Phoenix, AZ Evo users 4G is available in certain parts. - EVO 4G General

Tonight I was seeing massive service outages around the valley when I was driving around. So I started wondering what was going on, sure enough Sprint and Clear have been putting 4G in certain areas and upgrading parts of the network. If you visit Clear website and zoom into Phoenix you will see some spots of 4G. The only reason I knew this was recently updated was because Sprint doesn't show this coverage yet, and Clear doesn't have Arizona or Phoenix listed as areas with the coverage. Enjoy guys!
So to anyone of the Phoenix area that has been waiting, it's finally coming. Will post photos soon
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4G speed results, top one is 3G in same area.

North Phoenix, South Phoenix? Where were you driving around. Please say Chandler area.
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there is coverage in the northern phoenix area - thunderbird and 7th
in chandler some times you can pick it up at at elliot/warner and almaschool and dobson areats
and it streches into tempe...and both sites its also not always on

I live on Warner & McQueen in Chandler and don't have ****..Cant wait for it to come though..

H-Man 38 said:
I live on Warner & McQueen in Chandler and don't have ****..Cant wait for it to come though..
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yea...i dont think you get it there i picked it up once at guad and alma but never again and once at baseline and extension.

H-Man 38 said:
I live on Warner & McQueen in Chandler and don't have ****..Cant wait for it to come though..
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Just down the road at Warner & Cooper and can confirm no shiat.

Oooooooh I'm on vacation in Scottsdale/Phoenix for the big auction week.
Can't wait to try!
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Nothing in Goodyear -both sides of the highway

There have been two hotspots for several months now. One in North central and the other down around Tempe.
Check out the map from Clear[dot]com. (Can't post outside links)

Why can't you post links to that site? lol.. Yes you can

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Why can't you post links to that site? lol.. Yes you can
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Not with 4 posts (now 5).
I'm a lurker, not a poster usually.

From the map last time I checked yeah looks to be expanding .... just in mostly irrelevant areas as far as im concerned. Honestly im not holding my breath for this complete rollout. :/

I'm at the Arizona Biltmore, no 4G for me. Boooooo!
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From the map last time I checked yeah looks to be expanding .... just in mostly irrelevant areas as far as im concerned. Honestly im not holding my breath for this complete rollout. :/
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The map you had is correct but when you zoom out its more accurate. The actual areas are around 7st and Greenway Rd/Bell Rd to 7th Ave Greenway Rd/Bell Rd.

The Clear website showed coverage around Dobson Ranch in Mesa so I tried to connect at Dobson and Guadalupe on Monday, no dice.

Crazy how we don't even have *any* word of 4g availability in the Phoenix; at least there's some unofficial progression. Honestly, all I hope for is some coverage in Tempe.
Can't complain though, not like I'm paying any extra for 4g now anyways ...

That's the beauty of Wimax, it's open and that is the reason why many like it better then LTE. It does not have to be official or confirmed coverage. If Clear shows 4G in a spot, your 4G Sprint device will get to use it.

is anyone having trouble connecting to 3g?? i haven't been able to connect all day. Im in Tempe and im not catching any 4g.

There is a ClearWire Tower, Wideband Comm? (some wireless Broadband spot) in Mesa Main/Dobson-AlmaSchool. AT&T is leasing that tower too feed with T1s the last time I was there (about 6months ago).
No 4G @ I10 - Elliot.

Popped into downtown Mesa about Mesa Dr and Main, connected to 4g with Fair signal, 1-2 bars, was getting around 4mbps down. Said it was connected to Sprint. If that what I was getting with fair to poor signal I can't wait to see what it's like with better coverage.

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Update 9/26/10 4G in Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, & Staten Island (Sticky)

I had 4G on since Tuesday and been working great ever since. Please let me know who ever is from the Bronx or Tri-State area that is getting 4G connection. BTW I have a app call "Map Viewer" to show where is 4G coverage in your area.
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Nothing in long island. Live in freeport and work in port washington, both areas are dead. 4g needs to head out east already
This is awesome news! Too bad I only saw this post after I arrived at work. I'll have to try it once I get home.
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This is awesome news! Too bad I only saw this post after I arrived at work. I'll have to try it once I get home.
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I work in Brooklyn and it a dead Zone. Since Tuesday the connection is great
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Nothing in long island. Live in freeport and work in port washington, both areas are dead. 4g needs to head out east already
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Yeah at Long is a dead zone..Green "Smogs" are 4G coverage.
Well I tried scanning for the 4G soon as I got off the 5 train at Simpson Street. I was able to connect to Sprint's 4G but the signal was weak and I kept disconnecting. By the time I passed Hunt's Point (I ride the 5 bus home) the signal was gone and I don't get it at all in the Soundview Area.
Oh well, at least it made an appearance hehe
you can pick it up in hunts point by the market,soundview and bruckner by cablevision, co-op city but it comes and goes at all locations there testing the signal is weak but its there
got 3-bar 4g in chinatown (in a moving car)
no luck in LI yet
university ave almost full, hunts point full strength, Washington heights great strength as well.
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i have in the 4g in the bronx from 138st up to fordam rd. (192st)
Weehawken-Union City NJ
Outside my apartment I get 8-9 mps download, as soon as I get in apart no 4g.
Intermittent 4G reception inside buildings in Prospect Heights area (Lincoln Pl. near Underhill, near Grand Army Plaza).
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university ave almost full, hunts point full strength, Washington heights great strength as well.
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I'm by kings bridge area,i don't see any 4g here
Tapatalk'd on Evo
I live near Pelham Bay and 4G is on 2nd bar but it a start and Southern Blvd is heavy on 4G
I do not have an Evo yet. But I played with one at the Queens center mall. They had an Evo kisok there. And the 4G was on and super fast.
No 4G in Fresh Meadows. I guess that map is as accurate as it shows! The 4G coverage seems to stop just before the GCP.
Flushing here and no 4G yet
Only area ive seen it working is in midtown and harlem
well I was on sedgwick ave and turned on my 4g and I got it, I even had it all cross fordham to the bridge even on 10th ave on the heights, heres the speed I got with 1-2 bars:
I know this is out of topic, but was wondering. CuzinBucksBx what theme ya using?

Crappy 3g data speeds check in city,state,zip.

Thought this may be helpfull as i have been reading people are contacting important people and sending emails to them saying that this issue isnt hardware or a given area issue. There are multiple threads with numerous reportings everywhere, so how bout we just put in one thread peoples where abouts. I guess just copy and past and continue with your city, state, zip code to show it is a nation wide issue. Please try to include an image LINK for proof of your issues...example is below. ALSO PLEASE CONTINUE FORMAT LIKE PPOSTED IN POST #5.
Seems like sprint just put out a new prl update...just dled it and got 1.11dl and .56 ul. Hope it stays that way. Update 3/3/11 nope bs dl speeds are back.
1. Bayonne nj 07002 problems since nov..http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/skillzo1/snap20110202_202416.png
Beltsville, MD 20705
Problem since October/November. Now, speed tests are always below 200kbps and mostly under 100 kbps. This is the speed throughout the entire day.
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New orleans la crappy since november. Ping is always at 999. Very slow speed.
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1. Bayonne nj 07002 problems since nov..http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...202_202416.png
2.Beltsville, MD 20705
Problem since October/November. Now, speed tests are always below 200kbps and mostly under 100 kbps. This is the speed throughout the entire day.
3.New orleans la crappy since november. Ping is always at 999. Very slow speed.
Brooklyn, NY, 11209. However, it's almost everywhere I go:
Metro Detroit -- 48180 --problems since November--
avg. 100 kb/ps down and about 150 kb/ps up
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
same thing in
Sacramento, CA 95816
all since november.
def going over to the verizon prl again lol
Metro Detroit area... 48187
I switched to Sprint on December 18, 2010. One time (50 miles north of my house) I got 1.1mb/s down. Usually I just get this crap.
.18 MB/s and .47 MB/s up.
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Sacramento has been getting better lately, over 1meg down last 3 days (95816)
La Marque, TX 77568 on Verizon 3G PRL 00001.
La Marque, TX 77568 on Sprint's piss poor 3G with PRL 60676.
The good news... today I fired up 4G on my EVO for the hell of it (because I have never had 4G WiMax in my area) and to my suprise IT NOW WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is hope for us all!!!!! Not the best speeds but I'll take anything I can get at this point!
Woohooo!!!! Getting better each time I run a speed test!!!
ROCK N ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Toledo OH
Before November, I would easily get 2mbps down and 1.5mbps up, even with no bars. After November, I cannot get above 100kbps, with it usually being under 50kbps. Works fine in my home with my Airave, and works fine on Verizon's PRL, so this means its a problem with sprints network.
Well sprints new prl update 60676 only worked for about an hour thenbback to bs speeds.
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Well sprints new prl update 60676 only worked for about an hour thenbback to bs speeds.
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prl has nothing to do with 3g speeds on sprints network.
Albany ny 12205, $hit speed every where I go...100 kb, up and down...
4G in the ghetto, worst neighbohood, town over in schenectady, I aint going there ppl get shot in daylight, the cops are felons....
8Mb, 100kb up
Funk that
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Sacramento has been getting better lately, over 1meg down last 3 days (95816)
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actually what you have there is kilobits per second, not kilobytes. Take your number and divide by 8 and that will be the number of kilobytes you are getting.
bits= b
bytes = B

Significant data speed increase over the last week

I have had a significant better data connection over 3G in the last week. From .6mb to a steady 1.6mb the last few days.
Sprint finally widening bandwidth due to Dan Hesse announcement about sticking with unlimited data and the release of their top notch android phones around the corner?
I think so
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I doubt they did anything, and if they did I would think its mere coincidence that the commercial is recent
Tampa area
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i heard sprint has been doing alot of tower upgrades. maybe the work is complete now.
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i heard sprint has been doing alot of tower upgrades. maybe the work is complete now.
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Hopefully
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i heard sprint has been doing alot of tower upgrades. maybe the work is complete now.
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Nowhere near complete but some areas could have added capacity, such as yours.
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As much as I would like to believe that, I doubt it. My speeds vary that much every few days. Whenever I think somethings improved, day or two later I'll be right back at 500-600kbps.
I have also seen an increase in the last 7-10 days. From about 650-700 then to about 1000-1100 now.....
Upstate NY
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i have faster data and better signal. Dallas here.
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i have faster data and better signal. Dallas here.
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Good to hear...moving back to big d in a coupe of months
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Nowhere near complete but some areas could have added capacity, such as yours.
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My location was tweaked and upgraded a little over a month ago now.
I've seen this, too, but just on about 1/3 of the places/towers I'm at, and then it varies between 400 and 1.4 down/300 - 600 up. I think they are updating some of the towers, but they'll probably never update the one that I get connected to when I'm at home. ;(
Haven't seen any towers with new hardware on them either. ;(
After seeing this thread, I did some speedtests and looks like they fixed something here in Detroit too. Here's a screenshot of the tests I did this morning. Also, my slingplayer doesn't pause like it used to because data speed was so slow.
i am seeing better data rates as well. Providence, RI
I just checked mine and they are the same as always.... Very very low...
And it doesnt matter which rom I use, its the same across the board. Even the stock rom.
Edit: Those higher speeds were in the AM... Always good in the early morning but the rest of the day the speeds suck.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2219...sts_which_is_really_the_fastest.html#tk.hp_fv
I got this while at a red light yesterday on 4G of course. But Sprint and Clear have the areas of focus wrong. They have been focusing on roads instead of housing developments and office buildings. It isn't like I can use 4G while driving.
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i have never gotten over 850 kbps in the last two months... i want those speeds!

4G Speeds!!

I generally get decent 4G speeds; anywhere from 3-5mbps down and 800-1400 kbps upload. I haven't checked in a while until today and I noticed my download speeds are significantly better. Not sure if it is just today, but I am averaging between 7-9 mbps download. Did anyone else notice better data speeds today?
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Hopefully Sprint did some work because my 4g is all over the place and if I'm lucky I can get 3mbps
I'd test if I could. I live in a "excellent" coverage area... but alas no 4G. Outside I'll barely be able to connect. Maybe 10-15s on "poor" signal strength.
Anyway, enjoy!
How do you test it?
Edit....figured it out
Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet & Watch
My 4g Speed is awful below my 3g speeds and i can never stay connected more then 30 seconds.
I live in seattle which is suppose to have good coverage
People with Wimax issues:
Do you have the wimax latest radio version?
Have you tested wimax in your area on a different phone?
Also, Clearwire maintains wimax, not Sprint.
I live in Kansas City, so i get pretty good 4g coverage almost everywhere. as far as speeds go im typically hitting 10mbps. sometimes as low as the upper 7s
at work i can usually hit 15mbps, I'll post pics. My friend has a T-bolt and always gets so jealous haha. But I've heard Boise was one of the first to get 4g, idk why
According to Sprints coverage map I live in an excellent 4g area, now in real life that is not true. I called them not to long ago about my lack of 4g an connection issues and they did a service call, recorded radio numbers signal strength and all that jazz. A few days later I get a call from Sprint saying that the area I live in does not receive 4g very well (duh) and they notified Clear Wire about the issue etc. etc.
In short I live in a ****ty area but their (Sprint) map shows this magic blanket of 4g coverage that is not accurate by any standard. I have all the latest and greats radios etc but its just a no go for me. Sorry end of rant.
4G is available all over my city except a 2 block radius around my house.... F YOU SPRINT...Reception is complete crap at my house that I have to Force Roaming too...
According to Sprint I live outside a 4G area. But when I'm upstairs in my bedroom I can parely pull in a signal. It was enough to save me last night though. Comcast came in for a preinstall and accidentally cut my Verizon line, so I have no hardline internet at the moment. Its nice to have at least some connection to the outside world in the meantime.
I live in Phoenix, Az and we have no 4G out here.... I wonder if and when they will turn on the 4G out here. I hate paying the extra 10.00 a month and I cant use the 4G
Well I don't know how to post pics on here but my test says
8/18/2011
Download 8007 kbps
Upload 1447 kbps
Ping 211 ms
Is this good?..
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I live in Phoenix, Az and we have no 4G out here.... I wonder if and when they will turn on the 4G out here. I hate paying the extra 10.00 a month and I cant use the 4G
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I thought they had a tower or two of 4g in Phoenix? Check clear.com coverage maps.

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http://fixthe3gsprint.tumblr.com/submit/
Submit your 3G speed test results:
1.) Download the Speedtest.net app
2.) Turn your Wi-Fi off
3.) Launch the app and press Begin Test
4.) Take a screen capture of the Results page
5.) Attach it using the Choose File button
6.) Type your Area Code or City in the text box
7.) Click Submit
Sprint’s advertised 3G speeds are: 600kbps to 1400kbps (1.4mbps)
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"I thought I messed up my phone a few days ago, and have been trying EVERYTHING to fix it! (Countless nandroids back to Sense from CM7; to update PRL & Profile...)
And it turns out it's because of the massive amount of new iPhone users on Sprint's already slow/over-stuffed network!
If you are also affected, please post your Speedtest.net pic on there and let's hope Sprint hears us!"
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And it turns out it's because of the massive amount of new iPhone users on Sprint's already slow/over-stuffed network!
If you are also affected, please post your Speedtest.net pic on there and let's hope Sprint hears us!"
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You must not like iPhones... Sprint's 3G speeds have been getting progressively worse over the past year and I'd say it probably due to free smartphone promos (e.g., free Evos through Radio Shack--I know three people that got them for free) than iPhones. Sprint knows about it and is doing something about it. I don't remember where I read the article (I just googled it and unfortunately couldn't find it) where it states that Sprint is improving their infrastructure. I flashed back to Froyo because I thought that might be the problem and my speeds did increase for a while and then dropped back. Just be patient.
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Philadelphia, PA
Here's my "normal" speeds... I was getting faster speeds on dial-up back in 1995. This has happened in my area since last November. Before that, I could easily pull 2mbps all day and all night.
Everyone else with this problem, do your speeds increase late night/early morning? Between about 2am and 6am, I can pull about 1.3mbps, but during the day or any other time, I can NEVER get above 100kbps. Obviously this shows that the towers are just overloaded, and not broken, as Sprint keeps claiming.
Just did this test, also using 3g turbocharger script
Here is a nice 4g screenshot
302 Newark, DE
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Everyone has a "Smartphone" now. It was nice when Sprint didn't have alot of customers. There network is slammed right now, same as what happened with ATT. Just wait until you wont be able to connect.. Have you ever been to a car race with over 100k people. Good luck on getting a connection.
Ping 141 DL-1342 UL-706
my 4g is pretty solid a good 6mbps on average but 3g has gone in the ****ter lately i used to pull 1.2-1.5mbps 3g like it was my day job now im getting between .4 and .6. ill upload pics tomorrow for i am far to lazy to do it now haha
Maricopa, az. Arizona is the ARM pit of cellular signals. Hot ****ty and mostly stunks
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I've been getting decent downloads early am 2_4 but during the day...screeching hault I just did a test at 0.08 mb down
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Im using 3g Turbo charger and in Atl. Don't have screen right now but just ran test and got 1.8mb dl and 686 k upload
Well its either sprint or just more iPhone suckage cause my bro in law got sprint iPhone and speed tests side by side I'd get .24mbps and he'd get .02 averages. Kinda funny and kinda sad at same time. But guess its a wide spread thing per sprint community page.
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Sorry to hear you are having 3G issues. My 3G shot up about a month ago from about 0.3m to more than 1.0m. I have never had anything below 0.1m unless I was roaming on Verizon. Now I'm pretty much above 1.0m with occasional slow downs, but still over 0.3m when slow.
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Maricopa, az. Arizona is the ARM pit of cellular signals. Hot ****ty and mostly stunks
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Isn't your county the one with "America's toughest sheriff" or something? The name sounds familiar and recent on TV.
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New York City - Manhattan, speeds are better. Zip 10017.
In Queens, much worse.
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I live in California san Diego, I work all around san Diego speed are vary in certain places and not all the time they are bad.
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WI
Typical <1Mbs. Upload speeds are usually faster than download.
I have had crapy 3G speeds ever since I switched to the hero just after it came out. Before that with my touch pro I would get 1.5 Mbps easy all day and night.
The iPhone is not going to slow down the network anymore than any android phone.
Sprints data sucks!!!!!!

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