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[Q] Anyone else thinking of leaving Sprint because the 4G sucks?

I've been a Sprint user for at least 10 years. (Not 10 year member because of a break or two due to SERO nonsense.)
The suckiness that is Sprint 4G is making me considering moving to Verizon. I live in a good 4G area based on the signal strength I see. But in the area around my home, I speed test 3 MB/s down max. Maybe 4.5 MB elsewhere if I am lucky. I see people on the boards seeing 7.5 MB. I don't know where they live but that's not my experience.
I try to look up my wireless usage stats on my Sprint account. There is a line for 4G but the number is basically zero (32kb). Is Sprint not showing 4G usage at all or is it counted with the 3G number?
I'm seeing 3G usage last month of almost 600 mb. I'm guessing that if 4G is not counted that could be double or triple, but still under 2Gb. I'm not a heavy broadband user. I mostly look up web information and do social networking on the go. Those things are not multimedia intensive.
I'd love to improve the 4G experience and stay with Sprint. But I doubt the situation will be fixed anytime soon.
Before any discounts, the equivalent Verizon plan with 450 Anytime, unlimited texting, and 2GB data = $40+$20+$30 = $90 or $10 more than sprint's 450.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks.

You could buy my thunderbolt and take over my contract. $69 unlimited everything except 450 minutes.

4G is a luxury item and ALL the networks have issues.
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Also, how many people here really use the speed of 4G only on their phones anyway? Sure it is nice to have and nice to be able to use data and voice at the same time... But Sprint could have fixed that with their current network but didn't. but anyway.... who cares. I'm bored! Who wanta be my gf. you gotta be hot between 18-27 closer to 18 the better. and virgin is a plus. LMAO!!!!!!!

I really don't use 4G, I have WIFI at work and at home 3G is good enough to do the light browsing I do on the go, I only use 4G to tether my laptop and if I'm doing that I'm usually out and about in an area where 4G is available and free WIFI isn't... which is rare.

I actually use my 4G all day long at work and at home if I'm goin out it depends on where I'm at but most likely I'll grab a 4G connection real short but just enough just to show somebody something and what not but Southern California or well Orange County area Anaheim to be exact a lot of its covered that's messed up Sprint isn't spreadin out to you guys fast enough for 4G at least
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I have watched LTE knock down 20mb dl speeds and It's blazing fast. I am w Sprint and in a 4G test area...thank god for WiFi at home or I would have went back to Verizon. Sure the plan is cheaper but also the network. Where I live the base I work at has a deal w Verizon...so I have spotty data coverage everywhere. I was running deck ROM and used the affiliate network setting when I needed data and could roam 3g at 2mb dl speeds and it was plenty fast for being out and about but Sprint has a 300mb roaming limit. Pretty lame. I would rather them up there complete network rather than pour out some more pretty useless 4G networks for me...hopefully they will change my mind...I remember having my Droid and having data everywhere I went. It was amazing. My EVO is the best phone I have ever owned but is being crippled. Once again...thank you WiFi!

Why do u need 20mbits ina phone
6 is more than enough

I can do everything I want/need with my phone getting 300k on Sprints "3g".
Including streaming music, surf web, etc
As "cool" as having 20mbit on my phone.....or even 6mbit is....its not necessary.
Eventually? Of course.
But its not now.

mattykinsx said:
I can do everything I want/need with my phone getting 300k on Sprints "3g".
Including streaming music, surf web, etc
As "cool" as having 20mbit on my phone.....or even 6mbit is....its not necessary.
Eventually? Of course.
But its not now.
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Ok Matty, you are obviously a sprint fanboy buy seriously. You rail about the importance of unlimited data and then claim that you only need enough bandwidth to stream Pandora.

newter55 said:
Ok Matty, you are obviously a sprint fanboy buy seriously. You rail about the importance of unlimited data and then claim that you only need enough bandwidth to stream Pandora.
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I love name calling on these forums.
It's all people do anymore.
All I said was that speed is only important to a point, for normal phone usage.
There's really no need for a phone to have 6 + mbit/s bandwidth.
I'm not sure what that has to do with cap limits? I still want the ability to use more than 2GB of data without getting overages.
I love when people try to redirect what I say.
Even netflix can run just fine with 1mbit/s..maybe even lower.
There's no need for 20mbit/s [or even 6mbit/s] for phones...yet.

mattykinsx said:
I love name calling on these forums.
It's all people do anymore.
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+1 I've noticed that and I've only been here a month or 2
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I use the phone a lot on the go, around town. 3Mb/s is generous. Sometimes I test 1.5 Mb/s or less. A lot of times it's on 3G.
It's not about having brute speed, say 6+ Mb/s, for minutes or hours. When you need the phone to look up something on Facebook or the web, you want it to work right then and fast. It might only take a few seconds. But if the network is sucky or unreliable, then that few seconds becomes a minute or two.

My complaint is the network consistency. I always have voice but data is spotty where i work. The only reason I am w Sprint is the price. I'm a cheap ass. Sprint is the best network for my cheap needs. But trying to grow another 4G LTE from Sprint when they still have coverage issues seems redundant. Maybe they will amaze me and start expanding but if the would just focus on Peking a consistent 1mb + 3g speeds nationwide they could have sooooo many more happy campers. 4G is nice when you are on it but as everyone has stated it does use more power. Why not optimize what's currently available. If they can't get the right how can they ever get the rest of it right. I agree, if you are in a great Sprint area then you have these speeds but it is not like that everywhere. Verizon expanded. Sprint is now playing the "i have this game" and Verizon already covered as much as they could. I'm not a Verizon fanboy, I am however speaking facts. If everywhere you went Sprint had great data in 3g, wouldn't you as a customer be happier. I never roamed w Verizon. Never worried about my monthley roaming. I am a fan of the high end phones Sprint offers but am not sure if thats going to be enough a year from now if I still have the exact same coverage I have had for the last 2 years w them. It seems worth it to pay more for better service. That's the only reason Sprint is cheaper currently. They can't charge what a larger provider can because they can't compete directly based on network coverage alone.

I definitely would... Sprint has no 4G at all in Kentucky and I have seen nothing on them even building towers. I am tired of paying the extra $10.00/month for their 4G and not having it even close to me.

i spent the last 8 years on Verizon, and I will never leave sprint due to 4G speeds simply because of the money i have saved. The only thing I use 4G for is downloading ROMS, watching netflix in my car with bluetooth surround (in sales), and youtube. The 4G speeds are more than fast enough to accomplish these tasks.

stkiswr said:
My complaint is the network consistency. I always have voice but data is spotty where i work. The only reason I am w Sprint is the price. I'm a cheap ass. Sprint is the best network for my cheap needs. But trying to grow another 4G LTE from Sprint when they still have coverage issues seems redundant. Maybe they will amaze me and start expanding but if the would just focus on Peking a consistent 1mb + 3g speeds nationwide they could have sooooo many more happy campers. 4G is nice when you are on it but as everyone has stated it does use more power. Why not optimize what's currently available. If they can't get the right how can they ever get the rest of it right. I agree, if you are in a great Sprint area then you have these speeds but it is not like that everywhere. Verizon expanded. Sprint is now playing the "i have this game" and Verizon already covered as much as they could. I'm not a Verizon fanboy, I am however speaking facts. If everywhere you went Sprint had great data in 3g, wouldn't you as a customer be happier. I never roamed w Verizon. Never worried about my monthley roaming. I am a fan of the high end phones Sprint offers but am not sure if thats going to be enough a year from now if I still have the exact same coverage I have had for the last 2 years w them. It seems worth it to pay more for better service. That's the only reason Sprint is cheaper currently. They can't charge what a larger provider can because they can't compete directly based on network coverage alone.
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Thanks for putting in better words what I was trying to express. The issue is consistency. I should have framed the issue better. I don't need the data network to be blazing fast, I need it to be consistent. I would be happy with a network that I can connect from reasonably anywhere in my town at decent speeds consistently.
I guess you can call me cheap too. But looking at my usage, I would be comfortable under a 2Gb cap. $10 more on Verizon buys a better network. If easily go over 2Gb or 5Gb, you would stay with Sprint.

churro7 said:
Why do u need 20mbits ina phone
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So you can max out your 2GB data plan in a minute and a half.

So what do you think about Sprints network?

So with Sprints current network and their future network vision, what are your opinions and thoughts as far as carrier reliability and/or will you be leaving for better signal?

Sprint is not getting much better ... For a major carrier they are the slowest.. Even metro is faster and thats sad to say.. I think they cap the data cause they offer unlimited and call it 3g ..but its really 2g/edge on unlimited so of course they can afford to give 2g unlimited...
Ill be leaving after a yr or so... Im gonna wait and see how there 4g pans out in 2012
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It sucks, I spend more time roaming on verizon than I do on Sprint's network.

The last thing I am is "the Forum police" but how is this related to the E4GT?
I pretty sure you should reqest to have this moved to the Forum>>General area.

dcraig723 said:
So with Sprints current network and their future network vision, what are your opinions and thoughts as far as carrier reliability and/or will you be leaving for better signal?
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looks like you already have your mind made up and decided to make a thread to create a further ***** session
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Honestly it depends on the location when it comes to reliability...As for speed, any cdma carrier right now is about the same in terms of 3G speeds. I do not feel that Sprint caps their 3G data at all. In Seattle I get anywhere from 500k-1.2mb, which is about the same as any of my Verizon friends on 3G. Only reason T-mobile and AT&T are ahead is because they invested in HSDPA+ which is like 3.5G.

I have a super cheap plan so I will ride it out. As long as I can stream my prog rock audio podcasts I am happy. Los Angeles radio is truly crappy.
And to appease the police, my E4GT is awesome.

Coming from Tmobile, the sprint network sucks! I just signed my contract 2 or 3 weeks ago and while I have yet to have any call quality issues, my data is horrible here in Orlando,Fl the 4G is beyond spotty and the 3G is laughable. that being said with the price that I pay for my monthly I can't complain...

It's pretty much impossible to just make a generalization about a carriers data speeds. You should just look up coverage and speeds between the carriers in your area and areas that you might frequent since those are really the only numbers that matter.
I get 1.25mbps down on 3g and around 7.5 mbps down on 4g in chicago.

LordFan21 said:
It's pretty much impossible to just make a generalization about a carriers data speeds. You should just look up coverage and speeds between the carriers in your area and areas that you might frequent since those are really the only numbers that matter.
I get 1.25mbps down on 3g and around 7.5 mbps down on 4g in chicago.
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Exactly.
This is not an opinion topic.
Its all dependent on your area.
I know that companies like Verizon have convinced you via commercials that they're 373748484mbit/s everywhere but that's just not the case.
Find the network that best suits your area and your needs and go to them.

On long island it sucks beyond belief lately. Things seem to have gone down hill for me. I am always roaming when at some locations at work or if I'm visiting a location I usually have unusable 3g.
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I also just switched from t-mobile, I use to get 5mb on tmobile 3g, now i get around 1mb average on sprint. 4g on the other hand I'd a different story, the fastest i ever got was 11.40mb and an average of about 8mb in San Diego county. I hope they improve their 3g coverage or roll out more 4g to more locations.
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I have cell phone service with AT&T (iPhone 4S), Verizon (Soon to be Galaxy Nexus) and now Sprint, again (Epic 4G Touch)... All unlimited data plans. I'm data HUNGRY!
After my departure from Sprint in 2008, I wanted to give Sprint another go around. I am very surprised that the customer service is still horrible! The 4G network is very inconsistent, too many disconnects. 3G is very slow, pulling 800k max on a strong signal. Over all, looks like this 2 day Epic 4G Touch is going back and good by Sprint for the second time!
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[Q] Thinking about switching carriers (T-Mobile to Sprint)

Alright. So I've searched the forum with no luck, so I'm asking (if I've missed something, please point me to the right thread and quickly close this one).
I currently have the Galaxy S 4G (t-mobile) and am having second thoughts about my carrier. I found out that I had a discount with Verizon through my job, but even still the plans are ridiculously priced (in a bad way). Since I was exploring an alternative I figured I would check out Sprint. Not only was I impressed by the plan prices, I was very impressed by the Epic 4G Touch (and the Nexus S 4g also). This has me thinking about switching to Sprint.
Now, I live in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. My biggest concern is that I may lose a tremendous amount in coverage and quality of signal. Has anyone here switched from t-mobile to Sprint? And if so, how was your experience? (All of you please chime in, but especially if you live in Norf Cack).

I live in Virginia and I frequently travel to Atlanta and New Orleans. Sprint is ok, but I want to switch to a GSM carrier. My main issue with Sprint is the already installed 3G network. It's the worst of all of the 3G networks and they claim to improve the network in the near future(network.sprint.com). I have been waiting since the EVO for an improvement and everything is the same. The best Sprint phone radio wise is the Photon. The E4GT and the Nexus S 4G has bad radios and I have tested all three. I currently own the E4GT and it's the best looking phone by far, but I recommend sticking with Tmo or jumping to big blue and getting a phone from Craigslist if you want a new one.

knightowl23 said:
I live in Virginia and I frequently travel to Atlanta and New Orleans. Sprint is ok, but I want to switch to a GSM carrier. My main issue with Sprint is the already installed 3G network. It's the worst of all of the 3G networks and they claim to improve the network in the near future(network.sprint.com). I have been waiting since the EVO for an improvement and everything is the same. The best Sprint phone radio wise is the Photon. The E4GT and the Nexus S 4G has bad radios and I have tested all three. I currently own the E4GT and it's the best looking phone by far, but I recommend sticking with Tmo or jumping to big blue and getting a phone from Craigslist if you want a new one.
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One thing everyone must keep in mind is Sprint-Verizon and Att-Tmobile have roaming agreements with each others; if you have a Sprint phone make sure you place it on Automatic and update the PRL, this will resolve your issue, if you can get excellent Verizon signal, your Sprint phone will work; this is something each carrier do not promote to us.

Most carriers (except for verizon) have slow data (Sprint) or spotty coverage (AT&T/T-Mobile). Sprints phones are great if youre in a WiFi area you can make calls and get internet with good speeds.

I recently switch from T-Mobile to Sprint. I used to have the Samsung Vibrant and own the Epic 4G Touch now. So as a previous T-mobile customer and current Sprint customer, I will give you my .02 cents.
I've had Sprint for about a week now, and to be honest, I love it. I wasn't too sure about making the switch, mainly because my friends had sprint phones and my T-mobile Vibrant on 3g averaged around 3mbps download speeds while my friends Epic 4G averages 1.5mbps download speeds on 4G. So thats twice the speed on T-Mobiles 3G, but after playing the the Epic 4G touch, you really can't tell much of a difference. 3G, even though slow than t-mo's 3G, seemed to load up just as quickly, and 4G, even though slow too, actually seemed to load up pages faster. Even when streaming music on Google Music, the 4G connection on my Epic 4G touch loaded up the music faster. Another thing I enjoy about Sprint is that they don't throttle your speed. Last month I went over 5GB on data on T-Mobile and got throttled. First time ever i got throttled. You read about it all the time, but actually experiencing it is a different story. It sucked. One thing i did notice, 4G for Sprint is spotty. I do get it in my house and at my job, but while driving around I seem to lose connection randomly. Another thing is you can't talk and use data at the same time, but I don't really do that.
Another major influence on my switching to Sprint, is T-mobiles murky future. The At&t acquisition wasn't my favorite thing to happen, but it doesn't seem like it'll go through. DT didn't really have a plan B for T-Mobile USA, in fact they aren't really interested in a US market anymore. One possibility for T-mobile was partnering up with cable companies but Verizon's deal with comcast, time warner and brighthouse basically blocked T-mobile from going that route, so T-mobile will probably not have much of a future left in the states.
Like you I was also looking to switch to Verizon, but as you said, prices are ridiculous. It would've been fine for me for one line, but I have a family plan and that just adds up more costs.
So far i'm happy with Sprint. Plus they have 4G LTE planned for the future, so might as well lock yourself in on their unlimited plan before they start follow Verizon and At&t and tier their data.

dallas90733 said:
One thing everyone must keep in mind is Sprint-Verizon and Att-Tmobile have roaming agreements with each others; if you have a Sprint phone make sure you place it on Automatic and update the PRL, this will resolve your issue, if you can get excellent Verizon signal, your Sprint phone will work; this is something each carrier do not promote to us.
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I have the roaming setting on automatic and I have talked to Sprint about updating the PRL, but i don't have call issues like I have data issues. I don't talk on the phone that much, but I can make calls. The data is what I was referring too, which happens to be subpar.

I also switched to Sprint from T-Mobile. I'm in southern Texas (Corpus Christi) and I've had zero problems with Sprint. My loaner Evo 4G was great, good 4G coverage around here although the Evo's battery couldn't really handle that; my minimal contact with customer service has been mostly positive. There's nothing fantastic about it (except my amazing phone), but I can't think of any real negatives so far, either. I'm about three or four months in.

I also switched from T-MO to Sprint. I'm in Nashville, Tn. Got the Epic Touch 4G. No complaints so far. Speeds seem pretty decent. My bill is even cheaper with 2 phones than it was on T-Mo.... So far, everything has been flawless.

I just went over 5Gb for the first time. Received the message earlier today. Speed dropped from 7Mb to 56kb.
So I'm looking to switch to sprint too now. Are they still offering any incentives?

very tempted to make switch as well, using a nexus s on a local carrier only paying $56 month to month. Nice thing & bad thing is I can switch phones at anytime. Unlimited data/texting only $14.99, speeds vary anywhere from 1.2mbps to 6 or so. Becoming tired of switching phones every other month, really havent found something that I like.
Sprint receive a discount of 25%, leaning towards the iphone 4s. Android and rooting is just getting old to me. Sprint bill comes out to roughly $62 plus tax. Sprint in the area is pretty solid as well, but there 3g speeds could be a deal breaker.

MerkSession said:
I just went over 5Gb for the first time. Received the message earlier today. Speed dropped from 7Mb to 56kb.
So I'm looking to switch to sprint too now. Are they still offering any incentives?
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Damn, that is a major drop after going over the cap. Check out how Sprint service is before changing though. Many people get no 4g at all. I do and its great but many have never even had a chance to use it
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I'm one of those Sprint users that's never used 4G. But with the E4GT and Sprint's low prices & unlimited data, the supposed slower data speeds are totally worth it.
JohnCorleone said:
Damn, that is a major drop after going over the cap. Check out how Sprint service is before changing though. Many people get no 4g at all. I do and its great but many have never even had a chance to use it
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E4GT'n & lovin' it

I've been with T-Mobile, at&t, and now I'm with Sprint. I didn't have a data plan on T-Mobile so I won't compare that to Sprints. As far as phone signals and dropped calls I say they're pretty much the same depending on where you live. I just happen to live in a city that's good with T-Mobile and Sprint so I've never had a drop call yet. I get more lost of signal on my Epic 4G Touch (Sprint) but I know that's a popular bug with the Epic Touch so I can't really say how much of the LOS is the fault of Sprints network.
If you want unlimited data go to Sprint. That's true unlimited. No slowing down after 2GB like T-Mobile. But take into consideration you may not get 4G Wi-Max where you live or work. I'm lucky to happen to get it at home and my job.
The only thing I like about T-Mobile over other carriers is they have month to month option. On a major carrier I think that's big. I have no interest going to a carrier made for month to month like boost mobile or virgin mobile. Why? I don't know how good the networks will be. How signal will be. How fast or slow their data speeds are. And they don't have any phones I like.
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I'm one of those Sprint users that's never used 4G. But with the E4GT and Sprint's low prices & unlimited data, the supposed slower data speeds are totally worth it.
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I hear all the time that people have issues with Sprints 3G data speed being super duper slow. The 3G is pretty good on my Epic 4G Touch. It's not slow by any means at all. But 4G & Wi-Fi definitely blows 3G out the water.

It definitely depends where you live. I started with Sprint about 15 months ago on launch day of OG Epic. I had 4g since day 1. I have never had a dropped call and I have full bar service with 8-13Mbps download speeds
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JohnCorleone said:
It definitely depends where you live. I started with Sprint about 15 months ago on launch day of OG Epic. I had 4g since day 1. I have never had a dropped call and I have full bar service with 8-13Mbps download speeds
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What phone do you have right now?

I've used them all and I say sprint... But I'm a cheap date...

I had sprint for a few years in college and never had an issue, I'll probably test out my friends iphone 4s to see how it is with sprint. The extra $10 a month for an iphone maybe worth it to me. Although I've been android for the last 3 years, will wait a few months (hopefully) to see what sprints rolls out with the LTE phones, and how the ICS shapes up on nexus s.

I live in LA before coming to sprint I was on tmobile 3g was always fast on my Nexus One every where I was i never worry about coverage. I decided switch carriers for numbers of reasons 1 being that At&t might buy them another was didn't like being throttled after 2gb. sprints plans look better in my opinion but after getting the nexus s 4g wow there is no comparison whatsoever with the epic touch. on the nexus s 4g reception was so bad even wifi wouldn't connect even while standing in front of my router. now when I switched to the Epic touch 4g wifi was good even at the lowest connection 3g is like dial up in my house and 4g is non existing but everywhere else 4g is good 8-13mbps at home is not a bigger deal for me since I have broadband anyway I'm sticking with sprint hoping LTE upgrade is better than wimax.

Verizon Galaxy Nexus vs Sprint Galaxy Nexus Speed Tests

Well it's obvious that Verizon got the LTE in so many places but I've seen many speedtests of sprint showing their speeds and I was not impressed glad I switched from AT&T to Verizon.
Anyway could some sprint users post their speedtests results? and if you have LTE in you area on Sprint show them to
this is only out of curiosity I just wanna see the difference

This will have to wait as LTE is not yet up publicly for Sprint.

LTE if available at all will be in testing at best. Not even comparable.
I'm sure you can go rub one out to your speedtest results somewhere else though.

I can guarantee you VZW LTE will be faster. The quality of the network, and the fact that VZW owns so much spectrum, really makes it much faster, but do not doubt me, Sprint will have FAST LTE.
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Dumped Sprint after 11 years, started going down hill with the EVO 4g, $10 forced premium data...premium...ha ha what a joke.
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patt2k said:
Well it's obvious that Verizon got the LTE in so many places but I've seen many speedtests of sprint showing their speeds and I was not impressed glad I switched from AT&T to Verizon.
Anyway could some sprint users post their speedtests results? and if you have LTE in you area on Sprint show them to
this is only out of curiosity I just wanna see the difference
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I live in Houston tx I was able to connect yesterday.

JOHNDEO said:
I live in Houston tx I was able to connect yesterday.
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Well I hope those speeds are actually better for you guys

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I live in Houston tx I was able to connect yesterday.
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Decent, I sure hope they improve for you guys tho. I get mad when my lte is around those speeds.
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I live in Houston tx I was able to connect yesterday.
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Ouch, only 4mbps? =[ expected more from them... but its just started.. according to sprint their peak is 25mbps which is upsetting when I've seen some verizon speedtests at 40mbps. I got 10mbs on wimax the other day... with two bars .
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Smokeey said:
I can guarantee you VZW LTE will be faster. The quality of the network, and the fact that VZW owns so much spectrum, really makes it much faster, but do not doubt me, Sprint will have FAST LTE.
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Absolutely wrong. VZW only uses the 700Mhz range to do LTE, it's true they do have a lot of coverage, but they also have a lot more phones out there meaning slower speeds as everyone is sharing the same towers. Coverage has NOTHING to do with speed.
Sprint on the other hand uses 1900Mhz, while with shorter theoretical range, it should be able to transmit faster than a 700Mhz signal would be able to.
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Ouch, only 4mbps? =[ expected more from them... but its just started.. according to sprint their peak is 25mbps which is upsetting when I've seen some verizon speedtests at 40mbps. I got 10mbs on wimax the other day... with two bars .
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The towers are still in test mode, other users in areas such as atlanta have been getting well over 20mbps.
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From a user in Georgia:
from this link:
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/844-athens-ga-lte/

Sprint has a bad history of slow network speeds, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

rezn said:
Dumped Sprint after 11 years, started going down hill with the EVO 4g, $10 forced premium data...premium...ha ha what a joke.
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yep same here, loving my pre paid wt mobile with the galaxy, best thing is I never have to turn on another radio to get fastest downloads if its there I just get it. Then agian I really dont need 20mbps+ download speeds Im not running my home network off my phone

I usually get into the mid 20's on my upload, but It's been slow today.
DL is decent but i see higher when people are asleep. its 3pm right now.

Here's my best Verizon test. It's usually in the mid 20's for download and teens for upload. Over 40 down from a server in Mexico, and I'm in the St Louis area... not bad.
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yami951 said:
Decent, I sure hope they improve for you guys tho. I get mad when my lte is around those speeds.
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Well I hope those speeds are actually better for you guys
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Its only a test site I'm sure it will be better once they flip the switch.

randpost said:
I usually get into the mid 20's on my upload, but It's been slow today.
DL is decent but i see higher when people are asleep. its 3pm right now.
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Well as you can see in my sig that was my highest speed test ever
all I care that I can make calls / texts / listen to pandoria , sirius xm , di.fm , or winamp shoutcast so I am guessing few mbps is good enough for all of that as long as we have coverage that is the reason I dumped AT&T for Verizon
I have family plan so I have few dollars difference since I have it with my friends on AT&T we used to pay 63.50 each now it's 77$ but we got more data [4gb] and better coverage = win win

patt2k said:
Well as you can see in my sig that was my highest speed test ever
all I care that I can make calls / texts / listen to pandoria , sirius xm , di.fm , or winamp shoutcast so I am guessing few mbps is good enough for all of that as long as we have coverage that is the reason I dumped AT&T for Verizon
I have family plan so I have few dollars difference since I have it with my friends on AT&T we used to pay 63.50 each now it's 77$ but we got more data [4gb] and better coverage = win win
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Verizon is win for me. I didn't like sprint or at&t in my area when I tried them. Verizon is the best I can get where I live. Way better coverage. Sprint is a joke in the phoenix area.
My VZ account currently:
5 lines
80.00 for talk and text share 700 (unlimited text)
48.75 per line with unlimited data, including all applicable tax and fees.
I actually like the pricing VZ gives (with unlimited data) 64.75 per line if dividing my bill.

I think all these 4G speeds are fine. Whether it is 10mbs or 40mbs you won't have a problem streaming good quality video. When I was with Sprint, I had Wimax all around me and I had no problems when it came to streaming video at high def, surfing the web, or streaming music so I am sure their LTE will be just fine.
Sprint's 3G is another story. I was not able to do anything on 3G. I wouldn't even attempt to stream a YouTube video on Sprint's 3G. Who had 20 minutes to wait for it to buffer? Now on Verizon, I am happy to say I can carry on business as usually on 3G and when I want that extra burst of HD video, 4G is everywhere.
So in reality, seeing who's 4G speeds are better really is pointless. If you stream a video over Sprint's LTE netwrok or Verizon's LTE network I am sure even if one has higher speeds of more then double you would not be able to tell anyway unless running an actual speed test.

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I think all these 4G speeds are fine. Whether it is 10mbs or 40mbs you won't have a problem streaming good quality video. When I was with Sprint, I had Wimax all around me and I had no problems when it came to streaming video at high def, surfing the web, or streaming music so I am sure their LTE will be just fine.
Sprint's 3G is another story. I was not able to do anything on 3G. I wouldn't even attempt to stream a YouTube video on Sprint's 3G. Who had 20 minutes to wait for it to buffer? Now on Verizon, I am happy to say I can carry on business as usually on 3G and when I want that extra burst of HD video, 4G is everywhere.
So in reality, seeing who's 4G speeds are better really is pointless. If you stream a video over Sprint's LTE netwrok or Verizon's LTE network I am sure even if one has higher speeds of more then double you would not be able to tell anyway unless running an actual speed test.
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not everyone uses their data for only surfing or streaming. I like to download the occasional torrent, some ranging in the GB file size. Data speeds seriously help and coverage does also especially when moving. I can start 4.37GB file download in Mesa and it will be finished when I arrive in Paradise Valley (30min drive roughly). without that high transfer rate and good coverage, that wouldn't happen.

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Absolutely wrong. VZW only uses the 700Mhz range to do LTE, it's true they do have a lot of coverage, but they also have a lot more phones out there meaning slower speeds as everyone is sharing the same towers. Coverage has NOTHING to do with speed.
Sprint on the other hand uses 1900Mhz, while with shorter theoretical range, it should be able to transmit faster than a 700Mhz signal would be able to.
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The towers are still in test mode, other users in areas such as atlanta have been getting well over 20mbps.
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From a user in Georgia:
from this link:
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/844-athens-ga-lte/
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Funny thing about that though, even though higher freqs do have the ability to transmit data faster, it makes you wonder why then LTE at 700MHZ is faster than 3G at a higher freq. Of course the data speeds you see almost depends on the bandwidth they have to offer and how many people are on too.

Experience with Tmobile on non Tmo SIII

How are your experiences using t mobile on non tmobile Galaxy S3. EDGE speeds, sound quality, MMS etc...

EDGE is EDGE. It isn't too bad but you can't really stream music with it. I had an international S3 for a while and I loved it. I only got rid of it so I could stop paying for the hotspot every month.
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Voice calls and MMS work just fine as well.
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Since this is the T-Mobile SGSIII forum, most of us have the T-Mobile variant (or other Canadian variant(s) that support AWS bands).
You may get more/better/any answer(s) in the i9300 forums.
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I do have the International One X running on T-Mobile. I get EDGE data speeds and while they aren't terrible, I do notice a big difference after using my other phones on HSPA+
I have no issues with call quality/mms
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EDGE is terrible. Just plain TERRIBLE. If you have a GSIII without 4g (or at least 3g) you are wasting a lot of the device. i would suggest selling it, and paying a bit extra to get the right GSIII for your network

I had my Sprint Touch Pro 2 running a prepaid SIM from t-mobile and EDGE is horribly slow. Simply facebook website was all you could do. mail.aol.com never would load, it was good for calling and text and mms. Thats it.

Edge is horrible. I I had it where I used to live(Riverside, alabama) it ducked so bad I could not get anything done... And no wifi!!
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Same here for the most part, the 5GB is great and I cannot really complain - I always get 4G and the speeds are great (NYC – Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island). After they reduced to EDGE the internet par was unusable. In my case I could only use email, MMS, SMS. None of the apps would work, unless it required very little data (ex: notifications). So the EDGE is bad experience however, please note you really need to put in an effort to go over 5GB – at least with my case.

EDGE isn't that huge of a deal. In Chicago I get EDGE speeds that are fast enough to do anything outside of stream music/video. It's not like I do much other than browse on my phone anyways but I guess if you're trying to watch YouTube or stream music it's a pain. Just not nearly as bad as you guys are making it seem.
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I'm thinking about swapping my Atrix HD with someone for a AT&T One X.
I currently get 4G speed with the Atrix HD on Tmobile however, I know the One X will only get EDGE speed at the moment on Tmobile.
Knowing that Tmobile is planning on upgrading the network for phones like the One X to get 3G/4G soon, would you guys trade phones and use EDGE just to have the One X?