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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ulver:
I've gotten has much as 7-8 in maple grove, mn. I usually average 3-6. I'm running stock 4.0.1. I came from a Nexus S which was only 3G so I have nothing to compare it too. Although my girlfriend has a Galaxy S2 on Sprint and I usually get better speeds than her.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I live in the Dallas area and T-mobile's coverage can be hit or miss in this metroplex. I don't care what their maps claim, there are plenty of areas around here with lackluster signal quality. But soon as I find an area with great signal quality I will have to do more testing. It's still better than what my Vibrant used to get. I remember the radio in the first Eclair build was horrible....I was lucky to get a consistent EDGE speed at my house.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
I modified the ROM and changed the picture of "H" to "4G." If you're interested, I can tell you how to do it. It's pretty simple, all you need is WinRAR.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ccpotato:
average 3-5 down 1.5 up

cannot fathom why anyone would need more speed on a telephone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Why not? that's like saying... why do we need the next generation of Graphic Cards or processors? just because we can and we want to evolve. Evolving gives consumers cheaper and more efficient solutions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buff McBigstuff:
45 down 25 up Verizon in downtown Detroit
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Originally Posted by martonikaj

This thread is about T-mobile. NOT Verizon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spencer88:
Nah thats OK I was just curious. I have the verizon version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsunami1609:
Best: 10.43 Down, 1.74 Up In Rochester, NY. It definitely varies throught the city though

I didn't get to test it much in Pittsburgh (where I spend most of the year), but I remember speeds around 5.5 to 6 Down, and about the same Up.

I'm running a an unrooted, unmodified version 4.0.1

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The Galaxy Nexus should theoretically get half of the speeds that TWO other Tmo phones get (GS2 and Amaze) and nearly twice that of most others (Sensation, G2x, G2, MT4G). The GN should not be getting a fourth of the speeds.

And yes, the GS2 definitely has better transfer speeds and a better camera, but the GN has a much sharper screen and Google support. And yes, the GS2 will get ICS soon enough, but what about the next version? We all know the GN will almost immediately get it, but I doubt the GS2 will get it at all (this of course excludes rooting). That being said, they're both good phones. These were just my reasons for going after the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] androidDev064:
T-Mobile $30 plan in Milwaukee

I'm very dissapointed with the speeds. I don't care about the number, but, in terms of speed, using the galaxy nexus makes me feel I'm using an iPhone or even worse! Everything takes so much time to load. :mad:

Place - Milwaukee

Avg. Up - 1.3Mbps

Avg. Down - 0.95Mbps

Avg. Ping - 346ms

Average over 7 runs in last few days.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] axion68:
I download radio shows straight to my phone so it is nice to have more speed. Remember when 3G was plenty fast... Then everyone had 3G.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
Franco Kernel

EaglesBlood 1.9

St Louis, MO
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MattSkeet:
And this is why this forum needs dividing to different sections by country or device type. Or change of rules. T-Mobile is in few other countries as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
4.0.2 stock unlocked bootloader

XXKK6 radio

T-Mobile Monthly4G Prepaid

Bellingham, WA

Screenshots attached from my first tests after I got the phone last night.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] milan03:
Stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SUPARSTARX:
I'm not sure why my speeds are so bad. I don't even hit over 1.5-2mbit.

Using GummyNex 0.7.0, Franco 15.2, Baseband UGKK7.

Brooklyn, NY
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgbkny:
I get the same speeds as you in Brooklyn, and can't figure out for the life of it why.

@milan03:

Where in NYC are you?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsk138:
*Removed because reading is hard :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
This thread is for T-Mobile. That's clearly a list of VZW speedtests...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nnatraj:
Here is an image of my various speed tests from a GN with stock kernel (4.0.2) and Radio (XXKK6) with the monthly 4G Plan. These tests were run in San Francisco and the I-80 corridor between Vallejo and Sacramento.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leshake:
Try using a server from DC or Chicago. Often the New York servers are bogged.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lynyrd65:
The T-Mo SGSII has HSPA+ 42 support. It uses dual-carriers and MIMO to get to 20mbps. The GNex uses HSPA+21 which does neither and therefore shouldnt be called HSPA+21.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
not so fast there.

HSDPA used 16QAM over a 5mhz carrier.

21mbps HSPA+ uses 64QAM over a single 5mhz carrier. It's single-carrier HSPA+

42mbps HSPA+ uses *either* MIMO or dual-carriers. TMO uses Dual-carriers on their network in areas where they have enough spectrum.

84mbps HSPA+ uses *both* MIMO and dual-carriers (10mhz). TMO will deploy that in some areas this year.

- side note: 84mbps in the MIMO+DC config ~= common 75mbps LTE which uses 10mhz+MIMO

as per 4g Americas (referencing the 3gpp):

The TMO SGSII does not have a MIMO configuration. It's 64QAM + dual-carriers.

The GNex also does not have MIMO, nor does it support dual-carriers. It's standard 64QAM HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] milan03:
Astoria, Queens.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
Well I kinda of feel better after reading this thread. I thought my speeds were way below average, but now my 2-5Mbps download speeds seem about normal for T-Mobile. I also have latency in the 150 to 1600ms range, even the 150ms seems rather high.

Upgraded from a Vibrant with 2-3Mbps download speed and 70ms latency. I feel like my Galaxy Nexus is more like a 3G phone. I still love the phone, but these speeds are disappointing.

I'm thinking about testing my friend's AT&T SIM card in my phone and testing speeds over there. Has anyone done this (can it be done)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mightyfo:
I hear what you are saying. With everyone going crazy over LTE, I had expected T-Mobile's HSPA+ to be comparable but most likely a little slower.

However most of the test I have performed around many different areas of NYC have varied from .2mbps down, basically my neighborhood (Bed-Stuy) to 15mbps down, Whitestone, Queens. I have done some test in the city as well of course and I have never gotten anything over 10mbps.

I just wish that our speeds were something to brag about rather than showcasing the "Ferrari of phone's" with a moped engine.

I am running stock Android 4.0.2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] innisdb:
i can consistently pull 7-10mbps here in roseville, ca
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cundiffr:
In Columbus Ohio I can pull anywhere from 8mbs-15mbs down, before I changed my radio to ugkl1 I was getting at best 2mbs down. I'm running aokp m3 with franco.kernel 15.2. So I suspect the slow hspa+ speeds have something to do with your radios....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
I decided to head down to my local T-Mobile store and ask them about the data speeds and their opinion on the issue. Perhaps see if a SIM card change would make any difference.

I was a bit surprised though when the T-Mobile store manager appeared to be completely unfamiliar with the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus. At first he insisted I'd only get EDGE speeds with the phone. I tried to explain to him this is a GSM world phone, it has all the proper antennaes for T-Mobile's HSPA+.

He didn't believe me, Googled the phone, and showed me Best Buy's website. Again, had to explain to him for about the third time now that that is Verizon's CDMA version, I have the GSM version. I showed him the PhoneArena.com specs. He argued that was just for 3G.

I tried for 10 minutes to assure him it the phone supported HSPA+ on T-Mobile, but he insisted I was wrong. So I thanked him for his time and left.

I drove up the street to another T-Mobile store 5 minutes away. I explained my slow data issue to him, showed him my phone. This guys eyes lit up. He definitely knew this phone and started playing around with it a bit. He said it was the first time he got to hold one and wanted to play with ICS a bit.

He wasn't sure why I was having data problems, he checked out my settings, APN, then he switched my SIM, which is primarily what I was hoping to try. Unfortunately it didn't make a difference. Still get high latency and low data speeds (for HSPA+). But I knew it was a long shot.

Oh well, the data is good enough. And considering I plan to switch to a $30 5GB data prepaid plan that will be a helluva lot cheaper than a Verzion LTE plan, I can't complain much with all the money I'll be saving.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jayrod1980:
I get anywhere between 7-13mbps down and 1.5-3mbps up on mine. For anyone complaining about wanting higher and comparisons between this and lte, I say be careful with what you wish for. The lte nexus sucks battery like crazy. Even with lte off you would be lucky to get over 3 hours on screen time. Lte is great but its not ready for prime time. No carriers even have enough spectrum to implement it properly. Maybe when phones with battery sizes and form factors similar to the Droid razr maxx become the norm it will be worth while. Other than for tethering, what do you need more than 5mbps on a phone? Hspa might be only a pseudo 4g technology but the battery life when in standby and using data is so much better atm than lte.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
I'd just be happy with HSPA+ speeds. Seem most of the time I'm just barely getting 3G speeds on mine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alb3rt018:
I'm fine with my speeds remember ppl this phone is only capable 21 mbps
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
As I mentioned earlier in the thread, my speeds are just disappointing. So I figured I'd finally try out some different radios.

My phone came with XXKK6. I tried XXKL1, UGKK7, UGKL1, and SC04DOMKKD.

Pretty much no change in results from all the radios. Pings still around 150ms, download speeds mostly 2Mbps to 3Mbps, and 1Mbps uploads.

My old Vibrant consistently beats this with 80ms pings and 3Mbps to 4Mbps download.

So I can't just blame T-Mobile, when my other phone is getting better results at the same time (got two SIM cards now, testing both together).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChazzMichaelMichaels:
I'm in the same position; I've tried all the radios you've had and UGKL1 is working slightly better than XXKK6, but UGKK7 and XXKL1 were totally unusable.

I'm somewhat tempted to try a new SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
Last week I had T-Mobile replace my SIM, it didn't help at all. And I just switched from my contract plan to a prepaid plan, so am now on my third SIM, which also had no improvement. At least in my situation.

With my 3G Vibrant sometimes being faster than my "4G" Galaxy Nexus, I wonder if maybe that just means T-Mobile's "4G" network is really congested, while the 3G isn't. Not sure how it works, if such a think would make sense or not. Just puzzled why my 3G phone is faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] milan03:
clearly the SIM has nothing to do with your issue. Go to a different area, different tower late night and try out. If your area throughput is poor, doesn't mean that every tower is.

Airlink speeds are not guaranteed, so there isn't much you can do except changing location.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
Yeah, I didn't expect it did. Just something to try.

I typically have 1 to 2 bars at home. Not so good. But at work I always have 4 bars. And I typically get the same speeds at work as I do at home. Just at work it's more consistent, while at home I sometimes have some really low results as well. Seem to be stuck around 3Mbps on a good day.

PS. And there is the other issue with my other phone right next to me almost always doing better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChazzMichaelMichaels:
Check out the thread I just started:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1488097

I think I found out why I'm stuck at 3mbps
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] splsales:
Not slow by any means but I just coming from an Amaze.....26-27 was the best download I got from that phone ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Serious_Beans:
I usually get .7mbps down and 1.2 mbps up, sometimes I get 1.2down and 1.2up...-_-, I don't know if service in NY sucks or something or something is wrong with my settings somewhere but my speeds are garbage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] the7thson:
I get about 8mbps down on average on T-Mobile in Denver. Not the greatest, but definitely serves my needs plenty well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgbkny:
T-Mobile's service in NYC is very spotty. I get between 1.5 - 1.8 Mbps down on my block (Brooklyn) and as high as 8.5 Mbps down just a couple of blocks away. Near the 18th Avenue station on the D-line, I haven't gotten higher than 0.5 Mbps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Beat my record the other day in Manhattan. On XXKK6, Aokp build 27 Franco kernel (at the time of this Speedtest) on primekl01 bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beren28:
I went to the special corner at work where my vibrant could get 6mbps and got this result. Haven't been

close too this anywhere else.

AOKP Milestone 4

Franco kernel

xxkl1

Vibrant - dumb name, cool phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Haydee:
I am with you man, I would kill for 6-8Mbps. I am in Houston and getting similar speeds to yours. Considering trying Straight Talk AT&T's plan. 5gb is nice, but if it's like 2g speed, who cares.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rauelius:
In the New Haven, Connecticut Area I ran 1 speedtest and got 8MB Down and 1.25 Up on speedtest. On T-Mobile's "4G".
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gmanunited:
I am getting 4-8 mbps depending on the Areas I'm in . I live in DFW area. Average of 6-8 down and 2 up..... On the Walmart Prepaid plan.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xur17:
I currently have the Nexus S (a 7mbps phone) on the TMobile Walmart $30 Monthly 4G plan in Cincinnati. My data speeds vary widely, from 4-5mbps down in some areas to ~100-200kbps in other areas.

Obviously upgrading may improve my speeds where I was getting 4-5mbps down, but will it improve my speeds where I previously got 200-400kbps? It wouldn't really make sense that it would, but it is possible that the phone is connecting in a different way or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] babymatteo:
Since flashing the Stock 4.0.4 IMM76D Deodexed and UGLC1 radio i've been getting a much better, consistent and stable connerction. Lowest i've gotten so far 4.6mbps dl and 2mbps ul. And as high as 12mbps dl and 5mbps ul.

I'm in Socal Riverside/SD County.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xur17:
@babymatteo

How are your ping times? I am interested in using this phone for voip on 3/4g, and I have issues with ping spikes on my Nexus S.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BinkXDA:
I do VoIP over T-Mobile on my GN on occasion. Quality is fair when doing G.711 over a good 4G signal, but nearly impossible over 3G.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thos25:
Unfortunately I am not getting anywhere near the speeds most of you are getting. I usually get around 1.7 Mb down. Up seems to be very similar to down must of the time.

I live in an Hspa+ 42 area as well. So even though I know I won't get 42, I'd think I should get better than 2.0 once in a while.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
To be honest, since the Galaxy Nexus is only a single-carrier device, your 4-5mbps will probably increase a bit, but not much. In the areas where you're getting 200kbps-400kbps, your speeds wont improve a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xur17:
That's kind of what I was expecting, and since my area is single carrier only due to limited spectrum, I can't really expect that much more. Its kind of interesting that my speeds change dramatically near my college when I move from one side of the campus to the other, which is about a block or two.

Does anyone know if there is a way to tell if the galaxy nexus is connecting using 1900mhz for hspa since tmobile is supposedly rolling that out in some areas? Or is there anyway to determine if T-Mobile has 1900 hspa in an area? I would think that would have the possibility of increasing my speeds since there would be less people on the bands.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moleary04:
I'm thinking of getting an unlocked Nexus and going with a T-Mobile bring your own phone plan. According to their coverage maps, both my house and where I work are in the 4G Very Good sections, and in general the Cincinnati area seems pretty well covered. How are the speeds for T-Mobile in the 4G Very Good sections on their coverage map?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
As you'll see across the threads, about the fastest you'll get on a 21mbps HSPA+ device is 12mbps down. Real-world speeds will be like 6-9mbps with full bars.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moleary04:
If I get speeds like that I'll be thrilled. I was just wanting to see if T-Mobile's coverage maps were a little more accurate than Sprint's. On Sprint's map, my work is located in the Good area, and I'm lucky to get 500 kbps. Anything around 2 or 3 would be pretty awesome compared to what I'm used to.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exodian:
In Baltimore I get around 5 mbps down. Nowhere near the fastest phone out there but it definitely makes up in other areas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
Fastest I've ever gotten was 8 up and 2 down while in English class.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Well that has less to do with coverage, and more to do with Sprint's backend being starved and the network being overrun with iPhones. 500kbps on Sprint is extremely standard.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moleary04:
Yea the iPhone thing really hurt my speeds. I never really got great speeds but they didn't use to be this consistently bad. Based on reading through this thread I feel pretty good about moving to tmobile and getting good speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darkfire2024:
Any bros want to report on their speeds with T-mobile prepaid in San Fernando Valley, California? This and pretty much the whole waiting game of Google's 4th nexus are keeping me from making the jump from my sprint sgs2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iLeopard:
So I just flashed the UGLC1 radio and my speed literally doubled from ~2.5mbps up to 6 with a 101dBm signal (which is horrible for those who dont know) in the Houston/Waller area in Texas. My only concern right now is the battery life, I'll keep this radio and report tomorrow after some extended usage. On a side note, I was using the XXKK6 radio previously
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thepawn:
I updated my SIM and finally starting getting HSPAP:15 and over 6mb:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Culex316:
Galaxy Nexus on T-mobile using their newly refarmed 1900mhz frequency.

I have previously only gotten up to 5-6mbps, this is the first time I got speeds like this. :laugh::good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Petrovski80:
T-mobile in the Netherlands:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] simms22:
in queens, nyc
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lordneeko:
Interesting you should say this. Just yesterday I was in a Tmobile store with my GNex looking at the Nexus 4 they had there. The Nexus 4 was getting 15-19MB/s consistently, and my GNex was only getting 1.8 MB/s down. I asked the dude what the deal was. He actually told me that the Nexus 4 I could buy right there in the store, would have much faster speeds than the one you can buy at Google Play. That seems to me like false advertising...but I'm not sure who is to blame, google or Tmobile....

Now, that being said, I called up the Google Play Store's technical support, and ask them about this person's claim, and she said that was entirely bogus. She said the phones I buy at the Tmobile store are suppose to be exactly the same as the google Play Store.

I'm thinking now that I've read all these posts, that the Google rep was wrong and the TMobile rep was right. Why else would Tmobile be selling off-contract Nexus 4's for $550 when you can buy one from Google for $300?

This is VERY disappointing, and I personally think Google needs to call them out on this. Because, Google has been exclusively supporting the GSM carriers, TMobile should NOT treat customers this way...they are having a hard enough time holding on to customers.

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Wait, what do you mean "updated your SIM?" I've had the same TMobile Sim card for quite a while not, just keep transferring it to my newer phones. Started out with the Galaxy S Vibrant. Are you saying that If I were to go buy a brand new SIM card I might get faster speeds for some reason?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kevios12:
Hello Guys..

I have a question where I get other themes for her cyanogenmod or orginale gingerbread theme for CM7 CM7 or ice cream theme can help me who thank you in advance for the mobile st15i sorry for my bad english ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] XperianPro:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sthelf117:
hi i need the maroc telecom tv mobile apn setting for my nexus s . please thnx
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boronian:
Dear all, I tried now for two full days to resurrect my i9000, with no success so far. I hope one of you can give me a hint where my problem/error lies.

A bit of background: The phone was bought without a contract (no branding) and with android 2.2 (or 2.1?) installed. Afterwards I upgraded to ginger bread with kies, all worked fine for months.

The day before yesterday (after I installed and updated some apps) the phone was quite slow, so I wanted to reboot it. The booting was looped for a couple of times, and as it made it finally to boot, it was almost not reacting anymore. I uninstalled the apps I recently installed and then the phone froze. Now the phone wasn't able to exit the boot loop anymore. I searched this and other forums and learned about recovery mode, download mode, flashing and bootloaders and all these things. And indeed, in the recovery mode, there was an error:

E:failed to mount /sdcard (File exists)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount /sdcard
your storage not prepared yet, please UI menu for format and reboot actions

Media files copy failed.

Finally I convinced myself, that simply - for what ever reason - android needs to be reinstalled. Long story short: I tried different versions (from 2.1 to 2.3.6) with bootloader, with 1 or 3 files, with different versions of Odin3 (1.7, 1.82, 1.85), with or without repartitioning (pit files 214 [EDIT:I meant 512!] and 803, the later succeded as well, but gave me error messages in the recovery mode). All with the same outcome: Now the phone boots up to the blinking S logo ("splash screen"?), and stays there forever (2h+), while the S is not stuck, but blinks and turns b/w in circles. I let it do this over the last night (connected to my laptop, so it would not decharge) and the next morning it was off, so I guess at some point after 2 hrs it gave up. I found a couple of comparable posts, but my situation I found no where... (not really a boot "loop", neither gets it stuck, but can't complete booting plus wiping and/or flashing, no matter which version, seems not to help).

If any one kept on reading until here and knows something that might help (and/or that I have overlooked so far) I would be more than grateful for a hint!

Thanks a lot!