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[HTC Rezound] bcon8ive:
Completely understand the need to clarify. Yes, I put both the devices in discover mode and I press the scan for new devices continually.

I'm hoping it's a software issue since it works if another device handles all the pairing. That doesn't work with headsets though.

For instance, if I have my laptop search for devices, it will see my phone, pair with it and stream music from it. So it appears the hardware works, just doesn't scan, which I'm hoping (losing hope quickly) that it's a software issue.

Also, I have tried a few different ROMs on this phone, so I'm not sure if one of the kernel images may have messed it up or if the initial root software I used broke it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
Why does the Sprint network data speed sucks so bad I don't mean to down the carrier but I still have my inc 2 with active Verizon and it is smoking the hell out of sprint ' s data I don't even think I can compare the two and I live in the city I'm paying good money for something I'm not getting i cant barely load the xda site thats from the app or browser

this my speed test from my verizon phone

my samsung from sprint
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
Because you touch yourself at night

Seriously though, have you tried updating profile and PRL?

Settings > about phone > system updates > update profile and update PRL

If that doesnt help, you should check the coverage in your area on Sprints site/contact Sprint for further help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
seriously bro dont you think i've already done all this in fact more then 3 times plus i just got off the phone for the third time this week with some really rude tech from sprint whos saying something is wrong with your phone which i know is a lie because my wife also has this phone on top of that our phones were bought at different times so they are not from the same store but her is doing the same thing.

every time i have call with have done the same thing update profile reset the phone when through the whole set up again they supposedly updated me with something through the computer but still the same :( sorry but im pretty upset
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
Ok, well I didn't know all that, you didn't mention anything about doing all that in your original post so I was obviously gonna suggest the basic troubleshooting methods that I know of. I honestly don't know, hopefully someone else has more ideas.

More factual info helps you get better help rather than just venting when you're trying to do problem solving stuff, fyi.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _MetalHead_:
This is why I left Sprint. What is the point of unlimited data if you can't even use it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Grommish:
Are you running stock? I don't have the best speeds, but I'm not even full bars here.

Still getting 1mb down/600k up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
nope im rooted but it doesn't matter my wive's phone is stock and shes getting the same crap im not sure if i can deal with this i cant load any web pages with out waiting at least a minute whats the point of unlimited if it doesn't have any juice behind it, i may as well be on boost mobile network
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ElAguila:
I don't know why they suck but your download speeds are faster than mine. My upload speeds on sprint are faster than the downloads. It is horrible where I am as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
Yes specially since boost is sprint .....same thing
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
dam how can you deal with that im not a phone user im a internet user with out it is pointless so why pay all this money for it I check the network in my area and it says It will get a data update in the next 6 months is that a joke lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
exactly my point Lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blitzkriegchef:
There are many things you can do to your phone to ensure it is getting proper network speeds, if that speedtest is actually the speeds you are getting then yes there is something the matter with your phone as I have always gotten an avg of 1 mb down and i live in a rural area, first thing i would try would be updating to ensure you have the correct modem installed there are many threads that will tell you all about that. Or you can try an old trick from EVO days. First get the MSL code for your phone, also a few posts on xda that will tell you how to retrieve that. Then you go into your dialer and type ##3282# a menu will pop up select edit put in your MSL and you select OTHER, then MULTIMEDIA and change RTSP proxy address and HTTPPD proxy address to 0.0.0.0 and change RTSP proxy port and HTTPPD proxy port to 0 when you are done back out of the menu reboot your phone and retry your speedtest
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rob the plumber:
Similar speeds for most the metro Detroit area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coldblooded79:
I've been noticing slower data speeds myself until today. Ever since I started flashing the ICS leak builds/ radios. I'm on Caulks beta 2 now with fb27 radio and speeds were much better.

sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
im up to the latest modem bro fb 27 thanks for your advise tho i will check further on it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sputnik767:
To put it simply, it depends on many factors. Where you are, time of day, network load, test server load, signal quality, etc. Just because you have full bars does not necessarily mean you have good signal quality.

For example: in my apartment in NYC I get piss-poor 3G speeds. I'm lucky to see 200 kbps down. But when I get down to the ground level, speeds improve considerably, around 600 kbps. In my friend's apartment, I can see an average of 1.2 mbps, virtually identical to my friend's iphone 4S on Verizon. In the same place, my other friend with the 4S on AT&T can see an average of 4 mbps, which is very impressive for 3G. But when I turn on Wimax, I have seen as high as 12 mbps, which smokes the 4S on AT&T 3 times over, and doesn't drain the battery that much more. Sprint's 3G coverage is not as good as Verizon's, that's a fact, but I'd say it's pretty comparable, and for the price, it can't be beat.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ryjabo:
Pretty sure the "Speed Test" app (like the one in the OP's screenshots) is garbage.

Try this one: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.xtremelabs.android.speedtest

Completely different results... just like going to http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ in your phone's browser.

Keep in mind: the speeds you get in a speed test doesn't necessarily reflect the speeds you're going to get while downloading, browsing the web, or using apps that need data (like Netflix or something). The data service that your mobile phone uses is a little different than having a land-line Internet connection (like cable, DLS, or fiber).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
Exactly what i was going to say. That speedtest app connects me to a server in Kansas half the time and im in Austin Texas. The speakeasy test is much more reliable for me. Try it an a few different server locations and check out the different results. Im not saying Sprint speeds are awesome but in my area they are as good as any other carrier.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ElAguila:
I use wifi most of the time. Otherwise I would have left sprint. For me I get bad speeds even at 2 in the morning. I live in a 4G area but if I want to use that I have drive 5 miles down the road. It does seem to have gotten worse and I know it is because of where I am. When I left for a trip to a different city my speeds there were so much faster.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
Edit - meh misread the screenshots.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
trying now i will report back but i still see a big difference between the 2 no matter what one loads 20 times faster then the other
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aaron7pm:
Have you bothered to disable sprint proxies and used data speed tweaks as well as the latest modems? For most people the FB21 and FB27 modems showed huge improvements.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bean:
In the local populace center these speeds are status quo. During the weekends I'm lucky to get dialup speeds or 3G at all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
Depending on which server you test with, the result can change sometimes a lot. The nearest one to me always shows slower than a server that's on the other side of the state. I don't know why.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tydibean2012:
Something is def. going wrong with Sprint's data towers, one thing I have noticed is that when you try to use data during peak hours (5pm-10pm) and on the weekends, you can see a complete dip in speed. For example, from the sprint store I work at, I am staring down a data tower on the top of a ski hill...and my download speeds are just under 512k, which is pathetic...

If i use my data late at night or early morning, I will usually top 1m download speed, which still is bad for my location. My suggestion for you is to do the stupid data fresh again (I have to them all the time to and I hate them as well ha), and considering getting an AirRave...the main purpose of that device is not to get better data speeds but I have seen an improvement in my home since i've had it...sprint will send you the device for free and there is no monthly charge.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
it shouldnt be like that we pay good money for it I will like good service just my opinion
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drksilenc:
the only problem sprints speed sucks but there billing is the best... stupid at&t wants to pre bill you for service you havnt even used yet...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alexdog202:
try using the hands free activation it worked for me on some roms
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C0recollector:
Sprint towers may be over provisioned - Ask for CTMS Ticket

I get much worse performance than you in my area (Mid-Michigan, Bay Region) and it is because the towers are over capacity. I found the general 800 tech support to be utterly useless. In 5 out of 5 calls they all assumed I was an idiot and after having me reboot my phone and "push an update" to it they told me to take my phone to the local Sprint Store.

After talking to the local Sprint manager I was not surprised to hear her tell me that she and everyone she knows have the same problems. That proved there was nothing wrong with any of the 4 android phones I have on the plan so I wrote Dan Hesse (CEO, dan@sprint.com) a note telling him I was not happy that I was getting 20kbps up and 40kbps down for the last 5 months.

Turns out this was a good thing for me. They treat those emails seriously (not like the 800 general support number) and assigned a case manager to work through the issue. She assigned a "real" tower tech to my case. He called and had me give him some info of the phone that showed him which tower I was connecting to and within a few hours had run diagnostics and confirmed that the all 5 towers in my town were over 95% capacity and this was why the speeds were so low.

He also found out that my tower is scheduled to be upgraded in April. All good info but doesn't help me now so I asked for compensation and they gave me a $100 credit for 4 phones for 2 months. Since I'm continuing to have these crappy speeds until they upgrade the tower I'm calling in and opening up a "Network CTMS ticket" each month and then requesting a $160 credit each month ($30 difference between voice and voice+data, plus $10 premium data fee for android - 4 phones).

I suggest the fastest path to determining if your towers are over provisioned as mine are is to call the 800 number, let them run through their script, then tell them you have multiple phones with the same problem and that you want a Network CTMS Ticket opened. That will get you a knowledgeable tech to call you back within 48 hours who will run a diagnostic on your specific tower. You'll at least know something useful and may get an estimated tower upgrade date if you are lucky and at least have some ammunition to request a refund.

Greg
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
That sounds like very useful information by the way I had a ticket made already
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Huh? Sprint bills a month in advance also.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SolidusInflux:
I work for Sprint, I know there is a lot of strain going on wit the towers right now with them expanding and enhancing the 3g. Also they are doing maintenance on them getting ready for LTE and what not.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 7harper:
I thought that's why carriers gave you at least a 15 day window to see if you want the service or not. Throw that fish back!

Some carriers are better then others according to where you live. Like Verizon's and T-Mobile's coverage and speeds suck here and hardly anybody uses them. Doesn't really take a rocket scientist to figure out if your coverage is good or not.

10-15Mbps download and 1.5Mbps up speeds all day every day here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rado_vr6:
I should probably speed test my 3G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SolidusInflux:
Yea Sprint gives you 14 days. I think thats the standard for all companies now. 30 days is out the window
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C0recollector:
SolidusInflux, it's refreshing to see some honesty. Thanks for your post. The problem with Sprint right now is that they continue to charge users for unlimited 3G/4G data plans when in fact they are delivering in my case only 10-30kbps downloads. Thats so slow it makes the network essentially useless.

I do appreciate your comments however.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silva29445:
We have the same issue in Charleston SC. Speeds have sucked for over 2 years. I have to force my phone into roaming on the Alltel Network to get 3g speed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C0recollector:
Sounds like a potential class action suite. I wonder how wide spread the Sprint network constraint issue is.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rdsnyder:
What exactly are we supposed to be getting? I usually pull 800/350 (in Southern NH) and it works for what I need it for, streaming radio / GPS in the car.

And of course MW3 hosting. kidding..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C0recollector:
The Sprint tower tech that looked into my problem told me if there wasn't congestion I should get up to 1.5 to 2Mbps down. I don't recall if he said what the upside should be.

In other areas I have gotten upwards of 2Mbps but more often than not I'm getting just south of 1Mbps down when I'm traveling.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nevell:
Here is a screenshot of my 3G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C0recollector:
Can you tell us where you got those speeds? My speedtest app shows 400+ ping ~20kbps down and ~40kbps up. Saginaw, Midland, Bay City area in Michigan (2 hours north of Detroit).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nevell:
I live in Walterboro which is 40 miles from Charleston and those are the speeds i'm getting in the post above. Downtown Charleston has 4G.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nevell:
Walterboro, SC
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobe4rings:
Dude i live in Carolina, Puerto Rico. This town is highly overpopulated and so is the metro area but i can assure you the data speed suck balls. I used to own the epic touch until january and i would/still get horrible speeds that fluctuate between 0.11mbps - 0.70mbps ! I own a 4s now and its still garbage. Samething goes for Orlando, FL. 4G speeds top at 2mbps. only reason im still with sprint is because i pay 60~ bucks monthly for the everything unlimited plan.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdmove:
i blame the availability of the iPhone on Sprint network. AT&T went through similar thing when the iPhone first came to their network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drksilenc:
it has been this way before the iphone came here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] silva29445:
I did a speed test. I got 101kbps down and 39kbps up. That is my typical blazing 3G speed in Goose Creek.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
wow thats what im talking about i need this kind of boost
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
3g is only guaranteed 600kbps if you read your contract and if your ping is over 300ms you are most likely on 1x however the stock system will show 3g regardless of connectivity there are mods to show true connection but im not sure which ROMs include it for the et4g

We are legion, for we are many

Sent from my Anonymous DeathStar in the depths of GalaXy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ydoucare:
Sprint's problem is simply lack of backhaul at a large percentage of their towers. I know a lot (in less populated areas) are still only fed single T1's. Just recently the tower that I connect to at home had an increase in backhaul so I can pull 1.5 - 2 Mb down almost any time of the day (rural area, not many other people connecting). You can try tweaks or different radios, but you can't get around the congested network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ryjabo:
That's about what I average where I'm at in Utah.

*Just* ran this one:

http://i.imgur.com/DvDLX.png
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chrisl95111:
I get an average 1000 kB/s with 4g which is pretty amazing. but when it comes too 3g. daym, its dial up speeds all over again for me. Im located in San Jose CA.

but what I always hear is try different modems, update profile and test three times.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C0recollector:
Suggest you call Tech Support and open a "Network CTMS Ticket". They told me they prioritize upgrades to the backhauls based on the number of users with open tickets (complaints). Mine is scheduled for an upgrade in May (was April but it got rescheduled).

As many friends on Sprint as you can get to open these tickets will only help them prioritize upgrades to your tower before others.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
Sometimes speed test doesn't mean ****. I ran it then a browser based one elsewhere and got completely different numbers.

Here's another run with speed test going to Georgia, but not the same city and probably server.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rhung:
I was in downtown Dallas in the morning
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ubuntunerd:
im still getting horrible speed but i guess thats what happens when you live in the middle of the city, it does seem to get better at night i guess not as many people using the towers
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] timsmooth:
Just wanted to post that I am in the same boat. Im under contract with Sprint and no matter where I go they Suck. I go to New Orleans they Suck, I go to Atlanta they suck, at my home in Knoxville they suck, when I was in Birmingham AL they sucked. Overall I can only go off of where I am the most Knoxville and New Orleans and they suck. Luckily I get very spotty 4g in both cities neither of which are official 4g cities I can use data. On 3g alone though I get about 0.02 kbps after profile updates and updated PRLs and removed proxies. Sprint is a Joke, and I am a Joke for staying with them

I was banned from the Sprint forums for professionally telling them that thier network was painfully slow and that I was moonlighting with Straight Talks BYOD (sim) plan and they banned me. I guess the truth hurts. here is the link to thier forums http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/85640 apparently they "pulled" a ticked and speeds have been slower then ever since. :good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Grommish:
You mean, you went to Sprint's website and advertised a competitor service with a questionable procedure? Gee, how could they ever have a problem with that?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] theUsualSuspexx:
I lived 50ft away from sprint headquarters in kc and never got service, same with inside the actual sprint Center arena in kc,clears wimax sucks. It ain't even really 4g. Amazingly a few casinos here in Vegas sprints foam cup and string service is the only thing that works

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] contradude:
Not sure where you are at in Orlando. I got between 7 and 10 mbps on 4g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
Lol I thought it had to be just my phone, last time I was in Vegas I missed calls left and right because I had no service whatsoever
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] theUsualSuspexx:
No it's not just urs,i gotta roll with 3 phones just to get my calls in this town.i got my sk4g and t989 both unlocked for tmo and att and my 710s2 on sprint or sometimes teather it up to the sk and run it voip lol sprint blows but Wynn/encore and osheas b4 they blew it up u had to have Sprint or u got no service amazingly.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blakjak220:
I haven't gone to the lengths Greg did to prove it but I had a feeling that the answer was simply - Sprint's network sucks

I get pretty horrible speeds where I live (~500KbpsU/D) most of the time.. If I use it at 3am it's almost double that - just a factor of how many people are hitting that tower at the same time

Also, I went on vacation about 5 hours away to a larger Metro-area and I didn't test my actual speeds, but it was so slow that it was literally useless (good thing I had the old-school GPS with me)... and I was there for three days and it was that horrible the whole time, so I'm guessing that area is severely strained network wise..

My dad just got Verizon and they turned on 4G where they live a couple days ago.. no actual numbers but he says it's great, makes the phone much more usable... needless to say, after having an EVO 4G for 2 years, paying the $10/month and NEVER getting WiMax I will be moving to Verizon when I decide to upgrade again

And as an aside - I was going to cancel my account the other day because the Sprint website said that the ETF starts out at $350 and then goes does $10 every month until it reaches $100.... Well after a 1 hour call to Sprint I found out that it doesn't start going down until 6 months after you re-up.. so I still owe $350.. I hate Sprint if you couldn't tell, I've had so many problems with their customer svc/billing that I'm just tired of it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] orb360:
I get 0.20-0.30 around salt lake city typically.

Edit: that's kbps not mbps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] genderblurr:
I live in lil' ol Newark, Delaware if that makes a difference.

When I go to Wilmington though it is considerably slower.

Sent from Konnor the E4GT.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GiantJay:
Sacramento, CA area this is pretty much most places I go too. At most i get 100-200 kbps which I haven't seen in quite some time. Also my GPS is useless anywhere I go. Not sure if its the phone or the horrible service but it takes forever to get a lock if I even get one. Even if I have full bars.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] springsyeti:
Same issues for me; increasingly slower data, spotty coverage, and paying for 4g since the release of the pre with no 4g coverage and won't get lte on the foreseeable future. I am willing to pay for quality service. My contract is up but I am sucking it up for few months to see what is released. I don't think the new droid or gs3 are worth it now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TheAtheistOtaku:
im giving sprint a chance with network vision. I live in western new york and right ow im lucky to hit 50 kb down. Wimax never hit us yet im still paying for 4g data. IF things dont improve when network vision hits me (whenever that will be) i will be switching at the end of my contract. Verizon has pretty solid coverage in my area so i might go to them
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GiantJay:
Just so it is clear the 10 dollars a month Sprint charges you is for smartphones not 4g.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mbrook:
I have a similar problem but I live right on the edge of service and they sent an airraid for us to use at home. call them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] springsyeti:
Really, I was told I would not have to pay if I did not have 4g capable phone when I started with my pre. Granted, it was a smart phone but the only 4g one on the network at that time. That it's what the free was for, to pay for the faster network on the new 'faster' 4g phones on the' rapidly' expanding network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GiantJay:
You could have been told that, not sure, but any smartphone is charged this, 3g, 4g or 4g lte. Its for data period cause smartphones use a lot. Ask someone who has a Sprint iphone since they are 3g.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] etirkca:
"3G"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Houndog101:
Location,location,location....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tgruendler:
First:

Some of those speeds are not that bad.

Second:

GPS has nothing to do with your cell phone service.