Simple Mobile 4G speed test - HTC Amaze 4G

I love having unlimited talk text and web for $60 a month, even tethering works, even though Im not supposed to tether I do anyways and it works. Here is my Speedtest. so far best is this. I average about 7-8 in Myrtle Beach, SC. they use tmobile's network so no need to unlock your phone any tmobile phone works. I paid $629 for my Amaze 4g from newegg but it beats paying $140 a month to verizon, yes big chunk of change for a phone but it pays back in just 6 months from the savings compared to verizon. I get faster 4g with simple/tmobile than I did with verizon's 4gLTE. I avg 5-6 with verizon LTE.
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If u plan on going to simple mobile do not get 3g plan they throttle it at 120 kbps, get 4g instead, no throttle.

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Ive gotten 27.01 down and 2.73 up maximum so fat @ Edmond,OK

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It's weird I two blocks from my house I get around 9.2 download on UMTS, but on HSDPA I get around 1.7 max...I near west hollywood los angeles...what gives??? I thought HSDPA was supposed to be faster? even if I walk outside my house it doesn't make a big difference, the two or three block difference is massive...is this normal?

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how does tethering work? I can't get the mobile hotspot to work

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Simple Mobile uses T-Mobiles HSPA+ network so its the same speeds as T-Mobile?
I'm currently on T-Mobile/Walmart's $30 unlimited 4G plan and pretty happy with it.

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seansk said:
It's weird I two blocks from my house I get around 9.2 download on UMTS, but on HSDPA I get around 1.7 max...I near west hollywood los angeles...what gives??? I thought HSDPA was supposed to be faster? even if I walk outside my house it doesn't make a big difference, the two or three block difference is massive...is this normal?
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UMTS > HSDPA
UMTS 21Mbps is a fiber-link internet connection to the tower.
HSDPA is just a T1 connection to the tower.
The speeds you're getting sound like par for the course....
Edit: UMTS 42Mbps is apparently some kind of tweak to the tower's antenna's. The engineering tech didn't really elaborate much beyond that but he gave me the impression that it's similar to MIMO.

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I just used the built in wifi hotspot, it works fine for me but I am also on a prepaid simple mobile. I hear tmobile don't charge extra for hotspot for prepaid customers.

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celltimemb said:
I just used the built in wifi hotspot, it works fine for me but I am also on a prepaid simple mobile. I hear tmobile don't charge extra for hotspot for prepaid customers.
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This is correct. Tethering uses up your 3G/4G data allotment which varies depending on your plan. Anything above and beyond that slows down to EDGE speeds for the remainder of your cycle.
3G/4G data allotments:
$50 - 100MB
$60 - 2GB
$70 - 5GB

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celltimemb said:
I love having unlimited talk text and web for $60 a month, even tethering works, even though Im not supposed to tether I do anyways and it works. Here is my Speedtest. so far best is this. I average about 7-8 in Myrtle Beach, SC. they use tmobile's network so no need to unlock your phone any tmobile phone works. I paid $629 for my Amaze 4g from newegg but it beats paying $140 a month to verizon, yes big chunk of change for a phone but it pays back in just 6 months from the savings compared to verizon. I get faster 4g with simple/tmobile than I did with verizon's 4gLTE. I avg 5-6 with verizon LTE.
If u plan on going to simple mobile do not get 3g plan they throttle it at 120 kbps, get 4g instead, no throttle.
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You got it for $629? I got it 2 weeks ago from Negri Electronics for $496

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djxspike said:
3G/4G data allotments:
$50 - 100MB
$60 - 2GB
$70 - 5GB
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As pointed out above, I also use the Walmart/Tmobile(sim purchased online only) $30 plan that does 5gb data, unlimited text, 100 minute plan. This is T-Mobile "Monthly 4g" prepaid service, as is the above, but the $30 5gb plan is a glaring omission.