wareagletsf
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join:2006-05-17
Hartford, CT | major issues Yesterday and Today
modem is getting very hot to the touch, super slow and dropping connection a lot, speed of .01MBPS
line of site less than 1/2 mile nothing in between modem and "tower".
Current signal -89
on sprint unlimited plan, |
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wareagletsf
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join:2006-05-17
Hartford, CT | this is the latest speed test
normally at this location I have upload speeds of 1.2 to 2MBPS |
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Jack_in_VA
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join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA | reply to wareagletsf
Are you sure you are on the same tower? It could be down and you're looking at another tower. The -89 dBm would cause the modem to increase power thus the increase in tempature. |
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wareagletsf
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join:2006-05-17
Hartford, CT
 ·Millenicom
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| That is a good question, if it is then I am at a tower about 8 miles away to the south, and would be surprised if I could even connect at that range.
Here is the map of current location, I am at the D and the tower is at the Y of Bradley. the next tower is over at elm and main street about 8 miles away |
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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN
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You mean DOWNLOAD speeds of 1.2 to 2mbps ? ? ?
said by wareagletsf  :this is the latest speed test normally at this location I have upload speeds of 1.2 to 2MBPS |
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Jack_in_VA
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join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA
| said by compuguybna :You mean DOWNLOAD speeds of 1.2 to 2mbps ? ? ? said by wareagletsf :this is the latest speed test normally at this location I have upload speeds of 1.2 to 2MBPS It is not possible to have upload speeds of 1.2 to 2 Mbps on EVDO. Refer to the technical specifications for EVDO service. Download speeds can reach 3.1mbs but few if any users ever achieve that speed as the carrier usually reserves some of the bandwidth. If you notice none of the posted speed test ever come close to the upper limit. |
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Busnut
join:2009-10-23
united state
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My signal strength is still good, but my download speeds yesterday and today are about half what they have been lately.
Just a thought - in their rush to implement 4G tech, could Sprint be diverting bandwidth from the 3G netowrk to support the 4G network's higher speeds? Or adding 4G to towers without adding any backside network plumbing? |
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wareagletsf
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join:2006-05-17
Hartford, CT | reply to Jack_in_VA
doh yeah download.....
anyway they are sending me a new modem to replace this one as it was getting to hot to touch. |
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Jack_in_VA
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join:2007-11-26
Mathews, VA | I have my 680 taped flat against a large window pane. It's a perfect heat-sink. The modem barely gets warm even when running a continuous download. |
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wareagletsf
Premium
join:2006-05-17
Hartford, CT
·Millenicom
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
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Starting to look like they are phasing out the cdu680 they are shipping me a Sierra 598U.
The cdu680 I have has always ran hot, and for the past two days it has been too hot to touch even at idle, and this is even changing towers while moving on a bus so I think it is the modem burning out and not just increasing power to pull in a distant tower. |
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