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Wait a minute. The fact that you are running CyanogenMod makes all the difference in the world. Everyone assumed you were running stock. Super critical detail here. Restore to your stock carrier...
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ok i took a screenshot, and use the application Netmonitor to confirm it. It seems my signal strength is about -105 dBm
my network switches from HSPA to UMTS and momentarily to HSPA+
I use the...
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i wonder if it's the radio. I'm on 4.0.4 with T989 UVLE1 radio...
4G speed on T-Mobile Galaxy S II (SGH-T989)
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My bet is it's a signal/location issue, especially if the phone is stock from Tmobile. It might be worth a visit to a store if not since it could be radio related too.
4G speed on T-Mobile Galaxy S II (SGH-T989)
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I'm just going to restore to stock T-Mobile ICS and see how that goes. apparently my phone refuses to recognize my sim card too .... sigh... we'll see
4G speed on T-Mobile Galaxy S II (SGH-T989)
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Common misconception, LTE is not real 4G either. LTE and T-Mobile HSPA+ (Both 3.5G) get about the same speeds on average (~10 Mbps)
4G speed on T-Mobile Galaxy S II (SGH-T989)
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Are you in an area where you know you actually receive a 4G signal?
What program are you doing a speedtest with?
Is this a phone you got directly from tMobile?
T-Mobile doesn't have true 4G,...
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I was just reading some xda forums about people asking why they never see the 3G logo and if the phone supports 3G.
OP you want to find this in your settings...
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Yea I know that is VZ but its what I found an image of, and if he goes to settings -> status he should see something like it and it will tell him what he is connected to.
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its really great news for T-mobile users. but i have no any Tmobile. i have used lots of phone,but didn't use tmobile.
4G speed on T-Mobile Galaxy S II (SGH-T989)
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It could simply be that Tmobile is lying to you and there isn't much coverage for 4g in your area. My wife never got a connection with TM unless she left her house and crossed the street.
As for...
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not really
http://assets.fiercemarkets.com/public/mdano/amis/rootmetrics-big.jpg
http://www.rootmetrics.com/special-reports/2012-data-review/
maybe when compared to AT&T's HSPA+ & LTE average,...
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maybe you would have to check rootzwiki or xda. Are you sure you get good HSPA+ signal in the area? Their HSPA+ coverage is not as good as their 3G.
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Here in Houston I got 11.85Mbps/2.02Mbps and 11.61Mbps/2.26Mbps Down/Up with my S2 on TMo. I heard there was issues with the CM builds and data. I'm using a Touchwiz ROM.
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well that would be why your phone is so slow its on 2g/3g never connects to the faster enhanced 3g's hspa+
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My phone shows in the top bar the connection speed 4g, 3g, or 1x (im on Verizon) with droid 4
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What google did you use?
I used usa google and top results
http://www.intomobile.com/2011/09/28/4-home-screens-my-samsung-galaxy-s-ii/
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So i got a T-Mobile version SII (the phone has the T-Mobile Logo on it, and so does the box.). I signed up for the value plan w/ 2GB unlimited data (4G speeds until 2GBs, then it drops to 2G speeds)...
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it seems to be my location. apparently there is horrible signal here and the bars are very low too. Just have to go a few houses down the road, and I get extreme high speed. lol
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think i figured it out. just had to enable WiMax in my notification drawer :). not getting great speeds like the others I've seen, but i got about 1 Mbps...and my network status is HSPAP:15 which i...
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yeah no, nothing changed >< maybe it is my location... i just found out that i am actually in a "good" area not excellent lol, but my data bars are still low. I'll be going to college, so I'll check...
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A quick google search show's the OP's phone does not show 3G just 2G and 4G even though they are connected to 3G and not HSPA+
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There should be a spot in settings to see your current connections settings (what type of network you are connected to and its signal strength), I don't have my phone in to the office to look. It...
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Thats not even a tmobile phone. Its CDMA verizon.
This happens when it drops the network totally.
It used to happen a ton on my old phone. Would need to either reboot or airplane mode for a...
