First off, is ur 4g in the scanning mode...make sure thats off if you know theres no 4g in ur area. second make ur ur wi-fi is off....u could be getting inteference from them if they are on. then id all else fails you may have to turn on ur gps setting to get better 3g connection.....just some of things I've tried when I'm in a slow 3g area....I have both 3g and 4g in my area so just I'm one of the lucky ones