Slow wifi after update - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer

I noticed after I downloaded the newest update that my wifi is alot slower at home. Everything else I run from home (ps4, computer,etc) run fine. Anyone else running into this issue? I just got a new modem/router from Comcast and internet was fine before I did this update. This is a dual band router which I thought may have something to do with it but not sure. Anyone else having issues?
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Did you notice this playing a game, on the web like Facebook or downloading files? I would run a speedtest and see what the real speed, then compare it to a PC on wifi. Get a speedtest app and use speedtest.net on the PC.

slayerh4x said:
Did you notice this playing a game, on the web like Facebook or downloading files? I would run a speedtest and see what the real speed, then compare it to a PC on wifi. Get a speedtest app and use speedtest.net on the PC.
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Notice it when using apps like YouTube, Facebook, Reddit,etc.
Heres what I get on my phone. Not near the PC to check. First time I ran this I got network issue error
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Those are not bad speeds at all. I would go into Data Usage, hit More then turn on Wifi usage. Hit the new WIFI tab at the top and see the amount of data these apps are using. Maybe something is hogging the connection?

Looks like you have a VPN running. That is known to slow down connection speed as well

That's what I'm thinking! Speeds are great. I'll check out the setting you mentioned
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Wow. Look at the first section. I just cleared my cache so maybe that could've been it
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Looks like you have a VPN running. That is known to slow down connection speed as well
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Didn't think about that. I'm using AdGuard. Didn't have issues before
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yungskeeme01 said:
Didn't think about that. I'm using AdGuard. Didn't have issues before
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You might want to try "Block-This" I have better data speed with that then AdGuard.

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Looks like you have a VPN running. That is known to slow down connection speed as well
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Wow you're right! With Adguard on I was getting about 20:Mbps with it of I get this
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ShrekOpher said:
You might want to try "Block-This" I have better data speed with that then AdGuard.
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Guess I can try it again. Never could get it to block ads very well
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ShrekOpher said:
You might want to try "Block-This" I have better data speed with that then AdGuard.
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Just downloaded it. Speeds are better with Block This
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Weird I don't have that big of a difference with Adguard. But it is slower by a bit. hmmm
But I will try block this as well. Thanks for the suggestion shrekopher
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How to combat T-mobile's 5GB soft cap

so as everyone knows knows T-mobile started to throttle speeds once a user passes 5GB of data. Well here is how to go back to unthrottled speeds.
Simply click menu-> settings -> Wireless & networks -> mobile networks
then you are going to want to click to use only 2G networks. Click back and wait till it connects to edge.
then go back and uncheck Use only 2G networks
(must repeat upon reboot)
You should now be connected to an throttled 3G network. Personally i was getting about 60 kbps before i did it and after i get around 2000 kbps.
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Awesome find. Should be stickyed.
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BONUS FEATURE:saves battery life!
ps:tmo is going to look for a fix now that you have posted this
if this works for anyone else please reply (to know if your speeds are being throttled T-mobile sends you a text message telling you)
Sweet.
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Good to know. I haven't been too worried until lately. Started using tethering at work to watch a lot of Netflix and Hulu when things are slow. I may be giving this a try very soon.
This is a great tip, thank you for it. I attached a pic of my results:
I never did this, got the text mrss
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Message, but still get 3g speeds
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master.peterm said:
so as everyone knows knows T-mobile started to throttle speeds once a user passes 5GB of data. Well here is how to go back to unthrottled speeds.
Simply click menu-> settings -> Wireless & networks -> mobile networks
then you are going to want to click to use only 2G networks. Click back and wait till it connects to edge.
then go back and uncheck Use only 2G networks
(must repeat upon reboot)
You should now be connected to an throttled 3G network. Personally i was getting about 60 kbps before i did it and after i get around 2000 kbps.
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I hit 5.7Gb(i only had it for 2 weeks) and i just got a txt msg from tmo that i hit the limit i tried your tick and its not any faster.... =(
Sorry if I'm necroposting, but this helped me a lot, thanks so much!
Lol... guys, you do know there is already a thread about this in development, right?
You guys really need to learn to use the search button before posting duplicate threads.
I already had someone steal my work today but this looks unintentional and is a far inferior method to disabling the data cap (aka throttle). Check out development if you want a more permanent method...
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Lol... guys, you do know there is already a thread about this in development, right?
You guys really need to learn to use the search button before posting duplicate threads.
I already had someone steal my work today but this looks unintentional and is a far inferior method to disabling the data cap (aka throttle). Check out development if you want a more permanent method...
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You know this is an old thread, made from before your thread in the dev forum, right ?
Just that someone revived it from the dead
Apologies if it sounds like I'm being a smart-a**, maybe I misunderstood though.

No Flames, just a friendly WiFi speed comparison

Hey, can somebody post a screen with their top speed (wifi) from their phone? I'm curious what real-world performance is between the "42mbps" radios is.
Ps-my home internet is rated at 18meg, so with devices connected, this is probably most of the pipe.
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How can you have a WiFI speed test .
Its dependant upon the speed of the users connection and those are many and varied 3meg can be a good connection for some .
Mine is within about 1% next to the router but drops the further i move away .
jje
nenol said:
Hey, can somebody post a screen with their top speed (wifi) from their phone? I'm curious what real-world performance is between the "42mbps" radios is.
Ps-my home internet is rated at 18meg, so with devices connected, this is probably most of the pipe.
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Not a flame, but what are you talking about?
Wi-Fi has nothing to do with what the "42mbps" radio is. That is HSPA+, and is not in use when Wi-Fi is connected. And it is totally dependent on your carrier, and their APN.
On AT&T, H+ can be different depending on which APN you are on - either "wap.cingular", "phone", or "pta".
If you are connected to Wi-Fi, your speed will be totally dependent on your Wi-Fi connection's speed, and will have nothing to do with the HSPA+ radio or your carrier.
Processor? What I know is this - my Sensation can't pull these numbers over WiFi. I realize that it's not the best test, because it is not cell data. However, I wanted to see what kind of throughput my phone is capable of, and how an S2 does. And yeah, internet speeds differ, but somebody out there has an S2 and WiFi as fast as mine. I suppose my curiosity is more toward "does it utilize it fully" more than "I live by a tower and my cell speed is X" - which seems far more arbitrary to me.
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Processor? What I know is this - my Sensation can't pull these numbers over WiFi. I realize that it's not the best test, because it is not cell data. However, I wanted to see what kind of throughput my phone is capable of, and how an S2 does. And yeah, internet speeds differ, but somebody out there has an S2 and WiFi as fast as mine. I suppose my curiosity is more toward "does it utilize it fully" more than "I live by a tower and my cell speed is X" - which seems far more arbitrary to me.
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No offense, but this is worse than arbitrary. You have no way of knowing if someone else's Wi-Fi is the same speed as yours, which already makes this "test" invalid.
If you want to know a true comparison between S2 Wi-Fi performance vs Amaze Wi-Fi performance, you'll need the two phones side-by-side hooked up to the same Wi-Fi.
My s2 pulls from 10Mb to 24Mb
Connection is 50Mb
Thanks to those who informed why it was a silly question, thanks especially to those who managed to overcome the silliness and post numbers. My question is answered.
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It goes quite fast
SGS2 BT infinity fttc
My ISP is 100mbps
With wired PC I get ~90mbps down and ~80mbps up
So phone results are not very good

Data Cap!

I'm on the $20/month 5GB/month data plan. and I think I goofed, big time. i was downloading some ps1 roms and didn't realize I was using my data instead of my wifi. lol
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post your data graphs.
anyone know any ways around the caps? i don't think i can go the rest of the month with only 500mb to spare.
wifi
wifi:
Not to get off topic, but what app is that? Looks nice.
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Sniper_5 said:
Not to get off topic, but what app is that? Looks nice.
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comes with ICS.
it's simply in settings under "data usage"
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Not to get off topic, but what app is that? Looks nice.
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settings >> data usage >> select menu button and check Show wifi usage
I believe it's under system settings - in the wifi/mobile networks area. Sorry, I don't have exact instructions... You'll find it. Lol
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Ah Gotcha. Guess I'll be waiting for the SGS3 then. I'm still stock GB on my DX
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This comes to show me just how little data one gets with Verizon and AT&T. Wow, one large download or 3 Netflix movie and you're done for the month!! No thanks I'll pass. You guys could show off all your network speeds all you want, at the end of the day who gives a **** how fast you go if you can't really use it for anything without going over your limit. I'll stay with Sprint and my unlimited data. Being on the list of the first to get LTE also helps my decision to stay with sprint.
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This comes to show me just how little data one gets with Verizon and AT&T. Wow, one large download or 3 Netflix movie and you're done for the month!! No thanks I'll pass. You guys could show off all your network speeds all you want, at the end of the day who gives a **** how fast you go if you can't really use it for anything without going over your limit. I'll stay with Sprint and my unlimited data. Being on the list of the first to get LTE also helps my decision to stay with sprint.
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It's impossible to support millions of customers on a network without it straining. They prioritize quality of the network over unrestricted access. So it works great for as long as you're allowed to use it, or pay overages.
shook187 said:
This comes to show me just how little data one gets with Verizon and AT&T. Wow, one large download or 3 Netflix movie and you're done for the month!! No thanks I'll pass. You guys could show off all your network speeds all you want, at the end of the day who gives a **** how fast you go if you can't really use it for anything without going over your limit. I'll stay with Sprint and my unlimited data. Being on the list of the first to get LTE also helps my decision to stay with sprint.
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Sorry but speed allows me to use my data the way I'd like. Unlike sprints dialup network. After 6 years of sprint I'm glad I left for att. Much better service.
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After flashing a rom a few days but not bad tho
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Poor Wifi on N4?

Quick question to the pro's
Whilst I haven't put a SIM card in my lovely new N4 yet (awaiting mico SIM from Vodafone) I thought I would set it up over WiFi.
I can connect to my router, home network and home server fine, but it is just sooooo slow and continually timesout. I have changed the settings, frequencies etc, restored router to factory settings and back to saved profile, but nothing seems to help.
Play store spits me out, and I have reset the N4 to factory 3 times now.
I will try on other Wifi networks over the weekend, and on mobile data when SIM card arrives, but was just wondering if I am doing something obvious wrong or it other have have similar experiences?
thanks
edit.......I did manage to do a system update, and now on 4.2.1
In my experience it is really fast. I get 30mbps down, as fast as I get on my desktop.
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mugabuga said:
In my experience it is really fast. I get 30mbps down, as fast as I get on my desktop.
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Thanks
My N4 connects nicely to the router as follows from the settings
Status - Connected
Signal Strength - Excellent
Link Speed - 72Mbps
Thinking (hoping) it the talktalk router, as since I updated the firmware I have had other problems...........need to test elsewhere I think first!
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wifi issue is for sure
Look at other posts you will find many people are having wifi issues. I don't think you did anything wrong, it is just the problem of nexus 4.
Let's wish google would fix it soon.
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Look at other posts you will find many people are having wifi issues. I don't think you did anything wrong, it is just the problem of nexus 4.
Let's wish google would fix it soon.
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Thanks, did find a limited number of similar issues listed when I did a basic google search, but hoping it was something else.
SGS2 in one hand works lovely, N4 in the other not!
As I didn't manage to test test it before the update to 4.2.1 I don't know if this release is the issue!
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LOL, should have know better, oops!
Found the WiFi thread now, don't know why I couldn't find it earlier!
Something definitely wrong. My coworker and I are on the same WiFi and his signal is 100 times faster. I get 1000+ ms ping and .04 down and he gets 80ms ping and 3 down.
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Seems like the WiFi problem is either hit or miss most people including myself have a perfectly stable WiFi while some people have terrible or not working WiFi at all. Not sure what's behind this buy hope you can get it fixed.
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Thanks all.......
This issue was starting to annoy my experience with the N4 tbh
I just changed my router back to my old one to test, and its now working perfectly!!!! Others have reported issues with D-Link routers, of which the one I was using was a Talktalk supplied D-Link.
Lightening quick now........

OMG Thats some fast internet

This is sitting in my house.
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YellowGTO said:
This is sitting in my house.
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Let me be the first to say, "I HATE YOU!" JK, im so jealous since i only get like 5-8MB around my house.
RMXO said:
Let me be the first to say, "I HATE YOU!" JK, im so jealous since i only get like 5-8MB around my house.
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LoL. I was really surprised by the mobile speed on this phone. Now I can burn them 26GBs in minutes
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This is sitting in my house.
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Nice, I wonder what the phone is capable of, I've got 1Gb of speed at my place.
I already get 235Mb/s+ with my S7 Edge so I think the limit is your ISP and WiFi, not the phone.
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This is sitting in my house.
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4G LTE or wifive?? )
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you are taking abt wifi speed through broadband connection. but this is pure lte speed.
craigdamey said:
I already get 235Mb/s+ with my S7 Edge so I think the limit is your ISP and WiFi, not the phone.
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Yes, didn't notice the provider id of 'T-Mobile'. If that's the case this is definitely fast. I just checked my S7 and I got 98/17 with a ping of 31ms.
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4G LTE or wifive?? )
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Dunno just says 4G LTE ont he phone
I am actually anxious to see how this thing does in a couple of months. Im on AT&T and i live just outside of Indianapolis which, from what i understand, is the first market AT&T is launching 5g in this summer.
Wait for 5G to kick in, then we'll see what this beast can do
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Anyone with FAST wifi do speed tests?
One of my issues with the S7E is its wifi was much slower than my Note 5.
My iPhone 7+ hits 600+ up and down on our wave2 AC wifi network here.
The S7E had fast LTE though. Fastest speedtest (Verizon) I recall was around 130 down and 50 up. That's smoking for LTE but bad if you don't have unlimited. LOL
cpufrost said:
Anyone with FAST wifi do speed tests?
One of my issues with the S7E is its wifi was much slower than my Note 5.
My iPhone 7+ hits 600+ up and down on our wave2 AC wifi network here.
The S7E had fast LTE though. Fastest speedtest (Verizon) I recall was around 130 down and 50 up. That's smoking for LTE but bad if you don't have unlimited. LOL
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I was able to hit 536Mbps, but i'm pretty far from my router. When my kid wakes up ill get close and see the max speed. It says the link is 833mbps
cloudraker said:
I am actually anxious to see how this thing does in a couple of months. Im on AT&T and i live just outside of Indianapolis which, from what i understand, is the first market AT&T is launching 5g in this summer.
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Indy might be high on the list but Dallas is first. They are already testing in Dallas
YellowGTO said:
I was able to hit 536Mbps, but i'm pretty far from my router. When my kid wakes up ill get close and see the max speed. It says the link is 833mbps
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The link speed is all over the place. The wifi app only goes to 866 but it sometimes pegs the meter and goes over 999. LOL
Getting great speeds on wifi. Similar speeds to my 2016 macbook pro! The wifi radio on this is excellent. Haven't tried lower signals to see how it fares yet.
Ok TMOBLE this is B.S.! I'm in Las Vegas and getting speed at as low as 20 , 30 k down.. that k ..NOT meg
And TMOBLE is telling me there no problem
Best I've seen in burst of 7 meg
The has been going on since I got the phone
I'm pulling over 630mbps at my house. That's Wi-Fi though ?
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Lan to op
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