Anyone getting "advertised" HSPDA speeds? At home I keep myself on WiFi so I really only use my phone in the parking lot at work (not allowed to bring it in the building).
I have good signal strength and work nights, so all my use is very much off-peak. I ran the speedtest.net app tonight and after a few tries got it to correctly recognize my GPS location and give me a selection of close severs. I can't say I'm too impressed with the results
FYI: Despite the "1700 miles" reported on the IMG the server was ~30mi away per the server selection screen in their app.
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Genocaust said:
Anyone getting "advertised" HSPDA speeds? At home I keep myself on WiFi so I really only use my phone in the parking lot at work (not allowed to bring it in the building).
I have good signal strength and work nights, so all my use is very much off-peak. I ran the speedtest.net app tonight and after a few tries got it to correctly recognize my GPS location and give me a selection of close severs. I can't say I'm too impressed with the results
FYI: Despite the "1700 miles" reported on the IMG the server was ~30mi away per the server selection screen in their app.
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well the phone always says "h" there is no 3g icon that i know of. so i get .60kbps at best but i know 4g isnt in my area. if u go find out where 4g is around u then u will notice a big difference once ur in the area of 4g. i went down to norco, ca and they got 4g since its near ontario, ca. i pulled 5.84mbps which is wifi like speed. but thats the best i pulled from where i was. which at the speed im ok with that lol.
here is the link to tmobiles 4g area map.. just click on Check your 4G coverage (data) in the middle of the page
http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/hspa-mobile-broadband?WT.z_unav=mst_coverage_speed#
According to the coverage map I am well within the "Very Fast Mobile Web" zone.
Genocaust said:
According to the coverage map I am well within the "Very Fast Mobile Web" zone.
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thats the 3g area the 4g area doesnt say that. what state do u live in?
here is the list for 4g area's
this is where the 4g is at..
Birmingham
Huntsville
Bentonville
Phoenix
Tuscon
Anaheim
Burbank
Fresno
Glendale
Irvine
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Oakland
Ontario
Palm Springs
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Denver
Colorado Springs
Bridgeport
Hartford
New Haven
Milford
Stamford
Ft. Lauderdale
Jacksonville
Miami
Orlando
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Atlanta
Honolulu
Chicago
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Louisville
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
New Orleans
Boston
Annapolis
Baltimore
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Minneapolis
Biloxi
Gulfport
St. Louis
Asheville
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Greensboro
Hickory
Winston-Salem
Omaha
Las Vegas
Albany
Buffalo
New York City
Rochester
Syracuse
Cincinatti
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Portland
Erie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Providence
Anderson
Charleston
Greenville
Myrtle Beach
Knoxville
Memphis
Austin
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Harlingen
Houston
San Antonio
Waco
Salt Lake City
Alexandria
Mclean
Norfolk
Reston
Richmond
Seattle
Spokane
Milwaukee
I'm just across the river from St. Louis. Maybe they only have the 4G coverage closer toward the center of STL; will have to re-run a test next time I go over that way.
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well the phone always says "h" there is no 3g icon that i know of. so i get .60kbps at best but i know 4g isnt in my area. if u go find out where 4g is around u then u will notice a big difference once ur in the area of 4g. i went down to norco, ca and they got 4g since its near ontario, ca. i pulled 5.84mbps which is wifi like speed. but thats the best i pulled from where i was. which at the speed im ok with that lol.
here is the link to tmobiles 4g area map.. just click on Check your 4G coverage (data) in the middle of the page
actually according the manual found online, MT4G has the capability to show 3g instead of "h" in certain areas....though i live in a 4g area so i cant confirm...
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ghost_231 said:
s10shane said:
well the phone always says "h" there is no 3g icon that i know of. so i get .60kbps at best but i know 4g isnt in my area. if u go find out where 4g is around u then u will notice a big difference once ur in the area of 4g. i went down to norco, ca and they got 4g since its near ontario, ca. i pulled 5.84mbps which is wifi like speed. but thats the best i pulled from where i was. which at the speed im ok with that lol.
here is the link to tmobiles 4g area map.. just click on Check your 4G coverage (data) in the middle of the page
actually according the manual found online, MT4G has the capability to show 3g instead of "h" in certain areas....though i live in a 4g area so i cant confirm...
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well alot of people agree its bs. i live about 40 mins from a 4g area i only get 3g over here and i never get the 3g. everyone else i talked to said they have never seen a 3g icon as well. also u got a manual? i never got one with my phone
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s10shane said:
well alot of people agree its bs. i live about 40 mins from a 4g area i only get 3g over here and i never get the 3g. everyone else i talked to said they have never seen a 3g icon as well. also u got a manual? i never got one with my phone
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well i didnt get a paper one but its found as a browsers bookmark -> users guide. click on status and notifications and you should fine it
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thats the 3g area the 4g area doesnt say that. what state do u live in?
here is the list for 4g area's
this is where the 4g is at..
Birmingham
Huntsville
Bentonville
Phoenix
Tuscon
Anaheim
Burbank
Fresno
Glendale
Irvine
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Oakland
Ontario
Palm Springs
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Denver
Colorado Springs
Bridgeport
Hartford
New Haven
Milford
Stamford
Ft. Lauderdale
Jacksonville
Miami
Orlando
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Atlanta
Honolulu
Chicago
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Louisville
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
New Orleans
Boston
Annapolis
Baltimore
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Minneapolis
Biloxi
Gulfport
St. Louis
Asheville
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Greensboro
Hickory
Winston-Salem
Omaha
Las Vegas
Albany
Buffalo
New York City
Rochester
Syracuse
Cincinatti
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Portland
Erie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Providence
Anderson
Charleston
Greenville
Myrtle Beach
Knoxville
Memphis
Austin
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Harlingen
Houston
San Antonio
Waco
Salt Lake City
Alexandria
Mclean
Norfolk
Reston
Richmond
Seattle
Spokane
Milwaukee
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So why do I have "H" near my signal bars?! I also live in Washington DC!
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idk why are phones say "h" i am nowhere near the 4g network, for some reason it never shows anything else other then "h" lol, i think its stupid that it shows the "h" when ur not in the 4g area at all.
I live in central San Diego and work in Northern San Diego and I never saw 4G speeds. I can be glad when I see 10% of the time 3G speeds over 1 Mbps. Very disappointed so far with the largest 4G network. Where is it hiding? I am embarrassed to tell anybody about 4G on my phone when their AT&T 3G is much faster. Luckily I still can return my phone.
Yea, the H doesn't mean anything. There are programs you can download from market such as mobile signal widget that show what network you're connected to.
I live in Seattle and get pretty good 4g speeds for the most part. Ironically, I couldn't get any 4g connection right outside t-mobiles headquarters in Bellevue, WA. Epic fail if you ask me
I live in Richmond va which has 4g but I never see those speeds. I usually get around .30mb to .60mb. But I have been having trouble with the tower next to my house.
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I strongly recommend the Signal Strength Widget - shows G/E/3G/UMTS/H etc and is a much better gauge than the taskbar icon. Free from the market.
First of all 4G refers to HSPA+ and not HSDPA which for Tmo is 3G.
So, the reason you all see mostly "H" coz it's either HSDPA (3G) or HSPA+ (4G) if your area has it. Same thing is on Nexus One, it shows "H" but it operates on HSDPA/HSUPA and not HSPA+
What about the speeds, YES, I AM F... DISAPPOINTED! In downtown Atlanta, with full and the tower in my face bars I do not get more than 2 Megs (occasionally). Mostly I get 1.5 Mbs/s
Geez, my MT3G was getting 2.4 Megs constantly on 3G
Weird thing is that it feels kinda limited at 1.5 Mbit most of the time. Speedtest scales quick to 1.5 Mbit and then just stays almost still at this point.
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First of all 4G refers to HSPA+ and not HSDPA which for Tmo is 3G.
So, the reason you all see mostly "H" coz it's either HSDPA (3G) or HSPA+ (4G) if your area has it. Same thing is on Nexus One, it shows "H" but it operates on HSDPA/HSUPA and not HSPA+
What about the speeds, YES, I AM F... DISAPPOINTED! In downtown Atlanta, with full and the tower in my face bars I do not get more than 2 Megs (occasionally). Mostly I get 1.5 Mbs/s
Geez, my MT3G was getting 2.4 Megs constantly on 3G
Weird thing is that it feels kinda limited at 1.5 Mbit most of the time. Speedtest scales quick to 1.5 Mbit and then just stays almost still at this point.
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Is that full bars on 4g or 3g?
QUEDRO said:
First of all 4G refers to HSPA+ and not HSDPA which for Tmo is 3G.
So, the reason you all see mostly "H" coz it's either HSDPA (3G) or HSPA+ (4G) if your area has it. Same thing is on Nexus One, it shows "H" but it operates on HSDPA/HSUPA and not HSPA+
What about the speeds, YES, I AM F... DISAPPOINTED! In downtown Atlanta, with full and the tower in my face bars I do not get more than 2 Megs (occasionally). Mostly I get 1.5 Mbs/s
Geez, my MT3G was getting 2.4 Megs constantly on 3G
Weird thing is that it feels kinda limited at 1.5 Mbit most of the time. Speedtest scales quick to 1.5 Mbit and then just stays almost still at this point.
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hey ur so right, my phone shows hsdpa not hspa. thats lame they should show a 3g icon on the phone when on hsdpa, so we know. lol
austin, tx is getting pretty good speeds
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Is that full bars on 4g or 3g?
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Well, It displays UMTS in Network type. But most of the new 3G/4G is part of UMTS, so it's not clear for me if I have HSPA+
So my question is....Does the phone shows UMTS and HSPA or it's just one type (UMTS) which include HSPA+
Those of you that are sure that get 4G, what's your network type in Setting/About Phone/Network ??
That's what frustrates me, at this point I have doubts that my phone runs on HPSA+ at all. Downtown Atlanta has coverage for HSPA+ protocol but for some reason I am not in
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austin, tx is getting pretty good speeds
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Yep, I have seen over 8mbps d/l at times on my speed tests in north Austin. However, over half the time I'm on Edge which is annoying when obviously HSPA+ exists here, but I can't even get 3G most of the time. When you're on HSPA+ it can fly, obviously it's finding it that can be the problem.
On the other note, I'd almost swear I saw three icons in the first day our two I had the phone: E, G, and H. I've only seen E & H in the last week, so maybe I imagined it. If I see it again I'll be sure to grab a screen shot.
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I'm located in NYC and I been turning on the 4G on and off all weekend in different areas (Bronx, Brooklyn, now Long Island City (in Queens)) and I have a 4G connection. Did a speedtest.net test (app in marketplace) and below are my results...
1st Test -
Down: 2.93 Mbps
Up: .96 Mbps
2nd Test -
Down: 1.55 Mbps
Up: .86 Mbps
3rd Test -
Down: 1.78 Mbps
Up: .96 Mbps
All other NYCers test your 4G availability and report back.
They are testing in the NYC area
About time, doesn't effect me though, lol
Too bad you don't get the full 3Mbps (cap) yet.
I am down on 27th street and got nada...
i'm at 38th and 5th and not picking up a 4g signal.
Down on 28th and Park Ave. and nothing yet. Just scanning...
i'm in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn and don't pick up a network.
Nothing in bensonhurst
Nothing in Financial district...
nothing in bensonhurst brooklyn :-(
Nothing in Jackson Heights / East Elmhurst
nothing in Midwood Brooklyn
I'm in Center City Philadelphia and the record for me so far is 4.9mb/s. I am normally in the 3.8-4.2 area so far. At work outside of Philadelphia I'm only getting 2.2
im on 34 st and 5th ave no 4g here
Also in Jackson Hts. (which incidentally is not too far from LIC where the OP described 4g goodness) and nothing here as of now.
Hey guys
Good news, I happened to be around 59th St and Madison Av and I picked a full 4G from Sprint, however it kept dropping off. I guess they were testing the area. I was working around there for 2 hrs and kept getting the 4G available in this area. I connected for like 30 Secs but then it dropped
Hurray Sprint
How does the 4G network alert work? Sound? Notifications bar only?
thanks
Nothing in Union Square or in Brooklyn Heights. At least today .
oldmanwinter said:
How does the 4G network alert work? Sound? Notifications bar only?
thanks
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You can set it to a Not.. bar under the 4G settings.
Isn't nyc slated for the end of the year? How come you picked up a usable 4g signal anyway?
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Since today my evo is picking up 4g in nyc. Sometimes all bars sometimes only one. Excited now I can talk and browse at the sametime.
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Since today my evo is picking up 4g in nyc. Sometimes all bars sometimes only one. Excited now I can talk and browse at the sametime.
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I don't see 4G coverage for NY yet at:
http://shop.sprint.com/en/stores/popups/4G_coverage_popup.shtml
Have you run speedtests?
Still not getting any 4G in East Elmhurst/ Jackson Heights area
No 4G in Brooklyn
I was in Manhattan this eve and it was working when I posted this thread. I am in east elmhurst now and its not working I had 3 bars on queens boro bridge. I'll try again today when I goto Manhattan.
I think they had it on at night for testing purpose. YouTube was loading in a snap.
nothing at 38th and 5th in manhattan
Nothing at Exchange Place in Jersey City (same towers as downtown Manhattan).
Nothing here
No 4g on 12th and broadway.
Here is the proof. Today!
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If you want to know when 4g will be in your area just check with Clear Wireless. Their high speed wireless is bought from sprint wimax according to the Sprint near me in Philadelphia.
How come no one else is picking it up just confirmed it works on queens blvd until bqe.
yea I was just looking at my phone and i notice something activate on my phone and it was my 4G I really have to try this out
jxb25 said:
yea I was just looking at my phone and i notice something activate on my phone and it was my 4G I really have to try this out
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saw 4G in Germantown and Gaithersburg
I was in DC last week and had 4g coverage (it was spotty). The best coverage was at Nationals Park.
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I get 4G outside my job in Greenbelt. Don't have anything at home in Clinton though.
Yea I think they just testing it out
I have actually picked up full 4g signal all around the beltway. Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda, Laurel, College Park, Bowie, NW Washington. Randallstown, Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Since I got my phone June 4th I have had 4G in Loudoun County (Northern VA) about 30mins outside of DC (next to Dulles Airport).
I am now getting 4G in some parts of McLean, Tysons Corner and Arlington. Haven't seen amazing speeds yet (around 2000kbps compared to a max of 1500kbps or so that I've managed to get under 3G).
Did they turn something on though? I previously wasn't able to get 4G at all in some of these areas.
I was able to connect to 4G in Greenbelt (close to the Sprint store) but it was spotty. Also was connected driving on University Blvd by Langley Park. Noticed 4G coverage in Bethesda as well, but couldn't connect or stay connected long enough to actually use it.
I just got my first 4G signal in Falls Church, in my back yard no less. Signal quality: poor, several 404s on sites that should have been there, but no time for extensive testing right now.
I also get 3 bars in Severn area, Hanover\odenton 1-2 bars
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Since I got my phone June 4th I have had 4G in Loudoun County (Northern VA) about 30mins outside of DC (next to Dulles Airport).
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I'm in LoCo too (about 15 minutes from Dulles) and have no 4G coverage
congrats to u guys when u get 4G! let me know how it is!
Got full signal in arlington.
3 bar @ gaithersburg. 3.5mb/s down and 1mb/s up.
No 4G in North Bethesda, no 4G downtown, no 4G in Metro.
We just got 3g 1/27/11 and wondering if sprint upgraded from 2g to 4g? I don't have an evo to check, its not listed on Sprint's 4g cities
It would be a shocker to wait this long for 3g and find we got 4g
My guess is we would have to wait on Clearwire to get 4g not Sprint?
Not that this means anything but .. 4G sprung up at I10 and College St in Beaumont, TX, just to your West, a few weeks ago. It seems to be 1 - 3 towers worth of coverage around that address.
Unfortunately coverage does not seem to be expanding yet.
Check out Lake Charles, LA on this map: clear.com/coverage. It looks like there is a 4G tower online, but it's just like Beaumont .. very weak coverage so far.
(Sorry can't post links yet)
nope
Don't see Louisiana listed?
Brandon168 said:
Check out Lake Charles, LA on this map: clear.com/coverage. It looks like there is a 4G tower online, but it's just like Beaumont .. very weak coverage so far.
(Sorry can't post links yet)
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In lake charles works great inside mall and around Ryan & prien lake rd farther out you have to be by a window or outside. Speed max is 5 mbps down 1 up
yes
T-Mobile is going to be the first to officially have 4G in Lake Charles
i recently found out it is available now (i blogged about it here)
but once the speeds can be considered true '4G' it will be the first in southwest Louisiana =]
I'm getting it in the Lake St/ Sale Rd area. It was one of the first things I checked when i got my EVO 3D. In fact, I'm on it now walking around my neighborhood.
look again
I'm in south Lake Charles on my 3vo with no 4G and has not worked anywhere. It shows 4G antenna on but its still on 3G.
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I'm getting it in the Lake St/ Sale Rd area. It was one of the first things I checked when i got my EVO 3D. In fact, I'm on it now walking around my neighborhood.
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I'm in south Lake Charles on my 3vo with no 4G and has not worked anywhere. It shows 4G antenna on but its still on 3G.
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In the mall yesterday, I got good and strong signal. According to opensignal, I'm connecting to sprint wimax. Speedtests are over double 3G.
sorry
sorry but I will have to see it for myself, heck we just got 3g 1/27/11 on Sprint, one of the last cities in the US to get 3G. I don't think we'll get 4g anytime in the near future
d12bn said:
sorry but I will have to see it for myself, heck we just got 3g 1/27/11 on Sprint, one of the last cities in the US to get 3G. I don't think we'll get 4g anytime in the near future
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In south central LC along the 210 loop it's there. Opensignal shows connection to Sprint WIMAX, as does the 4G connection. It's not official, but it is there.
...must be rolling out a bunch new cities if we have it...only 20,000 people...U of I is 50 miles away...we'll take it...so far 8.35 is my highest speed test...nice...
Fox Lake Area? they have had 4G for a while now (6mo+) .. its like they had 2 extra 4G towers and dropped them there cuz some exec lives in the area or something. makes no sense.
kaisies said:
Fox Lake Area? they have had 4G for a while now (6mo+) .. its like they had 2 extra 4G towers and dropped them there cuz some exec lives in the area or something. makes no sense.
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What definition of "Central Illinois" does Fox Lake fall into?
OP: Where about are you getting 4g? I'm in Kankakee County and seeing squat. I can drive up to Matteson to get 4g signal but that's about it. And on Sprints official map it just shows Chicago and St Louis (and surrounding areas).
EDIT: Checked clearwire.com and there are apparently solo towers in a lot of IL "towns." Peoria, Bloomington, Springfield, Charleston... I'll be damned.
...Mattoon,I'll...E.I.U. is in Charleston which is 10 miles...but I'm getting great signal in a concrete house laying in bed, so they must of added to the tower couple Blocks away...amazing though...not sure how we got it this fast...not a complaint though,lol...
no 4g in normal..... not even good 3g the big red V will be rolling lte here by the end of the year to bad i dont like the TB
im in the Elgin area and the map says im able to get 4g at my home address and i have never been able to. I only start to get 4g if i drive east of Randal Rd