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4G is now in Toledo! Hopefully soon they expand to the surrounding suburbs.
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Excellent glad to hear it, welcome to 4G.
I live in Clyde, about 40 mins away. I am pumped to try this out. Where exactly in Toledo have you experienced this? I know that in Columbus, 4g was only available near Polaris. I really hope 4g makes it way east to me, even if it does suck my battery more than one of those pale, glittery vampires from Twilight.
Ok, where is a cool place in the 4g coverage area I can go to hang out for a while and test the 4g on my phone? I'm SE Michigan and Toledo is the closest I have to a place with 4g, and I am starting to become obsessed with testing it out
Looking for something off 75 before the 475 interchange where I can occupy myself for a couple hours to test it out
4g in Youngstown Ohio
4g is now live in Youngstown Ohio. Anybody else notice?
Its live in downtown I believe. Check clearwire's map tho to be sure. Watch a Walleyes game or go to the restaurants that aren't closed yet on the docks.
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Im originally from toledo and coverage actually looks spotty downtown by the water. If I were you id start at westfield shopping town off 475/talmadge even if the map doesn't show it there, and proceed with caution as you travel toward downtown on monroe, maybe try again near westgate mall ( best buy monroe/secor or sears or home depot by central/secor) but lock your doors if you end up near monroe and detroit
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...but lock your doors if you end up near monroe and detroit
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Lol, well if you ever come visit us in detroit, lock your doors.... anywhere actually! lol
Thanks though
I currently live in West Toledo (Monroe/Douglas area) and I'm not able to get a 4G connection. I work downtown, so I will try when I go into the office tomorrow.
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Actually just south of homewood and hillcrest is willys park which might be best for you, right off I-75 and wide open area in the center of coverage, and a safe area compared to a lot of the coverage area.
Or, maybe the toledo hospital in case you get shot (kidding).
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If I remember correctly its all based around the new arenas which would be smart.
Edit: Looking at the map right now, it seems that spans from Dorr Street to as far north as Eleanor but coverage is sparse. It does seem to be around the new arenas though Right around Michigan Street and Erie Street. Most of Bancroft and Monroe is covered downtown. As is Detroit. Maybe I'll have to flash over to CM 6.2.1 Alpha and test it out when I go to another Walleye game.
Edit 2: Looks like only the Huntington Center is covered. Fifth Third is just out of range. At least thats what the map says.
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I was able to pick up the signal on my commute to work going 475 east to 75 south. I connected to Sprint's 4G somewhere between the Detroit Ave exit and the Collingwood exit, with 1 or 2 bars as I headed downtown. Once downtown on Washington Ave, my signal fluctuated between 0 and 1 bar, and was basically lost once I got to Summit St.
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Thank you for the info
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I can confirm 4g in Toledo. I work near Dura and N. Detroit Ave and got 4g Connection.
Where are you guys getting the map from? Sprints site?
I live near Central/Douglas, and no 4g here yet. I'm surprised its working downtown, as Toledo wasn't supposed to get it til late this year. Maybe they are just testing it.
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Where are you guys getting the map from? Sprints site?
I live near Central/Douglas, and no 4g here yet. I'm surprised its working downtown, as Toledo wasn't supposed to get it til late this year. Maybe they are just testing it.
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Check the clear.com coverage map since that is the same as sprint wimax. You might have to zoom in to the right level and wait for the green transparent overlay to load.
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I cannot believe that Sprint puts 4G service in a run down town like Toledo and Phoenix still hasn't had 4G turned on yet.
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I was also wondering what map you were looking at, thanks for that. I went ahead and downloaded their "Got Clear?" App from the market.
There's a wider range than I anticipated. Of course my house is just out of range, but what I experienced this morning on my way into the office seems to correspond with the map coverage.
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I cannot believe that Sprint puts 4G service in a run down town like Toledo and Phoenix still hasn't had 4G turned on yet.
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As a Toledo native, I cant really argue with that!
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Been almost a year and my 3g service is poor outside, and still no 4g in my area of south jersey. I really luv this evo, but my girl has thunderbolt from verizon and her service is amazing with no signal problems! Sorry had to vent, but sprint needs to get there 3 and 4 g up to speed or im making the jump to verizon! They should not advertise 4g when its not even available!
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Been almost a year and my 3g service is poor outside, and still no 4g in my area of south jersey. I really luv this evo, but my girl has thunderbolt from verizon and her service is amazing with no signal problems! Sorry had to vent, but sprint needs to get there 3 and 4 g up to speed or im making the jump to verizon! They should not advertise 4g when its not even available!
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Huh... Clear map says you have coverage... take the 4g issue up with them. Call Sprint with your 3g issues, you might get a credit. ALso, if you jump ship remember SPrint own 3times as much spectrum then Verizon or Att. Eventually when their networks are congested, Sprint will have plenty more to play with.
i agree..3g here has been horrible since november of last year and verizons service here is awesome..on top of that verizon lte will be in my area in a few months...even more of a reason to jump ship..
Hey, 4g is in philly, not south jersey, we get the ****ty outcast signal , i want 4g all over south jersey! Were now in quarter 1 of 2011 when this phone has been out for almost a year! They need to stop [email protected]$%* and fix the problem, and ive been with sprint since 2000 long time custy , they need to do whats right!
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Huh... Clear map says you have coverage... take the 4g issue up with them. Call Sprint with your 3g issues, you might get a credit. ALso, if you jump ship remember SPrint own 3times as much spectrum then Verizon or Att. Eventually when their networks are congested, Sprint will have plenty more to play with.
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Yea and by the time Sprint actually implements that spectrum and puts it to use itll be years from now.
I just jumped...well tomorrow my tbolt will be here. Wanted to stay but couldnt take the data issues. They waved my etf cause ive been complaining once a wk since nov. It wasnt easy getting them to wave it. Others are jumping to.
I downloaded Firefox 4 today - it took a good 30 minutes. Ridiculous.
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I just jumped ship from TMO to Sprint because I couldn't get 3G anywhere near home here in Oklahoma but every single other carrier had it. I have had great experience with Sprints 3G. What are you guys speeds? I download at a consistent 1mbit or better.
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I just jumped ship from TMO to Sprint because I couldn't get 3G anywhere near home here in Oklahoma but every single other carrier had it. I have had great experience with Sprints 3G. What are you guys speeds? I download at a consistent 1mbit or better.
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<500kbit in NYC. Usually around 300, used to get 1.5 mbit about a year ago.
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Even if you get 4g in your area it still sucks as far as building penetration
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I downloaded Firefox 4 today - it took a good 30 minutes. Ridiculous.
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Dude.....if that takes 30 mins, then you should switch RIGHT NOW. i love the EVO and all of its glory but you should at least get a phone that is enjoyable to have.
I guess I got it good in Houston. My 3G speeds are good, 4G is even better. If they were as you are describing I would have ditched sprint a long time ago!
I'm a long way from you guys, near Toronto, well, between Toronto and Detroit. I did a quick speed test tonight and my hsupa speeds were faster than when I'm home on wifi!? I'll post some #'s momentarily.
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I'm a long way from you guys, near Toronto, well, between Toronto and Detroit. I did a quick speed test tonight and my hsupa speeds were faster than when I'm home on wifi!? I'll post some #'s momentarily.
Bah, made a liar out of me! Must have been the area I was in! 3.3 mb/s on wifi, 1 mb/s in home, wifi off, hsupa on. Oh well.
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I just jumped ship from TMO to Sprint because I couldn't get 3G anywhere near home here in Oklahoma but every single other carrier had it. I have had great experience with Sprints 3G. What are you guys speeds? I download at a consistent 1mbit or better.
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Same here...
So get this AT&T turns on 4G at MCO (orlando international) but they can't turn it on for Orlando itself... come on att
http://www.localwireless.com/wap/ne...4646&cid=17148&scid=2442&ith=0&title=Business
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Hurray for me, I work at the airport!
Link for those not using their phones at the time - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-oia-4g-towers-20110331,0,748379.story
I'm waiting for this too..... let's GO already, Orlandonians!!!
I'm going to orlando at the end of april, can't wait to try it out!
I'm with you guys they need to turn it on in Orlando, especially by ucf
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Seems, even by what is stated in the Orlando Sentinel article, that the network was put into place just to "fill gaps" in the coverage as it was pretty pathetic before. I was just there on April 1st, and I wasn't seeing any difference there than I do at my house over closer to downtown. However, it is nice that they decided to build it out to support the capability...when our phones can actually use it is another story altogether.
I've got an Atrix and I get around 3Mbs down and around 300k up both at home and at the airport.
From what I've read, it seems that a phone update will be required to turn it on anyway...but if ATT can be believed, we might get to see it this month sometime.
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I'm with you guys they need to turn it on in Orlando, especially by ucf
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i-drive is going to get it first
then downtown may be
florida mall might be after
ucf can only wait
Can anyone link to a deployment schedule/map for AT&T 4G ?
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Can anyone link to a deployment schedule/map for AT&T 4G ?
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That unfortunately doesn't exist. We can only hope to get it soon. I had one of the att reps back in december tell me that my signal had gone from good to absolute crap because orlando was a test market for 4G so one can only hope that a simple flip of the imaginary switch will give us 4G aka 3G+
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I went to disneyworld two weeks ago, and the internet was sloooow there. Compared ot the 4.5mbps I get at home i gt like 1.2
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I went to disneyworld two weeks ago, and the internet was sloooow there. Compared ot the 4.5mbps I get at home i gt like 1.2
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There's signal issues at disney I think there might be some issue with att putting up towers on property. Similar to how the airport used to be but att pays MCO a decent amount to have put up the towers up
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I don't know about you, but is anyone else a little surprised by how many Central Floridians there are posting in this thread? That means.... using an Atrix and knowing a thing or two about making it better! Pretty cool, I guess none of you "feel safe enough" or "like Orlando" enough to list your location on the profile to display with each post though! haha
I have orlando listed in my info, have since day one of joining this sight.....
And in regards to a 4G coverage map they dont realy exist.... I work for AT&T and do customer service in the call center by UCF and there is no info in regards to when the update will be released for the Atrix/Inspire .... Or what the coverage looks like
All I know when I check are network coverage tool and look at the towers in the downtown orlando area none of time are listed as HSPA..... They are all still reporting UMTS only, and there is no info about the backhaul or updates to the towers that I have checked...
Sitting in MCO as I post this. Have worked here for the last 4 years and will say that they have made vast improvements on the tower infrastructure here. Used to be that you would get no reception out at the 1-60 gates end of the airport. That's all fixed. Of course still getting the typical 3mbs down .3 up here so will see when ATT lets the update go. I sure it is a simple update that won't require me to go though what I did with the last. Not that the last was hard, just a pain....
I just wanted to know how many epic users actually have reliable wimax coverage where they live and work. I personally I am tired of the silence sprint has left us with in regards to expansion of Wimax or LTE coverage and rollout of the vision network. I'm tired of getting ATT EDGE speeds on EV-DO rev A and just barely being outside of Wimax coverage with no hope of an official rollout in sight.
So, is everyone mad and experiencing problems or am I the exception to the rule? I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma btw.
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Recently moved from frederick md too westminster md. No 4g here but I had it in frederick.
4g here in lake Mary, FL
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4G in Daytona Beach and Holly Hill Florida.
Do you BONSAI?
plenty of 4g here in Atlanta.
Very spotted 4G coverage, sometimes 3G is as fast as 4G if not faster.
I'm in RI
Had it in Vegas since day one I've had this phone.outskirts of town coverage is spotty.
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I have very spotty 4g in San Diego but it there lol
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I first noticed 4G coverage on the east side of Madison, WI Friday May 6. My son and I have been using Sensorly to start mapping it. Looks like at least one other person. Anyway, I can see it spreading but its iffy, generally.
BTW, Madison is not on any official Sprint launch list as far as I can tell.
I live in Kentucky. We don't have 4g anywhere in the state. I did manage to pick up a 4g signal while standing outdoors in Covington, right across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. That's probably as close as it will ever get before Clearwire goes bankrupt.
No Wimax at all, However have fast and stong ev/1x data.
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No Wimax at all, However have fast and stong ev/1x data.
You should add this to the poll...
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this 10char
i live in the Quad Cities(iowa/illinois). we dont have sprint 4g, but we do have clear. i know its the same thing. but since its wimax and not lte i can get on it and use it anyways. we only have one tower and you have to be within ten miles for consistent outdoor coverage but when you do get signal it works pretty well and noticeably quicker than 3g.
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No Wimax at all, However have fast and stong ev/1x data.
You should add this to the poll...
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I will try to PM a mod. I forgot that one.
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At my house, Weak Wimax, Fast/Decent EV-DO.
Everywhere Outside my neighborhood, Fast/Reliable Wimax, Fast/Decent EV-DO.
I'm in Jacksonville FL btw, Sprint's AMAZING here. So far I've only found 1 dead area (still doesn't drop calls, but will drop any internet connections such as Pandora. It lasts about 20 seconds in the car.
No 4g in Phoenix /mad
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No 4g out 3g in columbus, ms. our anywhere I can remember going in ms. I just use a verizon prl.
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No 4g in Phoenix /mad
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I read somewhere that LTE had the fastest 4G speeds in Phoenix, I instantly assumed WiMaX was there. :'(
(I'm from Phoenix.)
I have another question, has service changed drastically for the better for anyone recently? (wimax added or much faster evdo)
So I work for sprint, in a corporate full service store in Albuquerque, NM. I have been having customers come in to my store for the last few months telling me they have been getting 4G. I normally just nod my head, tell them "thats cool" and send them on their way. Our city took a long time to get 3G, so the thought that we are getting 4G (when it hasnt even been announced in any new markets in quite a while) is ridiculous.
A week ago, to experiment, I turned 4G on at my house to see what would happen. "4G connected" popped up in my toolbar. A signal strength-o-meter notified me I had 2 bars of 4G service. I still remained skeptical, quite certain Ashton Kutcher was going to pop out and notify me I was punk'd. I downloaded speedtest, and lo and behold, I am clocking 5+mbps in my house. Needless to say, I am very pleasantly shocked. No where is there any documentation that my city should have 4G.... But, I got it.
Lesson of the story: Fire up that 4G radio every once in a while, you never know what might show up!
According to Clear's coverage map, downtown Detroit has 4G. I was able to connect to it once, but never again after that.
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According to Clear's coverage map, downtown Detroit has 4G. I was able to connect to it once, but never again after that.
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That happened to me last year here in Boston, MA. I had good 4G server but one day it just vannished. After several months they restablished connection and now its even faster than before.
I've worked in the past rolling out GSM antennas an I know how th radio department thinks; its a tough job to make sure the right desicion is taken in every city and every location within, patience is the key.
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According to Clear's coverage map, downtown Detroit has 4G. I was able to connect to it once, but never again after that.
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There's this one very specific spot in my shop (warren, mi) that I get 4g. Might be one bar but got it there. Move the phone from the little spot and ill drop the signal. Can't get it outside of the shop or anything. Just that one spot. Very weird lol.
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Don't just look at sprint's coverage map, also look at Clear's, they even have an app for android called "Got Clear?" that helps you find 4G pockets. As for 4G in maricopa valley... still absolutely nothing except for PARTS of mesa and PARTS of Scottsdale... its messed up.
You are lucky to be in coverae of a spectrum protection site. Check out clear.com or sensorly.com maps.
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According to Clear's coverage map, downtown Detroit has 4G. I was able to connect to it once, but never again after that.
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Same here...I'm really surprised they don't have better coverage here, but Grand Rapids has it. Makes no sense to me.
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Don't just look at sprint's coverage map, also look at Clear's, they even have an app for android called "Got Clear?" that helps you find 4G pockets. As for 4G in maricopa valley... still absolutely nothing except for PARTS of mesa and PARTS of Scottsdale... its messed up.
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Remember hearing they were testing a really fast wimax/lte here in phoenix? Doubt we'll ever get wimax 4g here if they are moving to lte.
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Same here...I'm really surprised they don't have better coverage here, but Grand Rapids has it. Makes no sense to me.
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Oh yeah, almost forgot... according to Clear's coverage map, there is 4G about 3 miles east of my house. I've never been able to connect to 4G in that area though. Wonder what's up with that... hopefully when LTE rolls out, Detroit/Metro Detroit doesn't get screwed over again
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I just hope and pray that the gs2 will be able to connect to lte, maybe that's why sprint is holding out on releasing the within...
The only 4g in my town makes no sense at all, it is lining the freeway for about a mile and that's it, tried to get close to try it but cant , why would they do this so no one but ppl on the freeway can use it?
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IT's a conspiracy to get more people to text and drive and die texting so they can control population and then control our minds by limiting our range of service.
my town is supposed to have 4g but i've only ever gotten it to connect on this 1 road and it disconnects after a minute. :[