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I'm on T-Mobile, but trying to decide between Sprint and Verizon. I really hate Verizon, but all I keep reading online is how horrible Sprint's coverage is. Can you guys let me know how the service is on your new Evo 3Ds? I was planning to make the switch this September, but now I'm not so sure. My T-Mobile coverage is spotty at best and I only get EDGE speeds at work, so it can't be THAT bad. I hope not, at least.
Anyways, your opinions on Verizon and Sprint would greatly help me in trying to decide what to do next. I will NOT be a part of AT&T again and Sprint seems like the best choice. But if they get a flood of new customers, people on other forums are saying it will slow the Sprint network to a crawl (due to Verizon's new tiered data plans) Thanks.
I can assure you that you WILL get better coverage with Sprint. T-Mobile may have faster 3g but Sprints data coverage easily trumps T-mobiles. My sister complained ALL THE TIME in minnesota
Sprint speeds 3g speeds in Southern California are terrible. I put up with 200-300kbps and never really had a problem with it, until I came on here and saw people saying they regularly get 1000kbps
In CT at least.....Sprint coverage is halfway between T-Mobiles & ATT's spotty coverage and Verizon's the best.....For me I keep it for the $ and the good service I get at the local Sprint Store.
Yeah, I guess I shouldn't care as much since my friend's Epic 4G gets some good data speeds at work. I'm just worried about tons of people switching from Verizon and T-Mobile for Sprint and the network getting really bogged down.
Oh yeah and rumors are saying Sprint's getting the next Nexus possibly. Huge plus there and the Evo 3D is pretty bad ass. Checked out the other day and the 3D is pretty legit.
3g in my area has gone to ****. only 3 towers in my city and my verizon phones always get 300-400Kb/s at my house (a known dead zone according to verizon) and - even in a good signal area - the sprint phones are only getting 50-70Kb/s. in a good signal area the verzion phones are getting min 600Kb/s to 1.2Mb/s. even the the bigger city 50 mi away it's the same results.
Sprint 3G is terrible on the 3D...I hate saying it, but it's true. 3G wasn't great with my hero either, however, it wasn't as bad as with the 3D.
That being said, don't get me wrong, I still love the 3D, and hope there will be an update to the radio soon. If not, maybe when 4G hits this part of my area signals will get better.
Sprint data here in baton rouge,la are good.alot better than at&t,tmobile.verizon is good here too.
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My 3G and 4G have gone to hell over the past several months. This at my home right outside Phila., PA.
Over an 11 day period my average speed both 3G & 4G (when it'll connect) combined is 657kbps download, 391kbps upload, ping to test server (Comcast Phila.) 120ms.
My signal strength hovers in the -93dbm to -101dbm. Used to be -82dbm to -88dbm when I had much better data rates. Voice has never been a problem.
This is on an EVO 4g, not 3D.
Here in Montgomery, Alabama I'm getting 1 to 1.5 Mbps download speeds on 3g. There is only one 4G tower here, and luckily its a half mile from my job, but I'm getting 4.5 to 7 Mbps download. I would say coverage is very good, and you can't beat Sprint's prices.
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I'd honestly stay with tmobile....I just switched to sprint from tmobile and really regret it...the 4g speeds are phenomenal...but the 3vo...(or atleast mines) doesn't hold signal....I'm on my 2nd phone and was basically told by sprint reps that the only option I have is to cancel since I'm still in my 30 day return period. Wtf !?!
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Coverage AREA is great, but speeds are pathetic in many areas across the US. Sprint is way behind in tower backhaul or something in these areas.
Well where I live when I was on TMO I only got 1 - 2 bars and edge. Now that I switched to sprint I get 5 - 6 bars with 3G. TMO 3G is way faster, but sprints 3G is stil fast enough for what I need. Hope this helps. Also noticed that TMO allows you full speed DL up to 200 mb, but afterwards past the 200 mb they throttle you. Atleast Sprint doesnt throttle. Just saying.
sprint 3g here sucks, and im finding my phone roaming on verizon more and more. a year ago id rarely ever roam, but now its becoming a daily occurance that i hear that roaming notification tone a few times.
I absolutely love this phone but the 3g speeds are kind if making me want to switch to tmobile and just use the sensation.
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As long as nobody else in on the tower your sitting right next to Sprint is fast. I notice a big difference at work when I'm there early or real late versus in the middle of the day. And don't expect the 4G to be that great on the 3vo. I too have connection issues when I'm outside in an area where my OG Evo got great reception. The 3vo seriously needs some radio updates.
A buddy of mine at work has T-mobile. His data blows mine out of the water. I'm talking 3 megs versus 56k. And that's no joke.
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I'm on T-Mobile, but trying to decide between Sprint and Verizon. I really hate Verizon, but all I keep reading online is how horrible Sprint's coverage is. Can you guys let me know how the service is on your new Evo 3Ds? I was planning to make the switch this September, but now I'm not so sure. My T-Mobile coverage is spotty at best and I only get EDGE speeds at work, so it can't be THAT bad. I hope not, at least.
Anyways, your opinions on Verizon and Sprint would greatly help me in trying to decide what to do next. I will NOT be a part of AT&T again and Sprint seems like the best choice. But if they get a flood of new customers, people on other forums are saying it will slow the Sprint network to a crawl (due to Verizon's new tiered data plans) Thanks.
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Florida, 3g before root and tweak . 0.40-1.9 mbs, thats not bad, cause i thether over 400 mbs download through usb, that's pretty awsome,, the tyrant att will give me a thousand dollar bill by now so i left them... Though the network is not as it used to be on Sprint its still pretty good. the 4g coverage is not perfected yet but It still beat anybody else. Think about it you get thunderbolt and thether you'll be cut short/T-mobile with the new ATT, so run away from all the tyrants and unlimite yourself with sprint...
I switched from TMO and as far as data speeds go, i really regret it. I went from 3-6mbps average to a whopping 150-300kbps.... Love this phone but it needs a radio update ASAP and Sprint has to get off their lazy butts and upgrade their network to handle all the users they are reeling in with their EVO's
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My og EVO was getting very similar 3g speed tests as my friends thunderbolt. Now I have occasionally noticed that my 3vo is loading a little bit slower but I'm still getting 1.6 mb/s on 3g often. I'm in the Orem area of Utah.
Meh around Philly
I live about 10 miles NW of Philadelphia and get about 500 in each direction on 3G. This is with the Evo 3D. I really wish Sprint would get it together and up the 4G coverage in my area because I live on the fringe so the switch from 3G to 4G kills me. WHEN i am connected to 4G I get about 2.5mb down and 1.5 up. My wife gets the same speeds on her 3G iPhone(verizon)....
Now that is what you call premium data!
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Sounds like Sprint. You may want to check with them to see if their nearby tower is down for maintenance.
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Now that is what you call premium data!
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I went to Myrtle Beach about a month ago and my speeds were exactly like that all weekend, my phone was pretty much useless the entire weekend.
I had an issue like that where my service is usually perfect. Lasted a week, then it came back up and the speeds are great. I suspect tower/backhaul upgrades now that the cat is out of the bag with their network strategy update.
Yeah, I'm not sure what is going on but for the past couple of months the service in my area has been awful. I was completely roaming for two months after a storm and now service is back on and the speeds are super slow. Worst part is I've been waiting for them to upgrade to 4G in my area since I had the OG Evo 4G and now Verizon's LTE is creeping closer and closer to my area!
I really believe Sprint's problem is backhaul. My buddy has verizon and usually get's any where from 800kbs-1mb down all the time. Most of the time I'm between 140kbs-300kbs. Oh what I would give to have consistint 1mb download speed. I really don't even care about 4G! Just give me fast 3G!!!
I have had the same issue. My 3G is flat out unusable and I am always roaming. -_- I might have to switch out to verizon and deal with the data cap but at least I will good voice coverage and great 3G/4G speeds. I love how Sprint has true unlimited, but it comes at a price.
there 3g network in many areas is just complete crap. it is in my area, it get so overloaded in the evenings 3g is not even useable. hell even during off peak hours its not even fast enough to stream pandora, youtube, anything. premium data my ass.
I get great speeds actually so I can't complain usually a great 4G signal in the crapper too
Now that has never happened before
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Detroit is horrible. The suburbs are anyway. Typically 300 down, but around 1000 at night.
I guess you could always use the Verizon prl to get them to terminate your contract, then sign with a better carrier in your area.
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Burning rubber baby!
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Burning rubber baby!
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LOL, you better slow down before someone gets hurt! LOL
Worst part is I'm such a sprint die hard and absolutely hate Verizon! Sprint is just getting really hard to stay loyal to. I've been with them for over 10 years. The only carrier I would even consider is Tmo but they are worse in my area then Sprint. I'm really rooting for Sprint, just get it together already!
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you should try the 00001.prl file see if the speeds get any better. Sometimes its just the area you are in or the time of day. here in wichita,KS sometimes it doesnt matter what network I'm on..
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LOL, you better slow down before someone gets hurt! LOL
Worst part is I'm such a sprint die hard and absolutely hate Verizon! Sprint is just getting really hard to stay loyal to. I've been with them for over 10 years. The only carrier I would even consider is Tmo but they are worse in my area then Sprint. I'm really rooting for Sprint, just get it together already!
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I don't see it getting any better with all the people jumping ship to Sprint to get unlimited data on their iPhone. If the network is overrun now imagine in a month.
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I don't see it getting any better with all the people jumping ship to Sprint to get unlimited data on their iPhone. If the network is overrun now imagine in a month.
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Imagine if you paid attention to announcements like today.
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I don't see it getting any better with all the people jumping ship to Sprint to get unlimited data on their iPhone. If the network is overrun now imagine in a month.
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Damn, that sucks for you guys. I guess I'm lucky to get good 3g speeds here in Vegas.
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Imagine if you paid attention to announcements like today.
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the promise of lte a year from now? Wow. Great. It kinda reminds me how sprint has been telling me "60 more days and 4g will be on in your area...." Those promises started right after I bought the original evo.
Using the 00001 prl works great, just like sprint should. Unfortunately that is a Verizon prl and sprint will quickly whack you for excessive roaming.
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Just did a speed test. 146 kbps. -_-
I'm happy here in Wisconsin.
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I also get very horrible 3G where I live.. I hope sprint starts fixing this or I will be jumping ship to Verizon or ATT.. I don't really care about C.S, I care about the reliable data speeds and coverage. Check out my results on 3G..
Did anyone see this on bgr?
http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/17/atts-...ound-to-be-nations-fastest-wireless-services/
They basically say Sprint lags behind everyone in 3G and 4G. I personally get really good 3G speeds (>1mbps), and 4G when I can get it but it is not at my house or work. Just in between. Not wanting to be a whiner. I feel like when Sprint rolls out LTE and Network Vision everywhere we'll be back. I'm rather happy with my wireless data, but it seems we are right now missing out on a lot.
My 3g speeds are just pathetic now. They used to be decent, like in the 800 plus range at work. Now I'm lucky if I pull 100kbps. Plus I always drop in and out and even go to roaming sometimes. Please hurry up the roll out sprint.
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You guys have it made.I cant even browse facebook most days.Thats why I call it
"Sprint - The (i hope you dont need it right) Now Network.
This isn't anything new. They suck I give them 1 year. I like them a lot, just need to get their **** in order. The only reason I let them slide is price and I'm on wifi 20 hours of the day
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Sprint DOES lag behind on network speeds. Even with the upgrades they've done in my area. Things have improved, but I don't think they're anything to brag about. Even 4G wimax when I have a strong signal is pitiful. There are times I feel 4G wimax is like AT&T or T-Mobile 3G. I don't complain, really, because it's fast enough for me to get by. But... congrats on taking the red pill and waking up
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This isn't anything new. They suck I give them 1 year. I like them a lot, just need to get their **** in order. The only reason I let them slide is price and I'm on wifi 20 hours of the day
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I kind of feel like this also. In a year or so from now, I expect to have fast LTE and good 3G as a backup. If that is not the case I may go elsewhere. Allthough I hate to lose unlimited data and the other perks of being with sprint.
my 3g and now 4g speeds are pretty pathetic. 3g is 100k most of the time except in the evenings when the towers are so overloaded it drops to 1x or 3g will just timeout on everything and 4g is now down to anywhere between 200k and 500k during the evening and 1.5-2mb during the rest of the time. yet sprint continues to say theres no problems in the area lol.
This is definitely not news. My Sprint service has sucked for a while now.
I'm roaming often, and when I'm not roaming the signal is weak. When I'm lucky enough to get a good signal, 3G is still slower than dial up speeds, and 4G is slower than Verizon's 3G.
Sprint is in real trouble if they don't fix this. The only reason I am still with them is because I really do like my Evo 3D. No other carrier has a comparable phone, and I'm stuck in a contract anyway.
If Verizon got a Samsung Galaxy S 3D, I'd probably break my contract with Sprint to go to Verizon.
Who cares about unlimited data if it's practically unusable in most real world scenarios?
My city isn't even on the list of future LTE markets yet either, so I'm not holding my breath for that. I do have Wimax, but it's pretty crappy.
Sprint has totally fell off. I remember a few years ago when Sprint used to consistently be first or second in these data speed comparisons. Now I would have been shocked if they weren't picked last. And I'm sure most Sprint customers would have also been shocked if Sprint was anything but last in this most recent comparison.
Sprint has got more and more expensive over the years, and the service has got worse and worse. Not a very good outlook for the future at all.
does anybody really think sprint lte will be fast? why do they not assume it will be similar to Wimax speeds?
sprint has 3g but nobody assumes it is as fast as the competition.
rude awakening! you will be unsatisfied with lte speeds and then you will realize that Wimax wasn't the problem, SPRINT is the problem
royshero said:
This isn't anything new. They suck I give them 1 year. I like them a lot, just need to get their **** in order. The only reason I let them slide is price and I'm on wifi 20 hours of the day
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as soon as there network is upgraded... they will morph right into verizon's evil twin. price, and everything. just watch.
the only thing keeping them from not charging an ass load of money is that they are being outperformed in network capability in a lot of areas. i am fortunate to live in an area with very good 4g and 3g, so i can't complain. but man i sure feel your guys' pain with the slow network ****. that would be frustrating. it's like paying for wifi and your wifi is never working or never running fast.
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as soon as there network is upgraded... they will morph right into verizon's evil twin. price, and everything. just watch.
the only thing keeping them from not charging an ass load of money is that they are being outperformed in network capability in a lot of areas. i am fortunate to live in an area with very good 4g and 3g, so i can't complain. but man i sure feel your guys' pain with the slow network ****. that would be frustrating. it's like paying for wifi and your wifi is never working or never running fast.
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They already aren't that much cheaper than Verizon anymore. I think last time I checked Sprint was like $5 a month cheaper or something like that. And that wasn't even factoring all the nickel and dime fees Sprint puts on there.
The only thing Sprint has on Verizon these days is unlimited data. The price isn't a big enough difference to really be a factor. And the unlimited data isn't really a factor (to me at least) if it's too slow to use. Sprint's just lucky their network went to **** after they already had me locked into a contract. And even then, I'd have probably left if I could get a phone comparable to the Evo 3D on another network.
Sprint did the same thing that AT&T when they got the iPhone...they didn't anticipate all the traffic on their network thus not preparing for it. I am holding out though. By the end of the year, a lot of us will have a great network to go with the unlimited data. And will be better than all the others.
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The problem with these anecdotal tests is they mean very little in your town. When I worked downtown, Sprint was 800kbps. Not blazing, but amazing compared to AT&Ts 20kbps or Verizons 50.
Different side of town? Sprint is 100 and not very useful. And if I drive 3 minutes away I'm getting 1100.
The best thing to do is do a speed test and get people on other carriers to do them right next to you
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The problem with these anecdotal tests is they mean very little in your town. When I worked downtown, Sprint was 800kbps. Not blazing, but amazing compared to AT&Ts 20kbps or Verizons 50.
Different side of town? Sprint is 100 and not very useful. And if I drive 3 minutes away I'm getting 1100.
The best thing to do is do a speed test and get people on other carriers to do them right next to you
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Yup true I did the 4g against Verizon test he hit 11mbps I hit 10mbps the only difference was ping his was 58 while mines was 101
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The problem with these anecdotal tests is they mean very little in your town. When I worked downtown, Sprint was 800kbps. Not blazing, but amazing compared to AT&Ts 20kbps or Verizons 50.
Different side of town? Sprint is 100 and not very useful. And if I drive 3 minutes away I'm getting 1100.
The best thing to do is do a speed test and get people on other carriers to do them right next to you
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thats true, if i head to the **** side of town i can get good 3g speeds but no 4g lol. or if im around a sprint store they make sure the towers are working perfect. just some observations ive experienced here in san antonio. hell around my parents house half the time i get network busy when trying to make a call. sprint says theres no problems that the network is working as it should haha. they get all pissed when i ask them so for 200+ a month im not supposed to beable to make a phone call and have data speeds that are so ****ty it basically turns my phone into a cool looking paper weight.
I get 900kbps to burst speeds of 1.5mbps most days. Just heard from a couple of sources that I'm getting 4g in a month or two
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Didnt check 3g as Im always on 4g but you guys are right. 3g slowed down for me too. Used to get 1000+kbps now down to 700kpbs.
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Didnt check 3g as Im always on 4g but you guys are right. 3g slowed down for me too. Used to get 1000+kbps now down to 700kpbs.
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Yeah mine slowed down too I used to get 10 kbps now I get 5 kbps.
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Yeah mine slowed down too I used to get 10 kbps now I get 5 kbps.
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lol, your speeds are like mine
I'm lucky if I get 300kbps in my home area. Luckily, I found out they took down the closest tower in light of the fact of upgrading the others to network vision and haven't yet...so I complained. Until then...it's non-stop bill credits. I'm making them pay for the lack of service. I ask what I get over someone with a $50/mon prepay plan other than the fancy phone I bought...the answer? Nadda.
Pisses me off that we'll have to get new phones again to take advantage of the 4G LTE. Thanks a lot.
Basically my company is changing the way they do phones and we now have to get out own phone plan which they will reimburse us for. I'm currently on AT&T with the HOX and the only other phone I would consider is the EVO 4G LTE. Actually I would prefer to have the EVO to be honest but I'm mainly worried about data speeds. I'm in Atlanta and the LTE speeds on AT&T here are absolutely insane, average around 35-40Mbps down on speedtest, and they reach way outside of the actual city, which is a huge plus for me. I actually live about 50 miles north of the city and still get a strong LTE connection. I see that Atlanta is on the first wave of LTE roll-outs for Sprint but I'm worried about the 3G speeds I may have to be on a lot of the time. Can anyone in the metro Atlanta area comment on the 3G speeds around here? I don't know anyone on Sprint personally. The other plus for me switching to Sprint is the unlimited data. The AT&T company plan I'm on now has unlimited but that is going away and I'll have to start a completely new plan if I stay on AT&T.
Generally sprint 3g will be slower because we don't have hspa and most att does, sometimes sprint is faster but I haven't seen that since sprint list the Alltel towers
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Generally sprint 3g will be slower because we don't have hspa and most att does, sometimes sprint is faster but I haven't seen that since sprint list the Alltel towers
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When I actually do switch from ATT LTE to HSPA/HSPA+ I still pull over 5Mbps down consistently, so I don't doubt that the 3G will be slower, just how much slower is the question. All the Sprint speed tests I see are always showing how bad it is but I don't know anyone in the Metro Atlanta area to give me actual results.
Sprint is horrible bad, make sure you get good info before jumping ship.
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I can only suggest going to a store and running speedtests. I remember my old evo 3D pulled good data in the city
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Basically my company is changing the way they do phones and we now have to get out own phone plan which they will reimburse us for. I'm currently on AT&T with the HOX and the only other phone I would consider is the EVO 4G LTE. Actually I would prefer to have the EVO to be honest but I'm mainly worried about data speeds. I'm in Atlanta and the LTE speeds on AT&T here are absolutely insane, average around 35-40Mbps down on speedtest, and they reach way outside of the actual city, which is a huge plus for me. I actually live about 50 miles north of the city and still get a strong LTE connection. I see that Atlanta is on the first wave of LTE roll-outs for Sprint but I'm worried about the 3G speeds I may have to be on a lot of the time. Can anyone in the metro Atlanta area comment on the 3G speeds around here? I don't know anyone on Sprint personally. The other plus for me switching to Sprint is the unlimited data. The AT&T company plan I'm on now has unlimited but that is going away and I'll have to start a completely new plan if I stay on AT&T.
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I just left VZW with the Galaxy Nexus to sprint and this phone. I am so happy I did. Dispute the huge dev community there this is a far better phone then the gnex. The network in my area for sprint used to be a laughing stock but they have came so far in two years its amazing.
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Basically my company is changing the way they do phones and we now have to get out own phone plan which they will reimburse us for. I'm currently on AT&T with the HOX and the only other phone I would consider is the EVO 4G LTE. Actually I would prefer to have the EVO to be honest but I'm mainly worried about data speeds. I'm in Atlanta and the LTE speeds on AT&T here are absolutely insane, average around 35-40Mbps down on speedtest, and they reach way outside of the actual city, which is a huge plus for me. I actually live about 50 miles north of the city and still get a strong LTE connection. I see that Atlanta is on the first wave of LTE roll-outs for Sprint but I'm worried about the 3G speeds I may have to be on a lot of the time. Can anyone in the metro Atlanta area comment on the 3G speeds around here? I don't know anyone on Sprint personally. The other plus for me switching to Sprint is the unlimited data. The AT&T company plan I'm on now has unlimited but that is going away and I'll have to start a completely new plan if I stay on AT&T.
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Don't do it sprint sucks!!!!
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Don't do it sprint sucks!!!!
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Strange I have now been on all three of the big three and Sprint has A: the best plans for smartphone users and B: the best service in my area
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Try it out - Get an EVO LTE and return it within 14 days
I am pretty sure that right now you can get at EVO LTE directly from Sprint with free activation. With the return policy, you could return it for a full refund for the phone within 14 days and only pay the prorated service charge.
So I suggest you try it out and get a new / temporary phone number from Sprint and then return it. That will give you a true real world experience of using the phone and its service.
I am in the Philly area and am hoping to see LTE by the end of the year. The service is OK in the area, but horrible in my house. To deal with that I use Roam Control to force roaming (which uses Verizon's towers) while at my house -works like a charm!
Good luck.
Sprint has the best plans but by far the worst/slowest network. It's a trade off..
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I am pretty sure that right now you can get at EVO LTE directly from Sprint with free activation. With the return policy, you could return it for a full refund for the phone within 14 days and only pay the prorated service charge.
So I suggest you try it out and get a new / temporary phone number from Sprint and then return it. That will give you a true real world experience of using the phone and its service.
I am in the Philly area and am hoping to see LTE by the end of the year. The service is OK in the area, but horrible in my house. To deal with that I use Roam Control to force roaming (which uses Verizon's towers) while at my house -works like a charm!
Good luck.
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I got it two days ago and free activation is only online. In store its 36.00
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Sprint has the best plans but by far the worst/slowest network. It's a trade off..
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I'm getting 1 mbps download on 3g Verizon was 200 kbps on 3g
rockin my EVO 4G LTE
I happened to be in the Atlanta airport the other day waiting for a connecting flight. My data speeds on the Evo 4G LTE were fast for 3G. I know it's the airport and may not include other areas, but it seemed great. The previous week I was in Orlando and had no data speeds at all. I called Sprint and their towers were being upgraded. I felt like a hand was cut off.
In Massachusetts where I live the data speeds are good.
Oh and as for that upgrade fee/activation fee of $36. I have bought all my phones at Best Buy and never paid the fee. Might want to go there.
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I'm getting 1 mbps download on 3g Verizon was 200 kbps on 3g
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That's cool, hopefully we'll all get that soon, but it's no secret and it's not a stretch.. Sprints network is bad. A lot of it is due to tower upgrades being done.. So hopefully it will only be bad for a short time
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I'm in ATL, and I would say my 3G is good most of the time. I live and work just outside I-285, and I've always had good service. Is it the fastest, no. Have I been able to do everything I needed to do, pretty much yes. Now I do work in a Corp high rise, and its surrounded by two other high rise buildings, so the signal does fade in/out at times. Also, there is no using Sprint cell phones in the elevator based on my 10+ year experience with Sprint. When I travel around the city, I get good service (data/voice) and GPS reception. I only run into problems when I'm in or around large buildings. As far as call signal/quality, no issues. I get a few dropped calls, but those are in the same dead spots. I do have roaming on... Those dropped calls are few and far between.
I just came back from a 4 day trip to Chicago. Sprint phones have always held up well for me on vacations out of town. I never rent a GPS, as the phone does everything I need. I used the EVO LTE for car, public transportation, & walking navigation (GOOGLE NAV/MAPS by the way). It performed exceptionally... Like I said b/f, the signal may fade if you're around large buildings, but that didn't hinder my travels. FYI - the battery held up well. I used the camera, video, and GPS non-stop. I will have to say the camera has grown on me. That thing is quite impressive. The burst mode is a beast. Very impressive now that I know how to use it. I used to have a color saturation problem, but that's long gone. Guess the camera got better over time & me actually learning how to use helped too. My portable charger (Tylt Powerplant) I purchased from Sprint held up will and did a great job of keeping me juiced. I was out all day using the phone on Auto brightness. Sun glare/reflection didn't bother the EVO at all.
OP - Hope all this information helps.
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I am currently with Sprint, using an HTC EVO 4G LTE. I stupidly purchased the phone by pre-order. It has taken almost a full year for LTE to become available in my area, and my average download speeds have been tested by the Speedtest.net app as between 3 to 6Mbps. 3G speeds aren't even worth mentioning.
I am hoping to find out what download speeds I should expect in the L.A. area with T-Mobile, not necessarily with the HTC One (although that's probably the phone I'd go for), but with T-Mobile's phones in general.
I'm thinking of switching to T-Mobiles $30 100 minute, 5Gb data plan, which I figure could save me at least $30/mo over what I'm paying now. I would have to pay about a $300 ETF, but I think I would break even after 10 months.
If I can expect at least 6Mbps down, even on HSPA+, I might go for it. I would also want to root so I can occasionally tether. I don't go crazy with tethering, I currently average less than one Gig of data per month, total.
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I was on sprint, then went to tmobile, then now to sprint because I had a chance to save about $40 a month and get HTC one... Its been a day, I'm about to beg T-Mobile to take me back... Sprint is **** nationwide still, Sven after network vision....
More on Los Angeles. I was there 4 months ago, and spent couple of days in SF Bay area as well. I've always gotten about 3-19mbps when I tested, never had issues. Basically never felt like I was having any network issues. I don't live there though, so probably somebody else would know better.
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LA is big so it probably depends on where you're at.
I get around 10-12 Mbps down on HSPA+ around Culver City, Westside.
My data speeds seem to have improved w/ the HTC One, I had a GSII before.
We should have LTE in the LA area by June as well if you believe all the leaks(I do).
It makes sense for Tmobile to get LTE running in this area asap.
I'm from the East LA (Whittier) area and between there and Orange County I've never had speed issues with the exception being Disneyland. T-Mobile really needs to work on their data speeds there. My speedests are consistently between 5MB-21MB on HSPA+ overall which is impressive. When we get LTE it's going to be even better which is pretty amazing. T-Mobile is going to have the fastest primary and secondary networks in the country, and for the best price. Lol, sorry if I sound like a T-Mobile salesman. I'm just gushing because of my love for the One.
Also, the San Francisco bay area isn't considered part of LA. It's so far north it could be considered another state.
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We should have LTE in the LA area by June as well if you believe all the leaks(I do).
It makes sense for Tmobile to get LTE running in this area asap.
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I don't. Sprint was promising LTE in LA "In a couple of months" when I was deciding whether to get the EVO LTE. I had the original EVO with Wimax, and I consistently got around 6 down.
I had to wait nearly a year b4 LTE really started showing up on my phone. Now the two year life cycle of my phone is half over. And so far, their "LTE" is less than Wimax, at least where I usually go. And while I was waiting not only did their 3G speeds go down, I would often get "roaming" warnings in downtown LA!
So I'm not going to rely on any promises of something that does not yet exist. But it sounds like it's not unreasonable for me to expect speeds on HSPA that are similar to Sprints current LTE (in LA anyway). And voice and data at the same time.
As to the quote above, Sprint has concentrated on getting LTE in small, less populated areas like armpit, Ohio since the beginning. But they're the ones with all the college degrees, so they must know what they're doing!
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I just made the switch from Sprint to Tmo. I also had the Evo LTE, and the og Evo before that. I have had the ONE for two weeks now and have been very impressed with Tmobile's speeds in and around L.A. Even when the Evo picked up LTE, hspa+ was still faster 90 percent of the time.
Trust me, ditch Sprint and don't look back...
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Thanks.
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yeap. i was on the evo4gLTE before this and i just bought the HTC one last month, and swapped to tmobile. I'm out here in the greater OC but sometimes go up to LA. Before on the evoLTE when i went up to LA depending on where i was i could get some 4g and the speeds were fast but for the most part i was stuck on EVDO which was so slow it was like a tragedy. Sprint is set to roll out 4g in LA county very soon but the problem is that the initial blanket coverage will still only be like 50% done. it'll take them up to jan2014 to blanket all of LA county. (westside- UCLA and east side - up rowland heights) in the greater OC its going to be even longer. i live near the JWA airport and i can get 4g along the 405 and south coast plaza but other than that i'm SOL for 4g and 3g here is just bad.
After i swapped to TMO i have essentially HSDPA everywhere and in about 50-60% i have HSPAP(HSDPA+) speeds are very consistant at 5mbps+. with speeds sometimes reaching 10-15mbps. so far i'm pretty happy with the availability of bandwidth here in OC not sure about LA though. i've only been out there once since getting the phone. Though i didnt notice any hickups in speed that time either.
You shoulda canceled your sprint line last month when you coulda got out of it for free. I had a year left on contract with sprint and i got out ETF free and thats why i moved to TMO.
syaoran68 said:
You shoulda canceled your sprint line last month when you coulda got out of it for free. I had a year left on contract with sprint and i got out ETF free and thats why i moved to TMO.
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No, I got mine as soon as it came out, so I'm only half way through my contact.
I think I can still come out ahead with TMobile though, even after paying an ETF.
How did you get out without paying a fee? Did you roam your way out?
Btw, I just measured 207 kbps down in Glendale, CA. Awesome.
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na not sure if you browsed the general section of the EVO4gLTE section but they had a thing where sprint changed some of their contract wording. so i ended up getting out ETF free since i just told them i didnt agree to the changes they were making. Not sure if you still can do it now cause they sent out the changes in late march and said you had up to a month to reply. there was a huge slickdeals thread about it showing people how to do it and call Customer care.
Heard abut that, but also some people said they tried but Sprint wouldn't budge. Hadn't heard about the Slickdeals thing though.
Anyway, I was busy trying to get my EVO 4G fixed, hoping that would satisfy me. Plus I don't think TMo had gone contractless yet.
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I work at the T-Mobile near USC down the street from the Staples Center. I get roughly 15+ mbps download and 1 mbps upload on HSPA+. Pretty solid data speeds in most of LA. I have yet to really run into anywhere that data speeds absolutely sucks however there are certain stores that seem to be harder to get data connection like some Walmarts or Targets. Probably has something to do with how thick their ceilings and walls are.
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I work at the T-Mobile near USC down the street from the Staples Center. I get roughly 15+ mbps download and 1 mbps upload on HSPA+. Pretty solid data speeds in most of LA. I have yet to really run into anywhere that data speeds absolutely sucks
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Sounds pretty nice. 15 down on HSPA+ and I'm getting 3 down on LTE.
They market terms like LTE and 4G which actually don't seem to mean anything. Kind of like printing "New Formula" on a bottle of Tide.
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