# EDGE network unusually slow lately? (AT&T)
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [June 26, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626 "2008-06-26T06:46:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/1 "2008-06-26T06:46:06Z")
Since I got my iphone (right after the price drop, last year) and until about a week ago I was able to stream XM via [Orb.com](http://Orb.com). For the past week I noticed a dramatic difference in it’s ability to stream audio. Not just from orb either. I used to be able to stream Mp3’s online through it as well, but now it takes more time to buffer it than it does to play it, so it’s pretty much impossible to do anymore.
Does anyone here work for AT&T or has anyone else noticed it?
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/2 "2008-06-26T06:51:30Z")
☹
does this mean ur not listening to O&A much :tear:
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/3 "2008-06-26T06:52:54Z")
yeah, it really blows. I can listen for 10 seconds at a time then has to buffer or whatever for 20 seconds :tdown:
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/4 "2008-06-26T07:00:22Z")
this wont work for you…will it?
[http://www.xstreamxm.com/mobile](http://www.xstreamxm.com/mobile)
im guessing NO since its an iPhone
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/5 "2008-06-26T07:01:19Z")
do you know what format it streams in?
thanks for the link :tup:
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/6 "2008-06-26T07:04:43Z")
i actually do not to be honest.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/7 "2008-06-26T07:09:44Z")
eh, just tried it… of course it doesn’t work, why would it? Stupid crapple phone
thx anyway
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/8 "2008-06-26T07:12:53Z")
damn…
☹
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/9 "2008-06-26T07:14:52Z")
tried to search to see if there was any other ways…and it just seems that using ORB is the only way 😕
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/10 "2008-06-26T07:18:27Z")
it’s cool man, thanks for the effort. I’m guessing AT&T is getting too much data traffic these days and capped the bandwidth or something. Wish we had open wifi here
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### Author:  [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/11 "2008-06-26T08:10:38Z")
3g is streaming fine 🙂
thanks for the link
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### Author:  [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/12 "2008-06-26T09:53:01Z")
I am sure they are diverting resources for the 3G iPhone release.
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/13 "2008-06-26T10:48:43Z")
yeah they beefed up edge with a lot of extra resources when the iphone launched, theyre starting to transition all of that backbone to 3G now. This is one of the reasons i sold my iphone earlier this week on egay. got $480, picked up a blackjack II for $69, and im actually a lot happier. If i decide to get the 3G, im still ahead of the game.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/14 "2008-06-26T10:50:01Z")
so I take it you noticed a difference as well?
wtf? ATT blows… way to leave your customers swinging in the wind.
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### Author:  [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/15 "2008-06-26T10:50:51Z")
> [@Joe](#):
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> yeah they beefed up edge with a lot of extra resources when the iphone launched, theyre starting to transition all of that backbone to 3G now. This is one of the reasons i sold my iphone earlier this week on egay. got $480, picked up a blackjack II for $69, and im actually a lot happier. If i decide to get the 3G, im still ahead of the game.
So you really like the BJII? And where did you get it for $70? Upgrade your contract?
I’m thinking of going BJI to a BJII for the time being.
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/16 "2008-06-26T10:51:36Z")
eh, the iphone is really the only major phone they have that still uses edge. once the 3g one launches id rather see the capacity go to the 3G users, so that everyone doesnt end up with edge speeds.
> [@brendansi](#):
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> So you really like the BJII? And where did you get it for $70? Upgrade your contract?
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> I’m thinking of going BJI to a BJII for the time being.
other than having to buy a stereo bluetooth headset because of the gay proprietary port instead of a headphone jack, I do. First WM device i’ve ever used that wasnt slow as hell and hasnt frozen yet. I have a Premier account (participating employer) so I get unlimited upgrades, I just have to restart the contract on one of my lines (if I upgrade a week after buying the previous phone, it only adds a week to my contract)
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/17 "2008-06-26T10:52:38Z")
aren’t they 2 totally different technologies though? never really researched them
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### Author:  [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/18 "2008-06-26T11:30:28Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#):
>
> aren’t they 2 totally different technologies though? never really researched them
HSDPA/HSUPA are subsets of UMTS (3G data - WCDMA). Edge is 2.75G (GPRS is 2.5G) but they are part of GSM extended data standards. Technically they are “compatible” because they use the same frequency band that ATT broadcasts but the standards are two different as far as multiplexing data, etc…
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### Author:  [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/19 "2008-06-26T20:42:44Z")
The network is being restructured to make 3G more better.
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### Author:  [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edge-network-unusually-slow-lately-at-t/50626/20 "2008-06-26T22:34:03Z")
> [@Joe](#):
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> yeah they beefed up edge with a lot of extra resources when the iphone launched, theyre starting to transition all of that backbone to 3G now. This is one of the reasons i sold my iphone earlier this week on egay. got $480, picked up a blackjack II for $69, and im actually a lot happier. If i decide to get the 3G, im still ahead of the game.
Did you have the 16gig or the 8gig iPhone? Was it unlocked?
I’d really like to dump mine before the new one comes out, before it’s worth 50 bucks. lol
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