Comments on: How I Fixed the 3G Issue on My Nexus One

By: OSCAR

OSCAR — Wed, 05 May 2010 07:40:15 +0000

I GOT 245.5 KB/S DOWNLOAD AND 44.9 KB/S UPLOAD WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

By: andy doan

andy doan — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:39:35 +0000

Wow. It work.thank you so much

By: Kyle Foreman

Kyle Foreman — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:19:44 +0000

On the T-Mobile network

By: Kyle Foreman

Kyle Foreman — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:18:39 +0000

In Beaverton OR, I'm getting 3G speeds on my N1 of 1800/400

By: gemste

gemste — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:30:07 +0000

Works for me 90% of the time now. Thanks!

I’m in East Los Angeles btw.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:03 +0000

Gotcha. That’s a big difference for the same network then.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:07:11 +0000

My test was done here in Taiwan on Taiwan Telecom’s network. No AT&T and no T-Mobile..

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:21:42 +0000

So that’s AT&T vs. T-Mobile. Not very clear.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:06:20 +0000

The download speeds are BS if you ask me. I did a speedtest comparing my new Nexus One to my older Iphone 3G and was surprised to see the Iphone beat my new Nexus One.

By: Darshan

Darshan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:26:03 +0000

This did not work for me as stated …..

My original problem was the same : 3G to Edge to 3G as many have stated.

HOWEVER, comparing the nexus one settings to my HTC MyTouch settings, I found one small difference, and making the following change seems to have made a difference for me:

Menu –> Settings –> Wireless & Networks –>
Mobile Networks –> Access Point Names –> TMobile US –>
Authentication type –> Then select “None” (was not set explicitly by default)

I will keep a close eye on this (has been good for the last day or so every chance I got to check) and will keep everyone here posted on new findings

Hope this is helpful!

By: Joe Open Source

Joe Open Source — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:38:28 +0000

Hey Kevin,

You do know that Philadelphia is one of perhaps 3 cities where T-Mobile is testing 7.2?

Another thing is that this fix is what HTC told me to do the 2nd day after the phone came out, did not work.

There is a huge problem with the Nexus, after 2 Nexus phones in solid 3G both rarely went over 500 kbs . I purchased a T-Mobile 3G flip phone exact same location tethered and using a reference server and measured both …the flip is 3 times faster at 1.5 Mbs.

Sorry folks I would return you Nexus as fast you can and wait for a better design and or network.

Kevin is lucky because when I think of it he lives in the only city in the country where the 7.2 infrastructure is complete, perhaps in late summer or longer the rest of the country may have the same.

At any rate I got sick of the charades and sent both back … I’ll wait for the Moto shadow and or Sony

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:56:53 +0000

Richard, I can only offer my opinion, which is based on my likes and dislikes. Personally, I prefer the Eris over the Droid as I’d rather use a software keyboard. It can be used in either portrait or landscape and the word suggestion feature in Android is quite good.

However – if you’re on Verizon and are leaning *away* from the Droid, could you wait for the Nexus One, which is due on Verizon this spring? Aside from the nagging 3G issue, which I expect is specific to GSM, I’ve found the device to be rock solid. You’d get a similar form factor to the Eris but with the added benefit of the much faster processor, i.e.: why buy “last year’s CPU” with the Eris if you can get a better one in the N1? That’s not a knock against the Eris in any way, just trying to offer a different perspective. Any chance you can find someone with a Nexus One to look at?

By: Richard Garrett

Richard Garrett — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:12:04 +0000

Kevin I’m a Verizon customer and am limited to them since here in my corner of Wyoming that is the best network. So for now, I’m trying to decide between either the Motorola or Eris Droid. I think you and/or James have used the three Google leaders (both Droids and the Nexus). Recognizing that everyone’s needs are different, is there a substantive reason to pick one over the other right now (while at the same time trying to look 12 months into the future). I like reliability, email, ease of use, speed in that order; I am migrating from a Treo 700p and frankly think that there is still a lot to like about it. FYI, I am currently trying out the Moto Droid and am not convinced that the physical keyboard is worth the cost. Thanks!

By: Toadstool42

Toadstool42 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:37:13 +0000

This “fix” is being reposted all over the web and it doesn’t work for the vast majority of people who try it… it certainly has not changed the behavior of my phone one bit. I wish it worked, but it doesn’t.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:56:20 +0000

In terms of roaming charges for voice, the answer could vary based on location. I remember that a few years back T-Mobile and AT&T had signed roaming agreements, but based on this T-Mo forum, that appears to changing based on T-Mobile’s coverage: http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Coverage/T-Mobile-and-AT-amp-T-roaming-agreement/m-p/132907 AFAIK for data, you can roam on AT&T’s EDGE network.

Your best bet is to check with T-Mobile directly and/or verify your locations on their coverage maps to avoid any potential roaming fees: http://coverage.t-mobile.com/

By: wrk3

wrk3 — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:19:37 +0000

A question I have is whether the phone will switch carriers in automatic? If I’m on the fringe for T-Mobile, but in a strong area for AT&T, will the phone switch to AT&T rather than use T-Mobile? Could this cause roaming charges?