What is your 3G speed on Virgin?

[Pisfister]

I know the speed fluctuates, but the 3G speed is disappointing. Virgin mobile, which I though runs on spring, is only getting 0.33 Mbps down and 0.38 Mbps up. I live 3 miles from a sprint tower, and there are 3 within 25 miles of me.

What speeds are you guys getting, and how close are you to a sprint tower??

Also, at night I get 0.91 Mpbs down, which is the highest. Is this normal? What do I need to do?

Thanks!

 

[Dirknar]

At least your getting some data service.. I bought the phone yesterday and have not been able to connect to the 3g network once.. Ive called customer service twice and the first time he reset my account and I reset my phone, the second time, this morning, the lady just told me that its basically down and should be back up in a few days..??

 

[Pisfister]

At least your getting some data service.. I bought the phone yesterday and have not been able to connect to the 3g network once.. Ive called customer service twice and the first time he reset my account and I reset my phone, the second time, this morning, the lady just told me that its basically down and should be back up in a few days..??

I've been using 3G since last night, its slow, but usable. I guess it depends on where you live. When I activated my phone, she told me to press the "activate" button.

0.13 Mbps down
0.24 Mbps up
686 ms ping
@12:12 PM

 

[Timm129]

At least your getting some data service.. I bought the phone yesterday and have not been able to connect to the 3g network once.. Ive called customer service twice and the first time he reset my account and I reset my phone, the second time, this morning, the lady just told me that its basically down and should be back up in a few days..??

At least you got an estimated completion time. Every call I've made to them they can never give me a time frame.. I hope they get it fixed this time....

 

[ron scubadiver]

A few days...
Lost 3G service each of the two previous afternoons. To get it back up, I used the activate app, get a failed screen and then cycle airplane mode on and off. After that 3G comes back on.

 

[pip2kk]

Download: 0.30Mbps Upload 0.47Mbps

 

[Pisfister]

Download: 0.30Mbps Upload 0.47Mbps

I'm glad I'm not the only one suffering. Hopefully they are optimizing their network and we can have faster 3g connections!

I read on a sprint forum they are getting 2-3 Mbps down... ridiculous!
0.23 mbps down
0.31 mbps up

 

[Kilo70]

Just got 1.17 mbps down, and .70 mbps Up . :/

 

[ron scubadiver]

After 5 PM 0/0.

 

[Dirknar]

Ya I hope they get it fixed soon. I thought this phone and deal was to good to be true.

 

[ninja_reject]

It is too good to be true. I had to drop virgin mobile and go with at&t. I need reliable mobile internet access like I need water. Now I am just waiting for my htc inspire to come in the mail.

 

[Pisfister]

Just got 1.17 mbps down, and .70 mbps Up . :/

did you do anything special when you activated your phone? What city are you in?

 

[Starfire70]

I'm between Daytona Beach and St. Aug. FL and get 1.21 mbps down and .52 mbps up after the network update before was about .72 mbps down and .25 mbps up.

 

[Scyy]

In Minneapolis, MN during busy times(5-10pm) I get 400-1000kbps down 300-500kbps up with 150-250 ping, during off hours(after midnight and prior to 4pm weekdays) I get 1600-2600kbps down 500-700kbps up with 150 ping average. Sprint has very good 3g coverage in the twin cities so I think that definitely has something to do with it, I do get data drops from time to time during peak hours but I get reconnected in a few minutes normally.

 

[Pisfister]

This thread is making me reconsider my decision, I will wait for a month to see if this 3G situation improves for me. If not, I may just switch back.

OMG 0.9 Mbps down!!!!! 0.5 Mbps up!!!!11!1 @ 6:37 PM. maybe it will get better after all.

 

[Pooh6369]

1209 Down 196 up in vegas on day 2 3g working knock on wood

 

[AngryTeddyBear]

1.52mbs Download, 0.59mbs Upload

 

[duvallite]

I'm new to smart phones, so can someone tell me how to see what my 3G speeds are (when VM 3G is actually working, that is)? Do I need to get an app, or is the info somewhere in the phone, and if so, where?

 

[lou61166]

I'm new to smart phones, so can someone tell me how to see what my 3G speeds are (when VM 3G is actually working, that is)? Do I need to get an app, or is the info somewhere in the phone, and if so, where?

This link will show you 3 speed test apps,one thing is no speedtest for a wireless network is accurate,it is just a base of evolution.

https://market.android.com/search?q=speedtest&c=apps

 

[aarrrchie]

1060kbps down 829kbps up Herndon,va

 

[kyo001]

I am in South Western Missouri, and I have been having issues with 3g for about 2 weeks, where it will be working one hour, and the next be done. Only fix for this I have found is switching from Airplane mode, then back. I am connected to 3g about 60% of the time, I can tether to my laptop, and even play a little xbox live, but ping is bad, but what can I expect from 3g wireless cell internet lol.

Speakeasy.net/speedtest
03/20/11
1.23mbps Down
0.48mpbs Upload
To Chicago, IL servers

 

[Android guy]

Speedtest.net app

At my apt (Lakeland, Florida)
2283 kbps down
723 kbps up
315 ms ping

 

[Pisfister]

So yesterday I claimed that my 3G was very slow (which it was) but it was stable and I did not receive any drops in connections. Well, today my 3G dropped like 5 times... in 4 hours. It says connected but I cant do anything internet related.

Now its slow and unreliable, best of both worlds.

I think I'll call them tomorrow morning and see if I can get this fixed. Maybe I didnt activate it right, the guy above me is getting 2.3 mbps, which is just a little slower than my landline dsl .

I'll report back if its fixed.

 

[Kilo70]

did you do anything special when you activated your phone? What city are you in?

I'm in Jacksonville.

 

[Positive P]

.48 MB/s down and 08 MB/s up wth?
That's downtown with all bars. Ocala FL.