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4G throughout LA?

Today my friend texted me telling me we had 4G service, I was at another friend's house a few blocks from mine and turned it on to find 4G signal. Very weak, and it didn't run particularly well, but it was there. Then I went to pick up another friend who lives at a greater elevation, and for a little while I picked up 2 bars and tried loading the eiffel tower site and it loaded insanely fast, much faster then when I'm on 3G. Now I'm back home, and unfortunately can't pick up 4G. I live in Burbank, CA. Wondering if it rolled out all throughout LA? Anyone else picking up anything in the area?

I don't live in LA, I live in OC, but I've been up to LA a couple times and I have turned on my 4G radio and have got 1-2 bars of 4G signal. I didn't test it out too extensively though.

There is limited WiMax services in downtown area. I had a mapped out Google Map somewhere.
Anyway it works good when you are elevated and in downtown. Speed is nice as noted by OP.
Let's hope they extend the coverage soon.
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4g is working in parts of WLA and Downtown.
Check out Map Viewer in the market and you can filter the map by 4g (and by any other carrier). It will give you an idea of where you can turn on 4g if you need the higher speeds.

4G also works in Santa Monica

so ive gotten 4g on temple and grand, on the 5 south going through downtown la, and through hollywood, also i got it going on the 5 north near norwalk, but its really sensitive like ill have a couple bars then nothing it seems more "specific" than 3g which i think would more gradually go out

There is testing going on all over LA. I have gotten it in Cypress, Hollywood, LA, Anaheim etc.
But it cuts in and out very frequently. Towers are in place, but not deployed yet.

[Q] 4G in Orlando, Florida

Hey, guys
I'm switching to either Evo or Epic in October, and I'd like to know beforehand how 4G reception is working for you in any Orlando area (I do know for a fact there's already 4G in Orlando, if you aren't informed). I'm also writing a review for a website and need some feedback on said topic. Thanks!

Yes it is, It has been working since Aug 1st.. no problems.. and it works outside great.. but indoors sucks

I'm getting about 3Mbps down, 1Mbps up at my apartment (on Millenia), which is double the download rate of 3g that I get here. Haven't really checked it elsewhere though...I hardly use it, as when I'm home I just use Wifi

3 down 1 up is usually what I achieve over in Waterford Lakes/Avalon Park.
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The two areas I got it were at the corner of Herndon Ave and East Colonial Dr (there was a Sprint store there, so I assume thats where the 4G signal was coming from) but I was averaging around 2-4mbps down, 1.07 up, the other area was in my city of Winter Park, which surprisingly the signal has been penetrating inside my house rather well and I've been getting around 7-9mbps down, 1.9 up.

It seems up and down most of Alafaya is all covered. I travel over in the UCF area, Waterford area, Oviedo, and Winter Springs and all seem pretty well covered. Map-Wise I drew a rough sketch of the area I have used. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=102798843898597385172.00048f7b3b6a161f47cff
I would say 3-4m is a general average. As said before buildings suck for the most part. I have gotten it inside a few buildings at UCF. If you are outside and in covered areas then you should be good.

Ocoee area
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I live Downtown Lake Davis area and I'm starting to see it around here now. Very faint inside my house, much better outdoors. Very exciting though!

Avalon seems to be the limit for the east side of Orlando as I live in Wedgefield and I watch it every day drop off as soon as I pass the Avalon light on 50 but in town the usual is around 4-5mbps down .5mbps up.

Sprint EPIC "4G Service" Useless Indoors

At my home in Haverhill, MA it works like a charm outside....full boat signal and it flies speed wise.
Walk in the house and the signal drops to a fragile connection.
Assuming it was just a fluke at my house, I tried it this morning in Boston as well while going to a project meeting.
Same thing...wonderful signal outside with great up and down speeds....walk indoors and POOF...it's gone.
What good is it if it only works OUTDOORS?
Are others finding this issue as well?
I have started a thread on the SPRINT website about this as well since it seems that SPRINT actually does monitor those threads and gives them attention...
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/44204

That's because WiMax operates on a 2.5GHz band, which is terrible for penetrating structures and solid materials. This has to do with the wavelength being used -the waves are more likely to be blocked/absorbed by particles in the material than to diffract around them.

APOLAUF said:
That's because WiMax operates on a 2.5GHz band, which is terrible for penetrating structures and solid materials. This has to do with the wavelength being used -the waves are more likely to be blocked/absorbed by particles in the material than to diffract around them.
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QFT - they should have used a licensed band of radio spectrum. Oh well, I'll never see 4G at my house anyway.

Here in Las Vegas, the Clear 4G market has been active for over a year. I have full 4G bars at home, inside and out. I have 1-2 bars of 4G at work, inside and 3-4 bars, outside. I had the Clear service until Sprint came out with these Epic 4G phones.
Have you used the Sprint tool to monitor 4G coverage for your area? The green cloud is pretty accurate in showing exactly where you get only outside coverage and where you get inside building coverage as well. I can attest to it's accuracy. My home in Texas is barely in the outside green coverage and no inside coverage at all. My son verified that he cannot get the signal indoors, but can get it outdoors.
As the market matures in MA, you will see more towers "turned on" to provide better 4G coverage. That did happen here in Vegas!

Kcarpenter said:
QFT - they should have used a licensed band of radio spectrum. Oh well, I'll never see 4G at my house anyway.
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2.5 Ghz is licensed spectrum. Perhaps you're thinking of 2.4 Ghz?

Ditto on Vegas being great on 4g coverage... I was out there for a week... stayed on the 12th floor and all the way down to the casino I had screamin fast internet... I just wish sprint would pick up the pace on LA - OC coverage... suppoedly wimax towers were going to be put on every walmart, wonder if that's still gonna happen

Awkwardly, the evo never had the issue.. I did notice one thing, the power of the signal is weak but that's cause it might not be an official band.
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I live in a "4G" city, and I am disappointed. According to Sprint's coverage maps I'm supposed to have 4G inside my home, but I don't. Also, driving even on freeways has dead pockets.
That forces me back to 3G, which on the Epic has well-documented poor performance, especially on uploads.
I do get decent 4G indoors in a downtown office. When 4G is hot, it's hot -- about twice the 3G speeds I got with T-Mobile's HSPA+ on a Vibrant. But T-Mobile's 3G service is more consistent, with better infill coverage and indoor penetration. Overall, I think I got better real-life service with the #4 carrier. I may go back.

boomerbubba said:
I live in a "4G" city, and I am disappointed. According to Sprint's coverage maps I'm supposed to have 4G inside my home, but I don't. Also, driving even on freeways has dead pockets.
That forces me back to 3G, which on the Epic has well-documented poor performance, especially on uploads.
I do get decent 4G indoors in a downtown office. When 4G is hot, it's hot -- about twice the 3G speeds I got with T-Mobile's HSPA+ on a Vibrant. But T-Mobile's 3G service is more consistent, with better infill coverage and indoor penetration. Overall, I think I got better real-life service with the #4 carrier. I may go back.
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Im getting the Epic today in the mail, and ive already been missing tmob. The vibrant did get great speeds and in a wider coverage area. If im dissatisfied with the service in two weeks, ill just get another vibrant.

I live in Vegas and the WiMAX service sucks the big one. You can't maintain a connection while driving and because data doesn't smoothly transition, you get horrible data service. It's the outdoors network. Suburbs, no 4G, buildings without a 4G tower perched up next to it, no 4G.. driving down the street, no 4G. It's really poor. Sprint 3G coverage is ok, but the 4G is just plain horrible and there are no signs of it improving soon. They've colocated on all of the towers they can, so they will be building new ones if they want better coverage and as of right now cash is low at Clear.

lazytexan said:
Have you used the Sprint tool to monitor 4G coverage for your area? The green cloud is pretty accurate in showing exactly where you get only outside coverage and where you get inside building coverage as well. I can attest to it's accuracy. My home in Texas is barely in the outside green coverage and no inside coverage at all. My son verified that he cannot get the signal indoors, but can get it outdoors.
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I'm a little surprised the network is "launched" in DC, where it's so spotty I cannot get coverage at work (south of Dupont Circle) or at home (Waterfront) despite what the Clear map shows. Very frustrating.

even worse for me..im in an area that says "inside connection" and is dark blue..yet every time i turn on 4g.it will try to connect..then it may connect..and as soon as i pick up the damn phone..i get a "4g disconnected"..ish sucks man..very dissapointed

Here's a little one about how sprints gonna drum up a lil more money and help out good ol #4 in the process http://www.mobiledia.com/news/73500.html
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T-Mobile isn't doing anything 4G until 2012. They've already stated it. To help out number #4 you'd actually have to be the one able to give the help. Sprint isn't building a 4G network for a reason. They can't afford to. Sprint is only #3 because of Nextel, a horrible purchase.

jlbiad said:
I'm a little surprised the network is "launched" in DC, where it's so spotty I cannot get coverage at work (south of Dupont Circle) or at home (Waterfront) despite what the Clear map shows. Very frustrating.
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DC isn't an official 4g market Sprintwise so don't blame them yet.. I know there's service and I am also from the area and felt comfortable paying extra because I knew there was some service, but no point in complaining if Sprint hasn't advertised your city.
Buyer beware! For some reason Richmond, VA is covered...
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4G Rolling out in Greenville SC

Not the fastest 4G but like I said, it's still in the rollout phase....

Before Columbia?!! Ughhh. Congrats though!

anybody know when Columbia, SC will be getting 4G coverage?

Cool, I didn't think Sprint was still rolling out Wimax.

We have had it here in Atlanta for a while. Its so spotty and is always looking for signal. I never even use 4G.

Kevin K said:
We have had it here in Atlanta for a while. Its so spotty and is always looking for signal. I never even use 4G.
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I can testify to this statement. 4g coverage here in Ga is pretty much a joke, I actually called Sprint expressing my frustration for lack of connection at my house (inside and out) when their coverage map says its so great. All they did was put in a service call, I gave them radio numbers etc etc and after all that they told me "the area you live in is subject to a weak signal and that is why you have 4g issues, we will notify Clear Wire about the issue". In other words they told me that I live in a ****ty reception area and I am SOL.
Its to a point now I don't care if a port/custom rom doesn't have 4g, I can't use it anyway.

Same here 4G in Tampa. Spotty, useless "poor" or never connects at all. Not worth it. Outdoors is sometimes ok, but in a car or indoors forget it.

It's actually decent in San Antonio, but we were one of the launch cities for Clear internet so maybe that's why. When I'm outside or in the car, even when moving, it pretty much stays connected until you hit the city outskirts. I work in a metal building inside a warehouse, so in here I get no connection but that's understandable.

Memphis Has 4G! Its Official!

i think the downtown area has had it for a while, but finally i can get a (very low signal) right here inside my home (hickory hill area). There must be a second clearwire tower somewhere around here. The speed of course sucks, i got this speed when 3g was released 4-5 years ago. :\
myns rls 5 with PRI 1.90_003, PRL 01115, RADIO 2.15.00.11.19
i plan on trying the new leaked radio/rom to see if signal gets better, but i doubt it. is it worth the try??

Are you sure about this? I live downtown and I can't get a signal. Sprint doesn't list Memphis as covered. I know Clearwire covers here, but they don't sell plans here yet.

I hope so I will be back there in two weeks for the bbq contest
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update: i found the 4G tower.. its being broadcasted from my local sprint tower a couple blocks away.
heres screenshots of the max speeds i was getting at full/semi full bars
the location of the tower is at knight arnold and perkins, on top of the teachers credit union building.

CoolWaters said:
Are you sure about this? I live downtown and I can't get a signal. Sprint doesn't list Memphis as covered. I know Clearwire covers here, but they don't sell plans here yet.
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Go by Clear.com coverage map, Sprint only shows official cities and even then they rarely update it. Wimax is open, so wherever Clear shows coverage you can use it.

You're right. I get a very, very weak 4g signal in a few parts of downtown. It isn't consistent enough to use reliably and I don't get it at all in my condo.