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LG Vortex kicks my Bionics behind speed wise

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thatguy188

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Ok, so out of curiosity I downloaded the Speedtest App on my wifes LG Vortex just to check it out. Well I then ran 3 comparisons on my Bionic ... and my wifes Vortex literally kicked my Bionics ass every time! Both on 3G and both connected to same server (Sumter, SC) held right next to each other.

LG Vortex:
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Droid Bionic:
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Any clues? lol. I feel ashamed :o

Running [R3]BLURR3D v2.0 with .893 update. Wifes Vortex just had a total factory reset.
 
I did a web search ( both same site and hit go at the same time) on both my wives iphone 4 and my bionic both on my gome wifi, the iphone was just a bit faster......
 
3G fail. goto a 4G area and try this. 230 ping is horrible and a 280 is even worse. not to mention dropped packets.
 
kingnut said:
3G fail. goto a 4G area and try this. 230 ping is horrible and a 280 is even worse. not to mention dropped packets.
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I am in a 4G area. However my 4G is just as bad around here.

~500kb/s download but 17000kb/s upload around my area. Once I go 5 miles into town I get regular 4G speeds.

Called VZW before, apparently their Engineer checked my area after a Tier 2 Tech Support didn't know why, offered me a replacement device ... but I don't want a refurb lmao
 
I ran some tests with 3G only and I got better speeds/ping than you. Could be your tower, who knows :shrug:

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Are you running the powerboost/unthrottled script? I don't know how your download speeds on 4G could be the same as on 3G :(
 
Nope not running unthrottled. Funny thing is my wife on her Vortex and 3G got results like you. I on the other hand am crawling along. Might just go to costco to get a brand new replacement. Tier 2 Tech support has said before something must be whack with my device radio.

But I ought to bring it back to .889 or whatever it is first :O
 
thatguy188 said:
Nope not running unthrottled. Funny thing is my wife on her Vortex and 3G got results like you. I on the other hand am crawling along. Might just go to costco to get a brand new replacement. Tier 2 Tech support has said before something must be whack with my device radio.

But I ought to bring it back to .889 or whatever it is first :O
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I'd give unthrottled a shot just for shits and giggles. I've heard of it vastly improving people's radio issues. I myself have never had any issues, but I install the scripts anyway :D
 
ya my WiFi is fast (and is what I use at home) still at a loss with 3G.

Gonna do it again tonight after the wife gets home to see if anything changed. Gonna unthrottle it right now
 
thatguy188 said:
ya my WiFi is fast (and is what I use at home) still at a loss with 3G.

Gonna do it again tonight after the wife gets home to see if anything changed. Gonna unthrottle it right now
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What is this unthrottleing you speak of. How do you do it and what does it do for ya?
 
You're also not comparing apples to apples here - two different pones, and presumably different sets of apps running, plus, you don't know what the heck might have been running in the background on your BIONIC.

if you repeat this test in triplicate for at least 3 different times of day, ensuring that the both of you have the same apps (and thus, the same stuff running in memory) then I might get concerned about your phone.

Until you do that, I am not gonna take a simple test of even 3 of them conducted within minuted of each other.
 
johnlgalt said:
You're also not comparing apples to apples here - two different pones, and presumably different sets of apps running, plus, you don't know what the heck might have been running in the background on your BIONIC.

if you repeat this test in triplicate for at least 3 different times of day, ensuring that the both of you have the same apps (and thus, the same stuff running in memory) then I might get concerned about your phone.

Until you do that, I am not gonna take a simple test of even 3 of them conducted within minuted of each other.
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You're right about that, but isn't it concerning though? I've ALWAYS had crap for speeds on my Bionic in the vicinity of my house. With apps, or stock as it can get.

Did another test on 4G just now ... 328kb/s download, 9847kb/s upload
 
Also i doubt its your phone if your getting 10mb up. Its gotta be a tower issue. Also incase people havent noticed. i think verizon is throttling everyone to 10mb up and down.
 
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