Motorola Atrix 4G Update v4.1.83 - HSPA Testing

[Apoptosis]

Finally got the update this morning from ATT and did a before and after speed test.

BEFORE w/ Atrix 4G v4.1.57:

Test Date: May 4, 2011 10:28:12 am
Connection Type: Hsdpa
Server: Saint Louis, MO
Download: 1178 kbps
Upload: 161 kbps
Ping: 231 ms

A detailed image for this result can be found here:



AFTER w/ Atrix 4G v4.1.83:

Test Date: May 4, 2011 10:43:57 am
Connection Type: Hspa
Server: Saint Louis, MO
Download: 1808 kbps
Upload: 1572 kbps
Ping: 120 ms

A detailed image for this result can be found here:



I got rather large gains from not moving a foot before and after the update. I just left the phone sitting on my desk with 4 bars.

[bubba]

Tried to see what speed I would get on that, and the St. Louis server sucks for me for some reason. LTE or 3G. I'm running a HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE.

I know its a WHOLE lot faster than this test says, might try a different server see what you get.

Test Date: May 4, 2011 10:59:55 am
Connection Type: Lte
Server: Saint Louis, MO
Download: 1.93 Mbps
Upload: 2.08 Mbps
Ping: 142 ms



for comparison..

Test Date: May 4, 2011 11:01:27 am
Connection Type: Lte
Server: Chicago, IL
Download: 23.63 Mbps
Upload: 3.82 Mbps
Ping: 136 ms


Test Date: May 4, 2011 11:02:41 am
Connection Type: Lte
Server: Adrian, MI
Download: 17.75 Mbps
Upload: 3.64 Mbps
Ping: 137 ms


Test Date: May 4, 2011 11:03:49 am
Connection Type: Lte
Server: Cincinnati, OH
Download: 21.81 Mbps
Upload: 8.85 Mbps

[Apoptosis]

with the Chicago server:



Remember I'm out in the burbs with just 3 bars.... you know my house doesn't have the best service

sad my upload speed on my phone is almost as fast as the house and that your Thunderbolt smokes my home internet!

[bubba]

LOL yeah, but I'm setting in my office in the middle of a building so figured it would even out LOL

Just noticed the STL server had something funky with it.

but in the boonies where I live at home DSL just does work and cell is slow end of 3G, so .5mbs if I'm lucky.

[Apoptosis]

I'm just happy to go from 0.1MB/s to 1.6MB/s for my upload speeds and I got a nice increase in my download speeds. To this point my internet performance on the Atrix hasn't been impressive at all.

[bubba]

Bet your battery last more than mine. I have to switch the LTE on and off to get through the day at work. I leave it off for normal email and texting, and turn it on for getting apps, youtube, and surfing at lunch.

[Major_A]

I guess Sprint is where it's at. I haven't tried again with the newly added Houston server.


Unfortunately where I live the 3G coverage sucks so I have to go into Houston to find a 4G connection.

[pwcmed]

What a difference between two cities

San Antonio



Colorado Springs



This is before the update.

[pwcmed]

So my phone just crapped out. I can make calls and text but I have no internet. AT&T couldn't help me so I guess it's back to the store.

[Major_A]

So what happened? My EVO randomly decides that my location is either South America or somewhere in Sweden sometimes. I called the Sprint store and the sales guy never heard of that. Rebooting the phone usually fixes it.

[pwcmed]

I'm not really sure what happened. It was working in the morning and just decided to stop passing internet traffic at lunch. I exchanged it for a new one and it works just fine. The upgrade helped my upload speeds but my downloads took a major hit.