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Does anyone know when Tulsa will see 4G?

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ummm... Jesse?

I would like to know as well

probably be a while...

Not currently on the radar.

iAmNotorious said:
ummm... Jesse?
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Its a small world after all..... how ya been?

Not sure this will be the same as OKC but I saw in the sprint forums OKC was scheduled first of 2011, but Best Buy says it probably be this fall and in some places in Oklahoma 4g is being tested... i would take that with a grain of salt though.

I've heard that they are setting up the infrastructure and testing it. I'd imagine it would be sometime 2011. Again, just hearsay though.

I used to work at the sprint call center in okc that has 4g tech support (i know y have 4g tech in a place that has no 4g) they told us okc will get it in the spring where the call center is on nw expressway and council there is a 4g tower next in but they won't turn it on
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As far as Tulsa goes, I turned on 4g yesterday on my epic and was able to pick up a weak signal around 7st and memorial. I guess Sprint is in the testing phase right now

I connected at 71st and Mingo. It took some scanning but I finally connected with 2 bars.

Do you think maybe the store at 71 across from the QT between Memorial and Mingo may have a small 4G tower to show it off, and you are picking that up? Or do you think they have actually started turning it on in Tulsa.

No, I called my buddy at that store and asked if 4g was officially here, he said no but it is in testing phase. I also asked of they have a 4g airave installed and he said that they did not. So welcome to beta wimax in tulsa.

KommodoreHeinz said:
No, I called my buddy at that store and asked if 4g was officially here, he said no but it is in testing phase. I also asked of they have a 4g airave installed and he said that they did not. So welcome to beta wimax in tulsa.
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Well I'm at 71 a Yale, but on a CM 6.2 with no 4g. I guess I will try out the the 4G version of it tonight.
Will post later on what I get at 71 and Yale.

My Sprint store said that Fort Smith Arkansas would see it around the end of 2011. We are way smaller than Tulsa so I would say before then?
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Sprint 4g in Tulsa
There is a Sprint 4g tower on in downtown Tulsa. Signal is weak but the speed is great. Can't wait for more towers to be activated.

I connected to 4G in Stillwater tonight so it has to be real soon

Pics or it didnt happen? I got some screenies,
I was sitting at Haruno Sushi Bar at a booth inside by the Sushi Bar. On a side note they have the best Sushi in town
I was fluxing between 0-2 bars.
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Speed Test.

4G is soo FAIL
LOL about 1/8th of what I've gotten on Tmobile in the same areas on my Nexus One. But I'd still rather have Sprint because Tmobile bounces between Edge, 1G, 3G, and HSPA nonstop, without your phone ever moving. Nothing like waiting for HSPA to kick in while your waiting for a simple weather widget to refresh. I'll be curious to see what Sprint does when its finally rolled out here but I am not hopeful it will be anykind of useful. At least with Sprint I can turn the nonsense off and they are a little faster than Cricket.
4G = FAIL

BrandonG777 said:
LOL about 1/8th of what I've gotten on Tmobile in the same areas on my Nexus One. But I'd still rather have Sprint because Tmobile bounces between Edge, 1G, 3G, and HSPA nonstop, without your phone ever moving. Nothing like waiting for HSPA to kick in while your waiting for a simple weather widget to refresh. I'll be curious to see what Sprint does when its finally rolled out here but I am not hopeful it will be anykind of useful. At least with Sprint I can turn the nonsense off and they are a little faster than Cricket.
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You got 25mb download speed on a 3g phone?

Cancelling verizon account

I have both t-mobile and verizon. I've been considering ditching verizon. But, i'd like to know if I could still use the droid x just on wifi or if I'm gonna have to sell it. I bought it ten months ago. I'd like to keep it as a dev device, but just without phone access.
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You can still use most apps that allow wifi connection for a data source (almost all).
Wirrless tether would no longer work without 3g service... That is the only major catch I can think of
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Thanks for the prompt reply. What about if I do a data wipe and the device asks to be reactivated?
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lattera said:
Thanks for the prompt reply. What about if I do a data wipe and the device asks to be reactivated?
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You could just ignore it. Theres always a way to skip all those start up screens.

You MIGHT be able to "activate" it. It would eventually tell you that there is no service registered to this device etc etc.
I THINK that's how it works, but I could be dead wrong, might want to call cs and ask what happens if you try to activate a phone out of service.
Either way, you won't be billed. I think my activation screen allowed me to skip it.

lattera said:
I have both t-mobile and verizon. I've been considering ditching verizon. But, i'd like to know if I could still use the droid x just on wifi or if I'm gonna have to sell it. I bought it ten months ago. I'd like to keep it as a dev device, but just without phone access.
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WHY would anyone pay for Verizon's service! I flashed my X to Cricket and never turned back, (end rant lol ). You can still use the WiFi feature after you get past the Activation screen.
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Hope it helped.

You can also use Page Plus. For as little as $30 per year, you could have phone service on it and use it as a backup phone as well as a really cool toy.

Ben's said:
WHY would anyone pay for Verizon's service! I flashed my X to Cricket and never turned back, (end rant lol ). You can still use the WiFi feature after you get past the Activation screen.
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Never dropping a call and data speed that makes AT&T/iPhone fanbois wet their bed's at night.

Ditch T-Mobile, they just did a massive TV campaign advertising a 4G network when they don't even have one. They are just enhancing their current 3G network which by now is equivalent to verizon's 4G LTE.

It sounds like you're saying that T-Mobile's 21Mbps service isn't 4G while Verizon's 10Mbps service is. Technically speaking, neither fit the 4G standard; however, both are marketing their high-speed networks as such.
Verizon is too expensive for me. The DroidX does not do simultaneous voice and data--something I need everyday for my job.
T-Mobile has great coverage in my area. They're much more affordable than Verizon. Their network is faster than Verizon's. Unless you can convince me to go to a slower network with less functionality at a higher price, my Verizon account will remain closed.
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Whoever thinks verizon 3g is better than at&t either lives in a low at&t recwption area or blowing smoke. At&t and tmobile are both faster than any cdma network, especially now with the hspa+ upgrades which also speed up other 3g devices. Its not even close.
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What company is better tmobile, att ,sprint or veraizon

What company is better in date and had major coverage and 4g????

it depends.. where you live and who has a better coverage. They all have pros and cons... hard to cover in one tread.

I'd sum it up to
T-mobile, best customer service and good 4g but small service area.
Sprint, Terrible customer service, decent 4g, medium service area
Verizon, Fair customer service, Networks huge, not sure if 4g/LTE is out yet (I dont pay attention to them).
ATT, Meh customer service, they're very business oriented and not too good about actually listening to your problems but efficient enough, 4g is coming or may be out I know its sometime soon either way, Network is only bested by Verizon.

sprint has a nice 69.99 everything plan

Oh
I live south of california just wanna know wat company had the best speed on internet

Verizon has a Nazi stranglehold on where I live, so...
Heil Big Red.

Verizon for orange county for me atleast.
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Sounds like it's nailed!
Even though regions of the country dramatically impact a carrier's strength (probably because of the local carrier the big ones acquired), in my mind z33dev33l has it nailed.
I have been VERY happy with T-Mobile (price, customer service, quality of connection in my area), but they need to widen their 4G (and even 3G) coverages without getting greedy and without relaxing on their terrific customer service.
Everybody I know with Sprint and most people I know with ATT complain about them, and Verizon is a royal pain if you are trying to call from inside an office building. Around my office, there are two distinct groups huddled outside: the smokers and the Verizon customers. OK, so the Verizon customers stay inside next to the windows during bad weather, but you know what I mean. My boss, a Verizon customer, makes me take my phone with us to lunch in the cafeteria because he can't make a reliable call, but I can.

black50z said:
sprint has a nice 69.99 everything plan
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Don't forget to add $10 extra for 4g and now for what they call premium 3g!
I like T-Mobile, just wish they would grow the network faster.

At&t for now!!!

i think - currently at&t is the best choose
Kotake

T-Mobile for customer service & price, coverage limited if you're in a rural area

Around where I live (Dallas, TX), T-Mobile rocks all the other providers when it comes to 3G speeds. I get constant full bars (no matter where I am), and I've done speed tests with my 2 of my friends who conveniently have Verizon, and AT&T.
Verizon Speedtest - 1.33 down, .28 up on an iPhone.
AT&T Speedtest - 1.26 down, .55 up on an iPhone.
T-Mobile Speedtest - 4.5 down, 2.2 up on a Samsung Vibrant.
Now I don't know if it's hardware related or something with Android owning iOS, but T-Mobile had really improved speedtests.
Best part is, T-Mobile doesn't charge roaming, so I can go where-ever the **** I want, and not get charged for calling, using data, or anything.

Tmo is the most open source, supportive of modding efforts and has their own github than any of them. and they go with vanilla android and defer to google rather than try to meddle with the software (more than the other three)

Well which ever carrier you choose don't choose At&t. One of their towers that provides data coverage to the little Italy section of the Bronx has been broken since 2/1/11 and despite numerous calls from my self and undoubtedly many others they have yet to fix it.
I've had sprint in the past but they don't work at my office either so i'll be giving Tmobile a try.

I agree at&t full digital.. talk and net at the same time... spend time in Socal and Nocal

I've had AT&T and Verizon and my boss has had Sprint and Verizon, we both agree that you get the best bang with Verizon. Of course, it tends to be more expensive.

check out opensignalmaps.com for the best coverage in your area, this was not an ad-spot, it is a fantastic crowd-sourced website.

check out opensignalmaps.com for the best coverage in your area
What can I wear that does not try but if you can please explain more details thanks.....
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angel18 said:
check out opensignalmaps.com for the best coverage in your area
What can I wear that does not try but if you can please explain more details thanks.....
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you put in your location, and it shows you which company is best for your area, just play around on the website a little bit and look at places you travel the most. It can show 2G, 3G, and 4G coverage (if your provider has 4G).

Sprint to cut back on bloatware.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/19/sprints-fared-adib-we-made-a-conscious-decision-to-scale-back/
If I were them I would just leave it but give you the ability to uninstall.

Nice.
Funny how this goes in sharp contrast to what Verizon seems to be doing, case in point: the newest OTA for the Thunderbolt, it adds a bunch of Verizon bloatware, not to mention removing the free tethering option that was previously available on the phone.
I also wouldn't mind if it came loaded with bloatware, as long as all of it was easily user-removable, just any other app.

any one else notice LTE listed on that slide, so much for 4g comming to anytime soon to my area. I thought we would get that announcement at the end of the month.

Wimax is over and the Evo and Evo 3d was a waste of our time and money because Sprint doesn't care about its customers. Wimax COULD HAVE WON if they would have JUST BUILT TOWERS AND UPGRADED TOWERS! screw Sprint and its team. Of course they'll blame it on others. NO IT IS THEIR FAULT. WHY THE F!!! AM I PAYING EXTRA ON TOP of my plan for a 4g network you don't support?!

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any one else notice LTE listed on that slide, so much for 4g comming to anytime soon to my area. I thought we would get that announcement at the end of the month.
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Yeah, it IS on the whiteboard to the right of the guy. Just look.

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Wimax is over and the Evo and Evo 3d was a waste of our time and money because Sprint doesn't care about its customers. Wimax COULD HAVE WON if they would have JUST BUILT TOWERS AND UPGRADED TOWERS! screw Sprint and its team. Of course they'll blame it on others. NO IT IS THEIR FAULT. WHY THE F!!! AM I PAYING EXTRA ON TOP of my plan for a 4g network you don't support?!
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runcool said:
Wimax is over and the Evo and Evo 3d was a waste of our time and money because Sprint doesn't care about its customers. Wimax COULD HAVE WON if they would have JUST BUILT TOWERS AND UPGRADED TOWERS! screw Sprint and its team. Of course they'll blame it on others. NO IT IS THEIR FAULT. WHY THE F!!! AM I PAYING EXTRA ON TOP of my plan for a 4g network you don't support?!
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That's an awesome story bro, really.
Maybe you should discuss that in another thread related to that topic?

runcool said:
Wimax is over and the Evo and Evo 3d was a waste of our time and money because Sprint doesn't care about its customers. Wimax COULD HAVE WON if they would have JUST BUILT TOWERS AND UPGRADED TOWERS! screw Sprint and its team. Of course they'll blame it on others. NO IT IS THEIR FAULT. WHY THE F!!! AM I PAYING EXTRA ON TOP of my plan for a 4g network you don't support?!
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Waste of time and money? Since when do cell phones last for 3 years? And WiMax didn't lose because of Sprint, they signed a deal with Clearwire and the 2.5 ghz spectrum is no match for 700-800 MHz
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AZ1412 said:
Waste of time and money? Since when do cell phones last for 3 years? And WiMax didn't lose because of Sprint, they signed a deal with Clearwire and the 2.5 ghz spectrum is no match for 700-800 MHz
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I have a feeling that facts aren't of a concern for this guy.

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I have a feeling that facts aren't of a concern for this guy.
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Eh, you're probably right
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I had a nexus s4g that had no bloatware, but it sucked, so I took it back for an evo.. if they can do it for one phone why can't they just do it for the rest? if somebody wanted them they could just dl it from the market, yes?

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Waste of time and money? Since when do cell phones last for 3 years? And WiMax didn't lose because of Sprint, they signed a deal with Clearwire and the 2.5 ghz spectrum is no match for 700-800 MHz
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It would be great if the openly allowed rooting to the point where they advertise and make sure the hw makers provide unlocked bootloaders for their network.
Will it happen? No, but it is a nice (water)pipe dream.

One of my biggest reasons for rooting in the first place was to get rid of the bloatware. I'm glad they did this after I rooted or I may have never learned all the other great things that come with a rooted phone

asyork, tried to thank you... but i reached my limit..
and yeah i wound up trying to do the same thing... unfortunately, i took the OTA update and am stuck until one of the devs figure out a way to S-OFF i'm unfortunately SOL but oh well...

T-Mobile Speed Test (unlimited International data roaming)

So I haven't seen a thread about this yet. Just want to start a thread to keep some interesting data of speeds when using your free unlimited International data roaming.
I'll start with the first screenshot of my speedtest in Taipei, Taiwan. Roaming was fine and as soon as we landed, the text came welcoming us to Taipei on T-Mobile roaming.
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So far I've been able to make a clear voip call through an messenger app called LINE.

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So I haven't seen a thread about this yet. Just want to start a thread to keep some interesting data of speeds when using your free unlimited International data roaming.
I'll start with the first screenshot of my speedtest in Taipei, Taiwan. Roaming was fine and as soon as we landed, the text came welcoming us to Taipei on T-Mobile roaming.
So far I've been able to make a clear voip call through an messenger app called LINE.
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Thats comparable to Sprint's average speed in the US. Nice!

0ri0n said:
Thats comparable to Sprint's average speed in the US. Nice!
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that is actually a bit better than sprint's national average speeds

0ri0n said:
Thats comparable to Sprint's average speed in the US. Nice!
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that is actually a bit better than sprint's national average speeds
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LOL, T-Mobile advertise this as a capped 2G speed.
Connection seems like it's always been on 3G.
Also I came over from Sprint and I do know the feeling with Sprint Data sucks ass.

twe90kid said:
LOL, T-Mobile advertise this as a capped 2G speed.
Connection seems like it's always been on 3G.
Also I came over from Sprint and I do know the feeling with Sprint Data sucks ass.
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same thing here, I was with sprint for over 10 years, I got fed up with the fake promises of this amazing 4g network they are building etc.
They finally got 4g here in Tucson, but they having problems with some spectrum that penetrates through buildings because of how close the border to mexico is, so we have half way decent 4g outdoors but no signal at all indoors.
And they are saying they will not be allowed to use that where I live for years to come, so its pretty worthless to be on sprint.

Here is my speedtest in Cusco, Peru. So far I done about 1.5gb of roaming on the free data.

NOVA speed for reference

twe90kid said:
LOL, T-Mobile advertise this as a capped 2G speed.
Connection seems like it's always been on 3G.
Also I came over from Sprint and I do know the feeling with Sprint Data sucks ass.
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same thing here, I was with sprint for over 10 years, I got fed up with the fake promises of this amazing 4g network they are building etc.
They finally got 4g here in Tucson, but they having problems with some spectrum that penetrates through buildings because of how close the border to mexico is, so we have half way decent 4g outdoors but no signal at all indoors.
And they are saying they will not be allowed to use that where I live for years to come, so its pretty worthless to be on sprint.
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Same story here! Switched to T-Mobile here in DC Metro area after not being able to connect to 4G inside the buildings on the lower floors. Also, no 4G inside my condo on the 3rd floor. It was just so incredibly annoying. The only thing I miss is a more reliable connection inside metro stations.

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NOVA? Where is this?
I wonder why your unrestricted and gettin full LTE.

This is what I get in the middle of DC, kinda weird.

KEHT said:
This is what I get in the middle of DC, kinda weird.
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Please read the thread. We're sharing data info for overseas. This is for "unlimited international data".

This thread is pointless. You can connect to whatever network is available (3G, 4G... maybe even LTE) but it WILL cap your speeds to what you're seeing unless you pay for high speed data passes.

This is the same speed I got in Malaysia and Singapore. Its good for email and Whatsapp and GPS. Not good for youtube. Its better than nothing! Long live T-mobile and thank you!