I would like to find what is the usual network speed for Wind Mobile in Canada.
Currently I am seeing 3 MB download and 90-114 KB upload in North York, ON, using T769UVLH5 or T989DTLLE4 radios.
Anyone got better throughput?
Same speeds at Cooksville, ON, with LE4, LI1, LH1.
Download Network signal info app. It tells you what maximum speeds your tower can give you. Mines always at 7.2mbps where as this phone is capable of 42mbps i suppose.
When I was on Wind in Vancouver, there were a couple of spots I would get 5. But 2-3 was usual on different phones.
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They are supposed to be rolling out speed upgrades to their towers next year.
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Are the speed upgrades announced somewhere?
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Dumped Sprint after 11 years, started going down hill with the EVO 4g, $10 forced premium data...premium...ha ha what a joke.
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yep same here, loving my pre paid wt mobile with the galaxy, best thing is I never have to turn on another radio to get fastest downloads if its there I just get it. Then agian I really dont need 20mbps+ download speeds Im not running my home network off my phone
I usually get into the mid 20's on my upload, but It's been slow today.
DL is decent but i see higher when people are asleep. its 3pm right now.
Here's my best Verizon test. It's usually in the mid 20's for download and teens for upload. Over 40 down from a server in Mexico, and I'm in the St Louis area... not bad.
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Decent, I sure hope they improve for you guys tho. I get mad when my lte is around those speeds.
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Well I hope those speeds are actually better for you guys
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Its only a test site I'm sure it will be better once they flip the switch.
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I usually get into the mid 20's on my upload, but It's been slow today.
DL is decent but i see higher when people are asleep. its 3pm right now.
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Well as you can see in my sig that was my highest speed test ever
all I care that I can make calls / texts / listen to pandoria , sirius xm , di.fm , or winamp shoutcast so I am guessing few mbps is good enough for all of that as long as we have coverage that is the reason I dumped AT&T for Verizon
I have family plan so I have few dollars difference since I have it with my friends on AT&T we used to pay 63.50 each now it's 77$ but we got more data [4gb] and better coverage = win win
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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
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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.
I'm in NYC and since the Hurricane came through reception hasn't been up to par. But this morning I had trouble making calls and when I glanced at my lock screen I saw AT&T on top. How does that happen?
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i got the same thing im in NY too
You guys are probably roaming on AT&T because the T-Mobile towers nearest you are down.
Unless it's a government conspiracy......
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You guys are probably roaming on AT&T because the T-Mobile towers nearest you are down.
Unless it's a government conspiracy......
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The conspiracy thing is more entertaining
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/...dts-seven-year-umts-roaming-agreement-gets-d/
What you're experiencing is a result of T-Mobile and AT&T temporarily agreeing to open each other's networks to allow roaming for all their customers in the affected storm areas.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411599,00.asp
Here in crown heights we still have tmobile service.
Its errie watching downtown not light up.
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Wow i just manually switched over to 1900mhz and at&t poppped up.
Data is about 128kbps, so still works but seems to be provisioned at the lower tier.
Checking lte.
I roam on ATT on occasion when I got visit my friend in BFE. Speeds are sometimes decent.
I have roamed on AT&T before too when i was on the Big Island of Hawaii. mine said i had edge service but was never able to connect to data
Been dealing with tmo tech support about a month and a half now and wanted to get other feedback.
Having a real problem with LTE dropping which causes other issues such as data slow, no sound (from me) on call and long time to dial (upwards of a minute). Tried all troubleshoot steps. Also tested on S6, Note5, and of course my S6 Edge+.
Narrowed problem to be different type towers that I'm in the middle of. Have 2 4G LTE towers within a couple of miles and 2 2g towers same distance (this is my work location). So problem seems to be that the phone is registering the 2g signal being the better one if I'm in one part of the building (single story restaurant) then I move to another part of the building the LTE signal becomes better. The phone constantly is front to switch back and forth.
Had a note3 at same location and never saw this problem.
Anyone else noticing this "signal fluxuation?"
Have you tried forcing LTE?
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Have you tried forcing LTE?
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Thank you. That seemed to work. I'm now seeing it drop to one bar of 4G LTE whereas before it wild have switched on me. One bar of 4G LTE is still better than 5 bars of 2g.
Does anyone know which of these two has the most or strongest coverage areas with 4G / 4G LTE in the USA? I'm asking because I'm currently using AT&T and their services cover just about every area I have been to. The 4G is awesome. But StraightTalk gives you 5 GB of high-speed data for just $45.00 /mo. while AT&T only offers 2 GB. Is StraightTalk's services as good as or better than AT&T's?
Straight talk uses 3 different networks for byop. Sprint,at&t, and T-Mobile networks. If youre using an at&t modeled phone on straight talk youre still using at&t network. If you brought a tmobile phone to them it would use t mobiles network. And same thing for sprint phones. But why not go to cricket? Im using my unlocked d851 on cricket which is also at&ts network. But i get 10gb LTE for 60 a month. Im definitely happy with it. I havent gone over my high speed limit yet. Ive been with cricket for 5 months now
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Does anyone know which of these two has the most or strongest coverage areas with 4G / 4G LTE in the USA? I'm asking because I'm currently using AT&T and their services cover just about every area I have been to. The 4G is awesome. But StraightTalk gives you 5 GB of high-speed data for just $45.00 /mo. while AT&T only offers 2 GB. Is StraightTalk's services as good as or better than AT&T's?
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Straight talk uses 3 different networks for byop. Sprint,at&t, and T-Mobile networks. If youre using an at&t modeled phone on straight talk youre still using at&t network. If you brought a tmobile phone to them it would use t mobiles network. And same thing for sprint phones. But why not go to cricket? Im using my unlocked d851 on cricket which is also at&ts network. But i get 10gb LTE for 60 a month. Im definitely happy with it. I havent gone over my high speed limit yet. Ive been with cricket for 5 months now
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I see. It's good to know that 10 GB is good for a whole month. Did you know that StraightTalk also offers 10 GB / mo. for $55.00 /mo.? BTW, I decided to go with StraightTalk AT&T's services! I love AT&T!
No i didnt know that. Well maybe ill switch to them next month. I had a sprint phone i used with them a couple years ago. Do they still have a processing fee on bill payments? Because cricket is 60 dollars even. Ill def go for 55/ month straight talk. I just hope they dont give me a sim that uses t mobile network. Att is so much better in chicago area than tmo
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Thats super legit. I just checked straight talk .com i can just order a sim card thats att compatible since my phone is unlocked. Have you began your service yet?
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Does anyone know which of these two has the most or strongest coverage areas with 4G / 4G LTE in the USA? I'm asking because I'm currently using AT&T and their services cover just about every area I have been to. The 4G is awesome. But StraightTalk gives you 5 GB of high-speed data for just $45.00 /mo. while AT&T only offers 2 GB. Is StraightTalk's services as good as or better than AT&T's?
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Thanks for the info. Ill be saving 60 dollars a year beginning next month. The reason i asked if youve activated, im wondering does straight talk use a att.net based apn or if they use an aiowireless.net apn like cricket does. No big deal either way i guess. I can testify the aio apn works just fine but i just imagine an apn with "att" in the address to be faster lol.. This is based on nothing
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No i didnt know that. Well maybe ill switch to them next month. I had a sprint phone i used with them a couple years ago. Do they still have a processing fee on bill payments? Because cricket is 60 dollars even. Ill def go for 55/ month straight talk. I just hope they dont give me a sim that uses t mobile network. Att is so much better in chicago area than tmo
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Thats super legit. I just checked straight talk .com i can just order a sim card thats att compatible since my phone is unlocked. Have you began your service yet?
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Thanks for the info. Ill be saving 60 dollars a year beginning next month. The reason i asked if youve activated, im wondering does straight talk use a att.net based apn or if they use an aiowireless.net apn like cricket does. No big deal either way i guess. I can testify the aio apn works just fine but i just imagine an apn with "att" in the address to be faster lol.. This is based on nothing
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No. I have not begun my service yet. I just ordered a StraightTalk-AT&T Micro-SIM Card Kit off of eBay. It's coming form North Carolina. I live in South Carolina so I'm hoping to have it by Saturday. I'm switching when I get it. I've already used up my 2 GB of High-Speed Data from AT&T GoPhone. 2 GB is no where near enough data for me. I can't wait to switch!
Looking to change from Sprint to T-Mobile & get the S8 Plus.
I live in Northern Jersey - Giant Stadium area.
Can you guys tell me how the service quality?
Also do they have Volte? (Voice over lte)
Thanks
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From my experience. The service here in nyc is great. I always have full bars it doesn't matter where I go. I live in the bronx and work in manhattan and never had a dropped call or bad reception. I'm not sure about any of the other boroughs thought. Tmoble does have volte.
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Looking to change from Sprint to T-Mobile & get the S8 Plus.
I live in Northern Jersey - Giant Stadium area.
Can you guys tell me how the service quality?
Also do they have Volte? (Voice over lte)
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Working perfectly fine here in Brooklyn, been in most corners of Manhattan and parts of Queens never experience any problem. Yes they have voLTE, HD Calls, WI-FI calling, Multiline (Digit) etc.
5 Boroughs T-Mobile works ?, even better when you USED THE UNLOCKED UFIRMWARE AND T-MOBILE (CP) or BETTER KNOWN AS MODEM. I GOT OVER A 100 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS AND HAVE THE PROOF. also my 3 S7 Edge RUNNING ANDROID 6.0 and 7.0 ALL RUN OVER 100 MBPS. HOW I KNOW, BECAUSE I MANAGED INVESTMENT PROPERTYS IN ALL 5 BOROUGHS. EVEN IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY I HAVE GOT OVER 80 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. T-Mobile RUNS GOOD IN N.Y. CITY.
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Also VERIZON WORKS GREAT TOO, THEIR SPEEDS IS NECK AND NECK WITH T-MOBILE. I HAD VERIZON SERVICE WORKING ON MY UNLOCK T-MOBILE S7 EDGE RUNNING VERIZON S7 EDGE FIRMWARE. IT WORK 100% AS A STANDARD VERIZON PHONE.
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5 Boroughs T-Mobile works , even better when you USED THE UNLOCKED UFIRMWARE AND T-MOBILE (CP) or BETTER KNOWN AS MODEM. I GOT OVER A 100 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS AND HAVE THE PROOF. also my 3 S7 Edge RUNNING ANDROID 6.0 and 7.0 ALL RUN OVER 100 MBPS. HOW I KNOW, BECAUSE I MANAGED INVESTMENT PROPERTYS IN ALL 5 BOROUGHS. EVEN IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY I HAVE GOT OVER 80 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS. T-Mobile RUNS GOOD IN N.Y. CITY.
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Also VERIZON WORKS GREAT TOO, THEIR SPEEDS IS NECK AND NECK WITH T-MOBILE. I HAD VERIZON SERVICE WORKING ON MY UNLOCK T-MOBILE S7 EDGE RUNNING VERIZON S7 EDGE FIRMWARE. IT WORK 100% AS A STANDARD VERIZON PHONE.
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WHY ARE YOU YELLING???
I live in Brookyn, work in the City. Don't get dropped calls. Although, this is about carrier and not about the device.
Nah not yelling, just putting the words in big letters.
Also, what I have notice in running different FIRMWARE. When I flash the U FIRMWARE or EVEN T-MOBILE FIRMWARE, I get max LTE SPEEDS of 65 MBPS in certain areas. Then one day I flash T-Mobile CP on the U FIRMWARE, I got a 20 MBPS increase on download speeds and 10 to 15 MBPS on upload speeds. Was amazed by how much difference after doing that. Now my S7 Edge RUNNING ANDROID 7.0 U FIRMWARE and T-MOBILE CP, the speed is excellent. Now I did the same on my T-MOBILE S8+, the speeds are even higher on this device. So from now on I'll be FLASHING the FIRMWARE between device for better performance. Someone was saying something about the 4x4 QAM, I KNOW it as 256 QAM carrier aggregation. But definitely between the U FIRMWARE and T-MOBILE CP or MODEM allow the device to pull high network speeds. So I definitely recommended anyone who wants try it, only thing you loose video calls. I don't like video calls anyway, what's app works great. I prefer the higher speeds.
I've had mine for about a month now. I'm mainly between Brooklyn and New Jersey and havent dealt with any dropped calls... Wifi stays on for me throughout the day... Updated to the latest t-mobile firmware and the phone still works great... Way better than my iPhone did lol
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Works fine in Buffalo, NY as well. I travel to NYC once in a while and the reception there is great. However, reception on I-90 is ****, even Spotify won't load the next song.
incredible service - no dropped calls - no delays in txts - avg data speeds are between 30-70 in most places...so like being on wifi.... even all over nj it is the same.... the only slowdown is a few blocks in s.i. near the outter br and on the nj trnpk around newark airport but i think all carriers struggle there a bit..
overall, great svc (much better than the junky Sprint network that i left 3mo ago)