LTE speeds

[Printer Bandit]

Is it normal to get 40 Mbps down and 11 Mbps up on a phone?

This is with T-mobile LTE.

I don't even get this on my computer with Comcast cable.




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KeithTalent

 

[vi edit]

Normal no, possible yes. You need to be in some perfect alignment with the T-Mobile tower and in an unsaturated market to pull that kind of downstream. If you moved 8 feet to the left and turned your phone 3 degrees the opposite direction it'd be down to 22Mbs. So goes the rollercoaster that is T-Mobile signal strength.

 

[jlee]

I've pulled over 40Mbps from T-Mobile before. Not often..but it can happen.

 

[Dulanic]

I used to, now I typically pull 10-20 as the area has gotten more congested.

 

[Insomniator]

I'm surprised you even have service with T-Mobile.

 

[boomhower]

I've gotten that with both Verizon and AT&T. Not that unusual but congestion will play a large role.

 

[trmiv]

When LTE first rolled out around here with Verizon I could get speeds like that. Now it's so oversaturated I can get maybe 10-15Mbps on most towers even if I have 4 bars.

 

[dainthomas]

Is it normal to get 40 Mbps down and 11 Mbps up on a phone?

This is with T-mobile LTE.

I don't even get this on my computer with Comcast cable.

That's close to what I get in downtown Portland. Usually mid 30's down and 10 or so up.

 

[Oyeve]

I'm surprised you even have service with T-Mobile.

In NYC I average 25/20 all the time. I hit 59/50 once in a while. Tmo has gotten way better.

My VZW phone barely get 5/5 on their LTE in the exact same location.

 

[Viper GTS]

T-Mobile in the greater NYC area is very, very fast. I routinely get 30+ down, my fastest result saved on my phone at the moment is 43/27.

Viper GTS

 

[joutlaw]

With AT&T my fastest download was 60.38 and fastest upload was 28.29. This was when LTE was just released in our area.

I had a local regional provider that couldn't do better than around 10 download and 5 upload.

I switched to Verizon and my best is 42.36 download and 11.21 upload.

 

[ThisIsChrisKim]

This is LA.

When I got my first Verizon LTE phone in 2011, I got over 70+ down. Its was incredible. Of course, I only had like 1 hour of battery life with screen since the LTE modem was not on-die... but still.

Then in 2013 my LTE speeds were crawling. At like 5-6 down.

I moved to TMo in 2013 and my speeds have been consistently in the 20+ down.

 

[JAG87]

When carrier aggregation kicks in, we're cruising here in canuck land.

Of course, we also have to mortgage our houses to pay our carriers.

 

[Artdeco]

LTE speeds are pretty variable, as mentioned, get in a congested area, and the signal/speeds go to hell.