Just bought the phone yesterday, and I noticed that this is the 2nd Samsung phone that is having these WiFi issues.
Sorry of this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it. Google is no help as the searches weren't specific to SGS2 I777 for AT&T.
I can connect to wifi, but the speeds are horrendous! I have a 60mb connection at home connected to my wireless router.
Every phone, iPhone 3GS, iPod, HTC Inspire, iPhone 4S - all have no wifi issues resulting in slow download speeds. Each having a download speed of 5-7 mb or more.
The SGSII, gives me the following results when connected to WiFi:
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and the connections just don't get anywhere near what my other phones can get in download speeds. AND - this is my second Samsung phone in 3 weeks. 3 weeks ago I had the Infuse 4G, and it had the same issue. Took it back. Then got the SGS2 on special , but I'm thinking of taking it back before my 14 days is up if nothing can be solved.
When its off WiFi I can get 3-5mps down/.85mps up.
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Is this an issue that a custom ROM can fix?
Are there Radios that can fix this WiFi issue?
Thanks for your help.
Try going to speakeasy.net from your browser instead of that app. I'll admit that looks bad and there's clearly something off...
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Try going to speakeasy.net from your browser instead of that app. I'll admit that looks bad and there's clearly something off...
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Same results.
Routers sometimes have issues with different radios. Try your phone on a different brand/model router and see what those results are.
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What routers are people having good luck with?
Westell, linksys, ubiquiti, netgear have in general worked for me. Issues sometimes with the netgear. Huge A+ on the ubiquiti. That thing is amazing. Run 24/7 and not even a hiccup.
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Im using a Linksys wireless router. it might be a defective device.
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Im using a Linksys wireless router. it might be a defective device.
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I am having the exact same abysmal throughput issues with my SGSII as well. Home router and work router are both Cisco. I have a 50 meg cable connection amd I cant get over 5 mbps on my home router standing 10 feet from it. My captivate gets better throughput on both wifi and HSPA.
I've tried several different apns for HSPA and Nada. Also tried 5 different ROMs so far, to no avail.
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Sounds like it is something in the sgsii. Hopefully it's software and not hardware. I've noticed times too that my phone wasn't connecting as fast as the wifi I was connected to.
CRAP! Just lost power. The snow storm that's going through Michigan is getting nasty. I live up in the 'thumb', East of Saginaw.
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Sounds like it is something in the sgsii. Hopefully it's software and not hardware. I've noticed times too that my phone wasn't connecting as fast as the wifi I was connected to.
CRAP! Just lost power. The snow storm that's going through Michigan is getting nasty. I live up in the 'thumb', East of Saginaw.
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Stay warm!
Hopefully somebody out there can help figure out this radio problem. A quick Google search turned up a lot of other folks in other forums with the same problem.
I'm going to take it back later today to get a replacement.
For high end phones, there should be no reason why the Wifi radio can not get better speeds than regular radio.
Just got power back! Talk about being really happy I have an extended battery. No way I would have made it through yesterday last night and all this morning.
But anywho, I see cm7 has a few different modems, I was wondering where they came from. My only guess is the international.
If that's so I'm more than willing to start flashing modems to see what will work with stock rom.
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I'm going to take it back later today to get a replacement.
For high end phones, there should be no reason why the Wifi radio can not get better speeds than regular radio.
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When phones first come out it's not uncommon for them to have issues that need to be ironed out.
The iphone 4 would drop signal when 'held wrong'. The captivate couldn't get a gps lock to save it's life, atrix couldn't use 4g, plus many others. After they were in consumers hands fixes got rolled out in less than 6 months(usually), or a fix was available even sooner from xda
Hopefully this is just a software issue that can be fixed easily.
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Well not exactly the issue I am seeing. I am having issues with the radio not getting quite the same distance my other phones can get. Not sure if a software fix would help there but here is to hoping it is software and not hardware. It might also be my router considering I am still using g and not n.
I have never had problems with my broadcomm based Asus WL520gU (WiFi G) running tomato firmware with my SGS2. I am getting at least 9Mbps when WiFi is full bar, although I should agree that this phone has weaker signal in comparison with my older phone.
BTW: Galaxy S 2 also uses broadcomm chipset for WiFi and Bluetooth.
Thumbs up for tomato!
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Just got power back! Talk about being really happy I have an extended battery. No way I would have made it through yesterday last night and all this morning.
But anywho, I see cm7 has a few different modems, I was wondering where they came from. My only guess is the international.
If that's so I'm more than willing to start flashing modems to see what will work with stock rom.
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The modems MAY help out with wifi issues as well. The modems came from 1. Our original modem that was shipped with our phones "UCKH7", then we have had three LEAKED versions so far with "UCKJ1, UCKJ2" modems from the leaked roms, then we got another.leak for our phones "UCKJ4" ALL those modems are/were made for the i777, and in fact the i9100 (international SGS2) modems do not work in our phones. You can also find another user whose post is now in the sticky threads has the same modems but with the update script for users of samsung based roms.
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1) Are you using a case? Some people have had severe problems with some cases.
2) The TCP buffer sizes in the stock kernel are a bit small - the buffersize fixes in my kernel fixed it for some people. However for cell data, it's probably just AT&T. In 90% of the country you're lucky to see 3 Mbps.
I think I found out why it won't work well. My phone is running baseband i777UCKH7.
Its supposed to run on Wi-Fi a/b/g/n. I run a wireless Linksys B router at home and at work. Never gave my phones any issue (iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPods, HTC Inspire, BlackBerry Bold 9000, 8300, 8900 and work Laptop).
It seems that B/G are not well suited for the phone or Samsungs Wireless radios, but it easily picks up N signals without any issue. I could be wrong, but just my thoughts.
I might have to upgrade my routers, but for now, I will just do it well with what I got. New Linksys routers don't come cheap, even on craigslist.
Go for ubiquiti (ubnt.com). Their equipment is amazing and really good prices.
The AirRouter
http://ubnt.com/airrouter
is one of the best plug in and go routers I've seen. It doesn't support ddwrt or tomato but it's uptime is the best I've seen.
Most times I can find it online through resellers for $50 shipping included.
http://www.flyteccomputers.com/details.cfm?wid=670&wb=AirRouter&wre=1http://www.flyteccomputers.com/details.cfm?wid=670&wb=AirRouter&wre=1
The bullet/nanostation is the most useful thing they have in my opinion. Zero drivers. Just plug in ethernet, configure over ip, and it puts out internet through the ethernet port. Crazy power going to the antenna. Way more than anything I've seen in any store.
Primarily they sell to small isp's so most their equipment is designed to be ran 24/7 with no issues.
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Anyone else experiencing slow wifi performance with the Galaxy S II?
Running the speedtest.net app against the same server with all the same settings, from my Nexus One I get 8100kbps down, 1100kbps up. On the Galaxy S II I get 1900kbps down, 1100kbps up. The phones were next to each other, and I ran the tests several times and always got very similar results.
Will be flashing with the latest firmware later today (currently it has the O2 firmware on) but just wondered if anyone else was seeing similar issues?
Strange you say that i keep getting max 1900 down on my mobile internet no matter where i go.
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You should read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056633 Maybe it helps
My Wifi super fast .
jje
I get
ping: 52 down:8099kbs up:734kbs on phone
ping: 45 down:11450kbs up:690kbs on laptop
so not much difference
ping 46ms, down 14585kbps, up 4807kbps
over wifi with one bar signal at other end of house.
On Virgin 50Mb service here, and didnt expect anything much more over my wifi.
Weird.
My wifi signal strength as reported by Wifi Analyzer is actually slightly better on the S II than it is on the Nexus One. The firmware update has made no difference to the performance I'm seeing.
Will try it on the work wifi network tomorrow and see if that shows any different behaviour...
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Weird.
My wifi signal strength as reported by Wifi Analyzer is actually slightly better on the S II than it is on the Nexus One. The firmware update has made no difference to the performance I'm seeing.
Will try it on the work wifi network tomorrow and see if that shows any different behaviour...
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i hope so because i get superb wifi range and performacne on my nexus one with 2.3.3. my gut feeling is the SGS2 would be a step down and i wouldnt get wifi signal in certain parts of my house where i do with the n1.
The wifi is nothing short of excellent as far as I'm concerned:
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Anyone else experiencing slow wifi performance with the Galaxy S II?
Running the speedtest.net app against the same server with all the same settings, from my Nexus One I get 8100kbps down, 1100kbps up. On the Galaxy S II I get 1900kbps down, 1100kbps up. The phones were next to each other, and I ran the tests several times and always got very similar results.
Will be flashing with the latest firmware later today (currently it has the O2 firmware on) but just wondered if anyone else was seeing similar issues?
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Even though you're connected to the same wifi network the two phones could've connected to different channels. On my desktop I get everything from 1Mbps (very rarerly) to 140Mbps (more likely) and that stays at the same spot all the time
And it got nothing to do with signal strength either as I can have full bars on my desktop and still get 1Mbps (or 20 or 40 or 80 and so forth).
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Strange you say that i keep getting max 1900 down on my mobile internet no matter where i go.
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Jammy git!
Orange's data in Bristol has slowly been getting worse. I was barely touching 400kbps the other day. Seemed to speed up a little today though.
I am also experiencing poor wifi speeds. On speedtest.net with my home router, SG2 is getting 0.6 Mbps download speed where my pc is getting 7.5 Mbps. More than 10 times slower?! Any ideas?
Slow Wi-Fo on SGS 2
I have exactly the same problem with my new Galaxy S II. Put the iold SGS and the new SGS 2 side by side and the SGS gets 5.3mbits/s (the broadband connection speed roughly) and the new SGS2 gets 0.9-1.2Mbits/s.
As I have a dual mode g/n router I have tried changing channels on it, turning off n support and everything else I can think off. The wireless router by the way is an Edimax model that works absolutely fine with everything else in the house.
I have also tried eveal different broadband speed tests, all with roughly the same result.
Anyone have any ideas? Mine is that Samsung did their usual thing and released the product with a great big bug in it that won't get fixed for months..sigh.
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Got it!
Changed the router to channel 6 (I'd already tried 7,9 and 11) and ..it now works just as well as the old SGS or anything else in the house.. with b/g/n enabled on the AP.
Happy man.
No issues here, Speedtest.net Android app giving me just under 15mb on my 16mb connection which is pretty much the same as I get with my laptop.
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Well..having thought that a channel change on the AP router fixed it..it did..but only for three or four speed tests, then without changing anything on the router it reverted back to ~1 Mbit/s.
So..I reset the router without changing any settings and lo and behold the SGS 2now seems to be functioning correctly again, with download speeds the same as my other systems.
So, if you're getting the same problem try a channel change on the AP ..or just reset it, it might work. It's also possible of course that the router has a bug and the 'n'th system that connects to it gets these problems. I'll set up another AP and see if the problem stays with the phone or follows the AP.
I had similar problems with very poor wifi. With speeds much worse than my wifes iphone 4 and and my old iphone 3gs. It did seem to be intermittent, but it happened on two different routers numerous channels and settings. I sent it back to and am getting a replacement.
I am also getting slow wifi speeds. Like 1,5 mbit instead of 8 mbit. Reconnected lots of times. Changed channels to 2 instead of 1.
Changed to WEP instead of WPA+WPA2, but nothing helped.
With vodafone i get just 3,6 mbit(max)
Anyone got an idea?
any body can help ? i have this problem too ! slow wifi with very bad signal power !
no body can help ? its hard to use wifi in this phone ...
Hey folks,
I have been checking all over the web, and have not found enough useful info. My 3g signal drops out at random times when I know I have a good signal. I have put it in only cdma mode. Done all the other stuff, and it still does this. I live in a no 4G area, and never had problems like this with my incredible. I am afraid it is my phone, but I think it is the network. I haven't rooted yet because of this. Has anybody else had this problem? All responses are welcome. Thanks
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Some people are saying that since our connection is verified with the sim card that it is a network problem caused by issues Verizon is having. Watch the web when people state they have 4G issues and you are probably going to see 3G outages at the same time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20363710
This may help you. Whenever there is an outage this lets me get 3g at least
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I'm having the same issue...3G only area though being restricted to 1x where I should deff have 3G...
I should add that evdo is extremely slow at changing from 3g to 4g but if you're not in 4g coverage I had more reliable 3g using evdo.
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Ugh, I'm battling with this issue as well. Rebooting doesn't get my 3g back. Is this a software issue? I'm rooted with a custom kernel/rom, but I had this issue stock.
AtLemacks said:
Some people are saying that since our connection is verified with the sim card that it is a network problem caused by issues Verizon is having. Watch the web when people state they have 4G issues and you are probably going to see 3G outages at the same time.
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This. I read in our forums that because LTE phones use a SIM card, they have to go through a type of verification process with the network to latch onto LTE signal. As a result, when this is happening the 3G signal bottoms out because the phone is trying to latch onto LTE. The same is true for going from LTE to EVDO as well.
Something along those lines, at least
JeramyEggs said:
Hey folks,
I have been checking all over the web, and have not found enough useful info. My 3g signal drops out at random times when I know I have a good signal. I have put it in only cdma mode. Done all the other stuff, and it still does this. I live in a no 4G area, and never had problems like this with my incredible. I am afraid it is my phone, but I think it is the network. I haven't rooted yet because of this. Has anybody else had this problem? All responses are welcome. Thanks
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Have you tried replacing the SIM? If at all possible try walking out of Verizon without them activating the new SIM. Seems when ever I'm at a Verizon store someone is always waiting to have a 4G device activated. I had one instance with a SIM swap that took 30 mins @ the store. Now I just ask for a SIM replacement and tell them that I would activate via phone support when I get home. In my past experience, activation happen a lot faster away from a Verizon store loaded with queued activation requests.
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I've had this issue since the Vigor came out. In 3g, I'd lose data completely. Only a reboot or airplane mode would fix it. I had new Vigor sent to me and the same problem. I've been through several sim cards ( I switch between my Vigor and Nexus often). I've talked to VZW more times than I care to mention and they've had no answers for me. They even sent techs to my area to see if it was a network problem. No luck. Just have to live with it I guess. My nexus doesn't do it. Still prefer the Vigor though.
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I had the same problem...3G dropping randomly thoughout last weekend. I thought it was my Rezound so I activated my Droid Razr. Same thing. I'm in Southern Oregon. I called the local Verizon corporate store and asked if there were 3G problems and they didn't know. I think they really are a bit brain dead anyway. I can say I've two of their top line phones phones and both losing 3G once or twice an hour was really pissing me off. I NEED data, I was ready to cancel my service (unlimited data) and go with Sprint but thought better of it as I'm getting 3G constant now. Maybe Verizon has worked this out, I sure hope so.
I run juicedefender, which kills data when screen is off. I wonder if this has to do with it? Doesn't happen often, 3g will come on without a reboot after a few minutes.
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I run juicedefender, which kills data when screen is off. I wonder if this has to do with it? Doesn't happen often, 3g will come on without a reboot after a few minutes.
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I really do not think Juicedefender is the problem. I have BatteryCalibration (need to be rooted) and never had a problem. I haven't read anything about Juicedefender being the issue. I think it's Verizon, in fact with 2 phones having the same dropping in and out of 3g I sure of it.
Also a few minutes is not even close to acceptable to wait for data. I need data constantly, if your using Google Nav and you lose data your toast, streaming music your toast and I can think of a ton other reasons 3g should never be lost.
Most of Sunday and today I have not had an issue...makes you wonder.
I was using juice defender. I was also having problems with dropping 3 and 4g. Try not running it. Since I stopped I haven't had any drops.
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I have the same issue every so often. If the OP switched his search to say Verizon Galaxy Nexus, he'd find plenty of useful info. Hence why I'm back to the Rezound...
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Screenshot from my Rezound showing 1x data.... It hardly ever holds 3g..
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Mine does the same thing. Sometimes reboot fixes but not always
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My problems cleared up after I rooted, and ran the ##778# from dialer. I put it back on evdo, because I don't have 4g in my area. Had one drop of data in like a week. Damn 4g radio's in the sticks.(lol) I think it is more on Verizon's end than on our phones. Wish I could be more help.
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My problems cleared up after I rooted, and ran the ##778# from dialer. I put it back on evdo, because I don't have 4g in my area. Had one drop of data in like a week. Damn 4g radio's in the sticks.(lol) I think it is more on Verizon's end than on our phones. Wish I could be more help.
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What does that do?
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From my understanding, it connects thru evdo. The Resound tries to connect thru 4g first, struggles, forcing 3g off, and in the process drops data. I take no credit for this. Pwned posted the link I think. You would get a better understanding if you read the link on page one. Hope that helps......
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Awesome. Going to see how it does. Just changed it.
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OK I thought it might be that I was being throttled or something, but now I know I'm not. Lately (not sure since what update, I'm on ATT STOCK + I777UCKH7 and rooted with whatever that first one was that came out.
I've been disappointed because my data speeds are like 1-1.5mbps on my GSII and figured it was just ATT's crap network.
I popped my SIM into my friend's new Galaxy Nexus and get 6-7mbps sitting in the same exact place, so now I'm convinced something is awry on my GSII. Either a setting or something else, but it's an issue.
What could it be? I have tried replacing the radio, and J7 and H7 are the same as far as speeds. I'm thinking maybe the data config file, but not sure how I'd check that or replace it with a better one... anyone have recommendations?
Thanks!
revert back to stock and see if it helps
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Did that, no avail :-( time to grab a nexus on CL. It's a sexi beast of a phone
UCKJ1 was the only modem that increased my data speeds. If att would quit throttling me I average between 8 and 10 down. Are you using the speed test app or the internet version?
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UCKJ1 was the only modem that increased my data speeds. If att would quit throttling me I average between 8 and 10 down. Are you using the speed test app or the internet version?
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Both... I am selling my GSII
What APN was the GNEx using?
Also, the speedtest app is known to falsely report low in a number of situations.
I get 3 Mbps with my GSII and I live in the boonies...
I used to have slow speeds (2mbps) until I updated to 2.3.6 -- now I get anywhere from 7mbps to 9mbps
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I used to have slow speeds (2mbps) until I updated to 2.3.6 -- now I get anywhere from 7mbps to 9mbps
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I'm going to try SHOstock
I'm getting about 500kbps with mine I'm on an unlimited data plan and I've used about 3gb so far this month. My new cycle starts tomorrow. I hope I'm not being throttled. I haven't gotten any notifications about it.
For those who are being throttled, did AT&T notify you first? Or at least warn you that it might happen?
I'm thinking it's just how the network is out here but I hope I'm wrong. In San Antonio, TX using KK6 modem.
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I'm getting about 500kbps with mine I'm on an unlimited data plan and I've used about 3gb so far this month. My new cycle starts tomorrow. I hope I'm not being throttled. I haven't gotten any notifications about it.
For those who are being throttled, did AT&T notify you first? Or at least warn you that it might happen?
I'm thinking it's just how the network is out here but I hope I'm wrong. In San Antonio, TX using KK6 modem.
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Yes they notified me by text and email the first month stating that I had reached the top 5% and that if I continued I would be throttled. No throttling happened that month. Then the following month 5 days into my billing cycle I received the exact same text and email. Approximately two days later they sent me a text saying I was being throttled.
Okay good to know. Thank you. These data nightmares might help push me toward the skyrocket hd when it comes out. I'm conflicted though because I love the dev community here and I doubt there will be any support for the gsiisrhdlte (lol).
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I will post the throttled speeds here in a minute. Horrendous. My non throttled data speeds are great here in Oklahoma. Have you tried flashing a different modem. That's what helped me.
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I've flashed every modem possible. KK6 got me 5mbps when I first flashed it, but now it's 10x slower. It was the fastest at the time, which was about a month ago. Should I try the other modems again to see if things changed? N00b question, but maybe it's because I flashed KK6 when it leaked, and now that it's stock everyone is using it so it's slower? Lol idk.
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I've flashed every modem possible. KK6 got me 5mbps when I first flashed it, but now it's 10x slower. It was the fastest at the time, which was about a month ago. Should I try the other modems again to see if things changed? N00b question, but maybe it's because I flashed KK6 when it leaked, and now that it's stock everyone is using it so it's slower? Lol idk.
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From what I have read it all depends on location. In my case UCKJ1 is the best. Other factors could be congestion and cell towers being down. I would try different modems again and give it a day or two.
The skyrocket lacks dev support, weaker processer, and will result in reaching your data cap sooner or throttled. I could relate if I was you and getting less than 1 down though. That's just miserable
I think the issue may be in the built.prop file, or potentially with the modem\kernel combo, but I'm just not getting it how a stock GSII next to the Nexus is literally getting 1/3 the speed.
Same server, 6.5 mbps on the Nexus, and 1.8mbps on the GSII. (Same SIM, same test location, same time of day)
I used ShoStock, so it even replaced the modem, and I assume kernel, and the newest build.prop so I'm just baffled as to why I'm getting this result.
Any suggestions?
Not sure if it's a good example but I think it has something to do with hardware. I had the exact same results when testing against a Skyrocket. My i777 only gets max around 5mbs download but swapping testing the skyrocket exactly the same I can get upwards of 10mbs.
I wonder if it's possibly related to the difference in APNs as well. But huge difference comparing the speeds.
Oh and before someone says it. I DO NOT LIVE in an LTE area. Denver CO. Thanks
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Not sure if it's a good example but I think it has something to do with hardware. I had the exact same results when testing against a Skyrocket. My i777 only gets max around 5mbs download but swapping testing the skyrocket exactly the same I can get upwards of 10mbs.
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+1........
Im on a hellraised Rom and can't even get speeds of around 2. I use the speakeasy for testing speeds. I remember i used to get speeds of around 6. I believe it was a stock Rom though. Might have to go back to due some testing.
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Also against the Atrix 2 is slower...
Check out this video http://youtu.be/mvDDr92YRek?t=4m32s
So anyone know what to do to the GS2 to increase download speeds? I have flashed all the modems available and my max speed have been around 4mb (at night) but in average I get 1-2mbs
I don't think there's anything wrong with the GSII's NIC hardware, but I do believe their modem software could use some polishing.
So i have noticed that when I have been at school the data seems very slow, almost to the point we're it is unusable so I decided to run a speed test and I was shocked by how slow it really was. Just look at this
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this is ONLY when I am in school though as you can see from the other tests... Any ideas why it would be so slow when I have good service?
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Could be a carrier problem. If you have others around you that have smart phones and are on the same carrier, ask them to run the speed tests and see if they get the same results. If so, call your carrier to open a trouble ticket to have it checked.
it's probably an isolated "local" problem because im getting great lte speeds.
It's ONLY in my school. I besides that I always have good speeds, even on 3g
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how fast is Verizon 3G normally? Isnt 3G on verizon usually pretty darn slow anyway?
baktasht said:
how fast is Verizon 3G normally? Isnt 3G on verizon usually pretty darn slow anyway?
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4G hasn't happened in my area so 3G and wifi is all I get. However, 3G is not that slow. Just ran speedtest and got 617 down and 697 up.
The speeds the OP is showing are definitely a problem. If there is only one cell tower servicing the area around your school there could be an isolated network issue. Not sure if it still works but you used to be able to dial #tt and get straight through to network support to find out.
baktasht said:
how fast is Verizon 3G normally?
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faster than sprint's.
pmterp said:
4G hasn't happened in my area so 3G and wifi is all I get. However, 3G is not that slow. Just ran speedtest and got 617 down and 697 up.
The speeds the OP is showing are definitely a problem. If there is only one cell tower servicing the area around your school there could be an isolated network issue. Not sure if it still works but you used to be able to dial #tt and get straight through to network support to find out.
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I just tried #tt and it is no longer a valid command. No one else in my school gets such terrible data speeds but me and I'm wondering if it is due to throttling because I've used about 4gb this month and my school is not very techy and even though many people have smart phones most don't use a whole ton of data.
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Now when you say your the only one in your school that gets slow speeds is that compared to other Verizon users? Or comparing to AT&T, T-mo and Sprint? Personally I myself would be only concerned if yours is the only Verizon phone that has such a slow speed.
I myself work in public education, I am a onsite tech at 4 Elementary Schools and I work in a newer developed area in our district and with that AT&T and T-mo can be spotty in the schools I cover. And because of how the buildings are my phones get hit pretty hard with searching for signal because of where my office is at in each of the schools, but I get the best connection compared to the other carriers. I actually have a T-mo provided work phone that I actually just forward to my Verizon phone so I can actually get my work calls. Either way, it could just be the building your in causing issues, but if there are other Verizon users that are having the problem then that's probably the case. And even then it might just be the rezound getting interference from something, possibly even the wireless that you have at the school.
Or could be the ROM, but if you have other verizon friends with no issue, and a rezound friend without the issue, I would say get it replaced at Verizon.
the school building is probably hurting your speeds... as in concrete walls lol
yojoe600 said:
the school building is probably hurting your speeds... as in concrete walls lol
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as I said before, it seems as if no one in my school has such slow speeds besides me and wouldn't concrete walls lower cell reception also?
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Now when you say your the only one in your school that gets slow speeds is that compared to other Verizon users? Or comparing to AT&T, T-mo and Sprint? Personally I myself would be only concerned if yours is the only Verizon phone that has such a slow speed.
I myself work in public education, I am a onsite tech at 4 Elementary Schools and I work in a newer developed area in our district and with that AT&T and T-mo can be spotty in the schools I cover. And because of how the buildings are my phones get hit pretty hard with searching for signal because of where my office is at in each of the schools, but I get the best connection compared to the other carriers. I actually have a T-mo provided work phone that I actually just forward to my Verizon phone so I can actually get my work calls. Either way, it could just be the building your in causing issues, but if there are other Verizon users that are having the problem then that's probably the case. And even then it might just be the rezound getting interference from something, possibly even the wireless that you have at the school.
Or could be the ROM, but if you have other verizon friends with no issue, and a rezound friend without the issue, I would say get it replaced at Verizon.
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I'll try today if I can. If I might get a new phone anyways as my wifi is acting really funny.
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This is a difficult topic to search. anything with "3g, issues, connectivity, drop" brings up pretty much every thread possible lol.
I vaguely remember reading about people having problems with 3G not picking up/connecting a while back but havent heard much since.
It has been a constant issue with me as of late. I'll drop wifi when I leave work or my house and 3g picks up maybe....MAYBE 20% of the time(no exaggeration). ##data# to restore, updating profile, updating prl. Even tried a factory reset. No dice.
Sprint data isn't the best. That just may be the issue.
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Sprint data isn't the best. That just may be the issue.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I dont think its sprint in this case. my 3VO had no problems. My GF's 4s has zero problems. Neighbors Nexus has no problems either.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I dont think its sprint in this case. my 3VO had no problems. My GF's 4s has zero problems. Neighbors Nexus has no problems either.
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Read about the various chipsets in the cells available, that will help understand why you see some throughout differences with other cells.
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If you searched for an answer you would know that they are upgrading to lte so therefore lte phones wont work well until rollout is complete hence reason why older phones work better
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It has been a constant issue with me as of late. I'll drop wifi when I leave work or my house and 3g picks up maybe....MAYBE 20% of the time(no exaggeration). ##data# to restore, updating profile, updating prl. Even tried a factory reset. No dice.
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Mine does the same thing. I have to reboot it about 3 times a day. It really stinks. The data will work after a reboot. It seems like the mobile connection gets stuck with switching from off to on.
Im going to the Sprint store to figure out if its my phone or not.
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If you searched for an answer you would know that they are upgrading to lte so therefore lte phones wont work well until rollout is complete hence reason why older phones work better
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Thanks for the heads up buddy :good:
I would understand if the Network Vision changes would affect everyone in an area. Not a specific phone. Like I said up above, a Nexus sitting right next to my phone all day yesterday never dropped 3g.
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Read about the various chipsets in the cells available, that will help understand why you see some throughout differences with other cells.
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Makes sense. If that is the case though. Arent S3 users out of luck too with this?
Don't think it's the chipset necessarily. It will happen to me when I'm at 4-5 bars , then just drops, and gets locked out. Normally if I flip the network on and off a few times it will turn back on, but sometimes a reboot is needed.
Maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't seem like it is the network or the chipset. No?
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I was having 3g issues. Come to find out its the lte radio. Turned off my lte radio by network mode and made it cdma only. No problems since.
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It has been a constant issue with me as of late. I'll drop wifi when I leave work or my house and 3g picks up maybe....MAYBE 20% of the time(no exaggeration). ##data# to restore, updating profile, updating prl. Even tried a factory reset. No dice.
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Mine does the same thing. I have to reboot it about 3 times a day. It really stinks. The data will work after a reboot. It seems like the mobile connection gets stuck with switching from off to on.
Im going to the Sprint store to figure out if its my phone or not.
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I have this problem sometimes when I turn off mobile data and turn on wifi at home then leave and turn off wifi and turn on mobile data but it won't turn on. Turning airplane mode on then off to reset the radios fixes it for me.
Thanks for the applicable replies everyone.
I just wasn't sure if I had missed a "fix" before I picked this up. The silence on the subject had me wondering. Guess we can only hope for an update/patch in the near future. Not a big issue but an annoyance.
Mine's been acting up the last 3 days or so. I used to run it all the time in LTE/CDMA mode. And that was fine for a month.
But being in one of the first LTE markets, that doesnt work anymore. It flashes turning on.. very quickly disconnected, then turning on.. over and over. If I put it in CDMA only, 3g pops right on and it's no problem.
One of my coworkers in another part of town is still on lte/cdma with no problems. I went to the sprint store to verify it was just them working on things and they said it was, and the employee had the same issue with her phone.
They said by all means, if it still doesnt work come the 15th bring it back in but at this point.. Just a waiting game i believe. Also, since my coworkers is still working that should mean I'm going to see LTE, and he probably won't right off the bat.
I also had connection issues when using the "LTE/CDMA" setting. Switched to "CDMA only" and it connects reliably, now.
As others have said, I imagine it's because it's trying to connect to towers that are being tested and can't. Switching to "CDMA only" prevents it from trying to connect to these towers.
Funny. It is backwards for me lol.
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I've been having a ton of problems with this too. Constantly seems to be dropping even though I have full bars; does it on WiFi too. I'm switching over to CDMA only and will see if that helps me out. Hopefully we'll be seeing LTE here in St. Louis before to much longer.
i don't have any trouble with the wifi dropping out, but right on par with what everyone else is seeing on the 3g. except that the only way i can get mine to come back is to reboot.
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i don't have any trouble with the wifi dropping out, but right on par with what everyone else is seeing on the 3g. except that the only way i can get mine to come back is to reboot.
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This is exactly what happens to me. Wifi, no problems. 3g - reboot about 2-3 times a day to get it back. Mobile network just gets stuck on "turning on"
At least I know its other people now, so I don't try to return the phone and then get even more pissed when I get another one doing the same thing.
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This is exactly what happens to me. Wifi, no problems. 3g - reboot about 2-3 times a day to get it back. Mobile network just gets stuck on "turning on"
At least I know its other people now, so I don't try to return the phone and then get even more pissed when I get another one doing the same thing.
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that's where i'm at. i've read elsewhere that the OG EVO had a similar/same issue when it first came out that was soon corrected by an update. buddy with a Bionic on VZW said he has a similar problem on it when he first got it, then an update fixed.
i'm new to HTC so i don't know how anxious to get for an OTA. samsung was absolutely horrible with my Transform. Got Froyo like 4 or 5 months after promised
in the meantime i might try this to disable smart-sync which actually links back to here. but that's how i came across it
http://www.pocketables.com/2012/06/how-to-turn-off-smart-sync-on-your-htc-sense-4-0-device.html
Try turning off WiFi when it's not in use. It worked wonders for me.