Can anyone get through a YouTube with out it stopping on 3G. This is hoorible. My EVO 4G has full bars and not a single hiccup. Is it just me? I took the OTA, not sure if that makes a difference, but I am going back right now and getting another one. This time I am not taking the OTA as I have seen what Green Hornet looks like. Data sucks ass on this phone!
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Can anyone get through a YouTube with out it stopping on 3G. This is hoorible. My EVO 4G has full bars and not a single hiccup. Is it just me? I took the OTA, not sure if that makes a difference, but I am going back right now and getting another one. This time I am not taking the OTA as I have seen what Green Hornet looks like. Data sucks ass on this phone!
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data sucks ass on sprint these days. i bet your just experiencing issues cause sprint just took on even more users over the past couple days and their network is getting overloaded. happened to me.
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data sucks ass on sprint these days. i bet your just experiencing issues cause sprint just took on even more users over the past couple days and their network is getting overloaded. happened to me.
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This is the answer I was given from sprint when I called.
My 3G is double what my Evo 4G was giving me...maybe you just have a bunch of new users in your area,I'm in Apopka FL...I can actually get a 4G signal in my home now too
Sent from that EVO3D Thingy...I need an asprin.
Last year when the Evo4G was released, within a week I watched my 3G speeds steadily drop from about 1mpbs+ down to 50-400 kbps (depending on time of day). They never recovered. Apparently all those new Evo's overloaded their network. History is probably repeating itself.
Same here I came from tmobile and 3g was so fast YouTube video would play in seconds. But on the evo 3d take time and when it plays it stop like few second later. I live in Tampa Florida.
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data sucks ass on sprint these days.
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this is why i left sprint and went to verizon... yes it costs more but in the long run the signal is better and the data is there and fast. LTE is 10x better than anything i ever had on my evo4g.
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Last year when the Evo4G was released, within a week I watched my 3G speeds steadily drop from about 1mpbs+ down to 50-400 kbps (depending on time of day). They never recovered. Apparently all those new Evo's overloaded their network. History is probably repeating itself.
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neither did mine
fixxxer2008 said:
this is why i left sprint and went to verizon... yes it costs more but in the long run the signal is better and the data is there and fast. LTE is 10x better than anything i ever had on my evo4g.
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I thought you went to the Nexus S with Sprint? Didn't know you left. What phone you rockin now?
guys find the thread about getting your msl and getting rid of sprints proxies. i was getting around 300kbps on 3g and after taking off the proxie i hit 1300 today and avgd around 700. so much better
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guys find the thread about getting your msl and getting rid of sprints proxies. i was getting around 300kbps on 3g and after taking off the proxie i hit 1300 today and avgd around 700. so much better
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I tried that and still cannot get above 300 kbps download, upload is fine and faster than the down.
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guys find the thread about getting your msl and getting rid of sprints proxies. i was getting around 300kbps on 3g and after taking off the proxie i hit 1300 today and avgd around 700. so much better
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I was just about to suggest that, call CC and get your MSL, then remove the proxies in the. ##8232# advanced settings. You will see a significant increase in data speed.
i've been getting around 700-800kbps... i used to get 1000kbps on evo 4g. Sprint is a mess right now in FL as far as data goes. Just last month they had a huge outage in my area and i was getting just 30kbps for three days. Drove me insane. I've been happy with Sprint for years, but lately I've been haring many complaints about data speeds from people... If the ATT-Tmo deal goes down, I think Sprint will be finished.
I'm lucky to see 300 Kb.
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this is why i left sprint and went to verizon... yes it costs more but in the long run the signal is better and the data is there and fast. LTE is 10x better than anything i ever had on my evo4g.
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Ouch have you seen the new data package that leaked....
E3D
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guys find the thread about getting your msl and getting rid of sprints proxies. i was getting around 300kbps on 3g and after taking off the proxie i hit 1300 today and avgd around 700. so much better
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I tried that earlier and didn't notice much of a difference, but I did not perform a speed test. I'll give it another shot!
to be honest my evo 4g had slowed down this week too. at places I used to stream fine I got tons of buffeting errors.
Is Sprint service
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Slow for me here in the Houston area. Like 200-300 kbps.
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Ouch have you seen the new data package that leaked....
E3D
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Haha yeah I'd rather deal with ATT than verizons new data plans
30 dollars for 2gb
50 dollars for 5gb
80 dollars for 10gb
Yeah **** that noise
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With this evo 3d i cant seem to get a decent data speed during the day time, at night i can get like 500kbs and during the day nothing over 150kb takes forever to download small files from market, i was a mile from the tower today and i still only had like 37% signal strength and was connected at 1x speed, ive tried the data reset. Ive tried calling sprint and htc and no one seems to know of the issue, i dunno if i should keep this phone and hope for a fix or take it back, im dropping calls and cant hear people at home now. im looking for you all to shed some light on this situation
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Today was especially dismal in downtown Chicago. Went roaming a good 3 or 4 times.
Never had these issues with 4G...
Ya I'm having terrible data speeds too...tried all the hacks, and they helped a bit. But still really bad..I have a tp2 as well and it slowed down a bunch around the beginning of the year as well...Sprint offered an airrave but I don't have cable or dsl so I'm stuck...if you got cable ask retentions for one...they really tried to help me..YMMV..but worth a shot...oddly enough I got a tower Sprint tower at the end of my property, go figure..
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I have a feeling a radio update coming is going to help a lot.
Trouble is I heard August 1st for that. Can't believe they wouldnt run an update (or 2!) Before July 24
I'm in socal btw
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I'm starting to wonder if there isn't a bad batch of phones out there. A lot of people are reporting problems like this. I got two phones on the same day. One of them is fine, the other is crazy slow on the data connection. I'm going to go through re-provisioning and everything, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up replacing it. Which sucks because I put a screen protector on it.
Yea i think its a combination of both..I had an e3d that got great reception but blown earpiece..replaced it and now speeds have dropped significantly..question is can it be fixed with an ota
Thats what im wondering wether i should replace it or hope for an update
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I've been checking mine next to my wifes Og EVO and they run neck and neck on speedtest.. usually 150 or lower.. however, but hit 450 last Sunday night around 8pm..
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guys, your phone is working just fine. Its the network thats having the issues. you may have noticed that it got worse when you got your new phone cause a lot of people were buying the evo3d and it slowed down the network. Sprint has major issues with congestion in some areas right now. I know michigan is really bad right now.
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guys, your phone is working just fine. Its the network thats having the issues. you may have noticed that it got worse when you got your new phone cause a lot of people were buying the evo3d and it slowed down the network. Sprint has major issues with congestion in some areas right now. I know michigan is really bad right now.
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Not necessarily true. I just did a speed test on both of my Evo 3D's at the same time sitting right next to each other. One phone got a ping of 1346ms and the other got a ping of 238ms. There is clearly something wrong with the first phone. It's noticeably slower when doing any task that uses the data connection.
horrible speeds here. just did a speed test, 51kb down, 6kb up. typical speeds for me since getting the phone. i have one tower east of me, one tower west, both within a mile.
Look to see if your evdo is set to cdma only... Changing mine to auto has made my data speeds normal again
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Not necessarily true. I just did a speed test on both of my Evo 3D's at the same time sitting right next to each other. One phone got a ping of 1346ms and the other got a ping of 238ms. There is clearly something wrong with the first phone. It's noticeably slower when doing any task that uses the data connection.
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My 3d sucked and would always get high ping/low data (under 100kbps). I called there was no outage and they said to take my phone in... I never did due to the "service center" is about 120miles away but they gave a month of free service (130 dollars)
Because I've had a nexus s 4g,EVO 4G, and now a EVO 3d all with the same problem...
About a week ago I ran a speed test and i hit 2.1mbps download... And have been getting great data speed ever since...
I dunno what happened I think it was just the network but even during "peak hours". I still get 1600kbps so I guess it worked its self out :/
3D > iClone
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My 3d sucked and would always get high ping/low data (under 100kbps). I called there was no outage and they said to take my phone in... I never did due to the "service center" is about 1200 miles away but they gave a month of free service (130 dollars)
Because I've had a nexus s 4g,EVO 4G, and now a EVO 3d all with the same problem...
About a week ago I ran a speed test and i hit 2.1mbps download... And have been getting great data speed ever since...
I dunno what happened I think it was just the network but even during "peak hours". I still get 1600kbps so I guess it worked its self out :/
3D > iClone
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Lucky you..hope same happens here..I've never gotten those speeds on 3g..although I've had friends in other carriers hit that consistently
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Lucky you..hope same happens here..I've never gotten those speeds on 3g..although I've had friends in other carriers hit that consistently
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Well I'd say call in and "*****".
My aunt has had sprint in our town for 3 years and she never got anything close to 600kbps as they advertised...
Now for some reason they must have upgraded our towers or something.
But either way call in ***** and get a few dollars off your bill... No point paying for a service if its not what they advertise. Or if your unhappy
3D > iClone
I took mine to the store today, they ran diagnostics for an hour and a half....of course, runs okay in the store because of the great reception, but they did notice that it would fluctuate greatly. They said to keep an eye on it, may have to return it to the place where I got it and exchange. This has been very frustrating. I go to hit the Internet and nothing, keep getting error code 68 often. They better fix their network issues soon (if that's what it is) before I go back to the EVO 4G.
It's def a network issue. I congestion issues. It drags during peak hours and runs ok at night. I ran speed tests on multiple phones all were awful. EVO, epic, and 3D. Plus sms was down for a few hours. Def network issues!
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I took mine to the store today, they ran diagnostics for an hour and a half....of course, runs okay in the store because of the great reception, but they did notice that it would fluctuate greatly. They said to keep an eye on it, may have to return it to the place where I got it and exchange. This has been very frustrating. I go to hit the Internet and nothing, keep getting error code 68 often. They better fix their network issues soon (if that's what it is) before I go back to the EVO 4G.
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Sprint stores suck..before I returned my first e3d I called cs and they made a service ticket and sent me to a Sprint store .they told me where to go..anyways I get there and they act like there are aggravated that Sprint cs sent me there and said they have nothing to do with Sprint..looked like a Sprint store to me..anyways they tell me they can't run diagnostics because there is no equipment to do so yet..and since I was in my thirty day Window they wouldn't touch it..kinda sucked because the Phone was great besides the service..which maybe could of Been fixed If they would of tried..anyways returned it, got one with a blown speaker ..another return..Now I got another one with a seemingly weak radio..better than the first one at least..but not even closeto the one with the blown speaker....thank god for my airwave. I get 1.5 mb/s with that at least
This is probably posted in this thread or some other thread, but when I got my phone and activated it, I had Sprint do a data refresh/reset...whatever the hell they call it and I updated my PRL and what-not. I have not had any data issues beyond normal.
Although for the life of me I can't seem to get a 4G connection, but that could just be the area I'm in. It's very spotty here in Apple Valley.
And no...no connection to Cupertino...the city is really called Apple Valley. There's one in California too.
Now that is what you call premium data!
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Sounds like Sprint. You may want to check with them to see if their nearby tower is down for maintenance.
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billyapd21 said:
Now that is what you call premium data!
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I went to Myrtle Beach about a month ago and my speeds were exactly like that all weekend, my phone was pretty much useless the entire weekend.
I had an issue like that where my service is usually perfect. Lasted a week, then it came back up and the speeds are great. I suspect tower/backhaul upgrades now that the cat is out of the bag with their network strategy update.
Yeah, I'm not sure what is going on but for the past couple of months the service in my area has been awful. I was completely roaming for two months after a storm and now service is back on and the speeds are super slow. Worst part is I've been waiting for them to upgrade to 4G in my area since I had the OG Evo 4G and now Verizon's LTE is creeping closer and closer to my area!
I really believe Sprint's problem is backhaul. My buddy has verizon and usually get's any where from 800kbs-1mb down all the time. Most of the time I'm between 140kbs-300kbs. Oh what I would give to have consistint 1mb download speed. I really don't even care about 4G! Just give me fast 3G!!!
I have had the same issue. My 3G is flat out unusable and I am always roaming. -_- I might have to switch out to verizon and deal with the data cap but at least I will good voice coverage and great 3G/4G speeds. I love how Sprint has true unlimited, but it comes at a price.
there 3g network in many areas is just complete crap. it is in my area, it get so overloaded in the evenings 3g is not even useable. hell even during off peak hours its not even fast enough to stream pandora, youtube, anything. premium data my ass.
I get great speeds actually so I can't complain usually a great 4G signal in the crapper too
Now that has never happened before
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Detroit is horrible. The suburbs are anyway. Typically 300 down, but around 1000 at night.
I guess you could always use the Verizon prl to get them to terminate your contract, then sign with a better carrier in your area.
Supercharged yj
Burning rubber baby!
Supercharged yj
Rob the plumber said:
Burning rubber baby!
Supercharged yj
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LOL, you better slow down before someone gets hurt! LOL
Worst part is I'm such a sprint die hard and absolutely hate Verizon! Sprint is just getting really hard to stay loyal to. I've been with them for over 10 years. The only carrier I would even consider is Tmo but they are worse in my area then Sprint. I'm really rooting for Sprint, just get it together already!
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you should try the 00001.prl file see if the speeds get any better. Sometimes its just the area you are in or the time of day. here in wichita,KS sometimes it doesnt matter what network I'm on..
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LOL, you better slow down before someone gets hurt! LOL
Worst part is I'm such a sprint die hard and absolutely hate Verizon! Sprint is just getting really hard to stay loyal to. I've been with them for over 10 years. The only carrier I would even consider is Tmo but they are worse in my area then Sprint. I'm really rooting for Sprint, just get it together already!
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I don't see it getting any better with all the people jumping ship to Sprint to get unlimited data on their iPhone. If the network is overrun now imagine in a month.
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I don't see it getting any better with all the people jumping ship to Sprint to get unlimited data on their iPhone. If the network is overrun now imagine in a month.
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Imagine if you paid attention to announcements like today.
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I don't see it getting any better with all the people jumping ship to Sprint to get unlimited data on their iPhone. If the network is overrun now imagine in a month.
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Damn, that sucks for you guys. I guess I'm lucky to get good 3g speeds here in Vegas.
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Imagine if you paid attention to announcements like today.
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the promise of lte a year from now? Wow. Great. It kinda reminds me how sprint has been telling me "60 more days and 4g will be on in your area...." Those promises started right after I bought the original evo.
Using the 00001 prl works great, just like sprint should. Unfortunately that is a Verizon prl and sprint will quickly whack you for excessive roaming.
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Just did a speed test. 146 kbps. -_-
I'm happy here in Wisconsin.
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I also get very horrible 3G where I live.. I hope sprint starts fixing this or I will be jumping ship to Verizon or ATT.. I don't really care about C.S, I care about the reliable data speeds and coverage. Check out my results on 3G..
38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
My parents use sprint, i use Verizon..
and Ive also noticed their speeds to be pathetically slow.
nice job sprint! lol
Funny thing is, the only time I EVER have issues with my 3G speeds are
1) At home when I can always use Wi-Fi
2) At school when I don't need 3G for much anyway
If the service in your area isn't enough for you, then you should switch to another carrier. I wish I could switch to Verizon, but they're more expensive and don't have unlimited data.
Here are my speeds, testing around in various places (school, my house, my girlfriend's house, etc.)
http://www.box.com/s/5eupf1yxfiu4a49ycueb
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Funny thing is, the only time I EVER have issues with my 3G speeds are
1) At home when I can always use Wi-Fi
2) At school when I don't need 3G for much anyway
If the service in your area isn't enough for you, then you should switch to another carrier. I wish I could switch to Verizon, but they're more expensive and don't have unlimited data.
Here are my speeds, testing around in various places (school, my house, my girlfriend's house, etc.)
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I would love to go to VZW.. but i'm stuck in the Sprint contract.
SH4YD33 said:
I would love to go to VZW.. but i'm stuck in the Sprint contract.
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Come Feb if u r getting a discount on a family line u'll be able too! Check this forum for the topic - sprint is nickel and Diming us and u'll see what I mean. I use to have ur speeds but I found the topic about getting ur msl and speeding up ur Internet and now I get around 1400 kps or so!
Flash the Verizon prl
Roam all the time
Profit ????????????
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You sure its not your phone ? I had the worst speed ever on my first EVO 3d did a few test and confirmed it was hardware took it to sprint they confirmed it. New one ran like a champ hauled ass.
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Flash the Verizon prl
Roam all the time
Profit ????????????
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Sprint has a 200meg roaming limit. They will contact u if your always on a VZW tower
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Sprint is that bad north of Detroit. Hopefully LTE gets goin soon
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also, to touch on my previous post..
Not only are the speeds of those i know with sprint phones pathetic..
But the coverage sucks!
4 people in my car...
2 with verizon phones, and 2 with sprint phones..
Drive 30 minutes away to some nice hiking trails...
Before we can even get there..
Both sprint phones have ZERO bars, and a phone call or text cannot be accomplished.
Yet, both verizon phones stay connected without an issue, and keep all bars. lol
Yeah,
"sprint rocks" my ass.
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Sprint has a 200meg roaming limit. They will contact u if your always on a VZW tower
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and then if i continue to do it they cancel me with no etf and i go to a better provider like verizon
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38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
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Have you done the sprint proxy mod which changes the rtsp and http stuff I tried that recently and it gave me worse speeds than what I had before. Check those.
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SH4YD33 said:
38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
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I feel your pain Bro. I get weak data all over. Except the most random places I get great signal. But work is meager and home is ok, but I use wifi all the time.
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Sorry attempt at a joke.. But do you notice i have full bars and get the speeds in the screen? Its obviously not my fault. And honestly.. if putting my phone inside a vagina would give me better service, I would gladly find a candidate to do the speed-test.
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LMAO, you got thanked for that.
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You sure its not your phone ? I had the worst speed ever on my first EVO 3d did a few test and confirmed it was hardware took it to sprint they confirmed it. New one ran like a champ hauled ass.
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I'm in the East bay Area and its just like that out here Bro. I stay mostly because of M2M minutes and the fact that I have 6 lines on my family plan. I just wish data was better. At my office I am all excited if I hit 300kb, usually in the 100 range. At home I hit like 600-700, but use wifi so it;s a moot point. In the middle of my kids soccer field....1.7mb...seriously...WTF? lol
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Have you done the sprint proxy mod which changes the rtsp and http stuff I tried that recently and it gave me worse speeds than what I had before. Check those.
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I always do this and notice no true difference.
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Have you done the sprint proxy mod which changes the rtsp and http stuff I tried that recently and it gave me worse speeds than what I had before. Check those.
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So the RTSP and HTTP changing them to 0 and 0.0.0.0 gave you worse speeds?
Sprint blows, i have the same issues in michigan with full bars. They are over congested in my area and don't seem to be in any rush to expand thier 3g network(or introduce 4g). At my other house i get low to average speeds though, also with full bars. IMO, you should never see speeds lower than 800 kbps with 3g coverage. Unfortunately, at my house on the east side of Michigan, the data is frequently between 400-800 kbps, though that is still much higher than the speeds i get when im at my apartment on the west side of Michigan.
keep in mind that the competition is almost always pulling 1500-2500 kbps in areas like mine.
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38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
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Welcome to Sprint.
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You're an idiot, and a troll.
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That's not even trolling.. He's just seeking attention.
Here's mine
Swyped from mah 3vo!
sprint is the only company where I can get the best service at my place. It all depends on locations you can have them but like a router for 4g 3g service in your house.
LOL at least you get "decent" speeds. On my old TP2 I was getting 600 kb now with the 3D I can't get past 32 kb on 3g. If it wasn't for Wimax near me I would be with big red.....sero plan helps. Seems like I got a fancy paper weight when I'm not in a WiMAX area...... Unlimited data so slow you can't use it.
Did anyone see this on bgr?
http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/17/atts-...ound-to-be-nations-fastest-wireless-services/
They basically say Sprint lags behind everyone in 3G and 4G. I personally get really good 3G speeds (>1mbps), and 4G when I can get it but it is not at my house or work. Just in between. Not wanting to be a whiner. I feel like when Sprint rolls out LTE and Network Vision everywhere we'll be back. I'm rather happy with my wireless data, but it seems we are right now missing out on a lot.
My 3g speeds are just pathetic now. They used to be decent, like in the 800 plus range at work. Now I'm lucky if I pull 100kbps. Plus I always drop in and out and even go to roaming sometimes. Please hurry up the roll out sprint.
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You guys have it made.I cant even browse facebook most days.Thats why I call it
"Sprint - The (i hope you dont need it right) Now Network.
This isn't anything new. They suck I give them 1 year. I like them a lot, just need to get their **** in order. The only reason I let them slide is price and I'm on wifi 20 hours of the day
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Sprint DOES lag behind on network speeds. Even with the upgrades they've done in my area. Things have improved, but I don't think they're anything to brag about. Even 4G wimax when I have a strong signal is pitiful. There are times I feel 4G wimax is like AT&T or T-Mobile 3G. I don't complain, really, because it's fast enough for me to get by. But... congrats on taking the red pill and waking up
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This isn't anything new. They suck I give them 1 year. I like them a lot, just need to get their **** in order. The only reason I let them slide is price and I'm on wifi 20 hours of the day
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I kind of feel like this also. In a year or so from now, I expect to have fast LTE and good 3G as a backup. If that is not the case I may go elsewhere. Allthough I hate to lose unlimited data and the other perks of being with sprint.
my 3g and now 4g speeds are pretty pathetic. 3g is 100k most of the time except in the evenings when the towers are so overloaded it drops to 1x or 3g will just timeout on everything and 4g is now down to anywhere between 200k and 500k during the evening and 1.5-2mb during the rest of the time. yet sprint continues to say theres no problems in the area lol.
This is definitely not news. My Sprint service has sucked for a while now.
I'm roaming often, and when I'm not roaming the signal is weak. When I'm lucky enough to get a good signal, 3G is still slower than dial up speeds, and 4G is slower than Verizon's 3G.
Sprint is in real trouble if they don't fix this. The only reason I am still with them is because I really do like my Evo 3D. No other carrier has a comparable phone, and I'm stuck in a contract anyway.
If Verizon got a Samsung Galaxy S 3D, I'd probably break my contract with Sprint to go to Verizon.
Who cares about unlimited data if it's practically unusable in most real world scenarios?
My city isn't even on the list of future LTE markets yet either, so I'm not holding my breath for that. I do have Wimax, but it's pretty crappy.
Sprint has totally fell off. I remember a few years ago when Sprint used to consistently be first or second in these data speed comparisons. Now I would have been shocked if they weren't picked last. And I'm sure most Sprint customers would have also been shocked if Sprint was anything but last in this most recent comparison.
Sprint has got more and more expensive over the years, and the service has got worse and worse. Not a very good outlook for the future at all.
does anybody really think sprint lte will be fast? why do they not assume it will be similar to Wimax speeds?
sprint has 3g but nobody assumes it is as fast as the competition.
rude awakening! you will be unsatisfied with lte speeds and then you will realize that Wimax wasn't the problem, SPRINT is the problem
royshero said:
This isn't anything new. They suck I give them 1 year. I like them a lot, just need to get their **** in order. The only reason I let them slide is price and I'm on wifi 20 hours of the day
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as soon as there network is upgraded... they will morph right into verizon's evil twin. price, and everything. just watch.
the only thing keeping them from not charging an ass load of money is that they are being outperformed in network capability in a lot of areas. i am fortunate to live in an area with very good 4g and 3g, so i can't complain. but man i sure feel your guys' pain with the slow network ****. that would be frustrating. it's like paying for wifi and your wifi is never working or never running fast.
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as soon as there network is upgraded... they will morph right into verizon's evil twin. price, and everything. just watch.
the only thing keeping them from not charging an ass load of money is that they are being outperformed in network capability in a lot of areas. i am fortunate to live in an area with very good 4g and 3g, so i can't complain. but man i sure feel your guys' pain with the slow network ****. that would be frustrating. it's like paying for wifi and your wifi is never working or never running fast.
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They already aren't that much cheaper than Verizon anymore. I think last time I checked Sprint was like $5 a month cheaper or something like that. And that wasn't even factoring all the nickel and dime fees Sprint puts on there.
The only thing Sprint has on Verizon these days is unlimited data. The price isn't a big enough difference to really be a factor. And the unlimited data isn't really a factor (to me at least) if it's too slow to use. Sprint's just lucky their network went to **** after they already had me locked into a contract. And even then, I'd have probably left if I could get a phone comparable to the Evo 3D on another network.
Sprint did the same thing that AT&T when they got the iPhone...they didn't anticipate all the traffic on their network thus not preparing for it. I am holding out though. By the end of the year, a lot of us will have a great network to go with the unlimited data. And will be better than all the others.
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The problem with these anecdotal tests is they mean very little in your town. When I worked downtown, Sprint was 800kbps. Not blazing, but amazing compared to AT&Ts 20kbps or Verizons 50.
Different side of town? Sprint is 100 and not very useful. And if I drive 3 minutes away I'm getting 1100.
The best thing to do is do a speed test and get people on other carriers to do them right next to you
Saneless One said:
The problem with these anecdotal tests is they mean very little in your town. When I worked downtown, Sprint was 800kbps. Not blazing, but amazing compared to AT&Ts 20kbps or Verizons 50.
Different side of town? Sprint is 100 and not very useful. And if I drive 3 minutes away I'm getting 1100.
The best thing to do is do a speed test and get people on other carriers to do them right next to you
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Yup true I did the 4g against Verizon test he hit 11mbps I hit 10mbps the only difference was ping his was 58 while mines was 101
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Saneless One said:
The problem with these anecdotal tests is they mean very little in your town. When I worked downtown, Sprint was 800kbps. Not blazing, but amazing compared to AT&Ts 20kbps or Verizons 50.
Different side of town? Sprint is 100 and not very useful. And if I drive 3 minutes away I'm getting 1100.
The best thing to do is do a speed test and get people on other carriers to do them right next to you
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thats true, if i head to the **** side of town i can get good 3g speeds but no 4g lol. or if im around a sprint store they make sure the towers are working perfect. just some observations ive experienced here in san antonio. hell around my parents house half the time i get network busy when trying to make a call. sprint says theres no problems that the network is working as it should haha. they get all pissed when i ask them so for 200+ a month im not supposed to beable to make a phone call and have data speeds that are so ****ty it basically turns my phone into a cool looking paper weight.
I get 900kbps to burst speeds of 1.5mbps most days. Just heard from a couple of sources that I'm getting 4g in a month or two
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Didnt check 3g as Im always on 4g but you guys are right. 3g slowed down for me too. Used to get 1000+kbps now down to 700kpbs.
aznmode said:
Didnt check 3g as Im always on 4g but you guys are right. 3g slowed down for me too. Used to get 1000+kbps now down to 700kpbs.
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Yeah mine slowed down too I used to get 10 kbps now I get 5 kbps.
DarkManX4lf said:
Yeah mine slowed down too I used to get 10 kbps now I get 5 kbps.
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lol, your speeds are like mine
I'm lucky if I get 300kbps in my home area. Luckily, I found out they took down the closest tower in light of the fact of upgrading the others to network vision and haven't yet...so I complained. Until then...it's non-stop bill credits. I'm making them pay for the lack of service. I ask what I get over someone with a $50/mon prepay plan other than the fancy phone I bought...the answer? Nadda.
Pisses me off that we'll have to get new phones again to take advantage of the 4G LTE. Thanks a lot.
I love the EVO LTE but the 3G speeds I'm experiencing are abysmal. I can get a carrier pigeon to move this fast. Pathetic Sprint, just pathetic...
And your question is? you posted this in the Q&A
shook187 said:
And your question is? you posted this in the Q&A
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How do I get a decent speed?
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Everyone knew or should of known before getting the phone that lte was not up yet and you would be on the 3G network.
If your sales person didn't tell you this then I would take it up with your salesperson. If you bought the phone online then sorry about your luck, lesson learned. ( Hopefully )
Either way don't knock Sprint for something they have made clear. It was never stated to have 4G WiMax. Only 3G and lte when available.
Better speed.....wait for lte.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672123
here is another link from a quick search
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/boost-the-speed-of-your-evos-3g-and-get-your-music-faster/
Hope that helps some
blkout01 said:
Everyone knew or should of known before getting the phone that lte was not up yet and you would be on the 3G network.
If your sales person didn't tell you this then I would take it up with your salesperson. If you bought the phone online then sorry about your luck, lesson learned. ( Hopefully )
Either way don't knock Sprint for something they have made clear. It was never stated to have 4G WiMax. Only 3G and lte when available.
Better speed.....wait for lte.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672123
here is another link from a quick search
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/boost-the-speed-of-your-evos-3g-and-get-your-music-faster/
Hope that helps some
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that is abysmal for 3G speeds I think was his point. Everyone is anxiously awaiting for network vision/LTE so we no longer have to deal with Sprints horrific 3G network
browning said:
How do I get a decent speed?
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You brought the EVO LTE thinking you might get decent 3g speeds? I'm sure you're smarter then that or am I giving you to much credit? This is an old subject we should be discussed somewhere else.
I completely knew what I was getting. However, I did not expect slower 3G than I had with the OF EVO. Nor .MMS that don't download. LTE will be here soon but I'd like just a but of utility out of 3G...
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All you guys complaining about 3g speed ever heard of the Network Vision?
BE PATIENT. Sprint is in the process of improving their entire network. You may not see the improvements yet, but trust me they are working on it.
I live in Aurora, CO and there are two towers here that are as opposite as night and day. One is totally bogged down and speeds are 200 kbps Down and 200 kbps Up with 400 ping. About 3 miles away, another tower gives me 1200 kbps down and 800 kbps up with 100 ping.
They are working on it, just have patience.
bighuta said:
All you guys complaining about 3g speed ever heard of the Network Vision?
BE PATIENT. Sprint is in the process of improving their entire network. You may not see the improvements yet, but trust me they are working on it.
I live in Aurora, CO and there are two towers here that are as opposite as night and day. One is totally bogged down and speeds are 200 kbps Down and 200 kbps Up with 400 ping. About 3 miles away, another tower gives me 1200 kbps down and 800 kbps up with 100 ping.
They are working on it, just have patience.
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I've been patient with Sprint for over 12 years. I get that it is coming. The point is 3G is worse now than it was with the OG. And this is with new towers on 3G in the area. Simply pathetic especially considering I work and live next to a major international airport and large technology corridor.
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Push *2
Dial
Update PRL
Repeat (i had to do two updates)
Speedtest again. Betcha ur speed is way better.
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newfireorange said:
Push *2
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Update PRL
Repeat (i had to do two updates)
Speedtest again. Betcha ur speed is way better.
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I've updated each PRL released. No better...
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OP: well, if you're so upset about current 3g speeds and aren't willing to wait a little more, then please feel free to hop over to verizon or ever ATT. No one's stopping you.
Good luck, have fun.
bighuta said:
OP: well, if you're so upset about current 3g speeds and aren't willing to wait a little more, then please feel free to hop over to verizon or ever ATT. No one's stopping you.
Good luck, have fun.
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I like Sprint. The whole point is speeds seem worse with the EVOLTE than on the old device. It is either an issue with the EVOLTE or the network is getting worse rather than better.
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The problem is that most people, including myself actually have better 3G speeds with the newer radio technology on the LTE compared to older generation smartphones.
Refer to this thread for more opinions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671214
bighuta said:
The problem is that most people, including myself actually have better 3G speeds with the newer radio technology on the LTE compared to older generation smartphones.
Refer to this thread for more opinions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671214
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That's what I don't get. I have read how people are doing better yet I'm about as bad as it can get in almost every area I try.
browning said:
That's what I don't get. I have read how people are doing better yet I'm about as bad as it can get in almost every area I try.
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You could always call the Sprint direct customer service line, 877-775-4886, and make a formal complaint about said speeds. See if they can give you some freebies if not some information regarding the Network Vision roll-out in your local area. Who knows, they might throw in some credit or something.
bighuta said:
You could always call the Sprint direct customer service line, 877-775-4886, and make a formal complaint about said speeds. See if they can give you some freebies if not some information regarding the Network Vision roll-out in your local area. Who knows, they might throw in some credit or something.
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That might be my best bet. I was cool with 3G on the OG - hardly ever used WiMax since it was so spotty. I am simply at a loss for how this is playing out when everyone else seems to be having much better luck.
My 3g speeds are about the same as they were on my og evo, and most of the time they suck. The part that really sucks for me is that I might notice that my speeds are really slow and run a speed test, and confirm it, then an hour, or day later, the speed might be flying.
As an example, I just ran a speed test because it seemed slow, I got 203 kbps down and 506 kbps up. Yesterday I noticed it seemed faster than normal, so I did a speed test from my desk at work, the same location as the test I just did today. I got 2389 kbps down and 925 kbps up, by far the fastest I have ever seen it here.
At home I rarely see speeds over 100 kbps, yet just the other day I got about 1000 kbps down there. The bottom line for me is, I wouldn't care if the speeds weren't great if they were just consistent. It sucks when I need to do something quick and the data connection is crawling, which is the case more often than not.
I had a problem right out of the box. My ping was over 800 and was getting under 100 down. Weird thing wad that up was at like 300. I had this problem with my 3# so I called sprint and asked for my msl. Enter ##72786#. Enter your msl and then go to menu reset. It will reactivate. My speeds went up to over 1000. Worth a shot for u guys. Interesting sidenote... When I called in the tech told me to power down the phone and remove the battery. I let him know that these phones don't have removable batteries. Amazing that some techs don't even know about their flagship devices...
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brandonb8 said:
I had a problem right out of the box. My ping was over 800 and was getting under 100 down. Weird thing wad that up was at like 300. I had this problem with my 3# so I called sprint and asked for my msl. Enter ##72786#. Enter your msl and then go to menu reset. It will reactivate. My speeds went up to over 1000. Worth a shot for u guys. Interesting sidenote... When I called in the tech told me to power down the phone and remove the battery. I let him know that these phones don't have removable batteries. Amazing that some techs don't even know about their flagship devices...
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I ran that and updated profile and PRL again and I see some improvement. Sprint acknowledged an outage but it sounds like it covers Baltimore, DC and VA which doesn't narrow much for me. It is also off peak hours so we'll see how it works tomorrow. Regardless, thanks for the code.