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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techno_plumber:
Jd is it possible that metro is caping our speeds in dfw because even though it says I'm connecting to 3g and my settings say I'm on evdo and my pings are good 125 or less my upload is always good 500 or better but my download has never exceeded 150 indoors or out I need to try in garland where jsho got his 800 something I guess...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
I'll take the pm too. See if something you do is different. I loaded it then wrote. I'm wondering if the metro store I had add my esn repaired my meid. It was a shady place and they probably just assume every phone has a bad esn. That or they are cloning phones. I'm thinking about doing a hard reset then just getting houdini. And add the rest myself I know all the settings by heart now LOL. I just don't understand why they would repair it my buddy had a bad esn phone flashed and his worked.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
I do not think MetroPCS would cap 3G in their main location. If your 3G speeds are slow try other PRLS.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey mteezey,

Just PM'd you my PRL Update Guide.

I doubt they would repair your MEID for no reason, and if your phone is currently connected to MetroPCS with 1X data working then you should be set for 3G.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Sweet thanks. It's crazy cause I can have my friends ascend on one hand with 3g and I get 1x. Hopefully I cam get it soon 1x is killing me times like now while at work.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Hey I'm checking some stuff in my epst evdo should be enable and auto right? And in advanced my mobile network code should be what I noticed its 00 right now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsho31:
There's a lot of users here in Dallas who only get that 125-130 kb range when doing speed test. I do as well no matter what prl I use so they may be right. I've never gotten over 134 no matter how fast or slow the ping is.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Yeah, 1X is bad, Now whenever I don't have 3G signal and it drops to 1X I don't even use it.. Way to slow..

That all seems correct man. :D

So the download range you've seen on 3G has never gotten over 134 or is that on 1X?

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
When I speed tested the ascend on 3g in Detroit download speeds weren't much higher then 1x uploads were around 600kbps but ping was real low like 120 my 1x ping averages about 800
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Yeah ever since I changed my settings to be like yours the ping has gotten faster but the up/ down speed remain the same . They have to be capping us here in Dallas at least. There are times when I test it the needle jump starts to a great speed only to drop down to the normal 1x that I experience anywhere in Dallas, Plano, Frisco areas. And the speed is constant it reaches the level for example of 125-126 the needle never bounces higher.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
600kbps is pretty good more than 5 times the speed of 1X, The lower the ping is the better.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
ok well just got home from work. I updated radio last night but that didnt help. I just redownloaded metrodroid im gonna go through all my settings again and reflash it. Im wondering if its somehting to do with the rom im using not connecting. Ive been on mik3d and mik2.59 since 3g started in the d. I used one of my metro edition cm7 backups to see if i got it but no. How mch can i update radio pri nv without losing my metro flash?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
I've royally jacked my phone playing around with settings and had to reset it to factory and flashed SOS rom on it, never did lose my metroflash. So you should be good. I even called metropcs to activate my old phone while i worked on my HTC EVO and when i fixed it they re-activated it with no issues. So anything you do within reason is safe and you wont lose metroflash
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Yeah, Your right man, Roms don't mess with the MetroFlash neither does updating Radios.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
I almost want to lose my flash since i know my esn was good. And i think they rapaired it. Jd didnt you say thats what causes some issues. I just dont understand either way why they would repair it wouldnt the only reason they would have to do that be if it had a bad esn on metro already. being bad on sprint would still be good on metro right? I just wiped everything reinstalled metrodroid corected all the epsts. downlaoded cdmatool on another computer. Changed it to hdr and prl to 3022 just to make sure it wrote. nothing on 3022 but it did write. Now back to 3025 since i know it gets 3g in the city. Im running out of options what roms is everyone using i want t try to control all the variables to get to the bottom of this. Sorry long post. tia
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey,

Even if your phone were to be MEID repaired and flashed over to MetroPCS you can still get 3G, I'm sorry if I've confused you in anyway. The issues that may appear when having a MEID repaired phone come when you try to Force CDMA HDR (EvDo) being it can cause your phone to enter a state of constant Roaming and it clears your PRL to 0000, but we have already found the solution to fixing that problem already.

If you get 3G out in the city but not at home its a signal problem, meaning you live to far away from the nearest 3G tower, Also if you get 3G in the city your set all your settings are correct, now you have to wait for 3G signal to be extended to your home area or maybe a newer PRL which has been taking a while to get released..

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
today i when over dallas with my wife and she's metro evo never get 3g
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey deseo,

I'm very sorry to here that, but like I've said before we need someone from Dallas that's getting 3G on their EVO to post a specific address in which their 3G is working like a local Coffee shop for example. Then users from Dallas may go their and test it out.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harold6x:
thx nice work and god messure
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey harold6x,

Welcome to my thread, Thanks for your feedback, So I assume you've got 3G working on MetroPCS? What's your area if you don't mind me asking.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techno_plumber:
Well my 130 down is 3g only my 1x is horrible avg 49 to 56k with 6to 800 pings I dunno but I wouldn't put it past metro to try to force you into using one of there 4g phones
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
espero que alguen me señale donde puedo probar mi telefono para mirar si es que lebanta 3g lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Another thought I had, I am wondering if people in Dallas/Ft. Worth are even getting 3g or is their ROM giving them false 3G signal? i mean mine never changes from 1x even when the ping is at the lower end of the 180ms to 240ms but then again i still maintain the usual 125-127kbps down and the 160-200kbps up. And I did some research about maybe Metropcs capping 3g speeds. And it seems people in other areas are not capped but in Dallas the majority if not all seem to be capped according to articles, forums, message boards etc that I've read. Also happens to people in other markets but people in Florida all seem to get uncapped 3G speed. I think we have come to the point where we have set all our settings every which possible. I myself have gone to many surrounding cities around Dallas, Irving, Addison, Plano, Frisco, Downtown, East Dallas and never picked up 3G in any of these areas. Yes at times as I've indicated the speedtest.net app reads a big jump in bandwidth only to be throttled back down to the "normal" speeds. On another hand I did see lots of comments that once you do get 3G service being on a flashed phone you do get really good speeds.

I am still keeping up hopes that another PRL might come out soon, or that they uncap us here and we experience better speeds. I cannot complain too much since paying 40.00 a month for the service I do have MMS, Text, Web, Voice working perfectly and almost anywhere we do go now there is wi-fi. It's just those times when you are needing to look something up that you wish you had the extra speed so it does not take 1 min or longer to load a page.

I did include some speeds I noticed from certain articles and where they tested these speeds in case anyone is near there and can test.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsho31:
I posted the proof that we get 3g here and screenshots of the settings I have along with the speedtest that I did. My 1x symbol changed to the 3g symbol when I picked it up running metrodroid. We just don't have 3g everywhere here as much as people want us to yet.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Ill reflash metrodroid with your settings and test it. I was doing my testing using your settings with SOS rom. But we will see what happens.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
I gues i did think the meid repaired thing would make me not be able to get it. You think the prl varies from phone to phone though? Cause i was holding my buddies ascend in one hand and mine in the other his had 3g mine didnt. both on 3025. His updated on its own from the 3022 prl i put on it before i sold it to him.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Claro estoy más que seguro que alguien te ayudara con eso, LOL.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great man hope everything works out, Thanks for the feedback on your other post above. To check if your really connected to 3G use the Advanced Settings app and check out the Network Type, and you should check when you have that low ping.

I'm on the lookout constantly for that new PRL but its taking long to come out...

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
PRLs do not varie from phone to phone, It's a universal file, It seems that 3G is like a propriety for official MetroPCS users.

Or maybe the frequency the phone runs on, But I'm not sure..

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
jajaja sabia que no era el unico que no escribe muy bien el ingles.... bueno eso creo jaja
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Que? :D

Flashed back to metrodroid for now, and back on 03025, will see if i sniff a 3G signal with new settings.

---------- Post added at 08:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:11 PM ----------

Ping 363ms

DL 122kbps

UL 131kbps

Advanced settings still showing 1XRTT...

But way nicer ping time :p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great man, Nice to see you keeping your hopes up :D

Hopefully with those new settings you'll get 3G.

*Request: We really need someone in Dallas to post a specific 3G location.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
realy wish i have a metro evo but im on boost can't help on that sorry
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
No problem man, I'm pretty sure someone eventually well help us out with that ;)

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
si claro ya susedera algo pero por lo pronto estoy pensando seriamente cambiar a mi vieja a boost si no fuera por el pasatiempo que esto significa par ami ahorita que no ai nada de jale por aca lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Si, Creo que sería mejor, Si tú estas en Boost y estas mejor que ella en Metro ya no le quedaría otra opción.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
claro solo seri acuestion de encontrar un incognito
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
This morning driving home while using metrodroid and prl 0325 at one point the phone lost data and had the red x like it was trying to connect to 3g maybe but then it kicked back into 1x..

Could possibly be that the settings and using metrodrioid is helping us get closer to maybe getting 3g. One can only wish.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Has anyone one looked at their activity in ##debug when I checked mine was at 1-init and down at the bottom it says an/aaa authentication failed. This was in a 3 g area. And would go back and forth from 0 inactive to 1 but never connect.

EVO Mik3d
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
Okay I'm perplexed now I'm driving for my thanksgiving holiday and noticed my service is like going hay wire on I-35 going towards hillsboro it drops to no signal then to metro service then it roamed and it did this constantly ? While my wife phone had full bars and her service was was great at 1x :) it ?

I have prl 3025

Radio is up to date

Running metrodroid

My advance settings are set to cdma only
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Could be, Keep the hopes up :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Mines is actually inactive and it connects to 3G.. So I don't think it matters.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
That's because were flashed and our phones aren't completely made to be on MetroPCS.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antonio794:
update

had full 3g(in signal,network display) in tampa ,fl twice today,first on fowler and fletcher,second on waters and armenia.compared with girls phone for speeds.my download was faster than hers130kbs to 60kbs.but her uploads where crazy!!!600 kbs to my 160kbs.

on another note :took her apn setting(ascend on metro) tried with prl 3020 will be testing with prl 3025,will update
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikekelso421:
I am confirming that 3G is in port St lucie,FL.

See the few posts down for my screenies
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdiaz33685:
my question is that it, your settings from bloody or JD... and does 3g stay along time or just for a minute or 2...

I think it stood for around 3 or 4 minutes for me...

I've had JD's settings for 2weeks, or so...

its very spotty for me, I use 3022 more, cause it hits 3g more...

3023 less hits... but 3024 and 3025, nothing for me,,,,

hmm weird, didnt go that low to 3020, cause I know 3019 for metro phone with 3g capable brought my uncle and cuz down to 1x...

i will try 3020 for a few days and check back...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikekelso421:
This is in port St lucie,Florida.

Rom-cm7.1

Prl-3025

Max speed I have seen is 1.7 MB. I will try to get a screen shot next time its that high.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great, I'm glad you got! 3G :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Thanks for the feedback, I'll be adding your location to the OP, Great speeds BTW! Enjoy.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
I'd say try both settings and see which one works best, Although they are pretty similar.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Ima retry 3020, i have been on 3025 for a while and no 3G not even a sniff
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
I think I'm getting closer to 3g. Flashed kings alliance today. Went through my dfs corrected the settings. Then in my epst menu I noticed this ROM gave me more options. But once I got home from being out went back on cdma tool and in my ip settings the one for hdr that should have my number at metro had changed to 0000000000@VZW3g.com. I changed back gonna see what happens has anyone seen that before?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
Are you using Verizon branded phone? Like Droid incredible
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
nope its an evo. I was in an area yesterday that metro doesnt have the greatest coverage so i dont know if that had something to do with it or not. Its stayed at mynumber now that im at home.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey Everyone,

3G is currently really unstable in Miami using the 3025 PRL. It's been like this for a couple of days, I'm going back to the 3022 PRL and see what happens.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antonio794:
update

im using jd's settings ,testing with copied metro ascend apn's setting with my user info.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Let us know how it goes. I really want 3g willing to try anything
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
+1 .
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Jd or one of you that's got working 3g. What ROM and kernel are you on. I want to try to copy your setup and see if I can connnect. I figure if i can control all the variables I might be able to narrow the problem down.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey,

I'm running Swagged Out Stock, and I'm using the Lithids Aggressive Freedom kernel. Links to all of them in my signature.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pifive:
Ok something strange is been happening the last couple of days. My evo is now always on 3g but no data! I am with PRL 3025 and since I flashed the phone the 1x and 3g was switching...most of the time 1x end up showing to gather data since with 3g it didnt. but now no more 1x! no more data ... Should I go back to another PRL?

:confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdiaz33685:
I think that is a good sign of them updating towers... ;)

try switching prl's, it wont hurt,

and in data profile, ##3282#, evdo... preferred mode=put in automatic...

hdr will force 3g, for me it gives me no data,

or cdma should put it on 1x only... i think..:o
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey,

Yeah it seems to be happening lately, Same thing is happening to me, Try 3022 PRL, It's more stable.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
New prl is out 3026 on my wifes phone ill dump it after I get out of work 9hrs from now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
That's great!

I haven't received it yet, if I do I'll post it, otherwise will be waiting on you.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Nice !
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pifive:
I am now on PRL 3022 and data connection is way more stable. Thanks!

COol New PRL ! Cant wait to try it out!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikekelso421:
cant dial out or recieve calls

is anyone else having the problem where when u go to call someone,it just doesnt..then it might say call lost?? im on prl 3025..this has happened before,but this time a simple reboot isnt doing it...i even restored a nandroid..still same issue...anyone have any ideas?:confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
My best bet its a signal problem, How many bars do you have currently?

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
okay i need quick guide to dump the prl using qpst
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
I've also been experiencing signal loss and data loss. I go from full bars to grayed out with the red x and then it jumps back to full signal strength and 1x. Hopefully this new pro mentioned fixes the issue. Back on 0322 for now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
here you go guys the new prl file 3026

http://www.mediafire.com/?qbozy3km16ydyb4
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Killa I sent you a pm. Howevever if you follow jds guide in the op. For cdma tool it might be easier for you. That program seems a little more user friendly.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Your sweet this might be the answer for me. What area you in?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
i live south of dallas
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Thanks for the PRL . I am going to try it tonight when i am driving to downtown Dallas. Hopefully i see a difference and hopefully can get 3G.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Killa57 you care if I give that to kelso on AF. For the metro thread there. Or do you wanna drop it over there.? Thanks BTW I wrote it to my phone already ill be in 3 g area in a few minutes
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
na i dont care spread the word
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Thanks for uploading the new PRL killa! :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
I second that. So far, no change at home. Will drive a bit and see if any changes occur.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Reporting in on PRL 0326:

So far while at home no significant change. The only thing I did notice was losing data and signal strength bars a bit more, thinking maybe it would kick into 3G but it did not.

While driving i did lose data a lot more (red x accross the signal bars and 1x greyed out) and I cant verify since I was driving down the tollway @ 80 mph if it would connect to 3G at some point. Then made it to downtown Dallas (Deep Ellum) area but still no 3G. The signal appears to be pretty strong holding steady at 6 full bars.

When testing the speed test application I am getting an average of the following

700-780 ms ping

125 kbps Download

175 kbps upload

I did have a question for anyone here. Are you guys getting the PRL's updated OTA? if so mine never receives any sort of updates like that. And if receiving them OTA are there specific settings you guys have?

I am on Metrodroid right now since it seemed to be the one that would give

the best chance to connect to 3G when i was testing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovertech1:
Thanks, that got it working! The only issue I have now is that MMS doesn't work when wifi is turned on. When running an AOSP rom it turns the mobile network back on to send the mms but it seems that the sense rom doesn't?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great, glad it worked man!

Yes that is a sense issue but its not that bad at least its working :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dan_Brutal:
Does anyone know if 3g is working in Boston MA? I have a fresh evo and want to use it. I hate VM, data is suppppeerrrrrrrr slow, and the Moto Triumph is a piece of crap.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey,

I'm sorry but I don't think there's 3G coverage in Boston, at least not for now.

There's an article online that says that MetroPCS is updating 20% of there cell sites to 3G. So who knows maybe in the future :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
can some one please post here the rom and the apn file so i can upgrade because i'm stock on metrodroid 2.2

---------- Post added at 10:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:07 PM ----------

sorry didnt see it tanckou bery much gracias muchas gracias
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey deseo,

Remember to use your MetroPCS MSL number as your password! 'metropcs' as the password hasn't been working lately. Maybe that's why you haven't gotten it working.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
Yes I very appreciate it got it working send and receive I use msl over from whiterabit now only trying to get 3g I know 3g is here because saw several people with LG optimus and they get 3g in almost everywhere here in Dallas but can't get my EVO to grab it I'm using 3024 prl also changed settings on QPST and nothing will keep trying thanks for all you great help I appreciate ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey,

Glad you got MMS working =D

Now as to getting 3G have you tried setting your M.I.P Tab to Mob+Simp IP.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
yes sr i got like that but still not 3g can you send a qcn file of the settings you using now from QPST?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Well it's extremely strange that your not getting 3G. You sure there's 3G in your exact area?

Sorry, I don't use QPST. If you like you can PM me screenshots of your settings and I can point you in the right direction.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrguru2011:
How did u get 3g to work? Has anyone figured how to 3g/4g with HTC evo?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
yes here is 3g my friends using optimus m they get 3g
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pifive:
OK guys I am back reporting my speeds. I dont get the 3g icon at home but everywhere I go I get it. Once I get it I do a speedtest most of them come back like this.

131 kbps down 198 kpbs upload 833 ms

135 kbps down 152 kpbs upload 758 ms

What is happening ? Why I do get 3g icon but speeds are still slow. ???

Any help highly appreciated
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey pifive,

What's your location?

It seems that 3G my be capped in your location.

JD