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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DirkBelig:
What good is having a powerful $500 phone when the network it connects to is slower than molasses in January at the North Pole? When I manage to hit the rare bubble of decent speed in metro Detroit, it's startling how fast it is. Looking over my Speedtest results, I see that I ran it at those times and it was going between 725-850 kbps down. Those are the exceptions.

Seeing this thread, I stepped out of my office - which is like a Kryptonite Faraday cage where voice is sketchy and data frequently intermittent and uselessly slow - and with 3-4 bars on a clear, sunny day I had to wait 3-4 minutes, shut down, then restart the app to even get a server to test against and then got these results:

Test #1: 85 kbps D, 104 kbps U, 165 ms ping

Test #2: 42 kbps D, 125 kbps U, 123 ms ping

Test #1: 104 kbps D, 259 kbps U, 118 ms ping

The Internet is functionally off-limits to dial-up users and I'm pretty much getting dial-up speeds on my shiny, beautiful, fast E4GT. With work discounts and insurance, I'm paying under ~$78/mo. for Everything 450, but when everything doesn't include usable data speeds, where's the bargain? Unlimited slowness and vague promises that by the end of NEXT YEAR things will be awesome - a promise they seem to have been making since I came to Sprint in June 2010 with the Palm Pre.

I just priced similar service from Verizon and it would be $15-$20/mo. more than I'm currently paying. Ugh. They suck so hard with their a la carte nickle and diming.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
Love the analogies. And you're right.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rob4828:
thank goodness for my fast wifi. I'm on it 95 percent of the time when I'm on my phone. 5% is for GPS and very light browsing. I rarely get past 1.5 gigs 3g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
Best speeds I've had yet.

It burns when I Tapatalk...

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I was in your boat not long ago, and my speeds sucked for a while. Give it time, check out this site network.sprint.com and check to see if they are doing upgrades in your area soon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BenDiesel1:
thanks for that link. i was wondering if they had something like that. lol there is a tower 1/4 ish mile from my house and i still only get 1 bar of service and barly 3g in my house. but tmo and att are the same way. but as soon as i go out side i get 4g and full cell. wish my phone had a better antenna.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
That site is nice and all but some of the places that we're 'upgraded' in the last 6 months still suck. By suck I'm talk 5-10kbps (at most) kind of bad. I love Google Music, saves tons of memory on my phone but at the same time I have to cache every song on my phone while on wifi in order to listen to them on the road - kind of pointless to have it in the 'cloud' at that point. The internet is unusable and only moderately better on wimax.

I think it's all fine and dandy that they're going to finally switch to LTE (promises promises) but that doesn't help me now. By the end of next year they say. That's basically 2 years away. 2 years!! Millions of peoples contracts will be up before then - how do they expect to keep them from going to another carrier? More promises?

I feel like I'm walking around with the K computer in my pocket connected to a badly corroded dial-up line.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] linuxtad:
What pissed me off is paying an extra 10.00 dollars a month data fee for a phone that uses more data, "theoretically" of course as we all know. My phone may be able to use more data, but I am not getting it. It's like picking up a hose without turning on the water.

I am paying for the potential to use data... The only time my speed is great is on wifi at home... Maybe that is why I am being charged the 10.00 bucks, for using a 3rd party - bought and paid for data connection that demonstrates how slow their network truly is. :mad:

Sent from my SPH-D710

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] j_shelton1988:
This is what "22 network upgrades in the past 6 months" gets me. Sad
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hussmanne:
Tempe, AZ

Enjoy!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ricocollege:
Lol,

My area has been updated long ago, with no speed improvements what so ever. That site is pure BS.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dcowboys2184:
Even t mobile 2g out beats Sprint 3g smfh
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
You gotta figure sprint is so behind in a lot of areas so it might take a couple of "upgrades" until you see actual real world improvements.

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
Yup. Verizon 1x transfers data faster than sprints 3g, in most places.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] biggggant:
yeah I got tired of slow data speeds and when my then GF had the GS2 on Tmo my phone was almost useless so I jumped ship to the Note and HSPA+ speeds have been nice
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
and these are our "premium data" speeds just imagine if it wasn't a premium :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaski47:
Yup i was almost thinking of flashing the modded PRL and force roaming so i was kicked. But do they srill force you to pay the ETF at that point?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
*sigh* I should have known after being in the military that using the services of a government contractor, ie. Sprint, would be sh*t...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mouahmong:
No, you won't be required to pay an ETF because Sprint is terminating the contract.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] riggs170:
My buddy at work just got a att gs2, it looks nearly identical to our phone. We did a speed test just because I felt like making myself feel depressed today, he pulls damn near 10 mbit and I got about the usual 30kbits oh how sad maybe I will try a new modem lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hakcenter:
I got nearly 10mbit on some 4g towers up north.

Portland Oregon I think. I travel too often to really care, but sprints 4g beat 3 other carriers 3g in that stupid bar test.

A test like that seems to be to be entirely too biased. Was all the tests at the same time of day, same atmospheric conditions, full bar connections etc ?

Whenever I get 4g on my phone over the us, it is always over 6mbit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] misterzeno:
Sprint 4g coverage is terrible and this is coming from a guy that is always using well over ten gigs of 4g a month. Sprints networks sucks no matter how you spin it. If I could get the same plan and bill on ATT I would switch in a heartbeat, but since I can't I am here with sprint and will stay here because of that reason.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hakcenter:
Speak for yourself. All my personal experience over of the united states, which is 7 states and 50 cities a year, I don't have it as bad as I do at home.

However all the places I ever got 4g in, it was exceptionally fast. Problems in your area why don't you talk to sprint.

Over 10gb of data ? Jesus these are phones not torrent computers. :eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nick314:
i can get a 20% discount through my employer with Verizon

as soon as my contact is up in January, Sprint is gone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pbassjunk:
If you don't know how to hit 10GB of data outside of torrenting your usage of the internet is fairly unsophisticated.

I pull ~300MB a day simply from streaming my amazon music and Listen podcasts (Corolla & MORE broadcasting ftw).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] misterzeno:
I am speaking for myself and the majority. Sprint 4g coverage is terrible, it can be 100% and a few yards away can be almost none. And I never torrent with my phone ever.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TNumber5:
Thank god for my wifi at my house...:eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
Thank Vic Hayes, not a 'god'.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bumsock:
We never even got 4g :( My 3g speeds are terrible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hakcenter:
Well I'm glad you obviously speak for the majority when it doesn't come close to my personal experiences over numerous cities across the united states.

Your single craptastic awesomeness at your area does not encompass the rest of the united states. :rolleyes:

Amazingly enough everywhere I traveled with my boss, I got better coverage than he did on his Droid3 on verizon. :confused: I thought sprint sucked and VZ was the bestest ?

Travel some more than just your state. 3g speeds out in Canton area in Texas were blazing for the 2 weeks I was out there travelling over 500miles in that county.

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3g is pretty abysmal specifically near my house, and most certainly no 4g but 50 miles north of here.

But it is a good thing these phones are wifi eh ? I mean it is a phone after all, not an encompasses everything a computer can do and moar.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] misterzeno:
Sure buddy lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] quick99si:
Come to Chicago. Sometimes you'll see over 10mbit, sometimes slower than Sprint 3G (which can be awfully slow itself). It is what it is, and as long we have an option to hop between carriers, I don't know if there's any good grounds for rants.

Here's hoping to LTE living up to promises!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Crash*N*Burn:
Throttling

No need to "throttle" the speeds after 2G, the entire network is permanently throttled.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 4.6 Love:
I get an average of 2-3 megs on 3g at work and at home and 6-15 megs on 4g on my d710 depending on time of day...I have absolutely zero complaints with sprint....This in in Dallas Tx :cool:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
Eh, I guess I can just settle for the terrible speeds for now here in San Diego because I have wifi at home and I'd rather live here in paradise than be stuck in some ****ty place with a faster network. (you know who you are :rolleyes: )
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hakcenter:
LA

This was today about 5 minutes ago on line at Dell taco.... On LA of all places.... SLOW SO SLOW
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] numus:
Umm I was getting 10 mbit down and 3 mbit up in Daytona just a couple of months ago on WiMAX.. so personally I don't trust those numbers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] misterzeno:
You got 3 up on sprint, I thought it was capped at 1.5 up? Besides the fact the results are an average of multiple places not just one area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hakcenter:
Right beings how no one has posted 4g speeds that slow yet. Like I said I've been all over the US, and everywhere I got 4g it's fast.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crypt0kiddie:
This, exactly!

I would GLADLY give up my unlimited data for a 3~5GB cap if it was faster 3G. I care more about 3G then 4G because we only have 4G here in one small area but 3G is everywhere and SO SLOW it's almost not usable. Unlimited means nothing when it times out.

Hell, even on WiMax or LTE, I really don't think the average person is going to burn up a few GB a month. I know I have WiFi at home and work so really what I need is faster 3G when I'm out and about.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chandlerw88:
I can't even stream music from spotify and I was under the impression Houston would be one of the first cities hit with the network vision upgrades
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fadimo305:
I get 1.5 mbps 3G here in Miami most of the time and my average 4G speed is 8-16 mbps. And I flew to the Everglades with a USAF pilot and I got signal and had a data connection. and the pilot was on verizon and had no network connection. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
I talk to a sprint Rep yesterday and he said that they will be improving 3G speed in my area which is Charlotte, North Carolina with in the next 4-6 month. LTE should be available in few city as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bitbang3r:
The problem with T-mo is that it's literally "feast or famine". Where they have hspa+, they're wonderfully fast. Everywhere else, you'll be lucky to get 153kbps EDGE. In semi-rural "farm country", you might only get 19.2kbps GPRS. There's no middle ground between the two extremes.

That said, T-mo's hspa+ footprint isn't much different than Sprint's EVDO rev.A footprint. The main difference is that Sprint bottoms out in rural BFE at 1xRTT (150-250kbps), while T-mo's worst is much, much, MUCH worse. From what I've seen, T-mo is very good in places like Florida, and completely dreadful in places like rural Texas & central Louisiana.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kebetz:
I'm curious what peoples average 3g speed tests are saying. I've been searching xda with little avail...

My 3g speeds look slow on paper, but after some modifications I am fully able to stream netflix, pandora, etc

I guess my question is: what are "good speeds" as far as 3g goes?

150kB/s? 200?

Edit: without nullifying my MMS proxy...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hijewpositive:
I average much higher than this in different parts of NY (city and non city, dense and non dense areas) as well as jersey. I don't think my 4g is ever as low as their 2.91mbps. I usually average around 9-10mbps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dallastx:
Yep worked for Sprint Special Device group "tier 3" last yr. This is pretty much correct. Of course everyone is not going to get the same speed but most customers are not satisfied with 3g and 4g is very weak signal. Try driving about 30 min and using 4g... Sprint will continue to suffer as LTE devices are rolled out because 3g is horrible and no LTE to help you out. It's bad when you try to use navigation and the maps want pull up because the speed is so slow.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sniper:
I hate you.... :banghead:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kebetz:
You hate me too? Here's my 3 and 4 (one wifi for measure)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
I hate all of you. 150-200kbps 3G? I'd kill for those speeds!

Woke up this morning, WiMax was running slow. Did a speed test - 50kbps!!!:mad:

Of course upstream was much higher but who the hell cares about upstream most of the time. I don't use FB so I really don't care.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kebetz:
I hate to say it, since nobody accepts.... but I can help you get better speeds... if your more interested in throughput we can up your actual performance :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brekec88:
Go on.....lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kebetz:
Most could get better WiMAX with just a couple of clicks. For example, putting your phone into the state it goes into while receiving Samsung updates (or DM mode). Basically, dedicates slot 1 (of 0 and 1) to WiMAX. It may not show as "faster" but Ill bet your dl times drop by a fifth or so.. PM if youd like to know more options, you may be tuned too high also... A device can only handle what it can handle, ya feel me?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H_a_m_m_e_r_e_d:
Forgot about using data in Oxnard, ca. Had .02 mbs horrible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Those Who Squirm:
0.5 Mbps would be good if I could get it.

Sprint may be the slowest, but the speed indicated in the test result should still be more than adequate for my needs--receiving calls and streaming audio, the latter at never more than 128k. Today while I was out I ran Speedtest several times and was getting only double digit Kbps download readings; upload generally around 0.5KMbps. In one instance I got

SINGLE. DIGIT. KBPS. DOWNLOAD. SPEED.

Like many people here, I'm not using my device as a broadband replacement. I'm not using it to tether; in fact I can use a break from the online world once in awhile.

What I demand of my service provider is quite modest IMHO, and I'm not getting that, even. I've learned to download a few podcasts before leaving the house to make sure I'll have something to listen to.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] citizens:
Here is mine.. .
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
You guys realize you're replying to a thread that has been dead for 5 months right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] milky1112:
They are trying to perform CPR and bring it back to life!!!! *CHARGE THE PADDLES!!!!* CLEAR!!!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] r4zrm4xxx:
I'm looking into ordering some.accessories for my Max's such as a case and screen protector. Don't want anything too bulky so I figured I can get some input here. Also do these phones require screen protection since they are gorilla glass or no? What's some other great access?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] avid.aria:
I bought a few cases from Amazon:

Hyperion tpu, diztronic and two androidified cases.

The diztronic is very good since it has cut outs for the volume and power, the hyperion is the slimest but there are no cut outs and that's just not practical.

If you like the design of the androidified cases then they would be your best bet at this point IMHO.

There is one case that i haven't tried but looks pretty good, qmadix metalix with kickstand, you can give it a shot.

About screen protectors,it is gorilla glass but I'd rather be safe than sorry, so i found some good quality ones on ebay very cheap, I'll try to post a link when i get back home.

Hope this helps!

Edit:

Here us the link

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=270878742028
[Motorola Droid RAZR] SSMay:
My pocket would be the perfect accessory for a Maxx.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sprintrjm:
re

+1 Diztronic

I just got the smoke Diztronic case for my Maxx.

The back is matte finished and not slippery at all, a big plus for my sweaty hands.

Plus its not bulky at all.

$9.00 amazon.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] MarkyG82:
Also in the market for a case so I'll be reading up on the suggestions.

As for screen protectors, my last two phones have both had gorilla glass and I've not use protection (ooer) and not suffered any damage. I am careful about where I put my phone though.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ratzinc:
bought the Verizon holster shell combo with kickstand, and the shell with kickstand is great. Low profile, a little protection, and the kickstand works portrait and landscape. I have a cruzer lite case coming, seems to be a regular tpu case.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] tracetheory:
thy ghrcis

the maxx feels way too good in your hand to use a case on it....

defiantly get a micro hdmi cable though you wont regret it
[Motorola Droid RAZR] soclean:
bought the hyperion case. not too crazy about it. the phone feels awesome without a case. i hate screen protectors. Not sure if its my crappy skills at installing them or if its the feel of the glass that i miss when they are installed.

any good armbands being used? i use my old Ipod touch holder and the Razr maxx does not really fit well. saw the generic amazon ones. just looking for suggestions. Also looking for headphones with the remote in the cord that work as well.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ricky0702:
I would like to add The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx joggers armband is a must have accessories for anyone who loves to jog.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] WVFAN1:
I just picked up a cruzerlite case they dont any bulk and they look good.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] my2cents:
I did the same. I like it, but the buttons are just slightly more difficult to get too. I wish they just made the case to cover the buttons...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Deron Baker:
I own several cases for the Razr Maxx.

1. This one is so-so. Thin, but very little grip. See my review on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0072O4WWE/ref=mp_s_a_2?pi=74x75&qid=1346031779&sr=8-2

2. Silicone, moderate protection, not good grip unless you sandpaper it down, and makes my nose itch (I may have a very mild latex allergy) see my review here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0085OE26Q/ref=mp_sim_s_1?pi=SL500_SY125&qid=1346031994&sr=8-1

And this is the new vender for these silicone cases : http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008HU1WIO/ref=mp_s_a_1?pi=75x75&qid=1346031994&sr=8-1

Sent from Droid Razr Maxx using Tapatalk 2.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Deron Baker:
Sorry. Was distracted when my GF stepped out of the shower :)

Let's continue :

3. Really good, thin, TPU case. Gives reasonable good grip all around and holes are cut out perfectly. Great price. My second favorite overall case : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251133609747#ht_2208wt_972

4. The Cimo s-line TPU case. A good alternative to the above TPU case. It's a mixed blessing. The back is rather slick, but the extra grip on the sides compensates. Read my review : http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007F3V48M/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?ref_=cm_cr-mr-title

5. Trident Aegis. Best overall case for my Razr Maxx. It does add some bulk but not as much as you might think. The added protection and improved grip are really good. See my review on Amazon : http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0077IQA16/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?ref_=cm_cr-mr-title

6. The Poor Man's Otterbox. This looked promising at first. Really good grip since it is silicone on the outside (albeit it itches my nose). And a plastic hard cover as the inner layer. Problem is that the plastic inner layer has cheap parts used to snap it on, so you can only put it on your phone once. If you remove it, those plastic hinges will easily break (mine did) and it won't work properly after that. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330769434307#ht_1629wt_960

7. Verizon shell and holster combo. Great product in that it has decent protection, great grip, and is not thick. It fits really well with optional belt clip. The only drawback is that the case does not form a lip around the bottom and top of the phone. I need a small lip to keep my thumbs base away from the capacitive buttons on the phone. As such, when I use this case, my thumb accidentally touched the menu or home buttons as I type in landscape mode... Very annoying.

Sent from Droid Razr Maxx using Tapatalk 2.

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This looks just like the Verizon shell and holster combo, minus the holster and kickstand.

Sent from Droid Razr Maxx using Tapatalk 2.
[HTC Incredible S] e-zee:
after i got the OTA update, the phone finished downloading and started the installation process, the phone rebooted into that screen with the 3 green arrows (2 circling and 1 down). i left the phone on that screen for more than an hour or some and that's it it's stuck on that screen.

i tried the pull out the battery and put it in again and when i boot the phone it goes back to that screen.

plus i'm not able to boot into hboot nor doing anything and when i plug the usb to a pc it wont detect it.

i have tried everything i know so far :s and still no luck .... i would be glad if anyone can help me. :)
[HTC Incredible S] e-zee:
not a single reply !!?? :confused:

i should throw the phone from my window then :D
[HTC Incredible S] poondog:
Is it HTC dev unlocked? You can't do an ota if its not completely stock.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
You did not give enough information to even try to help you. As markj338 suggested, if you have modified your phone by unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery or rooted the phone, it will not apply the OTA successfully.

So what was the state of your phone before you attempted to run the OTA?
[HTC Incredible S] e-zee:
it's perfectly stock. i have locked the bootloader and installed a stock RUU before checking any updates, and i told you how my story ended :(
[HTC Incredible S] acme anvil:
So we are clear, your phone was completely stock? Or was your bootloader unlocked and you locked it before checking for updates?
[HTC Incredible S] e-zee:
the bootloader was unlocked, i relocked it then installed an original RUU after that everything was working normal, i checked for updates so i got the OTA update, then installed it and then my phone stuck on that screen.
[HTC Incredible S] acme anvil:
What method did you use to lock your bootloader?
[HTC Incredible S] e-zee:
thanks guys for everything, i found a store to fix my phone, and they fixed it with jtag box and now it's brand new. :)
[Streak 5 General] chandrau_1989:
I have dell streak softbank From Japan I tryed to update Rom 2.2.2 to 2.3.3 but while update error only came (via Sdcard) now mobile Hang on Dell logo ... I tryed Diffrent type of Pkg file's but same problam .Allso i tryed QDL tool Flashing Done but same problam in mobile Any solution ?
[Streak 5 General] djjc:
try to flash the good baseband (14) and try to flash again the rom
[Streak 5 General] chandrau_1989:
Can u tell me how to update baseband ?i need instruction thank's
[Streak 5 General] djjc:
see the post for 407 olleh deoxeded for example ;)
[Streak 5 General] chandrau_1989:
I tryed to update 407 rom After update allso Mobile hang On DELL logo with 3 button Light's :( ..It's Softbank dell it accepted for that Rom ?