I am on the edge of 4G at my house (1 bar sometimes 2) and I get 7.5 down and 1.7 up.

 

It's hard to say, however it might be 4G Sucks in your specific area.

Here is why I say that:

At my house (outskirts of town) I get 2-3 bars of 4G LTE Service, HOWEVER, I only get 0.3 MBps down and 7.5 MBps upload speeds.

When I drive into town (different tower I guess) I get 20+ MBps download and 10-12MBps upload also with 2-3-4 bars of 4G LTE.

I think its the Towers tbh.

 

+1

Same experience, Me thinks not all towers are created equal.

 

After reading your post, I just ran Speedtest.net.

I got 33064kmps Download & 7556kbps Upload - SMOKIN!

 

One other consideration - found that some speedtest sites are not the most reliable. When testing my fios - the local tampa, FL site was giving me 4.5MB Up/Down - when I should be capable of 25. Have to choose a different server - and usually get very different results.

Regarding the speed test app - may want to try a different location/server.

 

All phones at my local VZW stores have abysmal speeds (5/1). I am wondering if they have throttled the VZW accounts for the display phones.

 

I find it interesting that I'll do a speed test on my and get a 6/4 speed then hook up the tether to my laptop and get 25/10. It makes no sense. Why do I get more speed on the laptop than my phone on the same connection?