Under 1mps in Chicago suburbs with LTE on ATT...

jer9542 · Nov 1, 2012, 01:07 PM

Hello, I guess this only applies to people living around Chicago, but I'm in Highland Park and for the past few weeks I have been getting LTE speeds ranging from .30-.70mps around the suburbs (same problem in Lake Forest and Deerfield). This has been a consistent issue for at least 2-3 weeks. My buddy who lives in Lake Forest has the same issue. My latest speedtest (while typing this) is .32 download, and 9.17 upload. Everything was fine when I first got my 5. Anyone else experiencing this??

BearsFan34 · Nov 1, 2012, 01:38 PM

I'm a bit further south than you, and a little west perhaps...am in the Plainfield/Naperville/Joliet area.

I can consistently get 20Mbps down and 10Mbps up. Sometimes more, it depends on my exact location & the time of day. No matter where I am around those towns/areas. There is a bad stretch on Naperville/Plainfield Road where there's practically no signal at all; but otherwise the speeds I get in and around my area are solid.

I've even seen 40Mbps down at my home, which is faster than my near-businesss-class internet/wi-fi at home.

AT&T is solid for me both at home & where I work, south of the city. It's why I've stuck with them, really no complaints.

I'm sure though on my next trip downtown (to Chicago) will be as craptacular as it's always been with any iPhone I've owned. It's bad in Skokie & Niles & other parts north of the city I get to from time to time. Not sure how AT&T can improve their signals in those areas…

PNutts · Nov 1, 2012, 03:44 PM

Throttled?

joshtheburrito · Nov 1, 2012, 04:22 PM

I live about 15 mins away from you and have been having the same problem since 2 weeks ago. I called ATT about it and they have yet to call me back!

jason4427 · Nov 1, 2012, 04:27 PM

Same issue in Skokie. North side. I know it isn't my phone. Got 15 in oak brook last weekend.

Block · Nov 1, 2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BearsFan34

I've even seen 40Mbps down at my home, which is faster than my near-businesss-class internet/wi-fi at home.

How is that even possible? I thought AT&T had a 5x5 deployment in Chicago, which I believe has a theoretical speed cap of 37Mbps.

jlp2979 · Nov 2, 2012, 06:09 PM

You're not alone, see this earlier thread.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1467544

MattMJB0188 · Nov 2, 2012, 09:04 PM

I'm in Northwest, IN and in the morning I can get 50mbps down.

tymaster50 · Nov 2, 2012, 09:21 PM

not true, in that speed thread I saw some go as high as 63mbps. I guess it depends on tower congestion.

Nov 1, 2012, 01:07 PM	#1
jer9542 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2010	Under 1mps in Chicago suburbs with LTE on ATT... Hello, I guess this only applies to people living around Chicago, but I'm in Highland Park and for the past few weeks I have been getting LTE speeds ranging from .30-.70mps around the suburbs (same problem in Lake Forest and Deerfield). This has been a consistent issue for at least 2-3 weeks. My buddy who lives in Lake Forest has the same issue. My latest speedtest (while typing this) is .32 download, and 9.17 upload. Everything was fine when I first got my 5. Anyone else experiencing this??
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Nov 1, 2012, 01:38 PM	#2
BearsFan34 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL	I'm a bit further south than you, and a little west perhaps...am in the Plainfield/Naperville/Joliet area. I can consistently get 20Mbps down and 10Mbps up. Sometimes more, it depends on my exact location & the time of day. No matter where I am around those towns/areas. There is a bad stretch on Naperville/Plainfield Road where there's practically no signal at all; but otherwise the speeds I get in and around my area are solid. I've even seen 40Mbps down at my home, which is faster than my near-businesss-class internet/wi-fi at home. AT&T is solid for me both at home & where I work, south of the city. It's why I've stuck with them, really no complaints. I'm sure though on my next trip downtown (to Chicago) will be as craptacular as it's always been with any iPhone I've owned. It's bad in Skokie & Niles & other parts north of the city I get to from time to time. Not sure how AT&T can improve their signals in those areas… __________________ 15" MBP Core i5, 750GB Hybrid HDD, 8GB RAM 64GB White iPhone 5, iPad (3rd Gen) White 32GB WiFi 16GB white wi-fi iPad mini Apple TV 3rd Generation 1080p
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joshtheburrito macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	I live about 15 mins away from you and have been having the same problem since 2 weeks ago. I called ATT about it and they have yet to call me back! __________________ Early 2011 Macbook Pro 15" 8,2--2.0 GHz i7, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD Black iPhone 5 16GB AT&T Black/slate iPad mini 16GB wifi+AT&T 4G LTE Silver iPod Nano 6th gen 16GB
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Nov 1, 2012, 04:27 PM	#5
jason4427 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2010	Same issue in Skokie. North side. I know it isn't my phone. Got 15 in oak brook last weekend.
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Nov 2, 2012, 06:09 PM	#7
jlp2979 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009	You're not alone, see this earlier thread. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1467544
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Nov 2, 2012, 09:04 PM	#8
MattMJB0188 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Indiana	I'm in Northwest, IN and in the morning I can get 50mbps down.
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Nov 2, 2012, 09:21 PM	#9
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	not true, in that speed thread I saw some go as high as 63mbps. I guess it depends on tower congestion.
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