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I just got my gsm hero, its on T-Mobile. It doesn't receive 3g. I've tried every Rom imaginable, updated the radio, I still just don't receive 3g. Help?
Edit: forgot to mention, edge and WiFi and everything else work flawlessly.
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Anybody?
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Have you enabled the only use 2g network box?
If not, i think it is because that your coverage simply isn't good enough.
I do not have that box checked, and I know for a fact my service is good enough, my Touch Pro 2 and G1 both get like 4 bars of 3G everywhere in my house.. lol.
Could it have something to do with my APN(s)?
Do you by any chance get a "H" signal most of the time?
__HM__ said:
I just got my gsm hero, its on T-Mobile. It doesn't receive 3g. I've tried every Rom imaginable, updated the radio, I still just don't receive 3g. Help?
Edit: forgot to mention, edge and WiFi and everything else work flawlessly.
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dude!! I had the exact same problem with o2! (a generic handset, not branded). I left o2 for tmobile and i get 3g on it.
by the way, i heard of many people having problems with the t-mobile branded hero with 3g.(dunno if yours is tmobile branded or just on tmobile). Its a hardware issue apparently, so no fixes i dont think if it is that
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Do you by any chance get a "H" signal most of the time?
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What do you mean by that? I get EDGE 100% of the time, if thats what you're asking.
and as for a t-mobile branded Hero, there isnt one of those here in the states. this guy's an import.
On the top bar what symbol do you see?
E = Edge
G = 2G
3G = 3G
H = HSPRS (or something) - this is the fastest signal level, its like 3.5G essentially
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Could it have something to do with my APN(s)?
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That's a good question. Sorry I don't have the answer.
Does anyone else know?
Im so pissed off at this phone. Supposed to be fast but my browsing experience sucks because of this delay between 3g/h+
Before I get flaimed I have read before, I tried fast dormancy off, I tried disabling H+ and putting 3g only but the same delay exists. I also tried putting the phone in wcdma mode so edge gets removed.
I don't know what to do, I came from an iphone 4 and although the pages load slower because of hardware I could actually see the data progress going and loading up, here my sgs2 just stands for 10 seconds doing nothing and then loads up the page fairly quick.
Sometimes it doesn't even load and says page could not be loaded even though I have the h+ icon on.
Now If anyone experiences this and has some sort of fix plz let me know.
Im running westcrip 9.6 with lph, and have had this issue in previous roms too.
My network is Claro Dominican republic
Thanks
I have a similar problem! In my case the phone suddenly switches from H to 3G, I don't know why, and then goes back to H. This happens while I'm using browser, generally when I activate data connection and I don't use anything, it remains on 3G
My problem is that sometimes the delay may be 2 seconds and its managable but then it can go up to 15 or not do anything at all.
Same problem, I thought it's ok, but if it's not, then how to manage your data, without any delays?
just in case for someone who might know how to fix your problem u should give them/us information about:
your rom
your kernel
your modem
rooted or not
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warrez said:
just in case for someone who might know how to fix your problem u should give them/us information about:
your rom
your kernel
your modem
rooted or not
ps. wrong section btw...
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carrier and location (country) would be good too.
EDIT: whoops, saw it's in the first post. Sorry.
Its normal to go from G to H+ when data is in use. As soon as the phone detects that it needs to access the network, it will achieve the H+ connection. Apparently it will kill the battery if its always on H+. This, I understand. But the part I do not understand is the delay from G to H+. I am not sure if its a carrier issue for most of us, or the phone itself. I am assuming its a carrier issue though as it has happened on every ROM or Modem I have tried from personal experience. Not sure about the OP. It does seem to take some time at times to get from G to H+ - upwards of 15 seconds or more. Also, if it can't get H+, it will not browse at all on 3G
blue265 said:
Its normal to go from G to H+ when data is in use. As soon as the phone detects that it needs to access the network, it will achieve the H+ connection. Apparently it will kill the battery if its always on H+. This, I understand. But the part I do not understand is the delay from G to H+. I am not sure if its a carrier issue for most of us, or the phone itself. I am assuming its a carrier issue though as it has happened on every ROM or Modem I have tried from personal experience. Not sure about the OP. It does seem to take some time at times to get from G to H+ - upwards of 15 seconds or more. Also, if it can't get H+, it will not browse at all on 3G
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I get the same issue with the 3G. It won't load anything on 3G connection but as soon as it switches to H or H+ it starts to load.
imlgl said:
I get the same issue with the 3G. It won't load anything on 3G connection but as soon as it switches to H or H+ it starts to load.
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Yep, same problem in Moscow. It's probably related to device, nor to carrier. Kinda odd.
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I get the same issue with the 3G. It won't load anything on 3G connection but as soon as it switches to H or H+ it starts to load.
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+1 for that..hate that...
So i guess there is no fix for this
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mcvigo said:
So i guess there is no fix for this
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I don't think so. Seems to be a device issue. I just took a look at my Blackberry Bold 9900 I use for work and it always has H+. It doesn't go to 3G and then to H+ like the SGS2 does. And when I browse on that, its always ready to go, no delay. Not sure why our SGS2 needs to handshake H+ everytime
In my case it seems to depend upon the modem I use. kL1 works really well, however when I trialed ICS it was really slow as described.
Also, far less related, as for the mention of browsing, I use Dolphin and find that it seems to be much slower at either DNS lookups or redirects or something.
It's most likely because of your carriers settings. There's nothing you can do unless you call them questions about what their policy is at their end on data connectivity.
Hi all,
I try to post a reply on thread "Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) users" regarding my issue, but the thread is just too congested so couldn't really get anyone to help me.
I just got the international s3 so excited !!!
I am on at&t prepaid plan unlimited everything...here is the problem tho.
I've tried speed test in san mates, hayward, and san pablo area and I'm only getting 300 - 600 kbps download speed o_0 !!!!
when i am sitting in a car, NOT MOVING AT ALL, data would floats from 3g, hspa, hspa+, or just disconnect every min or so......very unstable.
can anyone pls help me ?? i love the phone and this is the only thing bothering me, all i want is average 1-5mbps download speed
HELP ME LOVE THIS PHONE EVEN MORE PLS !! lol
thanks in advance !!
Try resetting apn in settings mobile data.
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thanks.
i just try to reset the APN by turning it off and back on.
didn't do anything tho..... anything else ??
Looks like connection and tower issue to me. Dies this happen everywhere or only in some particular spots?
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I am going through this as well......and the only answer that even remotely helps is using different modems....i was at 200-300kbps ALL the time.
i started flashing modems and found that got up to around 3-4 mbps on a good run but thats still high for me. its the main reason i am thinking of getting the US varient.
i was expecting to see at least a CONSISTANT 4-6 Mbps and i am struggling to keep a strong 2-3 and it makes surfing and downloading apps and files a drag.
if anyone has any other thoughts i would love to try them out.
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Looks like connection and tower issue to me. Dies this happen everywhere or only in some particular spots?
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This happens every where i go so far.....
can someone around the bay area with average download speed of 1-5 mbps or more post a screen shot of their mobile network setting ? so we can compare ??
Also, another thing i was thinking is that would it be because i am on prepaid plan ? it shouldn't have anything to do with that right ? its all non smartphone data service for prepaid or postpaid account..... i think..... soooo confused
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I am going through this as well......and the only answer that even remotely helps is using different modems....i was at 200-300kbps ALL the time.
i started flashing modems and found that got up to around 3-4 mbps on a good run but thats still high for me. its the main reason i am thinking of getting the US varient.
i was expecting to see at least a CONSISTANT 4-6 Mbps and i am struggling to keep a strong 2-3 and it makes surfing and downloading apps and files a drag.
if anyone has any other thoughts i would love to try them out.
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3-4 mbps is all im looking for really !! i have no idea how to root and flash rom or anything tho :crying: so noob.... lol
I can look up how to root no problem, but would you have a link to the rom you flash that get you 3-4 mbps download speed ? i would like to try that
slidewayzs13 said:
This happens every where i go so far.....
can someone around the bay area with average download speed of 1-5 mbps or more post a screen shot of their mobile network setting ? so we can compare ??
Also, another thing i was thinking is that would it be because i am on prepaid plan ? it shouldn't have anything to do with that right ? its all non smartphone data service for prepaid or postpaid account..... i think..... soooo confused
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If its anything like Tmobile, the pay as you go plans lack roaming. So your signal will suffer. My buddy found this out after picking up a pay as you go plan. Call the network and ask if they have roaming on your plan. Then call a few more times to get a general consensus lol.
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Hi guys,
Just got my device yesterday, and am having trouble getting past gprs speeds.
The APN settings are ok.
I just don't know what else to do.
The dna supports my 3g frequencies, and I am getting good speeds with other devices.
Please advise.
Tks.
D.
Did you tell Verizon, maybe exchange the phone....
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Quick edit - It's OK now. Somewhat..
When I got to work this morning, the H/3g symbol was showing. Turns out I was in a bad reception area, probably.
However, why wont the symbol show H+ (HSDPA speeds) ?
Tks for the reply.
Alright I have searched through the forum and can't really find anything on this. I just got internet service with Comcast and the download speed on my S4 is terrible. Can't get over 3 or 4 Mbps download but upload is really high sometimes 80 to 100 Mbps. All the other devices in the house get great speeds. I've tried to contact Comcast and all they want is to charge me more money for tech support with the gateway or doing a firmware update. My S4 is rooted and it does it on both TW and aosp ROMs. I know Comcast is a pretty popular company so I'm hoping another S4 owner can help me figure this out. Thanks
Harleydroid said:
Alright I have searched through the forum and can't really find anything on this. I just got internet service with Comcast and the download speed on my S4 is terrible. Can't get over 3 or 4 Mbps download but upload is really high sometimes 80 to 100 Mbps. All the other devices in the house get great speeds. I've tried to contact Comcast and all they want is to charge me more money for tech support with the gateway or doing a firmware update. My S4 is rooted and it does it on both TW and aosp ROMs. I know Comcast is a pretty popular company so I'm hoping another S4 owner can help me figure this out. Thanks
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What does comcast advertise your speeds at? I have a 50mb connection at my house but am only able to pull about 22 down. It might not be the phone either, it could be your router as well. When you were testing the speeds was there anyone in your house downloading or streaming something because that would affect the test as well.
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What does comcast advertise your speeds at? I have a 50mb connection at my house but am only able to pull about 22 down. It might not be the phone either, it could be your router as well. When you were testing the speeds was there anyone in your house downloading or streaming something because that would affect the test as well.
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Yeah I have a 50 Mbps plan. Nobody else was using the service when I run my speed tests.
Harleydroid said:
Yeah I have a 50 Mbps plan. Nobody else was using the service when I run my speed tests.
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Are you close enough to the router that your signal isnt being badly degraded?
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hexitnow said:
Are you close enough to the router that your signal isnt being badly degraded?
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Yeah on my WiFi settings it says signal strength is excellent. It takes 3 times as long to download the same file on my S4 than on my old rooted kindle. It shows full strength in my WiFi settings.
somehow I dont think he is getting 80-100 mbps upload on cable from comcast lmfao
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somehow I dont think he is getting 80-100 mbps upload on cable from comcast lmfao
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This is my speed test results for my Comcast WiFi. I know they aren't right but I'm trying to figure out what's wrong.
When the kid installed it he said I was getting a really strong signal because it not being spread for TV services since I have Direct.
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When the kid installed it he said I was getting a really strong signal because it not being spread for TV services since I have Direct.
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It seems like your node is messed up or the modem.
Comcast does not offer these kind of upload speeds or it's simply your phone trolling you.
That kind of upload speed is for few people maybe 20 or less I don't know hard to say.
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When the kid installed it he said I was getting a really strong signal because it not being spread for TV services since I have Direct.
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Wow thats insane upload speeds. I wish I had that for my twitch streams. Anyhow I did a bit of googling and others with comcast had the same problem as you and after trying a different router it solved the problem. Are you using one supplied by them or do you have a different router. Maybe upgrading the firmware on the router would help out.
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Wow thats insane upload speeds. I wish I had that for my twitch streams. Anyhow I did a bit of googling and others with comcast had the same problem as you and after trying a different router it solved the problem. Are you using one supplied by them or do you have a different router. Maybe upgrading the firmware on the router would help out.
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Yeah it there supplied router. They're tech support wanted to charge me to upgrade the firmware on the router
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Yeah it there supplied router. They're tech support wanted to charge me to upgrade the firmware on the router
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Damn thats effing ridiculous. I have cableone and theyre pretty good support wise. Most places will charge to have a tech come to your house if its a physical line problem, cableone its free.
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Harleydroid said:
Alright I have searched through the forum and can't really find anything on this. I just got internet service with Comcast and the download speed on my S4 is terrible. Can't get over 3 or 4 Mbps download but upload is really high sometimes 80 to 100 Mbps. All the other devices in the house get great speeds. I've tried to contact Comcast and all they want is to charge me more money for tech support with the gateway or doing a firmware update. My S4 is rooted and it does it on both TW and aosp ROMs. I know Comcast is a pretty popular company so I'm hoping another S4 owner can help me figure this out. Thanks
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Im having the same problem i have tmobile s4 and comcast and my speeds are at 4 mpbs max.. did you find a way to fix this problem? i even went to the store and the guy has a note three and we got the same speeds 4 mbps..
FlyswagAM said:
Im having the same problem i have tmobile s4 and comcast and my speeds are at 4 mpbs max.. did you find a way to fix this problem? i even went to the store and the guy has a note three and we got the same speeds 4 mbps..
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My Verizon S4 (i545) over Wifi just got 14.26 Mb/s download , 15.89 Mb/s upload.
For contrast, my desktop gets 28.52/31.58 - so the phone is slower.
OK, maybe it's the wireless infrastructure here. But my Galaxy Tab 2 gets 16.55 download 11.25 upload.
I will say that the numbers I'm getting seem to vary a lot from run to run.
Edit: I forgot - I use FiOS. Not slowpoke Comcast, which may be the entire cause of your 4 Mb/s cap.
For me, same problem with Comcast. (2-5mbps wifi)
Solution: Dump their Xfinity "all in one" modem. Soon as I put my personal modem (Moto something or another) on the line, bam, 30+mbps on wifi. Only downside was I lost my land line phone ability.
Hope this helps.
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Im having the same problem i have tmobile s4 and comcast and my speeds are at 4 mpbs max.. did you find a way to fix this problem? i even went to the store and the guy has a note three and we got the same speeds 4 mbps..
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Try changing your encryption type. Seems counter intuitive, but see what happens on WEP. It will only give you g speeds (around 18 mps max probably) but may work. I've seen this happen on plenty of Apple stuff, never any android though. Also, do you live in an apartment? Try an app called WiFi analyzer, see how many networks are around you. More than 10-12 and that could be part of it as well. I have seen apartments with 40-50 networks visible, and everybody had terrible wifi speeds.
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For me, same problem with Comcast. (2-5mbps wifi)
Solution: Dump their Xfinity "all in one" modem. Soon as I put my personal modem (Moto something or another) on the line, bam, 30+mbps on wifi. Only downside was I lost my land line phone ability.
Hope this helps.
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I can't I have the thriple play bundle with the wifi, home security, and the cable.. I don't think they'll let me
It is a known issue with Comcast using I think Linksys router.
I had the same problem, I flushed my router with dd-wrt firmware and applied some commands and firewall block and my download went up to 50.
Search on Google Comcast ssdp. And you will see solutions.
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Ya I have the triple Play bundle too, just no home Security. They will absolutely let you put a personaly owned modem on the line. You will still have to pay for theirs though.... (Found out the hard way)
I was having this issue and I switched to my 5 ghz wifi on my router and I actually gained about 10 megs
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