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My samsung vibrant on t mobile
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My wife's samsung fascinate on the nations largest 3G network.
Both pics were taken around the same time and right next to each other, I took the pc of mine from my wife's fascinate, and the pic of hers on my vibrant.
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Cool Did you say where you live?
i was pulling down 6Mbps the other night
suck it, verizon
this is the reason i ditched verizon. most places i was hitting .6-.8 mbps and i almost hit 5mbps with tmo on my vibrant.
Verizon's service was a lot slower at times, but I REALLY miss having 3g literally EVERYWHERE
T-Mobile 3G isn't even in every major city here in Northwest Arkansas....let alone the rural areas
Tmobile has the fastest 3g around hands down. I have tried sprint and att. Both are slower, noticeably slower and the thing is t-mobile hasn't even started 4g or lte lol
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Tmo does have hspa+ though which can have an impact on data speeds depending on where you live
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Tmo will beat everyone on speed but man good luck on finding it. Sprint was slower but everywhere
T-Mobile is the fastest 3G carrier in the US right now IF you live in a HSPA+ area.
The real question is why does your wife have the outrageously high priced verizon while you sport the more economical t-mobile? Business issued?
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There are two main reasons Tmo typcially tops in speed:
Tmo has the fastest hardware right now. This will change, of course, seeing as both ATT and Verizon are working on their 4G networks and Tmo has no plans to go to 4G for the next two years. It is worth noting ATT and Verizon will have LTE not WiMax.
Tmo has a lot less customers so there is less demand on their towers. Less demand means faster speeds for those that do have Tmo.
T-Mobile is increasing 3G coverage a bunch recently. They just gave Puerto Rico 3G coverage and I've been hearing of other places getting 3G recently.
Verizon 3G is much slower here, you can hit 1.9Mbps but you're usually under 1Mbps like T-Mobile 3G before HSPA+. 3G coverage isn't all that either, EV-DO drops out sometimes at my house but I can't complain.
3G is also slightly on JI2 now that the -dBm reading is more accurate within the Android system. The Vibrant grabs onto a 3G signal much better than ANY phone I've had on T-Mobile. (G1, CLIQ, myTouch, TM506, TouchPro2, Nuron).
This is what I typically see with T-Mobile. Data speed is much better than all 3 of the carriers combined here for me. Still needs work in some areas though! Not going to lie.. but overall, it's better.
You would be lucky to get 500Kbps with AT&T or Verizon during peak hours. The Sprint EV-DO network is taking a huge hit due to the new smartphones on their network. It went from being underutilized to being over used.
As a former verizon/sprint/att/and uk versions f#ckee, ive never been more happy with a carriers service/price.
Tmo Hpsa ftw ..see sig
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Tmo will beat everyone on speed but man good luck on finding it. Sprint was slower but everywhere
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Sad but true. I'm TM all the way, but F#$#, I hate how it's so limited still to a small area. Granted they are still expanding...Anyway, here's my pictures below...
I wouldn't quite knock Verizon...they'll kill TM on coverage on the mainland...but in some areas TM kicks @$$ over all....
Here's the true coverage ranking, hate it or love it, it's real:
1. Verizon
2. AT$T
3. Sprint
4. T-Mobile
Don't get me wrong, I get sick speeds...super fast...but only in certain areas...
My speed test pic is below...
Sprint coverage is way below T-Mobile coverage. 3G yes but I'd like to keep my calls.
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Sprint coverage is way below T-Mobile coverage. 3G yes but I'd like to keep my calls.
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As a trucker having gone through all 48 states with both carriers this is just not true
Well maybe in WU tmo might have slight better coverage
98classic said:
As a trucker having gone through all 48 states with both carriers this is just not true
Well maybe in WU tmo might have slight better coverage
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Roaming on Verizon in most of those states no?
When you lose the signal in a big city you can't just roam the rest of the time because the phone will try to pick up the weakest bit of Sprint signal. Sprint drops out often here. Deadzones in stores where T-Mobile manages a good usable signal? Check. Signal drop outs when driving down the road? Check. Lesser amount of coverage overall? Check. Dropped calls when signal fades and roaming switches over? Check.
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Roaming on Verizon in most of those states no?
When you lose the signal in a big city you can't just roam the rest of the time because the phone will try to pick up the weakest bit of Sprint signal. Sprint drops out often here. Deadzones in stores where T-Mobile manages a good usable signal? Check. Signal drop outs when driving down the road? Check. Lesser amount of coverage overall? Check. Dropped calls when signal fades and roaming switches over? Check.
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Lol must be the vibrant that sucks then cuz in a 1000 mile stretch of road I might get 3g 3 times for a few minutes, and speed is the worse while moving,. Just last night in portland, stopped, in the driver seat I had 3g, if I moved back to the sleeper 3 feet away it dropped to edge. Might be the phone that only gets 3g in wide open spaces like a satellite
All I heard was how sprints network is getting fast and blah blah blah but has anyone seen speeds that are actually faster? Mid Ga doesn't seem any better. I looked at the sight and see upgrades being done but I can't tell at all. Am I crazy or am I getting ransacked
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Put in your zipcode to see recent and planned local upgrades.
Is that the site you've used?
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I've been on sprint for like 15 years... Sprint sucks! All i here is they are getting better, more towers bla bla bla.. I would rather be data throttled than have no signal... I have to June i believe than i jump ship... Sorry I'm not trolling i just felt my blood pressure rise...
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troyolson92 said:
I've been on sprint for like 15 years... Sprint sucks! All i here is they are getting better, more towers bla bla bla.. I would rather be data throttled than have no signal... I have to June i believe than i jump ship... Sorry I'm not trolling i just felt my blood pressure rise...
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Hey man we all have opinions and freedom to do whatever we want ...
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sprint.com/network
Put in your zipcode to see recent and planned local upgrades.
Is that the site you've used?
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Same place. They show upgrades happening but I don't see it. Its frustrating. I have 6 towers near me and get pathetic to OK coverage on base, but off bade its pretty good. Problem is I used to be on Verizon and they are strong in my area. I hate to switch back but I been w spring almost 2 years now, my wife has been w them 7 years. I am pretty close to cancelling this and moving on. I really like sprints line of phones but w 3 lines, I feel I can do better unless they have real changes they are making. I am holding on to the hold of the 800mhz I have seen floating around and was under the impression that that's what network vision was bringing me. Now 5 months after talk of it...still no great data. When everyone on Verizon is sucking data slam up. A consistent 1mb where ever I go isn't extreme to me when that's pretty much how Verizon treated me years ago. Now all my Verizon friends at seeing 2+mb
Same here...they upgrade some sites but nothing gets better. Even tech support said they upgraded one tower and was able to give me details. Still sub 100 kilobit speeds from this tower.
Well according to sprint next month I should have better service... needless to say if I dont see any difference then I'm gone cause I work 50+ hours a week and have no service wat so ever so if no improve bye bye sprint
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Where I live it's a struggle to get over 100 kbit on the 3g and 1 mbit on the 4g when it's available but It is better than AT&T.
Sprint unlimited is a joke, it's like offering unlimited mileage on an auto lease and then you find out it's a yugo that can't go much faster than 1 mph.
I can't break 1 gig a month because the data rates are so slow.
My plan is to drop sprint when my contract is up. You can sign a new contact and get cheaper prices on high end phones.
Wow 100kb? Yuck, I would have left them long ago. Hell, I roam at 130kb! I know sorta because I work on an air force base and in some spots data is non existent. I may ride it out until June...if it isn't happening, I have to leave sprint. Too bad they don't read forums haha. Hurry up Sprint! Stop buying iPhones and buy some damn towers!
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Wow 100kb? Yuck, I would have left them long ago. Hell, I roam at 130kb! I know sorta because I work on an air force base and in some spots data is non existent. I may ride it out until June...if it isn't happening, I have to leave sprint. Too bad they don't read forums haha. Hurry up Sprint! Stop buying iPhones and buy some damn towers!
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That is about the speed I get too most of the time, damn right, 14 billion to bog down your network some more, real winning company... **** the iPhone anyways...
I noticed my 4g signal ha become stronger over the past six months. This week I found I no longer lose 4g in the backroom at work and my 3g has started working a tad more in areas there was once none. Overall speed is the same just more coverage.
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I noticed my 4g signal ha become stronger over the past six months. This week I found I no longer lose 4g in the backroom at work and my 3g has started working a tad more in areas there was once none. Overall speed is the same just more coverage.
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That's positive. Hopefully something will come to my area soon . I was fishing for feedback. I do like sprints price. And have always had voice coverage, hopefully data coverage expands here
Its all about location. Sprint service isn't that bad guys.... I get great service in Omaha, NE .. however... 4g is virtually non-existent, which is retarded considering im required to pay for it. I have had verizon, alltel (when it existed), StraightTalk, AT&T.... I would say Sprint and StraightTalk (YES STRAIGHT TALK) provided the best service for me in terms of dropped calls and data. AT&T is a joke.
When I was using straight talk I had their nokia smart phone....if I recall correctly.... im pretty sure their 3g service ran off verizon towers, im not sure though.
A tower was marked recently as having recieved a data speed upgrade within the past 6 months near my niece's high school. We were there for a basketball game, 6pm to about 8pm at night on thursday. I did a speed test and saw 1200kbps. I was impressed. By my house it is still 200-300kbps at times dipping down to less than 100 or in the middle of the night peaking around 450.
From the looks of things the upgrades should be heading towards towers in my area soon. I am curious to see how it goes, as I would love to get better 3g speeds. I have some crappy 4g right now but its so spotty and the battery drain so significant 4g is just pointless to me.
Is there a site like this for Verizon? In case someone would like to (hypothetically) change prl's and force roam to Verizon in certain areas? It would be handy to know.
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sprint.com/network
Put in your zipcode to see recent and planned local upgrades.
Is that the site you've used?
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3G is gotten lil better.
Better where I am at. Nothing like what I would like but better.... on the funny side, My brother is staying with us and he has Verizon, talk about slow service in this area. You can cry and ***** all you want, all carriers will have problems. Why not over pay for them. lol
Mines slower. After the EL30 update. Modem issues thou. I hope not, I like the latest and greatest.
I live in Los Angeles. I've noticed my 4g improve in reliability, but decrease in speed.
My 3g is abysmal. Like, almost worthless. Once in a blue moon I'll get 200+ kb/s, but usually it is sub 100.
Calls/texts are generally fine though.
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I'm not seeing a huge problem with Sprint, I did 3 tests like this and they all came out roughly this fast. I live in the Twin Cities in Minnesota and I can stream Pandora without any interruptions back and forth from my 40 min commute. When I head to my dads place (its 3 hours away in the middle of nowhere) I can still stream Pandora basically skipless the whole way. I hardly ever use 4g though since its a battery suck and overkill 99% of the time, and it doesn't reach into my apartment . I also don't roam very often, automatic system select rarely works with data without some fiddling. I only use roaming at my dad's house since verizon is the only provider out there. Otherwise I'm pretty happy with Sprint
Well here is my dilemma, hoping I can get some feedback from you guys.
I've had a concession account with Verizon for the past 3 years. I recently had to make the switch to a consumer account and am currently on the 2GB family share with 2 lines. I don't feel comfortable with just 2GB, but I really don't want to shell out for the additional 2GB. VZW only offered to cover the difference of the additional 2GB for a year, and I'd cover the 2nd and I'm not really down for that either....which leads me to sprint.
They look to offer the best bang for my buck, even going as far as paying $100 per line to switch which is pretty nice. I almost pulled the trigger on this until the Rep explained that sprint has no 4G!?!? I was shocked by this because I was under the impression they were one of the first to have it.
So to my question. To those of you that currently have a S4 with sprint, in general, how are the speeds on their current network? Verizon's S3 is the only 4G device I've owned and I was blown away by the difference in speed when coming to the S3. Will I notice a huge slow down? Will I notice anything at all?
As always, any help is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!
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Well here is my dilemma, hoping I can get some feedback from you guys.
I've had a concession account with Verizon for the past 3 years. I recently had to make the switch to a consumer account and am currently on the 2GB family share with 2 lines. I don't feel comfortable with just 2GB, but I really don't want to shell out for the additional 2GB. VZW only offered to cover the difference of the additional 2GB for a year, and I'd cover the 2nd and I'm not really down for that either....which leads me to sprint.
They look to offer the best bang for my buck, even going as far as paying $100 per line to switch which is pretty nice. I almost pulled the trigger on this until the Rep explained that sprint has no 4G!?!? I was shocked by this because I was under the impression they were one of the first to have it.
So to my question. To those of you that currently have a S4 with sprint, in general, how are the speeds on their current network? Verizon's S3 is the only 4G device I've owned and I was blown away by the difference in speed when coming to the S3. Will I notice a huge slow down? Will I notice anything at all?
As always, any help is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!
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If there's no 4g in your area, then yea, you'll see a huge difference. I on average pull down about .33mbs, which is horrible. I too was on Verizon, but switched to sprint cuz I couldn't wait for the s4 to come out
kevinb84 said:
Well here is my dilemma, hoping I can get some feedback from you guys.
I've had a concession account with Verizon for the past 3 years. I recently had to make the switch to a consumer account and am currently on the 2GB family share with 2 lines. I don't feel comfortable with just 2GB, but I really don't want to shell out for the additional 2GB. VZW only offered to cover the difference of the additional 2GB for a year, and I'd cover the 2nd and I'm not really down for that either....which leads me to sprint.
They look to offer the best bang for my buck, even going as far as paying $100 per line to switch which is pretty nice. I almost pulled the trigger on this until the Rep explained that sprint has no 4G!?!? I was shocked by this because I was under the impression they were one of the first to have it.
So to my question. To those of you that currently have a S4 with sprint, in general, how are the speeds on their current network? Verizon's S3 is the only 4G device I've owned and I was blown away by the difference in speed when coming to the S3. Will I notice a huge slow down? Will I notice anything at all?
As always, any help is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!
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It varies between cities but yes sprint does have 4G, in my city its not that good but yes I see 4G a lot, best thing you could do is find some local with sprint and a 4G lte phone and tell em to let you test the internet speed, I'd say Radioshack is a good spot for that since the manager there most times carries the latest phones with him at least in my local radioshack lol
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kevinb84 said:
Well here is my dilemma, hoping I can get some feedback from you guys.
I've had a concession account with Verizon for the past 3 years. I recently had to make the switch to a consumer account and am currently on the 2GB family share with 2 lines. I don't feel comfortable with just 2GB, but I really don't want to shell out for the additional 2GB. VZW only offered to cover the difference of the additional 2GB for a year, and I'd cover the 2nd and I'm not really down for that either....which leads me to sprint.
They look to offer the best bang for my buck, even going as far as paying $100 per line to switch which is pretty nice. I almost pulled the trigger on this until the Rep explained that sprint has no 4G!?!? I was shocked by this because I was under the impression they were one of the first to have it.
So to my question. To those of you that currently have a S4 with sprint, in general, how are the speeds on their current network? Verizon's S3 is the only 4G device I've owned and I was blown away by the difference in speed when coming to the S3. Will I notice a huge slow down? Will I notice anything at all?
As always, any help is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!
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Sprint has 4G in certain markets in the form of WiMax & LTE. Obviously the S4 on Sprint is LTE. 3G speeds on Sprint are terrible (typically 1mbps or slower downstream) and LTE varies depending on the area. I will get 20+ mbps in some areas and others less than 10.
Sprint is considered by most to have the slowest network of any of the USA "big 4" carriers. Check the coverage map for your area to see what options you have. If there is no LTE in your area yet than it will be slow.
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It all depends on your city, and your phone. When I had the iPhone, I rarely got 4G and mainly stayed on 3G. It wasn't awful, and it got what I needed done with quick loading times. (Facebook, twitter, etc), but I also had super weak signal with it. When I got the S4, I've been getting full bars of 4G and have not been falling back to 3G and it's FAST. Videos load up quick, everything is almost instant. I also live in KC and Sprint has had longer to rollout 4G in my area.
opz187 said:
If there's no 4g in your area, then yea, you'll see a huge difference. I on average pull down about .33mbs, which is horrible. I too was on Verizon, but switched to sprint cuz I couldn't wait for the s4 to come out
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Yeah, my impatience is partly to blame for wanting to switch as well, but I really can't see me going from blazing 4G on Verizon to watching youtube videos buffer.
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Yeah, my impatience is partly to blame for wanting to switch as well, but I really can't see me going from blazing 4G on Verizon to watching youtube videos buffer.
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Yea I'd Def just hold out a little bit longer for Verizon. Their 4g network is the best, and I'm having a really hard time dealing with this 3g. This is the highest 3g speed I've had so far...
My Sprint 3G just taken on my Galaxy S4
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My 3G from my S4 if your in a good market you will probably see Speeds like this I just moved to sprint from Verizon.
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Now are 4G speeds from my S4 in the same spot.
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My sprint 3g is faster than my home dsl. 4g here is pretty good, too. I'm in Dallas.
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I now realize how better verizon is. I currently have a iPhone 5 on verizon and this GaLaXy S4 on sprint. And every time I do a speed test. The iPhone kicks ass. Averaging 7-15mbp. And on good days 20-27mbp. While sprint I'm rarely in 4G and if I was I would get the highest one time was 7mbp
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Hopefully Check out this site for info on 4G LTE deployment http://s4gru.com/index.php?/forum/39-markets/
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kevinb84 said:
Well here is my dilemma, hoping I can get some feedback from you guys.
I've had a concession account with Verizon for the past 3 years. I recently had to make the switch to a consumer account and am currently on the 2GB family share with 2 lines. I don't feel comfortable with just 2GB, but I really don't want to shell out for the additional 2GB. VZW only offered to cover the difference of the additional 2GB for a year, and I'd cover the 2nd and I'm not really down for that either....which leads me to sprint.
They look to offer the best bang for my buck, even going as far as paying $100 per line to switch which is pretty nice. I almost pulled the trigger on this until the Rep explained that sprint has no 4G!?!? I was shocked by this because I was under the impression they were one of the first to have it.
So to my question. To those of you that currently have a S4 with sprint, in general, how are the speeds on their current network? Verizon's S3 is the only 4G device I've owned and I was blown away by the difference in speed when coming to the S3. Will I notice a huge slow down? Will I notice anything at all?
As always, any help is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!
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Sprint was one of the first to have 4g but that was 4g wimax which is dying off and not being deployed anymore. Sprint hasn't sold a wimax device in quite a while, everything is LTE now. Which Sprint is currently rolling out nationwide.
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GiantJay said:
Sprint was one of the first to have 4g but that was 4g wimax which is dying off and not being deployed anymore. Sprint hasn't sold a wimax device in quite a while, everything is LTE now. Which Sprint is currently rolling out nationwide.
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I believe Sprint does still sell at least one WiMax device... The SGS2.
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Sprint has 4G in certain markets in the form of WiMax & LTE. Obviously the S4 on Sprint is LTE. 3G speeds on Sprint are terrible (typically 1mbps or slower downstream) and LTE varies depending on the area. I will get 20+ mbps in some areas and others less than 10.
Sprint is considered by most to have the slowest network of any of the USA "big 4" carriers. Check the coverage map for your area to see what options you have. If there is no LTE in your area yet than it will be slow.
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Checking the coverage map may not tell the whole story. I am getting LTE all over Minneapolis and suburbs. I even get it in a lot of rural areas. The map shows nothing, they haven't updated it at all.
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Yea I'd Def just hold out a little bit longer for Verizon. Their 4g network is the best, and I'm having a really hard time dealing with this 3g. This is the highest 3g speed I've had so far...
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These are not typical 3g speeds. I have seen 1.5 down and .8 up in most markets I have visited recently.
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Well after checking out all of the plans from the big 4, I am looking at a difference of $120/yr for my setup.
The way I've come to see it is I spend much more on A LOT of other much less important things. In the grand scheme of things paying a premium is also going to get me a much more reliable and faster network, if nothing else peace of mind. Although I still find it ridiculous what consumers are charged for data.
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Here is what you have to realize with the current LTE roll out...
Some areas have 4G LTE coverage but its not officially on yet... It is in a "Test Phase". It is typically on about 25%-50% of normal levels. That is for both SPEED and RANGE. If you are seeing any speeds below 10mbs then it is most likely in the test phase. Most test phase towers have a 4g range of about 3-4 miles. This is also at about 25%-50% range. Towers that are at official and running at normal operation levels are seeing over 20mbs up to 40mbs and ranges over 7-8 miles.
Here in Michigan I know of a dozen or so "test" towers and they are all operating at that speed and coverage range. I usually see anywhere from 8mb to 17 on these towers in mid day. Night time is much higher.
The few full speed towers I have been connected to have had speeds over 30mbs and ranges of much further than I expected.
This is supposedly the way its happening all across the country according to the Network Admin I've talked to in Kansas.
In my area (Memphis) sprint is excruciatingly slow. On 3g I get maybe 300k/s, on 4g I get maybe 2m/s.
Moving to San Antonio soon. If it isn't faster there in going to have to switch back to AT&T or Verizon.
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Here is what you have to realize with the current LTE roll out...
Some areas have 4G LTE coverage but its not officially on yet... It is in a "Test Phase". It is typically on about 25%-50% of normal levels. That is for both SPEED and RANGE. If you are seeing any speeds below 10mbs then it is most likely in the test phase. Most test phase towers have a 4g range of about 3-4 miles. This is also at about 25%-50% range. Towers that are at official and running at normal operation levels are seeing over 20mbs up to 40mbs and ranges over 7-8 miles.
Here in Michigan I know of a dozen or so "test" towers and they are all operating at that speed and coverage range. I usually see anywhere from 8mb to 17 on these towers in mid day. Night time is much higher.
The few full speed towers I have been connected to have had speeds over 30mbs and ranges of much further than I expected.
This is supposedly the way its happening all across the country according to the Network Admin I've talked to in Kansas.
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This is hardly accurate. It depends on the tower, traffic in a area etc. There are different types of towers and equipment being used in areas. I'm assuming you aren't a radio technician. This is somewhat true and accurate but those speeds probably won't be unfortunately. More like 5mb-15mb down on average. 20mb down would be awesome. But it is impossible to say for sure, there is way to many variables.
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This is hardly accurate. It depends on the tower, traffic in a area etc. There are different types of towers and equipment being used in areas. I'm assuming you aren't a radio technician. This is somewhat true and accurate but those speeds probably won't be unfortunately. More like 5mb-15mb down on average. 20mb down would be awesome. But it is impossible to say for sure, there is way to many variables.
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I have no clue about the variability of speeds from test phase towers to full speed ones or any of that. Or the range of them or the truth to what the other guy said..
But I can tell you that I consistently get 30mbps and even higher in San Francisco on 4g. And in some of the other networks I've been have the same - if you look at the 4g speed test thread you'll see that people are getting 25-35 in some areas.
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I'll start off by saying I was an ex sprint customer after leaving due to the wimax mess and moving to Verizon with LTE. After Verizon and there nonsense moved to T-Mobile.
T-Mobile has been great, minus the fact that as of the past 2 months I can't get signal anywhere in doors anymore it seems even with new Sim and device and they tell me the network is fine. Been with them a hair under 2 years.
Anyway. I have really strong spark coverage at my work place. Just everyone with sprint has a non spark iPhone. They do get LTE but on the weaker side. I am well aware being a Samsung user for years, that our radios suck compared to iPhone radios and I am trying hard not to get an iPhone just so I can have signal at work.
So my question is, before I start the mess of getting a second phone and testing, does spark really work that much better in buildings? That is my trouble now. T-Mobile seems to be pushing everything on LTE and weakening the H+ network and so signal indoors is worthless.
We don't need to get into a debate on which carrier is better. I won't even try. I had a wimax phone and a bad experience and left, but that was back on the day the thunderbolt was released on verizon, day 1 of there LTE network. So has been a long time.
Seems to me they have improved greatly since then and I am actually kinda excited to possibly come back!
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Dont waste your time
Well I'm happy with Sprint, not sure about Tmo but Sprint offers WiFi calling at no extra charge which is great for indoors as long as you have a network available. At least with my plan there's no charge.
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Care to elaborate? Is either this. No signal at work or getting destroyed by verizon and att on dumb data fees.
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Well I'm happy with Sprint, not sure about Tmo but Sprint offers WiFi calling at no extra charge which is great for indoors as long as you have a network available. At least with my plan there's no charge.
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We have WiFi calling. I work in a very secure data center and WiFi is a non option. If it was I wouldn't even be looking.
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I have a Spark Note 4 but can't really speak to coverage indoors. Spark coverage is so sparse at the moment it's really hit or miss. If that is the one draw to bring you back I would suggest holding off at least for a few months to see if Sprint actually expands the Spark coverage as they keep promising to do (think wimax)
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I'll start off by saying I was an ex sprint customer after leaving due to the wimax mess and moving to Verizon with LTE. After Verizon and there nonsense moved to T-Mobile.
T-Mobile has been great, minus the fact that as of the past 2 months I can't get signal anywhere in doors anymore it seems even with new Sim and device and they tell me the network is fine. Been with them a hair under 2 years.
Anyway. I have really strong spark coverage at my work place. Just everyone with sprint has a non spark iPhone. They do get LTE but on the weaker side. I am well aware being a Samsung user for years, that our radios suck compared to iPhone radios and I am trying hard not to get an iPhone just so I can have signal at work.
So my question is, before I start the mess of getting a second phone and testing, does spark really work that much better in buildings? That is my trouble now. T-Mobile seems to be pushing everything on LTE and weakening the H+ network and so signal indoors is worthless.
We don't need to get into a debate on which carrier is better. I won't even try. I had a wimax phone and a bad experience and left, but that was back on the day the thunderbolt was released on verizon, day 1 of there LTE network. So has been a long time.
Seems to me they have improved greatly since then and I am actually kinda excited to possibly come back!
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I just ran a bunch of data speed tests for you. I have good Spark coverage and these were taken inside my house in my living room. I have (some) Spark coverage at work but only get speeds of around 10 mbps download plus or minus and I am on the top floor. All in all it smokes Sprint's basic LTE.
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I have a Spark Note 4 but can't really speak to coverage indoors. Spark coverage is so sparse at the moment it's really hit or miss. If that is the one draw to bring you back I would suggest holding off at least for a few months to see if Sprint actually expands the Spark coverage as they keep promising to do (think wimax)
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It isnt spark so much, as getting data in my work building.
Wimax I couldn't get signal indoors to save my life and the signal was just strong enough to reach the end of my driveway at the time. Right now I spend 40-50 hours a week not even being able to call 911. That and unlimited data I'd why I am looking at sprint first.
I was really just curious how it was. We have exceptional spark coverage in Cincinnati right now along with where I work in northern KY(per the maps anyway)
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I just ran a bunch of data speed tests for you. I have good Spark coverage and these were taken inside my house in my living room. I have (some) Spark coverage at work but only get speeds of around 10 mbps download plus or minus and I am on the top floor. All in all it smokes Sprint's basic LTE.
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Those are very nice speeds! I've hit 60 down with T-Mobile on LTE outdoors at times. Far faster than I honestly need. I used to stream Netflix or Pandora at work, play clash of clans, browse web pages etc. Long as my connection is fast enough for that(tmo I was getting 4-5 down at the time and worked fine.)
I'd be happy with 10!
Tmo closed my ticket for their broken tower a 7th time, so I am just gonna give sprint a go. I'll wait to port my number and make sure I get signal in the usual places I ago.
I am more worried about a family member getting in an accident and not being able to get a hold of me because I have no signal.
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I am more worried about a family member getting in an accident and not being able to get a hold of me because I have no signal.
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Smart way of thinking.
I been with sprint for awhile now and this is what i always get before and after spark really can't tell the difference thank god i don't use the sprint towers only for data. I'm not trying to bash sprint but this is what it is plain and simple where i live. I have a tower 3 blocks up the street from my house and i can Walk up the street and see the signal increase as i get closer. I was with tmobile before sprint and hspa and there 3g was faster than what i get with sprint. Must be nice to get fast speeds. With sprint it's hit or miss because some people get what i get and others get fast speeds . Hope your on the fast end because this 4glte spark in Rockford,Illinois is very slow 3g slow.
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I been with sprint for awhile now and this is what i always get before and after spark really can't tell the difference thank god i don't use the sprint towers only for data. I'm not trying to bash sprint but this is what it is plain and simple where i live. I have a tower 3 blocks up the street from my house and i can Walk up the street and see the signal increase as i get closer. I was with tmobile before sprint and hspa and there 3g was faster than what i get with sprint. Must be nice to get fast speeds. With sprint it's hit or miss because some people get what i get and others get fast speeds . Hope your on the fast end because this 4glte spark in Rockford,Illinois is very slow 3g slow.
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I'm glad I live right outside of DC is your 3G faster then that?
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I'm glad I live right outside of DC is your 3G faster then that?
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This is my 3g unfortunately it's slower lol
Yeah that is what worries me. Speeds like that are terrible. Sadly outside around my work area those are the speeds I see over H+. So I do feel your pain to a degree.
I am definitely going to test this first. Hopefully the sprint network here is strong(maps look good but I've learned my lesson there). I looked and I'd pay $250 for data alone from Verizon/att to use the phone as I was using it.
I'd rather pay for an extra phone only line on my parents att family account for emergencies than get those speeds.
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Dude. Check it out. I keep every variant. Sprint in my town of middle georgia area i have sprint working as only company next to limited data verizon that works indoors and out for me on lte. Period. Lte i do not think i get spark. Though it spins like i do i will leave a screeny. This is plenty for me. Not to mention 100 gigs a month. Easy. I have no wifi right now. Lol
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Just check your coverage map. You have 14 days to test.
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Just check your coverage map. You have 14 days to test.
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I am picking up a phone tomorrow. I just figured if everyone said it wasnt good indoors if call it a day. Based on feedback so far I think I will have to test.
Really hoping for the best.
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Take it everywhere you frequent. Then make your judgment. Many happy people. Many upset. Sadly verizon is still the best in my opinion. But like i said for me sprint has won. I tried 14 days and it worked great for me in work area and home. Not to mention unlimited lte. Happy.
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I am picking up a phone tomorrow. I just figured if everyone said it wasnt good indoors if call it a day. Based on feedback so far I think I will have to test.
Really hoping for the best.
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And do not take the OE1 update!
jhill110 said:
And do not take the OE1 update!
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Whys that?
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Whys that?
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Because it limits your options. I'm stick'n with @tx_dbs_tx 's OB7 based hyrid-x rom's. At this point had I gone flash junkie just to get the OE1 update that would no longer be possible... At this point. I'm pretty sure one of the brilliant devs around here will figure it out but until then... For me, No dice.
Hey all,
I've seen a few posts regarding signal problems on TMO and Sprint, but not much on Verizon.
How is your guys' experience on VZW?
Works good for me on Verizon. I don't live in a big city, but I never lose service and I get over 100mbs dowload speeds in certain areas over LTE.
Been using mine on Verizon for a week now and no issues so far. It works everywhere any other device i have used works.
PH-1 reception in my house in mid-peninsula SF Bay Area is non-existent. Meanwhile the Galaxy 7, Galaxy 5, iPhone 5, and iPhone 7 all get decent enough signal here. No matter how good the phone otherwise, that's a deal killer.
Update: the phone continues to frustrate. Reception sucks even in the heart of towns here where other phones are just fine. Basically, the phone is useless except as a pretty iPod that takes cool 360 pictures. What a shame.
What's a good app to test download speeds?
I live in upstate NY. Literally in a gorge.i get the same or better service than my HTC 10 and the WiFi is way better. Don't need WiFi calling anymore.
I'm also in upstate NY. I get extremely fast speeds on wifi but lte seems pretty slow. What network settings are you all using??
mpetruzz said:
I'm also in upstate NY. I get extremely fast speeds on wifi but lte seems pretty slow. What network settings are you all using??
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Global, enhanced lte, nothing special
aer0zer0 said:
Global, enhanced lte, nothing special
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I'm not seeing that setting. Can you take a screenshot??
mpetruzz said:
I'm not seeing that setting. Can you take a screenshot??
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Just took this. Remember, there isn't any carrier aggregation. That can make it worse.
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Just took this. Remember, there isn't any carrier aggregation. That can make it worse.
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Ref: Verizon
I'm getting LTE+ carrier aggregation in the Hickory, NC area. I've seen download speeds as high as 28 Mbps, although I've only been on Verizon 2 days now and I've only ran a few speed tests.
I recently ported my number to Verizon from T-Mobile because I was one of those who was experiencing connectivity issues with T-Mo. For me this phone works much better on Verizon than T-Mo. The phone I have now is a replacement. The first one constantly dropped cellular connections and with it I never saw LTE+ on T-Mo not even once. With the new replacement phone it showed up at times closer to Hickory but Verizon seems to have it everywhere around here.
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I'm getting LTE+ carrier aggregation in the Hickory, NC area. I've seen download speeds as high as 28 Mbps, although I've only been on Verizon 2 days now and I've only ran a few speed tests.
I recently ported my number to Verizon from T-Mobile because I was one of those who was experiencing connectivity issues with T-Mo. For me this phone works much better on Verizon than T-Mo. The phone I have now is a replacement. The first one constantly dropped cellular connections and with it I never saw LTE+ on T-Mo not even once. With the new replacement phone it showed up at times closer to Hickory but Verizon seems to have it everywhere around here.
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That's funny actually, right after I took that, I went to lte discovery app, and saw that I was on band 4 & 13 . It's not " supposed " to work...lol
I'm using Xfinity which is Verizon and works fine on the SF Bay Area but since I'm using Xfinity and not Verizon proper, I don't see the option for enhanced LTE...
I got this on Verizon on the way into work this morning.
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I got this on Verizon on the way into work this morning.
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That's good. We don't have those kind of speeds around here. 28-34 is normal for Verizon lte here.
My download speeds are only averaging 7 mbps on lte on Verizon in NY.
Which bands are you all using?? I left mine on the default and not sure if that'd make a difference.
I tried a few others with not much difference
This is my 3rd replacement. The first one didn't activate, the second overheated and now the 3rd seems to be working well. What I noticed on the 3rd one after reading the forums is the ceramic I'd alittle grippier than the last one which was smooth like glass. The 2nd one was smooth like glass. Before I did the replacement I also weighed it by hand because I read somewhere the new replacements have alittle more weight to it and it did. It was noticeable.
As far as signal. It seems to be on par with my m9. I was surprised I got 117mbps in my town which is in Shentel territory for Sprint but so far everything works great
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My download speeds are only averaging 7 mbps on lte on Verizon in NY.
Which bands are you all using?? I left mine on the default and not sure if that'd make a difference.
I tried a few others with not much difference
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I bounce between band 13 and band 4 in cortland
Hit and Miss
Mine has been iffy since I "officially" added it to my Verizon account (I initially just pulled the SIM from my Pixel, and plopped it in my Essential - Worked like a champ, then I replaced my Pixel with my Essential with customer service, over the phone, and after reboot, it has been hit or miss (it was 3G from the time I hung up with Verizon, until I finished driving from Vegas to SLC). I messed with the carrier settings, and it was LTE+ for a day, then back to no signal the next morning.
Some days 3G is the best I can get, others LTE+ works fine, and some days, 1X or no signal. I've tried changing the settings from Global, to LTE, to LTE/WCDMA to what ever else looked okay). Today, it's been LTE+ most of the day.
justinblaine23 said:
Hey all,
I've seen a few posts regarding signal problems on TMO and Sprint, but not much on Verizon.
How is your guys' experience on VZW?
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