i heard from someone that att has a android market download cap when on wifi? this is true? i get only like 250 kbs when on wifi. is there a fix for this if im rooted?
al52025 said:
i heard from someone that att has a android market download cap when on wifi? this is true? i get only like 250 kbs when on wifi. is there a fix for this if im rooted?
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No cap that I can tell.............I get decent d/l speeds. Why would they cap WiFi at a lower speed than the network provides on 3G?
Ive had no such problems. Dloaded many apps with succes and fast
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Idk I asked earlier about my wifi on a brand new atrix being really slow. At first downloads thru the internet and market on wifi was going 250kbs But now downloads thru a browsers is fast but not the market. Someone on here said att caps the market downloads at 250 I guess my wifi on this new phone is messed up but downloads thru a browser works great now.
I dunno, this is interesting..
It may be my imagination, but I swear since getting this phone market downloads are slow. At least compared to past Android phones.
Probably my imagination, I'm too lazy to do a side by side test. :0
NOPE! This is NOT your imagination!
I had the Atrix back in February for about a month. I tried 4 Atrix units in a row, and they ALL had this issue.
Is there seriously no fix for this yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974999
There's the thread I made back in March, before I gave up and returned the phone completely (had to eat a $35 restocking fee btw).
Isn't the 2.3.4 OTA update supposed to go live today? Did that happen yet? I wonder if that would fix the problem?
Never experienced this problem with my Atrix. I get 25Mbps at home, and I get 2MB/s downloads on the Market. That's since start of March.
Pay your internet bills people!
Pay your internet bills??? What are you talking about?
It was an issue I had with 4 Atrix units in a row. Every one of them had throttled speeds on the Market. It was definitely the phone, since my Captivate on the same wifi connection had no such issues.
And the weird thing is, it was ONLY a market problem; all speed tests showed that I was getting around 25 mbps. But downloading apps from the market? NOPE
MultiKoopa said:
Pay your internet bills??? What are you talking about?
It was an issue I had with 4 Atrix units in a row. Every one of them had throttled speeds on the Market. It was definitely the phone, since my Captivate on the same wifi connection had no such issues.
And the weird thing is, it was ONLY a market problem; all speed tests showed that I was getting around 25 mbps. But downloading apps from the market? NOPE
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15929764&postcount=34
I never got capped speed on wifi. I have a oc1 line coming into house and I get 5 to 10 m down on market. Downloaded a bunch of games to test this. No cap for me I am on the 2.3.4 kennethpenns build.
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So what can I do if I have this problem? What can I even attempt? Just keep exchanging until I find an Atrix without the problem?
this is a known issue that was discussed here when the atrix was first release. this problem was fixed after flashing gingerbread.
Is the official 2.3.4 update out for the phone? If it is, does that fix the problem?
MultiKoopa said:
Is the official 2.3.4 update out for the phone?
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Why don't you spend just one minute reading the forums!!!
i had the issue to, but gingerbread fixed everything. on froyo i was getting max 250kb/sec on my 18mb line. the ONLY downloads affected where market downloads... anything through the browser/etc would be fine.
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Why don't you spend just one minute reading the forums!!!
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+1
Wtf?!
joeryu said:
i had the issue to, but gingerbread fixed everything. on froyo i was getting max 250kb/sec on my 18mb line. the ONLY downloads affected where market downloads... anything through the browser/etc would be fine.
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Oh wow. I might try the Atrix out again, then. Thanks.
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OK so question is, is having a rooted Tbolt and the hotspot rooted .apk really free? I chewed up almost ten gigs last month, but mostly through the phone. Not sure how much was actually tethering. Couldnt have been much. Got netflix running through ps3 via the root hotspot .apk today and destroyed over 800megs in an hours time. I wanted to know, had we have the ability to watch Netflix on our tbolts, would the same show I watched eat up the same amount of data? What are some of your guys data usage over the past month using root hotspot? And any billing issues? Thanks for any input because I don't wanna crush almost another gig til I get some feedback
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I'm just a noob guy.
New here and wanting to make some friends.
These guys fricking rock here.
I see no reply so I just thought I would say hi.
The topic of free hot spot and tether is kind not cool right now.
peace.
Edit
Just came from the x, every one is freaking out about this topic right now.
I didn't even know about that offer.
Leave it to a noob.
Free hotspot and tethering is extended for another month.
Assuming when you're streaming netflix to a PC or your PS3 you're getting HD it would be less when using your phone. I would imagine anyway. The Thunderbolt's screen is 800x480. 720p is 1280x720. SD widescreen would be 854x480 (for 19:9) So, netflix on your phone would only need to be SD. Obviously, that's less data than HD. And if anything, VZW would probably say they suspect you're tethering without paying and tell you to sign up. I doubt they would just add to your bill because they can't say you're not just a heavy data user.
And legitimate WiFi tether is free for another month thanks to the Charge, VZW's second LTE device.
I would assume when using the actuall netflix app on the phone it is designed for a smaller screen so the video feed is less data intensive to save data.
dopediculous said:
OK so question is, is having a rooted Tbolt and the hotspot rooted .apk really free?
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The answer is no. Rooting the phone does not change the way the *built-in* hotspot app works. It's Verizon's app and they can see that you're using it. It's free for now because VZW has extended the free trial period, but after that ends you will be charged for using the mobile hotspot app.
However, since your phone is rooted, you can use a *different* wifi tethering app that they can't track.
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The answer is no. Rooting the phone does not change the way the *built-in* hotspot app works. It's Verizon's app and they can see that you're using it. It's free for now because VZW has extended the free trial period, but after that ends you will be charged for using the mobile hotspot app.
However, since your phone is rooted, you can use a *different* wifi tethering app that they can't track.
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That's the one I'm currently using. The "rooted" wifi app. So, fingures crossed!
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i dont know i used a tether app for rooted and an hour later i got a text saying the trial end 6/15... What tether app cant they track?
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i dont know i used a tether app for rooted and an hour later i got a text saying the trial end 6/15... What tether app cant they track?
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Yeah, the text was sent out to almost all TB users today. It has nothing to do with the fact that you used the app.
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Yeah, the text was sent out to almost all TB users today. It has nothing to do with the fact that you used the app.
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Does that mean other tether apps for rooted phones wont be free, or do they work around the charges?
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Does that mean other tether apps for rooted phones wont be free, or do they work around the charges?
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They will still use the workaround. But no one knows yet if VZW will still be able to track.
just download barnacle wifi tether from the market. its totally free and verizon cant track it
dak_181 said:
just download barnacle wifi tether from the market. its totally free and verizon cant track it
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It's also not in the market anymore. Or it was taken out at one point.
Okay so i have been looking around and found that we do have a lot of questions around Wi-Fi tethering being an issue...
- APN change fails after an hour or two
- Aftermarket tethers installed. and run but do not seem to be found by other devices
- Wifirouter.apk push from 1.36 showed no change (Connected but no internet connection)
So, what else have people tried that has things working for them or not working that we can note as a fail...
So far i've tried Barnacle and Wifi Tether ( I had to download from the web since it will not show in the market). Both start fine and say they are sharing wifi but my pc on win 7 will not see them. I can try use either on the vibrant and both work fine, my pic finds them. Any other ideas... I still have 10 days to exchange this phone. I really do not want to go to the SGS2 but if there's no way to tether without paying xtra for something i already get... im afraid i will have no choice....
Change apns work make anew one and name it anything and type in epc.tmobile.com
And savethats it
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xboarder56 said:
Change apns work make anew one and name it anything and type in epc.tmobile.com
And savethats it
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I will try this again after you post quicksense 1.3 update later today... Make sure i am starting fresh with all the pushing i have been doing in attempt to get things working...
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Change apns work make anew one and name it anything and type in epc.tmobile.com
And savethats it
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Binary said he tried it and it stopped working after 200mb. Is yours still working?
Accordon they updated the system to catch this. I believe the small update they are pushing out to the amaze has do with this
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Binary said he tried it and it stopped working after 200mb. Is yours still working?
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It was roughly that amount. I do not have an exact figure. I was forced to add the service.
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Binary100100 said:
It was roughly that amount. I do not have an exact figure. I was forced to add the service.
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Did you get the OTA? I have my OTA disabled so im still stock. Gonna try it and see what happens.
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So far soo good, not sure how much data i've used but no notification yet...
It works perfect for me
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im downloading quicksense 1.2.1 just to see what happens. so far im 50% done with no notifications and its still downloading...
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im downloading quicksense 1.2.1 just to see what happens. so far im 50% done with no notifications and its still downloading...
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i would refresh that page man lol
I can't get wifi tether to work on stock at all. I use easytether with no upgrade pages etc. I know it's not wifi, but it works.
That apn method worked. I downloaded the whole quicksense rom with no interruption. Binary, not sure what issue you had but it worked for me fine... hopefully it will continue to work b/c I dont want to give up my Amaze.... it too nice!
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That apn method worked. I downloaded the whole quicksense rom with no interruption. Binary, not sure what issue you had but it worked for me fine... hopefully it will continue to work b/c I dont want to give up my Amaze.... it too nice!
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Well I don't have an issue and never did. It always worked fine for me. What happened to me is that after a few hours of standard internet usage it started directing me to the upsell page no matter how many times I changed the APN or rebooted the device. But... perhaps it's market specific. I called T-Mobile b/c they were still throttling me after my new billing cycle and I asked them about it and they said that pretty much everything is market specific. That might explain a lot actually. Like I was telling Alexis, in the market where she is located I would never get throttled despite the fact that T-Mobile sent me a message stating that I was. I would still have a ~4mb/s DL speed on my vibrant 3g device. But here in Detroit I get throttled down to 130kb/s. UGH!
Don't feel bad, Binary 130kb/s is my average. I live in a 2G area with a 4G area ten miles up the road.
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Don't feel bad, Binary 130kb/s is my average. I live in a 2G area with a 4G area ten miles up the road.
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130kb/s makes me feel terrible when I'm accustomed to averaging 15mb/s.
Throttling down that much should be violation of the Eighth Amendment.
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Well I don't have an issue and never did. It always worked fine for me. What happened to me is that after a few hours of standard internet usage it started directing me to the upsell page no matter how many times I changed the APN or rebooted the device. But... perhaps it's market specific. I called T-Mobile b/c they were still throttling me after my new billing cycle and I asked them about it and they said that pretty much everything is market specific. That might explain a lot actually. Like I was telling Alexis, in the market where she is located I would never get throttled despite the fact that T-Mobile sent me a message stating that I was. I would still have a ~4mb/s DL speed on my vibrant 3g device. But here in Detroit I get throttled down to 130kb/s. UGH!
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I thought you said after ~200mb down you got cut off....
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I thought you said after ~200mb down you got cut off....
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Roughly. I didn't measure it at all but it was standard internet activity. Nothing more. No downloading or anything like that. They sent me a warning at first by pushing a notice to my phone after a few hours saying that I would need to add the service if I wanted to continue using it. The icon was a globe with a "w" on it.
About 5 or 6 hours later I was directed to the upsell page. Despite how many times I rebooted, disconnected, changed my apn, etc I would have be forced to the upsell page. As soon as I added the $15 service I had tethering again. Instantly.
Ok, that is what im trying to figure out... what you did differently. No one else has had that same issue yet that i have heard of.
I flashed 1.3 quicksense today, changed by apn... Went to tether... This time i was able to connect my laptop to my phone, but right off i got the redirect notice...
After talking with binary last night, we got to thinking maybe its kernel based... I am working with boarder on getting the kernel he is running... As its not stock... His APN change fixed his tether completely, maybe the redirect bs is kernel based...
Updated to (6.11.748.XT912.Verizon.en.US) - Please Report Bugs Here
If anyone is having issues with the Verizon Update 6.11.748.XT912 - please report bugs / issues here.
I have been running this update for about 24 hours and my phone is running GREAT!
Stock RAZR with a few frozen app's (not many)
I have no FC
LP pro installed
Quad scope is away 2500 to 2600
No signal issues
Using FCC test: (@ my home Atlanta GA)
download speed: 28 Mbps wow
Upload speed: 9 Mbps
UPDATE:
After almost three days of running this upgrade I have NO ISSUES
Verizon was having 4G problems that was causing me network problems and battery issues - RESOLVED
Rooted my phone using p3droid Root Keeper.
Are you having issues rooting this update? POST YOUR PROBLEMS / ISSUES HERE
Again, this phone and update is solid with nothing to fix. With this phone Android and Moto have arrived.
When out of the box you have a phone that works.
My next task is the get Tether working
A Guy over on the "other forum" is having major data dropping issues. I'm curious about the update and wondering why I haven't rec'd it. I'm totally stock. Went into about phone and system updates but it says I'm up to date. But I'm on .744?? Guess they're pushing them slowly as usual...
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To get tethering to work with your RAZR. First download the wireless tethering app 3.1 beta 7. Install of course. Phone must be rooted. Also download rom
manager and open rom Manager and and go to. Fix permissions let that run. And the restart phone. Now tether your heart out.
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onemotodroid said:
Updated to (6.11.748.XT912.Verizon.en.US) -
Again, this phone is solid with nothing to fix.
My next task is the get Tether working
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Tethering in previous post
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I updated a moment ago from stock to stock.
So far it seems to be smoother. I meant really reminding me of the word "silky"
but I can't get Vibrant Feedback of stock multitouch keyboard to work even I ticked it at settings.
Sound feedback of the multi touch keyboard is fine.
Anyone else having issue like this?
The physical key haptic feedback when I press anything is still there. So I assume it is the software issue only.
onemotodroid said:
Updated to (6.11.748.XT912.Verizon.en.US) - Please Report Bug Here
If anyone is having issues with the Verizon Update 6.11.748.XT912 - please report bugs / issues here.
I have been running this update for about 24 hours and my phone is running GREAT!
Stock RAZR with a few frozen app's (not many)
I have no FC
LP pro installed
Quad scope is away 2500 to 2600
No signal issues
Using FCC test: (@ my home Atlanta GA)
download speed: 28 Mbps wow
Upload speed: 9 Mbps
Are you having issues rooting this update?
Again, this phone is solid with nothing to fix.
My next task is the get Tether working
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Any one knows how get the XT910 update on Razr.
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brandon2x said:
A Guy over on the "other forum" is having major data dropping issues. I'm curious about the update and wondering why I haven't rec'd it. I'm totally stock. Went into about phone and system updates but it says I'm up to date. But I'm on .744?? Guess they're pushing them slowly as usual...
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I'm the guy.
Went and got a new SIM today and it fixed it a bit, but my signal was much better before. I'm at my work desk, and with the old update, I always had 4g. Now I'm 3g. I get 4g when I leave.
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moemoney12 said:
To get tethering to work with your RAZR. First download the wireless tethering app 3.1 beta 7. Install of course. Phone must be rooted. Also download rom
manager and open rom Manager and and go to. Fix permissions let that run. And the restart phone. Now tether your heart out.
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Thank you sir!
Still no update. Even using wolfs trick on rootz...
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I havent gotten the update either.
Nothing here in Allentown, PA.
Do you keep root after the update
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Do you keep root after the update
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Lost root but easily re-rooted with Zerg method.
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Just updated from the file on droidforums & the voodoo ota root keeper from the market works perfectly to reroot after the update. The only issue apparently is when safe strap is used because of the modifications to the preinstall partition. I hadn't moved from bootstrap yet so everything worked.
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no update in my part of GA yet either.
after about 40 hours
my battery life is down with this update
my 4G is now dropping
i would not update my phone @ this point with this update
I'm 100% stock and after the update its running very smooth!! The stock launcher seems to have gotten faster?? Camera and over all performance is better. I don't know about data yet because VERIZON'S DATA IS DOWN AGAIN! but other then that its very good for me. Been running this for about 10 hours.
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mistawolfe said:
I'm the guy.
Went and got a new SIM today and it fixed it a bit, but my signal was much better before. I'm at my work desk, and with the old update, I always had 4g. Now I'm 3g. I get 4g when I leave.
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There have been a lot of 3G and 4G outages in the past several days. Make sure you're not a victim of that. There are DEFINITE issues this morning. I don't have the update installed, totally stock phone - and yesterday and today I have no 4G at work. I'm on a 4th floor by a window. I normally have a great 4G connection here.
Everyone Else: There's no trick you can do at this point to get the update. It's not released officially, it's only been sent out to a few beta testers. You are either going to get it by checking for the update, or not. Eventually they'll release it to everyone soon.
I'm in the same boat as mistawolfe, the update has made things much worse for me on the data side. On my way to work today, I had NO data for more than half the time, and only 3G the other half of the time. While at home, I have always had strong 4G and that has not changed after the update. But at work yesterday after I applied the update, it was the same thing, only 3G or NO data. Same today, more than half the time I have no data, and the other half only 3G. Going back and forth between no data and data is unacceptable. 3G/4G switching is fine, but this is horrible. 1/2 the time I can't even use the data. Terrible. I would not recommend this update.
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I'm in the same boat as mistawolfe, the update has made things much worse for me on the data side. On my way to work today, I had NO data for more than half the time, and only 3G the other half of the time. While at home, I have always had strong 4G and that has not changed after the update. But at work yesterday after I applied the update, it was the same thing, only 3G or NO data. Same today, more than half the time I have no data, and the other half only 3G. Going back and forth between no data and data is unacceptable. 3G/4G switching is fine, but this is horrible. 1/2 the time I can't even use the data. Terrible. I would not recommend this update.
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Please see my post above you. There are known issues with Verizons data network this morning. There have been several issues in the past few weeks. Don't be so fast to blame your update. http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/psa-verizon-users-reporting-data-outages-across-the-us/
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Please see my post above you. There are known issues with Verizons data network this morning. There have been several issues in the past few weeks. Don't be so fast to blame your update. http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/psa-verizon-users-reporting-data-outages-across-the-us/
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Missed that, thanks. Talk about a strange coincidence, but at least it gives me hope (Although I'm still a bit weary as it started yesterday morning for me right after the update). Anyway, will hang tight and see if things get better. Hard to believe we are having another 4G/data outage again not even 2 weeks later! Big time growing pains for Verizon
I just got my tbolt last night at beat buy, the rep said we have to check the cam because some phones needed a cam fix. We took a few pics, it worked great, i left n took a few more, no issues, then it just stopped working. I open up cam or recorder, it looks like its starting, then closes out. Anyone know the fix for this? Id take it back, but in the 13 hours since i got it, i drove 700 miles. Id like the cam to work while im in houston the next few days! Thanks in advance.
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did you get this figured out?
between this issue and your problems with the market, I really think your best option is to hassle Verizon for a replacement, especially since your phone is so new.
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did you get this figured out?
between this issue and your problems with the market, I really think your best option is to hassle Verizon for a replacement, especially since your phone is so new.
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I think its a firmware issue, it has npt done any ota's yet. Still runnin 2.11.605.0 on phone. I have bpth working now, connected to wifi at home, dl 1 app, then market works again. Cam was wierd, changed phone date to 8-1-2011, clear cam cache, reboot and cam works, then change date back. I think ill root it today b4 ota and get some new rom. Fyi 4g flies, pulled 25 meg on houston!
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my 4G in downtown NYC is somewhat spotty, but it averages around 12 down, which is more than fine for me most of the time
when I was in Seattle over the summer speeds were nuuuuuuuuts - 45 on average, peaking at like 60 later in the evening
glad your problems are (mostly) sorted out!
Thanks dude! Those seattle speeds are insane!
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I think its a firmware issue, it has npt done any ota's yet. Still runnin 2.11.605.0 on phone. I have bpth working now, connected to wifi at home, dl 1 app, then market works again. Cam was wierd, changed phone date to 8-1-2011, clear cam cache, reboot and cam works, then change date back. I think ill root it today b4 ota and get some new rom. Fyi 4g flies, pulled 25 meg on houston!
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I would really check for a firmware update thru the phone. There is no way thats a new Thunderbolt with that firmware on it (or its been laying around their store for a long time). Something doesn't sound right... I would exchange it or bring it to verizon and have them flash the newest update which is 2.11605.9.
The RUU is around, your could flash it your self..
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I would really check for a firmware update thru the phone. There is no way thats a new Thunderbolt with that firmware on it (or its been laying around their store for a long time). Something doesn't sound right... I would exchange it or bring it to verizon and have them flash the newest update which is 2.11605.9.
The RUU is around, your could flash it your self..
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Thanks for the response. I went ahead and rooted and all issues are gone after flashing newest radio and a new rom. Tryin like hell not to flash a different one everyday, lol.
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I live about a mile from the nearest VZW LTE tower. I have a direct line of site to it from my back deck. I have the GNII and an iPhone 5 and my previous Android device was a GS3 (Verizon). Tethering with the GS3 was OK, and the iPhone is great, but with the Note its subpar at best. I have the $30 unlimited tethering package (No other High Speed internet options where I live). I have been experiencing data drops when tethering to the note and the speed is definitely lower and less reliable than when I am using the iPhone. I REALLY prefer using my note, does anyone know of any radio fixes or firmware to help correct the issues with GNII tethering? I can post screenshots if necessary, and I do understand that the GS3 used a Quallcomm chipset while the Note uses the Exynos radio, so I expected differences, just not this much. I also will note that using the Note while not tethering doesn't seem to be an issue at all. I can surf, view youtube in HD on the device etc without much buffering time at all, but when I tether it it will drop out several times in just a few minutes. Any info or opinions would be great. Many thanks guys.
I have the same problem from time to time. Keep in mind this phone just out and I'm sure we will get firmware update down the road. I had bluetooth pairing problems with my HTC phone at first when I got them.
If you restart your hotspot when it happens it might reduce the drop out problem. It works for me when I start getting that problem.
I swap back and forth between the official VZ hotspot and the TreE Mod wireless tether.
We use tethering for my ipad, my daughters ipod and a very fast PC laptop.
I find the TrevE mod is consistently faster than the VZ hot spot for some reason, but the reason I use both different methods is that I'm never sure which one will stay connected better on any given day.
One day, one will work better and the next day the other one will work better and I never know ahead of time which will be the right choice that day. I have unlimited data and don't pay to tether so I can't call VZ and ask. I don't really tether all that much or I would pay for it (I'm definitely NOT one of those DBs that uses 150 gigs a month with a free wireless tether and then brags about it) but I just live with the little quirks as I'm getting it free anyway.
I use TrevE mod and have a rock solid connection. I can stay connected for days at a time. Considerably faster than my Galaxy Nexus was.
I've downloaded a couple hundred gigs so far. It NEVER drops connection.
Scott's CleanRom FTW.
This phone has an awesome radio.
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Izord said:
I use TrevE mod and have a rock solid connection. I can stay connected for days at a time. Considerably faster than my Galaxy Nexus was.
I've downloaded a couple hundred gigs so far. It NEVER drops connection.
Scott's CleanRom FTW.
This phone has an awesome radio.
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Same here.
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I live about a mile from the nearest VZW LTE tower. I have a direct line of site to it from my back deck. I have the GNII and an iPhone 5 and my previous Android device was a GS3 (Verizon). Tethering with the GS3 was OK, and the iPhone is great, but with the Note its subpar at best. I have the $30 unlimited tethering package (No other High Speed internet options where I live). I have been experiencing data drops when tethering to the note and the speed is definitely lower and less reliable than when I am using the iPhone. I REALLY prefer using my note, does anyone know of any radio fixes or firmware to help correct the issues with GNII tethering? I can post screenshots if necessary, and I do understand that the GS3 used a Quallcomm chipset while the Note uses the Exynos radio, so I expected differences, just not this much. I also will note that using the Note while not tethering doesn't seem to be an issue at all. I can surf, view youtube in HD on the device etc without much buffering time at all, but when I tether it it will drop out several times in just a few minutes. Any info or opinions would be great. Many thanks guys.
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You know it's really funny that you mention this because I just got a killer deal on an iPhone 5 and my whole intent was to just flip it and make some $$ and that is exactly what I did! Anyways, I live right next to an LTE tower too and I found that the iPhone 5 sucked at data speed tests and tethering... In fact, the iPhone just SUCKS period!! You gotta be connected to wifi just to download an app over 50mb from the app store???? WTF?? I really didn't know just how lucky us Android folks are! :good: My post is not about bashing the iPhone or anything but I just thought I would chime in cause I had the exact opposite effect of what you are posting about...
BTW: Is it just me or does the iPhone 5 suck REALLY bad?? It was actually dropping frames in some heavy games that I was playing on it... I thought that Crapple was supposed to have the superior gpu? Guess NOT! Well at least I got to play with IOS for about 24 hours before it was sold on Ebay to some poor guy that thinks it's a great phone... Okay, maybe I did post in this thread just to flame.
I have the note 2 and clean rom 4.5 installed. Using stock tetherer I experience tons of dropped data. Anyone have a link to exactly what I need for travel mod? I've tried installing and turning on hot spot and it just doesn't turn on.
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Which tool do you use to measure packet loss? I use the hotspot feature all the time at the gym (mostly for web browsing) with my tablet and have not noticed any issues (I am on cleanrom 4.5). Note that when it rains the signal usually drops to 3g in this location.
imablackhat said:
I have the note 2 and clean rom 4.5 installed. Using stock tetherer I experience tons of dropped data. Anyone have a link to exactly what I need for travel mod? I've tried installing and turning on hot spot and it just doesn't turn on.
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i use trev e mod and never had one disconnect...speeds are much better than the stock hotspot also.
Using treve mod right now. No issues yet.
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Anyone have a current configuration link to TrevE. I am using Beans build 9 and cannot get my Titanium backup of it to load it again.