Atrocious Data Speeds - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm not sure what happened, but over the past couple of months I've been experiencing some sub par data speeds when trying to stream something from my phone, whether it be over LTE or wifi...actually happened on my 6p as well.
I'm on T-mobile, always had unlimited data, nothing has every changed. The first time I've noticed this is when I switched over to 6.0 for the first time, regardless of ROM or kernel, data always bad.
For example, if I wanted to watch an Unbox Therapy video on youtube at 1080p, I'd buffer every 10 seconds when before, the entire video would load within about 30 seconds, never buffering.
Wondering if I'm alone on this.

T-mobile is "optimizing" all streaming video services regardless of whether the plan owner is on Binge-on program or the service is supported. Optimizing is a fancy way of saying that every streaming video goes ~1.5mbit/s. Use this app as a free VPN service and it should bypass the speed limit from what I've seen.

stevew84 said:
I'm not sure what happened, but over the past couple of months I've been experiencing some sub par data speeds when trying to stream something from my phone, whether it be over LTE or wifi...actually happened on my 6p as well.
I'm on T-mobile, always had unlimited data, nothing has every changed. The first time I've noticed this is when I switched over to 6.0 for the first time, regardless of ROM or kernel, data always bad.
For example, if I wanted to watch an Unbox Therapy video on youtube at 1080p, I'd buffer every 10 seconds when before, the entire video would load within about 30 seconds, never buffering.
Wondering if I'm alone on this.
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you don't read the news or pay attention to anything that's going on, do you? turn off Tmobiles Binge On service, and it'll fix your issue. Tmobiles binge on service reduces your network speed to only 1.5mbps when watching YouTube or any other video service, even if its not included in binge on, no matter what your actual data speeds are.

simms22 said:
you don't read the news or pay attention to anything that's going on, do you? turn off Tmobiles Binge On service, and it'll fix your issue. Tmobiles binge on service reduces your network speed to only 1.5mbps when watching YouTube or any other video service, even if its not included in binge on, no matter what your actual data speeds are.
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Turn it off? Where would I find that setting?
I don't spend my time following T-Mobile news, no.

stevew84 said:
Turn it off? Where would I find that setting?
I don't spend my time following T-Mobile news, no.
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online, in "my account". or, you can call tmobile and have them disable it for you.

simms22 said:
online, in "my account". or, you can tmobile and have them disable it for you.
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Ok cool, thanks.

my account, profile, media settings.. I think

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Anyone on AT&T having internet problems ?

Well for a week now my internet connection has been bad. Youtube don't work, can't download any files but i can surf the web just fine. Has At&t put a block on downloading or whatever ?
I would suggestcompleting your user profile to that other members have an idea of where you are located (or give that info in the post).
I'm in Northern Illinois and don't have any issues.
I'm in Utah and haven't had any noticeable problems. I'm trying to replicate your problem to no avail....
freeborock said:
Well for a week now my internet connection has been bad. Youtube don't work, can't download any files but i can surf the web just fine. Has At&t put a block on downloading or whatever ?
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where are you located, i'm outside st. louis and i don't have any bad problems, once in a blue moon my 3g won't connect, some error about the remote party ended the connection, but that takes a quick reboot on my PIE and it's good
I'm in the Dallas Texas area and have had intermittent internet issues ever since the Tornadoes went through last week.
No noticable problems here in Memphis. Once in a while, a page not found comes up in Opera, but a reload usually gets it the next time. I should also add that downloading works fine for me.
Cincinnati Ohio, is having edge problems due to 3g upgrades in outlying areas around Cincinnati, When 3g upgrades are being done it effects the edge network. The 3g upgrade takes approx a week, and I a as regional technician for AT&T am always fighting this issue so be calm. DAMMIT you made me sound like a HTC spokesperson....."we are currently working on the issue" HA AH AH
Detroit,
and yes, issues for a few days, they were upgrading Edge to 3G around me though, (about time!! woohoo!!) and I had funky issues for the last few days, but normal now.
Alemaker
tubaking182 said:
where are you located, i'm outside st. louis and i don't have any bad problems, once in a blue moon my 3g won't connect, some error about the remote party ended the connection, but that takes a quick reboot on my PIE and it's good
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I'm located in Orlando,fl. The main problem is when I try to watch a youtube video using TCMCP or downloading a file, it drops the connection. Basically downloading and buffing problems.
freeborock said:
I'm located in Orlando,fl. The main problem is when I try to watch a youtube video using TCMCP or downloading a file, it drops the connection. Basically downloading and buffing problems.
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download kaiser tweak and set your internet to enable more connections, that usually works with the buffering issues
tubaking182 said:
download kaiser tweak and set your internet to enable more connections, that usually works with the buffering issues
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Will give it a try and report back.
All good here
No issues here in Detroit MI
I've had issues for at least a week now. I'm also in Dallas, TX. No rhyme or reason or way that always works to fix it either. Sometimes i can go to Comm Manager, turn off date connection, then open IE and it works. Then sometimes that doesn't work at all. It's getting extremely frustrating! Emails won't download, RSS hub can't connect, no IE, no Google Maps, ugh! hope they fix it soon. what data plan are you on btw?
I have had issues in Milwaukee the last couple days in the evening where it would show a data connection but would not send or receive data for hours. reboots didnt fix it during those times either
Miami, Florida
All good here, no dropped connections whatsoever using Edge and 3G.
Guess you can add me to the list. Live in Irving, but work in Dallas. Same issues and same time-frame. Also, I am on PDA Max.
Still having the same problem, At&t said there's no issues in my area. Started on Monday, maybe updating there network or something. Hate paying for something that's not working right.
sigmanuclay said:
I've had issues for at least a week now. I'm also in Dallas, TX. No rhyme or reason or way that always works to fix it either. Sometimes i can go to Comm Manager, turn off date connection, then open IE and it works. Then sometimes that doesn't work at all. It's getting extremely frustrating! Emails won't download, RSS hub can't connect, no IE, no Google Maps, ugh! hope they fix it soon. what data plan are you on btw?
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I'm having problems too. GPRS issues mainly. I'm on MediaNET using wap.cingular.
Well my billing period just started, now everything is working find. Maybe I used too much data? Do At&t have a cap on unlimited?
no they dont have a cap, but you get charged after 5gb of data.
I couldn't send MMS all saturday, i'm in central texas, so i called customer support and turned out they were updating the servers or something like that and people in texas were experiencing data issues, but everythings working now.

[Q] HD7 Data Connection Issues (T-Mobile USA)

Has anyone else had trouble with loading web pages occassionally on T-Mobile's data connection?
Every once in awhile, web pages simply won't load, and I get the "This Page Cannot Be Displayed" error. It seems like I have to close all my tabs and then open a page to get it working again. This "glitch" or whatever it is, doesn't happen on WiFi, but has happened numerous times on the data connection.
Is this happening to anyone else??? It's like T-Mobile is trying to throttle the connection or something... I haven't used THAT much data
ace10134 said:
Has anyone else had trouble with loading web pages occassionally on T-Mobile's data connection?
Every once in awhile, web pages simply won't load, and I get the "This Page Cannot Be Displayed" error. It seems like I have to close all my tabs and then open a page to get it working again. This "glitch" or whatever it is, doesn't happen on WiFi, but has happened numerous times on the data connection.
Is this happening to anyone else??? It's like T-Mobile is trying to throttle the connection or something... I haven't used THAT much data
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I have noticed this too, but when I look I usually have dropped to Edge from 3G. I think it has more to do with the 3G signal than the device itself. Possibly issues with your location the construction of the building you are in overhead fluorescent light, all of those might factor into the dropping signal. Just a theory.
I was pulling some CRAZY download speeds on mobile speed test website.
I was actually getting 25 Mb down consistently... With a 7 Mb sample size and about 5 different tests on 3G! The phone was blazing fast at the time too.
When I got home on wifi my speeds were back to normal - around 9 Mb.
I wonder if they were doing some network upgrades in Princeton NJ today?
Pretty crazy, and while it may have been the speed test was whacky, I really don't think it could've have been wrong on that many separate tests.
Anyway, that's my input. I think data has been good.
pittphan said:
I was pulling some CRAZY download speeds on mobile speed test website.
I was actually getting 25 Mb down consistently... With a 7 Mb sample size and about 5 different tests on 3G! The phone was blazing fast at the time too.
When I got home on wifi my speeds were back to normal - around 9 Mb.
I wonder if they were doing some network upgrades in Princeton NJ today?
Pretty crazy, and while it may have been the speed test was whacky, I really don't think it could've have been wrong on that many separate tests.
Anyway, that's my input. I think data has been good.
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Yea, speed is no issue. I get 9 or 10 Mbps download speeds regularly. The problem is as I described, once in a while pages simply refuse to load, and I basically have to restart the browser. You have never experienced that? Thanks to the other user for your feedback, that might be true about it switching from 3G to Edge, I'll try to pay attention to that the next time it happens.
yeah, i got the issue you mentioned earlier this afternoon. hitting the refresh button doesn't seem to help either.
On several occasions, I've struggled to get a decent data connection, despite there being an apparent signal. Turning the data off and back on again in settings->mobile network has fixed it, but it is frustrating.
zulu208 said:
yeah, i got the issue you mentioned earlier this afternoon. hitting the refresh button doesn't seem to help either.
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Yep. well it's good to know that others are experiencing it. I don't believe it is a problem with T-Mobile's network, since my old WinMo phone worked just fine. I wonder if people on ATT have this issue, cause I would say it is something that needs to be fixed in Windows Phone in general. I'll post the question in their Samsung Focus forums.
I usually do not have any problems with the data on my device.
But one thing I have noticed that is happening frequently on my phone was... It gets stuck in 'G' (which I think is GPRS, worst than Edge). After a bit of analysis, I have realized, that when I get into and out of a tunnel (I take a subway to work), at times, my device does not get the 3G and stuck in G.
But once I reboot the phone, I am back to full signal.
Again, this DOES NOT always happen. Only once in a while.
On the whole I am actually VERY HAPPY with the data speeds. I was actually amazed to see how Netflix app was streaming movies seamlessly on my device with out any hiccups even while passing through areas where the coverage fluctuates from 3G to Edge and back.
conection
hi all, I have the following problem: buy a t-mobile hd7 released, I need to manually configure the 3G connection and I have that option. I live in Argentina and so far with my previous phones had no problems (hd2 htc, htc desire, xperia x10) thanks
I have noticed this issue too and I don't think it's t-mobile but on a positive note the web pages load up very fast.

Your Internet Connection is Unstable

Anyone else have this problem, and is there a solution?
I have Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900A (AT&T)
StormChaser83 said:
Anyone else have this problem, and is there a solution?
I have Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900A (AT&T)
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It means you have low bandwidth. Something on your network is hogging your internet resources. Stopping that porn download usually helps! lol just teasing.
I had this problem when my pc started uploading music to google play. I'm guessing my pc was hogging the network. I bumped my phone up the list of Qos services in my router so it cleared it up. I couldn't find a setting in my phone that would let me turn off the alert.
440bro said:
It means you have low bandwidth. Something on your network is hogging your internet resources. Stopping that porn download usually helps! lol just teasing.
I had this problem when my pc started uploading music to google play. I'm guessing my pc was hogging the network. I bumped my phone up the list of Qos services in my router so it cleared it up. I couldn't find a setting in my phone that would let me turn off the alert.
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Me and my phone set constantly like 2 feet away from the router. AND I have the most expensive router out there (ASUS RT-AC68R) No porn on this computer (wife won't let me). . lol . Could it be the xBox 360 in the next room hogging it? It just randomly does it.
StormChaser83 said:
Me and my phone set constantly like 2 feet away from the router. AND I have the most expensive router out there (ASUS RT-AC68R) No porn on this computer (wife won't let me). . lol . Could it be the xBox 360 in the next room hogging it? It just randomly does it.
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I play call of duty ghosts on my 360 online all the time and never had it pop up. I only noticed it when I was uploading 7000 songs to google play. And it only uploads 2 songs at a time!! It's not the routers fault we're getting the warning. It's our download/upload speed overall from our internet provider. The only way it could be a routers fault is if you have your device set low on Qos priority.
440bro said:
I play call of duty ghosts on my 360 online all the time and never had it pop up. I only noticed it when I was uploading 7000 songs to google play. And it only uploads 2 songs at a time!! It's not the routers fault we're getting the warning. It's our download/upload speed overall from our internet provider. The only way it could be a routers fault is if you have your device set low on Qos priority.
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I've been looking for my QoS setting in my router, and I can't find it anywhere.
I found it. It was in the Traffic Manager. It was disabled, so i enabled it and set the settings to 150Mbps/30Mbps (Those are my speeds) Sometimes, i do get higher than that though.
StormChaser83 said:
I've been looking for my QoS setting in my router, and I can't find it anywhere.
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Section 3.3 of the owners manual for your router.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68R/E8617_RT_AC68R_Manual_English.pdf
440bro said:
Section 3.3 of the owners manual for your router.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68R/E8617_RT_AC68R_Manual_English.pdf
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Thanks! I added my Galaxy Note 3 and set it for high.
StormChaser83 said:
Thanks! I added my Galaxy Note 3 and set it for high.
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If you keep getting that error, hop on the router and goto the traffic page to see what's hogging your bandwith.
StormChaser83 said:
Anyone else have this problem, and is there a solution?
I have Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900A (AT&T)
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440bro said:
It means you have low bandwidth. Something on your network is hogging your internet resources. Stopping that porn download usually helps! lol just teasing.
I had this problem when my pc started uploading music to google play. I'm guessing my pc was hogging the network. I bumped my phone up the list of Qos services in my router so it cleared it up. I couldn't find a setting in my phone that would let me turn off the alert.
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StormChaser83 said:
Me and my phone set constantly like 2 feet away from the router. AND I have the most expensive router out there (ASUS RT-AC68R) No porn on this computer (wife won't let me). . lol . Could it be the xBox 360 in the next room hogging it? It just randomly does it.
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440bro said:
I play call of duty ghosts on my 360 online all the time and never had it pop up. I only noticed it when I was uploading 7000 songs to google play. And it only uploads 2 songs at a time!! It's not the routers fault we're getting the warning. It's our download/upload speed overall from our internet provider. The only way it could be a routers fault is if you have your device set low on Qos priority.
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StormChaser83 said:
I've been looking for my QoS setting in my router, and I can't find it anywhere.
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StormChaser83 said:
I found it. It was in the Traffic Manager. It was disabled, so i enabled it and set the settings to 150Mbps/30Mbps (Those are my speeds) Sometimes, i do get higher than that though.
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440bro said:
Section 3.3 of the owners manual for your router.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68R/E8617_RT_AC68R_Manual_English.pdf
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StormChaser83 said:
Thanks! I added my Galaxy Note 3 and set it for high.
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440bro said:
If you keep getting that error, hop on the router and goto the traffic page to see what's hogging your bandwith.
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Actually it isnt really an error its just a notification saying that your internet sucks!...lol kidding but to easily remove the notification just click it and check do not show again and then click cancel. Please hit the thanks button!
Jtrain88 said:
Actually it isnt really an error its just a notification saying that your internet sucks!...lol kidding but to easily remove the notification just click it and check do not show again and then click cancel. Please hit the thanks button!
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Trust me, My internet connection does not suck. I have one of the highest, if not the highest internet speeds in the United States. 150-180Mbps Download, 30-40Mbps Upload
(both are depending on the time of day. But, my speeds never go below 150/30
StormChaser83 said:
Trust me, My internet connection does not suck. I have one of the highest, if not the highest internet speeds in the United States. 150-180Mbps Download, 30-40Mbps Upload
(both are depending on the time of day. But, my speeds never go below 150/30
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I'm kidding. . But there's the quick and easy way to disable that annoying notification
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Isn't there a wifi issue with the Note 3? I've been getting that message daily for the last week even though no Internet usage is occurring and my speed is very high.
It's very annoying. For example, it can't stay connected to the router at work at all. It never could actually, ever since I purchased this device. It disconnects immediately after telling me it's unstable which it says the second it connects to the router, even though the connection and signal are excellent. It never happened with the Note 2 at either location, home or work.
I wouldn't be so quick to blame your connection, bandwidth usage or router settings. Think back, did this ever occur with your previous device? I bet the answer is no.
check your phones wifi setting. setting>wifi>menu>advanced i unchecked auto network switch and it doesn't show the notice
I have this problem atleast once a day even though this is the only device on my network and it lasts about ten minutes each time. I cracked out the note 2014 and checked speed while my phone refused to connect because network is slow and wouldn't ya know 12Mbps down 3 up with no probs connecting. Ran into this on the 2014 stock with adblock+ running. Disabled it and no probs since. Wonder if the adblock in xnote is causing this. Anyone else rommed with some type of adblock that is or is not having this problem? Need info to find out. Thanks.
Hmm I am rooted with an ad block in place. I'll disable it when I go to work and see what happens.
I remember getting that annoying message early on, around thanksgiving, so it stopped quite a while ago. I was thinking, WTH, I never got this from my other phones.
Techweed said:
Hmm I am rooted with an ad block in place. I'll disable it when I go to work and see what happens.
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I don't have adblock installed on my GN3
I've had the sane issue, but it is now fixed. I originally had GPS issues with my Note 3 and finally decided to replace it at an AT&T service center. The replacement I got had a functioning GPS, but was having the same WiFi issues as the OP. I got on the phone with AT&T and Samsung and after 2 more replacement phones, I was about to give up.
In desperation, I called my ISP (Uverse) and they suggested I change my WiFi channel to a fixed channel rather than auto and it worked. It is clearly an issue with the WiFi chip in the newer Note 3's but the workaround worked for me. I set it back to auto channel and it failed again almost immediately. Apparently every time the channel on my router changed, the connection was deemed unstable.
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StormChaser83 said:
Me and my phone set constantly like 2 feet away from the router. AND I have the most expensive router out there (ASUS RT-AC68R) No porn on this computer (wife won't let me). . lol . Could it be the xBox 360 in the next room hogging it? It just randomly does it.
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She better be putting out then!

Note 9 Apps without Network Service even with Wifi and 4G

I have the Note 9 US unlocked version. When I try to use apps they will often say I don't have a network connection even when I have full WiFi coverage, or 4g coverage. I've never had this issue with prior phones. It often just lasts a few seconds and then goes away but happens again when I open these apps later in the day. I notice it most on media apps that give the popup warnings such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Spotify. Does anyone have any idea how to resolve this or what could cause this? I emailed Samsung and they blamed the app makers as a scapegoat.
did you make any changes to the phone, disabled services etc?

PdaNet Connection Dropping Issues During Live Streaming

Hi, so I am trying to live stream using PdaNet+, the full version, while playing video games and I am successful at doing it and the stream turns out fine. However, every now and again when I'm playing an online game, PdaNet+ will occasionally disconnect and reconnect, and then I get booted out of my online game and the live stream stops. It seems like PdaNet+ is intentionally disconnecting the connection as if it's being overloaded or something. I have a network capable enough of being able to actually livestream and play games but PdaNet+ won't allow me to.
I have been using pdanet+ for tethering my laptop and i use a lot of data. Pdanet resets the connection every 2gb of data. Maybe That's what you are seeing
akmsr said:
I have been using pdanet+ for tethering my laptop and i use a lot of data. Pdanet resets the connection every 2gb of data. Maybe That's what you are seeing
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Hmm, I was not aware of that. And it very well could be, I use A LOT of data every day so it's possible that the uploading just hits the limit and it resets. Is there a workaround so I can verify this is the issue?
I
do not know about any workaround. I don't stream so doesn't affect me that bad. But I noticed that not all phones can handle that load. Pixel 5 seems decent. Oneplus 6T was the worst, disconnect every 30 seconds or so. Best was Razer 2. Uninterrupted connection for hours.
akmsr said:
I
do not know about any workaround. I don't stream so doesn't affect me that bad. But I noticed that not all phones can handle that load. Pixel 5 seems decent. Oneplus 6T was the worst, disconnect every 30 seconds or so. Best was Razer 2. Uninterrupted connection for hours.
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Yeah, I originally had a Razer 2 and that worked flawlessly. Now I have a Pixel 5 and it can handle it somewhat alright it's just a matter of the streaming that causes it to disconnect and reconnect every so often.

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