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Sprint just put out a press release announcing more markets to be upgraded to 4G this year.
With 27 markets already equipped with 4G and more being planned for this year, Sprint is fulfilling its promise to light up major metropolitan areas with speeds that are up to 10 times faster1 than 3G.
Newly announced markets that will see 4G in 2010 are Cincinnati, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and St. Louis. Earlier this year Sprint announced that it planned to launch 4G in Boston, Denver, Kansas City, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., in 2010.
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Now I'll be ready when we get that Hero 4G upgrade on Mar 26th.
cmccracken said:
Now I'll be ready when we get that Hero 4G upgrade on Mar 26th.
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Ha Ha, funny guy you are!!!
OMFG HERO IS GONNA GO 4G!!!!!!!!!!???????????
Good to see St. Louis finally added to the list.
illogic6 said:
Good to see St. Louis finally added to the list.
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My thoughts exactly.
Anyone catch the Make Your iPhone® 4G commercial by Sprint? It had me ROFLing for a good long time.
cmccracken said:
Anyone catch the Make Your iPhone® 4G commercial by Sprint? It had me ROFLing for a good long time.
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lol thats funny...i work at a sprint store and thats the pitch im going to use to add internet cards!! lol is funny but money making...
Boston market here. Excited. holding out for the supersonic as i use my tether tons!
Hope they add Baltimore but do you really think the upgrade is coming on the 26th
pop1234 said:
Hope they add Baltimore but do you really think the upgrade is coming on the 26th
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Baltimore was the first city with sprint 4G
Dallas here. Have had 4G for a while. Now I just need the Supersonic to take advantage of the speeds!
david279 said:
Baltimore was the first city with sprint 4G
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Bam!! Yeah, that just happened. LOL
I just wish they'd finish building out their 3G network first!
I'm sitting here in my living room and roaming at 1x speed....
aversusb said:
Dallas here. Have had 4G for a while. Now I just need the Supersonic to take advantage of the speeds!
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Same here. I won't buy into Clear as a "home and travel internet replacement" yet because it's quite expensive for just 6Mbit.
However, I'd love to have a WiMax phone
WiFi tether would mean no extra cost for WiMax on the go.
Cincinnati, Cleveland
what about the rest of us in the middle
Here in Austin, the cost of Clear for home and away is the same as ATT uverse home internet with the same speed. That being said, I don't use a laptop so, I'm pretty hyped about a wimax phone! Unfortunately, I have to wait till December for my upgrade
How about the ville? We have Churchill Downs... Doesn't that count for something?
Is_907 said:
Same here. I won't buy into Clear as a "home and travel internet replacement" yet because it's quite expensive for just 6Mbit.
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Actually, their pricing isn't that bad, but they're going about it ass backwards. They're rolling out to major metropolitan areas where high speed, wireless Internet is already easy and cheap to come by.
In the town I live in, people are still paying $50 a month for a 512 kbit connection. If they were to put up a 4g tower here they'd sell several thousand units the first day they turned it on, not to mention taking phone business away from the only cell carrier that has decent coverage here but is WAY overpriced.
Sure, they wouldn't have the millions of potential subscribers like they do in large metro areas, but at least they'd be marketing to people who see the product as appealing.
Don't get me wrong, I do understand the appeal of large cities, but from a business perspective I know I'd personally have an easier time turning a profit with a thousand eager customers than a million who see my offering as a joke.
Sporkman said:
Cincinnati, Cleveland
what about the rest of us in the middle
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I couldn't agree more. Two low tech towns that I bet have half the number of users using data cards then Columbus. (I say this as I stare at the 3G indicator on my overdrive). Watch, they'll give it to Toledo and Youngstown before Columbus.
From what I have read, Sprint and Walmart have a deal to put up 4G towers on top of all there stores. Seems to me like just about everyone could have some decent coverage if they did all these first. Everyone has a wal mart around...except for maybe south florida. I don't think there is one any where near South Beach Miami.
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So Miramar as in California? I am not following the reference of "do"
when I read "do" I heard it as urban slang for "dude"
In context:
"wassup my ninja, we gotsus som fo gees up in tha heezy do!"
4 gizzle in my shizzle fo rizzle holmes.
What ??
Where in Miramar?? I am just a couple of miles down the road.....
I guess I'll be driving back and forth in Mira Mesa tonight...
Danny
Miramar, FL ?
lol, yeah I am on base in miramar... as in San Diego CA do.
Did I use that in the right context?? lol
Any updates on 4g in San Diego?
When I purchased my EVO I was told by the sales guy that San Diego is slated to get 4G in December even though it isn't announced yet. Of course this could be total BS.
gigabit said:
Miramar, FL ?
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Yeah probably FL ... the D and O are close to the F and L on the keyboard... fat fingas yo
Used car salesman
The salesman I bout my used '08 Honda Civic from assured me that the previous owner was a little old lady that only drove the car to church and back on Sundays.
Shortly after buying the vehicle, I've had to replace the tranny and have had the engine rebuilt.
SDKind said:
When I purchased my EVO I was told by the sales guy that San Diego is slated to get 4G in December even though it isn't announced yet. Of course this could be total BS.
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any other sightings in San diego?
NO San Diego.... What's the deal?
Miramar As in San Diego... that would be great im in chula vista a tad bit south of Miramar.. I was also told that 4g is going to be Available in SD in December
socos said:
Yeah probably FL ... the D and O are close to the F and L on the keyboard... fat fingas yo
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I'm in Miramar, FL and there have been reports of 4G all around town.
In November there is a Sprint 4G 'event' at the Hard Rock Hotel.
What's up with the "do"?
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oceanside in the pipeline
I recently saw a posted notice for a permit application to install a 4g tower at oceanside blvd and pch for Clearwire. I'm assuming Sprint customers would have access to Clear towers as Sprint is a major shareholder and the company was started by the guy who started Nextel, so there is definitely some corporate incest going on here. Go to clear.com for more info on their plans for expansion for more insight. My guess is within a year or so do
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I live and work in central Orange County (CA) and I haven't found many places around here where I can't get a 4G signal. I don't leave 4G on by default, though, because the signal is still inconsistent enough to have a negative impact on my battery life. That, and the 3G network is fast enough for my typical data use.
But it sure is nice to have 4G when I need it.
Pete
Well, no 4g in imperial beach. Of course I wasn't expecting it...
To bad 4G cant reach to southern OC, only to Irvine isnt far enough.
I havent heard it being announced for San Diego yet so its weird the sales rep would say that. Even check Clear's website, SD isnt listed as a future city.
Got to hope for the best tho
I live in Campbell and been getting at least 1 bar of 4G consistently. Not a good signal but at least I'm getting something. Getting full 4G coverage in Cupertino and Santa Clara. My friend's a store manager at Sprint and told me they're launching 4G officially in October. Hope this is a good news for some of you. Thought I should share.
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There's no way they're launching in San Francisco by next month. There's no signal anywhere even for testing. Maybe the san jose market will launch next month but san francisco will definitely take a while to launch.
Because, I'm pretty sure, all 4G launches are preceded by at least some sort of test signals... Which we have nothing in SF.
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Sorry to hear that man. Hopefully they will. It would be silly for Sprint if they don't launch it in frisco considering the huge market.
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Yeah, I work a lot in Palo Alto, and the whole downtown has the Clear Innovation network live, and there is some decent speeds. The other day while going on 101 South near Capitol Expwy exit in San Jose, I got over 7mbps in my car, while driving. That was epic.
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Yeah, I work a lot in Palo Alto, and the whole downtown has the Clear Innovation network live, and there is some decent speeds. The other day while going on 101 South near Capitol Expwy exit in San Jose, I got over 7mbps in my car, while driving. That was epic.
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wow that's awesome! i live a mile away from that area, i'm going to have to test it out. where i work near 101 and lawrence i can get 3.8-4.5 depending on if i have 1 or 2 bars.
I have managed to get 8Mbps in downtown San Jose. Covers the area past the Pavillion and up to the airport. Downtown has the best speeds though.
Just last weekend i got ~9Mbps near Walmart, Mountain View. Haven't got any 4G signal in palo alto area.
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I have managed to get 8Mbps in downtown San Jose. Covers the area past the Pavillion and up to the airport. Downtown has the best speeds though.
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i'm probably being too optimistic, but i hope there's a signal inside the arena! sharks season coming up soon, so i'll be in there before long.
T-Mobile announced more cities now with HSPA+ during the myTouch release. Here's the list of cities:
With its latest expansion, T-Mobile’s HSPA+ footprint now includes Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss.; Denver, Colo.; Huntsville, Ala.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Norfolk, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento, Calif.; and West Palm Beach, Fla. T-Mobile expects to reach 100 major metropolitan areas and 200 million people in 2010.
Source: Tmonews.
Personally, the fact that San Jose is getting is best news ever as I get my phone tomorrow. Hopefully T-Mo expands more, bringing the love to more people around this part of town. Chicago gets all the love all the time!
Nice!
I was told by a rep that it wasn't comin in my area till November but this is really good news.
Thanks for the post...
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logicsans said:
T-Mobile announced more cities now with HSPA+ during the myTouch release. Here's the list of cities:
With its latest expansion, T-Mobile’s HSPA+ footprint now includes Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss.; Denver, Colo.; Huntsville, Ala.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Norfolk, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento, Calif.; and West Palm Beach, Fla. T-Mobile expects to reach 100 major metropolitan areas and 200 million people in 2010.
Source: Tmonews.
Personally, the fact that San Jose is getting is best news ever as I get my phone tomorrow. Hopefully T-Mo expands more, bringing the love to more people around this part of town. Chicago gets all the love all the time!
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Sacramento, Calif.
Can't wait!
no where on tmonews does it say these things maybe I looked it over can you provide a link?
SO these cities mentioned are HSPA+ live right now ?
Huntsville, AL \o/
We deserve it more than any other city in the state
Yes, Huntsville is the place to be in AL.
Too bad I live just outside of Huntsville where I only get edge. I look forward to having faster podcast downloads on the way to work though, once we get HSPA+.
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Yes, Huntsville is the place to be in AL.
Too bad I live just outside of Huntsville where I only get edge. I look forward to having faster podcast downloads on the way to work though, once we get HSPA+.
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Definitely. Awesome city although I was admittedly hesitant to move to the hick-state initially. Great place to be in the tech business. Hopefully Google brings that lovely fiber here...
I actually am in Hazel Green so only get edge and 3G in certain parts, but most of my phone-using day is in Huntsville area. 3G leaked from Huntsville out to Hazel Green rather quickly and I hope it does the same with HSPA+... Actually, the first day I saw 3G symbol ever was within Hazel Green limits on my way to work with my new G1 one day...
mt3g said:
no where on tmonews does it say these things maybe I looked it over can you provide a link?
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It was the same post as their myTouch HD launch. TMo announced it, see if you can confirm it by reading a press release perhaps.
It's not updated at TMo's official website, but it should be here pretty soon.
Jorsher said:
Definitely. Awesome city although I was admittedly hesitant to move to the hick-state initially. Great place to be in the tech business. Hopefully Google brings that lovely fiber here...
I actually am in Hazel Green so only get edge and 3G in certain parts, but most of my phone-using day is in Huntsville area. 3G leaked from Huntsville out to Hazel Green rather quickly and I hope it does the same with HSPA+... Actually, the first day I saw 3G symbol ever was within Hazel Green limits on my way to work with my new G1 one day...
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Couldnt agree more with the fiber comment, this town(Huntsville) could definitely use it, especially considering the massive growth its experiencing right now.
Ive noticed the HSPA+ for about a week now, I used to get intermittant HSPA connections on my myTouch slide a few weeks back, but nothing solid, however in the last week I had nothing but HSPA connection no matter where I was at, including the freakin psuedo-bunker I work in, which I had problems even getting Edge in before.
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Couldnt agree more with the fiber comment, this town(Huntsville) could definitely use it, especially considering the massive growth its experiencing right now.
Ive noticed the HSPA+ for about a week now, I used to get intermittant HSPA connections on my myTouch slide a few weeks back, but nothing solid, however in the last week I had nothing but HSPA connection no matter where I was at, including the freakin psuedo-bunker I work in, which I had problems even getting Edge in before.
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Wow, a lot of people here from the area.
Could definitely use the fiber boost. It's an extremely tech/research-oriented city. I understand the places where the work is being done already have commercial connections, but... just give me the fiber!
If you don't already know, we have the same icon for 3G/HSPA/HSPA+ (the 'H') so it will be hard to tell what network you're really on.
about damn time they do Phoenix and Tucson at the same time!!!!!!
Man, I cannot wait. Did a random speed test yesterday and got about 7.6Mbps down on 3G.
Yes! Finally San Jose and San Fransisco
Blueoval24 said:
about damn time they do Phoenix and Tucson at the same time!!!!!!
Man, I cannot wait. Did a random speed test yesterday and got about 7.6Mbps down on 3G.
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Phoenix area has been announced for some time now actually. They have been setting up HSPA+ speeds around my are for the last month now. My N1 has been basicly maxed out at 5-7mbps around my area ^_^
Now I am going to wait tell December to decide on what HSPA+ phone I want =D
Spoke too soon. Still stuck on HSDPA here in Salt Lake City. Guess I still have to wait till November...
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Anyone Else from South FL Here?
Anyone else from South FL (Tri-County Area (Palm beach.Broward/Miami Dade))?
If Miami, Ft lauderdale and West Palm are getting HSPA+, does that mean the less-major cities between them are as well?
Like Deerfield, Boca, Delray, Pompano, etc since they are between these three cities
Okawa said:
Now I am going to wait tell December to decide on what HSPA+ phone I want =D
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Trust me, you want the G2. The MyTouch is not only ugly, but it has a stupid name. ;-)
(Oh, and FWIW, the G2 is a VERY nice phone!)
Come to Chicago dammit! I want faster speeds
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Spoke too soon. Still stuck on HSDPA here in Salt Lake City. Guess I still have to wait till November...
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I went to the Tmobile store in fort union to play with the G2. The phone had some settings messed up so I couldn't access all the internet, but i could open google's home page and do a basic search. It was MUCH fast than my N1.
Norfolk in the house! I went to the Tmobile store on the 30th, when I received my phone, and the reps were surprised at two things:
I had the phone before them and the fact that the H was showing up in my device.
They concluded that the towers were upgraded, but they were just waiting to "flip the switch".
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Will this make you finally change your Evo?... check it out and hopefully your area is getting hooked up....
http://tinyurl.com/888mbhx
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I was looking at that last night and thinking, no matter how great the EVO x is my EVO still holds it's own. Since Michigan will be blanketed in LTE by 2014, I am going to wait, Sprint has great plans, but lightsquared drama has to negatively impact their LTE roll out.
And why buy a phone in 2012 when I can't use 4G until a year or 2 years later. I did that with EVO, and assumed a Verizon kind of roll out.
I really hope Sprint stays on track with LTE roll out and they may retain me otherwise VZW with unlimited data might get my business (yes if u try hard enough u can get it)
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Yea, it says they will be ready by 2014, but with no specific rollout dates for my area, Michigan, I will be switching to Verizon in the next few months, once they get a nest gen phone like the One X or something similar. Verizon has had working 4g for over a year in my area now. There's no way I'm waiting another 2 years to get it here, and have dial-up speed 3g in the meantime. I gave Sprint 12 years of my business, and I hate to leave, but in today's world data is everything, and I need that to be able to do my job.
With the announcement one the HTC EVO One for Sprint, I am puzzled as to how they decide what cities to start their rollout of LTE. San Antonio? Baltimore? Kansas City?
No New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, etc.
OK, so Houston and Dallas. Meh.
With an LTE iPhone possibly coming out later this year, how many iPhonies do they think will hang on waiting while both Verizon and AT&T (yuk) are offering LTE in the biggest markets?
Sure, they're saying just wait, but really, how many people have the discipline? I probably will, but only because returning to AT&T is not an option as far as I'm concerned, and I hear horror stories about big red nickle and dimeing their customers.
What incentive do I have to get the HTC EVO One when there won't be any LTE here in LA, while my old EVO can still use WiMax?
On an unrelated question: does anyone know if LTE phones automatically switch between 3G and LTE? One thing I always hated about WiMax is having to manually turn it on every time I want to use it!
Pretty sure LTE would require manual control just like WiMax.
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OK, so Houston and Dallas. Meh.
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Hey now! Some of use are awful excited that Dallas is on that list!
But seriously. I'm wondering if the Dallas choice was because of the AT&T headquarters and the fact that Sprint phones are getting MURDERED by att speeds. (At least where i'm at)
Nothing against Dallas. Texas is a great country.
I just think Sprint needs to make a big splash about LTE if they want to limit churn. Dan Hesse has done an outstanding job so far, imo. But if I were in charge of Sprint, I would make NY,and LA, among the first cities, just for PR purposes.
Even aliens know to blow up one of those two cities when they first invade Earth!
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Hey now! Some of use are awful excited that Dallas is on that list!
But seriously. I'm wondering if the Dallas choice was because of the AT&T headquarters and the fact that Sprint phones are getting MURDERED by att speeds. (At least where i'm at)
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At&t damn sure will drop a call where I am at if it even goes through but those damn internet speeds are damn lovely.... I hate them for that! LOL
I live in Overland Park. The reason it might be coming to the Kansas City area is because the world headquarters is located in Overland Park, KS? Just a guess lol. (btw, KS has more than tumbleweed in the streets lol)
Am I the only one who thinks the state outlines on this map are messed up?
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Am I the only one who thinks the state outlines on this map are messed up?
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It's the larger states they don't have much coverage in, so they generalize more.
I'm personally going to switch to the new Evo when it comes out. LTE IN JERSEY AND PHILLY YEA! FIRST PICKS.
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It's the larger states they don't have much coverage in, so they generalize more.
I'm personally going to switch to the new Evo when it comes out. LTE IN JERSEY AND PHILLY YEA! FIRST PICKS.
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So maybe you could tell me, does it look like southern indiana is covered?
ronartest2005 said:
So maybe you could tell me, does it look like southern indiana is covered?
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Looks like it to me. Don't know if its first or second round though.
monkeychef said:
Looks like it to me. Don't know if its first or second round though.
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My area is first round starts in may I'm super excited!
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leebo said:
On an unrelated question: does anyone know if LTE phones automatically switch between 3G and LTE? One thing I always hated about WiMax is having to manually turn it on every time I want to use it!
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Wimax does automatically switch, as long as you leave the 4g radio on all the time - which kills batt like a mofo
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http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/212-network-visionlte-deployment-running-list/
FIRST ROUND MARKETS (14):
First round markets have no preceding markets before them. NV OEM's will mobilize in these markets and begin deployment. These markets will deploy slowly as there is a significant learning curve to Network Vision. Most first round markets started between December 2011 and March 2012.
Atlanta/Athens* Link
Houston* Link
DFW* (Dallas/Ft. Worth) Link
San Antonio* Link
Baltimore* Link
Kansas City* Link
Chicago Link
San Francisco Link
Boston Link
Washington, D.C. Link
New York City/Westchester Link
LA Metro (Los Angeles) Link
Central Jersey Link
Austin Link
SECOND ROUND MARKETS (27):
Second round markets start based on First Round markets completing before them. There is a lot of variability of when Second Round markets start, between June/July 2012 and December 2012. It will all depend on how quickly the First Round market deployments go. Some preliminary work is being done in advance in these Second Markets as well. It's possible that if delays begin to occur in the First Round markets, NV OEM's may hire up additional subcontractors and get some key Second Round markets going. Stay tuned to S4GRU.com for updates.
South Bay (San Jose) Link
West Washington (Seattle) Link
West Michigan (Grand Rapids/Lansing) Link
Oregon/SW Washington (Portland) Link
Charlotte Link
Nashville Link
New Orleans Link
Philadelphia Metro Link
Southern Connecticut Link
PR/VI (Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands) Link
San Diego Link
Northern Jersey Link
Orange County, California Link
Raleigh/Durham Link
Orlando Link
Miami/West Palm Link
Riverside/San Bernardino Link
Indianapolis Link
East Michigan (Detroit) Link
Norfolk (Hampton Roads) Link
Long Island Link
Tampa Link
Jacksonville Link
Memphis Link
Minnesota Link
South West Florida Link
Ft. Wayne/South Bend Link
I also heard that maybe just maybe the Note may be coming over as well the HTC One... Sprint may be stepping there game up.. After reading up on the new HTC phone I may be coming back as long as though LTE speeds kick in like they should in my area...
Michigan part of the 2nd wave and no Ohio, c'mon man! This is why I hate Ohio, can't wait to move..LOL
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I don't know about the rest of you, but forget LTE coverage -- I'm just waiting for Sprint to get regular coverage on the tower that's been my in my neighborhood like they promised (and their coverage map showed) for the last 3 years!
I have found the Wimax coverage in Florida to be more than adequate. No, I can't get it at my house, but I have WiFi there. But just about everywhere else when I'm traveling or in even small local cities, I get Wimax.
Sprint is about two years behind on LTE. Not very enticing to stay with them after my contract is up in the Fall. The only reason why I didn't demand early contract termination is because I like my EVO 4G phone and don't feel like spending another $300 on a new Verizon phone at the moment.
Nah Verizons, and att switches. So sprints will prob
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