Wireless Tether Speeds

[dajogejr]

Looking for some insight as to why my wireless tether speeds are so slow compared to other methods.

I'm in a solid LTE area.
If I use the fixed speed test app on my phone or the servers at speakeasy.net, I get from 12-20 down and 2-4 up.
Same can be said if I use The wired tether program from a laptop or desktop connected via USB or if I use the free baked in WiFi Hotspot included with the phone.

Now, I use the wireless tether program, I get 2-4 down and 1-3 up consistently.
No access control turned on, I am using WEP and the laptop next to it is the only one sharing it. I even tried three different channels.

Any other ideas?

 

[nyry]

it might possibly be the app, its coded a certain way,or it may not support LTE just yet.

 

[dajogejr]

That is kinda what I am thinking. I wasn't sure if it was just me or the masses.
I'm sure plenty of people are using it...
I'll ask the developer!

 

[Mustang7303]

Try using a WPA2 encryption. If you're trying to communicate over 802.11n the WEP encryption severely slows things down and WPA2 is the preferred encryption for said protocol anyways.

I use "wifi tether" with the green wifi icon to wireless tether and have not noticed a loss of performance with it in use.

 

[dajogejr]

I'll give that a shot...but that being said, I've used WEP on the baked in "free until May 15th" app and have gotten the speeds I should be getting.

Will post back in a bit.

Thanks for the heads up...but that wasn't it.
Removing any security (only for a few minutes) and it's still the same.
Same notebook, same browser, both speedtest.net and speakeasy.net/speedtest to the same server at both sites as before.

 

[Mustang7303]

So which app from the market are you trying to use then?

 

[tekhna]

I noticed the same thing, I'm guessing (just a guess) the mobile hotspot app caps speeds. Maybe try EasyTether or something, just for comparison's sake? I'd do it, but I'm not in a 4G zone right now.

 

[nate44]

Wireless Tether has worked great for me

 

[Mustang7303]

Wireless Tether has worked great for me

This is the one I use and have been pleased with it.

 

[dajogejr]

Wireless Tether has worked great for me

That is the one I'm using now that I'm rooted, and that is what this thread is about.
The speeds just aren't there.

I can use EasyTether via USB OR I can use the free WiFi hotspot that comes with the phone (that will be charge for use after May 15) and the speeds are what I expect in LTE coverage.

It's capped at/around 3MB down, no matter what server I use to test, encryption or no encryption, regardless of channel.

Same phone, same spot on my desk, within seconds of turning off wireless tether, I can try speedtest.net (the app or the site) and speakeasy and get withing 5% of each other (much faster than wireless tether's results).

 

[nate44]

What are your speeds like using it via usb internet connection mode?

 

[dajogejr]

Using EasyTether (Paid for this before I rooted the phone) I was getting the same speeds on two different desktops and a laptop.

12 to 20 down and 2-4 up. Depending on signal strength.

With Wireless tether, it jumps to 3....then just sits there....just like it's being governed.

 

[notmebug]

FWIW I'm rooted running wireless tether also and can't push my download speeds much past 1 mb with full 4g coverage...

what's your secret to getting 3mb down?

edit: I'm watching my network speeds as I'm downloading video files, not referring to "speed testing" websites or apps, but actual download speeds seem to hang at 1-1.3mb tops

 

[dajogejr]

I am relying on speed test websites by speedtest.net and speakeasy.net.
The same sites I've always used...and used when I first got the phone.
Fine point indeed...when I have time I'll actually download a large file and see what happens.

Are your videos compressed? Normally, speed test sites and apps use MP3 files because of their high compression.

 

[notmebug]

Try actual files, not tests, and let me know what your speeds look like. My files are .mp4 and I also will grab .mp3 or .zip/.rar and download a few at a time to see what my incoming data speeds hit (I'm on a mac with istat menus)

I've ran speed tests and had anywhere from 1-30mb results but when I'm actually downloading files I've never passed 2mb.

Just installed barnacle I'll let you know those speeds too

I'm on the perfect storm 1.3 / xlean 1.2 I don't think our roms differing matters though, seems bamf is pretty stable too

 

[dajogejr]

Just downloaded a couple different MP3s off Amazon...
1.6 down
Speed test via site right before and after...same thing. 4 down, 7 up.
Regardless...at this point, who knows...it could be coming to an end.
I can honestly say it's nice to have, but I've used it twice since the phone was new.
For work...stuck at a location with the Internet down. Needed to VPN in and get a config file from the office.

 

[notmebug]

Not sure if barnacle is meant for this phone, barely got 150 kb/s down on 1 file heh

Ok that sounds about right, I'm usually around 1.3mb with a few files downloading. Just funny to me how a speed "test" might say you have a download speed of 14mb/s but you will never actually download a file at 14mb/s, ah that would be nice~

 

[geterdone11]

im rooted... i use wireless tether.. its speeds are great..