T-Mobile 4G LTE sucks

**cagespear** · 08-04-2012, 03:05 PM

Hi all,

I recently got T-Mobile monthyl prepaid connection for my Galaxy S3 and was extremely disappointed with its download/upload speed. I have taken the new scheme with a data plan where first 5 GB data is 4G LTE and THEN it is slow but I am seeing slow speeds from Day1 itself.

Plan details here (I've 30 bucks 'unlimited' data one):

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans

SpeedTest shows 60-70Kbps download and upload speed. I'm sure 4G LTE should be faster than that!

Is someone else also facing this ? I will call TMobile support as well but just wanted to poll the group if someone else also faced the similar problem.

Thanks
Amit

**jpapa1086** · 08-04-2012, 03:07 PM

Um.... T-Mobile doesn't have LTE

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**reveries3** · 08-04-2012, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by jpapa1086

Um.... T-Mobile doesn't have LTE

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+1. They use HSPA faux 4g, OP. They plan on building an LTE network, but it doesn't exist yet.

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**jpapa1086** · 08-04-2012, 03:14 PM

Also I dont believe the s3 for tmobile even has a LTE chip (I could be wrong)

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**newguy78** · 08-05-2012, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by cagespear

Hi all,

I recently got T-Mobile monthyl prepaid connection for my Galaxy S3 and was extremely disappointed with its download/upload speed. I have taken the new scheme with a data plan where first 5 GB data is 4G LTE and THEN it is slow but I am seeing slow speeds from Day1 itself.

Plan details here (I've 30 bucks 'unlimited' data one):

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans

SpeedTest shows 60-70Kbps download and upload speed. I'm sure 4G LTE should be faster than that!

Is someone else also facing this ? I will call TMobile support as well but just wanted to poll the group if someone else also faced the similar problem.

Thanks
Amit

After reading this post, my suggestion to you would be never post again. I'd be too embarrassed seeing how you have no clue what tmo has to offer. How about your rant about our LTE network next year when it actually gets deployed

**Wireless Junkie** · 08-05-2012, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by newguy78

After reading this post, my suggestion to you would be never post again. I'd be too embarrassed seeing how you have no clue what tmo has to offer. How about your rant about our LTE network next year when it actually gets deployed

Maybe you shouldn't post again..
If these companies (AT&T and T-Mobile) wouldn't rebadge their 3G networks as 4G, then maybe there wouldn't be so much confusion around everything.

**cagespear** · 08-05-2012, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by newguy78

After reading this post, my suggestion to you would be never post again. I'd be too embarrassed seeing how you have no clue what tmo has to offer. How about your rant about our LTE network next year when it actually gets deployed

OK, I get it. I am wrong in using LTE jargon when TMobile doesn't support it yet. But even with 4G HSPA or whatever you can call it "Mr Smart Guys", do you think getting download speed of 100 Kbps is even close to normal ?

If you don't have anything constructive to share with the forum, why bother to waste your time writing posts like these.

For what it's worth - "your" TMobile accepted this as a problem with one of "your" towers and "your" engineers are getting it fixed as I write this!

I will share the update with the forum once this problem is resolved.

I had asked the ques to know if there is some setting in Galaxy S3 which would cause this or if anyone else faced problem like this.

**cagespear** · 08-05-2012, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by jpapa1086

Um.... T-Mobile doesn't have LTE

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Got it! even with 4G HSPA, download speed of 100 Kbps, really ???

**TheCellphoneGuy** · 08-05-2012, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by cagespear

Got it! even with 4G HSPA, download speed of 100 Kbps, really ???

Hmm, that's certainly unusual.

Is the problem limited to one area or are you getting these speeds everywhere you go?

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**cagespear** · 08-05-2012, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by newguy78

After reading this post, my suggestion to you would be never post again. I'd be too embarrassed seeing how you have no clue what tmo has to offer. How about your rant about our LTE network next year when it actually gets deployed

Finally, How about you seeing this video and checking download speed of "your" network ? I believe face palm could be the best icon here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia5iBxqsjW8

**cagespear** · 08-05-2012, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by jpapa1086

Also I dont believe the s3 for tmobile even has a LTE chip (I could be wrong)

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I am sure mine does. The ones sold by ATT in US (and I believe other carriers as well) have dual core processor but LTE chip in comparison to the other flavor sold with quad core and no LTE chip.

**Scottish Skyedance** · 08-05-2012, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by cagespear

Hi all,

I recently got T-Mobile monthyl prepaid connection for my Galaxy S3 and was extremely disappointed with its download/upload speed. I have taken the new scheme with a data plan where first 5 GB data is 4G LTE and THEN it is slow but I am seeing slow speeds from Day1 itself.

Plan details here (I've 30 bucks 'unlimited' data one):

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans

SpeedTest shows 60-70Kbps download and upload speed. I'm sure 4G LTE should be faster than that!

Is someone else also facing this ? I will call TMobile support as well but just wanted to poll the group if someone else also faced the similar problem.

Thanks
Amit

Hey,
T-Mobile have not had LTE yet.

**Scottish Skyedance** · 08-05-2012, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Wireless Junkie

Maybe you shouldn't post again..
If these companies (AT&T and T-Mobile) wouldn't rebadge their 3G networks as 4G, then maybe there wouldn't be so much confusion around everything.

That's why I am no longer using xG but I use the "true" term instead (EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, LTE, and so on).

**newguy78** · 08-06-2012, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by Wireless Junkie

Maybe you shouldn't post again..
If these companies (AT&T and T-Mobile) wouldn't rebadge their 3G networks as 4G, then maybe there wouldn't be so much confusion around everything.

My comment has nothing to do with the branding of 3G or 4G. It has to do with the OP stating tmo's "LTE" sucks. It amazes me how many rants I read about tmo and half the time the customer doesn't know what he/she is talking about, or gives only one-sided posts.

If you are going to rant about something, get all the facts correct, or you are just begging to be called out.

**newguy78** · 08-06-2012, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by cagespear

OK, I get it. I am wrong in using LTE jargon when TMobile doesn't support it yet. But even with 4G HSPA or whatever you can call it "Mr Smart Guys", do you think getting download speed of 100 Kbps is even close to normal ?

If you don't have anything constructive to share with the forum, why bother to waste your time writing posts like these.

For what it's worth - "your" TMobile accepted this as a problem with one of "your" towers and "your" engineers are getting it fixed as I write this!

I will share the update with the forum once this problem is resolved.

I had asked the ques to know if there is some setting in Galaxy S3 which would cause this or if anyone else faced problem like this.

Here's something constructive, before you start bashing the internet speeds. How about you post something like this after mentioning you called in to customer service and we tried to troubleshoot the issue, after a service request has been placed (if needed). Maybe you should've asked if there was something you might have done to cause the slow internet instead of bashing the network, then ask if anyone else had the same problem.