wifi speed question - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

So I understand the transformer prime has wifi issues. My question is why is the upload speed unaffected?
For example when I am about 50 feet away from my router I get a download speed of .5 mbps but I get a upload speed of 5mbps.
My total connection speed is 40mbps down and 5 up.
In that same spot I used my iPhone 4 and had no issues with with upload or download.
So why is upload unaffected but download is?

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[Q] Upload Speeds Still Capped?

After updating to the latest radio, my upload speeds drastically increased (0.33 Mbps to 1.25 Mbps). I can't help but notice that no matter what my download speeds are, any where from 1.5 Mbps to 4 Mbps, my upload speeds are consistently around 1.25 Mbps. I have also noticed others with higher d/l rates get roughly the same u/l speeds. Are our upload speeds still capped, just a higher cap?
BadassSeabass said:
After updating to the latest radio, my upload speeds drastically increased (0.33 Mbps to 1.25 Mbps). I can't help but notice that no matter what my download speeds are, any where from 1.5 Mbps to 4 Mbps, my upload speeds are consistently around 1.25 Mbps. I have also noticed others with higher d/l rates get roughly the same u/l speeds. Are our upload speeds still capped, just a higher cap?
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this has been discussed before, there doesn't appear to be a 1.25 cap. many others here have achieved uploads greater than 1.25 Mbps on multiple occasions, including me.
Seems strange that 1.25 Mbps is the norm, regardless of location. Still thanks for the pic, I guess that answers my question.
maybe it is a location thing? not sure. Here is one I just did.
It might just be your area and AT&T sucking on the 4g coverage. I've gotten like... here lemme check... Yea, I just hit 5 meg download 1 meg upload so... Its gotta be your area.
winky! said:
It might just be your area and AT&T sucking on the 4g coverage. I've gotten like... here lemme check... Yea, I just hit 5 meg download 1 meg upload so... Its gotta be your area.
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I'm pretty sure 4g isn't enabled in 99% of the att coverage area. So really his 3g coverage sucks. I'm sorry to sound like an ass but I don't know why everyone thinks 4g was enabled last update, all we got was att's full blown 3g that has been enabled for like 3 years that we should have been getting in the first place.
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I think its more of an "OMG NEW THING GOTTA HAVE IT OMG I NEED FAST CELLPHONE OMG" kind of reaction. I think its a natural impulse for tech nerds.

huge speedtest improvement?

Was getting between 5-8 mbps past week on 4 different local servers now today I am getting 15-20 mbps on those same servers has anyone else noticed this or is this just a fluke for me tonight?
Were the tests done at the same time-of-day, and none in the weekends?
Speed tests over the Internet add its variability into the mix. You should limit the test to your LAN only. A simple big-file-copy test should suffice.
Time-of-day may still matter, depending on your wireless environment's density. If it's crowded, a 9PM test would have lower performance than, say, a 3AM test.
no but ill check that now
it's odd but it seems like the more I use my prime the faster it gets in general... maybe I am getting used to it. Opera browser+ Go keyboard with tablet plug in in 10" tablet format is ftw
I've had the opposite experience with speed test results. After the update yesterday, I'm getting a puny 3mbps when I usually averaged 20+ on a 35+ network.
distance is key
People keep just mentioning speeds but not their location in respect to the router.
In the same room as router I get 20 mbps. Next room over 1 wall I drop down to 5 mbps.
In my bedroom 2 walls I drop to about 3mbps. Meanwhile my HTC tbolt is getting 12 mbps.
Is this kind of quick dropoff common for other users
I get .5 to 2.5 mbps on my prime my gnex gets ~10 and so does my dads iPad on our wifi. I got one of the bad units
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I get .5 to 2.5 mbps on my prime my gnex gets ~10 and so does my dads iPad on our wifi. I got one of the bad units
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There was speculation among some of the Prime reviews that router brand matters.
In fact I think one of them made of a chart with speedtests from the same location and different routers.
time of day, location or distance from router, router brand, and network settings will all affect download and upload speeds. too many variables in the mix.
I tried doing a speedtest test yesterday, and the first time got a 5mbs DL and 1mbs UL. I then did the test on my phone and it said 18mbs DL and 5bms UL. So I was like wtf until I noticed that the app chose 2 different servers. I changed it up to the closest to me and what a difference. I hit 25mbs DL and 5mbs UL on my TP and I got 22mbs DL and 5mbs Ul on my phone. I am still rocking the .29 update since I can't update to the .33 just yet.
My Wifi speeds got quite a bit faster from the .33 update.
Before the update speedtest.net app showed around 15-20Mbit/s now it's up to 25-30Mbit/s.
My internet connection has a constant speed of 32Mbit/s which is working all day no matter what time. Upload speeds are always 1Mbit/s which is the maximum of my line.
So I got a perfectly working Touchscreen and faster Wifi with this update --> perfectly happy now!
Edit: location was both times the same ofc.
movielover76 said:
People keep just mentioning speeds but not their location in respect to the router.
In the same room as router I get 20 mbps. Next room over 1 wall I drop down to 5 mbps.
In my bedroom 2 walls I drop to about 3mbps. Meanwhile my HTC tbolt is getting 12 mbps.
Is this kind of quick dropoff common for other users
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Yes, this is exactly what I'm suffering from as well.
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erismaster said:
I get .5 to 2.5 mbps on my prime my gnex gets ~10 and so does my dads iPad on our wifi. I got one of the bad units
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I'm pretty sure they're all "bad" units. People who claim they have no wifi problems just aren't comparing the speed to other devices at decent distances from the router. Rather, I suspect they're basing their conclusions on the fact that browsing is fine.
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For any other WiFi device I use on my network, I can use the results from SpeedTest as a true estimate of the actual speeds that device can achieve, but I don't feel that way about the Prime.
While my SpeedTest results are in the 3 Mbps range for the Prime, I have no problem HD recording from Netflix, Veetle, Youtube or VLC.
Can anyone suggest another method for testing speeds on the Prime?
Best speed on my prime was on lower odd-numbered channels 3,5,8. But I'm on a 3-4 year old linksys router running dd-wrt.
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There was speculation among some of the Prime reviews that router brand matters.
In fact I think one of them made of a chart with speedtests from the same location and different routers.
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Maybe, though I tried both my Actiontec FIOS Wireless N router
and my Linksys WRT54GL Wireless G router
and both results were bad
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jfortier777 said:
There was speculation among some of the Prime reviews that router brand matters.
In fact I think one of them made of a chart with speedtests from the same location and different routers.
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We have the apple router. The extra game files for gta took 5 minutes to download on my phone, it took 45 minutes on my prime. Web browsing if fine, but downloading any data or streaming is almost impossible
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nyijedi said:
I'm pretty sure they're all "bad" units. People who claim they have no wifi problems just aren't comparing the speed to other devices at decent distances from the router. Rather, I suspect they're basing their conclusions on the fact that browsing is fine.
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not neccessarily. as i said before I tested Prime against my ipad1 and Atrix4g phone and Prime consistently pulled faster speeds regardless of distance and signal strength shown. did the same with atrix4g. and Prime using wifi analyzer. Prime was right on par with signal strength of phone. the Prime is just more sensitive to changes. but once again, it never affected its speeds. you have me, Diamondback2010 and a lot more showing great wifi download and upload speeds. maybe those who are experiencing issues need to check their router settings or something. Because to say everyone has bad wifi is incorrect. especially since 12/22 my prime has been connected to my wireless network nonstop. never dropped a connection or had issues with speed dropping off no matter where I was or how far from router.
edit: just did a quick speedtest.net test on Comcast network on Netgesr router
Download: 25mb
upload: 4mb
ping: 16ms
that's pretty damn good in my book n I've pulled even higher speeds on Prime b4
For those of you noticing poor WiFi range and wondering whether you have a defective Prime from the much talked about early defective batch (like me), I suggest you read this article:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5178/an-update-on-transformer-prime-battery-life-wifi-issues
The reviewer in the article had both a defective Prime and a non-defective, replacement Prime, and compared the WiFi between the two.
Basically, the defective Prime had a cap of about 2 Mbps at any location. That is, even right near the router, the defective Prime wouldn't pull more than 2 Mbps, and was averaging about 0.5 Mbps in speed tests.
The non-defective replacement Prime the reviewer later got fixed this 2 Mbps cap problem, but still didn't have great speeds when moved away from the router. For example, the non-defective Prime the reviewer had got about 10-16 Mbps, while the original Transformer got about 34-37 Mbps at the same location.
So for those of you considering returning or RMA'ing your Prime because you get big speed drop-offs when moving away from the router, I strongly suggest you reconsider, since it seems this is a limitation/design flaw in all Primes. Stated simply, if you're not capped at a ridiculously low speed while at any location, your Prime is not defective.

[Q] Reasonable WiFi expectations

What are reasonable expectations for WiFi strength? About 30 ft, 1F, and a 3ish walls to the AP, I have on TFP:
700 kbps DL and 3 mbps UL
One my laptop in the same place I have:
10 mbps DL and 4-5 mbps UL
Right next to the router/on the same floor, I have
8 mpbs DL on TFP.
The signal strenth is similar to a Kindle Fire (+/- 5 dBm), but the Fire seems to be able to get a higher DL speed on most occasions (except right next to the AP).
Am I being unreasonable wanting more? Besides the GPS, everything else on the tablet is working perfectly. I am going back to school in a few days and the AP should be stronger, so this may be a non-issue. But I just want to make sure before I lose my window for a hassle-free return (I really hope that is not necessay).
Thank you for your advice.
(Sorry if this question already exists, I found one similar but the tread looked dead)
dipolarylide said:
What are reasonable expectations for WiFi strength? About 30 ft, 1F, and a 3ish walls to the AP, I have on TFP:
700 kbps DL and 3 mbps UL
One my laptop in the same place I have:
10 mbps DL and 4-5 mbps UL
Right next to the router/on the same floor, I have
8 mpbs DL on TFP.
The signal strenth is similar to a Kindle Fire (+/- 5 dBm), but the Fire seems to be able to get a higher DL speed on most occasions (except right next to the AP).
Am I being unreasonable wanting more? Besides the GPS, everything else on the tablet is working perfectly. I am going back to school in a few days and the AP should be stronger, so this may be a non-issue. But I just want to make sure before I lose my window for a hassle-free return (I really hope that is not necessay).
Thank you for your advice.
(Sorry if this question already exists, I found one similar but the tread looked dead)
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What is your connection speed to your isp supposed to be? presumably more than 10Mbps
the 700Kbps is definitely not something i would find acceptable...make sure you've tried different servers on speedtest as well.
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Verizon Fios wifi download speeds

Hey guys, I have fios with 50/25 mbps I can get around 40 with my laptop but my note is getting low teens. I switched from a wep security to wpa2 security whichever increased my wifi on my laptop but not on my phones (note 2 and ssg3).
Any ideas how to increase this? Am I missing a setting when connecting to wifi? At the moment, my 4g is faster than my wifi.
Upload speeds are fine... Actually higher than my download speeds. Seems like something is restricting my download speed.
Thanks in advance.
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koreankabachy said:
Hey guys, I have fios with 50/25 mbps I can get around 40 with my laptop but my note is getting low teens. I switched from a wep security to wpa2 security whichever increased my wifi on my laptop but not on my phones (note 2 and ssg3).
Any ideas how to increase this? Am I missing a setting when connecting to wifi? At the moment, my 4g is faster than my wifi.
Upload speeds are fine... Actually higher than my download speeds. Seems like something is restricting my download speed.
Thanks in advance.
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I have FiOS as well and encounter the same "problem...". My chrombook gets above 40 Mbps and my Note 2 gets around 18-25 even standing next to my router...I just think its the way it is to be honest...I really don't know but just wanted to share that I'm seeing the same thing here...it really doesn't inhibit my experience at all 18-25 Mbps is perfectly fine for cell phone downloads etc.
JamesPumaEnjoi said:
I have FiOS as well and encounter the same "problem...". My chrombook gets above 40 Mbps and my Note 2 gets around 18-25 even standing next to my router...I just think its the way it is to be honest...I really don't know but just wanted to share that I'm seeing the same thing here...it really doesn't inhibit my experience at all 18-25 Mbps is perfectly fine for cell phone downloads etc.
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Same set up here...with similar results. I did some research on this as my ipad2 (which is now in a drawer thanks to the Note 2 BTW) wasn't getting anywhere near the speed I would have expected despite it supposedly being N compatible (my lenovo laptop gets 45 Mbps down all the time). Best answer I could find is that not all wireless radios are equal and can't handle the same speeds.
I have a 25 download connection on FIOS, and am sitting in my living room about ten feet from my router. I just ran a test on my laptop and phone via speedtest.net, and got 24/5 on the laptop and 25/6 on the Note 2. Initially I was going to respond to your post and say I am used to the same result you are seeing, but I just proved myself wrong.
When I'm in other parts of the house however, I do tend to see more of a performance degradation on the phone vs. the laptop...I don't have any exact data at the moment since I'm feeling too lazy to walk upstairs and repeat the test, but I do know the falloff happens more rapidly on the phone with distance from the router.
This is what I get on my Comcast 50/15 connection.
Desktop hardwired: 59Mbps down / 12Mbps up
Desktop wireless: 55Mbps down / 12Mbps up
Note 2: 40Mbps down / 16Mbps up
My desktop on wireless connects at 144Mbps, while my Note 2 only connects at 72Mbps. Both are within 4' of the router. Both using the same SpeedTest.net server.
I've noticed a huge difference in WiFi speeds between the different radios, the one that had given me the best spotted on WiFi is VRAMC3. The one that gives me the best speed on LTE is L4. The speed definitely differs from which radio you flash, that's why I wish Samsung would give our devs access to their radio tools and let us build our own. I guarantee if they did we wouldn't see this kind of crap.
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What are your WiFi speeds with your Note 7?

No matter what i do I can only get 65Mbits (10Meg) per second (and thats on 5Ghz) Is this the max speed the phone can handle? I have 150Mbit per second internet connection.
Im good here...
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How did you attach your screenshot, I'm trying to add mine and can't find an option to add an attachment.
NEed to be a bit more specific....
Airplane mode on, then wifi on, speed test, should usually get you 80mbps or higher..
The real test is doing a SMB or internal network transfer... can only get 5-8MB if I am lucky...
First phone was 500k for internal SMB. Speed test always shows great speed going out, but never on a local network..
My speed is super ok WiFi up 380 / down 411 Mbps
I get the advertisex ISP speed (120mpbs) using the speedtest app.
SMB I just about get 1 MB/s
Are you getting 8 MBytes/s ie 64 mbps? I would be very happy that. I warch videos by running the straight of a network drive, the get choppy.

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