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4g in Columbus, OH

Posted on another forum.... Can't wait for more towers to go live!
http://m.forum.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=294462&posted=1?

imex99 said:
Posted on another forum.... Can't wait for more towers to go live!
http://m.forum.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=294462&posted=1?
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Wow, I live just North (Delaware) and my Uncle is the head of the Communications (Cell phone contracts included) division for Metler-Toledo. I just shot an email off to him asking for some inside info on the rumor that 4G is coming from their building. I'll post back when I get a response from him. Not sure why he didn't tell me before now if they are, he knows I have the evo, he's played with the darned thing!

Sweet. My dad and stepmom stay at a campground in Galena during the summer and I drive down every other weekend. Guess I'll have to head over to Polaris and try it out. Probably won't get a signal at the campground.
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ooh closer to me lol im in Springfield

Ok, he got back to me. The Metler-Toledo building definitely does have 4G coming from it. It is not hosted by them though. This was his email to me verbatim.
"Yes, but not us. On the roof, another company in the building has placed stuff."
So we know for a fact at least that the origin is said building!

lol what's the chanced of it reaching me SLIM AND NONE ! lol

Hay my uncle lives in Columbus will that grant me 4G coverage? J/K anyway getting closer to Y-Town!

4G in Columbus, Ohio
I'm in Columbus, Ohio (from Dayton) and I currently have an active 4G connection. I'm near Grant hospital, indoors and have 1 bar.. speeds aren't great, but it is Sprint 4G.. Remind you, Columbus was not on the list of upcoming 4G cities!
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hells ya! now i just need cm6 to work with 4g

A few sprint stores in the Hilliard/Upper Arlington area have told me that there will be a 4G tower coming online on top of Drackett Tower on OSU's campus. They said it will be turned on sometime in the fall/winter. Here's hoping this comes true!

oh boy
I hope this is true... it'd be a lovely surprise!

chavo2005 said:
I'm in Columbus, Ohio (from Dayton) and I currently have an active 4G connection. I'm near Grant hospital, indoors and have 1 bar.. speeds aren't great, but it is Sprint 4G.. Remind you, Columbus was not on the list of upcoming 4G cities!
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Thanks for the heads up on Grant.... Will test it today!!!!
Everyone, keep testing your 4g in or around Central Ohio and post your results if you get a 4g signal!!!

Ok, report of 4g also near Grant Hospital.... Can a mod please merge the 2 columbus, oh 4g threads?
Please, keep testing 4g in the Central, OH and post the locations in this thread!!!

My 4g speedtest in downtown Columbus,OH.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imex99/4912377541/

Sorry about repost... Getting error on posting picture into post instead of link!! Can anyone help me with that?

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Just tried up in Lewis Center and no 4g signal. Will have to try again on Monday when I am back downtown
This is earlier then expected.

Works all around the statehouse grounds and another guy stated around grant.... So, it should work from statehouse, east of the statehouse to at least grant hospital or further.
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Wonder if 4g will get extended down to lancaster anytime soon?
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Getting 4g speeds in Polaris mall
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Cancelling verizon account

I have both t-mobile and verizon. I've been considering ditching verizon. But, i'd like to know if I could still use the droid x just on wifi or if I'm gonna have to sell it. I bought it ten months ago. I'd like to keep it as a dev device, but just without phone access.
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You can still use most apps that allow wifi connection for a data source (almost all).
Wirrless tether would no longer work without 3g service... That is the only major catch I can think of
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Thanks for the prompt reply. What about if I do a data wipe and the device asks to be reactivated?
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lattera said:
Thanks for the prompt reply. What about if I do a data wipe and the device asks to be reactivated?
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You could just ignore it. Theres always a way to skip all those start up screens.

You MIGHT be able to "activate" it. It would eventually tell you that there is no service registered to this device etc etc.
I THINK that's how it works, but I could be dead wrong, might want to call cs and ask what happens if you try to activate a phone out of service.
Either way, you won't be billed. I think my activation screen allowed me to skip it.

lattera said:
I have both t-mobile and verizon. I've been considering ditching verizon. But, i'd like to know if I could still use the droid x just on wifi or if I'm gonna have to sell it. I bought it ten months ago. I'd like to keep it as a dev device, but just without phone access.
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WHY would anyone pay for Verizon's service! I flashed my X to Cricket and never turned back, (end rant lol ). You can still use the WiFi feature after you get past the Activation screen.
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Hope it helped.

You can also use Page Plus. For as little as $30 per year, you could have phone service on it and use it as a backup phone as well as a really cool toy.

Ben's said:
WHY would anyone pay for Verizon's service! I flashed my X to Cricket and never turned back, (end rant lol ). You can still use the WiFi feature after you get past the Activation screen.
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Never dropping a call and data speed that makes AT&T/iPhone fanbois wet their bed's at night.

Ditch T-Mobile, they just did a massive TV campaign advertising a 4G network when they don't even have one. They are just enhancing their current 3G network which by now is equivalent to verizon's 4G LTE.

It sounds like you're saying that T-Mobile's 21Mbps service isn't 4G while Verizon's 10Mbps service is. Technically speaking, neither fit the 4G standard; however, both are marketing their high-speed networks as such.
Verizon is too expensive for me. The DroidX does not do simultaneous voice and data--something I need everyday for my job.
T-Mobile has great coverage in my area. They're much more affordable than Verizon. Their network is faster than Verizon's. Unless you can convince me to go to a slower network with less functionality at a higher price, my Verizon account will remain closed.
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Whoever thinks verizon 3g is better than at&t either lives in a low at&t recwption area or blowing smoke. At&t and tmobile are both faster than any cdma network, especially now with the hspa+ upgrades which also speed up other 3g devices. Its not even close.
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus On Sprint?

Is it possible?
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Yes. You won't get 4g, but I assume there's a way for 3g and everything else sprint to work.
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xboxfanj said:
Yes. You won't get 4g, but I assume there's a way for 3g and everything else sprint to work.
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I figured 4G wouldn't work. I may buy one unlocked. You think that 4G would work once Sprint has their LTE towers up?
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Only the GSM models are unlocked Verizon & sprint are cdma & I think it really wouldn't work if you had a Verizon phone on sprint you would probably only get 1x not 3g I want the phone bad I've ask sprint on twitter, online I've asked Google & nothing no word which is stupid there big companies its either yes where getting it in a couple months or no we ain't carrying the galaxy nexus but they say squat
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younggangsta_s said:
I figured 4G wouldn't work. I may buy one unlocked. You think that 4G would work once Sprint has their LTE towers up?
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Nope. Lte will not be carrier crosscompatible.
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Killasmoke said:
Only the GSM models are unlocked Verizon & sprint are cdma & I think it really wouldn't work if you had a Verizon phone on sprint you would probably only get 1x not 3g I want the phone bad I've ask sprint on twitter, online I've asked Google & nothing no word which is stupid there big companies its either yes where getting it in a couple months or no we ain't carrying the galaxy nexus but they say squat
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Idk if the only 1x part is true because I think we use the same bands as them, so 3g should work.
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If I was to leave sprint I would go to T-Mobile cuz they got cheap plans & they are getting the galaxy nexus & there 3g is better the sprint's & there 4g is faster than sprints I've been with sprint for 9 years I want to stay but they got to get going & make there 3g faster or the same as Verizon & push out there LTE aggressive & keep unlimited & they will be # 1
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Killasmoke said:
If I was to leave sprint I would go to T-Mobile cuz they got cheap plans & they are getting the galaxy nexus & there 3g is better the sprint's & there 4g is faster than sprints I've been with sprint for 9 years I want to stay but they got to get going & make there 3g faster or the same as Verizon & push out there LTE aggressive & keep unlimited & they will be # 1
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Would you mind if i introduced you to my good friend punctuation?

holy run on sentence.

latindor17 said:
Would you mind if i introduced you to my good friend punctuation?
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Wufff izs Chu twalkin bwout?
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[Q] nexus 4 4g?

me and my coworker both have tmobile. however i have noticed that his blackberry gets 4g at my work while i get no signal or low signal at my work. my question is
is lte and 4g the same thing?
if not can i add 4g to the 30 bucks a month plan from tmobile on the nexus 4?

T-Mobile doesn't offer LTE. T-Mobile calls its HSPA+ "4G"
The N4 doesn't display the 4G icon like T-Mobile branded phones do. But its getting the same service.
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El Daddy said:
T-Mobile does offer LTE. T-Mobile calls its HSPA+ "4G"
The N4 doesn't display the 4G icon like T-Mobile branded phones do. But its getting the same service.
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T-Mobile will not have LTE until partway through 2013.
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To clarify, the "H" symbol can be HSPA and HSPA+ j T-Mobile's version of 4G. Essentially really fast 3G.
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saied45 said:
me and my coworker both have tmobile. however i have noticed that his blackberry gets 4g at my work while i get no signal or low signal at my work. my question is
is lte and 4g the same thing?
if not can i add 4g to the 30 bucks a month plan from tmobile on the nexus 4?
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In case you were wondering what speeds you get on T-Mobile. This is from my Nexus 4 in Arlington, Texas. It is in the DFW area.
Edit: Holy Jebus, it takes big screenshots! Should've resized.

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T-Mobile will not have LTE until partway through 2013.
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To clarify, the "H" symbol can be HSPA and HSPA+ j T-Mobile's version of 4G. Essentially really fast 3G.
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I know. I made a typo
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so i dont understand . why does his old blackberry get such great service at my work but when im at work i only get one bar a few of the times. we both have tmobile.

saied45 said:
so i dont understand . why does his old blackberry get such great service at my work but when im at work i only get one bar a few of the times. we both have tmobile.
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It could be a couple reasons.
1) The phones could be representing signal strength differently. Have you checked the actual dBm between the two and not just bars of service.
2) The blackberry antenna just might be stronger/better.
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So i got the GS4 L720T [Triband-Spark Galaxy S4]

You guys need anything?
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Damn they are selling them now?
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Did you get it from a sprint corporate store?
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daniel4653 said:
Damn they are selling them now?
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Did you get it from a sprint corporate store?
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They started selling them on new years eve on Sprints website.

lilotimz said:
They started selling them on new years eve on Sprints website.
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Ah thanks for the info. My brother was waiting for it. Have you gotten any taste of the Spark network?
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daniel4653 said:
Ah thanks for the info. My brother was waiting for it. Have you gotten any taste of the Spark network?
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Yep. I was testing a LG G2 on a local Clearwire TD-LTE tower a few days ago.
Got these..
I need to figure out how to get MSL from this thing and other dialer codes to force LTE only. I know of all local Clearwire + Sprint towers so it shouldn't be much of a chore.

lilotimz said:
Yep. I was testing a LG G2 on a local Clearwire TD-LTE tower a few days ago.
Got these..
I need to figure out how to get MSL from this thing and other dialer codes to force LTE only. I know of all local Clearwire + Sprint towers so it shouldn't be much of a chore.
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Holy smokes 50+ Mbps ! Are you in the LA area? That's where I am at and its suppose to be here soon. ##3282# doesn't work?
Check all Gs4 dialer codes and see which work.
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Holy smokes 50+ Mbps ! Are you in the LA area? That's where I am at and its suppose to be here soon. ##3282# doesn't work?
Check all Gs4 dialer codes and see which work.
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Location Sacramento <---
I know the locations of all the clearwire + sprint sites across the nation and know where to test. Nexus 5 is a no go while the G2 connects but will kick you off within 30 seconds. I'll need to try the GS4 as well to see if it sticks but LA should be fine since they're much much further ahead in the Spark + NV deployment than us up here.
Already looking at dialer codes but not seeing a way to force the GS4T into LTE only mode...

daniel4653 said:
Holy smokes 50+ Mbps ! Are you in the LA area? That's where I am at and its suppose to be here soon. ##3282# doesn't work?
Check all Gs4 dialer codes and see which work.
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Didn't even need to go anywhere. Forced LTE only mode and it picked up the TD-LTE tower down my street over the PCS B25 Sprint tower. Backhaul apparently hasn't been fully upgraded at this tower yet.
Meanwhile on my local PCS LTE Sprint tower on my nexus 5..