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Crappy 3g data speeds check in city,state,zip.

Thought this may be helpfull as i have been reading people are contacting important people and sending emails to them saying that this issue isnt hardware or a given area issue. There are multiple threads with numerous reportings everywhere, so how bout we just put in one thread peoples where abouts. I guess just copy and past and continue with your city, state, zip code to show it is a nation wide issue. Please try to include an image LINK for proof of your issues...example is below. ALSO PLEASE CONTINUE FORMAT LIKE PPOSTED IN POST #5.
Seems like sprint just put out a new prl update...just dled it and got 1.11dl and .56 ul. Hope it stays that way. Update 3/3/11 nope bs dl speeds are back.
1. Bayonne nj 07002 problems since nov..http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/skillzo1/snap20110202_202416.png

Beltsville, MD 20705
Problem since October/November. Now, speed tests are always below 200kbps and mostly under 100 kbps. This is the speed throughout the entire day.
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New orleans la crappy since november. Ping is always at 999. Very slow speed.
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1. Bayonne nj 07002 problems since nov..http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...202_202416.png
2.Beltsville, MD 20705
Problem since October/November. Now, speed tests are always below 200kbps and mostly under 100 kbps. This is the speed throughout the entire day.
3.New orleans la crappy since november. Ping is always at 999. Very slow speed.

Brooklyn, NY, 11209. However, it's almost everywhere I go:

Metro Detroit -- 48180 --problems since November--
avg. 100 kb/ps down and about 150 kb/ps up

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
same thing in
Sacramento, CA 95816
all since november.
def going over to the verizon prl again lol

Metro Detroit area... 48187
I switched to Sprint on December 18, 2010. One time (50 miles north of my house) I got 1.1mb/s down. Usually I just get this crap.
.18 MB/s and .47 MB/s up.
*Xda app won't let me attach the speedtest.net screencap.
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Sacramento has been getting better lately, over 1meg down last 3 days (95816)

La Marque, TX 77568 on Verizon 3G PRL 00001.
La Marque, TX 77568 on Sprint's piss poor 3G with PRL 60676.
The good news... today I fired up 4G on my EVO for the hell of it (because I have never had 4G WiMax in my area) and to my suprise IT NOW WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is hope for us all!!!!! Not the best speeds but I'll take anything I can get at this point!
Woohooo!!!! Getting better each time I run a speed test!!!
ROCK N ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toledo OH
Before November, I would easily get 2mbps down and 1.5mbps up, even with no bars. After November, I cannot get above 100kbps, with it usually being under 50kbps. Works fine in my home with my Airave, and works fine on Verizon's PRL, so this means its a problem with sprints network.

Well sprints new prl update 60676 only worked for about an hour thenbback to bs speeds.

skillzo1 said:
Well sprints new prl update 60676 only worked for about an hour thenbback to bs speeds.
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prl has nothing to do with 3g speeds on sprints network.

Albany ny 12205, $hit speed every where I go...100 kb, up and down...
4G in the ghetto, worst neighbohood, town over in schenectady, I aint going there ppl get shot in daylight, the cops are felons....
8Mb, 100kb up
Funk that
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glaex said:
Sacramento has been getting better lately, over 1meg down last 3 days (95816)
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actually what you have there is kilobits per second, not kilobytes. Take your number and divide by 8 and that will be the number of kilobytes you are getting.
bits= b
bytes = B

4G network slooow?

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Lmao. Could it be a network issue? I have full signal but the speeds are terrible. Sprint better convert to LTE!
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WiWin?
1 bar, by the looks of it.

relic419 said:
WiWin?
1 bar, by the looks of it.
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Lmao thats epic. Why is mine so horrible?
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I wish I could get 4g. What city you.live in?
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musclehead84 said:
I wish I could get 4g. What city you.live in?
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Lol, I wish I could get 3g let alone 4g.
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Already a thread about it, but it's mainly for 3G. Some people were saying 4G is affected too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933900

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Doesn't it say your 4g is off on your screenshots?
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He's clearly on 4g with full signal bars.
My 4g speeds are hit and miss here in San Antonio, Tx. At home I used to get 10-12Mbps. Now I usually get 5-8Mbps. Here at work I used to get close to 5Mbps with 1 - 2 signal bars. Sometimes I barely get 1Mbps with the same signal, other times it is pushing barely 3Mbps. My signal strength hasn't increased or decreased significantly at least.

Again, there is already a thread about slow data on Sprint here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933900
It's a nationwide issue.

I miss being in 4g coverage. It was basically wifi on the go.
Although the latency would make it respond a second or so later..
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Current 3G speed is 1307/533 with only 3/6 bars
4G is 2050/1075

I drove truck across country both 4g and 3g speeds varied depending on population density and even that sometimes didn't matter. Now I sit at home and rarely use 3g 4g doesn't exist but of course we pay for it....It's like paying a huge bill for something I rarely use..At home I'm on wifi.

wireless tether
My friend's tether works with 3g -- he can get on his phone's 3g network wirelessly and wired, but he can't do it with 4g on. Anyone can help?

"4G" on Sprint is an absolute joke. The fact that they make us pay for it is detestable. I kinda knew that 4G was gonna suck, I just wanted the Epic really bad. What can I say? I'm a glutton for punishment. LOL

meandus said:
"4G" on Sprint is an absolute joke. The fact that they make us pay for it is detestable. I kinda knew that 4G was gonna suck, I just wanted the Epic really bad. What can I say? I'm a glutton for punishment. LOL
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the seriously you're better off going to another carrier. I like sprint, yes the 4g speeds are not as consistent as I would like, but most errors i see on XDA are user-based because of ignorance (i.e. restoring data from a completely different rom via CWM, SMH), which i believe you have plenty of. Do some fact checking and you'll see that Sprint has the best data plans for the money available.
Stop *****ing and go to Verizon.

Overstew said:
Lmao. Could it be a network issue? I have full signal but the speeds are terrible. Sprint better convert to LTE!
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It's a whole lot less cluttering when you post the speed.....we honestly don't care/need a screen shot when a (3G xxx / xxx) format works 1000x better

For the third time, yes it's a network issue. And yes there's already a thread about it. First page.

i fix my problem with mines. i just turned of my phone for about 15minutes. now iam back to 5-6mbps. for a few days i was at 1-2mbps.

well the only time I tried 4G was at CES - and it was slower then the 3G - and since Sprint dont have it anywhere but they still always advertise it all the time around my town and its not even in this state!
that sucks almost as much as waiting between posts and just to post in the development section

Dont know if this helps, but it did me...
All these roms are developed in their own home...so the PRL is not for your surrounding area....
I live in New York, so when I did a test at speedtest.net it showed me in Kansas...I updated my PRL and my location was back in NY and my test speed doubled.
Does this make sense?
mike

Anyone seeing improved 3G speeds?

With the start of Sprint's "Network Vision" multi-modal cell site build out, I, like many others are hoping that means faster 3G speeds.
I understand coverage will improve, theoretically speed should too. It's still very early on in the new development, but has anyone seen faster speeds?

I haven't seen any improvement. I don't think many are. Check out the boards on sprint's website. Nothing but negative vibes.
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Nope, still maxing out at 150kbps here.

After seeing this i figured i'd unplug my airave. Before i would only get 2bars @ about 200kbps. Now i have 5 bars and 1.4mbps. Set to sprint only with the latest radio files. This data increase is new
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Location & PRL?
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NJ 07109
Prl: 60681
Just tested again
@ 7:05am. 1.22mbps down/448kbps up
*****Will update this later today when i get home from work****
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I would love to hit 1 mbps. I haven't seen any improvements but I've heard some people in bigger cities who have. It would make sense large populated areas would see roll-out first.
Here's what I'm getting currently
0.44Mbps download
0.27Mbps upload

Heres another ss that i took now. Speed still the same so must be fixed.
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My speeds have actually gotten a LOT worse in the past two weeks. Went from getting 400 kbps-1500 kbps to 50 kbps today. ****ing ridiculous

Not seen any better speeds at all,but then again the ghetto has 4g before i do and i live in the inner city.

My speeds are definitely better went from 250 KB/s to 1053 its an improvement so I'm happy hope they keep it up.
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I get great speeds. About 2.2+ down and 1 up. On 60681 PRL with sprint proxy removed.
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My speeds are still crappy. Depending on the time of day I get .02mbps to .21mbps download. I live in Scottsdale, Arizona. I have called Sprint numerous times and they state there is no issues here. I'm running a stock EVO, not even rooted. Anybody have any ideas.
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My speeds in NC had been 1Mb/s and faster until late last week, now they are always less than 400Kb/s Down and 30Kb/s Up. Tonight it's much slower on the download side. Sprint really has to kick NV in to high gear or lose a lot of customers soon.

bill875 said:
My speeds in NC had been 1Mb/s and faster until late last week, now they are always less than 400Kb/s Down and 30Kb/s Up. Tonight it's much slower on the download side. Sprint really has to kick NV in to high gear or lose a lot of customers soon.
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What part of NC are you at? I'm in Raleigh/Cary and they have been absolutely terrible lately.

the drugstore said:
My speeds are still crappy. Depending on the time of day I get .02mbps to .21mbps download. I live in Scottsdale, Arizona. I have called Sprint numerous times and they state there is no issues here. I'm running a stock EVO, not even rooted. Anybody have any ideas.
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Yeah, Tempe sucks too for speed. Though I've found that I'm able to stream stuff as long as I can get 100kbits or so.

msimindlessmsi2 said:
I get great speeds. About 2.2+ down and 1 up. On 60681 PRL with sprint proxy removed.
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Me too but I'm in the middle of nowhere sharing a tower with about 20 houses in its range after 1am til about 5am I can get over 3mbps. We just had an infrastructure upgrade and a new tower in the last week cuz some dumbass truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and smashed thru the tower. Last night I had 2.2mbps upload and 4.1 down while tethering according to my network monitor
Edit: and I was on 3g cuz we don't have 4g yet, apparently they put the hardware in while replacing the tower but have not activated it for use yet. Although on a few occasions I have been able to connect to 4g in the last week probably while Sprint had it powered for "testing"
Edit 2: I just checked and have been upgraded to PRL: 60683
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Me too 60683
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3G
4G
PRL: 60683
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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Pathetic 3G performance

I swear I must have the worst 3G performance known to man..
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No matter the time of day, .40 Mbps is "typical" for download, .20Mbps for upload. That's on good days. I'm aware of all the factors that affect speeds, I just felt the need to vent about it for once.
I live on an island in the puget sound in washington state and 3G reception here is horrid. And that's after they've made some upgrades to our towers. I really don't understand why our service isn't better considering I live within miles of a major navy installation (Whidbey NAS).
Been on Sprint's Everything Data plan since August 2010 with my EVO 4G, which also requires the additional $10 charge for 4G capabilities (the nearest place I get 4G reception is over 30 miles away). I feel like I'm really having it stuck to me in the pocketbook.
If I don't have WiFi reception wherever I'm at, I typically wont even bother with 3G unless I have to. I'm more likely to just leave it off to save battery life.
Okay I'm done ranting, thanks for listening.

OK I have even worse speeds. Like .2 down at my house. Try this hack, it makes you phone use verizon 3g as roaming:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
My speeds are now BLAZING fast. Try it and report back!
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I understand your frustration but i only get speeds like that when i get to work and everyone else shows up(2000+ people).
I am in a plant with a big project going on and it never fails at 6am the speed starts to plummit and stays that way all day. Until everyone leaves of course.
I feel for you putting up with that every waking moment though.
And please do respond on if you use the verizion hack, if it helps or not.

I beat you guys. 31kbps. That is .031mbps
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I had almost decided to move on to another carrier for the same reason. I looked at www.network.sprint.com and it showed a data speed upgrade withing 6 months. Didn't know if they would come through but they did 2 days ago. Now is decent.
Btw...check that site. For weeks my data was crippled worse than it use to. Maybe because they were working on it I guess....but now is good. I guess patience is key.
......or a booster.
via EVO.

Site doesn't work.
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Correct link:
https://network.sprint.com/

I was getting about 150kbps, did the hack mentioned for verizon roaming and I'm getting 1,400kbps now
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DertyDOH said:
I was getting about 150kbps, did the hack mentioned for verizon roaming and I'm getting 1,400kbps now
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Same here.

I don't think you are the only one. I came to this forum today to see if anyone else was having this issue. I'm also in Washington (Bellevue) and I used to get about 1,000 kbps and decent reception. Lately I'm lucky if I have 1 bar of 1x speed. My speeds are just as bad as yours. How is your signal strength?
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I swear I must have the worst 3G performance known to man..
No matter the time of day, .40 Mbps is "typical" for download, .20Mbps for upload. That's on good days. I'm aware of all the factors that affect speeds, I just felt the need to vent about it for once.
I live on an island in the puget sound in washington state and 3G reception here is horrid. And that's after they've made some upgrades to our towers. I really don't understand why our service isn't better considering I live within miles of a major navy installation (Whidbey NAS).
Been on Sprint's Everything Data plan since August 2010 with my EVO 4G, which also requires the additional $10 charge for 4G capabilities (the nearest place I get 4G reception is over 30 miles away). I feel like I'm really having it stuck to me in the pocketbook.
If I don't have WiFi reception wherever I'm at, I typically wont even bother with 3G unless I have to. I'm more likely to just leave it off to save battery life.
Okay I'm done ranting, thanks for listening.
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Sprint Complaints?

I don't see why everyone complains about Sprint I get this all day and I use like 60 gigs a month...
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34 down and 9 up in my house
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charlie-n said:
I don't see why everyone complains about Sprint I get this all day and I use like 60 gigs a month...View attachment 2449599
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You're one of the lucky ones. I'm INCREDIBLY lucky to even get 1mb. My 3g is pretty much useless and LTE is nowhere to be found.

4g is finally hitting Colorado Springs. I've found it in quite a few places, I've even been picking up signal at my work. Nothing at home yet unfortunately. My best speed has been about 10 Mbps down. Seems they are growing the network pretty fast.
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Like all carriers, it depends on where you live. Here in Dallas-Ft Worth, the service is good for the most parts. Yeah there are some parts of the metroplex where service can get spotty but for the most part, no complaints. That said, i'm done after the last 6 months of my contract. Going to a GSM carrier since i switch phones so much. My wife and son will remain on Sprint.

I went to Sprint from Verizon 2 yrs. ago for the price. (Before VZW had their family share plans). The data was painfully slow where I live in central NC. 4g lte is non existent and 3g will hardly load a web page. There are cities around me that have fairly good data speeds but for the most part, it's frustratingly slow. I went back to VZW this year and it is so nice to have fast data and a reliable signal wherever I go. As with everything, it all depends on the individual circumstances. Sprint gets bashed because they deserve it in most of those cases.

stonesaber said:
I went to Sprint from Verizon 2 yrs. ago for the price. (Before VZW had their family share plans). The data was painfully slow where I live in central NC. 4g lte is non existent and 3g will hardly load a web page. There are cities around me that have fairly good data speeds but for the most part, it's frustratingly slow. I went back to VZW this year and it is so nice to have fast data and a reliable signal wherever I go. As with everything, it all depends on the individual circumstances. Sprint gets bashed because they deserve it in most of those cases.
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Yeah, they've made good improvements to your east in Raleigh. It was very hit or miss earlier, but now things are much improved with their network. Going around the mountains are the only place where I've been without reliable signal, but that's to be expected (even a Verizon phone had no signal there). Definitely interested to see, though, if Roam Control will work for the Moto X on 3G.
If only Sprint would go ahead and release KitKat, though. But that's a whole other story...

Right on queue, here comes KitKat. My wife likes her X, and we used to be on the 3g slow boat. LTE is amazing though... Sprint is really stepping up their game lately.
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Damn I'm in Kansas and still haven't got the update notification
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roguejam said:
Yeah, they've made good improvements to your east in Raleigh. It was very hit or miss earlier, but now things are much improved with their network. Going around the mountains are the only place where I've been without reliable signal, but that's to be expected (even a Verizon phone had no signal there). Definitely interested to see, though, if Roam Control will work for the Moto X on 3G.
If only Sprint would go ahead and release KitKat, though. But that's a whole other story...
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Winston Salem coverage pretty much sucks. I would've pulled my hair out without roam control.

Roam control is not working for me. How did you get it to work?
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LTE is nowhere to be found in Queens, NY and there are a lot of dead spots on Long Island as well. My phone has become useless on vacation in ny. My friend on tmobile has been on LTE the whole time. 3G is basically 1x rebranded

Sprint makes me sad and the fact they may very well buy T Mobile makes me want to cry.

great 4G around Miami except for, irritatingly, the airport. Of course, waiting for a plane to depart is the time I'd most like to stream Netflix, MLB At-bat, Hulu etc.

Any luck with roam control
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