Ridiculous download speeds... fast/slow why?

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  1. takeshi
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    06-08-2010 06:27 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by DevL View Post
    What is going on here and how do I fix it?
    You don't. It's a known data issue in the Galleria area in Houston. Don't forget 611. Symptoms like this tend to indicate network issues of some sort.

    I've been having data issues at home myself but I'm in Montrose. They claimed it was related. Guess we'll see...
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    06-08-2010 06:39 AM
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    What weirds me out is that for me, I was tooling along just fine till half a week ago. Now my speeds aren't just slow; they're non-existent. No download. Nada. It almost seems like it's spreading like some sort of download-less epidemic. For Pete's sake, I literally live right across the street from a Verizon Store!
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    06-08-2010 07:34 AM
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    I get variances as well. Have seen 2-2.5 mps on 3G at off-peak times, and maybe half that at busier times. Tested from the same area. In your case, signal strength could also factor in.

    Got the same thing with WiFi at home. Have peaked at over 10mps, just the other day got around half that. I can test my laptop and get similar results, but like 8-9mps vs. 16+mps.
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    01-05-2011 09:58 PM
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    Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but I'm experiencing a similar issue. My wife just got a Droid X. We live in the Galleria area of Houston (actually closer to Greenway Plaza) and the 3G download speeds are consistently bad - typically 250-350 kbps. In fact, upload speeds are consistently 2-3 times faster. And my iPhone on AT&T is about 8-10 times faster at the same location.

    Is anyone else still experiencing slow downloads in this area, and is there anything that can be done?
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    01-05-2011 10:02 PM
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    You can try rooting and installing the unthrottled mod.

    Right now there may be problems with the 3G network due to the the LTE rollout.

    For comparison the connection at my house is so bad I can have 4 bars and my 3G will cut out every 5-10 seconds.
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    01-06-2011 07:04 AM
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    Just like Real Estate, Location, Location, Location. I would suggest on your way home one morning in you POV you drive close to a tower and run the test. (Parked of course)
    Ur results can then be compared to when you are in a Squad car and at home.
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