Have your upload speeds dropped?

[Pete2s#AC]

I'm in Chicago. I was testing at 7-10 Mbps down, 2-4 Mbps up consistently. For about the last 12 hours, I've been downloading at 7-10 but uploading at only 0.1-0.2. I generally have 2 bars of 4G. Anyone else seeing similar results?

 

[Pete2s#AC]

I found out why the speeds dropped. It seems the LTE speed, especially the upload, is proportional to the amount of hand contact with the back of the battery case. With a lot of contact, I can get my download speeds to drop from 10 to 2 and my upload from 3 to 0.1. With the phone on the couch, the speeds are consistent and fast.

 

[mlee21]

I'm in Chicago. I was testing at 7-10 Mbps down, 2-4 Mbps up consistently. For about the last 12 hours, I've been downloading at 7-10 but uploading at only 0.1-0.2. I generally have 2 bars of 4G. Anyone else seeing similar results?

I'm also in chicago area as well, but in the burbs and I'm gettting:
27mbs down//29mbs up

 

[Droid800]

I'm also in chicago area as well, but in the burbs and I'm gettting:
27mbs down//29mbs up

Me too. No big speed drops here.

 

[Droid800]

I found out why the speeds dropped. It seems the LTE speed, especially the upload, is proportional to the amount of hand contact with the back of the battery case. With a lot of contact, I can get my download speeds to drop from 10 to 2 and my upload from 3 to 0.1. With the phone on the couch, the speeds are consistent and fast.

Are you saying *gasp* that the Bolt has an antenna problem like the iPhone 4's?!!

 

[superlawyer15]

I found out why the speeds dropped. It seems the LTE speed, especially the upload, is proportional to the amount of hand contact with the back of the battery case. With a lot of contact, I can get my download speeds to drop from 10 to 2 and my upload from 3 to 0.1. With the phone on the couch, the speeds are consistent and fast.

I have not experienced this

...yet

 

[alfieferenzo84]

Are you saying *gasp* that the Bolt has an antenna problem like the iPhone 4's?!!

guess everyone should start a ton of drama like they did for the iphone lol

 

[Pete2s#AC]

I'm also in chicago area as well, but in the burbs and I'm gettting:
27mbs down//29mbs up

Stop using the Speed Test app, it's bugged and doesn't accurately give upload speeds. Use one of the flash sites like Sprint's or Speakeasy's, or tether with hotspot and test on the other device.

In my apartment my signal is around -90 but when I hold the phone it drops to around -100 and my speeds, particularly my upload, drop significantly.