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[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Sorry but you're not ever going to get consistent and fast speeds on AT&T, particularly in a big city such as New York. That is just a fact of life right now. Maybe things will get better in the future once LTE starts to roll out. New York and San Francisco in particular are well known for having inconsistent performance on AT&T.

If you can occasionally hit mid 4's down when using the default APN in CM7, then you don't need this APN tweak in your particular market. This APN tweak is for people who could consistently over time never hit much above 1 MB/s download, and uploads would stutter and pause, and speeds being much less than 1Mb/s up.

However, this APN reconfig does seem to work universally across all markets for those times when you're traveling into an area that needs the 2nd APN for faster speeds. So if you want to have an APN config that works well when travelling, the config as listed in the OP has been working well for almost everyone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
I just retried. You're correct, it was the file permissions. I edited the permission to match that of the original file and all is well. This can be avoided by using adb. Now to test data.

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[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
speed test isn't picking up network but my web is working. Let me change my build.prop to what you recommended

HTC Inspire on CM7. Beast ROM. If I helped Thank me :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] dirtyscout:
worked for me im in seattle and was only getting 2.5mb down and 1.3 up on miui rom. used the .db and changed the build.prop now consitantly around 4.5 down and 2.2 up nice find!:eek:
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Initial tests show that data is quite faster on dl. Will test more in the morning. Good work op.

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[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
Put ROMs that seem to work and some that have problems

HTC Inspire on CM7. Beast ROM. If I helped Thank me :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Will do, thanks for the suggestion. I'll also remove the Root Explorer reference since that just adds an unnecessary level of complication.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dirtyscout:
miui 1.4.15 v4 works great was missing a few lines in build prop but i didnt add them going to add later and see what happends! but using the database file and simple .prop edits make it fast
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
Does anyone know the original build.prop file?
[HTC Inspire 4G] dirtyscout:
i can extract it for u if u want after i eat
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
K thanks! I want to try that with this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Doo Doo:
i haven't tried this yet but im using the rom in my sig & was looking at my build.prop & i can confirm that some of the lines are also missing in mine

WHY ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] dirtyscout:
here its from the ruu unrooted :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
I did use root explorer to set rhem, perhaps it didn't take in my case. I shall try adb in the morning.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
I combined ro.ril lines from the stock and TPC build.prop files, as well as the H+ settings from another thread. Since my speeds were so damn good I just left them all in. I don't know for sure if some lines are optional, my guess is some of the less common lines (like ro.ril.disable.fd.plmn.prefix) might be optional.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Yes you may have better results using the adb method. Good luck and let us know.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kingfisher1111:
How to use ADB?Can someone give me the commands to push the file?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Doo Doo:
these are the 1's im missing

ro.ril.hep

ro.ril.att.feature

ro.ril.radio.svn

ro.ril.enable.ucsq

should i just try to add them to my build.prop & see what happens or not
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
Thank you Sir! +1
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Those should be safe to add. 3 out of those 4 are in the stock build.prop file.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
One more thing everybody: be sure to reboot twice after making any build.prop changes. I added this to the OP.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jtsurfs:
Just tried this and numerous attempts I cannot select MediaNet. As soon as I select MediaNet it automatically switches back to ATT (Original APN). Didn't see any increase in performance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
You won't see an increase in performance if the MediaNet APN doesn't stay selected. For situations like yours, usually adding a 3rd APN allows you to select the MediaNet APN and have it stay selected permanently.

3rd APN:

Name: Entitlement

APN: broadband

MCC: xxx (don't change)

MNC: xxx (don't change)

APN type: entitle

APN protocol (if applicable): IPv4

Everything else: <Not set>

Once you add this 3rd APN, don't select it. Now try selecting your MediaNet APN and it should stick permanently.

If this fix works for you, I'll add it to the OP. This scenario has happened a few times in this thread.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jtsurfs:
I did add that. Have seen some inconsistent network behavior. Will occasionally drop and come back. I notice this with the Speedtest app. Causes some connection errors. very strange behavior.
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Just did it for my Gingerbeast. Everything went smooth. Will report back on speeds.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Good deal, thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CYRAXDroid:
yeah I add a 2nd one media net and I thinking its running good did not get any errors D|L is about 3.0-.3.7 mbs U|L is about 1.4-1.7 so im guessing thats good depending on my area and so forth..
[HTC Inspire 4G] noonerealy:
thank you

sweet, was about to go to verizon or sprint, now pulling over 1000 dl when would not budge above 400. Thank you

Using coredroid, love xda
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
I'm interested to hear your results. I'm also running GingerBeast.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dxwilliams40:
Tried this running TPGB and got around 3.5mbp down and 1.2 up. Not much difference, but will continue testing. It usually fluctuates, so I will need to test during different times of the day. I have hit over 4 previously, but depending on the time of day because it has been as low as .9.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
If you were already hitting 4 then your market doesn't need this APN fix. However, the good thing about this fix is it only makes things the same or better, but not worse.
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
just added the APN settings for GingerBeast... and I'm impressed :cool:
[HTC Inspire 4G] monkeyrasta.702:
Any special apn for virtuos 1.25? I'm in the las vegas area

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[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
This APN speed fix is universal across all ROMs and markets. You just have to choose the method for your ROM.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
Have you always been able to achieve uploads faster than 1.3 mbps?
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
I was more impressed with the download speed.... normally around 2.5 mbps down.

Upload is more hit and miss and usually depends on the test server. ~1.4 mbps seems to be the norm for Max upload speed.

Before the APN change I've actually been seeing an average upload speed of 200 kbps but like I said its been hit and miss.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
Wow. That's pretty significant. I tried this for a short period of time and it didn't change anything. I'm considering trying it again and testing it longer than I did.

Thanks, btw

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[HTC Inspire 4G] monkeyrasta.702:
Does anyone have the original ATT apn settings?

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[HTC Inspire 4G] PerksWV:
Faulty post. Disregard.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickel Dime Bay:
I had no data connection after doing this, restored defaults and im back to normal again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Which ROM?
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
The 3rd apn trick isn't working for me. I've had this issue on multiple Roms where the media net doesn't stick.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Tell me which ROMs so I can test them.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
The default APN can vary slightly depending on which ROM you're using. You should be able to go back to your ROM-specific default APN from the APN selection window, press your menu button and select "Reset to Default".
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
Tpgb 6-27. I actually got it to stick. I had to reboot and then select it. Didn't need the 3 rd apn.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Ok thanks for that info. This problem seems to come up every once in a while in a few ROMs. I'll add a note to the OP to try rebooting your phone if the 2nd APN doesn't stick.
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
Anyone see that post in xda front page about sgs2 apn settings on AT&T? Anyone care to experiment on our phone? I might try that during my lunch hour.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
They're basically doing the same thing we are here. In this thread, I tell everyone to switch to an APN of "phone", which is the same thing they're doing on the SGS2. For grins, I changed my APN config to match theirs (as close as possible anyway; they have an extra setting we don't) and my speeds were the same. However I am surprised to see the SGS2 getting 11.5 Mb/s down on the same network where the Inspire is only maxing at around 8 MB/s. It makes we wonder if the Samsungs are using more efficient radios than the HTC's.
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
Sgs2 likely has a higher hsdpa category. Ours is only 10.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
It'd make sense. My GF's Infuse gets 5-7 mbps down easy and my Inspire, in the same spot & at the same time, will only get 4 mbps (sometimes less). The Infuse's speeds are consistently faster than mine (testing occurs in the same location and time). The thing I wonder, though, is if latency makes up for slower speeds. The ping on my Inspire is consistently better than the Infuse, so I wonder if this compensates for the slower speed. Hmmm....
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
The infuse has a higher category hsdpa, that I am certain of. thus higher download speeds.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
I did some checking and yes the SGS2 and Infuse are HSDPA category 14 phones (21.1 MB/s). The Inspire of course, as mentioned, is HSDPA 10 (14.4 MB/s). Throw in some network overhead and inefficiencies, and the Inspire will probably only max out around 8 or 9 MB/s, which seems to roughly correspond with the fastest user reports.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ashies7:
All good news- since my next phone is going to bethe attain, but my insire has never ever hit 2mpbs. down... and I've tried EVERYTHING... :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
@henry I'm having an odd initial experience right now now. You recall me complaining about data speeds on tpgb 627 and fixing it with the 2nd apn. I just installed alienmind cm7 from the dhd forum and don't require the 2nd apn.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
What are the settings in your 1st apn? Tell me every line please.
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
Name: ATT

Apn: wap.cingular

User name: WAP.CINGULARGPRS.COM

Mmsc: http://mmsc.cingular.com

Mms proxy: wireless.cingular.com

Mms port: 80

Mcc 310

Mnc 410

Apn type: default,supl,mms

Apn protocol IPv4
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Thanks. That is just the default CM7 APN. If you're saying you're getting good speeds with just this APN, then you're one of those people that doesn't need the 2nd APN for your market.

Now as to why you needed the 2nd APN when using TPGB 0627, I can't answer that for sure. It's based on CM7 so your results should have been the same. It's possible that when you were using Adam's ROM, there was a network slowdown occurring in your area (I see them in Tulsa), and now that you're on a different ROM, the slowdown coincidentally is no longer occurring and you never needed the 2nd APN to begin with. I haven't seen any instance where one ROM needs the 2nd APN and another ROM doesn't - the need for the 2nd APN is based on your market, not the ROM.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nattyddubbs:
APN Change on LeeDroid 3.2.1

I am running LeeDroid 3.2.1 and have been having very slow speeds with stock APN cannot break 1.0mbps download.

Added second APN and switched to that with no increase in download speeds. Ran SpeedTest.net test in different areas throughout the day without breaking 1.0mbps again.

I am running tests in Colorado Springs just an FYI for those who located in the same market ;)

Upload speeds however are 1.0 - 1.37 mbps?
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Since your upload (hsupa) speeds are 1.0 - 1.37, you are good to go. Since download (hsdpa) speeds can vary widely based on your local market saturation, the best way to test to see if you need the 2nd APN is to test your upload speeds. The reason for this is because it is much less likely for upload speeds to be saturated versus download speeds. If you're in a market that needs the 2nd APN, your upload speeds will stutter and pause without it, and you won't hit anything over 1MB/s. Once you switch to the 2nd APN, in the speedtest app your upload speeds won't stutter and pause anymore, and you'll probably hit 1 - 1.3 Mb/s. If you were already seeing smooth and fast uploads on the default APN, then your market doesn't need the 2nd APN.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
@substance12,

The stock Inspire ROM (April update) uses the Phone APN. That's all we're doing here in this thread, is to mimic to stock APN settings in custom ROMs. In the stock ROM, the wap.cingular APN is for MMS (and is therefore named "MMS"). The regular data connection uses the Phone APN. So technically, the email you received from at&t is outdated, because their own stock 4G phones (not just iPhones and LTE phones, which aren't even out yet) are using the Phone APN.
[HTC Inspire 4G] malicenfz:
So im confused after doing this APN fix do i leave the new APN selected or the old one?
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
You leave the new APN selected. If it doesn't stay selected (if it keeps reverting to the 1st APN) then reboot and try selecting it again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bliind:
Just set it up on MIUI and it increased my upload speeds 3-4x. Getting low to average download speeds, still have to do some more speed testing at later points, but my upload is WAY out of the range I was getting before. It would MAX at 500k, now it's hitting over 1000.

Thanks :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] cyber_pete:
I am having an issue when using the Phone APN. Randomly I lose connectivity. I have to switch to airplane mode and back to get connectivity back. This happens three to four times a day. Has anyone seen this behavior before?
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
Yes to the airplane comment. I never had it drop connectivity and use airplane mode to fix it multiple times a day though. I did have it drop connectivity when using speed test though. I do not believe it is acceptable though. My current ROM doesn't do that. past ones have.
[HTC Inspire 4G] monkeyrasta.702:
+1

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[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
Just set this and got 14.87/4.5! My highest ever from this location (Home) was 2.28/.35 and that was once. It was usually <1M/.24. THANKS VERY MUCH!!:D

Oh I'm running CM7.1 RC1
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Are you sure you weren't on wifi?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
Shoot. Yes I am. Actually my speed dropped terribly .7/.04! Guess I have to go back.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cwhitney24:
Hahahaha yeah I made the wifi mistake a few days back.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
not enough coffee yet :)

I chose the old ATT APN and still got better downloads 1.78M but the up is still atrocious at 0.06. I guess I have to go back and change back anything I changed on the APN. I was really hoping this would fix the lousy speeds.:confused:
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
If you want to go back to the default APN config, from the APN selection window, press your menu button and select "Reset to Default".

I've read other people in the Dallas area using this fix and getting good speeds, so I'm not sure what's happening in your situation. Be sure your build.prop settings are looking good. hsdpa=10 or 14, hsupa=6 or 7, hsxpa=2 or 3.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
I'll have to do a little research on build.prop. I'm not familiar with that yet. I'll check that out before I revert back to stock. Thanks for the info!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
"Be sure your build.prop settings are looking good. hsdpa=10 or 14, hsupa=6 or 7, hsxpa=2 or 3"

hsdpa=10, hsupa=6, hsxpa=2

Do I need to change them to the second numbers?
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
You should be good as is. But, it never hurts to try. At .06 Mb/s up, you've got nothing to lose. If you do end up changing them, be sure to reboot twice afterwards. Also, double check your APNs again to make sure the 2nd APN is selected. That is crucial.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
MediaNet is selected no problem. As far as changing the build.prop, do I just edit it in notepad and save, then copy it back to the phone? I have a copy of the original just in case. Thanks for the help!
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
There is more than one way to skin this cat. If you've already got Root Explorer, or you're willing to purchase it in the Market, this is my preferred method. Root Explorer is a great program you can use for many things. Use this program to browse to your /system partition. Press the "mount r/w" button in the upper right, then long press on build.prop and select "open in text editor". Make your changes, then press menu>>save and exit. It will save your changes as well as make a backup of the previous file to build.prop.bak. Reboot twice.

Another way of changing your build.prop is to use Prop Editor. Here's a link to the .apk file in my dropbox account. Copy this file to your sd card, then use the File Manager in CM7 to browse to the file, then select the file to install it. Once it's installed, it'll show up in your app tray. Run the program, press "open *.prop file", then select build.prop. Make your changes, then press menu and save. Reboot twice.

And now for the obligatory warning: be careful when making changes to the build.prop file. If you screw something up, it may cause your phone to go into a bootloop. Make a nadroid backup first, it's the best and quickest way to recover from a bad situation.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
now I'm at .2/.05. I rebooted twice and made sure the MediaNet is still selected. any other ideas? Thanks for the help!
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
LOL well we just keep going downhill. Either your market is saturated, something's going on with your CM7 install, or you've got a bad radio flash.

This is my next suggestion. If you're curious why your speeds are so slow (as am I) then this procedure will answer the question once and for all. This whole process will only take 30 minutes or so, so it's worth doing since you're probably going to spend at least that much time trying to figure out your speed situation. Here we go: make a nandroid backup of your current ROM. This is done in ROM Manager ( select "Backup Current ROM" ). Then download the rooted RUU from this thread. This is the rooted version of the updated stock ROM that came out at the end of April. This RUU (ROM Update Utility) is a special type of ROM installation...it is done from bootloader and will also flash the new stock radio that most of us have been seeing good results with. If you've got any radio problems in your phone that occurred from rooting or from a previous radio flash, this RUU will take care of those problems.

Once you get the file downloaded, rename it to PD98IMG.zip and copy it to the root of your SD card. After you've made your nandroid backup, from within CM7 reboot your phone into bootloader mode. Once you're in bootloader mode, press your power button to select fastboot, and the RUU flashing process will start automatically after a few seconds. It will check the PD98IMG.zip then prompt you to proceed. Once it's done (about 5 minutes or so), reboot your phone and then you'll be in the new stock (rooted) ROM. This ROM and the radio it flashed has all the necessary speed fixes already in place. If your speeds are STILL slow at this point, then the problem is network saturation in your market. If your speeds are massively improved, then we know your phone hardware is now good to go. The problem MIGHT have been a previous radio flash, or a bad CM7 flash. At this point, you can restore your nandriod backup of CM7. If your speeds go to hell again, then we know the problem is somewhere in your CM7 installation, for which a full wipe and reinstallation of CM7 will be in order.

Let me know what you end up doing, and your results. You've got me curious on this one.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
Thanks very much! My eyes are getting tired ready all these threads on how to increase your speed :) This sounds like just the ticket to get me situated. I'll get too it. BTW I didn't know there was a 5 thanks limit/day. Wouldn't want you to get big headed I guess;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
OK, I'm basically back to where I was before 1443/383. Second time outside was 1089/299. I guess my area just sux. I appreciate all of your help. I guess I'll have to move to get "4g" :D BTW I'm actually in Lewisville, TX which is northern suburb of Dallas. I saw someone on XDA getting 7-8M in small cities in between Dallas and Ft Worth, so I ASSumed I could get it too.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
OK cool. At least you now have a benchmark of what your speeds are on the known good stock ROM. A holiday weekend is probably peak time and worst case scenario for network loads.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
I'll check back in when I go to the office next week. I think the signal is better there. The newest radio/RIL changed my reception from 1 bar to 2 and sometimes 3, so I guess it's better than it used to be. Definitely better than my iPhone was. I've never dropped a call with this phone and I couldn't have a conversation without a dropped call with the iTurd. At least at home I have FiOS 25/25 :D

Thanks again for your time and help. Hope you have a great holiday weekend!
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
No problem - have a good weekend too!
[HTC Inspire 4G] shark0807:
A question of APNs

I understand the APN settings in this thread is merely reproducing the stock APN settings for the HTC Inspire. However, I know that for some people (myself included) the stock APN never worked on their phone, and needed to be reverted to the APN settings the likes of the Aria or previous AT&T phones.

Out of curiosity, for those of you that report that get the "Connection failed due to incorrect APN setting" error, did you get a new SIM card when you purchased the Inspire, or did you use the same SIM card you had before?

The same question reversed for those that report this APN change works: do you have a new AT&T SIM card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
"Fortunately" I have WiFi that max's out at 6 down and 2 up, so even if I make the mistake it won't be as good as my best network speeds :p. My work WiFi is much worse at 1.5 both ways...
[HTC Inspire 4G] nattyddubbs:
Thanks for the helpful information sir. I figure the community could benefit from knowing results on a specific rom that is good to know about hspa+ as well
[HTC Inspire 4G] jedilost1:
Does anyone have a problem receiving MMS messages?

I have a button when getting them that appears in my messages that says "Download"

Once clicked, it fails each and every time.

Have any fixes for this been released?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdpyo:
Stupid question, I applied the proper settings for recommended CM7 ROM and I can't seem to acquire a GPS lock to save my life!

I'm on RC1 with the proper and recommended Radio and Aosp Ril but I was just curious if this might play with my GPS...
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
I'm not aware of any APN configuration that will affect GPS. You may want to try flashing AngelDeath's GPS fix (link in my sig). If you do this, before flashing the fix (in recovery mode) manually mount your /system partition first (I've seen issues where the gps.conf file doesn't copy unless you mount /system).
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdpyo:
I really appreciate the reply, I'm gonna try that after a complete wipe and fresh install, who knows maybe they are upgrading cell towers here...
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Cool.

BTW, cell towers don't affect GPS - your phone locks onto the GPS satellites directly and independently of the cell network. You may be thinking of cellular AGPS (assisted GPS that uses the cell towers to triangulate your location). That is different than normal GPS.