3G Speeds Lacking

[pjd2011]

Hey guys, just got my phone yesterday. This thing is blazing fast compared to my OC'd DINC in terms of processing power. However, my 3G speeds suck! My DINC would consistently be 1.5 mbps down and 500kbps up at my house. With the Nexus my very best has been 600kbps up. I have my friend's Droid Pro right next to my Nexus getting a full mbps faster than me.

This is a big deal for me as I only get 3G half the time I use my phone.

I am on the stock OS and kernel with unlocked bootloader and root. I also have CDMA only enabled.

NOTE THESE SPEEDS ARE IN KBPS

Edited to explain these speeds are not good

 

[[hfm]]

So you get 100kbit better speeds upstream and that's bad? Sounds like you are just limited by whatever signal you get in your area as the 1.5 down is still not max for a dinc.

Edit: Sorry I couldn't see your screenshot in tapatalk had to paste the image shack URL into a browser, i was going from what you said. Those are some crap speeds. Try getting a new SIM from your carrier.

Sent from my GSM Galaxy Nexus on TMoUS using Tapatalk

 

[KWKSLVR]

It can be really hard to know if it's better or worse. There are so many variables that come into play like the congestion on the tower/network and congestion on the server your conducting the speed test on.

 

[joshnichols189]

You don't need a new SIM if your EVDO speeds suck, you just.. are kind of SoL. I'm surprised you see 1.5 mpbs on your Incredible though, my EVDO speeds in Chicago were awful.

 

[hurston2510]

This is about the Max speed I can get where I live, Orange UK



Would you say that's a decent speed ??


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[NeoMagus]

3m down is really good at least where I live, on the old 05/02 radio best I saw was 1.9 down now with the 06/04 radios I'm averaging about 2-2.5m down 1m up

**added an ss from just now

 

[martonikaj]

This is about the Max speed I can get where I live, Orange UK

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Would you say that's a decent speed ??

OP is talking about CDMA on Verizon. Which is never going to do any better than 1.5mbps or so.

Those speeds you're getting aren't great. But I'd just ask other users on the network where you live.

 

[pjd2011]

Edit: Sorry I couldn't see your screenshot in tapatalk had to paste the image shack URL into a browser, i was going from what you said. Those are some crap speeds. Try getting a new SIM from your carrier.

Sorry about that, I reposted the picture. Again, this is from a CDMA Nexus. My friend who has his nexus is consistently over 1mbps. However, his dad who has a Nexus is in the same boat as me.

Really baffled by this one.

 

[@rbiter]

I thonk 3.2 mbps is the best you can do on verizon iirc.

Crazy world, ay?

 

[LaGgY_42o]

I have the same problem, I made a thread about this on droid forums here:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/ga...ns/189683-signal-sucks-verizon-you-wrong.html

Compared to my old Droid X and a family members Droid RAZR my Galaxy Nexus doesn't even get HALF the speed and VERY crappy signal with constant dropped calls and trouble with data. Switching from Wi-fi to 3g takes from a couple of minutes to having to reboot the phone completely just for 3g to activate! This problem NEEDS to be fixed, verizon's solution to just increase the bars visually is a slap in the face to us experiencing this problem!

 

[kangxi]

I have the same problem, I made a thread about this on droid forums here:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/ga...ns/189683-signal-sucks-verizon-you-wrong.html

Compared to my old Droid X and a family members Droid RAZR my Galaxy Nexus doesn't even get HALF the speed and VERY crappy signal with constant dropped calls and trouble with data. Switching from Wi-fi to 3g takes from a couple of minutes to having to reboot the phone completely just for 3g to activate! This problem NEEDS to be fixed, verizon's solution to just increase the bars visually is a slap in the face to us experiencing this problem!

Exchange it. It's defective. No problems here.

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