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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CozzaFrenzyy:
i used to get anywhere from 5mbps to 15mbps with the sgs4g.

im ashamed to say that i am getting half a mbps. lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joegaz1:
Speeds suck near Phoenix 2.4mbps
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CozzaFrenzyy:
i talked to t mobile couple days ago, the technical support had to issue a ticket in order for it to get resolved. the lady said that my Internet should be back to speed in 3 days! Its not phone related its definitely a network glitch of some sort because i am getting 60 kbits. My very first bill cycle is days shy from being over and yet i have not been able to use 4g speeds.. even edge speeds is faster than what i am getting. I believe i shouldn't be held responsible to pay the web data portion of my bill for this month. its only fair.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dbiggss:
Try this (if you haven't already).

Pull up your dialer, then dial

*#*#4636#*#*

Select "phone information"

Scroll to the bottom and select

Either "WCDMA Preferred" or "WCDMA Only".

This can be changed from the network settings also. However, I had ****ty data speeds at first too and, for some strange reason, the two menus did not match up... Using the dialer method it was on GSM and inexplicably went back to GSM on its own a couple times.

Hate to say... But if tmo says they are filing a ticket, most of the time the rep just exhausted what their knowledge or troubleshooting is telling them to do and a ticket doesn't change anything.

The GS2 should unquestionably whip the MT4G, HD2, SENSATION as well as most other phones in data speeds, consistently. I can say this from personal experience.

Interested to know how it turns out for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ntellegence:
data speeds are eye popping!

This phone is great! I'm getting a whopping 60kbps/30kbps. We really standing still now! Tmo tech say everything is fine on there end so back to the store I go. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LpSk8r:
Sounds like your throttled, or your stuck in gsm/edge mode. Check to see also if your on gsm/wcdma, thts what it should be on. You could be on 2g/gsm setting. I put mines on tht setting from time to time.

Sent from planet neblon in the 2nd region of the samsung989 galaxy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krooked22:
i feel your pain, t-mobile can be very spotty in some places. I dont think its my phone!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ntellegence:
I thought the same thing but tmo said I'm not throttled. gsm/wcdma(auto) is checked.

Thank for the advice though.

Edit: I put the Sim back in my vibrant and the speeds are the same. So I'm going with bad Sim or they are throttling me and don't know it. To be continued.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ntellegence:
So they put in a work order and said they will get back to me within 72hrs. If it's not fixed I'm going to sprint. Tried the Sim in the amaze and sgs2 in store same speeds. Funny thing one of the questions asked while filling out the work order "do you tether?" Lol. Of course not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tackleberry:
I'm getting as high as 13mbps and almpst 2 upload speed. My g2x got half of that at best most of the time...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CozzaFrenzyy:
You're right it was on the GSM after i changed it to WCDMA it automatically switcherd back to GSM im confused and getting really irritated with this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krooked22:
It instantly switched back even after making sure both were checked. Perhaps I do not have sufficient coverage where I'm at
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chitownrida:
noticed the same thing happening on my phone, i did see that the t-mobile representative when setting up my phone added in

internet2.voicestream.com as the APN and selected this for some reason.. i switched it back to epc.tmobile.com and it seemed to improve data speed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudiepoo1:
Slower results now with Speedtest

So when I got this phone last week I was rocking out with some pretty good download results. Here are some examples from 10/18 as I ran three consecutive tests; 14.9, 13.1 & 11.2Mbps. Now I can't even seem to break 10Mbps. Here's the latest test from this morning & saw similar last night; 9.3, 9.6 & 8.2Mbps.

Now I live in a good 4g area, have four bars pretty much always and I'm still aways away from my 2g soft cap so I just can't understand the somewhat poor performance in these tests now. Anyone else start out fast then not able to get the same results as of late?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asatnik11:
The network and other close-by users are likely to blame.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jessejames111981:
Philadelphia Data Speeds

I had T-mobile back in the g1 era but left to get a evo4g. Now I'm back with the gsII. QUestion to people in philly. how is your data speeds. I don't remember my g1 being this slow and ain't sure if its my phone or if this is the way the network is
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ILLHYHL:
i live in northern philly, bucks county, bensalem, if you ever heard of :p

i usually get 7~8 Mbps during the day, about 6 Mbps during heavy hours, and peaks 12 Mbps around 2 am.

idk. my friend has the same phone, but his speeds are way below me. i wonder why? :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jessejames111981:
I have family in bensalem! I live in the frankford section of the city and I get like 50k in my apartment. But average like 1-5mb in and around the city. Your 7-8 isn't with the gsII? and the gsII does seem to be slower than say a galaxy s 4g for example?

If thats the case I'd expect it to change.... eventually. all part of getting a new piece of technology right at release :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tackleberry:
I'm in Vegas and see the same basic speed trend you do. If that means anything to you I hope it helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ILLHYHL:
actually, i think it is normal for you to get 1-5 Mbps in downtown.

i have 2 of my friends who also has this phone, and we all go to temple university.

whenever we're near temple, or city hall, we get shixxy DL connections.

i have no idea why.

and about the SGS 4g, my brother has one, and i don't think SGSII is slower than SGS4g.

might be all the bloatwares... i guess.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wondercoolguy:
My average "4g" speed is .50mbps .... is there anything I can do to fix this? Btw I'm in Dallas/Ft Worth and per TMO map I'm in good 4g coverage
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Can anyone advise how the SGS II compares data speed-wise to one of the hspa+ 21mbps phones on TMO? Significant difference or no?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
perhaps this will answer your question http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306045
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] galaxys2noobs:
you might need to update ur data plan. and are u using the new sim card?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] matthenry87:
This phone maxes out at 42mbps. The galaxy s 4g maxes out at 21. See my signature for my speeds.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dbiggss:
The difference is like night and day. I have the GS2 now and I get around 8-9 mbps on a slow day, but consistently 13+. 2+ mbps on upload.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ap77:
Interesting. What was your previous device and how were those speeds?

I'm curious how the SGSII is going to compare data speed wise vs. the Galaxy Nexus (which will only be 21mbps hspa+).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] camf3xu:
Quick question.. Under mobile network setting do you guys have data roam enabled?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] quest4fire:
Go find and stand in front of a cell tower, record your speed and then do it at home and compare. My data transfer was blazing fast in front of the tower but at home i get edge speeds. That's how i know there is nothing wrong. Best places to find towers are athletic fields.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kvntrn28:
This is crazy. At first I was getting 0.74Mbps and I changed my setting to WCDMA only. It went up but I'm only getting about 1.3Mbps average. I don't get how some ppl are getting crazy speeds. I am located in Arlington, TX and I saw another guy get 17Mbps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
I live in laredo, tx and these are my speeds
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaekidd1012:
I've noticed the same issues with my GSII when I first got it. It got to the point where everything was timing out and anything that needed an internet connection was just unusable without the slightest clue as to why. I just switched from Flexpay to a brand new account, new number and all so I know I'm not being throttled.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kriEv:
im experiencing slow to no data connectivity at work. I know it's a network issue because as soon as i leave work, everything is hella fast.

it's annoying because im getting 4 bars. I start at 7:30 and around 9am, i can kiss my connection bye bye :S too much people im sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kun817:
my 4g speeds in suburban new york city is very fast (near 10mpbs)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CozzaFrenzyy:
Just an update to the OP.

My speeds are now fixed, i believe there was a glitch when i switched over from family plan to my individual plan. After numerous calls and troubleshooting tickets being issued its all good now. I get average of 10-15mbps with spikes up to 25!

I live in the chicago land area.

People who only get 1-3 mbps i suggest you call customer service and demand explanaition
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
i can hit 10 Mbps in a good day, average is 8+ Mbps
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sic_lic1o1:
when i first got the phone last week. Ran a speedtest, got around 13mbps on the first day. After that day, my phone only go up to around 5 mbps. Wonder what causing it. One weird thing i noticed also was half of the time running the speedtest, the download speed was fine but the upload speed will get stuck and it said network error try again, only happened when its doing the upload test. I got 3 to 4 bars and still said communication error try again for the upload speedtest. Wonder if it because i use the root roms. I was on BeastMod rom and now i'm on Juggernaut rom. I really don't want to go back to stock rom if theres a fix for this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knickfan5745:
Very slow tethering

My speedtest is around 10 mb on the phone but when I tether, even light browsing is slow. It's not just the latency, it's also long load times. Are there any settings I can fool around with?

Running jugs 2.5.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
are you tethering on WiFi or USB ?

check those settings instead
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knickfan5745:
Forgot to mention it was wireless. The only thing you can configure is the encryption.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oskiee:
i experienced the same thing. Tethering is immensely slow.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knickfan5745:
Maybe the speedtest app results are bull****. It wouldn't be hard for t-mobile to give packet priority to speedtest, to inflate their results.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
try using USB tethering instead of WiFi tethering
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knickfan5745:
Thanks it's working a lot better on USB. Downloaded a file at 1 mB/s. Browser is also snappier.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mmarquez109:
Slow 4g help

So my prob is really slow 4g speed I'm roots with jaugernaut 3.7 bullet 2.9 kernel all stock setting and live in what T-Mobile says is a good area of service according to their map. I'm well in my limit don't know why its so slow my g2x mytouch 4g were all getting 5-7 mgbs average can someone help or point me to the correct thread to try and fix before officially complaing to T-Mobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] voidthedroid:
Well I wouldn't complain to Tmobile ;-) does not look like a ROM/software issue. Call Tmobile up and ask for a "service request" for slow connection in you're area. 72 hrs max and you'll be goods to go.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mmarquez109:
Ill do that thx
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasnmb:
I'm averaging between 7 & 12 mbps, which is good, but is it possible to get even faster speeds if I were to use the SIM card that came with the GS2? would that make a difference? Currently i'm using the sim card that came with my old myTouch 3G.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oskiee:
I was wondering if someone could help me out :(

i few days ago i noticed my data speed was pretty slow, but didnt think much of it. This morning it bothered me again, so i ran speed test and i was getting between 120kbps to 400kbps... a couple times i got up to 600kbps. According to the tmo lady i should be getting "enhanced speeds", what ever the hell that means. I do know i should be getting at least 900kbps, but i should have much much more bandwidth.

I called tmo and the lady elevated my ticket. But i was hoping maybe one of yous would have a solution.

Screenshot of my recent Speedtests is attached. I plan to do more tests while im driving home and while im home and else where to see if this is just when im at work, or if its every where. I am pretty sure though its every where.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tweak.:
You should actually be getting 4,000KBPS - 12,000KBPS. So multiple what you got by 10... :\ (I believe speedtest measures 1000kb = 1mb) how's the coverage in your area? Only 3G/2G?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oskiee:
no multiplying needed. Its 120 to 600 Kilobits per second, not Megabits. :( yea, pretty slow...

and my coverage is really good, i have full bars almost all the time, and according to tmo lady, im in an area that has "enhanced" speed. I would assume that means, above 3g.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tweak.:
I meant you should be atleast getting 10x the speed you're getting. Some people are consistently getting 20x the speeds you have.

Google "The mobile 4G coverage map" and see where you are at.

Sent from your girlfriend's grandmother's milkman's SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
you might have been throttled down?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] verboten:
I live in Bloomington/Normal where on Nov. 16, 2011

T-Mobile 4G markets where HPSA+ 42 service is launching today:

Bend, Medford and Corvallis, Ore.; Benton Harbor, Mich.; Bloomington, Champaign–Urbana and Springfield, Ill.; Columbus, Ga.; Hagerstown, Md.; Montgomery, Ala; Yuba City, Calif.

No matter where I am in town I have never gotten over 2 Mb. :confused: :mad:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
I live in levittown right outside of bensalem ;) and I get around 6 to 7 mbps average....meh oh and I got family in Mayfair:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oskiee:
neg, i have 5bg cap, ad i havnt gone over 1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joking:
When I first got the SGSII, my speed avg around 3 Mbps so I called Tmobile to complain. The CSR girl run all kind of test and didn't find any problem. She then create a tech support ticket and follow up with me within 72 hours. Well, the next morning, my speed magically jump to 8 - 10 Mbps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
Are you using the sim card that came with your new phone or some older sim from a previous phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
Im in Sanford FL (like 25 minutes out of Orlando) I get between 14 and 19 mbps and between 1 and 2 mbps upload on a regular basis, except while reading this thread im getting like 7 LMFAO but that not normal..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] taker888:
Im on the Monthly 4G $30 5GB plan and my speeds are below horrible. I btwn 0.11mbps- 0.60mbps. Im in nyc, I was expecting to see 8mbps-20mbps. I even had them switch sim cards, still was flat. I even poped in the sim into the nexus one and were getting the same results, therefore its not a phone issue. IDK wat to do. T- Mobile said they will contact me in 48hrs. I doubt it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
lol..we here in canada have to pay 80bucks a month for 2gig of that speed...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
I am on the same plan as you and do not have those type of speeds. My speeds are pretty typical jumping up to 14Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up. Oh... And i am using the sim from the crappy prepaid lg phone at wal-mart.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Blue1k:
Whaa? What plan are you on? I pay $30 for 6GB. Getting about 12-18mb/s on Telus :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
im talking about the entire plan.. that's what my friend is paying anyway.. he has 200min, unlimited text and 2gb data with rogers.. im on mobi atm.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
Im also in nyc. 10 -14mbps on hspa or umts networks all day long. midtown.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tspx23:
I'm getting 4-5 mbps down is that low?
[TouchPad General] iamdestruktor:
So I've had my HP Touchpad since August, idly sitting on my shelf collecting dust. I'm so eager to get Android running on it asap.

My question to fellow Android and Touchpad users is whether I should go ahead and install Alpha 3 or wait for the stable version? And if I do install the Alpha, will I be able to update it to the stable one if and when it releases?

Sent via Tapatalk on my *voided* Evo running CM 7.1.0
[TouchPad General] skypagers:
I had Install the Alpha 3 on my HP Touch pad. I would say it's very slow compare to Alpha 2 and I had lot's of FC on it. I went on and Install the XRON 1.3 which is very fast and clean you should Install that one you will be happy trust me. If I have help you plz don't forget to press Thank you. :D
[TouchPad General] chicle_11:
I installed cm7, and then xRonified over that. I've had no problems, except self-induced ones. :). CyanogenMod is working on ICS and won't update Cm7 any longer. xronified, now at vB1. 3 has been stable for me when I'm using android.

My use webos/android is about 65/35. Dual booting is great!!
[TouchPad General] KaliKot:
I dont think we'll even see a "stable" one soon, it will probably come with the ICS port and that's not even in our hands yet.

Go ahead and install Alpha 3 or the latest Xron Rom, most, if not all Android features work properly, except that Gingerbread is really unwieldy on a 10 inch device and is not suited for tablets.

It works well enough for most functions and apps though
[TouchPad General] teddyspaghetti:
Well I would recommend messing around with WebOS and loading preware on it. It won't bite, I promise :P

If you're familiar with *nix then there is a full terminal and all. It's pretty versatile, and after the system updates it runs pretty smooth. Plus with HP making it open source, there will hopefully be some nice WebOS based ROMS on the horizon as well.

I'm holding out for a good Android ROM as well. But WebOS isn't bad to tide you over for a while either :)
[TouchPad General] reverendkjr:
Agreed. ICS will not be out for a while, and from what I've been told, it'll be flakey once we do get it. Install Alpha3 or Xron, and start playing with it.
[TouchPad General] bobbytomorow:
You have nothing to lose by installing it and if you don't like it in its current state you can always remove it.

I recommend the xron ROM, its more polished and quite frankly I have no real issues to speak of, everything basically works...like someone else said though running gingerbread on a tablet has its shortcomings but nothing a little tweaking does't help remedy
[TouchPad General] iamdestruktor:
I have played around with the WebOS when I first got it but found it lacking a lot of things - mainly apps - if you mean preware. I loved how smooth things were though.

I think I will go ahead and install xron since its getting positive reviews. Thanks for the input from everyone!

Sent via Tapatalk on my *voided* Evo running CM 7.1.0
[TouchPad General] ChronoReverse:
I second the Xron recommendation. It's good enough that most people won't have problems with it.

I also recommend trying out Task Changer from the market to get some swipe to task switch action on Android.
[TouchPad General] notep:
Running Alpha 3 and no issues except occasional WiFi. Thinking about XRON but not sure if we can move from Alpha 3 to XRON and still keep the apps, games & settings done in Alpha 3 though. Any suggestions?
[TouchPad General] iamdestruktor:
So apparently after reading a lot of sites, I have to install Alpha 3 and then install Xron on top of that. Grr for more work!

Sent via Tapatalk on my *voided* Evo running CM 7.1.0
[TouchPad General] vinvam:
That's what I did. Realistically speaking, it only takes maybe 5 min more...
[TouchPad General] MindSplit:
So pretty much I can install Xron on top of my current Alpha 3 and retain all my current data?
[TouchPad General] Shahhere:
The only issue I am seeing right now is that when i plug a pair of headphones on the device the sound cuts off. Not sure if this is due to the Rom or a hardware issue with my device (Refurb from the ebay sale).

Shahhere
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] interloper:
I found this in another forum,tried it on the E4GT running EK02 and it works. If you use Touchwiz the messaging app will be removed from the dock through the process of renaming the factory mms.apk. To replace the mms icon hit "Applications" on the home screen, then "Menu", "View Type", chose "Customizable Grid" then "Menu" "Edit". Drag the MMS icon down anywhere left of the "home" icon. Hit "Back". If you don't hit back and you hit "Home" the icon won't stick. The home icon doesn't move, so you can only change the three to the left of it unless you have another hack. The MMS icon included in the APK looks like MIUI but I might try changing it. If I do I will update again.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1386532

**Update- Ok, I found a bandaid fix for those who want to use this with their current rom. Install SMS Time Fix from the market >>> http://bit.ly/vsmoUg << In the settings activate by ticking the box on the top of the screen. Click Adjustment Method and choose Use Phone's Time. Golden. You now have several themes for you message app. Tested today on Stock Deodex'd and Epic VeNuM roms. I tested all the apks.**

#1 Removed Temporarily

#2 Is Miui Icon http://bit.ly/txmSmZ

#3 Is ICS theme/no theme switcher/AOSP icon http://bit.ly/rLUgah

Let me know how it goes.

All credit goes to other people really. And thanks to crawrj and AbsoluteZeroGI for their time and giving me some ideas. I am looking for a real fix and will post it as it comes to me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ssconceptz:
Yea I seen this on the i777 section.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] th3taman:
I tried using the [ICS]MMs.apk version and my incoming text timestamps are off?:confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xploit:
this i sworking great thanks for sharing...my setup in my signature
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] interloper:
I can mess with it later. I didn't try the ICS version myself, but look for something in the settings... If I can find the problem I will fix it and repost the apk.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] interloper:
I'm glad it worked for you. Now many people care about stock apps or light themeing but I'm tired of all the launchers changing and etc, so I am stock for a while. Which version did you try? Boring or ICS?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xploit:
I tried the Boring the first one NOT the ICS.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] th3taman:
You have timestamp problems? I am going to try the original one. I like the ICS one, but incoming timestamps were off. Outgoing were Ok though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Success100:
def need to try one of these. anyone having any mms issues?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] interloper:
Timestamps work for IN and Out for me. I am using the apk I attached.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] th3taman:
I pasted into system/app. After that did you actually install? I just adjusted the permissions and rebooted. Maybe that's my problem?