WOW..this is Pathetic Sprint

brazil5376 · Oct 14, 2011, 08:19 PM

rpungello · Oct 14, 2011, 08:21 PM

I get similar speeds on Verizon, but a ping that has dropped as low as 66ms (making the web feel snappier than it would otherwise).

Kendo · Oct 14, 2011, 08:21 PM

I don't fare much better with AT&T. A little over 1 Mbps. It's a New York thing. We are too congested here.

andyx3x · Oct 14, 2011, 08:22 PM

The crush of all the new iPhones on the Sprint network. I really wonder if the network will be able to handle all the new iPhone customers.

pezasied182 · Oct 14, 2011, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by brazil5376

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I got 1044 kbps, then 389, now like 120. However, the last one was at my home, which is a semi-dead zone for all cell phones.

mantan · Oct 14, 2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kendo

I don't fare much better with AT&T. A little over 1 Mbps. It's a New York thing. We are too congested here.

All depends on location, I get between 2-4Mbps consistently...sometimes more. But a lot of that is living in DFW where AT&T wireless has a huge corporate operation and great cell tower coverage....

brazil5376 · Oct 14, 2011, 08:29 PM

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A334 Safari/7534.48.3)

I must say though that despite the slow speed test speeds......my pages do load rather quickly and it's quite snappy. Definitely faster than my Evo

DeftwillP · Oct 14, 2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by brazil5376

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Yeah, but you get unlimited pathetic. For $5 cheaper per month.

BoxerGT2.5 · Oct 14, 2011, 08:41 PM

That an average attempt.

brazil5376 · Oct 14, 2011, 08:48 PM

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brazil5376 · Oct 14, 2011, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DeftwillP

Yeah, but you get unlimited pathetic. For $5 cheaper per month.

I'm pretty sure I save more than $5 a month. Especially getting 25% off my bill

chuffman15 · Oct 14, 2011, 10:21 PM

i tested out to 1.10mbps down, 0.74mbps up, 215ms ping on 3 g from reston, va

wifi tested to 3.83mbps down, 0.78 up, and 207ms ping

mrsir2009 · Oct 14, 2011, 10:23 PM

Its overloaded from all the new iPhone 4Ses. Have some patience and wait a few days before you use 3G internet again. You can survive for a while on Wifi can't you?

EmbraceTheOne · Oct 14, 2011, 10:25 PM

First attempt on Verizon…

nmork · Oct 14, 2011, 10:34 PM

Should have used the nation's fastest mobile broadband...

iYitsy · Oct 14, 2011, 10:35 PM

Wait, sprint is suppose to be a good network?

pezasied182 · Oct 14, 2011, 10:47 PM

Gizmodo, for what it's worth, said that in their testing the Sprint iPhone was the best. It really does all depend on location. And when a lot of these tests were done it was during peak hours. Now that its later I'm going to see what I get.

http://gizmodo.com/5849953/iphone-4s...s-wow-its-slow

rman726 · Oct 14, 2011, 10:51 PM

I'm getting as high as 5.84Mbps down, 1.19Mbps up, 125ms ping on AT&T. Love the HSPA+ upgrade so far.

I get fine service in CT though... Never any dropped calls or anything. I know there are definitely areas of the country which don't have good AT&T service.

terraphantm · Oct 14, 2011, 11:04 PM

Probably the only good thing about AT&T

jeffsaha · 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mrsir2009

Its overloaded from all the new iPhone 4Ses. Have some patience and wait a few days before you use 3G internet again. You can survive for a while on Wifi can't you?

I don't think it's overloaded because I did multiple speed tests on 3g with my old EVO on Sprint *before* iPhone day and got around 40-60kbps on avg. So similar to the OPs post. I would peak at maybe 1+mbps during odd hours like 5am or so. Which is one of the reasons I jumped to AT&T (the main one being I wasn't up for renewal and my ETF was only $70 haha)

edit: Oh forgot to mention that I'm in LA...where all the towers are saturated as is

JoeHemi · Oct 14, 2011, 11:11 PM

yea crappy speeds for sure, but good enough for 24/7 pandora

Wicked1 · Oct 14, 2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by terraphantm

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Probably the only good thing about AT&T

I got basically the same as you in Central NJ on AT&T

Ping 249, Down 5.41, 1.71 up

Much better than with my iPhone 4 so I am very Happy

F123D · Oct 14, 2011, 11:32 PM

I'm still using an iPhone 4.

Fuchal · Oct 14, 2011, 11:54 PM

I think the networks are just congest from one million people receiving an iPhone on the same day... I was getting slower speeds on Sprint earlier but now i'm getting 1-2mbps down.

Tarzanman · Oct 14, 2011, 11:58 PM

Your problem is that you're in New York. That is the way cell phones work.... even if the tower has bandwith, the more people there are with cell phones then the harder the phones and the towers have to work to maintain communication.

Its like being in a crowded room where everyone is talking. You might be able to listen to what your friend was saying if there wasn't so much extra noise for you to concentrate on ignoring.

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rpungello macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2011	I get similar speeds on Verizon, but a ping that has dropped as low as 66ms (making the web feel snappier than it would otherwise).
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Oct 14, 2011, 08:21 PM	#3
Kendo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2011	I don't fare much better with AT&T. A little over 1 Mbps. It's a New York thing. We are too congested here.
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andyx3x macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011	The crush of all the new iPhones on the Sprint network. I really wonder if the network will be able to handle all the new iPhone customers.
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Oct 14, 2011, 08:29 PM	#7
brazil5376 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2009	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A334 Safari/7534.48.3) I must say though that despite the slow speed test speeds......my pages do load rather quickly and it's quite snappy. Definitely faster than my Evo
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brazil5376 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2009	error
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Oct 14, 2011, 10:21 PM	#12
chuffman15 macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Gaithersburg, MD	i tested out to 1.10mbps down, 0.74mbps up, 215ms ping on 3 g from reston, va wifi tested to 3.83mbps down, 0.78 up, and 207ms ping
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nmork macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Under your bed.	Should have used the nation's fastest mobile broadband...
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Oct 14, 2011, 10:47 PM	#17
pezasied182 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2011	Gizmodo, for what it's worth, said that in their testing the Sprint iPhone was the best. It really does all depend on location. And when a lot of these tests were done it was during peak hours. Now that its later I'm going to see what I get. http://gizmodo.com/5849953/iphone-4s...s-wow-its-slow
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Oct 14, 2011, 10:51 PM	#18
rman726 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	I'm getting as high as 5.84Mbps down, 1.19Mbps up, 125ms ping on AT&T. Love the HSPA+ upgrade so far. I get fine service in CT though... Never any dropped calls or anything. I know there are definitely areas of the country which don't have good AT&T service.
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Oct 14, 2011, 11:04 PM	#19
terraphantm macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Probably the only good thing about AT&T
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JoeHemi macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle, Wa	yea crappy speeds for sure, but good enough for 24/7 pandora
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F123D macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SoCal	I'm still using an iPhone 4. __________________ Jailbroken iPhone 3G -> Jailbroken iPhone 4 -> iPhone 5 -> Galaxy Note II
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Oct 14, 2011, 11:54 PM	#24
Fuchal macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2003	I think the networks are just congest from one million people receiving an iPhone on the same day... I was getting slower speeds on Sprint earlier but now i'm getting 1-2mbps down.
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Oct 14, 2011, 11:58 PM	#25
Tarzanman macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2010	Your problem is that you're in New York. That is the way cell phones work.... even if the tower has bandwith, the more people there are with cell phones then the harder the phones and the towers have to work to maintain communication. Its like being in a crowded room where everyone is talking. You might be able to listen to what your friend was saying if there wasn't so much extra noise for you to concentrate on ignoring.
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