thelonewizard
Android Enthusiast
NVM. Re-read the OP and realized I was doing the right thing. Thanks, Early! CDMA Workshop is pretty easy!
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Help Streaming media and the Tyrrany of the Sprint Proxies
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- htc evo 3d
I recall discussing not letting wifi sleep on the Evo but can't find the setting for that. I can't recall - maybe we were discussing some particular app?
I was searching around for it for a while. Go to setting -> Wireless & networks -> Wi-Fi settings and then hit the menu button and select advanced.
The default state for me was never sleep
hollawood24
Well-Known Member
I checked mine from when i first got the phone (remembering this from an OG Evo post) and never sleep was my default also. I'm guessing it's like that for the majority, if not everyone
hollawood24
Well-Known Member
+1 Worked like a charm!
Thanks again everyone for all your insight. I learn a lot from hanging around these forums. I checked my wifi advanced settings as recommended above, and it was set to sleep after 15 minutes so I changed that to "never sleep", restarted the phone and gave the streaming media a whirl using bluetooth stereo over a wifi connection. Unfortunately the "stalled stream" problem is still there. It's somehow tied to the sleep button because as soon as turn the screen back on the media stream will refresh and we're off and running. I just did a factory reset, reinstalled everything, checked the wifi sleep settings (always on was the default this time), tried streaming over wifi and the problem persists. Oddly I have no problems using a wired headset over wifi or using a bluetooth stereo headset over a 3g connection.
Has anyone else tried a bluetooth stereo headset while using a streaming app like sirius, rhapsody or slacker over a wifi connection? I'm trying to figure out if I have something wrong with my phone.
Has anyone else tried a bluetooth stereo headset while using a streaming app like sirius, rhapsody or slacker over a wifi connection? I'm trying to figure out if I have something wrong with my phone.
EarlyMon - ^^^May want to update the labels.
On a side note, this process cut my speeds so I reverted back to the Sprint set up.
can you elaborate more on what you did to test your speeds and what symptoms occurred (buffering, stuttering, low throughput, etc etc)
I called Sprint, *2, and they were mellow about giving it to me.
I asked them about that - it appeared on the Evo as well. As near we could tell fiddling around and asking around - it doesn't seem to do anything. You can't save it. The rep finally took a guess that it might have to do with computer vs. wall charging - but I've played with that and didn't see any difference there either.
Agreed, please feed back details, your feedback is new to this issue.
If simply assessing by speedtest.net, then expect variability with or without this change. With a decent server connection, you ought see an improvement.
Certainly improves web loading times of this page (UAString set to Desktop), right off the bat.
By the way, thanks for the catch - changed to use literal screen names and screen order in the OP.
Jackietreehorn
Android Enthusiast
Holy crap. I was planning to try this little project tomorrow, and if I get even half or a third of your improvement, I'll be overjoyed.
I called Sprint, *2, and they were mellow about giving it to me.
I asked them about that - it appeared on the Evo as well. As near we could tell fiddling around and asking around - it doesn't seem to do anything. You can't save it. The rep finally took a guess that it might have to do with computer vs. wall charging - but I've played with that and didn't see any difference there either.
Agreed, please feed back details, your feedback is new to this issue.
If simply assessing by speedtest.net, then expect variability with or without this change. With a decent server connection, you ought see an improvement.
Certainly improves web loading times of this page (UAString set to Desktop), right off the bat.
By the way, thanks for the catch - changed to use literal screen names and screen order in the OP.
I did five speedtest.net tests prior to making the change. I was averaging 700kbs d/l and 500kbs u/l. After I made the change the average was half that even with me throwing out two outliers that were below 100 kbs. As soon as I changed the settings back, my speeds went back up to where they were before the change.
Maybe I did something wrong.
other than "lab tests" how is your experience using streaming sites? are you/did you notice increased buffer times, stuttering issues... ?
brownhornet
Android Enthusiast
Just an FYI, if you activate the phone on the sprint site they actually send you an email with the MSL code and MSID in it in case you have to do a manual activation on the phone.
I've never had problems streaming and that's on both the Evo 4G as well as the 3VO. I do get the occasional skip of the song using audiogalaxy, but I attribute that the pitfalls of streaming.
The code I found in my email is called a 6 digit programming code and does not match my MSL code.
Jackietreehorn
Android Enthusiast
Anyone ever tried getting their MSL from chat?
I have - they had a fit and got all worked up. I finally got a guy who got it and he kinda chuckled in the chat and explained that they didn't that info (access into that level of service) and if they did, he didn't doubt they would never be allowed to hand it out.
If you call and a rep gives you a hard time, call back and find a seasoned one.
I asked one about this before out curiousity - their reply: having it is a good idea, have I considered taping it inside my back cover in case I'm ever stuck and need to force a hard reset or re-provisioning?
They used to act like you wanted to kidnap their dog when you asked for your MSL but I think anymore, most of the tech staff really does get it.
wake69
Android Expert
use cdma workshop, it is really easy to use, i got my msl in about 3 mins if that.
[How To] Retrieve MSL and speed up internet faster - xda-developers
Easy instructions. you dont have to run anything. just unzip and app is there
Jackietreehorn
Android Enthusiast
Most people I've seen have just said that they've been having flaky internet/slow speeds and want to reset their data. I just called and asked and they didn't ask for any reason at all.
And thanks to EarlyMon for a couple of posts back. I wanted to just do chat because I wasn't able to call at the time, but it looks like it would have just been a huge headache. Waited til I could call, and at least for me, couldn't have been easier.
Just call outright and ask, and use an honest and straightforward tone of voice.
If the rep is curious, honesty is the best policy. Either say it's your intention to solve your streaming media issue or that you want access to hard reset your phone in light of the many updates occurring.
It's when people get gamey or skittish that the rep starts to question what the caller is up to - or it's just a bad rep.
On the Evo and Shift forums, people had like a 90~95% success rate just asking, and 100% success rate calling back a single time for that occasional rep that couldn't be bothered.
It's just not difficult - I did it because I found it a lot easier than dinking with going to my Windows machine (to my right, next to this laptop), and dinking with CDMA Workshop.
If a rep asks what else you're going to do with it, be truthful say, Nothing! I know better than to play around in service menus where I can brick my phone. And I have the old settings already written down. (And you do, they're in the OP here.)
But don't go in explaining why - it's not the woodshed. Just ask nicely.
Or use the link I gave in the OP here.
And yes, use my instructions or the one in your link.