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In-home 3G Booster test device!!

The receiver
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The booster
Dear T-Mobile Customer
We have reviewed your recent coverage concern, and you may qualify to be part of a free in-home device trial! The device is designed to boost 3G signal inside your home. We look forward to speaking with you regarding your eligibility...
..contact info, etc..etc...
So I qualified.. The requirements included one bar 3g signal. 3g device, data plan blah... Moderate service, a land line for 911 calls, and single family home.. No apts or highrises I guess..
So I'm in this test group of 1000 lucky tmo customers that get one of these little in home 3g boosters,
Awesome
I'll keep yous guys informed..
Junkdruggler
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Does that means they want to turn your home into a mini cell tower?
I assume other people around you can also receive signal from the device.

You are lucky... make sure you let us know how it goes!

How did you get into this "limited program"
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So yes my house would be a small cell tower... It is a 2 piece design... One half goes where you get the best signal..the other your worst..
I filed a service request with a person on the team from New Mexico that is piloting this "new device"... They enrolled me about 2 weeks ago..
When my package arrives I'm going to post a video and a review.. I'm so stoked, I'm hoping this thing works like she said it would...
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So I got the CEL-FI booster today.. It is the beesknees.. It works better than I could have imagined... Its kinda big but looks prett nice.. I have an unboxing vid but it is hd so I need wifi to upload it to youtube.. Ill post some pics in the op..

Got one in our store a few days ago. It sucks in the store because it can only handle 4 devices at a time... And we have 10+ demo phones... So the slots are always taken. The hand off from booster to network is pretty awful also
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Nice.. You should send it to me
lol jk

connnn said:
Got one in our store a few days ago. It sucks in the store because it can only handle 4 devices at a time... And we have 10+ demo phones... So the slots are always taken. The hand off from booster to network is pretty awful also
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Well coming off a 3g network will kill any connection on tmo... Haven't tested on more than 3 devices but it works well in my house..
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Is there a model number or something? Or whats is device actually called. The signal is terrible in my new area too. Phone only works in certain spots upstairs, and even drops calls outdoors. Definitely going to request one of these...

Did they give you any idea as to the pricing? I've been told by tmo reps that something like this would be released this year at a reasonable cost.

ferhanmm said:
Is there a model number or something? Or whats is device actually called. The signal is terrible in my new area too. Phone only works in certain spots upstairs, and even drops calls outdoors. Definitely going to request one of these...
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It is a Nextivity CEL-FI RS1-4 INDOOR COVERAGE KIT.. Atleast that is what's on the box..
I'm not sure about what pricing will be.. I know that some boosters like this go for about $200+ on the internet..
Here is a brochure..
http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...=4cPGTJjNN8aItgePkcnAAg&gl=us&hl=en&q=http://www.celfihelp.com/Cel-Fi%20Resident...kQFjAD&usg=AFQjCNGIFUHHD89gwV3KHuZnwJpnryqwWQ
And here is the official product page
http://www.nextivityinc.com/product-overview.php
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Subscribed....

junkdruggler said:
It is a Nextivity CEL-FI RS1-4 INDOOR COVERAGE KIT
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Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.

techboydino said:
Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.
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It would be compared to a femtocell... I'm not sure how well they work or the signal strength.. This cel-fi receiver works really well.. The signal drops when I go outside.. So it doesn't put out a whole lot of extra signal.. But it is very reliable/consistent..
This uses an existing 3g signal.. It keeps a very constant connection too.. The base fluctuates between 1 and 2 bars and the output box has a 9 for signal output. It dropped down to 4 and 5 last night but I was still getting full service 3g..
I've been able to upload and download files like never before.. This has seriously changed my perspective of tmo... I'm not even in a "true" 3g area.. I get flow over from 2 bigger cities 45 mins north and south of me..
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techboydino said:
Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.
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although I think you said that this simply repeats an existing 3g signal, can you confirm that this does NOT use your home broadband connection?
Is the repeater in any way connected to your home network?

The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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Awesome - that makes this about 100x better than the ATT and VZW microcells.

junkdruggler said:
The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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It's nothing like a Femtocell, a repeater is a totally different animal.
Anyway what zip do you live in? No 3G is reflected on the coverage map?

Zip code 31525
I am in a "moderate" service area. 2 bars of edge is what they say I should have.. I'm more concerned with the reliability tho... I haven't seen edge inside my house at all..
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[Discussion] Reception, 3g/4g connectivity & call quality

How's the data connectivity so far?
Has it been reliable? If so, more reliable than your previous phone?
How is the reception and call quality?
What was your previous phone and how does it compares to the SGS3?
Let's find out how good this phone is on T-Mobile network versus other phones.
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So I assume it is pretty good then?
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Perfectly fine here.
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Fine here.
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Also on WiFi. Normally got around 20 Mbps
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Wow, that's looking pretty good!
Do you stream videos at all? I am interested to know if it can hold a good connection while watching videos on YouTube for example and not buffer every 15 seconds.
That's one of my main concerns and want to be sure before buying two SGS3 as my wife and I both stream lots of videos on YouTube and netflix.
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moshe22 said:
Wow, that's looking pretty good!
Do you stream videos at all? I am interested to know if it can hold a good connection while watching videos on YouTube for example and not buffer every 15 seconds.
That's one of my main concerns and want to be sure before buying two SGS3 as my wife and I both stream lots of videos on YouTube and netflix.
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Video streaming working flawlessly. It runs the Super Video app (you know, the on with the pop up, movable video) silky smooth, too. Nothing to worry about

T-Mobile Network Speeds
This thread is to compile YOUR Network speeds. I have been curious of what everyone is getting and in what area/ market.
With T-Mobile updating Markets, spectrum and eventually LTE.
This isnt Based on Strictly the Galaxy SIII but any T-Mobile Device.
Please provide Download / Upload / Ping / What market or Location and device.
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7324kbps down / 195kpbs up / 388ms ping.
Seattle, Galaxy S3

CitrixLemon said:
7324kbps down / 195kpbs up / 388ms ping.
North Seattle, Galaxy S3
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What was your prior device? Do you notice the S3 as being faster? Or stronger Signal? How about Wifi Connectivity?

Casselberry, Fl sitting inside my apartment.
Ping, download and upload all much faster then my N1 and noticeably faster then many Galaxy Nexus was.
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To respond to your question in the other thread, I had a Galaxy S Vibrant before, so it's notably faster being on the HSPA+ network. That said, the wifi definitely connected faster, not sure if it's noticeably faster or not, I'll have to use it some more.

uoY_redruM said:
Casselberry, Fl sitting inside my apartment.
Ping, download and upload all much faster then my N1 and noticeably faster then many Galaxy Nexus was.
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How about outside? Im very curious what your best speeds are?

Signal reception is stellar! 3 bars where I had 1 on my s2.
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1SiK1500 said:
How about outside? Im very curious what your best speeds are?
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I'm all the way on Edgewater Drive now at work. Don't really get great speeds here. I'll check for you when I get off work.
I use to get 7-8 download tops on my Galaxy Nexus. Upload is about the same. Ping is way better.
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uoY_redruM said:
I'm all the way on Edgewater Drive now at work. Don't really get great speeds here. I'll check for you when I get off work.
I use to get 7-8 download tops on my Galaxy Nexus. Upload is about the same. Ping is way better.
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Great. Ive always been curious of other T-mobile users speeds in our area because ive flashed so MANY different roms, radios, rils, firmwares, i feel my sensation isnt pulling its full capability.

http://www.rootmetrics.com/compare-carriers/orlando/orlando-june-2012/
heres a review of orlando this month!

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CitrixLemon said:
To respond to your question in the other thread, I had a Galaxy S Vibrant before, so it's notably faster being on the HSPA+ network. That said, the wifi definitely connected faster, not sure if it's noticeably faster or not, I'll have to use it some more.
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This is what I wanted to hear.
What about WiFi range?
kurplop said:
Signal reception is stellar! 3 bars where I had 1 on my s2.
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Nice!
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SGSIII vs SGS4G
Well, my old phone is actually a Vibrant but I decided to test it against my girlfriends vibrant+ to see the difference in 4g speeds. My phone gets terrible ping for some reason, but the speed is much better than her phone(using the latest kj6 modem). This is north of San Antonio using a San Marcos server. The first speed test is from Wichita, KS

I don't know but I think I hit a freak spot because this area is always crazy fast
this was with the old SII

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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T-Mobile bad reception and network speeds, anyone else post here

I just received 2 of my Note 4's yesterday for my family plan. Both of us can confirm spotty service and slow download speeds to the point that many apps were saying check your internet connection. I was using the Note 3 in the exact same locations yesterday and had no issues. Anyone else noticing this? Maybe a software update is needed
I have not received (and will not now that it's rooted) the new Samsung update and I don't believe T-Mobile has rolled anything out yet. The phone is spectacular though.....it sounds crazy but I can actually see a difference in the Note 4 and Note 3 screens. The 4 is easier on my eyes. Sorry to get off topic!

The first few hours I was experiencing slow download speed from the Playstore so I decided to download everything via wifi left it there charging came back did a few test and it seems back to normal speed.
About the screen is not much of a difference in my opinion but there is a difference especially when reading online.

bam099 said:
I just received 2 of my Note 4's yesterday for my family plan. Both of us can confirm spotty service and slow download speeds to the point that many apps were saying check your internet connection. I was using the Note 3 in the exact same locations yesterday and had no issues. Anyone else noticing this? Maybe a software update is needed?
I have not received (and will not now that it's rooted) the new Samsung update and I don't believe T-Mobile has rolled anything out yet. The phone is spectacular though.....it sounds crazy but I can actually see a difference in the Note 4 and Note 3 screens. The 4 is easier on my eyes. Sorry to get off topic!
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I am also having slow speeds I have pretty much done everything I have talked to tmobile I have switched out sim cards I have reset the phone I also have reset the apns, what I have realized is that it works well in 4g and not to well in 4g lte

bam099 said:
I just received 2 of my Note 4's yesterday for my family plan. Both of us can confirm spotty service and slow download speeds to the point that many apps were saying check your internet connection. I was using the Note 3 in the exact same locations yesterday and had no issues. Anyone else noticing this? Maybe a software update is needed?
I have not received (and will not now that it's rooted) the new Samsung update and I don't believe T-Mobile has rolled anything out yet. The phone is spectacular though.....it sounds crazy but I can actually see a difference in the Note 4 and Note 3 screens. The 4 is easier on my eyes. Sorry to get off topic!
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You sure you didn't get throttled?
NOTE 4

I have experienced some slow speeds also and lag as well.

atlprettygirl2145 I'm having the exact same issue as u described. 4g works just fine but 4g lte is a no go. I'm also located in Atlanta.

BACARDILIMON said:
You sure you didn't get throttled?
NOTE 4
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Definitely not throttled.....it's the phone. I also noticed the lag but i was hoping it was just me. It's good that we are all noticing because that means they need a fix but it's bad becsuse, well, they really need a fix.

bam099 said:
Definitely not throttled.....it's the phone. I also noticed the lag but i was hoping it was just me. It's good that we are all noticing because that means they need a fix but it's bad becsuse, well, they really need a fix.
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Picking mine up tomorrow at 9 will report back
NOTE 4

I'm opposite from you guys. My new note 4 has better reception and faster internet than my note 3.

Oh man, hope it's not the case with my note 4. My s5 gets the best reception I've had with any phone but I want a bigger screen. Should find out tomorrow.

Someone said there was an update already out for the new note 4. I saw it a couple threads back

I am crossing my fingers for all of you guys!

First 4-5 hours after setting up while it was syncing, d/l everything, configuring the new sim, etc, the whole works was a bit slow, but the 2nd day, it's been much better than my note 3. I'm happy so far.

Getting better Wifi and LTE speeds then my S5 and OnePlus One. Getting better SD card trasfer speeds too.

Are you guys using the new micro sim card that came with the phone

I am. Figured they included it for a reason. I probably don't know any better.

mr pnut said:
Are you guys using the new micro sim card that came with the phone
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Yes I am using the new sim card
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atlblair said:
atlprettygirl2145 I'm having the exact same issue as u described. 4g works just fine but 4g lte is a no go. I'm also located in Atlanta.
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Hopefully it is just an issue with the towers in the Atlanta area then, I was being hopeful of that but I had the note 3 previous to the note 4 and it didn't have these issues
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dtronx said:
Someone said there was an update already out for the new note 4. I saw it a couple threads back
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The update is for international versions, I read that on one of these forums
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Home WiFi AC @5ghz is consistent with my prior speeds with the note3.
4G LTE speeds also consistent with my area coverage. Fastest 2 were done outdoors while the other 2 were done indoors.
Apparently no problems here with WiFi and LTE. I'm using the new sim card that came in the box and did nothing with apn settings.
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I'm getting better signal, but very slow data speeds! Worst than my non-lte s3.

I can also confirm that Atlanta is having serious lte issues. I drove for 10 miles without lte in areas that just days ago were were blazing with lte. Talked to tmobile, and it seems like it got significantly worse. Looks like magenta may be regressing.

WiFi Performance Issues

I am beginning to wonder if this is a problem with the Snapdragon 820 chipset. My and my wife's Note 7s exhibited the same behavior. Now, our v20s are doing it as well. Here is the problem:
This is my speed immediately after rebooting my phone. The same applies to hers. This is the service I have. It is the speed I get on my desktop, laptop, my daughter's GS5, and I used to get on my old note 4.
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After the v20 has been connected for a few minutes, and until reboot, THIS is the speed I get:
Both of these were ran from the same position relative to my router.
The Note 7, which my wife and I both had two of before getting the v20, shares the same chipset and did the exact same thing. A few things of note: I did have a Netgear R6400 AC router until a couple of weeks ago. It was a great router and always delivered my full speed to my devices, except the Note 7 and v20. I recently upgraded my router to a Netgear Nighthawk x10.
https://www.netgear.com/landings/ad7200/?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
I did this partially to rule out an issue with the R6400, and because my parents needed a new router so this gave me an excuse with my wife to spend 500 bucks on the router I wanted. The point is, the issue is not the router. This behavior only occurs in our v20s. One would think that the newest flagship phone would play nicely with a new flagship router.
Why do I get full speed only for about 3 minutes after a reboot? Could it be a problem with the congestion algorithm? This has been driving me nuts since we "upgraded" from our Note 4s to the 7s back in August. Does anyone else have similar issues?
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It is highly improbable that I am the ONLY ONE who is experiencing this. Anyone?
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LOTS of variables to deal with here man. To demonstrate, what was packet loss, software version, time of day, isp, etc. These are just a few of the standard ones. Claiming poor wifi performance on the 820 with only 2 spedtest charts gives us next to no info on your problem.

TJeezey said:
LOTS of variables to deal with here man. To demonstrate, what was packet loss, software version, time of day, isp, etc. These are just a few of the standard ones. Claiming poor wifi performance on the 820 with only 2 spedtest charts gives us next to no info on your problem.
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Packet loss is 0% both instances. Software version: Android 7.0, I figured that since this is a v20 forum, that went without saying. Time of day - is on the screenshots. ISP = TWC, 300/20. If you read my post, you'll see I can duplicate this behavior all day every day, on two separate devices: my v20, and my wife's v20. Same behavior on the note 7s we had. Our note 4s which we had prior to the note 7s got great speed all the time. My desktop, laptop, daughter's Galaxy s5, my buddies Galaxy Note 5, ALL get excellent speed all the time.
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It is highly improbable that I am the ONLY ONE who is experiencing this. Anyone?
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You cant compare what a desktop and a laptop gets to your phone speeds. Ever think its speed test app itself? I had a note 7 and the v20. When I connected to my works Wi-Fi and run speedtests they was virtually the same. It could be your provider having issues. How many devices are connected to your router when testing the speeds. You do know those tests are suppose to be taken with a grain of salt. Go to a public Wi-Fi spot like McDonald's and test the speeds on the v20 and note 7. I doubt there's anything wrong with the phones.
Dude if you get 110 mbps on your phone then that's more than enough and trying to get the full 330 mbps is just overkill lol
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Same readings when data connection is off, and only wifi is enabled on the v20? And yes there are already different software updates even though they're claiming only security fixes...

I've noticed some weird WiFi performance as well. Specifically a delay in initial connections. If I load a web page it takes a second or two to actually begin loading. I can't say for sure it's the phone yet, though. It may be my router. However I do feel like the WiFi is snappier after initial boot of phone compared to later on. I'll try and post some tests myself.

Dark Jedi said:
You cant compare what a desktop and a laptop gets to your phone speeds. Ever think its speed test app itself? I had a note 7 and the v20. When I connected to my works Wi-Fi and run speedtests they was virtually the same. It could be your provider having issues. How many devices are connected to your router when testing the speeds. You do know those tests are suppose to be taken with a grain of salt. Go to a public Wi-Fi spot like McDonald's and test the speeds on the v20 and note 7. I doubt there's anything wrong with the phones.
Dude if you get 110 mbps on your phone then that's more than enough and trying to get the full 330 mbps is just overkill lol
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I absolutely can compare desktop, laptop, and phone - I just did. Did you even read my OP? Both of those speed tests ARE from my v20. If an over 2 year old device (note 4) gets better, faster wifi than a 2 month old device, something is wrong. The same number of devices are connected in the first test as in the 2nd. Furthermore, my router is Netgears newest flagship, connectivity is a non issue. None of this explains why, for the first couple of minutes after reboot I get the speeds I expect, then after a few minutes, I get what is shown in the 2nd result until I reboot again. 4 devices exhibited this behavior, the only thing they have in common is the chipset. It is not an issue with my provider, as I can immediately get full speed on any device in my home that is NOT a v20. As far as your assertion that these tests should be taken with a grain of salt: they are consistent. Not only the Speedtest app, but other ones as well. If I can reproduce the results without fail across several devices and multiple apps, to me that is a pretty strong indicator that something is off.
Lastly, if 300 mb/s is overkill, then why is gigabit Internet even a thing? These devices are (supposed to be) capable of making use of today's higher speeds.
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yeah I've got some issues too. upon reboot it's definitely faster.
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This is an absolute issue. I have both my Note 7 and V20 (just bought it to replace my Note) hooked up to my Gigabit internet. WiFi drops like a sack of potatoes after a restart on the LG. My note is still crusing along. Wtf
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I actually made a post about this on reddit and many, many, people are saying the same thing...

you guys are lucky... never passed 30/20 on my LGV10 and it looks to be the same with the LGV20 for me... definitely should be capable of 300/30 here.