intrigues me about a side-by-side comparison.
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From my understanding the two have the same radio. Thats why I was confused, when I get home i'll check the APNs and compare.
Well, I cut my Pings in half by changing the APN settings.
Make a new APN with the following:
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: None
APN type: Internet
eallan said:
Well, I cut my Pings in half by changing the APN settings.
Make a new APN with the following:
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: None
APN type: Internet
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Could you please tell me where to go and change the APN settings. Thanks.
varunkumars said:
Could you please tell me where to go and change the APN settings. Thanks.
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Settings => wireless and network => Mobile Networks => Access Point Names
i haven't hit anything higher than 140ms ping in nyc
Fastest i've ever clocked in nyc was little over 6Mpbs down
I just ran the speedtest in nyc and got 89ping (1.9Mbps down/.69Mbps up)
ph00ny said:
i haven't hit anything higher than 140ms ping in nyc
Fastest i've ever clocked in nyc was little over 6Mpbs down
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Did you try what I suggested?
eallan said:
Did you try what I suggested?
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Changing the apn info? Nope
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ph00ny said:
Changing the apn info? Nope
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Well. Try it...?
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eallan said:
Well, I cut my Pings in half by changing the APN settings.
Make a new APN with the following:
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: None
APN type: Internet
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I am in chicago(At&T), i tried this and lost the internet (3G and H+) completely. Any suggestions ??
Also i want add something my phone is getting internet over cingular 410 APN.
Its too bad we couldn't flash modems from the original SGS.
What about the Infuse? Is the radio the same?
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12/28/11 UPDATE:
The reason for the better speeds on the Skyrocket is that it uses the 'pta' apn instead of the 'phone' or 'wap.cingular' ones. The only way to use that apn is if you have an LTE sim card and you have an LTE data plan on your account (you won't get a data connection if you try to use that apn without the sim and data plan). So, I went to my local AT&T store and got a new sim and had them switch my plan and now I am able to get pings in the 50-70ms range and my download speeds have doubled. I'm sure this varies a lot from area to area but we will all need to upgrade to an lte sim and data plan eventually so you might as well do it now and try out the new APN. It made a significant improvement for me in central New Jersey. Good Luck!
Here are the apn settings that I copied from my wife's Skyrocket. Again, YOU MUST BE ON THE LTE DATA PLAN AND HAVE AN LTE SIM CARD FOR THIS TO WORK.
Name: ATT pta
APN: pta
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: None
APN type: internet + mms
Any fields not mentioned above should be left blank.
Original Post:
So yesterday I bought my wife the SGS2 Skyrocket (she wanted an iPhone, I wouldn't allow it). I started setting things up for her and did a speedtest to see how it compared to my i9100. WOW, that phone is blazing fast! And we are in central New Jersey where there is no LTE available so this was on HSPA+. I have only tested in a few locations, but at my house she got 6 mbps down and 2 up. I tested mine right after and I got around half that (and I have NEVER gotten 6 mbps down since I've owned my phone). These tests were consistent as I ran them multiple times. Her ping was also consistently around 60ms in many different locations with many different signal levels. My ping never goes below around 110ms. Needless to say, I'm displeased about this. I know there were a bunch of threads from months ago with some ideas about AT&T data speeds (I've read them all) and I've tried some of those ideas but nothing gets me close to what she is achieving on the Skyrocket. Here is what I've tried so far:
1) I noticed her phone is on that 'pta' apn whereas mine was on the 'phone' apn. I tried copying her information over but my phone would not establish a data connection when using the 'pta' apn. I researched it and found out this was because my phone is on the HSPA+ 4G plan and not the LTE 4G plan. This might have something to do with it but I doubt it. Last night I tried switching our sim cards. We were in an area with bad coverage but from what I could tell, her phone was still pulling better speeds. I was even able to use the 'pta' apn on my phone once I had her sim card but it still didn't improve much. I am going to try this again tonight at home where we get good signal. This will confirm that it is not the LTE sim card, the LTE data plan or the 'pta' apn.
2) I tried switching modems, flashed about 5 of them but there was not a significant difference in my speed between any of them. I even tried flashing a modem from the AT&T GSII (not the skyrocket), it still didn't have a noticeable improvement.
3) This thread talks about making some changes to the build.prop file to improve your HSPA speeds. I have tried these changes with no improvement. Perhaps there is some special configuration in her build.prop but her phone is not rooted so I can't look to find out.
I'm not sure what else to try at this point. Something very fundamental must be wrong because I expect an AT&T phone to be slightly better on their network (because the software is optimized for that network only), it shouldn't be twice the download speeds and half the ping time. I would be curious as to how the AT&T SGSII (not skyrocket) performs. Maybe the skyrocket has better hardware for the modem than our phone?
Any feedback is appreciated and if you know anyone with the AT&T versions of our phones, go ahead and compare your speedtests to theirs and report your results. Needless to say, I can't live with my wife having a faster phone than me so I need to fix this ASAP! Thanks in advance!
The maximum theorical HSPA+ speed supported by hardware on the SkyRocket is 42mbps while the S2 is 21mbps. The processor on the SkyRocket is a Qualcomm because our Exynos chip doesn't support 42mbps.
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Thanks for the reply. Interesting thought but according to this page, the Skyrocket is also 21mbps HSPA+, same as our phones.
Hah ! I'm not sure, cos the SkyRocket amd the Tmobile s2 are supposed to be nearly identical. Can't find an exact quote by AT&T regarding this as well
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I get 6 Mbps down and 2 up with KL1 modem using the wap.cingular APN
crachel said:
I get 6 Mbps down and 2 up with KL1 modem using the wap.cingular APN
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Ok I just tried the wap.cingular APN, I got the same performance as on 'phone'. What is your ping like? The Skyrocket was getting 50's and 60's consistently and I never approach pings that low in my i9100.
I have gotten as high as 8Mbps down and 2.2 up with the KL1 modem using the "phone" apn.
In fact at the office my GT-I9100 (the international version) is generally faster than my colleagues SkyRocket when testing download/upload speeds.
Dan
Wow, really? Do I have defective hardware? I know speeds vary a lot by location but the Skyrocket has consistenly been faster everywhere I've tested it so it proves the network is capable of much more than my phone is achieving. Also, I've never wiped my phone since I got it, could that be a factor (I doubt it because I don't have a single issue but I'm just throwing it out there).
Anyone else able to test their i9100 vs a skyrocket or at&t gs2? BTW I am currently using KL1 as well and don't get the results you are getting.
Compare tcp reveive window size and window scaling settings, also if there is a proxy defined in apn, sgs2 is not following it unfortunately....
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If there is a huge difference in ping it could indicate that skyrocket apn is "optimized" via special proxy. And as i mentioned, even u tried your wife's sim, sgs2 is ignoring it due to it limitation...
Only guessing...
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You should put your SIM in your wife's skyrocket, then call AT&T and ask them to put you on the LTE plan--assuming they don't charge more for this--then switch back and run some more tests. It could be that the pta apn isn't allowing the I9100 whatever increased throughput it is granting the skyrocket because you're on a different speed plan.
It's also possible that the Qualcomm HSPA+ hardware is just better (please don't lynch me for this suggestion).
Ok, thanks all for the input. Tonight I am going to try her sim in my phone with the pta apn. Then if the speeds improve I'll know thats the issue and I can work on getting my sim provisioned to the LTE plan as well. I know her sim is set up on that plan and will work with the pta apn so I'll be able to test it that way. I'll also put my sim in her phone and set up the 'phone' apn and try that, just to see. I'll report back late tonight or tomorrow with my findings.
TheSopranos16 said:
Ok I just tried the wap.cingular APN, I got the same performance as on 'phone'. What is your ping like? The Skyrocket was getting 50's and 60's consistently and I never approach pings that low in my i9100.
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using XXKL1
down/up in kilobits per second
5894/1075 - 122ms ping
1551/1082 - 167ms ping
6806/1080 - 119ms ping
1160/781 - 121ms ping
..kinda all over the place but this is expected at 4pm
This is what I got a few min. ago using wap.cingular APN. Upload speed is on the slow side but download speed is on par as your wife's. Keep in mind, the test was performed in LA area around 16:45. I'm using DXKL1 modem.
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I'm interested to see how this turns out. I've been wondering the same thing. I know LTE is definitely faster but I still think that my speeds should be faster than they really are. Later this week I'm going to go to the AT&T Corporate store in my area and compare my speeds against some of their other "4G" devices and see where I fall.
So I tested my phone with my wife's LTE provisioned SIM card and got the same slow speeds. But, I then was able to change the apn to pta and try again and that did the trick. I started getting ping's in the 50-70 range and much higher download speeds (hit 6.5 around my house for the first time ever). So I can confirm that the Skyrocket gets better speeds because it is using the 'pta' apn. And to use that apn, you have to have an LTE SIM with the LTE data plan. I went to my local AT&T store today and upgraded my sim and switched that plan and I am now enjoying consistently better data speeds.
I will update the first post to reflect my findings so everyone will know how to get the better speeds.
On a completely different topic, we were in Brooklyn NY last night where AT&T has LTE coverage. I did a few speed tests on my wife's Skyrocket and WOW, its insanely fast. With just 1 bar of signal it got over 10mbps down and with 4 bars it got 58 mbps down and 17 mbps up. I couldn't believe my eyes but I ran multiple tests and all were incredibly fast. I don't know if AT&T will be able to maintain speeds like that once the network gets saturated but the idea of having substantially faster internet on my cell phone as compared to my FIOS internet at home is really insane. I can't wait for them to expand the LTE network, hopefully they get it up and running in New Jersey right in time for my next phone upgrade.
Just went to the AT&T store to get an upgrade for my dad. Did his upgrade and then was in the process of getting my LTE sim but their system wouldn't let them process the request. He told me to just come back tomorrow and he'll try it again.
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Cool, let me know how it works out. For me, they had to play around with the imei to get the system to allow the LTE plan on the account. I just told them that I sometimes put my sim in LTE compatible phones and I need it to work for when I do. Took him 10 minutes to fight with the system then he was able to get it to work. They did it for no charge and I was able to keep my unlimited data plan.
OK cool, I know there was no issue when I first did that for HSPA+ when I got my GSII. I'm going to try it again tomorrow. The guy that helped me out was cool and I told him he'd have to probably get the IMEI from one of their LTE devices to "activate" me. I also have unlimited so that's good to hear.
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Just left the AT&T store and got a great rep. I was literally in and out in 15 minutes, 12 of those were waiting for someone to be able to help me.
I updated my APN and can successfully connect to the "pta" APN. Ran it twice so far and ping is between 50-70 which is better than I have gotten so far. Thanks a lot for this btw. Hopefully speeds will improve slightly overall.
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Hi all,
My wife and I received our Nexus 4's yesterday and rushed over to get new sim cards for them with our TMobile account. The phones work great and the performance is good.
The issue that we have been having is with our data connection. TMobile doesn't seem to see an issue, but we have only been able to connect max to HSPA+:15 when our area supports HSPA+:42 (in south, Fl). We have been averaging 6-9 mbps down and 1-1.5 mpbs up, but will get drops down to 2-3 mpbs down. This seems to happen often and is associated with the phone dropping to UMTS:3.
If I watch the phones, they will non-stop jump back and forth between UMTS:3, HSPA:10, and HSPA+:15. By jumping, I mean very fast and often.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Does anyone know of a fix for it?
Piken
I feel like I've made a thousand APN posts, but I think it may apply here:
What are your APN settings currently?
Network type in about phone (in this case, HSPA+15) doesn't use the number to correspond to the connection type. As far as I can tell, HSPA:15 in about phone corresponds to the HSPA+42 network.
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Ajfink said:
I feel like I've made a thousand APN posts, but I think it may apply here:
What are your APN settings currently?
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The APN is the default:
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: epc.tmobile.com
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: Not set
MMS port: Not set
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
APN enable/disable: (not accessible)
Bearer: Unspecified
joshnichols189 said:
Network type in about phone (in this case, HSPA+15) doesn't use the number to correspond to the connection type. As far as I can tell, HSPA:15 in about phone corresponds to the HSPA+42 network.
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This. I was mostly curious due to the DL/UL speeds the OP mentioned.
It has nothing to do with your APN.
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Enter *#*#4636#*#* into your dialer. Since you just pulled it out of the box, it should default to "WCDMA Preferred", but just make sure. You could also call T-Mobile and have them reprovision your data.
Honestly, though, 6-9Mbps isn't too shabby overall for non-LTE. Yeah, some people report near-30Mbps speeds, but those are rare.
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This. I was mostly curious due to the DL/UL speeds the OP mentioned.
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I would probably say that was due to tower congestion but it could be a number of factors.. I am in HSPA:+15 on my campus, and outdoors down the street I can hit 22mbps but inside on the third floor of a building next to a window I can only hit 10mbps and after that I was seeing as low as 3mbps.
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In the T-Mobile store i work in i get about 15mpbs to 20mpbs down and 2mpbs to 4mpbs up. Where i live about 25 miles away i get 12mpbs to 15mpbs down and no more then 2mpbs up. I know the Minneapolis/St Paul, MN area is a 42mpbs area. I only ever see HSPA+ 15 on mine.
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In the T-Mobile store i work in i get about 15mpbs to 20mpbs down and 2mpbs to 4mpbs up. Where i live about 25 miles away i get 12mpbs to 15mpbs down and no more then 2mpbs up. I know the Minneapolis/St Paul, MN area is a 42mpbs area. I only ever see HSPA+ 15 on mine.
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Because like I said the number in about phone doesn't correspond to the network type in that way.
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Because like I said the number in about phone doesn't correspond to the network type in that way.
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Yes i was just backing up what you said.
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Yes i was just backing up what you said.
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Sorry I took that the wrong way haha
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I would probably say that was due to tower congestion but it could be a number of factors.. I am in HSPA:+15 on my campus, and outdoors down the street I can hit 22mbps but inside on the third floor of a building next to a window I can only hit 10mbps and after that I was seeing as low as 3mbps.
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I have had similar experiences. In my apartment, I get 3-6 depending on the room and time of day. In my office 7-11. Outside 18-20.
Can't Receive MMS on T-Mobile
I've been getting around 12 MBs on mine....seems decent....
I also have slow-ish speeds on T-Mobile, seemingly slower than my SGS2. I don't think I've ever seen better than 10 down, average probably 5. Experiencing slow speeds on WiFi as well.
I'm only getting about 300 kb down and 1.2Mb up. The phone says I'm on HSPA:10
Peanutman5 said:
I'm only getting about 300 kb down and 1.2Mb up. The phone says I'm on HSPA:10
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When I first got Straight Talk with T-Mobile, I was getting 15000kbps upload and 3200 download speeds. Now, I am only getting 500kbps upload and 500kbps download speed, from the same location. I wonder what the problem is.
At least you get data/reception at all.
piken said:
Hi all,
My wife and I received our Nexus 4's yesterday and rushed over to get new sim cards for them with our TMobile account. The phones work great and the performance is good.
The issue that we have been having is with our data connection. TMobile doesn't seem to see an issue, but we have only been able to connect max to HSPA+:15 when our area supports HSPA+:42 (in south, Fl). We have been averaging 6-9 mbps down and 1-1.5 mpbs up, but will get drops down to 2-3 mpbs down. This seems to happen often and is associated with the phone dropping to UMTS:3.
If I watch the phones, they will non-stop jump back and forth between UMTS:3, HSPA:10, and HSPA+:15. By jumping, I mean very fast and often.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Does anyone know of a fix for it?
Piken
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Same here and I'm also in South Florida (Miami). Could it be Tmobile;s towers? Everytime I unlock the \phone it jumps from 3G to H. Never did this with my previous phones... Any news on this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access#User_Equipment_.28UE.29_categories
Strange since category 15 is 16qam mimo -- 23.4mbps
AFAIK, we're not using MIMO. hspa+21 should be cat14-- 64qam, and hspa+42 should be cat24-- 64qam dual-cell.
Correct me if I'm mistaken...
Perhaps it's a reporting error? Nonetheless, as everyone has mentioned, it refers to the category, and not your actual theoretical max.
I'm having a nightmare here. I used GiffGaff for a few months with my Nexus 4, and had tremendous speeds. However, I saw a great deal with T-Mobile so I ended up switching over, and it's been nothing but problems. My download speeds are around 10kbps and 300kbps (even when I have full "H"signal) at its highest, while upload speeds can be over 1mbps.
I've tried resetting the APNs to default and taking the SIM out, but that hasn't changed anything. When I moved over I ported my old number onto the T-Mobile SIM. the downside of this is that when I go into SIM Tool Kit and try to request it to send internet settings, it doesn't come through - I think this is because the phone number shown in "about phone" in the settings, and the one that is presumable still saved on the SIM, is still the number that was originally on it, and I think that's where the messages are being sent to.
So, I wondered if any UK users on T-Mobile are able to get decent download speeds on their Nexus 4, and if so, could they share their settings? I always have full H signal, and I live in the heart of Manchester city centre - hardly a rural retreat with no signal. It's been like this for a week now. I'm planning on ringing them up, but I'm not sure what they could do other than get me to change the APN settings.
Any help is appreciated! Current APN settings are:
Name: T-Mobile UK
APN: general.t-mobile.uk
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not Set
Username: t-mobile
Password: ** (I think this is "tm")
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.t-mobile.co.uk:8002
MMS proxy: 149.254.201.135
MMS Port: 8080
MCC: 234
MNC: 30
Authenticationo type: Not Set
ANY type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
I have exactly the same settings and can get speeds around 15Mbps.
I thought as much... So... Any other suggestions? Is it possible it could be a dodgy SIM card? But then it does connect even though it's really slow... Surely of it was broken it wouldn't connect at all?
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Not sure if it's any help but the authentication type should be PAP
Also, is it normal to have default, supl, mss apn in one setting?
On o2 I have 2 apn's - one for default, supl and one for mms
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Not sure if it's any help but the authentication type should be PAP
Also, is it normal to have default, supl, mss apn in one setting?
On o2 I have 2 apn's - one for default, supl and one for mms
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I can't believe it, that actually seemed to work! I just hit 5mbps on a speed test for the first time with this sim! It hadn't even hit 500kbps before!
With regards to your second point, t mobile sent me a test MMS, and I could see the picture fine, so I don't think I need to split out my apns.
I'll see how I get on anyway. One final question, I do need data roaming switched on to access the Orange 3G signal right?
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One final question, I do need data roaming switched on to access the Orange 3G signal right?
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No
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Interesting. I only ask because I read it here:
http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/help-...at=PICKING_UP_ORANGE_SIGNAL_DEVICE_FAQS&tab=3
I'll leave it on for the minute and see if I notice it ever switch into roaming mode.
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I remember when I used to be with t mobile and they had just started signal sharing with orange. When it switched to orange signal, a little "R" appeared to show that it was roaming onto a different network. Has the way they do the sharing totally changed now if data roaming isn't needed to get Orange 3g signal?
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I'm having a nightmare here. I used GiffGaff for a few months with my Nexus 4, and had tremendous speeds. However, I saw a great deal with T-Mobile so I ended up switching over, and it's been nothing but problems. My download speeds are around 10kbps and 300kbps (even when I have full "H"signal) at its highest, while upload speeds can be over 1mbps.
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More than one month ago I found a quite interesting offer in T-Mobile, a cheap one and I thought I will sign a contract... why not. I had a contract before, I had nothing but problems with them... I have tried once more. T-Mobile wasn't able to give me a proper price for first bill, I spent hours, going to the store and calling to customer service. Nothing but nightmare... no more, no less.
For my Nexus 4 I have simcard from 3-UK Network. My best speed was 22Mbps - sometimes, during the day speed obviously being dropped to 5-10 Mbps... Just a minute ago, I had tested - 12 Mbps. 3 giving what I need - unlimited internet usage - truly one.
I barely get 1.2Mbps from o2 even when my signal strength is full Was the same on my S2 and now N4.
Never had roaming switched on and seem to spend most of my time on the orange signal. Don't notice any speed difference between the 2. Although the other day I got 20000kbps download speed when sat near a transmitter. I'm currently using the EE APN settings.
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Just for proof here is one I just did
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And you have a T-Mobile sim yeah? Can you tell me your EE APN settings please? I'm still having problems over here.
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Yes its a T-Mobile sim.
APN - everywhere
User - eesecure
Pass - secure
Everything else unchanged.
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Using the everywhere settings I get 11mbps down. I only get 6mbps using t- mobile APN so thanks for that
fridgeman said:
Yes its a T-Mobile sim.
APN - everywhere
User - eesecure
Pass - secure
Everything else unchanged.
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This. But no user or pass, just everywhere as apn. That's all, works on both Orange and T-Mo