JIO speed reduced ??

@Stupendous Man wrote:
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My theory is 2300Mhz too much congestion hence the websites don’t open and data loss is high. Switching to other bands may help those who are facing bad speed.
CC: @DealSeeker
Edit: I have also checked on places with better signal strength/quality but that didn’t improve anything hence more likely a congestion issue.

I have been using my Lyf phone purely as a hotspot and it was kept at the same location for a few weeks now. Somehow, Jio forced an update on my phone (despite my OTA settings) and it got stuck on the boot screen while applying the update. So I was forced to manually reboot it a few times to make it start finally (phew!).

After the phone started, I happened to run the latest NetVelocity app and noticed that the phone was connected to 1800 MHz band while I was holding it. Ran a speed test and found the speed to be around 8 Mbps. Put the phone back to its signal-optimized location and noticed slow speeds. So I ran the speed test again to get ~1 Mbps speed on the 2300 MHz band. Bingo!

Currently, I have the phone in a non-signal optimized location (to force it to stay connected to 1800 MHz) and I am now enjoying 8-10 Mbps speeds again! CC @Magus @getready @GoogleCA @thunderguy @optimistic @sidbhai

P.S. I realize sharing/highlighting this here will lead to congestion in the 1800 MHz band as well.

@DealSeeker The NetVelocity app does not show band info since day before yesterday here for me. Neither in my place nor in my friend’s place (5 Km away from my place). Most of the times, only Google products work well. Other sites do not even load. Guess they are testing something on a major scale since the same complaint comes from different parts of India. Plus there is always the congestion issue.

@Magus wrote:

@DealSeeker The NetVelocity app does not show band info since day before yesterday here for me. Neither in my place nor in my friend’s place (5 Km away from my place). Most of the times, only Google products work well. Other sites do not even load. Guess they are testing something on a major scale since the same complaint comes from different parts of India. Plus there is always the congestion issue.

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Magus wrote:

@DealSeeker The NetVelocity app does not show band info since day before yesterday here for me. Neither in my place nor in my friend’s place (5 Km away from my place). Most of the times, only Google products work well. Other sites do not even load. Guess they are testing something on a major scale since the same complaint comes from different parts of India. Plus there is always the congestion issue.

They have released a new version of NetVelocity — v3.2.9. Try that.

Check chat.

@Magus wrote:

@DealSeeker The NetVelocity app does not show band info since day before yesterday here for me. Neither in my place nor in my friend’s place (5 Km away from my place). Most of the times, only Google products work well. Other sites do not even load. Guess they are testing something on a major scale since the same complaint comes from different parts of India. Plus there is always the congestion issue.

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Magus wrote:

@DealSeeker The NetVelocity app does not show band info since day before yesterday here for me. Neither in my place nor in my friend’s place (5 Km away from my place). Most of the times, only Google products work well. Other sites do not even load. Guess they are testing something on a major scale since the same complaint comes from different parts of India. Plus there is always the congestion issue.

They have released a new version of NetVelocity — v3.2.9. Try that.

Can you share the link to download apk here.

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:
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My theory is 2300Mhz too much congestion hence the websites don’t open and data loss is high. Switching to other bands may help those who are facing bad speed.
CC: @DealSeeker
Edit: I have also checked on places with better signal strength/quality but that didn’t improve anything hence more likely a congestion issue.

Your theory is indeed correct, bro! I have something interesting to share today about this.

I have been using my Lyf phone purely as a hotspot and it was kept at the same location for a few weeks now. Somehow, Jio forced an update on my phone (despite my OTA settings) and it got stuck on the boot screen while applying the update. So I was forced to manually reboot it a few times to make it start finally (phew!).

After the phone started, I happened to run the latest NetVelocity app and noticed that the phone was connected to 1800 MHz band while I was holding it. Ran a speed test and found the speed to be around 8 Mbps. Put the phone back to its signal-optimized location and noticed slow speeds. So I ran the speed test again to get ~1 Mbps speed on the 2300 MHz band. Bingo!

Currently, I have the phone in a non-signal optimized location (to force it to stay connected to 1800 MHz) and I am now enjoying 8-10 Mbps speeds again! CC @Magus @getready @GoogleCA @thunderguy @optimistic @sidbhai

P.S. I realize sharing/highlighting this here will lead to congestion in the 1800 MHz band as well.

Wow! Great tip. Just yesterday the phone was updated – and got a new wallpaper.

I assumed the speed will change. Ugh. Oh. It has gone from bad to worse – did’t mind as long as I was browsing…

However, reading your post, I thought I will check the speed / band I am on. And guess what happened?

The Net Velocity app is gone!

Removed by Jio? Can’t find it in the app anymore. Not on Play Store as well.

I have a feeling Ambani is after me.

@sidbhai wrote:
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The Net Velocity app is gone!

Removed by Jio? Can’t find it in the app anymore. Not on Play Store as well.

I have a feeling Ambani is after me.

Jio appstore (only visible from mobile browsers): https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/ind...hp

CC @thunderguy

@DealSeeker wrote:

@sidbhai wrote:
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The Net Velocity app is gone!

Removed by Jio? Can’t find it in the app anymore. Not on Play Store as well.

I have a feeling Ambani is after me.

NetVelocity APK direct link: https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/uploads/and...

Jio appstore (only visible from mobile browsers): https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/ind...hp

CC @thunderguy

Awesome! Mine shows 2300 MHz. I am placing it elsewhere to get 1800 MHz. Almost seems impossible. Will Net Velocity show the band value as 1800?

Thinking to keep it inside pants now.

@sidbhai wrote:

@DealSeeker wrote:

@sidbhai wrote:
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The Net Velocity app is gone!

Removed by Jio? Can’t find it in the app anymore. Not on Play Store as well.

I have a feeling Ambani is after me.

NetVelocity APK direct link: https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/uploads/and...

Jio appstore (only visible from mobile browsers): https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/ind...hp

CC @thunderguy

Awesome! Mine shows 2300 MHz. I am placing it elsewhere to get 1800 MHz. Almost seems impossible. Will Net Velocity show the band value as 1800?

Thinking to keep it inside pants now.

And, well, let’s not fry our b*lls in the process of improving our internet speeds.

@DealSeeker wrote:

@sidbhai wrote:

@DealSeeker wrote:

@sidbhai wrote:
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The Net Velocity app is gone!

Removed by Jio? Can’t find it in the app anymore. Not on Play Store as well.

I have a feeling Ambani is after me.

NetVelocity APK direct link: https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/uploads/and...

Jio appstore (only visible from mobile browsers): https://jioappstore.jio.ril.com/cms/ind...hp

CC @thunderguy

Awesome! Mine shows 2300 MHz. I am placing it elsewhere to get 1800 MHz. Almost seems impossible. Will Net Velocity show the band value as 1800?

Thinking to keep it inside pants now.

Yes, it will show 1800. To force change the band, it’s a good idea to also put the phone in airplane mode for a sec when you change the location.

I was LOLing so bad because it worked. Amazing! I tried Airplane and put the device in the wash basin.

Got 1800! And speed is back to normal! Feeling like a genius now… all thanks to you!

Now to explain others why lyf is in the sink is a challenging task!

I wonder what happens to life when it is in the bathroom. In the toothbrush holder. In the mirror cabinet. Or in the commode.

And here I was trying to connect to 2300 MHz last week
Only to realise later that my device doesn’t support that band

@avgn wrote:

And here I was trying to connect to 2300 MHz last week
Only to realise later that my device doesn’t support that band

So many twists and turns already.

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Try band 5 , its working good

Im getting
1-2mbps ( band 3)
700-900kbps (band 40)
6-7mbps (band 5)

Near tower

20-30mbps on ( band 5 )
3-4mbps ( 3)
1-2mbps (40)

Since this evening speed is usual 10-15mbps but can’t stream on JioTv.
Youtube vids play smooth in HD but can’t watch TV even in SD. Anyone else having the same problem?

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Download ‘shortcut master lite’ from Playstore. Tap on 4636. It will open up the hidden menu, you can change the network from there.

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Download ‘shortcut master lite’ from Playstore. Tap on 4636. It will open up the hidden menu, you can change the network from there.

@GoogleCA wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Download ‘shortcut master lite’ from Playstore. Tap on 4636. It will open up the hidden menu, you can change the network from there.

how? Downloaded the app. It says you do not have any shortcuts in the list

@Stupendous Man wrote:

Since this evening speed is usual 10-15mbps but can’t stream on JioTv.
Youtube vids play smooth in HD but can’t watch TV even in SD. Anyone else having the same problem?

Jio tv working at 1-2 mbps

@thunderguy wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Download ‘shortcut master lite’ from Playstore. Tap on 4636. It will open up the hidden menu, you can change the network from there.

Novice here. Downloaded and opened 4636. Any guide which can help me move forward

Select an option and see in net velocity your band and try to check the speed.

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@GoogleCA wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Download ‘shortcut master lite’ from Playstore. Tap on 4636. It will open up the hidden menu, you can change the network from there.

how? Downloaded the app. It says you do not have any shortcuts in the list

Click on the triple dot in the top-left corner>Secret code explorer

Ohh! That can be reached from the settings menu as well but i don’t think there’s any option to change bands? Are you talking about LTE, WCDMA, SCDMA Modes?

@GoogleCA wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@GoogleCA wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Download ‘shortcut master lite’ from Playstore. Tap on 4636. It will open up the hidden menu, you can change the network from there.

how? Downloaded the app. It says you do not have any shortcuts in the list

Click on the triple dot in the top-left corner>Secret code explorer

Ohh! That can be reached from the settings menu as well but i don’t think there’s any option to change bands? Are you talking about LTE, WCDMA, SCDMA Modes?

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@GoogleCA wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@GoogleCA wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

@thunderguy wrote:

Can we select bands in RN3 without rooting. Automatically connected to 2300 and speed is not good

Download ‘shortcut master lite’ from Playstore. Tap on 4636. It will open up the hidden menu, you can change the network from there.

how? Downloaded the app. It says you do not have any shortcuts in the list

Click on the triple dot in the top-left corner>Secret code explorer

Ohh! That can be reached from the settings menu as well but i don’t think there’s any option to change bands? Are you talking about LTE, WCDMA, SCDMA Modes?

Yes

@Stupendous Man wrote:

Since this evening speed is usual 10-15mbps but can’t stream on JioTv.
Youtube vids play smooth in HD but can’t watch TV even in SD. Anyone else having the same problem?

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

Since this evening speed is usual 10-15mbps but can’t stream on JioTv.
Youtube vids play smooth in HD but can’t watch TV even in SD. Anyone else having the same problem?

That’s strange. Jio TV works completely fine for me even when I get 3-4 Mbps. Try manually setting the quality to low/medium within the Jio TV app. By the way, another interesting thing I have observed is that Jio Cinema seems to have better buffering/compression and it works even when the bandwidth is 1-2 Mbps, i.e. when Jio TV fails to play even for 5 seconds continuously. CC @getready

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

Since this evening speed is usual 10-15mbps but can’t stream on JioTv.
Youtube vids play smooth in HD but can’t watch TV even in SD. Anyone else having the same problem?

That’s strange. Jio TV works completely fine for me even when I get 3-4 Mbps. Try manually setting the quality to low/medium within the Jio TV app. By the way, another interesting thing I have observed is that Jio Cinema seems to have better buffering/compression and it works even when the bandwidth is 1-2 Mbps, i.e. when Jio TV fails to play even for 5 seconds continuously. CC @getready

I am using very old jioPlay app, no issues here when my network speeds are good

@getready wrote:

@DealSeeker wrote:

@Stupendous Man wrote:

Since this evening speed is usual 10-15mbps but can’t stream on JioTv.
Youtube vids play smooth in HD but can’t watch TV even in SD. Anyone else having the same problem?

That’s strange. Jio TV works completely fine for me even when I get 3-4 Mbps. Try manually setting the quality to low/medium within the Jio TV app. By the way, another interesting thing I have observed is that Jio Cinema seems to have better buffering/compression and it works even when the bandwidth is 1-2 Mbps, i.e. when Jio TV fails to play even for 5 seconds continuously. CC @getready

I am using very old jioPlay app, no issues here when my network speeds are good

My App version is 4.0.22 @Stupendous Man

Edit : its 4.0.53