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Straight Talk speeds

I wanted to get an input on what speeds everybody is getting using Straight Talk. I know the speeds depend on coverage area and all but the speeds I am getting using the speedtest app seem a bit off. As you can see all my download speeds are the same they never vary only the upload speeds come up deIfferent this is what got me wondering if I am getting accurate speeds. Please note your speeds and where you are from. I am in NJ and about 14 miles from NYC.
My download speeds always come up as 0.01 Mbps and my upload are between 0.03 - 0.07 Mbps. Those are just some very odd numbers. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the speedtest app. Hope someone can shed some light on this. And before anyone says anything, i know Straight Talk speeds are not as fast as regular ATT or even GoPhone for those that got it to work with the tab. I just want to compare Straight Talk speeds. Thanks.
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Was not able to upload on my previous post but here are my results
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Where are all the Straight Talk users?
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OK it seems that the speed test app does not support the tab, I am stating this because I used my tab to test my 3g speed on their website and it worked (see picture) the one thing I noticed is that the Mac address of the tab to test the ping comes up as being in Kansas and not where I live, NJ. Just want to note that the highest download I got was close to 6 but upload only close to 1.
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adinis78 said:
OK it seems that the speed test app does not support the tab, I am stating this because I used my tab to test my 3g speed on their website and it worked (see picture) the one thing I noticed is that the Mac address of the tab to test the ping comes up as being in Kansas and not where I live, NJ. Just want to note that the highest download I got was close to 6 but upload only close to 1.
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Try the FCC speed test app. That allows you to change locations in the settings.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ookla.fccbroadband

burhanistan said:
Try the FCC speed test app. That allows you to change locations in the settings.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ookla.fccbroadband
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Same results it does not recognize download speeds only upload.
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Good thinking..

Slowest Data Speeds on my Nexus 4

I have T-Mobile 30$ Prepaid plan with 5gb 4g data and then 3g unlimited plus 100 minutes. I have a download speed and upload speed of 100kb- 200kb. No idea why. I got higher scores on my Nexus One. coverage is perfect in my area. Is it my APN settings? I set it to IPV4/IPV6? Any help:laugh:

iTzTrevor said:
I have T-Mobile 30$ Prepaid plan with 5gb 4g data and then 3g unlimited plus 100 minutes. I have a download speed and upload speed of 100kb- 200kb. No idea why. I got higher scores on my Nexus One. coverage is perfect in my area. Is it my APN settings? I set it to IPV4/IPV6? Any help:laugh:
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i've had this problem. you can check your apn settings here. but when i talked to customer support they pretty much told me if that's the speed it i get then they can't do anything about it. so if anyone else has any more info that'd be cool. :good:

Maybe u getting throttled?
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I love my data speeds on T-Mobile monthly 4G...T-Mobile 3G is slow are you sure you can't get H (4G) in your area. Tmobile's 4G will actually only come on when data is being used. So I suggest browse the web for a little bit and when you see H come on then run a speedtest. But the phone idols at 3G and I didn't have to mess with any APN settings.
Edit: I am on the 70 dollar plan unlimited everything and no throttling.

No that's impossible... I only used 500mb so far...and I have a payment due in three days. I have H all the time. My iPhone 4 gets faster speeds...and that's stuck on 3G
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Any help you guys? It's impossible that's mine is this slow if my nexus is faster
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What speeds were you getting with your Nexus One? And have you tested your WIFI speeds on your N4 are normal as you expect them to be?

8_8 said:
What speeds were you getting with your Nexus One? And have you tested your WIFI speeds on your N4 are normal as you expect them to be?
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Yeah they are. I got like 3-4 mpbs on my Nexus One as well as my iPhone 4. My Nexus 4 gets 200-300KB 3-5 bars H icon. I get my usual 15 mpbs on wifi so it cant be the radio on the phone..

is there a HSPA+ option that we could turn on and off. or is it when there is HSPA+ it automatically connect.
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You can enter *#*#4636#*#* and change to WCDMA to GSM auto. See if that works. I have a nexus 4 and a contract plan with t mobile and I have HORRIBLE speeds. But yet good reception? Here's my screen shot
Look full bars and H
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This is FULL reception. I know its tmobile because I get 12.00 Mbps for about 5min / 4 times a day, if I'm lucky
Have you tried calling tmobile?
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Even after a month i still have these issues. Is this a defect on the Nexus 4? I've had three replacements and it still persists.

iTzTrevor said:
Even after a month i still have these issues. Is this a defect on the Nexus 4? I've had three replacements and it still persists.
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Have you tried a new SIM card?
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Opentang said:
Have you tried a new SIM card?
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No but what would that do xD?

Confirming that I'm having the same problem, on at&t. My Nexus 4 gets terrible speeds compared to my 850 Mhz Nexus One and my One S. Same SIM and APN on all of them.
It's also ridiculously slow to switch the data connection on (read: to show H+ in the status bar or start showing the up and down arrows.

My data is really horrible

I'm in Houston Texas on T-Mobile.
It seems it takes a long time to connext to something. Web browsing is ok and instagram takes forever to load pics. I have full bars when this is happening and sometimes on 3g and sometimes on hspa.
I am wondering if the phone is defective or the service is that ****ty
I used to be on tmobile went to Verizon and came back to tmobile.
Vz is way more expensive but now I see why.
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Seems like you already made up your mind that it is the service.
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The point of this thread is for?
In before the lock!
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Have you tried tmobiles LTE here in Htown? It is better than decent. Ive been using it since they flipped the switch and I must say that the last couple of weeks has been kinda wonky... Hopefully they are just trying to work out the bugs.

Likely the network is clogged. It happens on verizon too like this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-VVwPqhXw

Actually, I have a similar issue where if I don't use data for like ten seconds and I try to use it, there's a long delay (long enough to cause a loss of connection on the game Word feud) in which it comes back after like 5-10 seconds. I think that's called latency? I'm not sure and wanted to know if there's a way to fix that lag. Thanks in advance.
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Its gotten progressively worse here by the reliant. Its worse than edge speeds even though I'll have full bars. Its annoying to have to carry around my VZW hotspot all the time. It didn't used to be this bad. Maybe its the influx of new iPhone users. Grrrr
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No problems here in Tampa Florida. I regularly get approximately 20mbps down all the time except for peak hours, then its usually still around 15 or so. Hope you figure it out.
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Yea I mean when I first got the phone it was fine and it just keeps getting worse. Idk I was thinking maybe if it was a setting.
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T-Mobile LTE down?

I have had the LTE fix on my phone for about two weeks now and today it is not showing up. Is 4G down in the LA area? Is anyone else having this problem?
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JusDre82 said:
I have had the LTE fix on my phone for about two weeks now and today it is not showing up. Is 4G down in the LA area? Is anyone else having this problem?
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I'm over in the IE, and LTE is going strong.

This is really weird. All the APN settings and the radio is still there. Nothing has changed except I'm just not getting 4G anymore
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Have you rebooted lately? I know if I reboot, then the setting in 4636 changes to WCDMA Preferred. I have to go back and change it to LTE/GSM, then turn the radio off and back on before it will connect to LTE.
Not sure if that is normal, but that's what happens to me.

I just did a factory wipe and I rebooted everything works now. Really weird though. It happened right after I put LTE on my girls Nexus 4 and it's not working on hers right now either. I'll wipe hers when I get home I guess.
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Quick question what kind of speeds you guys are getting on lte
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aseercte said:
Quick question what kind of speeds you guys are getting on lte
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depending on what area of new york city im in, topping at about 29mbps download and 12mbps on upload.

was working in the Bay Area when I tried it just now....

Was working in San Diego earlier... Pulled 30 down 15 up

Working in Denver, 33Mbps down 13 up

What program are you using to test your speeds?
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JusDre82 said:
What program are you using to test your speeds?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsIm9yZy56d2Fub28uYW5kcm9pZC5zcGVlZHRlc3QiXQ..

Thanks
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I get those speeds on occassion in chicago but that doesn't really even matter. the LTE signal seems to penetrate building better.

thfreedumb said:
I get those speeds on occassion in chicago but that doesn't really even matter. the LTE signal seems to penetrate building better.
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I noticed that, it still isn't where I need it to be but it's definitely gotten better.
These are my speeds, not the highest but I'm happy with them! I'm in NYC, btw
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Will Sprint limit me?

Had anyone suffered consequences for using data to much? Ever since I got my s4 I've been using 4g all the time listening to music from Google music Netflix etc. Last month I did about 10gb it's only been like 5 days on this month cycle and I'm already at 5.5gb so was wondering if I can see consequences or will I be good? Reason I have so much use is that I don't ever turn on my Wi-Fi since I have 4g I just leave it as is...in case you're wondering.
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Nope you are fine.

Unless you're roaming a lot, they will not say a thing. I was using far more than that this summer via the hotspot mod wireless tether, and they never bothered me about it.

nope thats the benefit of having sprint
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Ok thanks guys
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Like the above posters said you should be ok. I do know someone that was booted from sprint entirely for too much data used while roaming, lol. They get a little upset about that for sure.