Sensorly | Coverage Map Application - Sprint LG Optimus G

I just discovered this today when I was doing research on coverage in my area because customers were saying they got 4G LTE signal on the south side of my town, and sure enough looking at this map it shows 4G LTE. BUT this app is very convenient because we, as the user, create the map and the coverage by our signal. I just wanted to share this with everyone so that we can create this into something very accurate and so you can keep up with the 4G LTE in your area.
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_Epic said:
I just discovered this today when I was doing research on coverage in my area because customers were saying they got 4G LTE signal on the south side of my town, and sure enough looking at this map it shows 4G LTE. BUT this app is very convenient because we, as the user, create the map and the coverage by our signal. I just wanted to share this with everyone so that we can create this into something very accurate and so you can keep up with the 4G LTE in your area.
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I had the Sensorly app on my phone but it REALLY sucks battery, or did in my experience.

I only use it while driving. So it works super well. And i don't have it set to passive mapping. My town has LTE that is slowly spreading.
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We have such a large number of people here in Orange County that have Sprint but I see no sign of 4G anywhere. WiMax was actually here very quickly but LTE hasn't seen the light.

there's LTE 5 min away from me, but not at my location

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there's LTE 5 min away from me, but not at my location
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Same here. But I've driven in the areas it shows and get nothing.
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Same here. But I've driven in the areas it shows and get nothing.
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jat255 said:
I've found (in DC at least) that in the weak areas, you have to cycle airplane mode or it won't do the handshake correctly.
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That's my experience as well. Just happened to be in a LTE area last night, I was still getting data but the 3G logo was gone and antenna signal was 0. I restarted the phone and the 4G logo popped up.

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I've found (in DC at least) that in the weak areas, you have to cycle airplane mode or it won't do the handshake correctly. I think that will get better as more towers come online though.
There's some pretty good LTE rollout discussion at www.s4gru.com if you're interested in others' experiences.
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s4gru is not bad. It's limited to what users contribute though so if you are not in an LTE area like me, it's not great. It's also not great to getting into the habit of checking the forums for updates every day. That just leads to depressing thoughts...

It won't show anything for me.. How do I get it to work? I click coverage and its just blank
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tsdeaton said:
It won't show anything for me.. How do I get it to work? I click coverage and its just blank
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Enter an address? Or there's no 4G lol.

megamaster2 said:
Enter an address? Or there's no 4G lol.
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Nevermind. Got impatient. Its working now lol
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Poor Reception Fix

For those with less than great reception try this!
Dial *18 from your sprint device.
That is the number for "Sprints Cell Tower Enhancement". It will lock on your present location and boost your signal by at least one bar. You will have to do this as you move about to different locations/towers but if you are stationary and having signal issues, it can help.
Please let me know your results. Wish you luck! :good:
**EDIT**
THIS RELIES ON DIALER CODES. THAT MEANS THIS WILL NOT WORK ON ANY CYANOGENMOD BUILD
IF YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE DIALER CODES ENABLED TRY ##RTN# (##786#) IF YOU GET VIEW OR RESET YOUR GOOD TO GO. IF NOTHING HAPPENS THIS TOOL WILL NOT WORK
hmm, id like to see more details on this
Success100 said:
hmm, id like to see more details on this
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This tool is part of the "Sprint Network Vision" rollout. This is very new, more details as they come. I'll try to get some more technical info from my peeps. You know they don't cover anything but the basics in meetings lol.
Seriously?! This seems too good to be true... I just went from 3 to 5 bars!
I'm still a little skeptical however... Will do some more testing.
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Same here! I'm in an airport for the next 2 hours, this helped a lot.
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Seriously?! This seems too good to be true... I just went from 3 to 5 bars!
I'm still a little skeptical however... Will do some more testing.
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NICE!! Glad to hear it, please do test. I would try at work but I already have 100% reception. Makes me worry about radiation haha
Don't really see how this just got launched and is part of the Sprint Network Vision as there are posts about it that are 2 years old. Supposedly it reconnects you to the nearest Sprint tower so if there are 2 towers within range it will only connect to the nearer one, did nothing for me. I'll keep trying...and wishing!
found this http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-evo-4g/131785-dial-18-when-your-signal-bad.html
Unfortunately, this can't change the laws of physics. I'm still in a near-dead zone with -101dBm signal.
I didn't see bars move but went from a solid -87 to -85
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Don't really see how this just got launched and is part of the Sprint Network Vision as there are posts about it that are 2 years old. Supposedly it reconnects you to the nearest Sprint tower so if there are 2 towers within range it will only connect to the nearer one, did nothing for me. I'll keep trying...and wishing!
found this http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-evo-4g/131785-dial-18-when-your-signal-bad.html
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Hmm I guess the reason it got brought up again is it will start making a bigger footprint now than two years ago. With all IDEN towers nationwide to be converted to CDMA by June 2013 you'll get better coverage and bandwith when using this code due to extra towers.
"Network Vision: Sprint will rollout LTE nationwide, reduce dropped calls by 20-30%, improve 3G speeds 30-50%, remove IDEN network and introduce Sprint Connect on CDMA, increase capacity and introduce HD calling by 2014 nationwide!"
All in all if it helps it's worth it!
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Hmm I guess the reason it got brought up again is it will start making a bigger footprint now than two years ago. With all IDEN towers nationwide to be converted to CDMA by June 2013 you'll get better coverage and bandwith when using this code due to extra towers.
"Network Vision: Sprint will rollout LTE nationwide, reduce dropped calls by 20-30%, improve 3G speeds 30-50%, remove IDEN network and introduce Sprint Connect on CDMA, increase capacity and introduce HD calling by 2014 nationwide!"
All in all if it helps it's worth it!
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Uh, the Network Vision project will not add towers in any significant way. The current IDEN towers will be retired, and the 800 MHz band will be repurposed using essentially the same towers Sprint uses for 1900 MHz service. Perhaps once there is 800 MHz service in most areas, the *18 feature might do something novel (like force a shift to that band) but that is just speculation. Meanwhile, experts tell me it has been around for years and doesn't do much at all.
This didn't work on cm10
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This didn't work on cm10
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Same here.
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Same here.
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I don't think any dialer code will work
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jamcar said:
I don't think any dialer code will work
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I guess this will only work if you are on a touch wiz Rom.
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Hmm I guess the reason it got brought up again is it will start making a bigger footprint now than two years ago. With all IDEN towers nationwide to be converted to CDMA by June 2013 you'll get better coverage and bandwith when using this code due to extra towers.
"Network Vision: Sprint will rollout LTE nationwide, reduce dropped calls by 20-30%, improve 3G speeds 30-50%, remove IDEN network and introduce Sprint Connect on CDMA, increase capacity and introduce HD calling by 2014 nationwide!"
All in all if it helps it's worth it!
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If my 3g speeds are increased by 50% at the most, then I will be looking at 450kb/s down, and about 120kb/s up. That puts me 5 times the speed of dialup? Sprint is really setting its sights high.
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If my 3g speeds are increased by 50% at the most, then I will be looking at 450kb/s down, and about 120kb/s up. That puts me 5 times the speed of dialup? Sprint is really setting its sights high.
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ROFL... I guess it's better than nothing while we wait... LTE looming in the FAR distant future. We all are going crazy with these turtle speeds.
I had 4 bars and it dropped me down to 3
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xCovErtWolFx757 said:
I had 4 bars and it dropped me down to 3
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Strange, are you on the latest PRL? Try to update it and reboot and try again. Let me know if this fixes it.
pangolin.rollin said:
Strange, are you on the latest PRL? Try to update it and reboot and try again. Let me know if this fixes it.
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Didn't do a thing when I was at work with a -100dB signal strength.
I'm running StrongSteve's stock modded rom. But there's only one Sprint tower in my town.

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.
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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:
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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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megamaster2 said:
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.
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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.

Just got 4g Lte in my neighborhood

I got home today from a 6 weeks job training and to my surprise 4g works and it hasn't been announced in my area yet. I live in Springfield Virginia. Pics below. Sprint LTE ftw
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4g lte was turned on in my area, northeast Michigan even though there hasn't been an official release from Verizon.. It was a nice surprise
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4g is worthless unless you're downloading stuff and not near WiFi.
It drains battery like crazy and has no effect on calls or texts.
I turn it off until I need it.
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Sveke said:
4g is worthless unless you're downloading stuff and not near WiFi.
It drains battery like crazy and has no effect on calls or texts.
I turn it off until I need it.
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Nice opinion but it's not fact. 4G is great, it does not do anything for battery on my device because I always have 4 bars in the city I live in. I enjoy having it for fast browsing, fast loading of apps like facebook and currents etc.
I can't wait until there is nothing but 4G available, then let's see you say how "worthless" it is. Seriously.
uuuh Springfield, you know the Simpson family? xD
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Nice opinion but it's not fact. 4G is great, it does not do anything for battery on my device because I always have 4 bars in the city I live in. I enjoy having it for fast browsing, fast loading of apps like facebook and currents etc.
I can't wait until there is nothing but 4G available, then let's see you say how "worthless" it is. Seriously.
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OK bro, Mr minority 4 bars of 4g...
Who has that? Its a known fact that its a major drain on those of us with crappy 4g, the majority.
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Sveke said:
OK bro, Mr minority 4 bars of 4g...
Who has that? Its a known fact that its a major drain on those of us with crappy 4g, the majority.
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Actually, 4G is pretty normal in almost all major cities at this point which is where a much higher population of people reside statistically. This means more people get 4G than don't. If you live in the sticks then that may be an issue for you but it definitely does not mean 4G is worthless.
BTW, no need to be rude just because you don't live in an area that has good 4G reception.
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aboxico CALL:
I see no utility in 4g for a phone other than battery draining
dankblaze said:
Actually, 4G is pretty normal in almost all major cities at this point which is where a much higher population of people reside statistically. This means more people get 4G than don't. If you live in the sticks then that may be an issue for you but it definitely does not mean 4G is worthless.
BTW, no need to be rude just because you don't live in an area that has good 4G reception.
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BALL GAME!!! This man got facts and that's something sveke lacks lol
dankblaze said:
Actually, 4G is pretty normal in almost all major cities at this point which is where a much higher population of people reside statistically. This means more people get 4G than don't. If you live in the sticks then that may be an issue for you but it definitely does not mean 4G is worthless.
BTW, no need to be rude just because you don't live in an area that has good 4G reception.
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Even in small cities.
I live in a small town of 3,000 and we have Verizon LTE.
No HUGE towns nearby either, nearest medium size town being 21 miles away.
Kartiel said:
I got home today from a 6 weeks job training and to my surprise 4g works and it hasn't been announced in my area yet. I live in Springfield Virginia. Pics below. Sprint LTE ftw
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I'm in Landover, MD and get LTE at my home.
I went to Temple hills,MD area and got 23MB down!
I think all sprint says is the DC-MD corridor is supposed to be completed by end of year
Tethering at LTE speed to my Nexus 10 is priceless!!!
I love having 4G LTE. Mine is not as fast as others who have posted in this thread, but it still beats the hell out of 3G. I don't notice it draining the battery any more than wifi, and with those speeds, it is better than wifi.
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Sveke said:
4g is worthless unless you're downloading stuff and not near WiFi.
It drains battery like crazy and has no effect on calls or texts.
I turn it off until I need it.
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Same, that's why I love AOKP ROMs with the LTE toggle
My 2 cents...
Im in Nashville, TN and over here, on Verizon, I have LTE everywhere. In fact, I never see my phone drop to 3G.
Is it a battery drain? Yes it is. Which is why I also toggle LTE off when Im not using it.
Do I actually use it? Well, If I was on Sprint with "Unlimited LTE" or if I had unlimited with Verizon I would use LTE 24-7 if I had unlimited data. In fact, If I had unlimited data I would just remove my Comcast Wifi and use LTE for all my data at home LOL.
what about battery life?
I heard it eats like a horse...
No, it eats like a dinosaur on gnex.
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has no effect on calls or texts.
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You mean other then giving you voice and data at the same time?
Here in Houston, where we supposedly were part of the initial LTE rollout, 4G is still a hit or miss. 1 mile down the road from my old apartment, I could get 30 mbps down, 15 mbps up, but inside my apartment, I only had 1 to 2 bars of dead slow 3g.
Also, signals indoors are usually horrendous. I'm giving sprint until the end of my contract in a year to show me they can improve.
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Got the same thing right around Christmas and i thought i was dreaming. Hey when you live in a rural area and have to use satellite for internet 4g is a welcome surprise.
Speeds aren't the best I've seen, approx 10mg down and up, but that's way nicer than the 3g i was used to.
I think in general battery life had improved. Typically i would try to toggle LTE off when home but half the time I'd forget so it'd drain a bit quicker searching.
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LTE has been slowly creeping (literally) into Colchester, CT for a couple months now, it finally got to my house. I used to have 3G with maybe 0-1 bars, now it's 4G with the same, getting about 2.8 mbps, but it's actually usable now!

Seriously sprint? This is what I waited almost a year for?

Give me a efffing break
I love the 90s. Good times.
LMAO those speeds look good compared to mine. Frankfort, KY here and average around 200kpbs down.
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LMAO those speeds look good compared to mine. Frankfort, KY here and average around 200kpbs down.
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It's about the same speed I had on my epic 4g. Thought it would be way faster. I'm going run another test and post.
I love the 90s. Good times.
I love the 90s. Good times.
Here's mine!
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Sorry to add hurt to injury, but this shouldve really gone in the LTE sticky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824897
CNexus said:
Sorry to add hurt to injury, but this shouldve really gone in the LTE sticky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824897
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So gonna bury another one for this thread.. Soon one of our lovely mods will lock this and bury with the rest of them..
We have no LTE down here in Pensacola, I'll see 2 ish on a good day with my 3G!
MarkelofRazr said:
Here's mine!
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Wifi?
MarkelofRazr said:
Here's mine!
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Wifi?
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It could be 4G, I've seen broadband speeds on 4G before, but the upload speed seems like it is being throttled.
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It could be 4G, I've seen broadband speeds on 4G before, but the upload speed seems like it is being throttled.
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I"m saying the wifi icon is on, it's not using the modem...I think the OP is voicing frustration regarding LTE being turned on in his area that we all have been waiting for
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I"m saying the wifi icon is on, it's not using the modem...I think the OP is voicing frustration regarding LTE being turned on in his area that we all have been waiting for
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Exactly what a huge waste. Verizon 3g speed is faster than that crap I posted
I am barely hitting 3mbits on 4g here in Michigan. Even when i was in downtown Chicago i was only hitting about 5mbits on 4g. Maybe its just slow cause they are not finished yet?
Wait one GD minute. You are getting .371mbs on LTE???
Is this good? Lol
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OP, you must not be connected to your nearest site. Given your 1x signal bars, you should have a better wireless connection for LTE. But LTE is not active on your nearest site and thus, you're getting signal from a distant one. Give it time and I guarantee that speeds will be better than what you're getting.
You must be getting around a -115dBm value for your current speeds to be that slow. Try downloading CDMA field test and see what the rsrp signal strength is on LTE.
This is my speed on LTE after school today:
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E The Magnificent said:
Give me a efffing break
I love the 90s. Good times.
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Around here in NYC, where Sprint is still building out their LTE network, there are places where I barely scratch 500 Kb/s, places where I get 5 Mb/s, and places where I see 25 Mb/s. It depends on a lot of things, but primarily signal strength. And if your network is still being rolled out, don't expect anything stellar until they finish. There is really no reason to be pissed off. You want the best LTE network out there, Verizon is waiting for you. Want unlimited data and lower price, be patient while the network is being built around you. Sprint LTE speeds are solid in areas where the signal is strong. BTW, the signal bars do not correlate with LTE strength.
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OP, you must not be connected to your nearest site. Given your 1x signal bars, you should have a better wireless connection for LTE. But LTE is not active on your nearest site and thus, you're getting signal from a distant one. Give it time and I guarantee that speeds will be better than what you're getting.
You must be getting around a -115dBm value for your current speeds to be that slow. Try downloading CDMA field test and see what the rsrp signal strength is on LTE.
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I sure hope so
I love the 90s. Good times.
In Washington, here I get 200-3000 on 3g lol..
Lmao ain't too bad eh?
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LTE? Does The Icon Change?

Silly question, but I'm curious. In my area, according to what I have seen on T-Mobile's website, there is some LTE coverage in the greater downtown area. Although I have "4G" just about everywhere, I have also been through the downtown areas and never seen an LTE icon or anything like that on my phone. Speed test results have also not shown anything significant either. Can someone with known LTE chime in?
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Silly question, but I'm curious. In my area, according to what I have seen on T-Mobile's website, there is some LTE coverage in the greater downtown area. Although I have "4G" just about everywhere, I have also been through the downtown areas and never seen an LTE icon or anything like that on my phone. Speed test results have also not shown anything significant either. Can someone with known LTE chime in?
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Yep, here's a screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/OubhiYj.jpg
It will say LTE along with the 4G icon
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Yep, here's a screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/OubhiYj.jpg
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Perfect! I hit the thanks button for you.
Wow 33mb download
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Wow 33mb download
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Yeah crazy right?
A similar question (I have neither an S4 nor T-Mobile service at this time, but will in the near future).
When you switch from HSPA+ "4G" to LTE 4G... is there an interruption in service for a few seconds as you change networks? I have a Nexus S 4G on Sprint right now, and where I live if I drive 10 miles I will go back and forth between 3G and 4G several times. And every time 4G becomes either available or unavailable, I will have a several second interruption in service while it switches networks. It's so annoying that I sometimes completely disable 4G because I'd rather have slow steady 3G than all these switches back and forth with gaps. Does that make sense?
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A similar question (I have neither an S4 nor T-Mobile service at this time, but will in the near future).
When you switch from HSPA+ "4G" to LTE 4G... is there an interruption in service for a few seconds as you change networks? I have a Nexus S 4G on Sprint right now, and where I live if I drive 10 miles I will go back and forth between 3G and 4G several times. And every time 4G becomes either available or unavailable, I will have a several second interruption in service while it switches networks. It's so annoying that I sometimes completely disable 4G because I'd rather have slow steady 3G than all these switches back and forth with gaps. Does that make sense?
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Its quite normal it just means your radio is switching signals and theres a small down time for a second while it searches for the change in frequency.
Your probably seeing the O with a line thru it for a split second then signal bars arise
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lojak29 said:
Its quite normal it just means your radio is switching signals and theres a small down time for a second while it searches for the change in frequency.
Your probably seeing the O with a line thru it for a split second then signal bars arise
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Yes, I do understand the reason behind it and that it's normal for my phone.
But I have never used an HSPA+ or LTE network or phone and I'm asking if the same thing happens with the S4 when switching between HSPA+ and LTE. I assume it does, but would appreciate confirmation from someone with the phone, on Tmobile, with both networks available in their area. Thanks.

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