Note 7 first to include 4x4 mimo - T-Mobile Note 7 Guides, News, & Discussion

This is a very pleasant surprise if true!
"20MHz markets would go from 150 Mbps to 300 Mbps. If the Note 7 also has 256 QAM, then add another 33% for about 400 Mbps peak speeds."
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http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-7-4x4-mimo-709040/
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Towers won't provide that in the US but I'll take the extra signal reliability any day
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Is the MIMO for cellular only or for Wifi too? The Note 7 is Wifi AC so I am expected really good wifi speeds.

arcanexvi said:
Towers won't provide that in the US but I'll take the extra signal reliability any day
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Supposedly Tmobile is going to start using it sometime this year.
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busab said:
Supposedly Tmobile is going to start using it sometime this year.
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I know they're going to use it. I'm saying that we won't be pulling anywhere near 3-400
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I hope at the very least signal will get better

Will this mean a stronger data signal in buildings or further distance from towers?

I did ELI5 in another post, but I'll drop it in here as well.
Original post is actually here: https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/4wtsdy/galaxy_note_7_the_first_4x4_mimo_capable/
- Up until now, all LTE smartphones had 2 Receive antennas in order to match the amount of Transmit antennas at the cell site, which sends up to two independent "spatial streams" in each transmission. In other words, when your signal is good, your phone is able to receive and demodulate both of those streams which provides faster download speeds.
- Over the past several years, T-Mobile begun equipping their LTE cell sites with 4 Transmit (and receive) antennas, which added additional diversity. Think of it as an additional set of "ears" at the cell site, able to "hear" your phone better since our phones transmit power is many times lower than Tx power at the cell site.
- Even though T-Mobile still sends out two spatial streams from the cell site, additional diversity allows operators to transmit data more efficiently, and essentially prepared operators like T-Mobile for the next step, 4x4 MIMO. This also helps with things like VoLTE, as the added antenna diversity improves overall signal resilience.
- In the meantime, there's been an ongoing struggle for OEMs to figure out how to implement 4 LTE Receive antennas in such a small smartphone form factor, and achieve acceptable antenna separation and isolation, and mitigate the interference. At the same time, in order to achieve the highest efficiency gain, signals that are coming into such a small device have to be uncorrelated, leveraging fading and multipath. I won't dive into that today.
- So adding 4 Receive antennas in the smartphone, just like T-Mobile has done at the cell sites, Samsung is effectively adding a set of "ears" and creating that same diversity on the user's end, which benefits not only users, but also operators as they're now delivering data more efficiently, especially to devices that happened to be in poor signal conditions.
- The best part happens when both the operator has 4 Transmit and the smartphone has the matching 4 Receive antennas. When that happens an operator can roll out 4x4 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) LTE feature, which effectively doubles download speeds, assuming good signal conditions, on top of improved resiliency when in sub-optimal signal conditions.
- So in T-Mobile's or Verizon's case, they typically have 20MHz Band 4 spectrum deployed for their LTE. In the existing 2x2 MIMO use case that yields up to 150Mbps peak downlink data rates, in good signal conditions.
But once they activate 4x4 MIMO, speeds double up to 300Mbps out of the same 20MHz Band spectrum, without operators deploying additional spectrum resources.
- Even in less the optimal signal conditions, in places where you'd see 5Mbps speeds, we should be able to see improved speeds because our phones now have more antennas and are able to maintain that connectivity with the cell site.
It's easy to see that we end up winning on multiple levels now that 4Rx antenna implementation in a smartphone became a reality. I plan on reviewing LTE Performance in Note 7 and other smartphones on my site http://cellularinsights.com so keep an eye on it if interested in this kind of stuff.

Does the Connecticut market have 4x4 Antennas deployed? I think we're a Ericsson market.
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mardukeme said:
Does the Connecticut market have 4x4 Antennas deployed? I think we're a Ericsson market.
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Ericsson is T-Mobile infrastructure vendor in the Northeast region, but 4x4 MIMO equipment will most likely go to sites that carry the most traffic, at least initially.
Regardless, with 4 Receive antennas on Note 7, you still get to benefit from added receive antenna diversity, meaning more stable signal, and improved data rates, especially in less than optimal signal conditions.

Will tmobile be able to use that currently?

Ifixit did a tear down video can anyone tell if it has 4 if it has the necessary antennas for 4x4 mimo.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+Note7+Teardown/66389
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mardukeme said:
Ifixit did a tear down video can anyone tell if it has 4 if it has the necessary antennas for 4x4 mimo.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+Note7+Teardown/66389
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They didn't tear it down far enough to see the antenna connections; there was still quite a bit of circuitry on the other side of the metal internal frame, so getting to it would require destroying the screen.

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This is the best I have ever gotten on T-Mobile. Not sure if this helps confirm but I'm a happy camper.
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This is the best I have ever gotten on T-Mobile. Not sure if this helps confirm but I'm a happy camper.
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lucky you. I'd be lucky if I get even 5MB download
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In-home 3G Booster test device!!

The receiver
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The booster
Dear T-Mobile Customer
We have reviewed your recent coverage concern, and you may qualify to be part of a free in-home device trial! The device is designed to boost 3G signal inside your home. We look forward to speaking with you regarding your eligibility...
..contact info, etc..etc...
So I qualified.. The requirements included one bar 3g signal. 3g device, data plan blah... Moderate service, a land line for 911 calls, and single family home.. No apts or highrises I guess..
So I'm in this test group of 1000 lucky tmo customers that get one of these little in home 3g boosters,
Awesome
I'll keep yous guys informed..
Junkdruggler
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Does that means they want to turn your home into a mini cell tower?
I assume other people around you can also receive signal from the device.
You are lucky... make sure you let us know how it goes!
How did you get into this "limited program"
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So yes my house would be a small cell tower... It is a 2 piece design... One half goes where you get the best signal..the other your worst..
I filed a service request with a person on the team from New Mexico that is piloting this "new device"... They enrolled me about 2 weeks ago..
When my package arrives I'm going to post a video and a review.. I'm so stoked, I'm hoping this thing works like she said it would...
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So I got the CEL-FI booster today.. It is the beesknees.. It works better than I could have imagined... Its kinda big but looks prett nice.. I have an unboxing vid but it is hd so I need wifi to upload it to youtube.. Ill post some pics in the op..
Got one in our store a few days ago. It sucks in the store because it can only handle 4 devices at a time... And we have 10+ demo phones... So the slots are always taken. The hand off from booster to network is pretty awful also
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Nice.. You should send it to me
lol jk
connnn said:
Got one in our store a few days ago. It sucks in the store because it can only handle 4 devices at a time... And we have 10+ demo phones... So the slots are always taken. The hand off from booster to network is pretty awful also
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Well coming off a 3g network will kill any connection on tmo... Haven't tested on more than 3 devices but it works well in my house..
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Is there a model number or something? Or whats is device actually called. The signal is terrible in my new area too. Phone only works in certain spots upstairs, and even drops calls outdoors. Definitely going to request one of these...
Did they give you any idea as to the pricing? I've been told by tmo reps that something like this would be released this year at a reasonable cost.
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Is there a model number or something? Or whats is device actually called. The signal is terrible in my new area too. Phone only works in certain spots upstairs, and even drops calls outdoors. Definitely going to request one of these...
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It is a Nextivity CEL-FI RS1-4 INDOOR COVERAGE KIT.. Atleast that is what's on the box..
I'm not sure about what pricing will be.. I know that some boosters like this go for about $200+ on the internet..
Here is a brochure..
http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...=4cPGTJjNN8aItgePkcnAAg&gl=us&hl=en&q=http://www.celfihelp.com/Cel-Fi%20Resident...kQFjAD&usg=AFQjCNGIFUHHD89gwV3KHuZnwJpnryqwWQ
And here is the official product page
http://www.nextivityinc.com/product-overview.php
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Subscribed....
junkdruggler said:
It is a Nextivity CEL-FI RS1-4 INDOOR COVERAGE KIT
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Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.
techboydino said:
Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.
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It would be compared to a femtocell... I'm not sure how well they work or the signal strength.. This cel-fi receiver works really well.. The signal drops when I go outside.. So it doesn't put out a whole lot of extra signal.. But it is very reliable/consistent..
This uses an existing 3g signal.. It keeps a very constant connection too.. The base fluctuates between 1 and 2 bars and the output box has a 9 for signal output. It dropped down to 4 and 5 last night but I was still getting full service 3g..
I've been able to upload and download files like never before.. This has seriously changed my perspective of tmo... I'm not even in a "true" 3g area.. I get flow over from 2 bigger cities 45 mins north and south of me..
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techboydino said:
Is this like the ATT Femtocell/Microcell? Does it use your home broadband to increase signal.
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although I think you said that this simply repeats an existing 3g signal, can you confirm that this does NOT use your home broadband connection?
Is the repeater in any way connected to your home network?
The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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Awesome - that makes this about 100x better than the ATT and VZW microcells.
junkdruggler said:
The repeater is not connected to anything, or plug into anything beside a power cord.. Just uses the existing 3g network
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It's nothing like a Femtocell, a repeater is a totally different animal.
Anyway what zip do you live in? No 3G is reflected on the coverage map?
Zip code 31525
I am in a "moderate" service area. 2 bars of edge is what they say I should have.. I'm more concerned with the reliability tho... I haven't seen edge inside my house at all..
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Wireless Frequencies - pros and cons

Hey everyone
I've been looking into wireless frequencies recently for a little project of mine and I have a couple of questions which I haven't been able to find the answers to in simple form.
Basically I am looking for the pros and cons of different mobile phone frequencies (ie 850mhz, 2100mhz etc). About the only thing I have managed to pick up is that the lower the frequency the better it can penetrate solid objects and also travel further.
I'm sure there must be more to it than this or otherwise we would all be using low frequencies for networks. Any help or further info would be appreciated and also if you could help explain why that is the case so I can understand it better.
Thanks!
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as for everyone not using lower frequencies, maybe it has to do with Spectrum availability... for instance in US everyone's eyeing the recently freed white spaces in the 700MHz range, but the highest bidder gets them.
generally longer wavelengths are used in rural areas, and shorter in urban areas because they have more towers in place anyway can afford shorter frequencies.
But AT&T seems to actively convert to 850MHz anywhere possible.
for GSM, Mostly only 2G networks are now on higher frequencies, and for 3G with higher spectral power requirements, they try to use 850 to try to save power somewhere...
ap1618 said:
as for everyone not using lower frequencies, maybe it has to do with Spectrum availability... for instance in US everyone's eyeing the recently freed white spaces in the 700MHz range, but the highest bidder gets them.
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I think it is a similar situation here in Australia. Telstra announced an LTE network for us but running on 1800mhz (old 2g spectrum for them) however by 2013 all analogue TV will be switched off so everyone is eyeing the 700mhz spectrum. I read somewhere however that if Telstra decided to use it the cost would be about an extra half a billion or so (presumably for licensing) .
I came across another bit of info (for wifi in this case but fit could be the same?) that higher frequencies can have a higher bandwidth (case in point here was 5ghz wifi). Could this also be true here and why some higher frequencies are used in cities and for LTE deployment in the UK (2600mhz I think).
Thanks anyway!
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Bump! Anyone else have extra info to add?
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Higher frequencies have the potential for higher bandwidth.
And Higher frequencies attenuate quicker, so in a RF dense area high frequencies are nice, as they fade away and you can hear closer broadcasters better.
Also one of them is higher energy to make, but I forget how that goes. So there is a power component to it as well.
Cheers LargePrime! That's something I didn't know so thanks for sharing. Would you happen to know why it has the potential for higher bandwidth?
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This is rather High level, and a metaphor, so inaccurate.
Imagine Frequency as a metronome. A click is one cycle. Now lets pretend it's Jazz or something and we can screw with the timing on the metronome. When we do, that counts as a small piece of data. i.e. Short timing is a "0" and Long a "1".
With more cycles one has more potential to flow data.
Also Higher MHz has less wait time until a clock tick is going to happen, so less latency.
And Cheers to you!
Thanks for the explanation! I think I get how it would work. Yay for metaphors
Thanks again! I think I have all I need now!
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side question for you... hows GPS on Nexus S?
Its been perfect! Never had a single issue with it in the month I've had it. Accuracy is <5m outside and about 10m inside. The lock seems quick too however I don't have another GPS device to compare it with.
No problems at all though, despite the Galaxy S GPS issues
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oh wow! I dream of that day!
can u do me a favor? can u please post a pic of the GPS antenna?
ap1618 said:
oh wow! I dream of that day!
can u do me a favor? can u please post a pic of the GPS antenna?
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Sorry what do you mean by the GPS antenna? Like the physical antenna? I actually don't know where it would be...
yes, for by now I worry worry for a physical antenna placement issue...
on the back of your phone, there should be a tiny gold connector... what you can do is to post a pic of the back with the battery cover off.
thanks in advance.
ap1618 said:
yes, for by now I worry worry for a physical antenna placement issue...
on the back of your phone, there should be a tiny gold connector... what you can do is to post a pic of the back with the battery cover off.
thanks in advance.
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Can do, give me a few minutes I think I know what you are talking about, I always seemed to think it was for a mobile antenna extension or something
EDIT: Ok here it is sorry for the blurryness, I didn't realise it until it was uploaded but you can still see the connector.
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hmm this is super interesting... the two connectors, i believe they are are the GPS antenna. on captivate we only have one of them! While they look similar to what we have, you have two!
i wonder whether this last minute addition was sum and boost the signal with two antennas... damn
ap1618 said:
hmm this is super interesting... the two connectors, i believe they are are the GPS antenna. on captivate we only have one of them! While they look similar to what we have, you have two!
i wonder whether this last minute addition was sum and boost the signal with two antennas... damn
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The two connectors within about 1cm of each other are actually the connectors for the NFC antenna on the backplate. Sorry to disappoint I think the GPS one is the single connector on the right hand side near the middle.
oh forgot about NFC. I have the exact same connector, except its only one. so one must be GPS and one for NFC...
ap1618 said:
oh forgot about NFC. I have the exact same connector, except its only one. so one must be GPS and one for NFC...
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If they both appear to be the same, maybe it's just because of software differences or even location. Considering I'm in Australia and it looks like you're in America.
An Update.
Higher Freq take less power.
Okay thanks for that update. I presume it would require less power because it attenuates quicker and therefore doesn't travel as far?
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HSPA+ Improvement

I know that the Atrix will not be compatible with AT&T LTE. When comparing Verizon's LTE with ATT's HSPA+, Verizon blows it out of the water. While I know that HSPA+ will never be as fast as LTE, does anyone know if there are plans to improve the speed of HSPA+ on ATT? I think it's able to perform speeds of 14 mpbs but the reports I have seen actually put it at 2-4 mbps.
Thanks,
Matt
Bracemg said:
I know that the Atrix will not be compatible with AT&T LTE. When comparing Verizon's LTE with ATT's HSPA+, Verizon blows it out of the water. While I know that HSPA+ will never be as fast as LTE, does anyone know if there are plans to improve the speed of HSPA+ on ATT? I think it's able to perform speeds of 14 mpbs but the reports I have seen actually put it at 2-4 mbps.
Thanks,
Matt
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They could very easily increase our speed, but the real question is "will they?".
It might be they are going to keep HSPA+ where it is because the network won't handle the volume of traffic, or might be because they want people to jump on LTE when they start that, (enthusiasts buying new LTE phones so they can utilize the faster speeds). in reality, we don't know, but can hope!
AT&T is slowly improving backhaul from what I hear. This should increase it pretty significantly, as T-Mobile is making similar improvements and seeing speeds in the 5+ mbps range. The most I've seen is 4.7 Mbps on my Atrix (up from 1.5 on my old Aria), so I know that the phone is capable of pretty significant speeds. The HSPA+ 14.4 radio on the Atrix is likely to top out at around 7-10 mbps once all the network improvements have been finished.
Most of the towers are fast enough already but they get bogged down easily by many more people using it than it can handle, when they increase bandwidth you'll see improvements
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AT&T is slowly improving backhaul from what I hear. This should increase it pretty significantly, as T-Mobile is making similar improvements and seeing speeds in the 5+ mbps range. The most I've seen is 4.7 Mbps on my Atrix (up from 1.5 on my old Aria), so I know that the phone is capable of pretty significant speeds. The HSPA+ 14.4 radio on the Atrix is likely to top out at around 7-10 mbps once all the network improvements have been finished.
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I almost broke 7 Mbps down this morning. Upload is a steady and consistent 1.2 Mbps.
I get 3.5 down and 1 up... I have no 4g here, at least that's what it says in about phone.
SIGH.
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Appologies for my ignorance, but what app are you using to measure speed?
Mgamerz said:
I get 3.5 down and 1 up... I have no 4g here, at least that's what it says in about phone.
SIGH.
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Bracemg said:
Appologies for my ignorance, but what app are you using to measure speed?
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Speedtest, pretty much the standard we all use:
Speedtest Mobile
If you use it, make sure to check settings and select the server closest to you. Speedtest can have a habit of picking a very distant server for you. Also, it sometimes pays to try different servers, as speed results will vary depending on the server and who runs it.
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Speedtest, pretty much the standard we all use:
Speedtest Mobile
If you use it, make sure to check settings and select the server closest to you. Speedtest can have a habit of picking a very distant server for you. Also, it sometimes pays to try different servers, as speed results will vary depending on the server and who runs it.
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Just as a recommendation, if you get consistently varied results on the Speedtest app you can try different servers but also try http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/. It seems to give me far more consistent results, but I'm not sure about anyone else. The desktop page should load fine with that strong Flash support!
Yup, Speakeasy is another good one!
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tethering (hack) to my macbook air over wifi.

Why do review sites keep posting low download speeds with HSPA+?

I don't get it I keep seeing them post speeds of 200-300KBps with HSPA+........ running speedtest on my GS2 I'm getting around 1.5MBps and yes I mean Byte and not bit. HSPA+ in theory can go to 21mbps so there is still room to grow to at least 2MBps with HSPA+. Then with DCHSPA+ with the Nexus 4 on paper you can reach speeds of 4-5MBps and my friend who lives in another country has a DCHSPA+ modem and he is speedtested it for me and got 3.8MBps.
I see all these LTE 4G speeds and they're getting from 21mbps - 32mbps in most cases which is like 2.5MBps -4MBps in speed.
I mean I'm getting not far off that right now with Three in the UK on my GS2 and I haven't even tried a DCHSPA device yet, I'm not sure if three support it.
I don't get where these sites are getting 200-300KBps speeds from?
On T-Mobile with the galaxy s2 I got speeds around 15Mbps down and about 3-4Mbps upload on their HSPA+42. Nexus 4 should get the same. Although T-Mobile has very limited HSPA+ where I am living now so I won't be able to test in that same area for a while.. Those reviews are garbage, just saying
ctowne said:
On T-Mobile with the galaxy s2 I got speeds around 15Mbps down and about 3-4Mbps upload on their HSPA+42. Nexus 4 should get the same. Although T-Mobile has very limited HSPA+ where I am living now so I won't be able to test in that same area for a while.. Those reviews are garbage, just saying
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Yeh so you're getting like 1.8MBps which tbh is more than enough for a mobile but also close to these poor LTE speeds which are really just DCHSPA+ speeds.
Venekor said:
Yeh so you're getting like 1.8MBps which tbh is more than enough for a mobile but also close to these poor LTE speeds which are really just DCHSPA+ speeds.
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It's more than enough for what I need data for, which is basically streaming music, the occasional youtube video, and webpages/checking email.
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It's more than enough for what I need data for, which is basically streaming music, the occasional youtube video, and webpages/checking email.
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It's also not much slower than LTE right now......
I don't see how all these sites seem to be getting such low speeds.
Its just depends on your luck on how close the celltower is to you. At my work its over 20Mbps with an SII, at home its more around 5Mbps.
I have seen lots of t-mobile and AT&T cell sites. Really depends on if they have upgraded to a true fiber, like using the local Comcast or other high speed provider. Or if they are still using the multiple t1 lines to power it.
A lot of sites with multiple cell providers, usually AT&T will have copper into site, while the others have a fiber connection. Just depends. =/ Even if you see fiber into the cell site, it can just mean they are using it for distance run, coming from t1 station down the road.
Some of these sites have some really old stuff in them. Kinda hit or miss on the ones that have a really good internet connection to them.
My input. Just from seeing the cell sites.
And if you are right under a cell site, you never connect to that one...to much signal. It connects you to one further away
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Venekor said:
It's also not much slower than LTE right now......
I don't see how all these sites seem to be getting such low speeds.
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They must be using AT&T because their HSPA+ network can be pretty slow sometimes, compared to T-Mobile that is. In my area AT&T gets about 2-4Mbps down and maybe 1Mbps up.
I had my father's galaxy s2 (42mbps) and my galaxy nexus (21mbps) right next to each other dieting a speed test.
Galaxy s2 always got double the speed. He was getting 14mbps and I couldn't break 7mbps
I know radios and software and everything else come into play, but the potential for more is there
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Unless you're on att or coming from another carrier to tmo and not sure what you'll get why would you be worried about this. If you're already on tmo you should get the same or better speeds, correct?
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And I'm pretty sure there will be different radios we can install. I'll probably install the radio I have on my sgs2.
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I was wondering how the speeds actually were since I'll be coming from Verizon.
With tmo in south fla you will get around 8-23 down and 1-5 upload.
What about speeds for AT&T in southern california?
Here is a wild guess; (most) reviewers are in an area which was affected by Sandy.
That's just B.S. I live close to DC area and I got upto 21 MBPS on my HTC ONE S. LTE doesn't necessarily mean its faster than HSPA+ .T-Mo's HSPA+ is awesome but probably ignorant people can't tell the difference.
You can check data speeds for your carrier at rootmetrics. In my area, T-Mobile gets at best 1 mb download. Verizon has LTE here which gets 20 - 30 mbps. Stupid fast. That being said, I'm probably going with AT&T via Straight Talk.
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And I'm pretty sure there will be different radios we can install. I'll probably install the radio I have on my sgs2.
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This is a very bad idea.
1) The flash will most likely fail.
2) If it did somehow flash your baseband will be screwed.
These are theoretical speeds, anyway. I have never had more than 7 or 8 Mbps down on my phone. And it just depends on cellphone traffic through that particular tower, I think. I have done speed tests countless times when I barely crack 1 Mbps on "HSPA+".
This is what I am getting with t-mobile, and i am happy lol
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Seen this thread on other phone forums but haven't seen it on this forum just yet, so it'd be nice to see what speeds you guys are getting on LTE/WiFi. I know that there are a lot of complaints in regards to weak cellular data or weak wifi. Some of us don't have those problems, and some of us do but thats not the point of this thread.
Anywho, lets show off of our speed test results using Speed Test https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zwanoo.android.speedtest
Please only provide results on your OnePlus One and not for other phones.
Also include your location and carrier.
I'll get started,
T-Mobile USA. Brooklyn, NY
Also attached is my WiFi speed on my home internet connection (110 down, 40 up is what is advertised on a Wireless-N router)
I usually do get higher speeds but not in that area. My peak speeds were 50 down on LTE.
LTE: http://i.imgur.com/o5fCH4t.png
WiFi: http://i.imgur.com/1dqSI3b.png
Here's my speed test result. On the Telstra network in Ringwood, Melbourne, Australia, and using LTE.
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Here's my speed test result. On the Telstra network in Ringwood, Melbourne, Australia, and using LTE.
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Surprised no one is posting here although the Antutu thread is pretty popular and in the past. Threads like this seem to reach a lot of posts, 222 views and only 2 posts
Wow nice, Australian LTE looks nice. The highest I've ever gotten with T-Mobile LTE was 52.17/17.56 on my N5 in this one particular area of Brooklyn.
My 4G on the oneplus has 2 bars then drops to none. Best speed I can get 6Mbps
No speed test here, but my One is much faster than my Galaxy S3 over Wifi. It also never drops wifi connection while my S3 would drop connection when I walked around the house or at work.
Can't post screenshots for some reason but I get 48 Mbps. T-Mobile Michigan
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No speed test here, but my One is much faster than my Galaxy S3 over Wifi. It also never drops wifi connection while my S3 would drop connection when I walked around the house or at work.
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Provide one a speedtest is quite easy to do. Download the app and run it. I just feel that theres a lot of criticism on the Wifi/Radio/Cell Service that some of us don't have that problem so its nice to have some positivity towards this subject.
You guys can go to the Speedtest App -> Results -> Share button and then get the link and paste that here too.
Not bad, I'll have to try a better service area tomorrow. This in on Att in Lithonia GA.
TWC internet.
And straight talk (att) 50% signal strength
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Surprised no one is posting here although the Antutu thread is pretty popular and in the past. Threads like this seem to reach a lot of posts, 222 views and only 2 posts
Wow nice, Australian LTE looks nice. The highest I've ever gotten with T-Mobile LTE was 52.17/17.56 on my N5 in this one particular area of Brooklyn.
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We get much higher speeds than that, I had pretty bad signal strength at the time. My mate recently got 80mb down.
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On Wi-Fi (advertised as 35/35): http://i.imgur.com/1CBL40l.jpg
On T-Mobile edge (Dover, DE): http://i.imgur.com/04weShL.jpg
Both speeds are about the same as I got on my Nexus 5.
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We get much higher speeds than that, I had pretty bad signal strength at the time. My mate recently got 80mb down.
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Can't even start to imagine what LTE-A in real-day use and not theoretical speeds is capable of getting. http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/20/sk-telecom-lte-a-300-mbps/ insane.
From my wife's OPO. We are in the 20mhz Seattle market on T-Mobile. Beats my GN2 by 15mbps.
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From my wife's OPO. We are in the 20mhz Seattle market on T-Mobile. Beats my GN2 by 15mbps.
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Whoa... can't wait to get Wideband LTE over here in NYC.
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From my wife's OPO. We are in the 20mhz Seattle market on T-Mobile. Beats my GN2 by 15mbps.
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Maybe I'm slow but I thought the Opo didn't support the LTE Band 20? Or is that some other band that everyone is talking about that T-Mobile is unveiling?
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Maybe I'm slow but I thought the Opo didn't support the LTE Band 20? Or is that some other band that everyone is talking about that T-Mobile is unveiling?
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The speed test I pictured was on LTE band 4. There was 20mHz of bandwidth for that specific location. I can see the data connection info on my Note 2 from service mode. Quite useful for a guy interested in data connection performance.
Telstra LTE, Australia
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Telstra LTE, Australia
Can get up to 80Mbps at work.
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Orange Moldova LTE.
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Seattle.
I am getting horrible speeds all the time and I'm on att network. Is there some special settings I need to input? Am I missing something? I mean, I love the offline but I'm actually really frustrated over the specs on getting. I cant even watch YouTube videos without it stopping all the time. It does an lte signal to. Any thoughts?

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