Topic 'Evdo Tweaks and Tuning' in forum 'Sprint Mobile Broadband' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-18650881 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:43:08 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:43:08 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20343685
I've done a boat load of testing and can't seem to improve much over what I have, and it varies from unit to unit. Right now all units are set to 128480 and the rest of the settings are per suggestion of tweak testing. Also, since speed tests can vary greatly even from one to the next, it's not easy to see if you've made an improvement or not.

I was playing around with my panel antenna and pointed it to a tower further away but I'm getting a cleaner signal and data transfer rates have jumped from the 400-700 range to 700-1000. I think this newer tower has multiple T1 lines whereas the former one had but one T1. Just a guess based on performance.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20342059 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:14:41 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20170824 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20170824 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:38:07 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20135212
Thanks as always for the tip.
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Franklin CDU/Assent MBR WBB combo, service through Millenicom, 3 XPPro stations, Mozilla everywhere.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20135212 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:04:59 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20134766 said by Derfdog:

Would it be possible/good idea to set the Primary and secondary HA to different cities in the same areas or different areas?
Do HAs act like DNS servers? IF the primary falls off the network then the secondary takes over? If that is the case then it might be better to point to different areas, so for example my primary would be Roachdale but my secondary might be Relay, MD.
The reasoning for this is that if a primary goes out it might have a cascading effect on the surrounding area(s)and by pointing to a secondary HA that is in the opposite direction (but as close as possible)you'd still have connectivity.
The answer to that question is YES. I have my franklin set up to use Atlanta's Area 7 Secondary (.77) as my primary, and Kansas City's Area ? Secondary (185.77) as my secondary. I've noticed each time I connect, it will occasionally sync to ATL, and occasionally sync to KC. Not sure what causes the variance, but it just picks one and runs with it.

So the answer is YES, it is possible to pick two different areas... I picked mine based on info I read over regarding the fastest HA's in the evdoforums thread. I figured I'd try one from each of the fastest ones reported, it yes, it works. Now as if its a good thing to do or not, only time will tell. Remind me in about a week and I'll let ya know if I'm still cookin with it. :)
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Sprint Novatel U727, Centerburg OH]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20132543 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:08:54 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20121367
Can anyone here shed some light on this?
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Franklin CDU/Assent MBR WBB combo, service through Millenicom, 3 XPPro stations, Mozilla everywhere.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20121367 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:26:02 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20118200 Would it be possible/good idea to set the Primary and secondary HA to different cities in the same areas or different areas?
Do HAs act like DNS servers? IF the primary falls off the network then the secondary takes over? If that is the case then it might be better to point to different areas, so for example my primary would be Roachdale but my secondary might be Relay, MD.
The reasoning for this is that if a primary goes out it might have a cascading effect on the surrounding area(s)and by pointing to a secondary HA that is in the opposite direction (but as close as possible)you'd still have connectivity.
Got other questions too but that is enough for now.
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Sprint Novatel U727, Centerbur OH]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20118200 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:11:52 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-20076885

Here's my speedtest today. I'm located in Puerto Rico and my HA is KC. The KC HA seems to give me the best results. I suppose the higher ping time is due to the satellite uplink from PR to stateside, but the up/down speeds are quite acceptible.

BTW, my RWIN is 26280. I've tried all sorts of other values, including the 65535 value posted elsewhere, but the one I'm using seems to give the most consistently high results.

The main issue here is staying connected. I'm in the middle of two towers and I have 2, 3 sometimes even 4 active pilots. I'm waiting for 3G to send me a replacement pigtail for the broken one they sent, so I can hookup my panel antenna (CAY1912) and see if isolating to one tower cures the disconnect issue.
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Here is the best of what I have been getting the past few days....

There seems to be a significant pause before the tests actually starts.

The latency really is killing me for online gaming.







This last one is odd. Download speed is not that bad but the latency is just not usable.

Any help is greatly appreciated. I am running vista 32 btw.
I don't know where you are located but I'm on the East Coast of Virginia and my HA is San Jose, CA. I can change my speedtest server site and I don't see where it makes any difference.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19839516 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:14:15 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19839511

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19839511 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:13:24 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19839373
Another poster above MJWALFREDO asked this question and I don't see any answer to it yet. The original poster stated that his changes weren't being saved, and it was unclear as to which profile got changed and how. PLease, someone help on this?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19839373 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:42:47 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19727465
There seems to be a significant pause before the tests actually starts.

The latency really is killing me for online gaming.







This last one is odd. Download speed is not that bad but the latency is just not usable.

Any help is greatly appreciated. I am running vista 32 btw.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19727465 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:56:12 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19727334
Its almost as though the tower goes into a low power mode or something and the signal just drops off.

Today my latency is crazy high and I have changed my HA to where I usually get the best performance and then back to default with no improvement. I am using the usb sierra device and have tried using scm and through my topp global router same problem. Anyone have any ideas? I am using a wilson trucker omni with no cable extension.

This is kind of a pain. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19727334 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:35:50 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19718379 But sometimes it times out on a test or webpage loading. I can deal with that though.
I can't deal with speeds less that half advertised on up and downloads.

OH BTW,
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all who read this...


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Download Speed: 1211 kbps (151.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 223 kbps (27.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19534217 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:24:25 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19534121 said by CMoore2004:

I must say, I really don't understand why you'd have a better signal. The signal isn't transported to the PC over the USB... it ends and starts at the modem. Perhaps the other USB cable just had enough power loss that it couldn't perform at 100%.
It's probably a power issue. The Franklin I just got came with a special USB adapter cord. It has two plugs for the USB ports on the computer and one for the modem. That way power from 2 USB ports powers the modem according to franklin.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19534121 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:01:35 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19533726 --
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BTW - thanks for all the tips & tricks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19460673 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:48:00 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19452210 said by Jim_in_VA:

hj, I am up in Boston this week. Drove all the way from VA to MA and was connected to EVDO the entire way. Never dropped the signal.

On changing the HA on the Franklin. Launch connection manager but do not connect to the network. Move your cursor over the plus sign on the left (it will change color slightly),hold down the shift key and type ##DATA. A box will appear asking for a code. This is the 6 digit activation code you must get from Millenicom. Just call their tech support and they will give it to you. After the code is entered a data box will pop up. This is where you enter the HA #'s like the one's found at the top of this post. I found the Kansas City numbers to work best for me. Experiment with different one's to find what is suitable.
I did find out my IP address is 70.7.196.49 located in San Jose, CA. I need to get it changed. None of the numbers on the fist post seem to match the one I have.
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On changing the HA on the Franklin. Launch connection manager but do not connect to the network. Move your cursor over the plus sign on the left (it will change color slightly),hold down the shift key and type ##DATA. A box will appear asking for a code. This is the 6 digit activation code you must get from Millenicom. Just call their tech support and they will give it to you. After the code is entered a data box will pop up. This is where you enter the HA #'s like the one's found at the top of this post. I found the Kansas City numbers to work best for me. Experiment with different one's to find what is suitable.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19452073 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:25:30 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19451936 said by netwire:

said by mjwalfredo:

Damn, nobody knows which profile to set the HA on for a Sierra Wireless card? My speeds are killing me. Please help!
You should set the HA to one nearest to you. For example, I live in NC so I have mine set to GA.
How do you change it?
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If I try and set the HA on profile 1, the settings are lost as soon as the card restarts.

I need someone who has successfully changed their HA with a Sierra Wireless card to tell me how they did it to either to show me how or to confirm that I have a problem with my setup.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19450056 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:00:46 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19449965 said by mjwalfredo:

Damn, nobody knows which profile to set the HA on for a Sierra Wireless card? My speeds are killing me. Please help!
You should set the HA to one nearest to you. For example, I live in NC so I have mine set to GA.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19449965 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:47:30 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19449926 said by Jim_in_VA:

I changed the HA on my Franklin to Kansas City. It did improve the speeds for me.

Jim, I got my Franklin today but it doesn't work any better than the Sprint Sierra card. My HA seems to be in LA California. How did you change yours?
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All the information is there. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19366422 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:29:04 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19362270 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19362270 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:22:34 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19283674
All cool, but only since I caught it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19283674 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:58:42 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19244537 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_agent]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19244537 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:33:46 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19244327 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19244327 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:51:20 EDT Re: Evdo Tweaks and Tuning http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Evdo-Tweaks-and-Tuning-19138883 said by xenophon:

Would have been nice if you gave credit to who put these together. Took me some time to put together the ##DATA Tuning part...

»www.evdoforums.com/thread2001.html
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I dont take credit for any of the information posted below, I just put it together here for people to view.


Lol, not as if I was trying to take credit for it myself.. But if it makes you feel better in the morning, All Hail the mighty Xenophone him do sum gud work! Can we be friends again?
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I dont take credit for any of the information posted below, I just put it together here for people to view.

One of the utilities you can download to adjust your settings is Dr TCP from here on BBR. I just wouldnt recommend changing anything that you dont know about.

One of the first adjustments you can make is this,
TCP Receive Window Size = 65536

##DATA tuning, aka HA (Home AGENT)
To see/change the HA Address, you must acquire the MSL code from Sprint. If you've activated the card yourself when first purchased, the code they gave you to activate is the MSL code. Or you could call the tier 2 data group 866.818.1944 (sometimes long wait) and tell them you need to activate your card and need the Activation Code. They should give it to you with no issues. They'll ask for your ESN number written on card or the phone number of card which can be found in Device Diag in Connection Manager. They also might ask for your account password. If a rep does not head down that path, hang up and call another.

Once you have the 6-digit MSL/Activation code...

- Run Sprint Connection Manager
- Must be disconnected from EVDO (disable NDIS if using it)
- Move mouse over 'Go' button and leave pointer on top of it
- Type in caps... ##DATA
- Enter MSL code
- A screen like this should appear for Novatel cards...


For Sierra Cards-
and

Experiment with primary/secondary addresses below but be sure to write down the original address on the card in case you need to go back to it. Update: Or you can do an 'Update Profile' in connection manager and it will set back to defaults. The primary address is first used when connecting. If that fails, it will use the secondary.

On Vision and PowerVision phones, dial ##DATA#. You'll need the MSL code to change the HA address, which is harder to acquire for phones. For some phones, this universal code might work... 040793

Here are the addresses of Home Agents around the country. The tools used to determine the location are only about 80% accurate, so these locations may not be exact. Set the HA to one near you (but try others). If traveling, set to the region of your travels. Thanks to cyb3rshad0w for cross-checking this list...

68.28.49.76 San Jose, CA Area 1
68.28.49.77 San Jose, CA Area 1
(could be Stockton)

68.28.57.76 Anaheim, CA Area 1 (or San Jose)
68.28.57.77 San Jose, CA Area 7 (or Anaheim)

68.28.81.76 Kansas City, MO Area 2
68.28.81.77 Kansas City, MO Area 2
(could be Omaha)

68.28.89.76 Kansas City, MO Area 2
68.28.89.77 Kansas City, MO Area 2

68.28.113.76 Pennsauken, NJ Area 3
68.28.113.77 Pennsauken, NJ Area 3

68.28.121.76 New York, NY Area 3
68.28.121.77 New York, NY Area 3

68.28.145.76 Chicago, IL Area 4
68.28.145.77 Chicago, IL Area 4

68.28.153.76 Roachdale, IN Area 4
68.28.153.77 Roachdale, IN Area 4

68.28.177.76 Fort Worth, TX Area 5
68.28.177.77 Kansas City, MO Area 5 (possible DNS config issue, likely Ft. Worth)

68.28.185.76 Atlanta, GA Area 5
68.28.185.77 Atlanta, GA Area 5
(speedtest.net says in Houston)

68.28.241.76 Relay, MD Area 7
68.28.241.77 Relay, MD Area 7
(speedtest.net says in Florida)

68.28.249.76 Atlanta, GA Area 7
68.28.249.77 Atlanta, GA Area 7

This is it. There are no other home agents known.

Here is a quick way to determine your assigned 'area' w/out needing MSL code. This will at least narrow it down to two possible HAs...

»/mspeed?whoami=1&w=

Example:
DNS: area4.spcsdns.net (must be set to Indiana or Illinois)

Another way is to do a traceroute (tracert command in Windows) to some website and compare the path of IP address locations with this tool (only 80% accurate)..
»www.ipligence.com/geolocation/?l···&search#

To compare your speeds with different HAs...
»www.sprint.com/speedtest (sprint's test site)
»/stest (coasts)
»www.everestkc.net/index.php?module=speedtest (midwest)
»speed.nap.wideopenwest.com (midwest)

To check latency from command line, 'ping www.google.com' or website near you. Lower is better.

Rev0 typically does 180ms-400ms, 130ms is about the lowest.

RevA typically does 100ms-200ms, can be as low as 50-80ms if near tower with few/no obstructions.

Latency can be much higher with poor signal, thick or many walls, when below ground or if HA is set far away.

More details:
- When traveling, the HA you are assigned to may cause traffic to bounce twice across country. If you live in NYC and are assigned to a NY HA, but then travel to LA and visit a website in LA, your traffic (worst case scenario) will likely bounce from the LA tower to the NY HA to the LA website back to the NY HA to the LA tower and to your laptop. That's a lot of unnecessary hopping across country. If you have performance problems when traveling, try setting the HA to the region of your travels. Statistically speaking, if traveling often around US and visiting websites everywhere, setting the HA to one in the Midwest may be the best compromise.

- Mac/Linux and router users. You must change the HA with Connection Manager in Windows. The settings are stored in the card so when used with non-Windows, the HA setting will still work.

Warning: Use info at your own risk. Don't change other settings unless you know what you're doing.

Update: Sprint seems to have improved HA bandwidth performance issues by turning off the compression servers. The HA you point to may be a factor if you travel across country but in general, the HA is less of an issue than in the past. Latency/ping times could still be impacted, especially for RevA users. Update2: Many still see bandwidth improvements by experimenting with different HAs.

BTW: This is a CDMA thing, not a Sprint only design, so Home Agents are likely done this way for Verizon and Alltel as well. I've tried to find a way to change Verizon HAs but with no luck.
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