Galaxy S2 speedtest.net speeds slow

[catcher2468]

Hey,

Managed to get the S2 on day one from best buy.

"Note: I returned the Sprint Epic Touch I just got because of slow speeds / bad 4g connections and what a mistake that was as it was about 10M download and 1.5M upload when I could get a rare connection."

With H+ connected on the S2 and using speedtest.net app my download speeds are at best 2.5M and upload at best are 1M. The phone averages 1.5M download and 800K up load.

My AT&T Iphone 4 I just got rid of averaged about 2.5M download and 400K upload.

The question is this seems slow from reading several other forums so is this a problem or what I should be expecting.

I live in California near San Francisco in the East Bay.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

I just got 2,373kbps up, and 1104kbps down in Northwest Indiana. Pretty good, but not as good as the Infuse was. The difference? The Infuse has gotten a radio update (or two) that helped it's performance. It's possible that the same thing will happen with the SGSII.

EDIT: Just got 3690kbps down, and 1077kbps up. I think that illustrates that network performance is very inconsistent. At least in my area. I haven't done a ton of tests like I did with the Infuse, though.

 

[SteveISU]

I'm in the NW burbs of Chicago and get 6.5 down and 1.2 up.

 

[bake]

I haven't gotten very good speeds either. But it seems like its running pretty fast, so I guess I'm okay. But I naturally care about bigger numbers, so step it up AT&T!

Edit: But then again I haven't been able to test it for a couple of days because it keeps saying network issues.

 

[gaveup]

Using FCC test app I am seeing 4.5 down and 1 up

 

[jhnstn00]

I'm in the NW burbs of Chicago and get 6.5 down and 1.2 up.

So AT&T isn't making samsung put on bad radio's that limit the upload speed anymore like on the samsung captivate?

of course mine is rooted with a different modem that has hsupa.

 

[chestvrg]

How strange, I have the int'l unlocked GSII and I get great download speeds on at&t.

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[Kevin OQuinn]

So AT&T isn't making samsung put on bad radio's that limit the upload speed anymore like on the samsung captivate?

of course mine is rooted with a different modem that has hsupa.

No reports of that so far. I can say I'm happy with my speeds compared to the Infuse and Inspire.

How strange, I have the int'l unlocked GSII and I get great download speeds on at&t. Click to view quoted image

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I've gotten speeds like that on my AT&T SGSII. It's going to be dependent on a lot of things, including location and signal strength. And any number of other factors.

 

[exarkun]

I tried out the sgs2 in the **** rapids store AT&T store (suburb of Minneapolis) On HSDPA I got 400K down, 100K up...

What is up with AT&T here?

 

[SteveISU]

I tried out the sgs2 in the **** rapids store AT&T store (suburb of Minneapolis) On HSDPA I got 400K down, 100K up...

What is up with AT&T here?

Well the word "****" is in the name of the city, that should be your starting point. lol

 

[saltytostitos]

This is my average around Temple, TX

 

[chestvrg]

That is a little slow

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[duncanator]

I am experiencing the same issue as you are here in Sacramento. My S II has a slower speed that my co-worker's iPhone 4 when they are next to each other. The best I could achieve here is 3.2 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up. His iPhone 4 was getting over 4 Mbps down and hitting the same server with the test.

I've also taken the test in other parts of the city and get the same results on my Galaxy S II everywhere I go. It sure doesn't compare to my friend's Bionic running on Verizon's LTE network, but as long as I get reliable 3G, I'm ok with that.

 

[Dramer77]

i think there is something up with the app or something, i started running it though the web at different sites and it showed much more speed.. i also ran it on my wifi to make sure it gave the same speed i get on my laptop from then

 

[hdgmedic]

i think there is something up with the app or something, i started running it though the web at different sites and it showed much more speed.. i also ran it on my wifi to make sure it gave the same speed i get on my laptop from then

Click to view quoted image

Now that's promising!!! I was hoping that the Maryland area was pulling those kind of speeds. Yes!

 

[shansmi]

Working great here...





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[chestvrg]

Wao where are you located? I have never gotten speeds like this on my int'l galaxy s2. That is over 14Mbps down I see. The most I have gotten is almost 8Mbps down.

 

[PM-Performance]

Man I just switched from Sprint and was getting below dial up speeds most of the time. Lucky to hit 100-300k at best.
I did a speed test on my new ATT phones and almost shat my trow when I was seeing 2.5-3mb speeds in surprise. Im happy with that as I was getting that on Sprint 4G when I could get it, but now it seems like some are getting even higher. Sounds like ATT deff stepped up the game

 

[shansmi]

Wao where are you located? I have never gotten speeds like this on my int'l galaxy s2. That is over 14Mbps down I see. The most I have gotten is almost 8Mbps down.

I am in Dallas using the server in Atlanta. On average I see about 8/1. In the off peak hours it will scream at 14/1 as noted in the pic.

 

[chestvrg]

Wao just wao.

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