HSPA+ 42 data speed on Tmobile.

[qnet]

I had to post this speedtest I just got a on Tmobile with my Nexus 4. I know it won't be this fast all the time but, this is the best I've ever seen on HSPA+ If any of you have a good speeds, post them. This is proof that HSPA + 42 is pretty good in some cities.

 

[yfan]

Nice. What city/metro area are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[CrazCruz]

Would that stream Pandora? Smooth?

 

[TheLibertarian]

Would that stream Pandora? Smooth?

I'm stuck using a Droid X2 on Verizon's CDMA network and even I stream Pandora with literally zero lag haha. And I don't think I've seen more than 4mbps down.

 

[Woosh]

Would that stream Pandora? Smooth?

I streamed pandora on 2G the other day while doing some tests whether or not I want to switch off of unlimited data. Worked fine, I was even able to stream pandora on 3G from Sprint.

Video is hard to stream, music doesn't take much speed at all to be semi effective. One down is overkill.

 

[Andrew Martonik]

Would that stream Pandora? Smooth?

Lol yes... You can stream Pandora on EDGE, you don't need 20mbps down to stream music.

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And I don't think I've seen more than 4mbps down.

That's because EVDO's theoretical maximum downlink speed is about 3.5mbps .

 

[soma4society]

Lol yes... You can stream Pandora on EDGE, you don't need 20mbps down to stream music.

Not sure this is such an open and shut case. For the last two months I've been struggling under 2g speeds as I waited for the network upgrade on my iPhone 4s. Pandora and other streaming services stuttered regularly, and often became unplayable on Edge. The experience was very frustrating. My guess is that since network data is shared and finite, some areas have slower 2G speeds than others. Maybe the N4s faster processor can help a bit too. But the iPhone 4s is no slouch, and for what it's worth i ended up not even bothering with Pandora in 2g locations.

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[qnet]

Nice. What city/metro area are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

Near Atlanta.

 

[flipflopp]

I'm in New Orleans which is listed as a HSPA+ 42 city. Just got my N4 today. Here are my results from inside my house. Way better than what I was getting with Sprint with my S2.




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[raysgrumpy]

I'm looking forward to testing my Nexus 4 later today. I live in Palm Bay, FL and consistently get 7-18mb down on my One S around town. There are HSPA+ towers in my city, an hour north (Orlando) and just to the south (Sebastian), so this phone should be perfect for me!

 

[2defmouze]

I'll play


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[DC Wuff]

I'm consistently pulling 20Mbps down and 1.5-3.5 Mpbs up on T-Mobile in DC and Northern Virginia - when I have a signal. Looking forward to receiving my Straight Talk SIM this evening so I can compare. As I said on another thread, I expect I'll sacrifice some speed for better coverage and building penetration on AT&T's network.

 

[qnet]

I'm currantly on At&t but I will be porting my primary number to tmobile soon. The speeds are not as fast on At&t and you have to set up the correct APN settings to get any decent speed at all. This phone seems to be made for Tmobile as far as data. HSPA+ 42 is not as fast as LTE but, if your getting 20Mbps down that's enough to do anything. Honestly if you're getting aroung 7-8Mbps that's still enough.

 

[qreepii]

This is my speed test around Portland Tigard and Beaverton area.

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[Eric Mazariegos]

Los Angeles

 

[limdoug]

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Los Angeles

I want my N4 damnit! I'm in LA too...can't wait to get those types of speeds instead of my 200kb type crap with Sprint.

 

[N3RDKING]

I want my N4 damnit! I'm in LA too...can't wait to get those types of speeds instead of my 200kb type crap with Sprint.

Me too man, me too. Im already on T-Mobile, think Im just gonna go get one from the store. I can't wait any longer.

 

[JohnnyMcNugget]

Anyone getting anything near these speeds in Chicago? My G2 barely gets 0.6mbs down, and it says its on HSPA. Chicago is listed as one of the cities. I want to get the N4, but don't know why Chicago's speeds seem so poor.

 

[Andrew Martonik]

Anyone getting anything near these speeds in Chicago? My G2 barely gets 0.6mbs down, and it says its on HSPA. Chicago is listed as one of the cities. I want to get the N4, but don't know why Chicago's speeds seem so poor.

From what I hear, Chicago is just a nightmare for every service provider. Apparently AT&T HSPA+ doesn't even work there (in the busy city areas).

 

[Dan Strong]

I'm consistently pulling 20Mbps down and 1.5-3.5 Mpbs up on T-Mobile in DC and Northern Virginia - when I have a signal. Looking forward to receiving my Straight Talk SIM this evening so I can compare. As I said on another thread, I expect I'll sacrifice some speed for better coverage and building penetration on AT&T's network.

This. I'm in NoVA and I'm getting the fastest speeds I've ever seen on HSPA. ~20Mbps down. My GNex was only pulling around 9-10.