im in dallas, tx and got the c6802 delivered yesterday and this thing is horrendously slow, as im only getting edge speeds...
the carrier i'm using is straight talk/at&t...the odd thing is, i can't find anyone else who's experiencing this problem...all the reviews and people a see online, and some here in the dallas area, are all attaining 3g speeds with this device...
i've changed and tweaked the apn settings to no avail...
i had the international version of the note2 and didn't experience any problems with this service...
any advice/tips to remedy this problem would be greatly appreciated or if this thread can serve as a warning to others who are contemplating purchasing this device, so be it...
da9th_one said:
im in dallas, tx and got the c6802 delivered yesterday and this thing is horrendously slow, as im only getting edge speeds...
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Can I ask that your setting is correct?
settings>More....(1 line under Xperia connectivity)>Mobile networks>Network Mode>WCDMA Only
Not that it has to be WCDMA only, but if under this mode you do not get any mobile data connection, then maybe u need to go into service menu and check under there...
jewelkobayashi said:
Can I ask that your setting is correct?
settings>More....(1 line under Xperia connectivity)>Mobile networks>Network Mode>WCDMA Only
Not that it has to be WCDMA only, but if under this mode you do not get any mobile data connection, then maybe u need to go into service menu and check under there...
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thanks...!!! this helped a bit...speeds increased a bit but are still slow but at least im getting the "H" and "H+" icons now...
now im getting 109 kbps down and 1091 kbps up...ping 140ms
before the change i was getting 74 kbps down 106 up..ping 432ms...
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Hello all - I don't know if there's any answer to this or not but thought I'd throw it out there. I updated Android myself to 2.1 since apparently AT&T doesn't feel the need to. That has been a fine experience and I've experience nothing negative aside from the wireless network speed. My phone now always has the H (for HSDPA from what I understand) instead of of 3G, but downloads, web browsing, and YouTube are all way slower than they were before. It takes 10 - 15 seconds to download a 750k app usually. I have ran the speed test app from speedtest.net and its results confirm this by showing 44 kbps downstream & 750 kbps upstream speeds.
Is there anything I can do to fix this? I know that HSDPA is supposed to be faster than 3G but this is unbearable - I am almost tempted to use EDGE exclusively because that is all I pick up at home (EDGE service that is) and I get better performance when using the browser than I do with HSDPA (although that is probably more mental than anything since when on HSDPA I am sitting there staring at the phone thinking "What is taking so long!" and when on EDGE I choose something and then don't worry about it for a few because I know it will take some time.
Thanks for any advice!
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Hello all - I don't know if there's any answer to this or not but thought I'd throw it out there. I updated Android myself to 2.1 since apparently AT&T doesn't feel the need to. That has been a fine experience and I've experience nothing negative aside from the wireless network speed. My phone now always has the H (for HSDPA from what I understand) instead of of 3G, but downloads, web browsing, and YouTube are all way slower than they were before. It takes 10 - 15 seconds to download a 750k app usually. I have ran the speed test app from speedtest.net and its results confirm this by showing 44 kbps downstream & 750 kbps upstream speeds.
Is there anything I can do to fix this? I know that HSDPA is supposed to be faster than 3G but this is unbearable - I am almost tempted to use EDGE exclusively because that is all I pick up at home (EDGE service that is) and I get better performance when using the browser than I do with HSDPA (although that is probably more mental than anything since when on HSDPA I am sitting there staring at the phone thinking "What is taking so long!" and when on EDGE I choose something and then don't worry about it for a few because I know it will take some time.
Thanks for any advice!
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This is probably a network coverage issue and nothing you can do about it from a phone standpoint.
Ha! I love the first response had a joker pic because I was thinking of the joker when I wrote "why so sloooow".
Anyways when you say coverage what do you mean precisely? do you simply mean at&t hasnt done enough in my area for hsdpa to be effective? I do always have a full 4 bars of strength on it pretty much.
Thanks!
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Ha! I love the first response had a joker pic because I was thinking of the joker when I wrote "why so sloooow".
Anyways when you say coverage what do you mean precisely? do you simply mean at&t hasnt done enough in my area for hsdpa to be effective? I do always have a full 4 bars of strength on it pretty much.
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Yes, I mean AT&T. Having four bars means that you have a good signal. It does not indicate however how much bandwidth AT&T has allocated to that particular area/tower.
Think of it like a wireless router at home or office. On your laptop or computer, you see that you have a strong WiFi signal but, that does not mean that you have a fast connection as that depends on your DSL/cable connection.
Get my point?
Got it, that's what I feared. So in essence by improving my phone with 2.1 I screwed my phone (currently) with hsdpa
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Got it, that's what I feared. So in essence by improving my phone with 2.1 I screwed my phone (currently) with hsdpa
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No, it did not screw your phone. Your phone is innocent here. It is probably the network. AT&T may have a problem in that area. Did you try the speed somewhere else?
Nope, haven't tried it anywhere else. I didn't mean screw my phone, what I, meant was if at&t is not so good with hsdpa in my area I am stuck with those speeds until that is resolved because I can't force 3g (my speed when I had iphone 3g was usually around 1 mbps)
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I am on att also with the 2.1, luckily im in an area where i get around 2mb/2mb sometimes faster, sometimes slower. Did you try the setting in wirelessnetworks/mobile networks/network mode/ tick wcdma only if not on H. could help not sure, just a thought.
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Nope, haven't tried it anywhere else. I didn't mean screw my phone, what I, meant was if at&t is not so good with hsdpa in my area I am stuck with those speeds until that is resolved because I can't force 3g (my speed when I had iphone 3g was usually around 1 mbps)
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Your phone automatically switches between H/3G/E where available. I also have AT&T and have debranded my phone and did not notice any lag.
your problem is AT&T.
H is higher than 3G. if you got problems with it it`s because the signal is strong enough to use H but it preforms worse than 3G (cunfusing ah?!)
Well I was outside of my town the other day, in the country and noticed I was in hsdpa somehow so I ran a test and out there I was getting on average about 3.7 mbps. I guess where I am most of the time just isn't an optimal spot. Thanks all for the responses!
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im in houston with my international SGS3...
i have tried 3 modems, and i can seem to get above 1.5mbps downloading EVER, unless on WiFi
what speeds are you guys seeing on average with international note in the US on AT&T
the2rrell said:
im in houston with my international SGS3...
i have tried 3 modems, and i can seem to get above 1.5mbps downloading EVER, unless on WiFi
what speeds are you guys seeing on average with international note in the US on AT&T
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Exynos not compatible with AT&T Network. Only HSPA+ I have the HTC One X Quad core on Straight Talk (AT&T MVNO) and get gravy HSPA+ speeds here in Charlotte
so what your saying is no matter what i will not get any better speeds than 1.5 and lower. i get 3g/4g/h+ on my SGS3 right now. unless there just false indicators in the notification bar so i dont see the incompatibility.
Im still in my "iphone" plan and get about 6mb down
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Im still in my "iphone" plan and get about 6mb down
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i would take a consistent half of that....lol
i really didnt think it would be this slow. i mean the phone is blazing----but let me try to download an app. or start up netflix on the go, i even see it in web browsing it just seems slow. and my infuse was not LTE and it ran h+ and got the same 5-6 on at&t
I'm averaging around 3.5 down and 1.5 up on at&t in central pa...ps we don't have lte here...yet
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I'm averaging around 3.5 down and 1.5 up on at&t in central pa...ps we don't have lte here...yet
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what modem are you using?
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what modem are you using?
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Baseband i9300xxle8
majik8ball said:
Baseband i9300xxle8
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mine is 3.4 down/ 1.2 up north OC, CA. baseband I9300XXLEF
There is definitely something going on with the SGS3. Right next to my unbranded SGS2/GT-I9100, I'm getting much lower speeds on the exact same network. I'm talking 7.5Mbps vs 3Mbps on AT&T.
Not sure if the modem's just not optimized for the US AT&T networks (yet).
Thank for the test, i really didnt think this was normal. i hoping to find a modem that works well enough to get me the 3-4 mbps......
right now, all yesterday......i could NEVER even get above 300kbps
i love the phone less this aspect of it right now.
albie1937 said:
Exynos not compatible with AT&T Network. Only HSPA+ I have the HTC One X Quad core on Straight Talk (AT&T MVNO) and get gravy HSPA+ speeds here in Charlotte
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You're thinking of T-Mobile.
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Does the international galaxy s3 work on t-mobile hspa+?
7seng7 said:
Does the international galaxy s3 work on t-mobile hspa+?
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no
to the OP and anyone experiencing slow network speeds, check you apn settings on the phone make sure you have the ATT phone apn selected (apn name phone) instead of the default Cingular apn...Phone is the HSPA+ apn but on unlocked international phones it defaults to the APN provided by your sim which is the Cingular one...case in point on my nexus i have to always manually input the phone APN after flashing a rom...
also even though 2 phones running on the same network maybe in the same physical location, they may not be connected to the same Cell Site Tower, as such each phone maybe communicating with different towers with varying degrees of network congestion, thereby affecting your speeds...it could also just be the area you're in...as another ATT user with an international s3 has posted screens of him gettin 8mb down
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to the OP and anyone experiencing slow network speeds, check you apn settings on the phone make sure you have the ATT phone apn selected (apn name phone) instead of the default Cingular apn...Phone is the HSPA+ apn but on unlocked international phones it defaults to the APN provided by your sim which is the Cingular one...case in point on my nexus i have to always manually input the phone APN after flashing a rom...
also even though 2 phones running on the same network maybe in the same physical location, they may not be connected to the same Cell Site Tower, as such each phone maybe communicating with different towers with varying degrees of network congestion, thereby affecting your speeds...it could also just be the area you're in...as another ATT user with an international s3 has posted screens of him gettin 8mb down
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I'm don't think you can switch to the phone APN on the $10/$15 medianet plan... has this changed?
I understand cell towers, but you have to realize you're really reaching with that explanation... especially when I am able to get consistent 6-7.5Mbps ALL DAY on the GT-I9100 when I have not been able to hit 3.5Mbps downloads sitting in my office all morning. I'm talking well over 10 tests at various times throughout the day, SOMETHING is up.
CONFIRMED: phone APN does NOT work on the medianet plan, so let's not muddy the water and confuse the issue at hand.
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I'm don't think you can switch to the phone APN on the $10/$15 medianet plan... has this changed?
I understand cell towers, but you have to realize you're really reaching with that explanation... especially when I am able to get consistent 6-7.5Mbps ALL DAY on the GT-I9100 when I have not been able to hit 3.5Mbps downloads sitting in my office all morning. I'm talking well over 10 tests at various times throughout the day, SOMETHING is up.
CONFIRMED: phone APN does NOT work on the medianet plan, so let's not muddy the water and confuse the issue at hand.
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Well if you can't change the APN..you can either complain to ATT or try another S3...for me when I first got my GNex I got crap slow speeds on HSPA+ till changing the APN...but I am not on a medianet plan..
djkinetic said:
Well if you can't change the APN..you can either complain to ATT or try another S3...for me when I first got my GNex I got crap slow speeds on HSPA+ till changing the APN...but I am not on a medianet plan..
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That's the point, I'm talking about the medianet plan, and getting much faster speeds on a phone sitting right next to it. Repeatable results too.
Again, has nothing to do with APN in this case.
Cmd512, are you saying that the s3 will not work with medianet data plan?
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Cmd512, are you saying that the s3 will not work with medianet data plan?
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NO, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying I'm seeing significantly slower speeds than my UK GT-I9100 when running the same exact speed tests at various times during the day. Could just be a modem issue as these phones were launched for the UK region, who knows.
Okay thanks, looking to purchase a galaxy s3 and justifying the savings from the 5gb data vs medianet plan to my wife. BTW what color is yours?
Hi all,
I try to post a reply on thread "Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) users" regarding my issue, but the thread is just too congested so couldn't really get anyone to help me.
I just got the international s3 so excited !!!
I am on at&t prepaid plan unlimited everything...here is the problem tho.
I've tried speed test in san mates, hayward, and san pablo area and I'm only getting 300 - 600 kbps download speed o_0 !!!!
when i am sitting in a car, NOT MOVING AT ALL, data would floats from 3g, hspa, hspa+, or just disconnect every min or so......very unstable.
can anyone pls help me ?? i love the phone and this is the only thing bothering me, all i want is average 1-5mbps download speed
HELP ME LOVE THIS PHONE EVEN MORE PLS !! lol
thanks in advance !!
Try resetting apn in settings mobile data.
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thanks.
i just try to reset the APN by turning it off and back on.
didn't do anything tho..... anything else ??
Looks like connection and tower issue to me. Dies this happen everywhere or only in some particular spots?
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I am going through this as well......and the only answer that even remotely helps is using different modems....i was at 200-300kbps ALL the time.
i started flashing modems and found that got up to around 3-4 mbps on a good run but thats still high for me. its the main reason i am thinking of getting the US varient.
i was expecting to see at least a CONSISTANT 4-6 Mbps and i am struggling to keep a strong 2-3 and it makes surfing and downloading apps and files a drag.
if anyone has any other thoughts i would love to try them out.
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Looks like connection and tower issue to me. Dies this happen everywhere or only in some particular spots?
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This happens every where i go so far.....
can someone around the bay area with average download speed of 1-5 mbps or more post a screen shot of their mobile network setting ? so we can compare ??
Also, another thing i was thinking is that would it be because i am on prepaid plan ? it shouldn't have anything to do with that right ? its all non smartphone data service for prepaid or postpaid account..... i think..... soooo confused
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I am going through this as well......and the only answer that even remotely helps is using different modems....i was at 200-300kbps ALL the time.
i started flashing modems and found that got up to around 3-4 mbps on a good run but thats still high for me. its the main reason i am thinking of getting the US varient.
i was expecting to see at least a CONSISTANT 4-6 Mbps and i am struggling to keep a strong 2-3 and it makes surfing and downloading apps and files a drag.
if anyone has any other thoughts i would love to try them out.
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3-4 mbps is all im looking for really !! i have no idea how to root and flash rom or anything tho :crying: so noob.... lol
I can look up how to root no problem, but would you have a link to the rom you flash that get you 3-4 mbps download speed ? i would like to try that
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This happens every where i go so far.....
can someone around the bay area with average download speed of 1-5 mbps or more post a screen shot of their mobile network setting ? so we can compare ??
Also, another thing i was thinking is that would it be because i am on prepaid plan ? it shouldn't have anything to do with that right ? its all non smartphone data service for prepaid or postpaid account..... i think..... soooo confused
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If its anything like Tmobile, the pay as you go plans lack roaming. So your signal will suffer. My buddy found this out after picking up a pay as you go plan. Call the network and ask if they have roaming on your plan. Then call a few more times to get a general consensus lol.
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I have a International Galaxy S3 I9300 bought in India and i have come to US and have took a TMobile connection. Now the issue is that , im not getting 3g(h,h+) speeds all the time. I have set my device in Auto(GSM/WCDMA) . I have another guy under same roof using same Tmobile conn (Nexus 4) and he is getting 3g speeds and im not. Its showing as Edge('E') in my phone. I can confirm that the 3G is working at some places near my apartment so its not an activation issue or something. Does it has to do anything with the ROM/kerner . I have been using the Foxhound/Persus combo. Should i change the modem settings?
Try setting the Network Mode setting to WCDMA only (instead of auto). I am on AT&T, but was having same problem in certain areas and this fixed it.
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Try setting the Network Mode setting to WCDMA only (instead of auto). I am on AT&T, but was having same problem in certain areas and this fixed it.
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Yes, i tried this, but the network goes blank. I'm sure im covered under a 3G area as the other guy is getting awesome speeds under the same roof. Was it because the other guy got his mobile in US(Nexus 4) and i got the international version that it could not read certain spectrum? Really confused.
Did you compare APN settings with other phone? Somewhere here there are probably APN settings that are optimized for T-Mobile. Or may find them on Google.
My gt-i9300 does the same
ashgan4ever said:
I have a International Galaxy S3 I9300 bought in India and i have come to US and have took a TMobile connection. Now the issue is that , im not getting 3g(h,h+) speeds all the time. I have set my device in Auto(GSM/WCDMA) . I have another guy under same roof using same Tmobile conn (Nexus 4) and he is getting 3g speeds and im not. Its showing as Edge('E') in my phone. I can confirm that the 3G is working at some places near my apartment so its not an activation issue or something. Does it has to do anything with the ROM/kerner . I have been using the Foxhound/Persus combo. Should i change the modem settings?
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I'm on omega v35 and I have tmobile as well. it seems I get this edge all around were I live but then I'll go about a mile in any direction and I'll "all hspap??, 4g, 3g., all" I guess thats because of the towers mabey and the fact that I have the international as well. If any one knows why I would like to know as well.
im in dallas, tx and got the c6802 delivered yesterday and this thing is horrendously slow, as im only getting edge speeds...
the carrier i'm using is straight talk/at&t...the odd thing is, i can't find anyone else who's experiencing this problem...all the reviews and people a see online, and some here in the dallas area, are all attaining 3g speeds with this device...
i've changed and tweaked the apn settings to no avail...
i had the international version of the note2 and didn't experience any problems with this service...
any advice/tips to remedy this problem would be greatly appreciated or if this thread can serve as a warning to others who are contemplating purchasing this device, so be it...
I have had mine for a few weeks in nyc with same issue. I have net10... I have to wait till they support it. Still not formally released here yet.
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jimnyc2000 said:
I have had mine for a few weeks in nyc with same issue. I have net10... I have to wait till they support it. Still not formally released here yet.
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a guy/girl in another thread said this and it worked like a charm:
jewelkobayashi said:
Can I ask that your setting is correct?
settings>More....(1 line under Xperia connectivity)>Mobile networks>Network Mode>WCDMA Only
Not that it has to be WCDMA only, but if under this mode you do not get any mobile data connection, then maybe u need to go into service menu and check under there...
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i had mine on gsm only as i thought it best since it's a gsm phone...nonetheless, selecting WCDMA worked...i was able to stream music at work all day, surf the net and stream music while driving and didn't buffer or stall once...
hope that helps ya...
Thanks but same deal...still very slow.
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da9th_one said:
im in dallas, tx and got the c6802 delivered yesterday and this thing is horrendously slow, as im only getting edge speeds...
the carrier i'm using is straight talk/at&t...the odd thing is, i can't find anyone else who's experiencing this problem...all the reviews and people a see online, and some here in the dallas area, are all attaining 3g speeds with this device...
i've changed and tweaked the apn settings to no avail...
i had the international version of the note2 and didn't experience any problems with this service...
any advice/tips to remedy this problem would be greatly appreciated or if this thread can serve as a warning to others who are contemplating purchasing this device, so be it...
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call your providor. They will send you a message that is embedded with an file to install. This will configure your HSPA settings correctly.
Then reboot phone, and then you are good to go. I have to do it everytime I buy an international phone as the settings are slightly off.