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Disappointed with Sprint data in my neighborhood

As you can see I don't have internet at home through Sprint. The Wifi was off. Decided to swich carriers. Already called sprint today and asked them to waive my early cancellation fee. He said he will call me next Tuesday.

You sure you had Wifi off? It shows it as on in the screenshot.
But you can check and see if Network Vision is upgrading soon in your neighborhood.
http://www.sprint.com/network

Overstew said:
You sure you had Wifi off? It shows it as on in the screenshot.
But you can check and see if Network Vision is upgrading soon in your neighborhood.
http://www.sprint.com/network
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Yes it was off. I turned it on and went back to the program to take the snapshot. Here is a pick with wifi on.
PS: I'm rocking your ICS theme in my Calk ROM btw. You are the man buddy.

I'm running ek02 ROM, desperado 1.3 ek02 kernel and ek02 modem. I'll flash el29 modem and see if I notice any difference.
I'll flash ek02 again and post the numbers.
Now I'm getting 200's to 450. There must be varying amounts of network traffic tonight. It's only 12:41am, so people are probably still awake and using the data network. You could try a different host like Naples. Sometimes speakeasy speedtest on a browser gives different numbers out of Atlanta. Wanna see a crazy ass screen shot with 4g that I think was a fluke?

Miami is a city being worked on now. You won't see improvements for another 2 to 3 months. The reason for all the decrease on speeds is due to the off loading sprint is doing right now
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Thats funny that you're disappointed with those speeds. Id be happy if I was getting that. Here is what really crappy looks like.
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Who isnt? Lol i think 80% of people that have sprint have crappy data speeds
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Guess I'm in the 20% here Dallas, TX ;p
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Thats funny that you're disappointed with those speeds. Id be happy if I was getting that. Here is what really crappy looks like.
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I get from 128 to 188 kbps all the time. I am surprised I got over 300 yesterday. But your numbers are really bad. I couldn't live with it for one day.

stargaterules said:
Thats funny that you're disappointed with those speeds. Id be happy if I was getting that. Here is what really crappy looks like.
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Why are you still on Sprint?! Lol I hate sprint's network, ans tthat's with me getting 100-900kbps most places
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I hate my speed too but I'm getting better speeds with el29
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Androidfreakz said:
Guess I'm in the 20% here Dallas, TX ;p
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Yes, Dallas has been fully updated. Or at least it is nearly finished
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docmarioce said:
I get from 128 to 188 kbps all the time. I am surprised I got over 300 yesterday. But your numbers are really bad. I couldn't live with it for one day.
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afive720 said:
Why are you still on Sprint?! Lol I hate sprint's network, ans tthat's with me getting 100-900kbps most places
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That's because I get 29% off from them through work, but I suspect I'll be ditching them shortly. It just isn't worth waiting for the upgrades to be completed. For comparison purposes. It took me 7 minutes to download a 6 MB app on their 3G. LOL. Thank god for WIFI.

stargaterules said:
That's because I get 29% off from them through work, but I suspect I'll be ditching them shortly. It just isn't worth waiting for the upgrades to be completed. For comparison purposes. It took me 7 minutes to download a 6 MB app on their 3G. LOL. Thank god for WIFI.
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Correction. Waiting months or years to get to the point where Verizon is already at 4g wise, 3g is still a joke, even post upgrade.
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afive720 said:
Why are you still on Sprint?! Lol I hate sprint's network, ans tthat's with me getting 100-900kbps most places
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First world problems

I used to have Sprint and their slow data so I switched to the Galaxy Nexus with 4G LTE from Verizon. It puts my Comcast Cable to shame.

Buff McBigstuff said:
I used to have Sprint and their slow data so I switched to the Galaxy Nexus with 4G LTE from Verizon. It puts my Comcast Cable to shame.
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Amazing WOW

I am sitting in the same spot as last night at this time. Big difference in numbers. Perhaps people are in bed because there's work tomorrow morning?

This is this morning at my bedroom. Thanks to Wi-Fi I can check my email in my smartphone before going to work.

Buff McBigstuff said:
I used to have Sprint and their slow data so I switched to the Galaxy Nexus with 4G LTE from Verizon. It puts my Comcast Cable to shame.
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What's the point of all that speed though if your capped after a certain amount?
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Chicago (Northwest suburbs LTE) live!!

Guys--
Live in northwest suburbs outside chicago and have LTE signal out of nowhere. Specifically Bartlett,IL next to elgin/st charles/carol stream. I cant run a solid speedtest since it locks up when it checks for upload speed but got 6meg down with less than 70 millisecond times. It was going in and out im assuming from testing but it seems more consistent as i type this. Will upload speedtest results if it stops locking up.
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Where are you exactly?
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Bartlett, IL at Schick and Rt. 59 intersection. It was stable for a bit but its doen again now.
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Hey. I'm next door in Palatine near Dundee Road and Rand. Im not seeing LTE on my AOKP build.
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Techie103 said:
Hey. I'm next door in Palatine near Dundee Road and Rand. Im not seeing LTE on my AOKP build.
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LTE does not work on AOKP or CM as of yet
Exploring the Galaxy

Palatines quite a distance from Bartlett. You may be looking at the speedtest server which is automatically selected as nearest one.
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i hope oak park is up soon. I'm moving there in a couple weeks. coming from michigan.

Cmon rogers park/Lakeview lol.
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cmon logansquare lol

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Holy **** I live in Bloomingdale! About to get on plane to come back home. Flashing to stock base, testing, and reporting as soon as I get there. Thanks man!
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I restored my backup of my stock setup ^_^ This better be good

Rockford better come live before chicago because if we gotta wait for chicago it's gonna take forever.
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Come on southeast Wisconsin! One can wish, right?

bonebeatz1234 said:
Rockford better come live before chicago because if we gotta wait for chicago it's gonna take forever.
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There are several towers in Rockford that are scheduled for NV upgrades in August, so you might see something within a month or so.

ydoucare said:
There are several towers in Rockford that are scheduled for NV upgrades in August, so you might see something within a month or so.
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When we were without service last month for a day Sprint told me they were adding lte to all the towers. It hard to believe anyone because nobody knows when there gonna flip the switch for sure. Sprint could of handled this better by not telling people next month or in August because the Sprint reps are consistently telling people anything to shut them up, they could have been like we're not sure and leave it at that. I wouldn't mind waiting if 3g was really 3g like on T-Mobile or [email protected] but it's really slow and unusable. I would never in my life consider there service worthy of a smartphone . I can't even stream a two minute video on YouTube it's ridiculous. This is the main reason people are so impatient ,I'm new to Sprint only a month in but i can't believe people been with these slow speeds so long, i would of jump ship along time ago. No lte by october then im off to Verizon or [email protected] where i can use my phone in a productive manor.
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bonebeatz1234 said:
When we were without service last month for a day Sprint told me they were adding lte to all the towers. It hard to believe anyone because nobody knows when there gonna flip the switch for sure. Sprint could of handled this better by not telling people next month or in August because the Sprint reps are consistently telling people anything to shut them up, they could have been like we're not sure and leave it at that. I wouldn't mind waiting if 3g was really 3g like on T-Mobile or [email protected] but it's really slow and unusable. I would never in my life consider there service worthy of a smartphone . I can't even stream a two minute video on YouTube it's ridiculous. This is the main reason people are so impatient ,I'm new to Sprint only a month in but i can't believe people been with these slow speeds so long, i would of jump ship along time ago. No lte by october then im off to Verizon or [email protected] where i can use my phone in a productive manor.
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Actually, Samsung (the OEM) is handling the actual NV upgrades, and they've fallen a bit behind schedule from where they should be. I'm pretty sure those towers were probably originally scheduled for July, but got bumped back like a lot of them have. Sprint's really just waiting on Samsung and the backhaul providers to get everything going before they can finish it up and green light the tower.

bonebeatz1234 said:
When we were without service last month for a day Sprint told me they were adding lte to all the towers. It hard to believe anyone because nobody knows when there gonna flip the switch for sure. Sprint could of handled this better by not telling people next month or in August because the Sprint reps are consistently telling people anything to shut them up, they could have been like we're not sure and leave it at that. I wouldn't mind waiting if 3g was really 3g like on T-Mobile or [email protected] but it's really slow and unusable. I would never in my life consider there service worthy of a smartphone . I can't even stream a two minute video on YouTube it's ridiculous. This is the main reason people are so impatient ,I'm new to Sprint only a month in but i can't believe people been with these slow speeds so long, i would of jump ship along time ago. No lte by october then im off to Verizon or [email protected] where i can use my phone in a productive manor.
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Part of the reason why you're getting such slow 3g speeds is BECAUSE of the lack of 4g. When every single smart phone user is only using 3g, (and has unlimited data) is slows the network for everyone. Once lte is up and running we'll see speed increases in 3g as well. Just wait it out. Sprint is hands down the best deal in wireless, has great customer service, awesome phones, and unlimited data. The speed will come.
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What to do...

I just realized that I most likely will NEVER get LTE where I live, I don't even have 4G. So, what is the point of waiting to buy an LTE capable phone if it's never coming to me anyway? They can still use 3G right? It's kind of frustrating knowing that I won't be getting it in my area, and if I do, it will be years from now, I think that's kind of bull****!!!

E4GTUser94 said:
I just realized that I most likely will NEVER get LTE where I live, I don't even have 4G. So, what is the point of waiting to buy an LTE capable phone if it's never coming to me anyway? They can still use 3G right? It's kind of frustrating knowing that I won't be getting it in my area, and if I do, it will be years from now, I think that's kind of bull****!!!
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I would consider another carrier if service is that unbearable with no foreseeable 4G services ever coming to your area, assuming 3G service is horrible.

First of all, where do you live?
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lilotimz said:
First of all, where do you live?
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Lebanon, Pennsylvania; according to his location on profile. Sprint activity is really slow anywhere near him.

Verizon.
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Yes Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The sprint store at my local mall has to go outside to do activations..... That's just sad! I don't want to switch though. I like the phones, and the price. Plus I'm only paying $20 a month being a 3rd line on my parents plan.
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You would think a Sprint store would have an Airave...
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Mattix724 said:
You would think a Sprint store would have an Airave...
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Yes you would... But apparently not...
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Switch carriers bro. No sense paying good money for high-end service that isn't available.
For market penetration, as previously mentioned VZW or possibly AT&T would be your best bet.

There plans, and phones suck though! I'm used to unlimited data I don't think I could handle that. Do you think if I said something to sprint there might be some small chance they do something?
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Hmm.. I just checked some maps and it seems Lebanon doesn't have any actual Sprint towers. Your city is right next to some towers that are getting NV upgrades though but none in the actual city.
It might be a Shentel area, but I'm not certain. Shentel is a subsidiary / partner of sprint and is also doing "NV" roll-out in coordination with sprint.
Actually I do think you're in a shentel market as Lebanon is not far from Harrisburg which IS a shentel market. In that case, considering there's no Sprint towers in that entire region of Harrisburg and extending to Lebanon... you will probably get LTE and NV upgrades from Shentel.

lilotimz said:
Hmm.. I just checked some maps and it seems Lebanon doesn't have any actual Sprint towers. Your city is right next to some towers that are getting NV upgrades though but none in the actual city.
It might be a Shentel area, but I'm not certain. Shentel is a subsidiary / partner of sprint and is also doing "NV" roll-out in coordination with sprint.
Actually I do think you're in a shentel market as Lebanon is not far from Harrisburg which IS a shentel market. In that case, considering there's no Sprint towers in that entire region of Harrisburg and extending to Lebanon... I'll you will get LTE and NV upgrades from Shentel.
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How did you figure all that out?
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Google
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E4GTUser94 said:
How did you figure all that out?
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Knowing where to go for information on network vision roll out...
cough www.s4gru.com cough

Move to a different town?
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slick_rick said:
Move to a different town?
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I'd rather not move from where I lived all my life just for better cell service. I just think they should put at least something here instead of nothing
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Join the club dude lol. Switch or quit cryin. Sprint doesn't care about smaller markets
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E4GTUser94 said:
I'd rather not move from where I lived all my life just for better cell service. I just think they should put at least something here instead of nothing
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You do have something there. Your area is part of Shentel as I've stated. Shentel is a subsidiary/partner of sprint and is also part of the network vision roll out. Your area is serviced by Alcatel-Lucent and is making steady progress in Harrisburg which also is literally next door to Lebanon, PA. You WILL get LTE 800mhz/1900mhz and likely CW 2.5ghz and NV upgraded 3g. All sprint and affiliates will be upgraded to that standard. It takes time but last check, Shentel is making good progress.
Here is more info on your area..
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/8...market-shenandoah-valleyhagerstownharrisburg/

Epic 4G Touch 4G ?

I have not had 4g working on my Epic at all unless I was all the way on the other side of town. Now I know for a fact that LTE is not in my area but for the hell of it I activated my old LG Viper LTE and what do you know, I have constant 16 meg download on 4g. Anyone here that might have an idea of why this is? I really want to use my epic but wow this 4g stuff is nice too.

the 4G in our phone is on the wimax network, not LTE

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I 100 percent understand that, that's the reason I was confused because sprint has not setup lte here yet.
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bigblue4life said:
I 100 percent understand that, that's the reason I was confused because sprint has not setup lte here yet.
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Maybe they have and didn't tell you lol

Maybe you got lucky and caught them during a trial period lol. Or your roaming on another lte network but idk if that's possible or not. some one else could clarify if it is possible
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TheAtheistOtaku said:
Maybe you got lucky and caught them during a trial period lol. Or your roaming on another lte network but idk if that's possible or not. some one else could clarify if it is possible
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No I don't think that's possible... I'm pretty sure that Sprint and Verizon (or anybody else) would use the same frequencies for their 4G... they want it to stay fast... trial period is most likely

This Network Vision thing Sprint has been talking about is real. Lots of new LTE towers up recently all over the country. And no there is no 4g roaming between carriers.

4g LTE roaming is not possible between any of the carriers.
ATT LTE uses low 700mhz block & in the future, some AWS and WCS.
Vz LTE uses upper 700mhz block & in the future, AWS.
T-mobile LTE is AWS
Sprint LTE is PCS 1900/ SMR 800 / BRS-EBS 2.5/2.6ghz

I will give sprint a call tomorrow and ask because I need to know if I need to get a good lte phone. Can't even get any 4g on this phone.
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bigblue4life said:
I will give sprint a call tomorrow and ask because I need to know if I need to get a good lte phone. Can't even get any 4g on this phone.
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Yeah Wimax is spotty at best

bigblue4life said:
I 100 percent understand that, that's the reason I was confused because sprint has not setup lte here yet.
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It could be up and not announce it yet. Same as Here in my area (Arecibo PR) LTE is up and running but not officially announced. Even if you call CS they will negate it's up. Only officially available west of PR.
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Just use sensorly and open signal it'll show you exactly where towers are and their broadcast bands (1x, 3g, lte, wimax) and coverage range
I like to break stuff!

It has been confirmed by sprint that lte is in my area and 3 more towers are still being worked on. Just ordered my G Nexus.
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bigblue4life said:
It has been confirmed by sprint that lte is in my area and 3 more towers are still being worked on. Just ordered my G Nexus.
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Shoulda got an s3 or note 2 the gNex is old as dirt in phone age
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Shoulda got an s3 or note 2 the gNex is old as dirt in phone age
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G Nex is a great phone. 3 friends here have one and there is nothing old about it.
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bigblue4life said:
G Nex is a great phone. 3 friends here have one and there is nothing old about it.
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Except it came out 9 months ago and the nexus 4 has already replaced it. Its got a weak camera, low RAM, poor display and did I mention it's old. If it was any phone but a nexus it wouldn't be getting updated anymore and headed for EOL, which it will be EOL less than halfway thru your new contract
I like to break stuff!

My wife has a nexus. Its not bad but it came out before the e4gt. Hers is the verizon version. It does run good for having inferior cpu. Lte radio is a plus. No gorilla glass! Shes shattered 2. Overall great phone just lacks features from s3, but its basically free now. Lte is being built in my town now. So maybe few months and its live letd hope s4 is out.
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Except it came out 9 months ago and the nexus 4 has already replaced it. Its got a weak camera, low RAM, poor display and did I mention it's old. If it was any phone but a nexus it wouldn't be getting updated anymore and headed for EOL, which it will be EOL less than halfway thru your new contract
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I agree with you I dont see the reason of getting that phone unless you got it free without upgrading your contract lol. My co worker still has his and geez it kinda suck to me volume is to low and the screen aint all that but hey guess as long as its a google phone it get plays.
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LTE in Grand Rapids, MI

Just wanted to let you guys know i was getting LTE on Leonard by the corner of Seward and Leonard, all the way up to Target/Khol's on Alpine! Works great indoors and out, in Grand Rapids, MI (i have also heard of people getting it in Byron Center)

And here I am, stuck in Ann Arbor. Oh well.

Nice! Still waiting for sprint to turn on lte in Winston Salem.
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MTsol said:
Nice! Still waiting for sprint to turn on lte in Winston Salem.
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And it makes the unlimited data on Sprint allllll worth it =] it's amazing, i get it on my couch now! I still use Wifi for the sake of battery life and better consistency though!

Congratulations to my northern brethren. It's coming on down in Battle Creek too.
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There is a small and I'm mean SMALL areas in Flint, MI where 4G pops on for me, I went to the Sprint store right by that area and the rep told me that they are installing for the area but are not announcing it since it isn't supposed to be live yet till later this year, but that it was working in some areas....

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stevek216 said:
And here I am, stuck in Ann Arbor. Oh well.
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A friend that lives in Ann Arbor says they're working on the towers right now and that's why you when u stream music it cuts out, they want 4g up by spring apparently he heard through his contact at Sprint which was just a guy at a Sprint store.
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A friend of mine that works for BestBuy mobile was told by his Sprint rep that their goal was to have most of the larger cities along the 94 corridor up by the end of q1. I would think that A2 falls in that category.
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Any Michiganders reporting LTE in the Kalamazoo area? I'm still on the OG Epic with Wimax, but trying to get a feel if maybe some tower work is going on over here for LTE.
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I haven't even seen Winston Salem on the list of cities currently in the upgrade process but the sprint store people say it is coming in March. I don't have a lot of faith in that though.
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benmatlock said:
A friend that lives in Ann Arbor says they're working on the towers right now and that's why you when u stream music it cuts out, they want 4g up by spring apparently he heard through his contact at Sprint which was just a guy at a Sprint store.
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Good news! Even though there are like three square feet on u of m's campus that aren't covered by wifi, I'm kind of depending on 4g+wifi tether to satisfy all my off campus apartment Internet needs lol. Rent around here is obscene.
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Any word on midtown Detroit?

Oh man LTE in GR? Any idea if Holland is going to be coming up soon?

Not yet, but my source told me it was supposed to come on around the same time as Battle Creek. So far there is only 1 tower up here, so I think it's just in the testing phase right now.
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Yeah, they are testing it now, to be officially "launched" they need 2/3 of the city covered, so when they actually do launch Grand Rapids, it'll be a lot more than just Alpine, and at this point, they could turn it off any day since it's not official
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Look what I stumbled across while passing through Lincoln Park/Allen Park! (ignore the Ann Arbor city on BeautifulWidgets, it's not on geolocation weather)
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bay city, saginaw and midland!

I too have picked up a LTE tower in Flint, and between Brighton & Howell. Slowly but surely!

Wow. Wrong screenshot
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