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Much improved! I'm now getting just over 2 Mbps. Now just need ICS and this phone will be good to go for a couple more years...
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Lucky, I get 50~400 kbps
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I've been getting great speeds as well.
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What happened that led to these faster speeds all of the sudden?
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Matt!
Sprint is upgrading their 3G network in advance of the iPhone launch next week. thisismynext.com had a few articles about it. I think it's both adding towers, and moving voice to a different frequency so data is not so congested.
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Its called sprint network vision. Nothing to do with the iPhone.
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The timing of the rollout of the network upgrades has everything to do with the iPhone--specifically, with being ready for the heavy additional traffic that will hit their data network as soon as they release the iPhone. Sprint said that specifically in their conference on Friday. Can you imagine the bad press Sprint would get if reviewers compared 3G speeds of the 3 carriers of the iPhone 4S and Sprint was showing <400 kbps?
Ouch I forgot how bad sprint 3g was 5mbps on Tmobile 3g and almost 9 on hspa.
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Wish I was getting speeds like that. I just ran a speakeasy test and got .2 mbps with full 3g bars. It has been like that for several weeks. Hope the upgrades hit metro detroit soon.
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cchase231 said:
Wish I was getting speeds like that. I just ran a speakeasy test and got .2 mbps with full 3g bars. It has been like that for several weeks. Hope the upgrades hit metro detroit soon.
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Same **** here in Miami. I called earlier about it and it didn't really get anywhere.
where are you located
I'm in Charlotte. It's true Sprint has slower 3G than T-Mobile, but of course we have 4G too. It's really only inside buildings that I'm on 3G, and my experience is most people's phones on other networks don't get reception at all inside.
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Much improved! I'm now getting just over 2 Mbps. Now just need ICS and this phone will be good to go for a couple more years...
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What are you getting for a ping? Download ping off the market and run a continuous ping to Google.com. I get 1mbit down with a fluctuating ping between 80-130ms. Spikes up past 400 once in a blue. Its not stable whatsoever. Pisses me off. I'd be able to enjoy this bf3 beta a bit better lol
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How about a change in radios? Might that help?
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dwielunski said:
I'm in Charlotte. It's true Sprint has slower 3G than T-Mobile, but of course we have 4G too. It's really only inside buildings that I'm on 3G, and my experience is most people's phones on other networks don't get reception at all inside.
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Highest i ever saw on wimax was 10mbps which I can almost hit on good hspa. :/
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If I had consistant access to 10mbps I would be fine with wimax. There is only one wimax tower near me me and its coverage stops about a mile from my home. Even when I can connect to it I have only seen speeds up to 7mbps, with 5 being the norm. Heck, I would even be fine with that if the coverage was even mediocre. However, the 4g coverage is atrocious around me and is unusable unless you are outside. Sprint has there work cut out for them, i think it will be years before we see any fast, reliable speeds. I just hope metro detroit is one of the first areas they upgrade since they hosed us on the wimax coverage, but I'm not holding my breath as I would think they would start upgrading towers before building new ones. Ill just have to keep taking comfort in the fact that my bill is half as much as it would be on verizon.lol
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Ping is in the low 100s on 3G. Actually a lot more consistent on 3G than wifi. What are those numbers supposed to be if you have "good" service?
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Ping is in the low 100s on 3G. Actually a lot more consistent on 3G than wifi. What are those numbers supposed to be if you have "good" service?
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CDMA EVDO Rev. A is capped at 3.1mbps, on paper. Where GSM 3G is at 7.2mbps. Technically, in good coverage, I should see at least 700kbps on Sprints 3G. Unfortunately for me, Sprints network is horrid.
I tried the NS4G under Sprint's trial (about 5 months ago). I couldn't even watch Slingbox or hardly stream anything due to the slow rev.A CDMA network.
I ran back to my AT&T NS.
I'm sure the network Vision project will bring good things, as will AT&T's (and Verizon's) network upgrades, but Sprint simply is not there yet.
Shame cause I like the way they roll. That and the fact that I had Sprint for many years until the O.G. iPhone came out on AT&T (been with AT&T since then). I've always wanted to return to Sprint, but I just can't given the slow 3G speeds currently. Plus it's nice to use simultaneous data and voice.
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I just found a spot near my local Publix where I was getting 3 and 4 bars of signal with WiMax, which I rarely ever see in my city.
I speed tested and was consistently getting 16-18mbps down and around 3mbps up.
I'm curious to see how that compares with what everyone else is getting on Sprint's 4g network.
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Impossible. Must have been wifi.
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Or he was sitting on the tower. Jk bro. You have some screenies?
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Sprint's 4g is pretty good here in Cincinnati. I get about 6-7mbs down and 1 up at my apartment with one bar, but when I go outside I get about 10-12mbs down and 2 up with 3-4 bars.
Here is a screenshot. I wasn't on wifi, I was in the middle of a parking lot.
I wasn't getting 3mbps up here, but I have before.
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mine has definitely improved within about the last two weeks, as well! I'm getting about 15-20% stronger signal and speed
Not only that, even 3G improved in my area.
hp420 said:
mine has definitely improved within about the last two weeks, as well! I'm getting about 15-20% stronger signal and speed
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rasengan82 said:
Not only that, even 3G improved in my area.
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This is good to hear. Hopefully Sprint is staying good on their word and largely improving their 3G this year.
Especially looking forward to the Galaxy Nexus and LTE, even though I'm not in one of the cities getting it first.
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Here is a screenshot. I wasn't on wifi, I was in the middle of a parking lot.
I wasn't getting 3mbps up here, but I have before.
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No you haven't. Wimax used to be capped at 1mb now it is capped at 1.5mbps. Clearly your screen shot would have shown the 3mbps upload had it really occurred.
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Rem3Dy said:
Wimax used to be capped at 1mb now it is capped at 1.5mbps.
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Thanks for the info.
Thats nice. wish i had some wimax in my city.
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Thats nice. wish i had some wimax in my city.
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and we never will LTE ruins Wimaxers lives
I've gotten more than 1.5 many times here in Atlanta...idk who told you there was a cap....
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Maybe all the business users are moving over to versions lte mifis. In and around Philly I get 8-12 mbps. Don't forget that still have clear kiosks pretty sure well still connect to them as well
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Rem3Dy said:
No you haven't. Wimax used to be capped at 1mb now it is capped at 1.5mbps. Clearly your screen shot would have shown the 3mbps upload had it really occurred.
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for this were true I wouldn't be getting over 1.5MB/s on a regular basis..... that's right I said MB not mb.... Please check your info before posting it because what you stated is absolutely incorrect!!
This is what I get at my home using wimax
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hp420 said:
for this were true I wouldn't be getting over 1.5MB/s on a regular basis..... that's right I said MB not mb.... Please check your info before posting it because what you stated is absolutely incorrect!!
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Not necessarily, wimax upload speeds were capped. No official word that it's been removed though or made higher above 1.5. Any of you claiming higher have a screenshot?
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/sprint-to-bump-upload-speeds-on-their-wimax-network-up-by-50/
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Acontreras86 said:
This is what I get at my home using wimax
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Wow, that's great, I wish I got that at my house. I max out at maybe 1MB/s at home.
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This is sitting on the middle exit in Conway Arkansas ....
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Sorry guys, wrong forum... I will post one from my ns4g
Way slower though...it's on vhGomez latest ICS with speedy 5 kernel
How is the new radio working out for Crespo 4G?
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Damn fine......
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Damn fine......
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+1
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How is the battery life with the new radio and update leak?
I'm actually thinking about flashing back to ke1. This new one and the previous seemed to get worse reception in my area. Ymmv depending on where you live...
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Laying on my couch i previously got 2 bars. I see no difference so far in the 2 hours i have had it flashed. I like being updated though since i assume something was changed for the better. I'm running cm7.2.
While my signal has not increased, I will say my 3g speed has almost doubled on a consistent basis.
Running crossbones 2.5
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apacho01 said:
While my signal has not increased, I will say my 3g speed has almost doubled on a consistent basis.
Running crossbones 2.5
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I thought it was just a coincidence or a setting but I have been using the new radio for 2 days and checking my 3g speeds diligently and I too have had speed gains. Getting the highest download speedtest scores I have on my device in my area.
Upload speed is about 1/2 of what it was (who cares? Not me.)
I hope it sticks and is not just a fluke.
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Any battery drain, the ones from that previous leak torn my battery up, for me atleast
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BrianDigital said:
Any battery drain, the ones from that previous leak torn my battery up, for me atleast
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Battery seems to be about the same.
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I got full bars on 4G. I've never seen that before. It was a beautiful and life changing sight lol
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I seem to have better reception and faster 3g as well. My battery life also appears to have increased. This radio is way better than the radio in the previous leak. I'm in Houston by the way so I guess it depends on where u live.
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I'm in Houston too, small world.
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newevoguy said:
I seem to have better reception and faster 3g as well. My battery life also appears to have increased. This radio is way better than the radio in the previous leak. I'm in Houston by the way so I guess it depends on where u live.
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I had very poor reception (even wifi) with the latest radio and a prl/profile update. Reverted back to KL2 today and all is well.
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I thought it was just a coincidence or a setting but I have been using the new radio for 2 days and checking my 3g speeds diligently and I too have had speed gains. Getting the highest download speedtest scores I have on my device in my area.
Upload speed is about 1/2 of what it was (who cares? Not me.)
I hope it sticks and is not just a fluke.
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Okay after a little more observation speeds are about the same I have run the speed test periodically throughout the days I've had the new radio and it seems like my high speeds are coming from low traffic in the early hours of the morning I am still trying to figure it out.
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Nexism said:
Okay after a little more observation speeds are about the same I have run the speed test periodically throughout the days I've had the new radio and it seems like my high speeds are coming from low traffic in the early hours of the morning I am still trying to figure it out.
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Yeah I'm getting the same mixed bag :/ I'm getting much more reliable data speeds but that's it, and I'm not sure that the 4.0.4 leak isn't half the reason for it. I'm in a backwoods area on the edge of Sprint's coverage and on KE1 I could make phone calls no problem, with a few dropped calls here and there. With this new one I can't make calls unless I step outside... Data speeds are more stable and texting seems more reliable but I can't make phone calls worth $&%#... In town and at work it seems much nicer, but then I think some credit has to go to the official 4.0.4 as well, not the radio.
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I'm seeing faster 3g, don't have 4G in my area to compare. Reception seems the same.
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Oh and that's compared to KE5, which was the better working radio for me previously.
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Where can I snag this new radio?
michael.ahdett said:
Where can I snag this new radio?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24297394
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Hey guys, I was just wondering if someone could help me out because I'm kinda ocd about seeing it as H+ instead of 4G for HSPA+. Thanks!
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HSPA+ isn't 4G.
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HSPA+ isn't 4G.
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Coming from sprint it sure as hell is. 1mb is 4g to them. Anyway I get to 35mbps on hspa+ so I really don't get what your saying.
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Fataldesain said:
Coming from sprint it sure as hell is. 1mb is 4g to them. Anyway I get to 35mbps on hspa+ so I really don't get what your saying.
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I agree but the 3G/4G terminology is a bit screwed. The current "3G" release is 100x faster then the original 3G release. Yet the current 4G release is only 2.5x faster then the current 3G release.
Which is why Android refers to it as H. It should probably stay that way.
But I get 22Mbps on my N4 on DC-HSPA, which isn't as high as you, but I know how you feel. But I live on a continent that's completely GSM/HSPA/LTE, so I never really had the CDMA 3G problem.
Is there anyway to enable 3G/wcdma only after rebooting??
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I just recently got LTE on T-mobile here in Tucson, AZ. I noticed I am now getting LTE signal in places I couldn't even get 3G before. My question...does LTE in general provide better coverage, or is it just because T-Mobile perhaps worked on expanding their coverage in my area?
I'm pretty sure they're doing both.
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I'm pretty they're doing both.
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Well isn't that freaking awesome