[Q] Extremely bad internet speeds after rooting

CNexus · May 17, 2012

Hello, so basically I have rooted my Speedy from 2.3.4 by using the bootloader unlock method posted by VICODAN in his tutorial but now I find that I am having insanely slow download/upload speeds compared to before rooting.

I have flashed the latest radio after finding THIS thread and I also tried the method from HERE to try and at least boost my speeds. I have also updated my profile and PRL through my Sense rom but nothing seems to help.

If anyone could give me any advice I would greatly appreciated it. I am on MikShifted-G v2.1 running dodgekernal v1.6. Thanks in advance.

I would also like to know if there is any way that I can go back to the stock 2.3.4 GB.

Download speed: 228 kbps
Upload speed: 25 kbps

drob311 · May 17, 2012

CNexus said:
Hello, so basically I have rooted my Speedy from 2.3.4 by using the bootloader unlock method posted by VICODAN in his tutorial but now I find that I am having insanely slow download/upload speeds compared to before rooting.

I have flashed the latest radio after finding THIS thread and I also tried the method from HERE to try and at least boost my speeds. I have also updated my profile and PRL through my Sense rom but nothing seems to help.

If anyone could give me any advice I would greatly appreciated it. I am on MikShifted-G v2.1 running dodgekernal v1.6. Thanks in advance.

I would also like to know if there is any way that I can go back to the stock 2.3.4 GB.

Download speed: 228 kbps
Upload speed: 25 kbps

Welcome to sprint, the not now, maybe later network... :beer:

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prboy1969 · May 17, 2012

Well I've found that your speeds depend on what time of day it is. I know that's BS, but it's what I've found. Posted some Screen Shots Below of my Speeds.

Quetzalcoatl · May 17, 2012

The only time I get decent speeds from sprint is at night. Like 2am night.

prboy1969 · May 17, 2012

You could also try the 3G Turbo Charger. You'll find it on THIS thread. Just make sure to read before installing.

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MrLinky · May 17, 2012

Maybe you had roaming enabled in your old/stock rom and it's turned off be default in your new rom?

CNexus · May 17, 2012

Well the thing is that I had perfectly fine speeds in my area prior to rooting.

I downloaded the "Network signal speeds booster" and "Fresh netowork booster", both from the play store and I am having almost back to normal speeds now, there was a dramatic increase in speed after I used both of those.

But I have also looked at the 3G Turbo Charger thread that prboy linked and I will definitely be trying that as well

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CNexus · May 17, 2012

Screenshot to show my speeds now after using those

apps

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VICODAN · May 22, 2012

Try turning off data roaming.

CNexus · May 22, 2012

What does that do exactly?

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CNexus · Oct 3, 2012

I Just noticed this (several months later), but prboy, for your top screenshot you're connected to 4G, and in the bottom you're using 3G? I think in yours specifically it was only the connection you were using and not actually the time of day...

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prboy1969 · Oct 3, 2012

CNexus said:
I Just noticed this (several months later), but prboy, for your top screenshot you're connected to 4G, and in the bottom you're using 3G? I think in yours specifically it was only the connection you were using and not actually the time of day...

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Well I've actually redone the Tests recently. Certain times of the day in my area must have some Heavy Network Traffic. Because the Network does slow down at the same times daily. But only during the week

. Strangely enough I just noticed that I posted the wrong Screenshot

. Although I do have to admit I'm not exactly a Scientist

.

CNexus · Oct 5, 2012

Haha yeah, but thats good to know, and yes, kinda weird that you would get faster speed on weekends

you would think that it would be the other way around.
But anyway, thanks for sharing your results, I've done some tests recently too and they seem to be following a similar pattern...so even though you may not be a scientist, there is some truth to what you said

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bilgerryan · Oct 6, 2012

Yeah it's really bad from like 5 to 8 PM... You wanna see good 3G speeds, get on there at 3 or 4 AM, crazy good speeds cuz nobody's using the network... Except people like me who set stuff to download before they go to bed LOL

crhm · Oct 11, 2012

My 3g is really bad and it does not matter what time of day. 4g does not exist here, I am going to try 3g supercharger this weekend and see if I can make some progress.

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prboy1969 · Oct 11, 2012

I've had good results with the 3G TurboCharger. It just took a few tries before I found the correct setting. Downloading the App Speedtest.net will help you dial it in.

crhm · Oct 13, 2012

Tried 3g supercharger without any sucess. Perhaps someday the signal will get better.

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prboy1969 · Oct 13, 2012

That sucks

. You could try a different PRL. You just have to be very careful when using different PRL's.

TEAM MiK
MikROMs Since 3/13/11

crhm · Oct 14, 2012

I tried to change my prl with qpst, whould not load for me so I guess I am stuck with bad net for a while longer.

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prboy1969 · Oct 14, 2012

crhm said:
I tried to change my prl with qpst, whould not load for me so I guess I am stuck with bad net for a while longer.

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You can change the PRL without QSPT if your on a Sense Rom. Check out THIS Guide. Just be warned using certain PRL's can get you into issues with Sprint because of constant Roaming. Also you may want to do a search for the latest PRL's, as the ones linked in the post seem to be bit old.

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