Root Improved 4G performance with 2.2 (FroYo)

[ZoinksM3]

I just installed the Ava-FroYoV3 Rom and it looks like the 4G radio driver has been heavily optimized.

I've historically had spotty 4G coverage from my house. I used to get 2 mbit from my house, now I'm getting 4.5mbit.

Anyone seeing the same thing?

 

[dzar]

Nope. If anything, it's a bit worse (but I'm not blaming the update for this). I can see the tower on a hill a few hundred yards from my home. I get excellent reception and never have seen anything over abotu 4.1 Mb/s down and 1.2 Mb/s up. Frankly, not worth it as my 3G speeds are about 70% of that. So why is 4G so good?

 

[ZoinksM3]

A guy at XDA is seeing a performance boost as well.

 

[evoruss]

I am currently getting better 4g reception as well. I'm getting it in places around my neighborhood where I normally don't get it.

 

[ZoinksM3]

If I were smart, I would have done a Speedtest.net pass before upgrading and one after.

Maybe somebody else can try this.

 

[heavychevy]

I know my 3g is faster. Never got over 600-700 down before (I'm in the sticks of Atlanta), now regularly over 800.

 

[ZoinksM3]

I'm doing a before/after test now

 

[jgalan14]

mm well idk wifi seen to be better i used to get like one bar or two in my room and now i'm getting more (btw i did the test at first i thought i was connected to 4g lol and i was on wifi) anyways here are some pics 3g and 4g are slower on my area a lot but at work is great which is when i needed the most so yeah

WIFI

3g

4g

 

[jsward12]

Whats up with the different looking 3g icon?

 

[BigRick10]

 

[bigddybn]

Nope. If anything, it's a bit worse (but I'm not blaming the update for this). I can see the tower on a hill a few hundred yards from my home. I get excellent reception and never have seen anything over abotu 4.1 Mb/s down and 1.2 Mb/s up. Frankly, not worth it as my 3G speeds are about 70% of that. So why is 4G so good?

Latency.

 

[VGPOP]

Whats up with the different looking 3g icon?

It's the same as the HTC Incredible now.

 

[jsward12]

Nice, I wonder if they now toggle 1xRTT and 3G icons?

 

[Agent Jones]

my 4g is much faster now....

i was pulling down 3-5mbps now i am getting 6-7mbps consistently

no increase on upload though...still hovering around 900kbps to 1.2mbps

 

[BenChase7]

my 4g is much faster now....

i was pulling down 3-5mbps now i am getting 6-7mbps consistently

no increase on upload though...still hovering around 900kbps to 1.2mbps

I doubt you'll see an increase over 1meg up on 4g as it is capped at 1meg up.

Those downloads are GREAT!! Thanks for the info!

 

[ZoinksM3]

Guess the consensus is that the new 4G radio driver is markedly better than the old one.

I stopped doing the comparison last night after downgrading back to 1.47. The newer 4G radio driver was still installed, so it also performed better also.

Can somebody running a 1.47-based ROM give it a try? I was on DC 3.2.3 last night.

Wimax Update 26023 (Courtesy of Ava)

If you want the newest radio:
Radio update: 2.15.00.07.28

Links copied from this thread on XDA

 

[hodedofome]

4g is definitely better with reception and speed on 2.2. No comparison.