Three 4G issues past week

djscrivo · 02-07-2014, 11:40

Hi,

Has anyone else experienced issues with 4G this past week, I have had to switch off my 4G in Birmingham when trying upload something, i wasn't able to send a photo on What's App, post a Facebook status and I wasn't even receiving text messages, these came rushing through only the afternoon after when i switched on my 4G back in Stoke on Trent city centre.

Again 45miles up the M6 i wasn't able upload anything and pages were taking ages to load! I think i was getting around 0.05mb when i looked, turned 4G off, everything was working fine.

Same happened this morning at the gym... So i have just left 4G switched off now

Areas I have been in are B1, B4, B5 and ST1

eljmayes · 02-07-2014, 11:43

I have an issue with Three's 4G- there isn't any where I am!

Zee_Bukhari · 02-07-2014, 13:25

I have been having problems with 4G also, I wasn't able to check train times or go on websites had to switch it off and everything was working fine on 3G.

Aldridge Andy · 02-07-2014, 13:29

I work in B1 ( Birmingham Jewellery Quarter ) and not had any problems as far as I am aware. 4G has been substantially slower lately than it was back in February / March but otherwise it still works ok for me.

heskethbang · 02-07-2014, 14:47

I've found three's 4g consistently slower in performance than its 3G connection, which is excellent. I suppose this is why they haven't felt able to sell it as a premium service and opted to include it for free.

djscrivo · 02-07-2014, 15:03

3G in Birmingham City Centre used to crumble before 4G, it became unusable on a busy Saturday around new street.

Now it seems 3G is super fast and 4G is crumbling now everyone is using that.

I thought 4G was supposed to stop congestion issues.

moox · 03-07-2014, 00:06

I'm in Feltham a little bit and both the 3G and 4G are rather suspect there. Plenty of signal, no throughput. Airplane mode off/on sometimes helps.

Lidtop2013 · 03-07-2014, 06:30

Brilliant 3G/HSDPA+ here but no 4G where I libe and work at the moment.

Ben_Fisher · 03-07-2014, 08:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by heskethbang

I've found three's 4g consistently slower in performance than its 3G connection, which is excellent. I suppose this is why they haven't felt able to sell it as a premium service and opted to include it for free.

Im sorry but no,
at home I get 20-25mbps down with a 50ms ping on 3G.
I get about the same with 4G, but it's ALOT faster, feels like im on wifi.

It's hard to explain, when I run a speed test on 3g it slowly builds up where as 4G is boom straight at the bandwidth and I think this "momentum" affects the actual user facing side.

Grayburn · 03-07-2014, 10:09

Terrible as usual in the City of London, it rarely gets better then this where i work (EC4 Monument)

4G - 0.60Mbps Down/2.02Mbps Up
3G - 3.73Mbps Down/2.46Mbps Up

heskethbang · 03-07-2014, 11:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

Im sorry but no,
at home I get 20-25mbps down with a 50ms ping on 3G.
I get about the same with 4G, but it's ALOT faster, feels like im on wifi.

It's hard to explain, when I run a speed test on 3g it slowly builds up where as 4G is boom straight at the bandwidth and I think this "momentum" affects the actual user facing side.

No need to apologise Ben.

I'm glad the 4G experience for you is a positive one. For me however, regular 4G speed checking here in Birmingham has yielded no faster than 5mb download - even with a full signal. Sometimes it has proved necessary to switch off 4G altogether.

Dean Lambert · 03-07-2014, 11:48

I've noticed the similar thing in Sheffield in the past week. Also found 3G to be a lot faster

djscrivo · 03-07-2014, 15:36

Now you mention it, its reminded me i was in Sheffield this weekend just gone, had the same issue there. When on west street friday night, tried post a photo on facebook and failed, turned 3G off, posted straight away.

It seems 4G is just crumbling in big city centres, especially Birmingham!

When my 4G was running smoothly i used to get upto 60mb down 30mb up in Stoke on Trent but in Birmingham i think about 11mb down is the fastest i have seen.

Lidtop2013 · 03-07-2014, 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

Im sorry but no,
at home I get 20-25mbps down with a 50ms ping on 3G.
I get about the same with 4G, but it's ALOT faster, feels like im on wifi.

It's hard to explain, when I run a speed test on 3g it slowly builds up where as 4G is boom straight at the bandwidth and I think this "momentum" affects the actual user facing side.

Yeah my iphone 5S does that on 3G, it could go bang straight to 10mbps, then it climbs and climbs until it runs out of time, just seems like if the test was abit longer it would go even higher than the actual amount it finishes on lol

Ben_Fisher · 03-07-2014, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lidtop2013

Yeah my iphone 5S does that on 3G, it could go bang straight to 10mbps, then it climbs and climbs until it runs out of time, just seems like if the test was abit longer it would go even higher than the actual amount it finishes on lol

Yeah! It does this, with 4G it near enough goes boom to 40mbps and stays around that point. This is key for making pages feel snappier as you're getting a greater boost in speed.

Lidtop2013 · 03-07-2014, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher

Yeah! It does this, with 4G it near enough goes boom to 40mbps and stays around that point. This is key for making pages feel snappier as you're getting a greater boost in speed.

Interesting, it makes sense when you put it like that

Ben_Fisher · 03-07-2014, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lidtop2013

Interesting, it makes sense when you put it like that

Yeah, as it's only short bursts of data, yeah on a big download it might be straight at 25mbps on 3G but on a 1MB website it's only going to be like 2-3mbps(random numbers) before it's downloaded the 1MB.

On 4G it may download that 1MB at much higher speeds and therefore be faster. Just as Wi-Fi is.

Of course I could just be talking crap.

02-07-2014, 11:40	#1
djscrivo Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 402	Three 4G issues past week Hi, Has anyone else experienced issues with 4G this past week, I have had to switch off my 4G in Birmingham when trying upload something, i wasn't able to send a photo on What's App, post a Facebook status and I wasn't even receiving text messages, these came rushing through only the afternoon after when i switched on my 4G back in Stoke on Trent city centre. Again 45miles up the M6 i wasn't able upload anything and pages were taking ages to load! I think i was getting around 0.05mb when i looked, turned 4G off, everything was working fine. Same happened this morning at the gym... So i have just left 4G switched off now Areas I have been in are B1, B4, B5 and ST1

02-07-2014, 11:43	#2
eljmayes Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 925	I have an issue with Three's 4G- there isn't any where I am!

02-07-2014, 13:25	#3
Zee_Bukhari Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,319	I have been having problems with 4G also, I wasn't able to check train times or go on websites had to switch it off and everything was working fine on 3G.

02-07-2014, 13:29	#4
Aldridge Andy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aldridge, West Midlands. Posts: 335	I work in B1 ( Birmingham Jewellery Quarter ) and not had any problems as far as I am aware. 4G has been substantially slower lately than it was back in February / March but otherwise it still works ok for me.

02-07-2014, 14:47	#5
heskethbang Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greater Birmingham Posts: 3,906	I've found three's 4g consistently slower in performance than its 3G connection, which is excellent. I suppose this is why they haven't felt able to sell it as a premium service and opted to include it for free.

02-07-2014, 15:03	#6
djscrivo Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 402	3G in Birmingham City Centre used to crumble before 4G, it became unusable on a busy Saturday around new street. Now it seems 3G is super fast and 4G is crumbling now everyone is using that. I thought 4G was supposed to stop congestion issues.

03-07-2014, 00:06	#7
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,645	I'm in Feltham a little bit and both the 3G and 4G are rather suspect there. Plenty of signal, no throughput. Airplane mode off/on sometimes helps.

03-07-2014, 06:30	#8
Lidtop2013 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Midlands Posts: 2,450	Brilliant 3G/HSDPA+ here but no 4G where I libe and work at the moment.

03-07-2014, 08:47	#9
Ben_Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Posts: 577	Quote: Originally Posted by heskethbang I've found three's 4g consistently slower in performance than its 3G connection, which is excellent. I suppose this is why they haven't felt able to sell it as a premium service and opted to include it for free. Im sorry but no, at home I get 20-25mbps down with a 50ms ping on 3G. I get about the same with 4G, but it's ALOT faster, feels like im on wifi. It's hard to explain, when I run a speed test on 3g it slowly builds up where as 4G is boom straight at the bandwidth and I think this "momentum" affects the actual user facing side.

03-07-2014, 10:09	#10
Grayburn Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 225	Terrible as usual in the City of London, it rarely gets better then this where i work (EC4 Monument) 4G - 0.60Mbps Down/2.02Mbps Up 3G - 3.73Mbps Down/2.46Mbps Up

03-07-2014, 11:00	#11
heskethbang Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greater Birmingham Posts: 3,906	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher Im sorry but no, at home I get 20-25mbps down with a 50ms ping on 3G. I get about the same with 4G, but it's ALOT faster, feels like im on wifi. It's hard to explain, when I run a speed test on 3g it slowly builds up where as 4G is boom straight at the bandwidth and I think this "momentum" affects the actual user facing side. No need to apologise Ben. I'm glad the 4G experience for you is a positive one. For me however, regular 4G speed checking here in Birmingham has yielded no faster than 5mb download - even with a full signal. Sometimes it has proved necessary to switch off 4G altogether.

03-07-2014, 11:48	#12
Dean Lambert Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sheffield Posts: 973	I've noticed the similar thing in Sheffield in the past week. Also found 3G to be a lot faster

03-07-2014, 15:36	#13
djscrivo Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 402	Now you mention it, its reminded me i was in Sheffield this weekend just gone, had the same issue there. When on west street friday night, tried post a photo on facebook and failed, turned 3G off, posted straight away. It seems 4G is just crumbling in big city centres, especially Birmingham! When my 4G was running smoothly i used to get upto 60mb down 30mb up in Stoke on Trent but in Birmingham i think about 11mb down is the fastest i have seen.

03-07-2014, 17:06	#14
Lidtop2013 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Midlands Posts: 2,450	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher Im sorry but no, at home I get 20-25mbps down with a 50ms ping on 3G. I get about the same with 4G, but it's ALOT faster, feels like im on wifi. It's hard to explain, when I run a speed test on 3g it slowly builds up where as 4G is boom straight at the bandwidth and I think this "momentum" affects the actual user facing side. Yeah my iphone 5S does that on 3G, it could go bang straight to 10mbps, then it climbs and climbs until it runs out of time, just seems like if the test was abit longer it would go even higher than the actual amount it finishes on lol

03-07-2014, 18:12	#15
Ben_Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Posts: 577	Quote: Originally Posted by Lidtop2013 Yeah my iphone 5S does that on 3G, it could go bang straight to 10mbps, then it climbs and climbs until it runs out of time, just seems like if the test was abit longer it would go even higher than the actual amount it finishes on lol Yeah! It does this, with 4G it near enough goes boom to 40mbps and stays around that point. This is key for making pages feel snappier as you're getting a greater boost in speed.

03-07-2014, 18:32	#16
Lidtop2013 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Midlands Posts: 2,450	Quote: Originally Posted by Ben_Fisher Yeah! It does this, with 4G it near enough goes boom to 40mbps and stays around that point. This is key for making pages feel snappier as you're getting a greater boost in speed. Interesting, it makes sense when you put it like that

03-07-2014, 19:26	#17
Ben_Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lincoln Posts: 577	Quote: Originally Posted by Lidtop2013 Interesting, it makes sense when you put it like that Yeah, as it's only short bursts of data, yeah on a big download it might be straight at 25mbps on 3G but on a 1MB website it's only going to be like 2-3mbps(random numbers) before it's downloaded the 1MB. On 4G it may download that 1MB at much higher speeds and therefore be faster. Just as Wi-Fi is. Of course I could just be talking crap.

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