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Anyone in the Miami (or near), Florida Area Getting Bad 4G?

*I posted this over on Androidcentral to get more input.. I wanted to see a broad idea of the people getting good/bag 4g.
(Don't know if this falls in question or general discussion, seeing as it is discussing)
Hello everyone. Anyone in the Miami area or near Miami, Florida, getting good or bad 4G.?
Well on my 2nd GNexus here with bad 4g (no 4g or flakey 4g) Tried 4.0.2 -> 4.0.4. radios.
I get 1 bar for 5 minutes and boom it's gone till I reboot or sim card pull, tried a new sim card as well.
Just seeing what kind of 4g people are getting in my area.
Thanks.

yea it really sucks down here. theirs only a few places were ive gotten full 4G bars

Welcome to the club.
It is pathetic in East Phoenix-Metro, AZ. As I type this, my nexus has NO data whatsoever and it has been going in and out frequently. Today was quite embarrassing as well, for when I was in school, I needed to pull up a Google Doc on my phone, BUT what was my connection? GREY BAR NO DATA! Verizon, I pay you in excess of $100 dollars a month and this is what I get? What was that again, Most reliable 3G and 4G networks?????
Phoenix was one of the first cities in the US to get LTE on Verizon, and now I am wondering why the first has to be the last in reliability.

I've been using my GSM Nexus in Miami for over two weeks and everything's been fine so far. T-Mobile doesn't have great signal strength indoors, but I've had that issue with every phone I've had with them. I'm about to switch to StraightTalk using AT&T's network so I'll let you know how it goes, but no problems to speak of so far!
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similar issues in Chicago area....no data, greyed out 4g, etc. i also have mifi and that had issues connecting as well

Verizon....the new ATT.

4g is out in Washington DC also.

Same here in Minneapolis

No 4G in NYC this morning. Besides not having data, service been terrible here in the city since I switch from at&t last week , I usually get 40mbs here in my house on At&t, I get 5mbs on Verizon LTE sucks plus I have not seen full bars on the phone yet. Is it the phone or just how the service is? I still got a week until my 14 days return period. What to do
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I used my LTE Toggle to turn 4g off and I picked up a 3g signal after about 30 seconds. 3g now holding fine.

No 4G in Pittsburgh, PA. Oh Verizon, you silly people and your "improving the network".

I can't even get 3g.

San diego. 4g is out. Intermittent 3g
Edit: cdma
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It's a sign from the universe the day I was going to switch from AT&T to Verizon it goes down. Curse you AT&T I shall stay with you.

Upstate NY and 4G is out. AC just did a story on it.
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Great 4g and 3g (full bars) here in the middle of nowhere (Lincoln, NE). Speed test app getting 40mbps down and 30mbps up.
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im in miami
i live near the airport area. data is working fine here

chefdave12118 said:
Upstate NY and 4G is out. AC just did a story on it.
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Got it back!
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Got it back!
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4g was out this morning, got some 3g, but now its back i guess.
Location: LA/OC
---------- Post added at 09:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 AM ----------
Engagdget article: http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/verizon-4g-lte-outage-hitting-parts-of-the-us/
Experiencing some issues downloading those expense reports via your Verizon LTE device this morning? You're not alone. We've received reports of data outages in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Pennsylvania and Ohio. We've reached out to VZW to find out what the issue is, and as soon as and we know more we'll post it right here. For now, let us know if your LTE is letting you down in the comments below.
Update: Via Twitter, Verizon states "VZW is investigating customer issues in connecting to the 4GLTE data network. 3G data, voice and text services are operating reliably." However, we're hearing reports that 3G is down for customers as well in some areas.
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Dxtra said:
No 4G in NYC this morning. Besides not having data, service been terrible here in the city since I switch from at&t last week , I usually get 40mbs here in my house on At&t, I get 5mbs on Verizon LTE sucks plus I have not seen full bars on the phone yet. Is it the phone or just how the service is? I still got a week until my 14 days return period. What to do
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It's a mix of both. For example, I come from a Droid Razr Maxx and that thing had amazing signal and held 4G just fine. But sometimes Verizon could be derpy, atleast not for me though.
So after reading all these replies (thanks guys) seems like its a widespread problem.
edit: Oh what a coincidence, my 4G problems lined up with this outage, but no guys my issues of no 4g, are seperate outage or not sadly

Sprint Network Down?

I'm in So Cal (The Valley to be exact) and my phone has had NO service for a few hours now. When I say no service, I mean NO service, I get the circle indicating my device is searching for a network. When I reboot the phone, it connects to Sprint but I don't have any signal. Then soon after that, I COMPLETELY lose service. Hopefully maybe nearby towers are being worked on. Though, seems unlikely at this time of night, AND i'd still be able to connect to another nearby tower. Anyone else having any service issues?

Sprint is going their network vision updates throughout all of la county right now. Trust me, the blackouts are worth it. They're doing work on the towers near me and my speeds are easily topping the 1mb download and upload. So far I've maxed out at a little over 2mb download and 1500kbps upload! I average around 1500kbps down and 1000kbps up. Your signal will be a bit iffy for the next few weeks though.
Edit: there's a new prl update it and at first u had crippling speeds but as I began to use my 3G more, my speeds are increasing. I was freaking out for a bit but just another heads up.
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dw3bb10 said:
I'm in So Cal (The Valley to be exact) and my phone has had NO service for a few hours now. When I say no service, I mean NO service, I get the circle indicating my device is searching for a network. When I reboot the phone, it connects to Sprint but I don't have any signal. Then soon after that, I COMPLETELY lose service. Hopefully maybe nearby towers are being worked on. Though, seems unlikely at this time of night, AND i'd still be able to connect to another nearby tower. Anyone else having any service issues?
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I'm down in Riverside county area and my service has been complete **** since I got the new PRL update....I've tried everything and it just sucks everywhere. Data is painfully slow and I've been roaming almost all day.

Scartaris12 said:
I'm down in Riverside county area and my service has been complete **** since I got the new PRL update....I've tried everything and it just sucks everywhere. Data is painfully slow and I've been roaming almost all day.
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Keep using data on 3G. Mine was like that too but it gradually got better to the point I can stream YouTube videos in HQ easily. I was freaking out too
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Lock into roaming until the upgrades are done. Problem solved.

Yea, I used "Road Control", and im roaming (Im assuming on Verizon) right now. Glad I can text and make calls atleast!

Or just get the .002 PRL and use roam control

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Or just get the .002 PRL and use roam control
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'Where can I find it? And how do you manually flash a PRL?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
here's everything you need

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
here's everything you need
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Sorry if I missed reading this part in that thread but do I just download the PRL and just flash through recovery or do I have to to it the "manual" way? It didn't mention that.
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Hero_Guy said:
Sprint is going their network vision updates throughout all of la county right now. Trust me, the blackouts are worth it. They're doing work on the towers near me and my speeds are easily topping the 1mb download and upload. So far I've maxed out at a little over 2mb download and 1500kbps upload! I average around 1500kbps down and 1000kbps up. Your signal will be a bit iffy for the next few weeks though.
Edit: there's a new prl update it and at first u had crippling speeds but as I began to use my 3G more, my speeds are increasing. I was freaking out for a bit but just another heads up.
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Is this on 3g speeds?
Mine have been terrible but Sprint isn't doing their network vision around here yet. My ETF is too high to leave yet so hopefully they get their **** together. in my area

jmejiaa said:
Is this on 3g speeds?
Mine have been terrible but Sprint isn't doing their network vision around here yet. My ETF is too high to leave yet so hopefully they get their **** together. in my area
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Yup. I don't have 4G in my area
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It wasn't down. that's just sprint's normal speed. Seriously though, I'm in the valley and have not noticed a down network, just incredibly slow 3g with random data loss that requires me to turn off data and turn it back on.
My life for Aiur

I live in Norco/Corona area and I haven't experienced any of these issues :/

Hero_Guy said:
Sorry if I missed reading this part in that thread but do I just download the PRL and just flash through recovery or do I have to to it the "manual" way? It didn't mention that.
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You have to do manual. Those zips are not CWM flashable.

ky0nkyon said:
It wasn't down. that's just sprint's normal speed. Seriously though, I'm in the valley and have not noticed a down network, just incredibly slow 3g with random data loss that requires me to turn off data and turn it back on.
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.....My post had NOTHING to do with bandwidth received through 3G or 4G, my phone couldn't find the Sprint network, Period. No voice/text for that matter. Though, it was definitely the tower near me, because im in a different location now and all is good.

dw3bb10 said:
.....My post had NOTHING to do with bandwidth received through 3G or 4G, my phone couldn't find the Sprint network, Period. No voice/text for that matter. Though, it was definitely the tower near me, because im in a different location now and all is good.
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Yup expect that for the next month or two. When they worked on the towers near me, it was usually in the early morning. I usually had voice but no data. I say be patient, the speed is worth it. I love being able to clearly stream YouTube videos and Pandora now.
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I use to work for sprint. Climbing towers. When I was there we tried to get the work done with least impact but a lot of it is driven by sprint's request and how many people are using the tower. If you have consistant LoS call sprint and ask them to check the tower or ask for them to open a ticket for a line sweep. Some of the times we had bent cables, which will block a lot of the signal.
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Speedtest

How are my results? My 3g here in Boston flat out sucks, so I know these results aren't going to be great
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Sorry to see those numbers. I Get OK number sitting in my house.
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Those speeds are definitely slow. They're sufficient for browsing forums, but loading pictures and music will be a hassle. Completely forget about video.
Luckily, Boston LTE is being deployed now so it'll hit your neighborhood hopefully sooner than later.

My speeds
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It's not sufficient to do anything. All I get are "cannot load, tap to retry". I can not even text that's, how bad it is. When do you think lte will be here in Boston? A Sprint rep told me it was being turned on the day before hurricane Sandy, we had an outrage then... I think she was full of it but hey maybe?!
If I'm not on wifi, I can't use my phone... I'd this normal in such a main, big city?
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Dea30 said:
It's not sufficient to do anything. All I get are "cannot load, tap to retry". I can not even text that's, how bad it is. When do you think lte will be here in Boston? A Sprint rep told me it was being turned on the day before hurricane Sandy, we had an outrage then... I think she was full of it but hey maybe?!
If I'm not on wifi, I can't use my phone... I'd this normal in such a main, big city?
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3G and the 2G (1X network) are completely different. 2G is responsible for texting and talk. If you're having trouble making calls and texting then it is likely due to either;
An outage in your area.
Or,
Tower upgrades in your area.
My only guess is that since Boston is a live market, they're working on your towers and you'll probably experience much better 3g speeds aswel as 4g speeds when the upgrades are complete. I'd hold out and see how well Sprint does with the upgrades. Nearly 100% of people that had similar speeds to yours are now perfectly satisfied with Sprint's Network Vision platform.
~OS

I get LTE in Wellesley and Worcester now. I've been getting it most everywhere I go. I haven't been to downtown Boston, but pretty much everywhere else has it for me. I even get it indoors in most places.
I actually leave my phone on LTE/ CDMA and get similar battery life as on CDMA only.
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LTE in not officially live markets

I live in the DC area where LTE has not officially launched (though it has been announced as a market that will have it in the coming months). I've found that if I switch the phone to "CDMA only," wait for the 3G icon to disappear, then switch it back to "CDMA/LTE," if there is a Sprint LTE signal available, the OG will pick it up and use it. Without toggling, the OG stays on 3G. I am hoping that this toggling is only necessary because Sprint has not officially flipped the switch in my area. I have yet to use the phone in a market that officially has LTE, but will be sure to check if the OG automatically picks up 4G without toggling the next time I am in an official LTE market such as Baltimore.

Marty said:
I live in the DC area where LTE has not officially launched (though it has been announced as a market that will have it in the coming months). I've found that if I switch the phone to "CDMA only," wait for the 3G icon to disappear, then switch it back to "CDMA/LTE," if there is a Sprint LTE signal available, the OG will pick it up and use it. Without toggling, the OG stays on 3G. I am hoping that this toggling is only necessary because Sprint has not officially flipped the switch in my area. I have yet to use the phone in a market that officially has LTE, but will be sure to check if the OG automatically picks up 4G without toggling the next time I am in an official LTE market such as Baltimore.
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It will connect automatically when in lte coverage and live.
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for any and all info related to Sprint 4G... the forums @ http://S4GRU.com

i am getting 4g in freehold NJ as well, but only in certain spots, but luckily my house it doesn't show a signal bar, but i get 5-20mbps down and 3-10 mbps up. i suppose it is "testing" but i haven't seen it turn off since i got the phone on dec. 1st. needless to say, my bandwidth usage has gone up as i don't use wifi anymore :silly:

eatatjoes13 said:
i am getting 4g in freehold NJ as well, but only in certain spots, but luckily my house it doesn't show a signal bar, but i get 5-20mbps down and 3-10 mbps up. i suppose it is "testing" but i haven't seen it turn off since i got the phone on dec. 1st. needless to say, my bandwidth usage has gone up as i don't use wifi anymore :silly:
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I live close to you lol and get only 3G at 1 mbps. But that is awesome! I go there sometimes so maybe I'll test it!
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I'm in NYC, and I get LTE in Harlem, on the Westside.

megamaster2 said:
I live close to you lol and get only 3G at 1 mbps. But that is awesome! I go there sometimes so maybe I'll test it!
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yea it was weird i got the phone dec 1st and didn't expect 4g to ever turn on and then i leave for work the next morning at like 7am and i look at my phone half groggy and was like 4G!? *goes to speedtest app and runs twice*
it turns on and off around monmouth county, depends on where you get lucky i suppose.

I'm north of you boo. Is that route 9?
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megamaster2 said:
I'm north of you boo. Is that route 9?
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its through rt 9, so far ive had it turn on in freehold and on bits and pieces of rt 18 north. like manalapan or where you can get on 18 from 9, i guess only a handful of towers are testing. ill try to narrow down as i drive and find them and log them. i have a screenshot but i can't post links until i hit ~10 posts lol trying to fill that up soon.

Hey that's awesome lol I'll be driving through tomorrow so I'll try!
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Hey that's awesome lol I'll be driving through tomorrow so I'll try!
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hah yea as soon as you get it just speedtest and download stuff lol it feels liberating to stream netflix without wifi.

driving to work this morning, also have 4g on rt18 in east brunswick. 14down 8up.

Near New Brunswick or closer to East Brunswick mall area?
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jat255 said:
For those of you doing all this driving, make sure to pick up the Sensorly app, and map your trips. It shows other people where good 4g signal is. For instance, there are a few pockets here and there around DC, but nothing in other areas. They seem to very actively be building out the network. I know I get LTE all the time in College Park.
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I can also confirm College Park and add Bowie and Friendship Heights as places where I've detected Sprint LTE.

tizonly1 said:
I'm in NYC, and I get LTE in Harlem, on the Westside.
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reallyy? I'm in NYC everyday 24/7 mostly downtown Manhattan to 86th. and no LTE. guess i'll have to check going up 125th

COCOA FL
95/w King St and eastward towards the coast. i got 4g!. 22 down 10 up!

Around Del Amo Mall in Torrance. Driving up Prarie Ave to the the 405. Signal strength fluctuated all the time. I got a signal but Speed Test app couldn't find a server so couldn't run it.

Reception in MA area?

I am currently using the S III on Verizon and I am looking to switch to T-Mo soon to save money, as I would save about $60/month. I am wondering if anyone is in the Boston area (I'm in the suburbs) that can comment on the kind of reception they get. Sorry if this isn't the right place for this. I figured it was as good as any.

What town do you live in? I get great service in the Boston Area around 5-7 mbps at home and inside the city I get around 10-20 mbps.

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If I was you I would wait around until Tmobile's LTE launches and see what kind of reception people have with that and then get the GS4.

I can't switch till August. It worries me, as I have seen people with T-Mobile s3's at my HS holding them up to windows to get signal and my VZW s3 has like 4 bars of LTE. :/

Amphibliam said:
I can't switch till August. It worries me, as I have seen people with T-Mobile s3's at my HS holding them up to windows to get signal and my VZW s3 has like 4 bars of LTE. :/
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Its not bad everywhere (I'm in Springfield) it can be spotty at times but otherwise unless I'm under some bridge or on the basement of a building..things work just fine.
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Whole new england area is pretty good.. Gets choppy sometimes in SOME thickly settled areas. But not all Boston and surrounding Boston area is awesome. Hell I live in ri and I get 7-14 mb.
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their map is pretty accurate...I live in Auburn, near the "edge" of Edge and 4G. In home a bit spotty on Cellular, but TMobile has the wifi calling and that is great when you are near wifi.
But most places closer in are fully covered in 4G, and really LTE vs HSPA...who cares!...Both are plenty fast for most things...