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So, I hate my Android phone...

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kaerflog said:
Yeah right.
Show me.
I've seen 7-8mbps range and thats far and few in between.
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i'm going off of the fact that they demoed 21mbps at ces, and it was running at about 18mbps. so at least in LA it seems to be active already if you have the hardware (which at this point is limited to their usb modem I think)
 
zerocool84 said:
Unless you live out in the middle of no where, T-Mobile's "4G" 21Mbps is in most big cities.
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Show me actual real world numbers where a 4G phone can achive 21mbps.
I an actual T-mobile customer with 5 lines.
I had a g2 at one point, best I got was 6+mbps.
I have a Vibrant right now and I get around 3-4mbps in both Orlando and Sacramento.
 
kaerflog said:
Show me actual real world numbers where a 4G phone can achive 21mbps.
I an actual T-mobile customer with 5 lines.
I had a g2 at one point, best I got was 6+mbps.
I have a Vibrant right now and I get around 3-4mbps in both Orlando and Sacramento.
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as i said above, i was referring to the network, not current phones. the only current 21mbps device is the webconnect rocket, but afaik, 21mbps is available in several markets.
 
vshah said:
i'm going off of the fact that they demoed 21mbps at ces, and it was running at about 18mbps. so at least in LA it seems to be active already if you have the hardware (which at this point is limited to their usb modem I think)
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So back to my original point of a having a 21+mbps capable phone vs a 14mbps being a moot point.
So show me real world numbers where you can benefit from a 21+mbps capable phone vs a 14mbps one.
 
kaerflog said:
Show me actual real world numbers where a 4G phone can achive 21mbps.
I an actual T-mobile customer with 5 lines.
I had a g2 at one point, best I got was 6+mbps.
I have a Vibrant right now and I get around 3-4mbps in both Orlando and Sacramento.
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*sigh*

That's like complaining you're not getting your full exact speed specified from your land provider. Of course you won't get 21Mbps on their speed but you'll get higher than the 14.4Mbps speeds that you were getting before. Same with LTE, same with WiMax.
 
Like I said.
Show me real world numbers.
I've seen people post 8-9mbps before.
No where close to 14.4mbps speed that you're talking about.
Show me.
 
kaerflog said:
Like I said.
Show me real world numbers.
I've seen people post 8-9mbps before.
No where close to 14.4mbps speed that you're talking about.
Show me.
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It's called higher averages. Your higher average speed will be faster. You're NEVER going to get the highest speed they list from any provider. This is nothing new. The speeds you were getting on 14.4 have the potential to be higher with 21. This is the same with anything.
 
LOL, I asked you guys to show me real world numbers and I get is the same nonsense.
There was no real benefit when I had the G2 vs the Vibrant as far as speed was concern.
 
I own a g2 and i modded it with cm7(gingerbread 2.3) overclocked to 1.5ghz. I feel this phone can shit on any phone minus no front facing camera and small battery. Got it free last month.
Dont hate android because of the mainstream phone you are using. Get a higher quality one and you will be impressed.
 
Got the G2 today!
How do I see or rather change the settings so it runs on G3 or 4?
Currently I am running on edge.
 
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glen said:
Got the G2 today!
How do I see or rather change the settings so it runs on G# or 4?
Currently I am running on edge.
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You mean "4G"??? You should automatically get the speeds if you're in an area that has it. T-Mobile's "4G" is just a faster version of 4G. Only way you'd know you'd be getting it is if you notice things load faster or running a speed test. On T-Mobile's site they have a map showing the available areas for it.
 
go to settings > wireless and networks > mobile networks and make sure that "use only 2g networks" isn't checked.
 
glen said:
I was looking for a G4 or something, but could not findit.
Now, I notice the display has an "H"
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since TMobiles 4G network is basically 3G on steroids there really isnt a way to tell the difference. If you go into phone status you can see if its on HSDPA, which usually means 4g, if it says UTMS or EDGE you arent. The only real way is to do a speedtest and see what you are getting.

<---- G2 Owner
 
I can't argue with you guys.
All I asked was for you to provide me with real world speed and you haven't done it yet.
I see that there are a few G2 owners here.
What kind of speed are you getting in your respective cities ??
 
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Well 4Mb/s isn't too bad out in the doondocks of McMinnville. I wonder what you would get in a city such as nashville or memphis. Anyways. Interesting.
 
kaerflog said:
I can't argue with you guys.
All I asked was for you to provide me with real world speed and you haven't done it yet.
I see that there are a few G2 owners here.
What kind of speed are you getting in your respective cities ??
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We're not talking about that anymore.

Stop being so damned stubborn.
 
tvdang7 said:
I own a g2 and i modded it with cm7(gingerbread 2.3) overclocked to 1.5ghz. I feel this phone can shit on any phone minus no front facing camera and small battery. Got it free last month.
Dont hate android because of the mainstream phone you are using. Get a higher quality one and you will be impressed.
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how did you root? is there an easy way to do it? g2 bloat sucks
 
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