I don't know why I never thought of this before, but I'm constantly checking my area on the clearwire website for 4g., and I found something awesome.
The 4g area is always getting closer and closer to my house, only a few cities away, but it's just not here yet.
So I called the number above the map (877) 499-6681) to "ask" about getting clear service for my house. I gave the rep my address, and of course, no 4g. BUT only 2 months away from getting 4g coverage!
So if you want the most accurate answer on when you might be getting 4G service, get it straight from the horse's mouth.
Btw if anyone's wondering what area I'm referring to, it's the Springfield/Holyoke/West Springfield/Westfield area of western MA, so we're getting 4G! WOOHOO!
I think that may just be a standard answer they give... Cause I tried their chat function and this was the response I received.
(CLEAR REP'S NAME REMOVED): We are expanding very rapidly, and you should be able to expect coverage within the next few months.
That does not give me hope.
That map doesnt mean anything to me. Im sitting right in the middle of an area that supposedly has "best clear coverage" right now and cant even get a bar.
Here in San Diego, Ca. Sprint's telling customers that 4G is coming by the end of the year... that's now and..? I hope they're not doing that to sell more phones because they sold my bro' an Epic 4G with that line.
I heard that San Diego was getting it soon, didn't hear/see a timeline though.
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That map doesnt mean anything to me. Im sitting right in the middle of an area that supposedly has "best clear coverage" right now and cant even get a bar.
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Yep. Using Sprint's 4G map I see that I'm blanketed in it, and I rarely can connect at my apartment. The high spectrum of WiMax makes it hard to penetrate through buildings and different terrain. So on paper they can say you should technically get 4G, but you won't.
The funny thing is that even when I go to a Starbucks across the parking lot from a ClearWire retail store, I can't even hold a signal
It's gonna keep being hit or miss till it gets rolled out really widely and there are overlapping towers everywhere.
Yea... but the real question is are they even going to expand coverage in the areas that already have it or leave it as is? In Atlanta we were one of the first cities to get it but its still pretty blotchy as to where you can and cant get service. Im keeping my eye on Verizon's LTE.... they're supposed to be up and running here and have phones out the first half of next year.
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Yea... but the real question is are they even going to expand coverage in the areas that already have it or leave it as is? In Atlanta we were one of the first cities to get it but its still pretty blotchy as to where you can and cant get service. Im keeping my eye on Verizon's LTE.... they're supposed to be up and running here and have phones out the first half of next year.
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LTE is great as long as you're independently wealthy and can pay their overages. According to PC Magazine you can use your piddly cap with their speeds in 2 hours. They have increased the speed to never before seen levels but unfortunately with the draconian caps they have not actually increased your ability to consume data. I am happy I just recently hopped from Verizon because things like that and their continued push for higher and higher prices is going to be their undoing.
Oh wait, I forgot, they're getting the iPhone so they're fine.
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Yep. Using Sprint's 4G map I see that I'm blanketed in it, and I rarely can connect at my apartment. The high spectrum of WiMax makes it hard to penetrate through buildings and different terrain. So on paper they can say you should technically get 4G, but you won't.
The funny thing is that even when I go to a Starbucks across the parking lot from a ClearWire retail store, I can't even hold a signal
It's gonna keep being hit or miss till it gets rolled out really widely and there are overlapping towers everywhere.
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Right there with ya ... That map shows me as DARK GREEN at the house ... Good luck getting connected ... Never happens ... But most everywhere I go, I'm good ...
I just checked the map and there is clear service in my street but I still don't get 4g I don't think they are with sprint
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Its the same as Sprint coverage... the coverage just isnt anywhere near as good as indicated on that map. I sit right in the middle of two towers.... one about a quarter of a mile to the east and one about a half a mile to the west and get nothing. But if you go right up the street it jumps from no bars to 4 bars in an instant.
Funny thing is... a Clear rep came to my neighborhood advertising their service over here and I told them they may as well turn around. She said we have coverage here... I pulled out my evo and showed her the 4G constantly scanning and she tried to demonstrate with her modem and what do ya know... no 4G.
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Its the same as Sprint coverage... the coverage just isnt anywhere near as good as indicated on that map. I sit right in the middle of two towers.... one about a quarter of a mile to the east and one about a half a mile to the west and get nothing. But if you go right up the street it jumps from no bars to 4 bars in an inst
Funny thing is... a Clear rep came to my neighborhood advertising their service over here and I told them they may as well turn around. She said we have coverage here... I pulled out my evo and showed her the 4G constantly scanning and she tried to demonstrate with her modem and what do ya know... no 4G.
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I know she felt retarded
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I chatted with one of the reps and there is no plans to put 4g where I am :-(
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Its the same as Sprint coverage... the coverage just isnt anywhere near as good as indicated on that map. I sit right in the middle of two towers.... one about a quarter of a mile to the east and one about a half a mile to the west and get nothing. But if you go right up the street it jumps from no bars to 4 bars in an instant.
Funny thing is... a Clear rep came to my neighborhood advertising their service over here and I told them they may as well turn around. She said we have coverage here... I pulled out my evo and showed her the 4G constantly scanning and she tried to demonstrate with her modem and what do ya know... no 4G.
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lol, I bet you made her day. Some people were reporting the last wimax radio upgrade let them get 46 where they previously couldn't. Maybe you will get lucky with the next update. I'm surrounded by cities with it where I am but I'm still waiting for it here.
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I live in Fontana CA and I'm surrounded with 4g but its still not here ain't that a *****
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I chatted with one of the reps and there is no plans to put 4g where I am :-(
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Same here, and 40 miles NE of Orlando, Fl where 4g is available. maybe someday?
verse187 said:
I live in Fontana CA and I'm surrounded with 4g but its still not here ain't that a *****
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At least you still have hope. My Coverage future outlook....
i think 4g is overrated. i mean there is nothing i ever use that would require anything faster than 3g. had a friend who went to Chicago and Florida where they had it and he said he didnt notice a difference at all and just used wifi. im sure its faster then 3g but 3g works fine for me.
Hopefully is out by the end of the year
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I live in Fontana CA and I'm surrounded with 4g but its still not here ain't that a *****
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man that sucks, you should call and find out when, it looks like they'll put it in there;
This is what it looks like for me, the 4g Map keeps increasing from the ct side into MA via the CT river:
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So who all has driven by Coors Field and tested 4G? It was super slow traffic tonight due to construction so I gave it a whirl. Got one bar of 4G and achieved a 2.7Mbps download and .5 upload.
I have not found 4G anywhere else sadly but its good to know that even at such a crappy signal strength, the speed its twice as fast as Qwest's base DSL package.
Nice! I am vacation right now but will check this out when I get home. Woo hoo 4G in Denver!
I've heard rumors that the Sprint building (call center) on Inverness has 4G too but I haven't driven out to confirm or deny that yet...
Here's that address
333 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112-5882
If I wasn't so damn tired I'd take a trip out there tonight but maybe someone can confirm or deny this for me.
EDIT: Interesting... download the map viewer app from the Market... It looks like people have confirmed 4G in broomfield near interlocken and also near invesco running all the way from the 5 points corridor of 25 down to santa fe, with a huge bubble over invesco itself. Nothing about Inverness but one I think most people turn their 4G off since it kills battery when its scanning and two, I don't think many would be driving next to the Sprint call center. This app actually tracks your coverage and anonymously uploads your statistics periodically. Pretty neat.
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I've heard rumors that the Sprint building (call center) on Inverness has 4G too but I haven't driven out to confirm or deny that yet...
Here's that address
333 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112-5882
If I wasn't so damn tired I'd take a trip out there tonight but maybe someone can confirm or deny this for me.
EDIT: Interesting... download the map viewer app from the Market... It looks like people have confirmed 4G in broomfield near interlocken and also near invesco running all the way from the 5 points corridor of 25 down to santa fe, with a huge bubble over invesco itself. Nothing about Inverness but one I think most people turn their 4G off since it kills battery when its scanning and two, I don't think many would be driving next to the Sprint call center. This app actually tracks your coverage and anonymously uploads your statistics periodically. Pretty neat.
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Fantastic, I didn't know this app existed, nice!! I actually work right off of lincoln and i-25, minutes from inverness. While I don't specifically get 4G here in the office, I can drive by there over my lunch break and see if I can't get a signal. Thanks for the tip!
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I've heard rumors that the Sprint building (call center) on Inverness has 4G too but I haven't driven out to confirm or deny that yet...
Here's that address
333 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112-5882
If I wasn't so damn tired I'd take a trip out there tonight but maybe someone can confirm or deny this for me.
EDIT: Interesting... download the map viewer app from the Market... It looks like people have confirmed 4G in broomfield near interlocken and also near invesco running all the way from the 5 points corridor of 25 down to santa fe, with a huge bubble over invesco itself. Nothing about Inverness but one I think most people turn their 4G off since it kills battery when its scanning and two, I don't think many would be driving next to the Sprint call center. This app actually tracks your coverage and anonymously uploads your statistics periodically. Pretty neat.
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I live in Broomfield and take the Interlocken Loop home from work. I'll be testing this theory after work fa sho
I live in Westminster and can pick up a weak 4G signal at my house, right around 36 and Sheridan.
EtherealRemnant said:
I've heard rumors that the Sprint building (call center) on Inverness has 4G too but I haven't driven out to confirm or deny that yet...
Here's that address
333 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112-5882
If I wasn't so damn tired I'd take a trip out there tonight but maybe someone can confirm or deny this for me.
EDIT: Interesting... download the map viewer app from the Market... It looks like people have confirmed 4G in broomfield near interlocken and also near invesco running all the way from the 5 points corridor of 25 down to santa fe, with a huge bubble over invesco itself. Nothing about Inverness but one I think most people turn their 4G off since it kills battery when its scanning and two, I don't think many would be driving next to the Sprint call center. This app actually tracks your coverage and anonymously uploads your statistics periodically. Pretty neat.
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ok, so I drove by the call center on Inverness drive over my lunch break, and I didn't get jack squat. I'm not entirely sure, however, that my 4G is even connecting at all. Here's why - I normally get it in KC at my house, and didn't when I was there last week. When I was driving back to denver, I had 4G on as I drove on i-25 past coors field, and also didn't connect at all. So, I'm not sure it's not my Evo.
I did update to the latest radio and wimax radio in the hopes that it would help, but no luck yet. I'm thinking about driving up to the 4G area on the map application this evening to do some more troubleshooting. It'd be great if someone else could drop by the Sprint Call center to verify.
I had 2 bars of 4G in the parking lot of Elitches recently. I don't know if there's signal inside the park because I wasn't about to bring my phone into that electronics death trap.
EtherealRemnant said:
I've heard rumors that the Sprint building (call center) on Inverness has 4G too but I haven't driven out to confirm or deny that yet...
Here's that address
333 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112-5882
If I wasn't so damn tired I'd take a trip out there tonight but maybe someone can confirm or deny this for me.
EDIT: Interesting... download the map viewer app from the Market... It looks like people have confirmed 4G in broomfield near interlocken and also near invesco running all the way from the 5 points corridor of 25 down to santa fe, with a huge bubble over invesco itself. Nothing about Inverness but one I think most people turn their 4G off since it kills battery when its scanning and two, I don't think many would be driving next to the Sprint call center. This app actually tracks your coverage and anonymously uploads your statistics periodically. Pretty neat.
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I also went to the Sprint call center on Inverness a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't pick up any 4G either. I sat in the parking lot a good 15 minutes fiddling with my phone to try and pick something up.
Hey guys, I can confirm FULL Bars 4G coverage at Sloan Lake.. I was there Saturday for the dragon boat races. I can also confirm 4G on 6th going west right at 25 and held it all the way to Wordsworth once... maybe 1 to 2 bars strength, usually low.
My typical speeds on speed test app are around 3-3.7mb down and 1mb up.
go hit sloans lake for sure though if you are ever in the area.. I had full signal.
Hey guys, I can confirm FULL Bars 4G coverage at Sloan Lake.. I was there Saturday for the dragon boat races. I can also confirm 4G on 6th going west right at 25 and held it all the way to Wordsworth once... maybe 1 to 2 bars strength, usually low.
My typical speeds on speed test app are around 3-3.7mb down and 1mb up. Not as fast as other cities I've heard, but since we aren't official yet I won't jump to any conclusions. Can anyone offer opinions on whether the speeds I get now when in 4G are what we should expect to see when we go live? Any reasons to think otherwise?
go hit sloans lake for sure though if you are ever in the area.. I had full signal.
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Hey guys, I can confirm FULL Bars 4G coverage at Sloan Lake.. I was there Saturday for the dragon boat races. I can also confirm 4G on 6th going west right at 25 and held it all the way to Wordsworth once... maybe 1 to 2 bars strength, usually low.
My typical speeds on speed test app are around 3-3.7mb down and 1mb up. Not as fast as other cities I've heard, but since we aren't official yet I won't jump to any conclusions. Can anyone offer opinions on whether the speeds I get now when in 4G are what we should expect to see when we go live? Any reasons to think otherwise?
go hit sloans lake for sure though if you are ever in the area.. I had full signal.
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I'll have to try Sloans Lake, but I went up by coors, elitch and invesco and wasn't able to get any sort of signal at all. I was in the big green blob area within the Map app from the market, so I think there's something wrong with my installation of Fresh 1.01. I was running the beta and didn't flash from the previous betas as he said it wasn't necessary.
I have had it before in KC, but not since I came to this version of Fresh rom. Will try to flash and go check again later this week. Bummer.
Sloan's Lake? REALLY? I'm going to meet with my bankruptcy attorney on Monday... she's on 17th and Sheridan... might as well drive the little bit to Sloan's Lake and check it out.
Sooooooooooooooooooooo.... no screeenshots buried was at edgewater condos from 17th by alameda. I got 4g indoors at 4-7 megs per second........ indoors. I maintained that signal from one bar to none to 2 until I passed Broadway when it faded... but the speeds were incredible. However. Battery... pulled it off at 130 dead at 930 with minimal usage. WiFi would have doubled it. This was with the latest radio and wimax....
Okay so more 4G testing today. Seems to run from about Broadway all the way west to Kendall on Colfax and it runs down Sheridan to 6th Ave and then dies around Federal then picks up at 6th and 25 on a new tower... very fast speeds and very consistent and reliable connection. Even while driving around, I got 8megs.
Has anyone else done any testing?
Nothing in Boulder yet. I work right on Pearl, but I drive by interlocken everyday, I'll have to see how it is in traffic.
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Okay so more 4G testing today. Seems to run from about Broadway all the way west to Kendall on Colfax and it runs down Sheridan to 6th Ave and then dies around Federal then picks up at 6th and 25 on a new tower... very fast speeds and very consistent and reliable connection. Even while driving around, I got 8megs.
Has anyone else done any testing?
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I still haven't been able to connect to 4G at all since I've been in Denver. I'm not convinced that I haven't fried it somehow. I have updated the wimax radio and updated PRL and profile, and I have also verified that my MAC address is fine, which others had issues with.
At this point, I'm ready to test it, and might drive up that way tonight to check it. the couple times I tested (prior to updating PRL and profile, hoping this might be the culprit) I was driving on I-25 by Invesco and Coors. Should I be able to get 4G while in the car and driving? Otherwise, where is a good place to test 4G that will be on and up at all times? I need a control for my test, ha
Thanks!
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I still haven't been able to connect to 4G at all since I've been in Denver. I'm not convinced that I haven't fried it somehow. I have updated the wimax radio and updated PRL and profile, and I have also verified that my MAC address is fine, which others had issues with.
At this point, I'm ready to test it, and might drive up that way tonight to check it. the couple times I tested (prior to updating PRL and profile, hoping this might be the culprit) I was driving on I-25 by Invesco and Coors. Should I be able to get 4G while in the car and driving? Otherwise, where is a good place to test 4G that will be on and up at all times? I need a control for my test, ha
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I doubt you'd get it just driving by on I-25 (I didn't). I did turn it on to check while AT Coors Field, and a got signal. VERY weak signal (and not consistent), but it was still twice as fast as my fastest 3G Speed Test.
Roll out the 4G! I got my extra batteries.
i got an 8.69 mbps download speed at the Rumbi's in the DTC area. I had full bars
Turned on 4G at work and I got signal. Hampden and Tamarac.
Speed is 3G vs 4G while at my desk at work.
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Im letting you know ahead of time that this is a random rant. So I have been wondering what's the real deal holyfield with sprints so called wimax. I read somewhere that wimax really isn't TRUE 4g as it doesn't even max out at true 4g speeds. The most I've hit was about 5mbps. So is it really even 4g? And tmobile hspa + network is that faster that our wimax? My sister comes to my apt in my 4g area and her g2 gets about 6 mbps with her hspa. Why does it seem like gsm has way better data. We all know sprints 3g isn't really 3g its piss poor. If this LTE is supposed to beat out wimax why did sprint roll with it over LTE. I'm thinking sprint wanted to get a **** ton of subscribers so they just went with wimax cause it would roll out way before LTE but I definitely don't think wimax/clear is true 4g. I also heard the clear ceo jumped ship or something lol. If the national standard is supposedly going LTE what would sprint/clear do, will they adopt new technologied in their phones and leave wimax phones out to dry? So the real 4g is LTE and wimax just seems like it should be labeled pre4g, cause I hear LTE will be able to get 10mbps down and 3-5mbps up. That's stronger than most peoples internet eh? I am kind of pissed for paying an extra 10 bucks for 5mbps in a strong area and in my area my 4g hits only about 2. Is sprint going to be the only provider using wimax? The moral of this pointless rant is just to get my knowledge and others about the future/truth of wimax. I just want to understand how this service compares to this new LTE and tmobiles and atts new 4g network. It would be nice just to come in and drop comments on any question asked in this post instead of flame me, or post non sense.
A small search woudl have answered all questions....
First, nobody has a "true" 4G network as no 4G network reaches 100mbps yet. Another thing, Sprint is working on a WiMax/LTE hybrid network, or so it goes. Speed depends where you live. I hit 10mbps easily here in Orlando, some people can't hit above 1. Some goes for ANY network on earth.
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A small search woudl have answered all questions....
First, nobody has a "true" 4G network as no 4G network reaches 100mbps yet. Another thing, Sprint is working on a WiMax/LTE hybrid network, or so it goes. Speed depends where you live. I hit 10mbps easily here in Orlando, some people can't hit above 1. Some goes for ANY network on earth.
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10mbps? Wtf you gotta be ****tin me man
But thanks for your input bro
Get an iPhone on Verizon. That will solve ALL your issues.
PS. I've hit 12mbit on Sprint's "4G".
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Get an iPhone on Verizon. That will solve ALL your issues.
PS. I've hit 12mbit on Sprint's "4G".
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Nah I'm pretty happy with my evo I got it late, xmas to be exact but hands down best phone I've ever owned. Just disappointed with sprints 3g because you would expect it to perform but it doesn't. Way to rub in your 12mbps against my 2 lol
I got almost 12 as you can see in my signature.
I hit 9-10 all the time in Houston. Hell I get 1-2 on 3g. And you can bet Verizon will charge for lte.
funny you should mention that gsm is always faster than sprint cdma. i was in denton tx last night for an interview and compared my evo on 3g(running gingerbread with no wimax) and i got 1566 kb down compared to his 447 kb down. denton is a college town but not exactly small. i usually get 2-5 mbps down on 4g but havent tested it lately as i am doin the gb thing
I don't mind... if Sprint goes under because of this failed investment, we'll be able to jump ship without ETFs anyways... no worries. ;P
i get 2-3 on 4g in orlando area it sucks my 3g is 1 m
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I hit 9-10 all the time in Houston. Hell I get 1-2 on 3g. And you can bet Verizon will charge for lte.
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How the hell you get 9-10 in Houston I live in Houston. When I lived in pearland I could barely get 1 mbps, now I moved to the woodlands area and barely get 3.
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I don't mind... if Sprint goes under because of this failed investment, we'll be able to jump ship without ETFs anyways... no worries. ;P
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That couldn't happen....could it?
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funny you should mention that gsm is always faster than sprint cdma. i was in denton tx last night for an interview and compared my evo on 3g(running gingerbread with no wimax) and i got 1566 kb down compared to his 447 kb down. denton is a college town but not exactly small. i usually get 2-5 mbps down on 4g but havent tested it lately as i am doin the gb thing
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Yeah I know Denton I took a visit to meet this chick at Texas women college one time I drove all the way from Houston and she was on her rag. Ill never forget Denton. Imagine how my weekend went. Never again lmfao
i live in Miami and the 3G is decent as far as comparing it with that pos "3G" t-mobile used to give me. with tmo i was lucky to get 600kbps. with sprint i get 600-1600 average on 3G, and 2400-5600 average on 4G. and peak 4G speedtest is on my signature lol
I live in Houston and on 4g I get around 8-9.
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sounds intresting
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/wsj-clearwire-moving-away-from-retail-will-concentrate-on-netw/
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sounds intresting
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/wsj-clearwire-moving-away-from-retail-will-concentrate-on-netw/
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Nice, this is good news
Here in the south of Puerto Rico we have decent speeds
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maybe because there's not alot of people connected to these antennas
You guys all seem to be getting pretty good speeds. Me on the other hand I rely on 3g I might get 1 mbps on a good day and I'm happy.
The server you use on speedtest makes a huge difference as well, try to use one that has an internet backbone near it like Atlanta, DC or Chicago for the east coast. I get maybe 2 or 3mbps on speedtest with a server that is not 30 miles from here yet I get 8mbps on another that is almost 1000 miles away.
WiMAX and LTE are still considered pre-4G atm but it's an actual 4G network, all we need is a firmware update to have true 4G. at&t & t-mo on the other hand will Never have real 4G with HSPA+. btw, I get 8mbps in Orlando and on the east coast near there all the time using the atlanta and harold, ky servers, actual speeds during use vary though.
For anyone wanting (or waiting) for a Sprint version of the Xoom, it looks like it's going to be a real thing.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/18/image-of-sprint-branded-motorola-xoom-surfaces-online/
It also appears that it will have the silver back.
While I would have probably preferred a Sprint Xoom, since Im already a Sprint customer, I'll be satisfied with the additional accessories that will probably be made available (if not by Sprint, then simply due to manufactures catering to a larger market).
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Yeah I was looking forward to the WIFI xoom.. I might hold off for now.
I'm actually glad I went ahead and got it with Verizon. Many times I have two totally different signal strengths on my phone and Xoom. Hopefully this means I will have better coverage at any given moment... plus Verizon's data is definitely faster than Sprint's in my area.
But yeah, please let's get some more accessories!
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I'm actually glad I went ahead and got it with Verizon. Many times I have two totally different signal strengths on my phone and Xoom. Hopefully this means I will have better coverage at any given moment... plus Verizon's data is definitely faster than Sprint's in my area.
But yeah, please let's get some more accessories!
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I hadn’t really thought of it that way, but you raise an interesting capability. Armed with my Sprint Evo and a Verizon Xoom, you would then be able to pretty simply wirelessly tether one to the other… based upon whichever had the strongest network where you happen to be.
UGH. How much does it cost to add an additional device to sprint's unlimited plan, anyone remember? I'm still probably getting the wifi.
Sweet! I was already planning to return my Verizon Xoom today anyways, but now I know I can get one again when the Sprint one comes out.
awesome was planning on taking mine back to cosco to get the wifi version but now I will wait for the sprint version. I get a 25% discount on bill Wonder how much data plan will cost.
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I hadn’t really thought of it that way, but you raise an interesting capability. Armed with my Sprint Evo and a Verizon Xoom, you would then be able to pretty simply wirelessly tether one to the other… based upon whichever had the strongest network where you happen to be.
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I like your Sig
Well with the Sprint Galaxy Tab, you have 2 options:
2GB for 29.99 or
5GB for 59.99
And of course if this is a 4G device, they'll probably slap on the $10 Premium Data fee.
I have an evo as you can tell by my sig and I live in a 4G city (wimax and lte), first wimax sucks unless you are stationary. You can take 3 steps or just walk inside and lose signal. I'm definitely going to love having lte over wimax. This is just my opinion as I've tried wimax and lte here in my city, bring on this lte upgrade for my xoom
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It appears to be sporting a leather folio case. I wonder if it is a sprint accessory. Has anyone seen one like that in the wild yet?
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I have an evo as you can tell by my sig and I live in a 4G city (wimax and lte), first wimax sucks unless you are stationary. You can take 3 steps or just walk inside and lose signal. I'm definitely going to love having lte over wimax. This is just my opinion as I've tried wimax and lte here in my city, bring on this lte upgrade for my xoom
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I agree. My City has full wimax coverage and unless you're outside and standing still you can't use it. Sprint really picked a loser with wimax.
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I like your Sig
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I agree. My City has full wimax coverage and unless you're outside and standing still you can't use it. Sprint really picked a loser with wimax.
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Have to agree. I had the Evo from release till January and the 4G is just not useful at all. I used it on 3G 99% of the time. I bought the Evo because my city was one of the main launch areas with "full 4G coverage". The problem was, if I was inside my apartment, I couldn't even get a single bar of 4G, no matter what the coverage map says (said I was in 100% strong 4G area). Even downtown I could get 1-2 bars inside, and maybe 3-4 outside. The problem is that the 4G speeds required me to be outside generally, and not moving because the service was so spotty I'd get choppy performance.
Not to mention that the 4G radio crushed my battery, and the speeds were mediocre. I got about 3mbps down/1mbps (capped) up. Not worth the drain for speeds only 1mbps more download vs. 3G speed.
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Have to agree. I had the Evo from release till January and the 4G is just not useful at all. I used it on 3G 99% of the time. I bought the Evo because my city was one of the main launch areas with "full 4G coverage". The problem was, if I was inside my apartment, I couldn't even get a single bar of 4G, no matter what the coverage map says (said I was in 100% strong 4G area). Even downtown I could get 1-2 bars inside, and maybe 3-4 outside. The problem is that the 4G speeds required me to be outside generally, and not moving because the service was so spotty I'd get choppy performance.
Not to mention that the 4G radio crushed my battery, and the speeds were mediocre. I got about 3mbps down/1mbps (capped) up. Not worth the drain for speeds only 1mbps more download vs. 3G speed.
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The reason tht is because sprint borrows 4g wimax from clear
So they get the high frequency tht have a hard time pentrating material....clear uses low wimax so u get it good in 4g coverage area
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The reason tht is because sprint borrows 4g wimax from clear
So they get the high frequency tht have a hard time pentrating material....clear uses low wimax so u get it good in 4g coverage area
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I understand this. I'm completely aware that the 2500mhz spectrum is terrible for building penetration.
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I understand this. I'm completely aware that the 2500mhz spectrum is terrible for building penetration.
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And why 700mhz LTE with verizon will rock compared to the wimax Xoom
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And why 700mhz LTE with verizon will rock compared to the wimax Xoom
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even side by side all spectrum aside the LTE is faster than WiMax anyways in real-world use.
http://phandroid.com/2011/04/14/analyst-sprint-must-buy-clearwire-or-move-on-without-them/
I agree I've had a 4g device for almost a year now with 4g not even driving distance away...I have to travel about a little over an hour, maybe a little more, to get 4g in the city, they got to do something or have a backup plan...I don't think the kyoceras working...
I though it was Sprint's plan to move on without them? I read an article a couple weeks ago that a bunch of Sprint execs had resigned from Clearwire's board. This was just before they announced (or at least rumors began) of moving to LTE.
Doesn't surprise me that Verizon will have their 4g reaching more customers in 1 year than we have now.. I love Sprint, but, they are behind at&t/verizon for a reason.
I have had an EVO since launch and only used 4g on a brief trip out of town. It now looks like I will be upgrading to another phone without ever really using 4g on my EVO. That's sad.
I guess people thought VZW was lying when they said they'd have their entire 3G network covered with LTE by 2013.
Same here. On a trip to pa I used in pa in a certain spot for about 5 minutes
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Doesn't surprise me that Verizon will have their 4g reaching more customers in 1 year than we have now.. I love Sprint, but, they are behind at&t/verizon for a reason.
I have had an EVO since launch and only used 4g on a brief trip out of town. It now looks like I will be upgrading to another phone without ever really using 4g on my EVO. That's sad.
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its not that big of a deal
Clear has been having LTE tests in AZ and the wimax equipment as I understand it will be super easy to upgrade to LTE - then sprint releases the LTE devices and BOOM LTE is everywhere that WIMax Was..
http://www.clear.com/blog/size-matters/
sprint always tries to bring new tech first...
but always seem to fail in the follow through.
What spectrum was that phoenix testing done on? 2400mhz??
What speeds does Wimax have when there's only 1 user on it?
That video seems very promising considering how those speeds were faster than my Uverse.
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its not that big of a deal
Clear has been having LTE tests in AZ and the wimax equipment as I understand it will be super easy to upgrade to LTE - then sprint releases the LTE devices and BOOM LTE is everywhere that WIMax Was..
http://www.clear.com/blog/size-matters/
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That's part of the problem - there isn't much coverage and where there is coverage, quite frankly it sucks. I live in Houston and leave 4g off because the coverage is so spotty.
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I agree I've had a 4g device for almost a year now with 4g not even driving distance away...I have to travel about a little over an hour, maybe a little more, to get 4g in the city, they got to do something or have a backup plan...I don't think the kyoceras working...
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What's up with you and the kyocera posts?
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Lol idk I just feel they had a good idea but it wasn't the right hardware to put out with it, you see my point, I will definitely give it a chance but my opinion is no as of right now, I'm just gonna have to wait
I would rather have the expanded backend like T-Mobile has, where a normal 3g phone will pull down 5mbps. 21 mbps down is nice but what would I need that bandwidth on a phone. Embedded in a laptop nice, used in the middle of the country where alot of.people don't even have internet access that would be amazing
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After Tmobiles new plan trotting after 2gb of use, I could care less about 4g as long as I'm not throttled. I could eat 2 gigs in a day if there's enough music to download.
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It is almost embarrassing how many people have not gotten to use their 4g on their Evo. I went to San Diego from Phoenix and I still wasn't even able to find any 4g connection. I've really enjoyed the rom experience with the Evo, but I was really looking forward to the 4g stuff.
Luckily bay area has 4g. It is amazing how just a few years ago dsl was screaming fast now my phone can blow it away.
I'll be another upgrading to an evo3d without ever really using 4g on my htc evo......4G!
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I would rather have the expanded backend like T-Mobile has, where a normal 3g phone will pull down 5mbps. 21 mbps down is nice but what would I need that bandwidth on a phone. Embedded in a laptop nice, used in the middle of the country where alot of.people don't even have internet access that would be amazing
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I agree with this, in my area Sprint consistently pulls about 200-400 kbps down on 3G. A friend with VZW showed me his 3G speed test results - routinely around 1500-1700. If I had speeds like that, I wouldn't ever even want or need 4G.
I like Sprint, but man their 3G is very disappointing. During lunch hour on weekdays, I've seen it drop to nearly 50 kbps. It makes me yearn for the days of blazing fast dialup modems... :/
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I agree with this, in my area Sprint consistently pulls about 200-400 kbps down on 3G. A friend with VZW showed me his 3G speed test results - routinely around 1500-1700. If I had speeds like that, I wouldn't ever even want or need 4G.
I like Sprint, but man their 3G is very disappointing. During lunch hour on weekdays, I've seen it drop to nearly 50 kbps. It makes me yearn for the days of blazing fast dialup modems... :/
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This is what I used to say about T-Mobile where I live in Utah. I average what your friend is getting on Verizon with Sprint's 3G network here.
Speed test sitting at my desk at work right now (about my average 3G speeds, usually a little higher):
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And with a really weak 4G signal:
Further north 4G I can hit up to 6,000-7,000. Not that I ever use it.
EDIT: Interesting that the upload speeds were the same lol
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I agree with this, in my area Sprint consistently pulls about 200-400 kbps down on 3G. A friend with VZW showed me his 3G speed test results - routinely around 1500-1700. If I had speeds like that, I wouldn't ever even want or need 4G.
I like Sprint, but man their 3G is very disappointing. During lunch hour on weekdays, I've seen it drop to nearly 50 kbps. It makes me yearn for the days of blazing fast dialup modems... :/
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Sprint in my area is fine. Holds around 1mpbs so not to bad. However Verizon in this area kinda sucks cause there is so many people on it. Two of my friends had to tether to me while tailgating just to get some.bets off
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They are saying they will have 4g in my area by the end of the year ... I will believe it when I see it lol
....just long enough for this test.
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Pretty big difference between Sprint and WiFi, which is useless when I still cannot make or receive calls... Here's the bottom line people. Read the Sprint forums and listen to iPhone users *****ing that Sprint has crippled "their data service" Really? LMFAO! It's the iPhone users that have crippled service for everyone else. I think since they have flooded "our data network" that those of us who have garbage service right now should be flooding Sprint's call center and demanding they do something about it. No fees, no Premium Data charges, service credit, something! A few people cant get anything done but several thousand can.
Ouch man, where do you live? Oh are you strictly speaking 3G? I average 1200 to 1400kbps on 3G
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That's not good. On the UK on my sensation (o2) I got 2mb down and 1 up
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That's not good. On the UK on my sensation (o2) I got 2mb down and 1 up
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3g isn't impressive at all but I am happy with my 4g speed considering its unlimited . 1.2 to 1.4Mbps download isn't great but I never use 3g anyway
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my sprint 3g looks like your wifi. usually around 2mbs. i heart sprint. i think ill go make a thread about it.
austin420 said:
my sprint 3g looks like your wifi. usually around 2mbs. i heart sprint. i think ill go make a thread about it.
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I am really satisfied with Sprint myself. If only the younger users know what using a cell phone used to be like...
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JohnCorleone said:
I am really satisfied with Sprint myself. If only the younger users know what using a cell phone used to be like...
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Can you hear me now?
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We were supposed to have 4g a year ago and don't and won't ever have it. Its the iPhone users causing the data issues and Sprints poor decision to carry it on this old network. Im guessing people with good 3g service don't have many iPhone users in their area.
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. Here's the bottom line people. Read the Sprint forums and listen to iPhone users *****ing that Sprint has crippled "their data service" Really? LMFAO! It's the iPhone users that have crippled service for everyone else. I think since they have flooded "our data network" that those of us who have garbage service right now should be flooding Sprint's call center and demanding they do something about it. No fees, no Premium Data charges, service credit, something! A few people cant get anything done but several thousand can.
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If you read the stories, people are complaining that the iPhone is getting much slower data than other Sprint phones in side by side comparisons, same time same location.
Seriously, I hate iPhones as much as you do, but why are you blaming them for your crappy service? They don't use any more data than high end android phones. Sounds like the tower in your area has an issue. Maybe they are doing maintenance.
I just ran a speedtest at my house, which has always been a low signal area. (side of a hill, shadowed from the tower). Today I'm getting 2 bars (never seen more than 3 here, usually get 1 or zero.) and in 3 tests I got a low of 226 kbps and a high of 320 kbsp on 3G. Pretty normal for the location. Trust me, the iPhone is everywhere in this neighborhood.
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If you read the stories, people are complaining that the iPhone is getting much slower data than other Sprint phones in side by side comparisons, same time same location.
Seriously, I hate iPhones as much as you do, but why are you blaming them for your crappy service? They don't use any more data than high end android phones. Sounds like the tower in your area has an issue. Maybe they are doing maintenance.
I just ran a speedtest at my house, which has always been a low signal area. (side of a hill, shadowed from the tower). Today I'm getting 2 bars (never seen more than 3 here, usually get 1 or zero.) and in 3 tests I got a low of 226 kbps and a high of 320 kbsp on 3G. Pretty normal for the location. Trust me, the iPhone is everywhere in this neighborhood.
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I doubt they're doing maintenance. We're usually the last city for anything with Sprint, and this bad service started for me also right after the iPhone launch, it could be anything, but it coincides with that.
And what sucks is the week of the iPhone launch I was able to download the cm7 ROM in less then 30 minutes, now I'm lucky to get 1 bar of signal if I hold the phone just right.
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My signal has been wavering in the last few weeks. I go back-and-forth between 4 bars to none. I live in a metropolitan area that too was promised 4G over a year ago by sales representatives in-store. (Yea... no need to comment on that. I already know the responses, ha ha.)
If you are unhappy, you have three options:
Leave Sprint for another carrier.
Call Sprint and complain. You may be able to get some type of monetary and/or technical assistance for the issues.
Do nothing and enjoy the wonders of Sprint's "marvelous" network.
The last option is my tactic for now, as I want to give Sprint the opportunity to fix their coverage in my area. Though my patience is wearing thin.
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Pretty big difference between Sprint and WiFi, which is useless when I still cannot make or receive calls... Here's the bottom line people. Read the Sprint forums and listen to iPhone users *****ing that Sprint has crippled "their data service" Really? LMFAO! It's the iPhone users that have crippled service for everyone else. I think since they have flooded "our data network" that those of us who have garbage service right now should be flooding Sprint's call center and demanding they do something about it. No fees, no Premium Data charges, service credit, something! A few people cant get anything done but several thousand can.
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I too get between 1.0 to 1.4 Mps with my 3g speeds.
You need to talk to sprint about getting air rave or change your prl to verizon or something. Those speeds are just sorry.
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Ouch man, where do you live? Oh are you strictly speaking 3G? I average 1200 to 1400kbps on 3G
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Shut up man You're killing me with your "super" 3G speeds..
I just posted on twitter yesterday about this. I'm getting .25-200kbps down and 24kbps up. :-(
It's been like this for months. I got the next 4 months free though, so I can't really complain. They are currently upgrading capacity in my area. I can't take this much longer.
Nice to see you
My 3g is fast and signal is always good where I live.. switch carriors if your area doesn't have good services .....
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I got the next 4 months free though, so I can't really complain.
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Sounds like you're getting what you're paying for!
In all seriousness, pathetic speeds, but their customer service at least seems good. I can't complain around here... Just pulled 1057/370 on 3G.
I just pulled 653kb down and 459kb up. Not as bad as some (Rob) but still pretty pathetic.
@John: Between your super 3G speeds and the battery life shots Zigg & Paul keep sending me from their Nexus S's, I'm a sad panda here.
Has anyone else had problems with 4g connecting todayin the baltimore area?
At my work location in Long Island, I get the same speeds with Sprint 3G as I get on Verizon 1x (RoamControl) = pathetic. It is indoors but close to a window. 2 bars with Sprint, 5 with VZW. Once Prime is released, methinks it's goodbye Sprint, hello VZW data caps
Hang in there. I can honestly say I was in your boat for months here. They finally rolled out extra capacity in my city last Thursday. I'm getting 1.5 MBits/sec at last.
Before that, I was getting 50kbps down, or sometimes it would timeout.
But you should call in and file a complaint. I'd imagine problems tend to get fixed faster on the technicians queues with more complaints.
That network speed test that your using will get you mixed results. Change your closest tower in the setting and try again. I was getting the same results whe I picked my hometown kalamazoo, mi. But when I picked chicago. My speed went up. I notice this while doing a speed test on my home computer. Then when I had my wifi on my phone I was getting a third of the speeed I should of.
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