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Sprint speeds are JOKES IN NYC????!?!

okay.. let me start off by saying... im confused... I mean VERY confused... i wasnt expecting 10-12Mbps i was expecting maybe 4-8Mbps. consistently....
now i did a speedtest.net run on 3g.. and im getting a stable 1Mbps.. (acceptable) although i was expecting more like 2.5Mbps... and i said lets test 4g... well i switched it on... and im barely... getting 2Mbps... i got 3Mbps.. one time.. but never over that... im paying 70 bucks a month plus tax for this?????? you gotta be kidding me..
im hoping its just maybe sprints towers are down... so could anyone from NYC (im in queens ny) tell me what speeds they are getting via 3g and 4g speedtest?

You are lucky to be getting those speeds. I'm in Maplewood, NJ and I get around 200-250kbps on 3g and 1.4mbps on 4g.

Test using different METHODS - and in the middle of the night.

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Test using different METHODS - and in the middle of the night.
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lol its 1.44 here i would think it would be pretty accurate.. lol

Broken record - upgrade profile/prl - try a flash based bandwidth test site on the browser? i also like xtreme labs? speed test app on the market

It doesn't have that long of range but even when I've had one bar of 4g I get over 3mb with og epic maybe there is an issue with the et4g
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guess its time for u 2 stop paying $70/month den, lol... call sprint and tell them u work for "jp morgan", and then you will onli be paying $50+tax for these bad speeds...

vikramjatt11 said:
guess its time for u 2 stop paying $70/month den, lol... call sprint and tell them u work for "jp morgan", and then you will onli be paying $50+tax for these bad speeds...
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lol seems the closer i get to outside the higher my speeds get, i just hit 4.06 close to my window..

Don't use speed test apps...
Use this...
http://speakeasy.net/speedtest
I've tested many different methods against realworld downloads. Speakeasy tests WiMAX better than others, especially speedtest apps.

yeah, a lot has to do with the server.
I like the speedtest.net server in washington DC... seems to be pretty consistent.
I think if you were expecting 2.5mbit over 3G, your expectations were a little off. 1MB is pretty average for EVDO (verizon EVDO speeds tend to hoover around that as well).
As for wimax speeds, they differ GREATLY depending on the area. Clearwire really didn't do the best job deploying the network (they were in a hurry and had limited funds).
I would wait for sprint to "correct" the wimax via network vision over the next ~6 months. You will also see 3G speeds increase in the next ~6 months as well.

I will post my results once my screen protector dries tomorrow! But on my Touch Pro2 I got anwwhere from 500kb-2MB with Sprint's 3G. I can't remember what my Photon tested at. Will report E4GT results soon for Kew Gardens and 10023.

Sprinkster said:
okay.. let me start off by saying... im confused... I mean VERY confused... i wasnt expecting 10-12Mbps i was expecting maybe 4-8Mbps. consistently....
now i did a speedtest.net run on 3g.. and im getting a stable 1Mbps.. (acceptable) although i was expecting more like 2.5Mbps... and i said lets test 4g... well i switched it on... and im barely... getting 2Mbps... i got 3Mbps.. one time.. but never over that... im paying 70 bucks a month plus tax for this?????? you gotta be kidding me..
im hoping its just maybe sprints towers are down... so could anyone from NYC (im in queens ny) tell me what speeds they are getting via 3g and 4g speedtest?
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i'm in Kew gardens queens and i get above 7 at any time of day. when i moved there in april i used 4g tether my computers and t.v's with no drop off.

In queens ny sprint 3g speed is normally btw 400-1.4, most the time it ill be around 700kbps. 4g speed is btw 3-7mbps. this speed is consistent with og epic throughout the pass year.

NYC
I work in midtown across the street from Penn Station... When I first got my EVO this time last year, i was getting between 8-10 MB down while tethered using Speedtest.Net. I downloaded the App and would show people at work the speeds i was getting...
Now when I run speedtest, i'm lucky if i break 2MB down. I tried the speedtest app and speakeasy.net, and the results are always very close and rarely over 2MB down. I don't know if it's increased traffic over the last year, but speeds have absolutely been tanking over the past year...

between 8 and 12 mbps in sacramento!
3g sucks though, get like .5

I live in queens (bayside) and inside my house I get 5-7 mbps and right outside I get 9-11mbps. Near work and school (midtown/grammercy) I get the same speeds. 3g speeds suck for me though.
Inside my house with 1 bar of 4g
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Right outside with 3 bars of 4g
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Im also in NY queens area. I've been reading about the LOS problems and i really want this phone. Any of you guys from New York experienced LOS problems? I dont wana buy it and get screwed but this phone is really a beast.

Atleast u queens guys r getting 4g, no 4g out here on LI...
Bobby O'S Epic Touch..

itbmd said:
I will post my results once my screen protector dries tomorrow! But on my Touch Pro2 I got anwwhere from 500kb-2MB with Sprint's 3G. I can't remember what my Photon tested at. Will report E4GT results soon for Kew Gardens and 10023.
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I too came from a Touch Pro 2 => Photon => SGS2. I live in Manhattan.
I get around 100-250kbps on 3G on my SGS2, around 3Mbps on WiMax.
I was appalled because i remember getting 1-2Mbps on my old Touch Pro 2. So I actually fired up my Touch Pro 2, which is still active on another line, and now it too only get 100-250kbps on 3G.
Sprint's network has just gotten crazy overloaded these days in New York. Things are going to get real ugly with all new iPhones coming online soon.

I would expect congestion today since all these apple fanatics are probably activating their new iPhone 4s.

Having 3g speed problem with your ET4G?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...de-plans-after-reaching-out-to-ceo-dan-hesse/

I live in the bay area so that's great news
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we know the upgrade plans, but how long will it take for your area is the question.
If it's this bad half way through next year I'll be very unhappy.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 Epic 4g Touch.

I'm sure I'll reap the benefits of this (if it happens...) very quickly, as I live in one of the first areas to get anything from any carrier.
....and that also means I'll be able to get decent home internet speeds, finally(via tether).

Well hurry up and fix the Oxnard Ca sites, evenings and weekends my download speeds are less then 70kbps. From 3am to 9am during the week I can get 1.5 Mbps down.
Thank god for my ipad sim in a mifi.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...nts-in-3g-speeds-in-some-areas-how-about-you/

I have a lot of data problems near my work... which is why I am switching to .0001 PRL for now. I can't live off 1bar and 10kbps downloads while at work....

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I have a lot of data problems near my work... which is why I am switching to .0001 PRL for now. I can't live off 1bar and 10kbps downloads while at work....
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Dulanic said:
I have a lot of data problems near my work... which is why I am switching to .0001 PRL for now. I can't live off 1bar and 10kbps downloads while at work....
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How do I do this? Also what is the difference in speed? I'm getting like 40 something k during some parts of the day and it's very frustrating.

siptang said:
How do I do this? Also what is the difference in speed? I'm getting like 40 something k during some parts of the day and it's very frustrating.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
You should be able to get over 1mbps if Verizon has 3G in your area

Thanks. Where don't they have 3g network? lol.

Anybody ever do any side by side speed tests with other devices? I ran a test with three E4GTs, an EVO 4G and an EVO 3D. Both EVO's cleared over a meg d/l while all three E4GTs (including mine) barely broke 200 kb/s. Sprint needs to get their network up to snuff no doubt but I think there is also something going on with the hardware/firmware of our phones too. I spent an hour on the phone with Sprint and Samsung today about it (of course they weren't able to help and played dumb).

For a while I was pulling my hair out, and updating prls, having Sprint reset my account and reprovisioning my phones.
E4GT, Optima S, Evo 4G and hacked Droid Incredible all scored the same pathetic sub 100Kbs in my area. I ran again at 5am and all of them managed above 1Mbps. Just over loaded towers in my area. Its worse since the Iphone.

I guess Anaheim Hills, CA is unaffected. My speeds have been great.

The Evo3d received a network service update a couple days ago and a lot of people who received it said they are getting better 3g speeds all of a sudden. Just check the second link I posted up on this thread. So comparing an Evo3d to anything might not be fair at the moment. All depending on your area that is. I received a network service update on my girl's Evo3d and it still gets the same 3g speeds as my ET4g. Just average speeds in my area. Here's the link explaining network changes in the Bay area.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11...how-about-you/

cdszoke said:
The Evo3d received a network service update a couple days ago and a lot of people who received it said they are getting better 3g speeds all of a sudden. Just check the second link I posted up on this thread. So comparing an Evo3d to anything might not be fair at the moment. All depending on your area that is. I received a network service update on my girl's Evo3d and it still gets the same 3g speeds as my ET4g. Just average speeds in my area. Here's the link explaining network changes in the Bay area.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11...how-about-you/
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Maybe they gave in and just gave it the ENG radio. When I had my E3D and I flashed the leaked eng radio (I forget the version number) my speeds were anywhere from 30-60% faster. It might have affected battery life, but, who knows...battery life sucked on that thing regardless.
I always found it strange that every radio update just seemed to make it go slower and slower...I think Sprint was up to something...

Sprints 3G Service is Back / At Least for Some!!!

So Android Police had reported they were speaking with Sprint techs for the last few weeks and were being told upgrades are happening and we will start seeing improvements coming Oct. 31st. Of course everyone was doubting that and thought it was just more BS from Sprint.
Well low and behold Android Police starting to run speed checks after the 31st and are seeing huge improvements. Figured I would give it a shot this morning, not expecting much and ran a speed test on 3G. I have been getting about 50kbps average for the past few months and was expecting to see the same. Well I be darned, my SGS2 is testing over 1Mbps over 3g! Holy Cow!!!!!!!!! After running about 10 tests it never dropped below 800kpbs.
This is great news! I am in the Raleigh/Durham NC area. Let's here if your 3G speeds have improved and where you are located. I believe NYC is seeing some great improvements as well.......Here is to happy 3G'ing!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...nts-in-3g-speeds-in-some-areas-how-about-you/
P.S. I did update my profile and PRL but not sure if that was needed or not.

[email protected] said:
So Android Police had reported they were speaking with Sprint techs for the last few weeks and were being told upgrades are happening and we will start seeing improvements coming Oct. 31st. Of course everyone was doubting that and thought it was just more BS from Sprint.
Well low and behold Android Police starting to run speed checks after the 31st and are seeing huge improvements. Figured I would give it a shot this morning, not expecting much and ran a speed test on 3G. I have been getting about 50kbps average for the past few months and was expecting to see the same. Well I be darned, my SGS2 is testing over 1Mbps over 3g! Holy Cow!!!!!!!!! After running about 10 tests it never dropped below 800kpbs.
This is great news! I am in the Raleigh/Durham NC area. Let's here if your 3G speeds have improved and where you are located. I believe NYC is seeing some great improvements as well.......Here is to happy 3G'ing!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...nts-in-3g-speeds-in-some-areas-how-about-you/
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Where abouts are you testing? I also live in RDU and would like to confirm this because as far as Im concerned, Sprint service around here sucks.

MadFlava said:
Where abouts are you testing? I also live in RDU and would like to confirm this because as far as Im concerned, Sprint service around here sucks.
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I am not far from RDU airport right now....Also tested it while driving in Western Cary and got great speeds there as well.

Since we got walloped by the freak nor' easter' in New England I have been on 00001.PRL...I switched before the power went out 'cuz I know that when power went out after Hurricane Irene Sprint's towers lasted barely an hour before 1X roaming...and if I'm going to roam I might as well do it at full 3G.
I check in on Sprint every now and then and the towers just aren't on. I haven't checked again yet, but, I can't even get calls through to my friends on Sprint right now...texts barely make it out and are frequently delivered anywhere from late to very late.
I sure hope we see some upgrade progress soon...my speeds are worse than abysmal. I'll report back if I notice anything.

I'm seeing an increase at times in Tampa Florida...finally.

39kbps/33kbps in downtown jacksonville on 3g
7mbps/1mbps on 4g in downtown jacksonville
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I tested in LA last night and got .06 down and .03 up - thank goodness it is so much faster

2mbps down in owings mills md 3g.
8mpbs down in owings mills md 4g.
On my tmobile SGS2 15mbps down.

No joke,they did good here in south Texas.
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No joke,they did good here in south Texas.
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blestsol said:
2mbps down in owings mills md 3g.
8mpbs down in owings mills md 4g.
On my tmobile SGS2 15mbps down.
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Wish we got those tmobile speeds, but we signed up with sprint knowing their speeds were a bit slower.
3g D: 800k
3g U: 200k
4g D: 4.94mbps
4g U: 0.16mbps
pretty consistent in 5 miles from New Orleans, and inside a building.
Not great, but better than the 150kbps I was getting before.

I'm near houston tx
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here in Northwest Houston/Cypress area and tested in 10 different locations and all where less then 200k down and 60k up. 4G runs well, but 3G is still sucking. Funny thing though if I start heading north towards Tomball and Pinehurst on 249, Hockly on 290 or Conroe on 45 the speeds jump to 1.6M+D 400KU. So we are still saturated here in the metro area's but the outskirts have improved. And no coverage improvements either as I'm still sporting an Airave in my house for coverage.

Averaging over 1000 down and 500 up in Memphis Tn. Most were over 1200 down and a couple were around 800 down.

Actually, my speeds increased significantly about a week after hurricane Irene hit the DC area.

That's 4g in sacramento
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sacramento's super crappy 3g which curiously has faster upload than download for last two weeks wtf?
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Seems faster in la
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hey r1, where is that?
is that in the valley or corpus area, cause when I am in edinburg or in the valley in general I am lucky to even break 100k, if this is true I will be a happy camper.

Falls Church, VA
3G: 10.21 Mbps down / 1.5 Mbps up
4G: 0.08 Mbps down / .23 Mbps up

Bad signal on VZW GNex

Anyone else notice a much worse signal on the GNex than other VZW phones in the same location. I swapped from a GSM Gnex and i gotta say, im not impressed.

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Anyone else notice a much worse signal on the GNex than other VZW phones in the same location. I swapped from a GSM Gnex and i gotta say, im not impressed.
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From what people have said of Samsung, they have bad CDMA radios in general while Moto has the best.

Ya I keep getting random 4g drops in my house, I usually fluctuate between 2 bars of 4g and 2 bars of 3g...
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I am. Compared to the Rezound I had for a couple weeks the dBm is -100 to -140 where the Rezound was -80.
Last night it kept dropping to 3G and would not get 4G back unless I rebooted.
Speedtest was about half what it normally was with the Rezound on 4G
This morning the -dBm is over -100 but the speedtest is about to where it was normally so I don't know.
I travel for work so I'm going to give it week and see how to behaves as I move around.
I really like this phone but I need it to be a phone first and if it drops calls or the 4G is this bad it's going to be a deal breaker.
I just did another speed test at -108 dBm and it's over 20MB down. I was getting 4MB down last night and the signal was all ranging all over the place while I was staying in the same spot.

I have to imagine the VZW network was getting pounded pretty hard last night with new adopters and phones being activated. I'd say give it a few days and check back into it

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Bad signal but still getting good speeds....
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I am experiencing this also coming from a Thunderbolt. Granted the Thunderbolt had flashed radio/Kernal/Rom's. Would that even matter? In this case will an updated radio provide a stronger signal or just increased reliability from being dropped? Maybe both? Idk. Anyone?

These are all in the exact same spot ranging from -100 to -140dBm

Glad I'm not the only one! The Rezound had way better connectivity and reception! Samsung sux in this dept. Ima give it a few days. Off topic here but where's the smart dialing?? I can't believe it didnt make it to ics!! Heh.
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I honestly think the phone is just reading your signal wrong. TBolt had this issue also and a modem fixed it somewhat.

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I honestly think the phone is just reading your signal wrong. TBolt had this issue also and a modem fixed it somewhat.
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I drop signal at random though.

Would that cause it to drop down to 3G?

I have same signal i used to have on my rezound, i still get almost same speeds around 28 up and 18-20 down here in Minneapolis. rezound used to get 32 down and around 20 up, but i am thinking since verizon network was pounded yesterday so there will be some impact on speeds

Whatever new phone that comes out, you can always count on a bad signal thread.
I haven't noticed a difference in signal, but I do think it has better sound quality than my Droid Incredible.
Edit: I just did a speed test (3g) and it was very choppy and not great. I live across the street from a cell tower, so that is not good.

The Moto RAZR I returned yesterday to get this Samsung had much better reception.
I should have remembered that the Koreans can't engineer a good antenna. I'm very unhappy right now.

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Would that cause it to drop down to 3G?
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Yeah, ill be sitting with 2 bars of 4g...then randomly goto 2 bars of 3g...cant get 4g back without cycling airplane mode.

shizat63 said:
The Moto RAZR I returned yesterday to get this Samsung had much better reception.
I should have remembered that the Koreans can't engineer a good antenna. I'm very unhappy right now.
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The GSM model holds signal great...had hspa+ all the time.

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Yeah, ill be sitting with 2 bars of 4g...then randomly goto 2 bars of 3g...cant get 4g back without cycling airplane mode.
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I get that same issue, maybe THIS is why VZW delayed it?
:O

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The GSM model holds signal great...had hspa+ all the time.
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i beg to differ

Maybe your coverage area? I am in Tampa...in a building, in my office, i get 5-6 megs down and 2-3 up...with my LTE GNex, i cant even hold a 4g signal, and when i do its 5 megs each way. Nothing earth shattering....but on top of it, that drops to 3g and stays there. The GSM, always had a connection.

Abysmal LTE connection speed in heart of San Antonio

Proud owner of a new Galaxy III, but not so happy about the connection speeds. I live near Trinity University in the heart of San Antonio.
When I am in CDMA only mode, the phone connects at 800Kbps - 1 Mbps. When I switch to CDMA/LTE mode and reboot the phone, the connection speed ranges between 58Kbps (not a typo) and about 1100 Kbps. The 3G/4G light stays on 3G, though I briefly saw a flash of 4G.
What the heck is up with this? I upgraded to the phone partly because of the press coverage that attended the LTE roll-out in San Antonio. Is this a software problem? Is it a coverage problem?
If anyone else in Central San Antonio can post their connection speeds, I would be grateful. Also, if there is anything I can do to *force* the phone into 4G mode, that would be good to know.
Thanks!
Aaron

Your best next step is to apply the new LG8 update OTA from Sprint and see if that performs any better.

I feel your pain. I live and work in the stone oak area and have been disappointed in the LTE coverage and connection issues.
Check out this website though for a little clarification.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-312-sprint-lte-launch-market-connection-issues/

I can't even connect to 4g today in most areas I have been and inside home. I only saw 4g I've today briefly while traveling in town =(
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Yes, I've yet to get LTE speeds above 2Mbps in San Antonio. I've tried all the way by 1604/Bandera all the way to 90/Gen McMullen Blvd. But to be fair, San Antonio is only like 15% rolled out.

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Check out this website though for a little clarification.
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Yes, that's why I suggested installing the OTA update and retesting. The update is supposed to help with the threshold problem that S4GRU's analysis identified.

boomerbubba said:
Yes, that's why I suggested installing the OTA update and retesting. The update is supposed to help with the threshold problem that S4GRU's analysis identified.
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Absolutely. The radio alone helps. I wonder though if it has anything to do with San Antonio having so many hills and changes in altitude? Either way, cn is correct. S.A. only has 15% complete but that is prolly more like 20% now. When LTE does connect, it is no joke.
Average 20down and 12up.

I'm still locked out my home tower for LTE. But this was post update it started happening, sucks I can't test out the new radio lol
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Hellz jes baby San Antonio here, I work off 151 and Wiseman got a buddy with sprint Evo lte and 1with gsiii I really believe its not the radio as much as it is towers and sprints coverage, they get spoty coverage all over the 210..
I got ATT lte is blazing hope they get that fixed ASAP I'm tired all ways letting them use my hotspot lol
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When I do connect to 4g its really bad now like its 3g. the tower i usually can connect to at work, i can no longer. I think they may be working on the towers.

Getting consistent connection off marbach and 410
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I barely had WIMAX in Central Cali in the lesser of the two "major" cities in the area, Visalia. Now with my S3 LTE, I can't pick up a 4G signal there anymore.

Nice to see SA town talking.
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Hell yeah. We should all have a get together! lol

I'm getting pretty good 4G speeds by 1604 & 281.
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It was just me. Speed is great. (Original Poster)
Hi folks -- I have been meaning to circle back to correct my original posting. Although LTE reception is not very good inside my house, it is fantastic in most other parts of San Antonio. I have checked in Olmos Park, in the Quarry, in the Rim, etc., and have consistently seen 4G speeds above 10Mbps. Usually, it is closer to 15Mbps. There are some dead spots when data services drop out completely, but -- for the most part -- it is a strong and powerful signal.
Since I'm always quick to give Sprint (and other providers) grief when their service is lacking, I want to make sure I give them credit where credit is due. This phone and the new LTE network are super fast.
Thanks!
Aaron
p.s. I am puzzled by the CAPTCHA on this site. It took me several tries to post this message.

adelwich said:
Hi folks -- I have been meaning to circle back to correct my original posting. Although LTE reception is not very good inside my house, it is fantastic in most other parts of San Antonio. I have checked in Olmos Park, in the Quarry, in the Rim, etc., and have consistently seen 4G speeds above 10Mbps. Usually, it is closer to 15Mbps. There are some dead spots when data services drop out completely, but -- for the most part -- it is a strong and powerful signal.
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Thanks for the update. Out of curiosity, have you installed Sprint's OTA update to v LG8? It is supposed to include more "optimized" LTE connection software. The previous versions (LG2 and below) were believed to set the threshold for LTE signal strength too high, so it was difficult to get and keep an LTE connection. This would only magnify problems caused by the relatively thin tower coverage in newly launched LTE markets such as San Antonio, Houston, etc.

Just picked up the phone. I'm looking good on 4g at I10 and De Zavala
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Hey san antonio peeps,
check this site out. More lte sites to be turned on by the end of august. maps show only new sites. and it shows how far behind some cities are in the lte roll out.
red means sites that are over due that have yet to be turned on. blue are sites that are to be turned on by end of august.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1711-sprint-lte-august-2012-schedule-maps/