caltino
17th March 2009, 04:39 AM
I have an 8525 with a WM 6 rom (by ATT, picked up here). I have customized everything I got my hands on here.
I have a 3g connection using ATT's network, but the good speeds that I used to see have recently become terrible. I'm wondering if it could be my phone- either due to my screwing up a setting or just deterioration. I'm in the Raleigh/Durham area in NC, USA that has good coverage.
Using dslreports speed test, I used to see 450 Kb/s or more but now, I barely get 150 kb/s. That's Edge level and it drops below that all the time too. I've seen as low as 60 Kb/s- that's old time modem speed!
Before you ask, I am pretty sure that I am connecting through 3G- first of all, I see the 3G icon when I connect. I also have switched to edge manually and saw the E icon (with bandswitch). I got an ATT rep (who had a new blackberry) to connect and try the speed test, and he got great speeds, right next to me, so I know it's not about the spot I was at (besides I get these awful speeds wherever I go). My wife has an old iphone and gets the same speeds as I do.
I am wondering if this plan has become speed limited somehow? Or could I have used too much bandwith and been capped to low speeds? Is there such a thing? I use wmwifirouter and a usb cable to tether my laptop, but I don't stream or anything. I am careful about my usage (monitored) and it never got to a 1 GB per month.
Any ideas on how I can check? I am hesitant to go to an ATT store, since in my experience they are not real experts and I don't want them messing around with my phone/account, taking away the smartphone connect plan and making me pay for a pda connect plan or something.
Is there a setting in WM that I could have screwed up? I did use the gprs auto disconnect registry tweak, but I don't think that's the cause.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
I have a 3g connection using ATT's network, but the good speeds that I used to see have recently become terrible. I'm wondering if it could be my phone- either due to my screwing up a setting or just deterioration. I'm in the Raleigh/Durham area in NC, USA that has good coverage.
Using dslreports speed test, I used to see 450 Kb/s or more but now, I barely get 150 kb/s. That's Edge level and it drops below that all the time too. I've seen as low as 60 Kb/s- that's old time modem speed!
Before you ask, I am pretty sure that I am connecting through 3G- first of all, I see the 3G icon when I connect. I also have switched to edge manually and saw the E icon (with bandswitch). I got an ATT rep (who had a new blackberry) to connect and try the speed test, and he got great speeds, right next to me, so I know it's not about the spot I was at (besides I get these awful speeds wherever I go). My wife has an old iphone and gets the same speeds as I do.
I am wondering if this plan has become speed limited somehow? Or could I have used too much bandwith and been capped to low speeds? Is there such a thing? I use wmwifirouter and a usb cable to tether my laptop, but I don't stream or anything. I am careful about my usage (monitored) and it never got to a 1 GB per month.
Any ideas on how I can check? I am hesitant to go to an ATT store, since in my experience they are not real experts and I don't want them messing around with my phone/account, taking away the smartphone connect plan and making me pay for a pda connect plan or something.
Is there a setting in WM that I could have screwed up? I did use the gprs auto disconnect registry tweak, but I don't think that's the cause.
Any ideas would be appreciated.