Help Please Report 3G/4G (LTE) Speed Test Results

Mr. Ed · Jul 15, 2012

SamuraiBigEd said:
Thanks "Other Ed", when was Austin added, it never appeared on any of the lists before.

They will constantly be adding cities from this point on

SamuraiBigEd · Jul 15, 2012

Mr. Ed said:
They will constantly be adding cities from this point on

Very nice!

The Austin comment was only because of the rivalry between S.A. and Austin, if they weren't getting LTE it would be another thing to rub in their faces.

emerilnut · Jul 16, 2012

Here are a couple of speedtests for me. (metro Atlanta area)

Faster one was Sunday morningish from my home. The slower one is from my office closer to downtown Atlanta where I get only fair reception.

Still, I'm quite happy

SamuraiBigEd · Jul 21, 2012

Not sure where this info is coming from but the map is so far off from what I am actually seeing as to almost be funny. I drove straight through the densest area just above Kirby and never got 4G but do get it north of 1604 on 281 and in an area that only serves a few parks and a landfill!

Sprint LTE is now discoverable in the DFW, Houston, San Antonio & Austin markets - Sprint 4G Rollout Updates

The speeds are respectable, maximum so far of 5207 down and 5498 up, by the landfill...

Mr. Ed · Jul 21, 2012

If you guys find areas that show to have coverage and it does not send me the address and I can forward it on

SamuraiBigEd · Jul 23, 2012

Mr. Ed said:
If you guys find areas that show to have coverage and it does not send me the address and I can forward it on

New areas are turning on almost every day so they may be up by now, I will be in that area tomorrow and will report what I find to you.

J03 · Jul 24, 2012

severous01 said:
beaumont texas....supposedly it's slow because they're upgrading towers in our area

3g, 72kbps download
3g, 115kpbs upload

never heard of uploading being faster but....o well that's what speedtest says

I hope this is the case in Denver too. I haven't seen Denver listed in any of the "initial cities" lists (even though it was one of the first for Wimax) but the 3G speeds are horrendous downtown. I am talking speeds that rival my 1st gen iphone on EDGE in the heart of downtown with full bars.

Mr. Ed · Jul 25, 2012

As usual I can't just leave things as they are

I am conducting some 3g tests after changing settings at *#*#4636#*#*

Please help me with the following.

Confirm Data settings
Menu.Settings.Mobile Data
network mode LTE/CDMA
Roaming Automatic

Baseline:4-6 speed tests done with app of choice

Root should not be required , settings are reversible but as always , I take no responsibility for broken phones.

Open dialer
Press *#*#4636#*#*
Press phone information
Scroll down and change preferred network type to cdma/evdo/GSM/wcdma/lte auto

Watch 3g icon. It will turn off and then come back on. If it does not, use the button there to turn off radio. Wait for x and no signal bars. Turn radio back on.

Return to speed test and run 4-6 more tests.

Share results
So far my speeds went from roughly .3-.6 up and down to 1.5-2.5 up and 1 down

Fluke...maybe, but that is why I need you.

Further testing will include battery effects and lte response

These settings revert at reboot back to CDMA + LTE/EvDo at reboot and slower speeds return. Feel free to play with other network modes though take note...some modes kill voice data text etc

DO NOT CHANGE RADIO BANDS

DO NOT CHANGE RADIO BANDS
Mega pain to fix if you do

Mr. Ed · Jul 25, 2012

PST no longer relevant

EarlyMon · Jul 25, 2012

Mr. Ed said:
Need This ^ to go back where it was please for testing. Once done feel free to move
For now it should not be merged

Send me a PM on this to clarify, thanks.

falconey · Jul 25, 2012

I tried it out. My speeds stayed the same.

Mr. Ed · Jul 25, 2012

falconey said:
I tried it out. My speeds stayed the same.

Do provide some data for me please. I am looking at more than just speeds in the results.

You can also try the network mode setting that ends in prl as well.

I know it is doing something (much like previous experiments on the orig evo, I did this over 3 hours well over 100 times switching back and forth etc)

Rxpert83 · Jul 25, 2012

I'm so glad I move tomorrow.

Side note, there's no lte in my area.

Appears to be no difference. the 160 down was the first one I did with the new settings

falconey · Jul 25, 2012

Rxpert83 said:
I'm so glad I move tomorrow.

Side note, there's no lte in my area.

Appears to be no difference. the 160 down was the first one I did with the new settings

Those speeds are brutal. Sprint should be ashamed.

bupolo · Jul 25, 2012

Rxpert83 said:
I'm so glad I move tomorrow.

Side note, there's no lte in my area.

Appears to be no difference. the 160 down was the first one I did with the new settings

This is better than what I usually get. Lmao.

Rxpert83 · Jul 25, 2012

I'm actually surprised how often I "spiked" into the triple digits! :eek:

!

Mr. Ed · Jul 25, 2012

Wow that is craziness.

Take note of a couple of things for me...this appears to only work on some towers

when in the 4636 menu scroll back up and see what the current network type is. Before during after

make sure the radio actually disconnects and reconnects when changing network mode

also watch for changes in ping times

Rxpert83 · Jul 25, 2012

Mr. Ed said:
Wow that is craziness.

Take note of a couple of things for me...this appears to only work on some towers

when in the 4636 menu scroll back up and see what the current network type is. Before during after

make sure the radio actually disconnects and reconnects when changing network mode

also watch for changes in ping times

I did manually turn off and back on the radios.

argedion · Jul 25, 2012

Here you go my speeds are in mb. Also the bottom one is WiFi. The other 2 from bottom were before and the others are after the change. Hope this helps.

EarlyMon · Jul 25, 2012

I think that this gets you to the same place without complicated dialing -

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network

dr g · Jul 26, 2012

1st 5 are after, others are before. after this I switched back and forth a couple times. although the average dropped off, there wasn't a significant difference between the two.

I wonder if it was just the radio reset that helped you?

Mr. Ed · Jul 26, 2012

dr g said:
1st 5 are after, others are before. after this I switched back and forth a couple times. although the average dropped off, there wasn't a significant difference between the two.

I wonder if it was just the radio reset that helped you?

That's is one of my theories but I believe there is another variable as well,maybe two.

Those participating,

can you update your post with baseband and network type

Baseband and network type is at
Menu.settings.about.network

Menu.settings .about.software information

In my testing yesterday I found this really only helped while on eHRPD
I was also on the new baseband...being that I am rooted I have switched back To the old baseband and have seen more consistant results without resetting the radio

Interesting test: do a speed test while on a call (should only work on eHRPD)

What does all of this mean. Well my theory is this

Our phones have the choice to connect to multiple sources now that Network Vision is being implemented. I don't believe hand off between sources is occurring like it should ...what can we do about it? That is the answer I am looking for.

Rxpert83 · Jul 26, 2012

Finally some manageable speeds

The move is already a good thing

I'll redo my tests tonight

dr g · Jul 26, 2012

Mobile Network Type
CDMA - EvDo rev. A

Baseband version
1.05.11.0606

Mr. Ed · Jul 26, 2012

dr g said:
Mobile Network Type
CDMA - EvDo rev. A

Baseband version
1.05.11.0606

Sweet....that is exactly what I was expecting

Still researching this. What I am finding is the phone does not transition between network types like it should. More to come

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