[Q] T-Mobile 4G (not LTE) speeds issue

Hey guys. I love T-Mobile. But lately I have gotten horrible data speeds on 4G (not LTE). The average for the past three days has been 50 - 70 KB/s

Thats horrible. I remember I used to get 270 KB/s.

I am running my own ROM with the NB4 baseband installed.

My brother has the S3 and his speeds are pretty much the same as mine.

Are there any ROM tweaks to boost my speed or is T-Mobile throttling me? Or does their speeds literally just suck?

When I am in LTE I get AMAZING speeds no issues nothing. Just RAW FAST sweet speeds.

Its just 4G that sucks. And sadly thats all i get at my house (where i use most of my data)

If i were to call T-Mobile, what do you think could be done about it?

What are your 4G (not LTE) data speeds like??

I'm not sure if its my area or their network.
Kinda getting irritated by it. I feel like im back on Sprint.

Android_Monsters said:

If you call ask for a free cellular repeater.

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Already have the cel fi rs1. Thought that was the problem but even outside it's still the same.

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brian117 said:

It's possible you're being throttled. What plan do you have with T-Mobile? If you're like me on the $30 text and data plan, they throttle your 4G speeds after 5GB. If you're not past the 5GB limit, then it could just be the tower you're connecting to. Contact T-Mobile and give them your address so they can search for any possible errors. They have a Live Chat option you can use to get a faster response. Let them know of the problem so they can investigate it further.

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I have the truly unlimited data plan so thats why i was a little weary about me being throttled. They better not be or i'll flip. Its weird, when i do a speed test, the speed jumps up to the normal 170 - 270 KB/s then goes way down to 50. And my LTE speed is 1 MB/s which is good but i remember getting about 2.3 - 3 MB/s.

I guess i'll just give em a call. May Odin back to MDL stock and check just to make sure its not a ROM issue.

I am still wondering what you guys are getting on 4G speeds. I really do feel like im back on Sprint.