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Nexus One Getting 12mbsp download speeds! No Wifi! CM6 RC3 with radio update!

http://www.jasoncohenitservices.com/IMG_0022.MOV
posted this in another thread cause someone didn't believe the speeds I was getting in the same town they were. As you can see there is No WiFi turned on.
Enjoy

its general knowledge that that testing website is just not accurate at all. try using some other speed tests for comparison, and you will see the difference.

Well, I'm sure you're on HSPA+ but 12Mbps is impossible.

Sooooo the last I checked the Nexus was limited to a 7.2 mbps MAX by hardware...

Thats pretty ****ed up, I was wondering why when I changed the DL size speed seemed to increase each time.
At Speakeasy and Speedtest I hit 3.5 but even that is much after then the 1 I get with Clear.

jcohenlv said:
Thats pretty ****ed up, I was wondering why when I changed the DL size speed seemed to increase each time.
At Speakeasy and Speedtest I hit 3.5 but even that is much after then the 1 I get with Clear.
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Clear is pretty lame here. It gets especially slow during 5-8pm

Ya heavily considering telling them to GTFO and just stick to tethering my Nexus

If you really want to test the phone's speed use the phone thetered to the PC and use dumeter to monitor 3 or 4 parallel downloads.
The maximum you can reach on a 7.2 network is 6.7 megabit.
If you have a 10 Mbit modem (like the N900 or the milestone) and your network is updated you can expect 8Mpbs as maximum.

If you can manage the 5 or 10GB soft cap (T-Mobile throttles after 10GB of usage on phones, but older plans are capped at 5GB (total internet is 5GB)) go for it. The only good thing Clear has going for themselves is unlimited usage for the time being.

I am getting 12mb/s on that site (mobilespeedtest.com) also. In the same location SpeedTest shows me 1,4mb/s which is more accurate

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I am getting 12mb/s on that site (mobilespeedtest.com) also. In the same location SpeedTest shows me 1,4mb/s which is more accurate
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Hahaha my real speed is about 8Mbps, that site has calculated 550kbps.
Very accurate !!

mobilespeedtest is wroooong

Airvana problem

I was wondering if anyone could answer my question. I know people here are more educated about these things than people at the Sprint forums.
"I have an Airvana connected to my router and its IP is DMZ'ed. It works great but the speed tests while connected to the Airvana are less than stellar. My internet is 10-15 mbits down and .5 mbits up. I have an Epic 4G and when I go to the Phone Information menu it shows that I am connected to EV-DO Rev. A and when I dial #99 I get the message that I am now within airave coverage. Now I understand the EV-DO Rev. A standard has a max down/up of 3,100/1,800 kbit/s but I don't get anything near that. The most I get is 1,200 kbit/s down and 500 kbit/s up with a ping of 125-200ms. I know the upload is limited by my internet but the download is not. I have gotten much faster download speeds from Sprint towers and usually the same ping if not lower. When I connect to wifi however, I get 10+ mbit/s down and .5 mbit/s up with a ping of 20-25 ms. The two things I don't understand is why I'm getting 1/3 of the 3G speed I should be getting and a horrendous ping.
The apps I use are speedtest.net app and the FCC broadband app. Both give consistent and similar results."

Even though Rev A has faster speeds than what you are getting, your Airvana will only go as fast or slower than your net connection. So you will only see your speed below 1,200kbit.
On a side note I am surprised that your Airvana unit works. I have been having issues for about 2-3 weeks now connecting to the Airvana.

The Ev-DO Rev. A standard does indeed dictate upto 3800kbit/s down, but you will rarely see anything about 1.2Mbit, even if you were right next to an empty tower. The 3.8Mbit/s number is really for *burst* transfer rates, not for continuous, linear transfer rates. Keep in mind that several things are affecting your data radio's performance, including RF noise from other sources nearby. 125ms+ ping times are *completely* normal. Even over 4G, your ping times won't be much better than 70-80ms. Rev. A was supposed to improve ping times (over Rev. 0, you could easily expect 200ms+), and to some extent it did. Keep in mind that your network connection and internet connectivity, time to your head end, etc., will all dramatically affect ping times.
On average, Ev-DO Rev. A transfer rates will be between 700kbit/s and 1.1Mbit/s (this is from extensive testing.) I have once seen sustained transfer rates of around 2Mbit, but it was a one-time occurrence, so possibly an outlier datapoint. The speeds you're showing there are really quite normal.
Recently installed an Airvana at my parents's house, it works *amazingly* well. Average throughput is right around the speeds you're quoting. Never had any connectivity issues with it within the network (as opposed to the "recommended" setup; I have set QOS on the router). The first-generation Airave constantly dropped calls, messed up GPS, and caused mayhem. The Airvana has been nothing but wonderful, and my parents finally have great coverage. GMaps and all aGPS-based apps work great, and all seems peachy; they got it right this time.

Thanks a lot for the info guys. I have been extensively testing internet speeds everywhere I go (New York City and Long Island, New York) and on average I still get slightly higher download speeds and lower pings from the towers but not by much. Another thing I noticed is that when connected to the Airvana the speed test apps "jerk" or stutter a lot when conducting the test but it's not noticable when using the device. I took a look at my DNS settings and IP on my phone and nothing matched my home network. This leads me to believe that the path to the internet is phone-->Airvana-->router-->internet-->Sprint VPN (or something similar)-->open internet. This would explain why you can use Sprint TV through the Airvana but not on wifi.
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Unless you have enabled QoS on your router and given the Airvana highest priority, it might be a good idea to have it on the outside of your network, e.g. modem -->airvana -->router -->PCs. This will ensure that the femtocell has absolute network priority, which it should.
Stuttering is confirmed, does the same for me as well. It's somewhat hit or miss though, and it can also happen at random when I'm testing against regular towers. As far as external IP goes, yes, it wouldn't make any sense for your phone to have an internal network IP, especially because it will be going outside your network at some point. So yes, the femtocell is essentially acting as a router and tunneling to another router outside your network.

I have an Airvana, but for data, almost always use WiFi at home.
I turned off my WiFi and did 3 speed tests on Airvana 3G using Speedtest.net app
Down Up
1.83Mbps 0.72Mbps
1.94Mbps 0.63Mbps
1.76Mbps 0.55Mbps
So my results are surprisingly good.
I'll take those numbers over 3G anyday

alestin said:
I have an Airvana, but for data, almost always use WiFi at home.
I turned off my WiFi and did 3 speed tests on Airvana 3G using Speedtest.net app
Down Up
1.83KB 0.72KB
1.94KB 0.63KB
1.76KB 0.55KB
So my results are surprisingly good.
I'll take those numbers over 3G anyday
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I'd hope that the down speeds are in Mbit.

APOLAUF said:
I'd hope that the down speeds are in Mbit.
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Silly me. sorry for the typo.
All are in Mbps

WiFi speeds

I never really use my wifi on my phone even though I have it at my house. But last night I connected to wifi to compare download speeds with my sons droid x. Well come to find out that this thing is downloading videos at 1.5gbps !!!! I could not believe it, is this a normal speed for the Fascinate? I also have rubiks rom with the data throttle remover. Could I get some feedback, just want to know what most people are running on wifi. Thanks.

frostysax said:
I never really use my wifi on my phone even though I have it at my house. But last night I connected to wifi to compare download speeds with my sons droid x. Well come to find out that this thing is downloading videos at 1.5gbps !!!! I could not believe it, is this a normal speed for the Fascinate? I also have rubiks rom with the data throttle remover. Could I get some feedback, just want to know what most people are running on wifi. Thanks.
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1.5gbps? Are you sure that its not mbps?
At that speed, are you downloading videos within a second?

If you are download at 1.5gbps, that's unworldly fast. You mean mbps? Also, Wifi speed also depends on how fast your home internet service is in the first place.
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It has to be Mbps; the max speed for wireless N is around 300 Mbps.

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My bad guys it is"mdps" After I posted I realized that I mentioned to put mdps.But I still think that's pretty dorm fast, it beats every laptop on the house and this is a phone.

You still probably want to say mbps. Today's phones can match any laptop on the a,b,g,n WiFi band. It all depends on you isp speed and what type of wifi you're using.
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dmt619 said:
It has to be Mbps; the max speed for wireless N is around 300 Mbps.
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Just to let you know wireless N has virtually nothing to do with download rate. That has to do with your ISP wether it be Verizon's Broadband or any ISP... Wireless N can reach speeds of 600Mbps with a dual bonded router and dual bonded adapter... This will only matter if you transfer files on your LAN... Not over WAN... normal maximum bandwidth around the country is anywhere between 1.5-25 Mbps... not to say there isnt faster.

LTE data consumption fears. Should we be really concerned?

Ever since AT&T launched its (limited) LTE network one concern seems to come up quite often in discussions: if you're on a tiered data plan you better watch out. The reasoning used is that with a dramatic increase in data speed you will likely run out of your allowance very quickly.
Now, perhaps I am completely misguided in my logic, but this fear simply does not add up. The amount of data you use is entirely dependent on your consumption habits. For example: if you send/receive 50 emails everyday, browse the web for two hours, and stream music for, say two hours each day, plus do your regular facebook/twitter interactions, then how being on LTE will result in greater data consumption then being on HSPA? Am I overlooking something here?

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When you see that youtube video, you might click on it and when it loads instantly in HD you'll keep watching when on a slower connection you might get frustrated and give up.
As speeds and convenience increase, we find ourselves doing more and more on our phones.

slick69 said:
When you see that youtube video, you might click on it and when it loads instantly in HD you'll keep watching when on a slower connection you might get frustrated and give up.
As speeds and convenience increase, we find ourselves doing more and more on our phones.
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Well, that is my point exactly; unless you begin to consume more you shouldn't be concerned about increased data speeds. It's perfectly possible to exceed your allowance even if you're on HSPA still.

AnyMal said:
Well, that is my point exactly; unless you begin to consume more you shouldn't be concerned about increased data speeds. It's perfectly possible to exceed your allowance even if you're on HSPA still.
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You can't ignore human nature though. People will start to consume more with increased data speeds.
Corporations don't ignore human nature either when promoting these speeds and the usage that accompanies them - they know that more people will sign up with increased data speeds.

Speedtest Users ... I get incorrect results, maybe you do too.

Hey guys,
I've used Speedtest religiously to test both OTA data and WIFI since I bought my Epic. Recently (I believe since I went to a GB ROM) Speedtest comes up with bogus results (proven).
In fact, I get different results depending upon the ANIMATION QUALITY setting!!
ANIMATION QUALITY @ default: 12Mbit WIFI
ANIMATION QUALITY @ minimum: 18Mbit WIFI
speakeasy.net/speedtest result : 22Mbit (my fiber cap)
The 3g and 4g results have been equally hampered. I register on average 1/2 the BW with speedtest than I do with any other method, like speakeasy.net.
I've been rackin my brain for a couple of weeks regarding my crappy 3g speeds, and it turns out its actually Speedtest - no real change other than that program not functioning properly since changing ROMs/Kernels.
Just in case I might save someone a massive headache like I've been having ... there you have it.
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I always run it at minimum quality. It says in the settings section that it loses accuracy with higher quality.
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I think you're right, I turned the animation all the way to and my 3g readings are 7 times faster!
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I think you're right, I turned the animation all the way to and my 3g readings are 7 times faster!
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About a 50% improvement on mine with animation slider all the way to the right. Strange, as I'd hope one would have no effect on the other.

I think this problem started when I switched to a GB ROM. Hopefully an update will address this.
In the meantime, just browse to speakeasy.net/speedtest to check your BW.
You guys who chimed in also on GB?
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Tirregius said:
I think this problem started when I switched to a GB ROM. Hopefully an update will address this.
In the meantime, just browse to speakeasy.net/speedtest to check your BW.
You guys who chimed in also on GB?
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I think you can assume just about everyone is. But I seem to remember this being an issue with the app on all versions, actually.

Checking Http://www.SpeedMatters.org from both my phone and computer gave me accurate results. I know it's not as handy as an app, but it works!

Guys, keep in mind that numerous factors affect your bandwidth:
Bandwidth cap provided by ISP
Shared connection
Quality of connection to speedtest server
Number of hops to speed test server ("internet distance")
Occasionally the weather
Time of day (peak internet usage hours)
1. While some ISPs allow subscribers to exceed their rate plans, you will still be limited at some point by your ISP.
2. Cable broadband "shares" your connection to the ISP--more people in your area served by your cable ISP = less bandwidth for you, to a degree. Also, if someone else on your local network is streaming Netflix or downloading the latest patch for BF3 they will be hogging bandwidth.
3. "Quality of connection" can mean a myriad of things, including #4.
4. A "hop" refers to a router, gateway, switch, etc. that your data must be routed through. Each hop adds roughly a millisecond to your overall ping. The higher your ping, the lower your maximum achievable bandwidth will be.
5. Weather can adversely affect connections, especially wireless connections.
6. While the time of day in and of itself is not a factor, this affects when the peak loads on the internet will be. Generally, you will see higher, more stable test results during off-peak times, such as the early morning hours.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, nor did I go very in-depth with any of my explanations. For more, check the Broadband Reports FAQs. You'll have to dig around a little (check the DSL FAQs, there's a lot of general bandwidth stuff in there), but the place is a goldmine of broadband knowledge.

Thanks for that, however, in this case specifically, speedtest consistently falls short exactly the same amount. That is very good evidence that the issue is not due to "other" factors. My bandwidth as measured in browser has been super consistent also - always nailing my fiber bandwidth cap without fail.
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Guys, keep in mind that numerous factors affect your bandwidth:
Bandwidth cap provided by ISP
Shared connection
Quality of connection to speedtest server
Number of hops to speed test server ("internet distance")
Occasionally the weather
Time of day (peak internet usage hours)
1. While some ISPs allow subscribers to exceed their rate plans, you will still be limited at some point by your ISP.
2. Cable broadband "shares" your connection to the ISP--more people in your area served by your cable ISP = less bandwidth for you, to a degree. Also, if someone else on your local network is streaming Netflix or downloading the latest patch for BF3 they will be hogging bandwidth.
3. "Quality of connection" can mean a myriad of things, including #4.
4. A "hop" refers to a router, gateway, switch, etc. that your data must be routed through. Each hop adds roughly a millisecond to your overall ping. The higher your ping, the lower your maximum achievable bandwidth will be.
5. Weather can adversely affect connections, especially wireless connections.
6. While the time of day in and of itself is not a factor, this affects when the peak loads on the internet will be. Generally, you will see higher, more stable test results during off-peak times, such as the early morning hours.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, nor did I go very in-depth with any of my explanations. For more, check the Broadband Reports FAQs. You'll have to dig around a little (check the DSL FAQs, there's a lot of general bandwidth stuff in there), but the place is a goldmine of broadband knowledge.
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