Increase 4G and LTE speeds - Networking

Is there anyway to increase lte or 4g speeds
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daltonhrrll said:
Is there anyway to increase lte or 4g speeds
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umm i think that depending your hardware

Not that I've found, it might depend on your network provider. :/
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There are some tweaks out there for a few devices to increase speeds but it really depends on what phone and carrier you have. The speeds might be pretty set in stone, or you might have a little wiggle room.

Get out of the basement? *ducks*
In all seriousness, if you have T-Mobile you can try a different APN. I think the FAST APN with IPv4/6 both will work the best but you will have to try it.

I'm using 3(its called 3) 4G here in Denmark, and I'm maxing out at like 26/22... support is telling me its because it depends on how many are using the network. But its the same if i take the test 3am... it sucks, changing as soon as my contract is up

I have att I used to know some build.prop edits that increased h+ speeds quite a bit but I don't think they work for LTE
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Throttled Speed

Is there a solution to data speed throttling? My speed is 1/4 what it's supposed to be. Someone please help!
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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sgtmedeiros said:
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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Yup
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sgtmedeiros said:
Yeah, leave tmo and go to sprint, where though shall never get throttled
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+10. Why would you say unlimited 4g? Then it turns into hspa+ then 2gb of "unlimited data" then slow me down to 1G.? Wtf? I went to simple mobile after that.....then I went to sprint - where customer service is a plus. If your phone gets messed up you can go to a repair center to get it fixed n replaced. AND YOU GET REAL UNLIMITED 4G........DATA THROTTLE DOESNT EXIST IN SPRINT......#IMJustSaying
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jaestreetss said:
+10. Why would you say unlimited 4g? Then it turns into hspa+ then 2gb of "unlimited data" then slow me down to 1G.? Wtf? I went to simple mobile after that.....then I went to sprint - where customer service is a plus. If your phone gets messed up you can go to a repair center to get it fixed n replaced. AND YOU GET REAL UNLIMITED 4G........DATA THROTTLE DOESNT EXIST IN SPRINT......#IMJustSaying
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As a sprint customer, yeah it is unlimited and not throttled but it is also the slowest.
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Rem3Dy said:
As a sprint customer, yeah it is unlimited and not throttled but it is also the slowest.
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+100000 it keeps getting worse and worse and I don't even have 4g in my area
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Sprint doesn't throttle their 3g data speed because it come pre-throttled already
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onasri15 said:
Is there a solution to data speed throttling? My speed is 1/4 what it's supposed to be. Someone please help!
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1/4 of your normal speed? your normal speed must be very sloooow.. when i get throttled, my speed gets reduced to 56kbps. my unthrottled speed averages from 5-7mbps. i solved getting throttled by changing my plan to 10gb data before being throttled. whats your data plan? maybe you need to raise it. btw, im with tmobile.
I went thru the same thing as a Sprint customer but I called n complained & they did some type of refreshing n viola I was gOod
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Please elaborate. I'm luxky if I get 200kbps down. 3g gata is so slow that it is pretty much useless.
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newspeak said:
Sprint doesn't throttle their 3g data speed because it come pre-throttled already
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Very tru lol.. here in Miami their 4G reaches to about 3 mbps ... but I believe they aren't unlimited anymore ... the best 4G Ull get is there home town ... that's where Ull see speeds reach 10- 13 mbps
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Lol at people that say Sprint is the slowest. No problems here at all with their speeds
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Guys, you've made the mistake of assuming he's in the US...
OP: you've made the mistake of not giving us nearly enough info to point you in the right direction...
What model Nexus S?
Which carrier?
Which radio/baseband version? (Settings, About phone)
Sprint is fast depending on location at my place its going at 50KB/S then ramps up to 250KB/s two blocks down at the cinema
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DirtyShroomz said:
Lol at people that say Sprint is the slowest. No problems here at all with their speeds
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I didn't say I had a problem with the speed. I simply stated the fact that Sprint is the slowest of the big four.
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I have no issues here with sprint speed. I live in Tampa and I run it against my bosses bionic. I pull almost the same speed as lte and on par with my wifes att 3g LG optimus 3d
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speedy2slow said:
I have no issues here with sprint speed. I live in Tampa and I run it against my bosses bionic. I pull almost the same speed as lte and on par with my wifes att 3g LG optimus 3d
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Lol please provide evidence of you pulling "almost" the same speed as Verizon lte...
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Rem3Dy said:
Lol please provide evidence of you pulling "almost" the same speed as Verizon lte...
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LTE means nothing if coverage is low. Matter of fact, Wimax is theoretically proven to be faster than LTE. Don't know why people think LTE is so great.
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Just try the different radios/baseband versions! I noticed a big difference between them! You can see the upload/download speed with "network speed" or sth!
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DirtyShroomz said:
LTE means nothing if coverage is low. Matter of fact, Wimax is theoretically proven to be faster than LTE. Don't know why people think LTE is so great.
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Theoretically? When has 'theoretical speeds" actually reflected REAL WORLD conditions?
#justsayin'
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how fast is GPRS?

So on att I've always seen G flash but it never has ever worked except with T-Mobile but today while traveling in Tennessee I had G and it worked and was kind of speedy here are screenshots
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That isn't right. It should be 56k speeds. Edge isn't that fast.
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Sounds like a old outdated cell tower for AT&T .. at&t is doing a massive upgrade nationwide , gprs is slow compared to cdma .. its really 2g and I'm surprised you even got those speeds..
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I am very surprised. I have to use GPRS at work because I don't get any 3G signal and its not fast at all
GPRS is not EDGE. For all intents and purposes, they might as well be since they're both sloooooooow. EDGE is defined as 2.5 G which is a marketing ploy to differentiate molasses in Miami (EDGE) and molasses in Alaska (GPRS).
I tried to listen to 48 kbps radio stream and it was not fast enough.. had to switch to 3g
How do you force GPRS? I know you can force 3G and edge.
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hyelton said:
How do you force GPRS? I know you can force 3G and edge.
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Get an iPhone 2G. Just kidding. I know that Windows Mobile, webOS and the Androids I've had all have a "network selection" tab in cellular settings. Uncheck "automatic network selection" and wait for the phone to show you options. Usually you'll get an operator's 2G or 3G option and you select which one you want. Windows Phone (post-Mango) has an actual 3G toggle. Other than battery saving I can't understand why you'd want 2G. Data consumption remains the same, just slower. If you're looking to put your browser on a diet, just install Opera Mini and enjoy compressed data and faster browsing speeds.
I have the note II. Only 3G and edge and lte I can't do GPRS.
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hyelton said:
I have the note II. Only 3G and edge and lte I can't do GPRS.
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You can't if its not available in the tower you're near
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Yes there is. But there is NO GPRS SETTING ON ANY PHONE I've owned and I go through 20 phones a year. Only able to go to edge
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hyelton said:
Yes there is. But there is NO GPRS SETTING ON ANY PHONE I've owned and I go through 20 phones a year. Only able to go to edge
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Because its old and obsolete
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I'm a network freak lol I like playing around.
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But the point of the thread was about the speed. How was that even possible to get that speed out of GPRS? I got that in the smokey mtns just right out of cades cove.
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hyelton said:
But the point of the thread was about the speed. How was that even possible to get that speed out of GPRS? I got that in the smokey mtns just right out of cades cove.
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I agree. It's probably a glitch on his phone or something. That's not physically possible.
Jebus, that's the most annoying sig i ever seen.
And the sad part is not impressive at all.
Just like the little kids that post spark plug changes to their Honda Civic mod list....
Huh? Me? I'm just listing my computer specs and what phone... don't compaire computers to cars not into cars like that...
Also I've been here awhile and have a ton of posts and your the first to complain!
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skizzz said:
Jebus, that's the most annoying sig i ever seen.
And the sad part is not impressive at all.
Just like the little kids that post spark plug changes to their Honda Civic mod list....
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Why are you talking about something totally off subject?
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Because i feel like it, whats to you?
skizzz said:
Because i feel like it, whats to you?
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Idc if you been here for 20 yrs your post is irrelevant to this topic.. thought after all these years you know the rules by now
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Will T-Mobile's upcoming LTE affect the Nexus 4?

Hi, I hope you're well.
Please allow me to ask my stupid question of the day.
I am a T-Mobile post-paid customer on contract, and I am using a LG Nexus 4. T-Mobile will likely start having LTE soon, so I was wondering if that will affect the Nexus 4 in any way, positively or negatively (probably not negatively, but as I stated, this is a stupid question).
Thanks!
Vic
probably not. lte capabilities were disabled in the .48 baseband which came with the 4.2.2 update.
Hard to say, as the Nexus 4 does not "officially" have LTE. Google disabled the limited LTE connectivity in the 4.2.2 update as the N4 was not approved by the FCC for LTE.
Unless Google refiles, I wouldn't expect any official LTE updates.
But, that doesn't mean you can't try out the older radios (that still have LTE) as some people have had success using them (no sensor issues or voice/sound issues).
Thanks for the replies!
I'm aware of the LTE capabilities being disabled by Google. Even if I use the older radios, will the LTE speed be significantly faster than the default HSPA+ speeds I've been experiencing?
Thanks!
Vic
VicVicVicx said:
Thanks for the replies!
I'm aware of the LTE capabilities being disabled by Google. Even if I use the older radios, will the LTE speed be significantly faster than the default HSPA+ speeds I've been experiencing?
Thanks!
Vic
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yes..
My N4 is being returned, but I did get 16mbit down yesterday on HSPA+, which is amazing to me considering my home caps out at like 12 I think. Frankly, considering the marginal real-world gain you would see on LTE, I think the phone is probably better off not using that LTE antenna.
cesar521 said:
yes..
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Not necessarily if you were me and getting 29mbps down and 9 up on H+ then you really wouldn't tell too much of a difference esp since we don't have All the necessary components for complete lte
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XupModz said:
since we don't have All the necessary components for complete lte
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Please please please stop saying that.
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chrisrozon said:
Please please please stop saying that.
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You can't handle the truth
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cesar521 said:
yes..
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Great contribution. The LTE speed test someone posted the other day from T-Mobile LTE was significantly slower than my HSPA+:42 speeds in Chicago. The upload was faster but download was not.
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Maybe they will introduce the nexus 4lte in the Google io.... Which is what all of us have now
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joshnichols189 said:
Great contribution. The LTE speed test someone posted the other day from T-Mobile LTE was significantly slower than my HSPA+:42 speeds in Chicago. The upload was faster but download was not.
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Where in Chicago do you get 42 HSPA+? I've only managed to hit 22 max. downhill with help from the wind.
RavenII said:
Where in Chicago do you get 42 HSPA+? I've only managed to hit 22 max. downhill with help from the wind.
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You have to use the new apn, "Fast.T-Mobile.com" and change ipv4 to ipv4/ipv6. But the rest of the apn is the same as epc.tmobile.com.
RavenII said:
Where in Chicago do you get 42 HSPA+? I've only managed to hit 22 max. downhill with help from the wind.
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42 is the theoretical throughput, once you account for real world inefficiencies and data reserved for network services, 22 is a fantastic result.
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It really depends your area, on average lte will be faster especially upload. In most major cities LTE will probably smoke HSPA. The most I ever hit with HSPA was 18down 2up and lte was 56down 35 up in Toronto.
HSPA is no slouch though, just the upload is rough. If you upload a lot LTE is a must.
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XupModz said:
Not necessarily if you were me and getting 29mbps down and 9 up on H+ then you really wouldn't tell too much of a difference esp since we don't have All the necessary components for complete lte
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LTE pings are usually low. so stuff pops up faster on the phone compared to hspa+. You would not see much difference when downloading something because the down speeds aren't too different. As far as picture uploads are concerned, they will happen much faster w/ LTE.

Post Your HTC One 2G,3G, LTE speedtest

I haven't seen a thread on this yet post your speedtest location and carrier
Here is mine HSPA+ in my very small town that's only had 3G for about a year and a half recently it has went from an average of 3megs to this.
I'm on ATT
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This is with 1 bar on lte on a location that is not officially supported (that's why I had 1 bar only)
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This,on 3G.
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Those are slow is be pissed hope you aren't paying for highspeed data lol
I got a friend with a sprint ONE and he hasn't got over 3mpbs on lte lol how are these company's selling lte when they don't have anything close my 3g is faster than sprints lte lmao
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Hsdpa
Lte
Oklahoma ,US
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My plan is limited to 50 MBit/s. LTE speed tested is 52 Mbit/s Down and 49 Mbit/s UP. First time LTE user, I'm happy . Haven't tested 3G speeds.
(Finland)
EE 4G.
The 3G is around 8mb down and 3 up.
ac3kill said:
Those are slow is be pissed hope you aren't paying for highspeed data lol
I got a friend with a sprint ONE and he hasn't got over 3mpbs on lte lol how are these company's selling lte when they don't have anything close my 3g is faster than sprints lte lmao
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Sprint sells out cause there unlimited data. But, that data drags turtle balls. Lol
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Love at&t speeds! Unlimited plan here still too
luckylui said:
Sprint sells out cause there unlimited data. But, that data drags turtle balls. Lol
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Yea but I'd rather be unlimited than not lol. Im still grandfathered on my att unlimated plan
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I got Vodafone in the Netherlands and 4G isn't really rolled out yet, just a few few places..
But no 4G icon..
Rogers first one was more central so it was higher
Second one is by my house so more typical ...rogers lte is fast for sure
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io53 said:
My plan is limited to 50 MBit/s. LTE speed tested is 52 Mbit/s Down and 49 Mbit/s UP. First time LTE user, I'm happy . Haven't tested 3G speeds.
(Finland)
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I'm apparently not limited to 50 Mbit/s, it was just the speed test app that sucked. This is with speedtest.net . Too bad the test finishes so fast that it does not reach full speed, especially upload. Is there any way to increase the test time?
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io53 said:
I'm apparently not limited to 50 Mbit/s, it was just the speed test app that sucked. This is with speedtest.net . Too bad the test finishes so fast that it does not reach full speed, especially upload. Is there any way to increase the test time?
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I never use anything other than speedtest.net lol usually the others suck. There's no way to increase time
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Wow, you guys get some great speeds. Im not getting anything past 38-40 here.
io53 said:
I'm apparently not limited to 50 Mbit/s, it was just the speed test app that sucked. This is with speedtest.net . Too bad the test finishes so fast that it does not reach full speed, especially upload. Is there any way to increase the test time?
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your latency sucks. should be around 50 ms for lte. maybe if you choose another node?
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millicent said:
your latency sucks. should be around 50 ms for lte. maybe if you choose another node?
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Node might not help that. On my hone connection in North Carolina my latency choosing a sever that is 30 min away is 35. But if I choose a server in Washington D.C. my latency is 5 lol
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millicent said:
your latency sucks. should be around 50 ms for lte. maybe if you choose another node?
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The high latency is because the only node on speedtest with great speed here in Finland is as almost as far away from me as it can be
It's limited to this speed...but unlimited data.
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Lte is roughly 6megs down with 2 up! Dayton Ohio
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LTE prefered

Anyway to make the phone use LTE as a preffer network? Mine keep switching to HSPA+
And while someone is at it, please tell how to do hspa+ONLY
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trh1341 said:
And while someone is at it, please tell how to do hspa+ONLY
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Dial *#*#info#*#* go to phone scroll down and u see wcdma only...click that
I think the phone is designed to prefer LTE. It drops to HSPA+ in the absence of LTE.
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kyler13 said:
I think the phone is designed to prefer LTE. It drops to HSPA+ in the absence of LTE.
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Pretty sure thats not true, atleast for tmobile version. Mine drop to hspa+ even though LTE have 2 bar. Quiet annoying.
T-Mobile LTE isn't widespread. I can be in one spot with lte then cross the street and be on hspa. I think this phone is set to go with what's stronger.
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lyrical1278 said:
T-Mobile LTE isn't widespread. I can be in one spot with lte then cross the street and be on hspa. I think this phone is set to go with what's stronger.
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Yea and the stronger isnt nessecary the fastest...I'm mad they actually did this, I hope this isnt Tmobile way of mitigating traffic congestion

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