http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/sprints-lte-build-out-already-underway-new-4g-network-to-launc/
I admit, I wasn't expecting both, but this makes me wonder if this is the nail in the coffin coming MUCH sooner for WiMax, as TD-LTE is on Clear's roadmap. Anyway I'm glad 2012 is the time-frame for launch.
In a a few weeks we will know all of this officially.
So what happen to the rumors of EvDO Rev B? That the 3D is capable of?
hypersonicx said:
So what happen to the rumors of EvDO Rev B? That the 3D is capable of?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It'll probably be mentioned in the October announcement.
Rev. B would make sense to those with WiMax phones that have Rev. B supporting chips, once (if?) WiMax gets decommissioned during the TD-LTE upgrade.
EVDO Rev B is still more than likely on the timeline. We'll probably find out more about it at their conference on the 7th
SolsticeZero said:
EVDO Rev B is still more than likely on the timeline. We'll probably find out more about it at their conference on the 7th
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its still rev b but in order not skipping its rev b then rev c then do advance then lte
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
If they stop building wimax towers I'm done with sprint. I haven't had the chance to experience 4G bc sprint will not roll out any towers anywhere! And I live in metro-detroit! Sprint you spend too much money advertising and sponsoring ****, how about you fix your network. Give us 4G. I have had the epic 4g, the evo 3d, and my dad has the og evo and we both have not experienced it, even though we pay for it. Sprint really pisses me the **** off, Ik thousands more can agree. So now they wanna start lte, are they gonna release one tower every year, then switch to a new 4g system? I'm considering gettn out my contract and goin to vzw
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
iModMM said:
If they stop building wimax towers I'm done with sprint. I haven't had the chance to experience 4G bc sprint will not roll out any towers anywhere! And I live in metro-detroit! Sprint you spend too much money advertising and sponsoring ****, how about you fix your network. Give us 4G. I have had the epic 4g, the evo 3d, and my dad has the og evo and we both have not experienced it, even though we pay for it. Sprint really pisses me the **** off, Ik thousands more can agree. So now they wanna start lte, are they gonna release one tower every year, then switch to a new 4g system? I'm considering gettn out my contract and goin to vzw
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
your arent missing out on 4g i have been in a 4g area since they rolled it out and have never been impressed i will be impressed when they come out with lte though i have seen amazing speeds with lte.
AyoJake said:
your arent missing out on 4g i have been in a 4g area since they rolled it out and have never been impressed i will be impressed when they come out with lte though i have seen amazing speeds with lte.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Even though you do grow to love and miss it when your not using it, 4G only comes in handy when your tethering an Xbox or you need to download big files. Especially since the sense roms are huge on the 3D. Other than that, with a few proxy tweaks 3G would do the job.
私の"DU4L C0R3 SH00T3Rは"³Dであなたを撃墜！トゥパックをねじ込みます 。
"AOSPのBACK!" ┌П┐[◣_◢]┌П┐
iModMM said:
If they stop building wimax towers I'm done with sprint. I haven't had the chance to experience 4G bc sprint will not roll out any towers anywhere! And I live in metro-detroit! Sprint you spend too much money advertising and sponsoring ****, how about you fix your network. Give us 4G. I have had the epic 4g, the evo 3d, and my dad has the og evo and we both have not experienced it, even though we pay for it. Sprint really pisses me the **** off, Ik thousands more can agree. So now they wanna start lte, are they gonna release one tower every year, then switch to a new 4g system? I'm considering gettn out my contract and goin to vzw
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Umm, have you been under a rock? That's what they're doing.
Evdo Rev. B will be all you need.
I have WiMax at it's best (see my obnoxious sig?) so trust me when I say, it's nothing to get butt-hurt over. It's ok.
Go into an office building, mall, college etc. It's very unreliable over the frequency they have it on.
AyoJake said:
your arent missing out on 4g i have been in a 4g area since they rolled it out and have never been impressed i will be impressed when they come out with lte though i have seen amazing speeds with lte.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
just so you know lte is NOT faster than wimax, and wimax is NOT faster than lte. They depend on so many other things like the freq they are put on and how they are implemented out. You take FD-LTE and put it on the freq clearwire is currently usig for wimax and we all would see the SAME speeds we do now and get the same exact coverage.
the only thing the get happy about would be them putting LTE or even WiMax on the old Nextel freq.
The thing is with this though that they can't really do that till they shut it off and boot the nextel subs on iden off to the new cdma ptt they are rolling out. Thing is they have just recently or very soon to be coming out with the first phones capable of even doing so.
This is why the mtg will be interesting in october. If they have figured a way to let IDEN and LTE both exist and be on, on the 800MHz band then they could roll it out and turn it on sooner. BUT if thats not the case they clearly stated the phase out of IDEN isn't supposed to start till 2013.
---------- Post added at 07:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:49 PM ----------
iModMM said:
If they stop building wimax towers I'm done with sprint. I haven't had the chance to experience 4G bc sprint will not roll out any towers anywhere! And I live in metro-detroit! Sprint you spend too much money advertising and sponsoring ****, how about you fix your network. Give us 4G. I have had the epic 4g, the evo 3d, and my dad has the og evo and we both have not experienced it, even though we pay for it. Sprint really pisses me the **** off, Ik thousands more can agree. So now they wanna start lte, are they gonna release one tower every year, then switch to a new 4g system? I'm considering gettn out my contract and goin to vzw
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
btw sprint doesn't build wimax towers. Clearwire does. And even still in most cases the towers are not even owned they are leased.
Noiro said:
It'll probably be mentioned in the October announcement.
Rev. B would make sense to those with WiMax phones that have Rev. B supporting chips, once (if?) WiMax gets decommissioned during the TD-LTE upgrade.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
At this point the Evo 3D is ONLY phone on Sprint's network to support Rev B. This was confirmed by a sprint rep on Sunday.
Sent by my Supercharged dual core from the 3rd Dimension
iModMM said:
If they stop building wimax towers I'm done with sprint. I haven't had the chance to experience 4G bc sprint will not roll out any towers anywhere! And I live in metro-detroit! Sprint you spend too much money advertising and sponsoring ****, how about you fix your network. Give us 4G. I have had the epic 4g, the evo 3d, and my dad has the og evo and we both have not experienced it, even though we pay for it. Sprint really pisses me the **** off, Ik thousands more can agree. So now they wanna start lte, are they gonna release one tower every year, then switch to a new 4g system? I'm considering gettn out my contract and goin to vzw
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use 4g in Detroit almost everyday
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
iModMM said:
If they stop building wimax towers I'm done with sprint. I haven't had the chance to experience 4G bc sprint will not roll out any towers anywhere! And I live in metro-detroit! Sprint you spend too much money advertising and sponsoring ****, how about you fix your network. Give us 4G. I have had the epic 4g, the evo 3d, and my dad has the og evo and we both have not experienced it, even though we pay for it. Sprint really pisses me the **** off, Ik thousands more can agree. So now they wanna start lte, are they gonna release one tower every year, then switch to a new 4g system? I'm considering gettn out my contract and goin to vzw
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have to agree with you on Cause certain areas in michigan have 4G but not the whole state and I'm paying 10 bucks extra for nothing.
nuggyunlimited said:
I use 4g in Detroit almost everyday
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where at cause I'm at the Wayne state area, I get 1 bar outside my house and and the rep at the sprint store said that Wayne state is a hot spot for 4G.
dadda said:
I have to agree with you on Cause certain areas in michigan have 4G but not the whole state and I'm paying 10 bucks extra for nothing.
Where at cause I'm at the Wayne state area, I get 1 bar outside my house and and the rep at the sprint store said that Wayne state is a hot spot for 4G.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The $10 charge is not for 4G. All smartphone users psi this charge whether their phone had 4G or not. Would you rather pay the extra $10, or have tiered data plans like other carriers & pay through the nisse to use anything more than 2gb.
Sent from CM7.1 shooter
lyon21 said:
At this point the Evo 3D is ONLY phone on Sprint's network to support Rev B. This was confirmed by a sprint rep on Sunday.
Sent by my Supercharged dual core from the 3rd Dimension
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No sir evo 4g has it too and epic 4g and google phone and other 4g devices just wish epic touch had it
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
tech7 said:
No sir evo 4g has it too and epic 4g and google phone and other 4g devices just wish epic touch had it
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where are you getting your information sir? Do you have a link? I have been told twice by Sprint reps that the 3D is the only phone on Sprint to have rev b.c.
Sent by my Supercharged dual core from the 3rd Dimension
nuggyunlimited said:
I use 4g in Detroit almost everyday
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you parked in front of Wayne State?
Useable 4g is a joke around Metro Detroit. Even more useless than the 300 mbps data speeds we enjoy on 3g during the day.
Supercharged yj
lyon21 said:
Where are you getting your information sir? Do you have a link? I have been told twice by Sprint reps that the 3D is the only phone on Sprint to have rev b.c.
Sent by my Supercharged dual core from the 3rd Dimension
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
shows the evo 4g chip(QSD8650) supporting rev b.
dunno how reliable that is but regardless its looking kinda slim that sprint will be rolling out rev b since if that was the case then most of the new phones that have been released lately would support it, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
lyon21 said:
At this point the Evo 3D is ONLY phone on Sprint's network to support Rev B. This was confirmed by a sprint rep on Sunday.
Sent by my Supercharged dual core from the 3rd Dimension
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sprint Reps aren't reliable sources.
The Sprint smartphones that are capable of EVDO Rev.B:
HTC Arrive
HTC EVO 4G
HTC EVO 3D
Kyocera Echo
HTC EVO Shift
Motorola Triumph (Virgin Mobile)
Samsung Conquer 4G
I'd hope the Motorola Photon & Epic Touch were capable but I have no information on it.
Noiro said:
Sprint Reps aren't reliable sources.
The Sprint smartphones that are capable of EVDO Rev.B:
HTC Arrive
HTC EVO 4G
HTC EVO 3D
Kyocera Echo
HTC EVO Shift
Motorola Triumph (Virgin Mobile)
Samsung Conquer 4G
I'd hope the Motorola Photon & Epic Touch were capable but I have no information on it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
from what ive read the epic touch 4g isn't as it uses an older chipset than others
Related
I remember hearing when the 3d first came out that the Evo 3d had capability for lye as if sprint was planning on upgrading to lye I was wondering if there was a way you revs could activate the lye that we supposidly have because Idk like todo roam onto Verizon's lte that walkersville MD has...
Im sorry for misspelling lte with lye bk8 kept autocorrecting me...
sorry, but the Evo doesn't have LTE capabilities... there was talk of the chipset supporting it, but the phone does not have the required hardware (antennas, etc.)
Thanks froth the quick reply , is there any way I can add the hardware in because my parents love to take the modem with them places and 4g would be so much better on my ps3 then Verizon 3g
Just to confirm, I asked htc directly and they said there was no lte capability in the EVO 3D.
Installing a radio to support it? No clue but you'd probably have to program the OS and radio software to use it too
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
I don't know anything about installing radios or making the ps support just wondering if it was possible... Thanks for the replyz guys
Drake9897 said:
I don't know anything about installing radios or making the ps support just wondering if it was possible... Thanks for the replyz guys
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For all intents and purposes, modifying the hardware is not possible.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
...and it sucks that sprint got rid of the premier accounts of upgrading phones once a year. I love my phone but I wish it was compatible with lte
I think we should all petition for them to allow us to get lte enabled phones or upgrade our existing ones to support lte when they launch. We got screwed out of 4G. Verizon was able to upgrade the xoom for lte afterall.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
gk1984 said:
I think we should all petition for them to allow us to get lte enabled phones or upgrade our existing ones to support lte when they launch. We got screwed out of 4G. Verizon was able to upgrade the xoom for lte afterall.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Definately I agree. I've been with sprint for like 13 or more years now. Being a long time customer I should be able to take advantage of LTE when it does come out. Any idea when that will be?
I know this is a fairly new thread, but had anyone found any forum or sprint contact point to make formal request / petition for LTE upgrade?
I would love to get on board. I've been paying 4g data premium since I got the evo 4g, and other than a couple days in Chicago, new York, and Charlotte, it's been a waste.
Sad but it is tempting me to take my 5 phone lines to Verizon.
G
Sent from my Viper-powered Evo 3D via Tapatalk
Article: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...targeting-april-15th-for-galaxy-nexus-launch/
The galaxy nexus started off with outdated hardware and is now a few months old...
I'll be waiting for the galaxy SIII.
Edit: Removed sgsIII leaked specs as they were fake
According to that site it will be launched with 3g mode on and 4g lte deactivated?
What about the wimax 4g? I assume that the nexus does not have wimax ?
I live in austin texas and we have 4g wimax but not the 4g lte.
So if I get this nexus phone Im downgrading the Data speed
The sprint 3g speed is absolutely a joke here in austin compared to att/tmobil/verizon.
We barely have descent wimax coverage, there is no way I am gonna be stuck 0n sprints lousy 3g full time.And not to mention wating for sprint to have lte runing in this city.
If this is the case..thanks but No thanks ..Im sticking with my evo 3d till lte comes out
ultra78721 said:
According to that site it will be launched with 3g mode on and 4g lte deactivated?
What about the wimax 4g? I assume that the nexus does not have wimax ?
I live in austin texas and we have 4g wimax but not the 4g lte.
So if I get this nexus phone Im downgrading the Data speed
The sprint 3g speed is absolutely a joke here in austin compared to att/tmobil/verizon.
We barely have descent wimax coverage, there is no way I am gonna be stuck 0n sprints lousy 3g full time.And not to mention wating for sprint to have lte runing in this city.
If this is the case..thanks but No thanks ..Im sticking with my evo 3d till lte comes out
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Wimax network is being pretty much dropped, so they won't release new phones that use it. It's all LTE from here.
SoraX64 said:
The Wimax network is being pretty much dropped, so they won't release new phones that use it. It's all LTE from here.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well that sucks I guess it will be a good buy for someone that lives where they have LTE or where they dont have wimax or lte(nothing to lose)
In my case Austin Texas is suppose to have lte by the end of the year
by that time who knows what other phones will come out. And I am not downgrading my data speed either
What grinds my gears is that Dallas Texas 3 hours north has LTE,SAN ANTONIO 1 hour south got LTE. and Houston TEXAS 1 hour south east got LTE..But not austin
No NEXUS for me
They got the entire other half of florida announced there for lte rollout.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Yes the galaxy nexus has old specs, but when the galaxy s3 comes out, won't that have old hardware?
DarkManX4lf said:
Yes the galaxy nexus has old specs, but when the galaxy s3 comes out, won't that have old hardware?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Probably not. This took so long to release I'm going for the one x.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
I wasn't too blown away with the Nexus anyway, I'm waiting for the One X.
SoraX64 said:
I wasn't too blown away with the Nexus anyway, I'm waiting for the One X.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ugghhhh..i have been under a rock and dint know anything about the one x
Interesting
But at the end It will still be a downgrade on data speed But the specs on the one x are so tempting
ultra78721 said:
Ugghhhh..i have been under a rock and dint know anything about the one x
Interesting
But at the end It will still be a downgrade on data speed But the specs on the one x are so tempting
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey be happy you've got 4G now...some of us have gone 3 years on 2 devices with 4G capabilities and still no 4G even in my state..
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
yousefak said:
Article: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...targeting-april-15th-for-galaxy-nexus-launch/
The galaxy nexus started off with outdated hardware and is now a few months old...
I'll be waiting for the galaxy SIII, which sounds killer from it's leaked specs:
(Pics and more here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/r1m7a/my_friend_works_at_samsung_in_a_respectable/)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ugh feel like a **** for not posting that link to S4GRU there as I'm on that site a bunch...
Thanks for picking up my slack. LOL
SGS3 will be interesting rap when it gets to Sprint to see what specs it holds from other versions chip wise and LTE modem wise...
28nm chips are only things I'm looking at personally and Qualcomm has my attention with their integrated modems in the S4's as others tend to have an extra chip to do LTE, which ironically most of the time is Qualcomm's MDM96XX series...
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
I pass on this AND the one x...don't want either. Still waiting for official GS3 announcement.
I dunno
I want the Sprint GN because its still a freaking awesome phone, it's damn comfortable to hold and talk on, and the specs for the moment are awesome (cept the camera, really). I wanna wait for the S3, but there's been no word on US release date, let alone when it'll make it through Sprint's changes and into our hands, or even real concrete specs yet.
2012oasis said:
Hey be happy you've got 4G now...some of us have gone 3 years on 2 devices with 4G capabilities and still no 4G even in my state..
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
I grow tired of watching my Verizon buddies hop on 4g for YouTube vids while my junk sticks on buffering .
I'm Batman..
Those SGS3 specs were faked, I thought so. Removed from post
Sent from my HTC Evo 3D
I just wonder how accurate there sources are. Its not a sprint site. Its a site developed by the sprint subscribers. They are not quoting any official sprint releases regarding new lte service areas. I would love to see lte come to the Orlando FL market by the end of year but I'm taking the info on that site with a grain of salt.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
I hope the battery life for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus will be better than the Verizon version...but for some reason I really doubt it will lol.
DarkManX4lf said:
I hope the battery life for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus will be better than the Verizon version...but for some reason I really doubt it will lol.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i asked a sprint guy and supposedly its the exact same phone
dannyboyex said:
i asked a sprint guy and supposedly its the exact same phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
With the exact same issues, lol
Man, I want the Galaxy Note to come to Sprint.
I just wanted to share some good news with the Sprint users here. Sprint recently launched LTE in the Chicago area and for a while I haven't seen any major improvements near me (south of Chi-town). For those in this area, I did a speed test in Lockport earlier tonight and pulled down 2-3Mbps. Normally, I might get 100-200 Kbps. I know many people have been suffering with far less than that, but wanted to let people know it's getting better!
gk1984 said:
I just wanted to share some good news with the Sprint users here. Sprint recently launched LTE in the Chicago area and for a while I haven't seen any major improvements near me (south of Chi-town). For those in this area, I did a speed test in Lockport earlier tonight and pulled down 2-3Mbps. Normally, I might get 100-200 Kbps. I know many people have been suffering with far less than that, but wanted to let people know it's getting better!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL! That's nice, but how does this affect me, Al Franken?
I can't even find my state in the dropdown list for upcoming Sprint LTE deployments!
No doubt Sprint is concentrating on the population centers that they think will bring in the most revenue, just like my next upgrade will depend on which carrier can supply competitive 4G coverage in my area.
ramjet73
I live in NYC and I still have shi**y reception. I think about switching carriers every time I drop a call or receive a text hours late. The unlimited data is the only thing keeping me from switching.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Quick question since sprint is using lte towers now will we be able to pick up the 4g since the 3vo is wimax
Sent from my PG86100 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
fourstar89 said:
Quick question since sprint is using lte towers now will we be able to pick up the 4g since the 3vo is wimax
Sent from my PG86100 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No our phones use 802.11e instead of the LTE protocols while some say a update could allow us to use it no one has really backed it up.
While 802.11e was the first revision of wimax and the next would have been better than LTE but to many others adopted LTE. YOu will need your upgrade to get a LTE device.
My upgrade is on the first of jan so I will be getting a nexus LTE device but won't see LTE here for a few years.
Seriously. Why would I use any newer phone if I have to drop back to 3G? I've been lucky and had unlimited WiMax since original EVO. Getting my girl a used Sensation off Craigslist and going to hook her up with Straight Talk. If the speeds are good maybe I'll go that route for a while. GSM Nexus off contract is probably the way I'll go next time.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk 2
gk1984 said:
I just wanted to share some good news with the Sprint users here. Sprint recently launched LTE in the Chicago area and for a while I haven't seen any major improvements near me (south of Chi-town). For those in this area, I did a speed test in Lockport earlier tonight and pulled down 2-3Mbps. Normally, I might get 100-200 Kbps. I know many people have been suffering with far less than that, but wanted to let people know it's getting better!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I got some i was happy to see it I live in the just a little a way west side
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using Tapatalk 2
ramjet73 said:
LOL! That's nice, but how does this affect me, Al Franken?
I can't even find my state in the dropdown list for upcoming Sprint LTE deployments!
No doubt Sprint is concentrating on the population centers that they think will bring in the most revenue, just like my next upgrade will depend on which carrier can supply competitive 4G coverage in my area.
ramjet73
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no complaining Ram when you are blanketed by a nice 4G WIMAX coverage. I had better 4G on my trip to Maui then I do in my home area in Orange County CA where we have 1 street with WIMAX and that drops as soon as you walk into a building!
P_M_G said:
no complaining Ram when you are blanketed by a nice 4G WIMAX coverage. I had better 4G on my trip to Maui then I do in my home area in Orange County CA where we have 1 street with WIMAX and that drops as soon as you walk into a building!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're right, but what happens when it's time to upgrade? Guess I'll be keeping my 3D for a while but I'd planned to do that anyway.
ramjet73
I was in Chicago (Niles area) couple of weekends ago and there was 4G wimax available and I was getting 8mb/2mb speeds consistently. Too bad I live in Indianapolis where there is zero 4G.
sent from my HTC EVO 3D using XDA Premium
akiradavis said:
I live in NYC and I still have shi**y reception. I think about switching carriers every time I drop a call or receive a text hours late. The unlimited data is the only thing keeping me from switching.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That sucks. Never happens to me at all.
Man I didn't realize how good I have it here in Minneapolis. I hold a 4-8Mbps 4G even inside buildings and almost out to the suburbs.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda app-developers app
Wish i had 4g in my area. 3g here is usually 100-150kbps :/ but i hope network vision helps out with this soon. If not I will change for sure
No 4g for phoenix yet. Hopefully LTE eventually gets deployed here
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
hey guys if you want info about Network Vision, check out S4GRU.com. They have accurate and detailed info about NV deployments in each market.
Sent from my EVO 3D powered by Jelly Beanz
In Los Angeles I get awesome coverage. I'm hardly on 3G. 10mbps - 12mbps
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Folks, before I get flamed for posting that and before a Moderator closes my thread, please read what I have to say.
I live in Atlanta, where LTE supposedly is everywhere. Or so I thought "supposedly" when I had the Evo because ever since I got it, I've only seen it connected once(I thought maybe it just wasn't available yet.)
Then I thought maybe it was my phone since people were reporting getting 4G speeds a lot in Atlanta, so I argued my way into getting another one from Sprint. Same thing. Never connected.
Then I got myself a Galaxy Nexus. The phone was great (til I broke it) and it was always connected to 4G.
(I even made a thread about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846041)
When my brother came to visit me, I even tested his Evo LTE. Same thing.
Then I broke my Galaxy Nexus and bought a Galaxy S III. To my surprise, it also always connected to 4G.
I went to Sprint and compared it to an Evo LTE to see if that one would connect. I checked the settings to make sure LTE is on and it still wouldn't connect.
Even my 3G speeds on the Samsung devices are better.
Thus, I learned so far that Samsung's antenna's are a LOT better than HTC antenna.
(FYI, I do not work or am endorsed by Samsung in any means. Matter of fact, I think their phones feel like cheap plastic pieces of sh*t and I wish I could have my HTC again (in working condition.))
Maybe we need to pressure HTC into putting in better antennas in our phones.
Are you sure you were on LTE on the Samsung phones? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the EVOLTE is an LTE only phone and doesn't connect to Sprint's legacy 'faux-g' hspa network while I believe the Sammy phones do. My first Samsung phone was the intercept ( a miserable failure) and my second was the nexus s 4g(terrible reception but great phone). I've had much better luck with HTC phones when it comes to hardware.
I've only been to ATL once on a business trip and managed to connect to LTE before Sprint officially launched it so I was impressed
Edit: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/HTC-EVO-4G-LTE,Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/phones/7019,6330
^Here is a decent source to prove it. I blame Sprint for being d***headed enough to insist on having an exclusive version of the One-X with features that didn't leave enough room for all the radios we need. They should have just taken the One-X as it was intended by HTC. Personally there us no 4g in my area at all so the Evo works fine picking up 3g
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
rubyknight said:
Are you sure you were on LTE on the Samsung phones? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the EVOLTE is an LTE only phone and doesn't connect to Sprint's legacy 'faux-g' hspa network while I believe the Sammy phones do. My first Samsung phone was the intercept ( a miserable failure) and my second was the nexus s 4g(terrible reception but great phone). I've had much better luck with HTC phones when it comes to hardware.
I've only been to ATL once on a business trip and managed to connect to LTE before Sprint officially launched it so I was impressed
Edit: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/HTC-EVO-4G-LTE,Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/phones/7019,6330
^Here is a decent source to prove it. I blame Sprint for being d***headed enough to insist on having an exclusive version of the One-X with features that didn't leave enough room for all the radios we need. They should have just taken the One-X as it was intended by HTC. Personally there us no 4g in my area at all so the Evo works fine picking up 3g
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see where you're coming from but yes these are both LTE.
Galaxy Nexus was Sprint's first LTE phone launched, then Evo and I believe then GS3.
And the speeds I'm getting (in good areas) are 20MB plus.
At work, I get a constant 3-5MB.
So I do not think it's T-Mobile's HSPA that I'm connecting to but actual LTE.
Even if it's true, false, or up for debate, you won't get a good discussion on it here.
I foresee posts about plastic phones, pentile screens, and TouchWiz.
arozer said:
I see where you're coming from but yes these are both LTE.
Galaxy Nexus was Sprint's first LTE phone launched, then Evo and I believe then GS3.
And the speeds I'm getting (in good areas) are 20MB plus.
At work, I get a constant 3-5MB.
So I do not think it's T-Mobile's HSPA that I'm connecting to but actual LTE.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well the point is that I think Sprint has a bigger hspa footprint than LTE so you may be getting hspa and then LTE when you enter its range(thus the good 20mb spots). Even if the Samsung radio is slightly better you should still be able to connect on the Evo...
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
SoraX64 said:
Even if it's true, false, or up for debate, you won't get a good discussion on it here.
I foresee posts about plastic phones, pentile screens, and TouchWiz.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know. I figured. I was think perhaps someone could come up with a better answer here. On Samsung section, I would only get things like "Yeah Samsung all the way!!!" Etc.
rubyknight said:
Well the point is that I think Sprint has a bigger hspa footprint than LTE so you may be getting hspa and then LTE when you enter its range(thus the good 20mb spots). Even if the Samsung radio is slightly better you should still be able to connect on the Evo...
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see what you're saying.
Also, I agree with the Evo should still be connecting. Not sure why it wasn't 3 Evo's at that.
(I tried all 3 different radios. Even lost my S-OFF and my Root in order to try the latest radio because I was that desperate for answers.)
Sprint doesn't have a hspa network. There are no phones that connect to Sprint’s previous 4G network (wimax) and their current 4G (LTE) network.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
newboyx said:
Sprint doesn't have a hspa+ network.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah that's what I thought too. Isn't T-Mobile the only one left with HSPA?
And honestly, Samsung vs. HTC aside, the problem is more on the carrier than HTC... Or both I guess. I used 2 friend's One X and GS3 next to each other in hspa+ 4G and they both were very close as far as load times. The GS3 person ended up swapping in her gs3 for the One X after seeing the software difference though Sprint just forced HTC to skimp on the radios with the extra evo features jammed in.
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
arozer said:
Yeah that's what I thought too. Isn't T-Mobile the only one left with HSPA?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
At&t uses a hspa+ network for 4G as well as LTE.
The connection issues are well documented and have been known to Sprint since at least April.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
newboyx said:
Sprint doesn't have a hspa network. There are no phones that connect to Sprint’s previous 4G network (wimax) and their current 4G (LTE) network.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, I could be wrong then.. Whatever tech they used for their old fauxG is what I'm talking about. Is there really no phone that can use both?
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
I'm in dallas and my evo drops 4g left and right. Even when I find a strong siginal it switchs back to 3g. I'm currently lookin to sell mine an gettin a gs3 as I type this. It's bull**** payim 10$ extra for **** u can't use
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app
newboyx said:
At&t uses a hspa+ network for 4G as well as LTE.
The connection issues are well documented and have been known to Sprint since at least April.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Was not aware. It's not just signal issues. It's HTC signal issues, correct??
rubyknight said:
Well, I could be wrong then.. Whatever tech they used for their old fauxG is what I'm talking about. Is there really no phone that can use both?
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're talking WiMax.
And GS3 is not WiMax compatible.
sobaked2921 said:
I'm in dallas and my evo drops 4g left and right. Even when I find a strong siginal it switchs back to 3g. I'm currently lookin to sell mine an gettin a gs3 as I type this. It's bull**** payim 10$ extra for **** u can't use
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just be aware, on GS3 you'll still have to pay the $10 fee.
Only way you won't is if you switch to a non 4G WiMax or 4G LTE phone.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...e-else-having-sprint-gs-iii-radio-issues.html
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/96470
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/92898
Honestly though, both phones are getting threads like this daily so I'm having a hard time believing any signal related complaints anymore.
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Just be aware, on GS3 you'll still have to pay the $10 fee.
Only way you won't is if you switch to a non 4G WiMax or 4G LTE phone.[/QUOTE]
I know but at least ill get better connection as I impatiently wait for sprint to finish the LTE lol
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app
I'm honestly torn between HTC and Samsung, sometimes. I love how an HTC phone feels in my hands, nice and solid. Sense looks good but can sometimes be a performance hog. Samsung does some pretty unique stuff to their devices (multiscreen, s-pen, etc) and I like that. I hate how the whole damn thing is just a bar of plastic, just don't like what it feels like compared to HTC. But software wise, Tocuhwiz isn't that bad, IMO. It's much closer to AOSP than any other OEMs version of Android.
But if you want a good read on the upcoming struggles with Samsung's Exynos-based devices, read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922613&page=2
Start around post 16, some really good info from a CM dev. I like Samsung for always getting out their source early, but if it's broken and doesn't compile, then it doesn't matter. And if they can't help with any low level processor stuff because it's proprietary to them, they're not helping the community as much as they try to show that they are. Just my 2 cents.
Radio aside, how do you like the GS3 compared to the EVOLTE?
funcrusher said:
Radio aside, how do you like the GS3 compared to the EVOLTE?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't really wanna answer cuz I think you're a POS but no, I don't.
I wish I had my Evo back sometimes.
Very solid phone. GS3 freezes. My keyboard can't keep up with my typing and I end up with words like "whuoi dasu unjhoos" (this matters to me. I text a LOT.. like 500 or so texts per day.)
The speaker phones sounds terrible.
It's durable as a cold butter stick.
Feels very plastic-y.
However pros:
Service,
More developers available for it on XDA,
Very light.
arozer said:
Don't really wanna answer cuz I think you're a POS but no, I don't.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL!
I've actually come close to trading my EVO for a GS3 a couple times. No LTE here, so that's never factored in.
Basically 3 things have kept me from doing so:
1. People want way too much +$
2. Most that I've come across not in mint condition
3. I'm lazy
Oh, and also been trying to sell a car on CL, so haven't reposted my EVO for GS3 ad in awhile.
Doesn't most of the EVO's LTE connection problem stem from software? Bc last I heard the next ota is going to address it?
Personally, I won't have LTE for another few months at the earliest. So, it doesn't matter much to the majority of the US. Granted there are a lot of EVO users in the LTE startup cities. But does this mean a mass exodus from the EVO for 4g connectivity?
I can wait to see if an ota fixes the issues. I mean what are we gonna do, go to Verizon? Hahahaha.
Well, here's the press release saying where Sprint is going with the LTE.
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2459
I really wish it would come to my area, it kinda sucks having in markets on either side of where I live, but getting left out in the cold.
muppetman462 said:
Well, here's the press release saying where Sprint is going with the LTE.
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2459
I really wish it would come to my area, it kinda sucks having in markets on either side of where I live, but getting left out in the cold.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.........finally! I knew it was coming soon, we have pending ethernet orders....waiting for fiber.
Replying using my 4g connection
Hehehe rubbing it in lol. 4g is popping up all over the Bronx now
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
O.M.J said:
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.........finally! I knew it was coming soon, we have pending ethernet orders....waiting for fiber.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Second that, can't wait for LTE in the twin cities
Great... more cities nobody ****in lives in.
My city is on that list! Add that with JB coming soon, I'm one happy HTC/Sprint customer!
xJedix said:
Second that, can't wait for LTE in the twin cities
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thirdsies!
I just checked and my phone now says I am connected to ehrpd woohoo LTE is comming!!
detcup4evr said:
I just checked and my phone now says I am connected to ehrpd woohoo LTE is comming!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If that's the case, it's coming to Birmingham, AL soon. Having said that, Birmingham never had Wimax officially released, although some areas do have Wimax coverage.
Sent using my HTC EVO LTE and a magic wand
Ha, I read Oklahoma and got all happy. Then realized it was Ardmore, with population of like 10.
Hopefully this means they'll keep building it out here though.
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app
detcup4evr said:
I just checked and my phone now says I am connected to ehrpd woohoo LTE is comming!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm guessing this is a joke. Ask the folks in Beaumont, TX that have had eHRPD for several months now and their LTE build won't even start until next year. So I guess technically you are correct, LTE is coming everywhere. The question is just when..
Nope, they will only offer in that town and only to 7 of the 10 people there. Lol of course they will build it out! :banghead:
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Armpit Oklahoma, well I suppose cows/farmers/and hillbillies need better coverage.... Dear sprint, even Dan Hesse said the 405 area connection and coverage was one of the worst experiences he'd encountered on sprint....please build here. Thank you.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
---------- Post added at 09:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 AM ----------
^^^ and yes this really happened....
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Don't get too exited. Sprints LTE is a joke. I live in Dallas where they first rolled out LTE and I got the HTC Evo 4G LTE on day one. Ever since they turned on LTE here in June I think I've had a LTE signal for a total of 20min. I talked to a sprint rep recently and was told that Sprint won't truly be finished with the Dallas LTE until sometime in 2013. Each city they do a roll out just means they started in that city(1 LTE tower)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232108/Sprint_s_LTE_coverage_found_lacking_in_four_cities
Debbie downer...
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE
What about Denver? This state is known for being high tech.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Cloaker said:
What about Denver? This state is known for being high tech.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
High tech, or just high?
roids87 said:
High tech, or just high?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Both, where do I sign up to move there?
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Antimus82 said:
Don't get too exited. Sprints LTE is a joke. I live in Dallas where they first rolled out LTE and I got the HTC Evo 4G LTE on day one. Ever since they turned on LTE here in June I think I've had a LTE signal for a total of 20min. I talked to a sprint rep recently and was told that Sprint won't truly be finished with the Dallas LTE until sometime in 2013. Each city they do a roll out just means they started in that city(1 LTE tower)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232108/Sprint_s_LTE_coverage_found_lacking_in_four_cities
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried the LTE on another device? I thought it was a joke as well until I saw the real network with a phone that doesn't have LTE connectivity issues.
Sent from my EVO sometimes-LTE
Cloaker said:
What about Denver? This state is known for being high tech.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Denver is a city...