It is probably the tower, there a quite a few bad ones that are being replaced in a few states, Texas is one of them.
They are scheduled to up date them before the year is out and add back haul were necessary.
Until then the speeds will continue to be crappy.
Does the speed issue happen everywhere or just in a certain area?
4g has a bit of a tower memory, it initially latches on to a tower and holds on to it, it may not be picking up the tower closes to you.
I would turn off the mobile network (3g) power off the phone then power it back on and leave 4g on only for a few hours.. turn on your GPS as well.
Make sure your PRL is up to date as well, go into the phone and manually try to update it.. The latest one is 60670
Thanks to both of you for the replies.
Sprint says the towers in my area are fine. I'm surrounded on all sides by towers, each no farther than 3/4 mile, and the nearest at .52 mile. All three give poor 4G speed at the base of the towers ( less than 3 Mbps average speed ) But I have yet to test the 3G speeds at the towers.
I'll try concentrating more on testing the 3G, since this is where the problem comes from.
I did notice that my 3G speed increases a bit in other areas, but it still drops down more than normal. ( like 55 Kbps ) Curiously, I was able to play a YouTube video without any buffering just across the highway which is even farther from the tower. I think I was at around 200 Mbps then.
I'll try turning off the network, turning off the phone etc. like you suggested.
I'm confused as to how that will help my 3G speed though.
I tried what you said just now, and now I'm getting the 4G
notification, but the phone isn't seeing the 4G signal. Oddly, it's not seeing the 3G either. The data connection is totally dead, but I can still call.
Weird isn't it ?
I'll continue to try it though.
( And yes Juice Defender is off and Mobile Network is on ) This thing is just really buggy isn't it ?
BTW My PRL is current ( 60670 )
I spoke to a tech guy that was actually helpful. He said I can back out of the contract since I have had so many problems and it is a reoccurring problem.
He also suggested that I get another replacement Evo .( Third times a charm ? )
I'm reluctant to do this all over again, but i really like the phone,.... I just wish the signal wasn't so lousy.
I'm also looking at a T-Mobile branded Galaxy S, but ideally I'd like to just fix the problems i'm having with the Evo.