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Inconsistent Data Speeds

Does anyone have some major data speed issues with this phone?
I live in Boston and most days I can't get higher than 0.05-0.1 Mbp/s download... sometimes it'll kick up to 1.5 or 2Mbp/s, which is still significantly lower than T-Mobile's theoretical HSPA+ speeds.
I just don't get it. I've had the phone swapped, new SIM card, factory reset. Cannot figure it out. My roommate has a G2 and his phone works fine, could it be that WP7 has a poor wireless stack or something?

Iridox said:
Does anyone have some major data speed issues with this phone?
I live in Boston and most days I can't get higher than 0.05-0.1 Mbp/s download... sometimes it'll kick up to 1.5 or 2Mbp/s, which is still significantly lower than T-Mobile's theoretical HSPA+ speeds.
I just don't get it. I've had the phone swapped, new SIM card, factory reset. Cannot figure it out. My roommate has a G2 and his phone works fine, could it be that WP7 has a poor wireless stack or something?
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I live in India and here its because of poor data connections that the speed fluctuates...but that said, in one particular place the connection is pretty fast...i was on Vodafone website and I checked if the phone is 3G enabled..it is but they had a small footnote about the speed...if u can, go to the Vodafone India website, select your state as Mumbai and check for device compatibility, u might find something worthwhile...hope that helped...

how do you check your data speed?

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how do you check your data speed?
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I usually use 2 speed tests, DSLReport's one and the Bandwidth app.
You can tell it's going really slow though because it takes 15-20 seconds to load Google occasionally.
Oddly enough, I've disabled 3G before and the EDGE data was actually faster. Scary.

[Q] vodafone uk 3g issues?

Having slight issues with my note on vodafone Uk, whenever I try to browse the internet and the 3g sign in status bar shows weboages don't load at all, when the H is showing bam they load really fast, and even when the E is showing they load but slowly, which is to be expected with edge. So why wouldn't it be loading when on 3g? Have I got some setting wrong on the phone?

HSDPA is faster than 3G.
3G (3rd Generation of Telecommunication Standards) is a standard of cellular connectivity which allows for speeds of up to 384 Kb/s downstream and 64 Kb/s upstream. 3G HSDPA is a 3G enhancement. HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a new mobile data protocol and is sometimes referred to as a 3.5G. Theoretically, HSDPA speeds can reach 3.6 Mbps downstream and 348 Kbps upstream. But the purpose of putting both on a smartphones is to make sure that your phone get internet access even when the other one is not available or have no access

possibly an issue with vodafone, have you contacted them to see if there are any issues?
as for the above post, totally irrelevant and hsdpa wil lgo alot faster than 3.6

Richy99 said:
possibly an issue with vodafone, have you contacted them to see if there are any issues?
as for the above post, totally irrelevant and hsdpa wil lgo alot faster than 3.6
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Yeah they seems to think my sim card needed resetting, but hasn't made a difference, still does it. Hopefully someone has the same issues with a work around searched the net for hours, with not effect. The other weird thing is if its stuck on 3g and not loading I usually disable data on power button menu then er enable and H usually comes back and it works again, even if I turn it to GSM only in network setting, so Edge is only possible it works fine also just takes ages to load any pages which is annoying!

how long you had the sim card? it might be a provisioning issue with it

You think? Well I've had it a few years now like, 3 I think.

Vodafone SIM card works fine in my Note (SIM free from Germany).
I'd suggest try your SIM card with a different phone and try a different SIM card in your Note if possible to see if the fault is with your SIM card or Note.
P.S. Are you using any custom ROM? Could be a problem there.

No I'm on stock rom kka, yeah sure its something today with network or sim card, just rang them to get a new similar. Hopefully that will sort it out.
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Fixed my issue, turns out it was happening a lot with people who have the galaxy s2, needed to enter code *#301279#, and release 5 hspa only, then disable fast dormancy mode on the phone, now I'm getting fast 3g everywhere :-D

It does say 3g and not just g?

if youre in the uk and only getting edge or gprs it may not be the phones fault.
I had a similar issue, we all assume we can get full 3G everywhere, not necessarily.
To solve this you need to buy the Vodafone sure signal box, it basically plugs into your home broadband router and then transmits full 3g around your house to whatever numbers you register on the box, including dongles.
The whole family can use it as you can register 32 numbers into it.
Cost about £50 new, i have a BNIB never been used or taken out of the box new one here, up for sale as it happens for £25.
Anyone interested should PM me....

Or you could just use wifi as you are at home anyway.

As I said sorted the issue it had something to do with the phone locking into search for hspa, and not reverting back to 3g when there wasn't any hspa signal. Apparently its a problem Samsung are working on. But the little fix of only scanning for 3g works for now, and I did a bandwidth test on hepatitis, and 3g, and 3g was actually faster. So not bothered.

Great find bud u should start another thread explaining the steps in a guide cause this is great info for Vodafone UK users
Sent from the HD2's closest replacement, the Samsung Galaxy Note

Tmobile N6 on VZW LTE problem.

Hey guys,
Picked up a tmobile N6 today and successfully activated it on VZW. Had to cut my S4 simcard to fit. Everything seems to be working well (other than voice and data at the same time nbd) except LTE speeds are painfully slow. I'm getting a lot of time outs while loading play store, etc.
Any ideas how to fix this issue? I am in an area with a strong LTE signal. WIFI speeds are normal.

Don't tell me this. I just ordered the T-Mobile unlocked version for my Verizon line. I already have a nano Sim because of my current device. Maybe its something to do with the mobile data settings? Have u checked ur settings?
Maybe its your sim card?

I trimmed my Sim card as well and have no issues. I did have the Sim card in before the first power up though. Maybe a factory reset.. Bought mine from Google though.

rpxz said:
Hey guys,
Picked up a tmobile N6 today and successfully activated it on VZW. Had to cut my S4 simcard to fit. Everything seems to be working well (other than voice and data at the same time nbd) except LTE speeds are painfully slow. I'm getting a lot of time outs while loading play store, etc.
Any ideas how to fix this issue? I am in an area with a strong LTE signal. WIFI speeds are normal.
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sounds like your local providers issue today. 1. you are connected to verizon. 2, you are receiving data. so your connection is actually fine. the issue is with your local data speeds. try calling your provider and asking them whats up, if it is not the way your network is normally. they could just be having an issue today.

Update:
Not having the issue anymore. Just had to do a couple restart and the speed issue was resolved. I was thinking maybe a network issue but my wife's S4 wasn't experiencing the same problem.

Data Speed issue...AT&T or hardware?

After losing radio streams several times on my Note 8 (and never recovering the stream) I called AT&T about the issue. They said my phone was not provisioned correctly (old sim card from 8+, wrong imei version??). Said this would fix data speeds.
Instead phoned stopped working, no calls. I called on another phone and they got voice and text working, but data speeds we still slow, either no data or a max of 4 mbps on fast.com (versus 30 mbps on iphone 6 at same location).
They want to replace phone. Is this a common issue? I searched here and saw some setting tips, but they were already enabled.
Thanks

I did have issues with speed and signal strength. https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-note-8/help/factory-unlocked-note-8-slow-lte-speeds-t3680090 I performed the steps in this post and it got me faster speeds and a bit better signal. Not sure if you tried it yet but I would suggest doing as it won't hurt anything. I too have an old sim card that was first in my iPhone 7+, then my S8+ and now in my Note8.

Thanks I did that and was already set-up as indicated and it did not help.

S10 4G bug?

has anyone noticed that the 4G on the S10 is quite buggy?
the speeds are extremely unstable, and sometimes completely unusable. (not a problem with the carrier, tried it on another phone and it's fine)
What I've noticed is that if it ever goes into medium power saving, 4G will stop working completely, it'll still show 4G, and i can still make calls, but no internet connection, even after exiting power saving mode. The only fix is I'd have to restart the phone for 4G to work again.
anyone have the same problem/ knows a fix?
I've read that I should do a factory reset, but I really want to avoid that, setting up the phone is time consuming.
Side note: battery life is not as good as expected, but that seems to be an issue for all exynos, not just me.

Same Problem here i unlock phone 4G shows but it tanke some time if i can use the Internet
Speed is Very slow and unstable

I am having connectivity problems as well. Keeps loosing the connection. I have to turn on airplane mode then turn it off all the time.

I don't have any problems with network connectivity, so far. In the link my result a moment ago: https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/4796337263
Hope you get some sensible connectivity soon. Cheers!

Same issue here! It was fine since I first received the device, but yesterday, I manually changed the network toggle to get better indoor signal. However, even after setting the toggle back to the original setting the LTE and data service kept dropping out. I tried manually toggling, switching network bands, etc... but nothing worked. It just keeps dropping data service.
I just hard reset the phone moments ago, and will update accordingly!

Update - Even after a network reset and hard reset it still dropped to Edge data a few times. However, after the last hour or so, it has locked back on to LTE+ and is holding strong. Seriously hope this is a software bug and not a bum radio chipset or antenna.
a99tandem said:
Same issue here! It was fine since I first received the device, but yesterday, I manually changed the network toggle to get better indoor signal. However, even after setting the toggle back to the original setting the LTE and data service kept dropping out. I tried manually toggling, switching network bands, etc... but nothing worked. It just keeps dropping data service.
I just hard reset the phone moments ago, and will update accordingly!
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I'm on tmobile and my data is horrible in certain and what's weird I have all bars.
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not sure if i should say that its good to know I didn't get a dud.
but man, samsung needs to get their sh*t together, this is not acceptable for a flagship phone.
looks like i'll have to do a factory reset soon.

I'm on tmo as well. I have a feeling it's just jacked up radio software. I did some more tweaking and went into band settings *#BAND# on the dialer and disabled all the LTE bands that aren't used by TMO and that seems to have helped as well. It think this issue is congruent to the known issue with Sprint devices trying to connect to incorrect bands. I haven't used it out and about yet, but it definitely helped my phone stay latched on to LTE from my home. Additionally, when it does drop to HSPA, it doesn't get stuck like it used to.
I recommend tweaking the band setting before doing a hard reset.

Update - still doesn't fix the problem. Pains me to say it, but I'm afraid I have a hardware issue. I'm going to try a sim card swap as a last ditch effort, but will also seek an exchange as well just to get ahead of the problem.

a99tandem said:
I'm on tmo as well. I have a feeling it's just jacked up radio software. I did some more tweaking and went into band settings *#BAND# on the dialer and disabled all the LTE bands that aren't used by TMO and that seems to have helped as well. .
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This shortcut only works on Snapdragon version, do you have Snapdragon with 4G issue?

This code only runs on the Qualcomm chipset version. Oddly enough, my friend with the Exynos version has no problems, even though he's missing a couple of TMO bands for the US.

Yeah I have Exynos S10+ as well and it runs fine on T-mobile USA

a99tandem said:
This code only runs on the Qualcomm chipset version. Oddly enough, my friend with the Exynos version has no problems, even though he's missing a couple of TMO bands for the US.
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This code is not working on SM-G9730 Qualcomm Hong Kong version. Any ideas?

Same problem here. I got the snapdragon US unlocked variant using here in Spain and compared with my old Google pixel, they do not have the same speed LTE connectivity even using the same SIM card. I tried to force using the 20 BAND (800 MHz) but I dont really know how. My galaxy s10 plus is using the BAND 3 so it does not let it picking the fastest possible band in my city. Any ideas? I also did think galaxy s10 plus US variant did not have 20 LTE band, but I checked it and realize it even does. One more question, what is the difference between 4G and LTE? Here in Spain all devices are running 4G, not seen any device running LTE, but my new samsung does. How can I switch it to 4g or LTE+? Thank you everyone boys.

just wondering if anyone has gotten the ASCA/ASC8 update and can report whether this problem is solved wit firmware update?

Bands matter depending on where you are. Depending on your area, only specific bands will be used. However, some bands used, while not faulty, are easily interfered for some reason with cases or other obstructions like your hand. Most likely, Samsung is planning to give a large update considering signal direction. I would probably not factory reset if you have a lot of data, and the problem would probably come back.

I ended up having to send my device in to Samsung for analysis and repair. I'll keep everyone updated.

after ASC8 update, i think the problem has been solved, havent noticed any problems so far