So I hate Sprint and I've been trying to leave, called and they wouldn't let me leave without an etf. So I normally do speedtests and normally get maybe 30kb/s well this morning I take it and I get http://www.speedtest.net/android/91283825.png
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I will have no problem staying with them if they can keep this up.
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Normal for me.
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Normal for me.
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YOU ARE VERY LUCKY THEN.
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It used to be 1.3Mbps for me. It's climbing up.
It sad that I don't use it since my Wimax coverage here is thick.
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I noticed a HUGE speed jump yesterday too.
I will say I noticed a jump in mine also. I switched back to a sense rom. Just to get 4g to tether at work. After a day I missed my cm and said eff it I'm going back to cm. When I went back and tethered, I noticed it was a huge difference. Was around 300kbs, now I'm around 1.4 mbs here in Jax.
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I'm jealous of you all! My 3G speeds suck complete donkey nuts!
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DDiaz007 said:
I'm jealous of you all! My 3G speeds suck complete donkey nuts!
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Yep same here mine sucks at home and at work....
maybe they actually are going to improve the network before the iphone. Who knows, maybe the iphone will help things since they use less data than android phones. (because of less bg updates)
highly doubt it though, mine still blows
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I'm jealous of you all! My 3G speeds suck complete donkey nuts!
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same here except i dont even have 3g around my house anymore. been on 1x since wednesday yet sprint continues to say theres nothing wrong with the towers in my area and that its my phones. sorry sprint but i dont believe all 3 of my phones and tablet just suddenly crapped out on the same day to use only 1x and only in the areas around my house. 2 miles down the road there back on 3g.
I knew I wasn't going crazy!! Same here!!
I was pulling 50-150kbps usually and I noticed my 3G data was going in and out like mad so I talked to the dudes at Best Buy and they said they'd been having issues with their Sprint phones and activating them. Turns out they found out that Sprint's been messing with the towers in my area and have been working on getting 4G brought to my city, and now my data speeds are INSANE.
On 3G yesterday I pulled 960 kbps with Speedtest, and consistently pull 500-800kbps. Definitely kicking ass now.
Just did a speed test, this is absolute garbage. I am getting 88 kbps download. What the hell am I suppose to do with that? And how is this not grounds for getting out of your contract for free? I rather have a data cap but usable 3G speeds.
I've had better.. but this is the norm.
Speeds are getting better but when will sprint get a power house device like the amaze... I mean we do have the S3 processor but if this thing could record in 1080p with a 2mp ffc and 8mp rear camera all would be good. I don't understand why they don't aim to completely top the last device...
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I can't complain..never had an issue.
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I was getting poor speeds for the last like 2 weeks in NYC, but checked again today after reading this thread and they have reasonably increased which makes me happy
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Just did a speed test, this is absolute garbage. I am getting 88 kbps download. What the hell am I suppose to do with that? And how is this not grounds for getting out of your contract for free? I rather have a data cap but usable 3G speeds.
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Well if there was ever a good sign it is getting improved, this is it. Coast to coast.
They're doing it fast so give it a little time.
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This is really cranking up! I hope it stays this way.
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i have noticed a huge jump in 3G as well... out here in sacramento CA. i stay up pretty late, and the last few weeks at odd hours of the night my network speeds will just take a dive or cut out entirely for several hours. then it's right back in the morning.
i have also noticed i am getting 4g in more areas. i used to always have to turn my 4g antenna off while on my way to work because it would cut out... now i get solid reception on my way to work when on wimax.
my 3g speeds have always been pretty good though. and 4g as well
it is obvious to me they are expanding
I think after the past few months my service has gone downhill badly and I think I have finally decided to move on to Verizon where I will get what I pay for, I have been paying for premium data with sprint and the only way I get data is over wifi, and I'm done. Hope you guys don't wait too long before you make your decisions.
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So after I got pissed at my Sprint service I picked up the amaze from tmobile and the thing runs faster on 2g then Sprint did on 3g. Just wanted to put that out there for the people thinking of the switch that are in 2g areas coming from Sprint.
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Cool story bro.
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Whatever you think but my buddy explained it to me and said it had something to do with packet loss not actual speeds. Sprint is terrible here in south side Jacksonville FL
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Cool story bro.
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So after I got pissed at my Sprint service I picked up the amaze from tmobile and the thing runs faster on 2g then Sprint did on 3g. Just wanted to put that out there for the people thinking of the switch that are in 2g areas coming from Sprint.
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I came from the epic touch and what you say is 100% right. Sprint is horrible lately so I got out and got in with t Mobile, 4g pretty much everywhere here in Tucson. And as for faster on 2g than sprints 3g its like night and day.
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Thanks evo at least someone knows what I'm talking about lol.
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I just did the exact same. I came from the HTC Evo and switched to the HTC Amaze.
sprint's data was worthless....
I racked up a ton of roaming charges to get out of my Sprint contract ETF free because the data was beyond useless, like 25-50 kbps, T-Mo gives me anywhere from 7000 to 14000 kbps. I can watch Youtube videos again! I will take 5gb plus throttling over never being able to hit 1GB if I tried.
I use a Sprint PCS data card for work.
This is why I got a tethering plan with my phone.
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I wish that was the case for me. My services were good with Sprint but they started charging me for stuff that didn't make any sense and the stores started to tell me to call *2 for everything. After I switched to T-mo I found out that they are kinda skipping 3G and going from 2 to 4. Which is better anyways.
I tried out sprint for 3 days and the data was so slow. At home I'd get 1-2mbps while on Tmo I'd get 5-8mbps. And i checked i was in "perfect" coverage too. Call quality was worse. Text messages came out or order. Their plans are good on cheap but the network sucked for me.
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Whatever you think but my buddy explained it to me and said it had something to do with packet loss not actual speeds. Sprint is terrible here in south side Jacksonville FL
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I just switched over and got the Amaze. Had the GS2 with Sprint and before that the 3D and the Photon. I agree T Mobile is way better but Sprint isnt that bad to me. I live on the Southside of Jax and I always had good speeds. Just had to switch cuz my other line roams too much. As you can see Im still using my GS2 right now actually.
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So after I got pissed at my Sprint service I picked up the amaze from tmobile and the thing runs faster on 2g then Sprint did on 3g. Just wanted to put that out there for the people thinking of the switch that are in 2g areas coming from Sprint.
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not in my area 2g keeps timing out so it must be location based. my evo is much faster on 3g then tmobile 2g. i have the evo and amaze side by side.
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I tried out sprint for 3 days and the data was so slow. At home I'd get 1-2mbps while on Tmo I'd get 5-8mbps. And i checked i was in "perfect" coverage too. Call quality was worse. Text messages came out or order. Their plans are good on cheap but the network sucked for me.
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1-2 mbps is around the most you'll get on sprint 3G because the technology is limited to 3.1 mbps down.
I used to be impressed with data speeds but in real life situations how is 5-6 mb better than 1-2. i stream you tube and Pandora just fine on 1mb. even when i tether my tablet it browses just fine so please let me know how speeds up to 10mb really make a difference. I just picked up the amaze for the second time today and my house only has a 2g signal and its too slow to even use the market. at least i can download apps on my sprint evo without having to turn on wifi
If people got 1Mbps on Sprint regularly there wouldn't be such a huge problem.
100-300Kbps is too common on Sprint. Not only that but in areas where EV-DO is so crowded you get 1x switching.
I love sprint i just wish 4G speeds were on speeds with LTE come on wimax
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tmobile 4g for the win!
You must live in the boonies.
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You must live in the boonies.
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Well I live in Las Vegas, NV, and my buddy has Sprint, granted he has a Transform, but still... his coverage here is terrible, dropped calls all the times, and his data speeds are slow.
PS: Thank you for teaching me a new word... BOONIES!
I'm foreign...
Seriously Sprint sucks so bad.
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Seriously Sprint sucks so bad.
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So feel your pain, fixing to cancel and get a nexus world phone and go a different Avenue. Not going to wait another year. Just tired of waiting for things to improve.
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While those are some ****ty upload speeds... The download is actually really good. And the ping is pretty good too.
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While those are some ****ty upload speeds... The download is actually really good. And the ping is pretty good too.
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I agree. I think his post was being sarcastic.
Upload is always way slower than download speeds.
Wish I got those speeds.
Verizon is going to have 4G in my area by the end of the summer. Looking at another two years before Sprint 4G comes to my area.
So the the ultimate question is, how much do I like unlimited data?
One thing I know is, if Sprint pulls unlimited data after it acquires a network I am going to be more than upset. If I sit here for the next couple of years getting 50-300kbps average, while I could be getting 10 times that on big red, only to see Sprint say, "Okay, we have a network comparable to the other carriers, here's tiered data..." Somehow, I think that's there plan.
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I agree. I think his post was being sarcastic.
Upload is always way slower than download speeds.
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It was all in jest. I get acceptable 3g and good 4g. However, I will be mad if LTE if slower in my area than my current 4g.
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Wish I got those speeds.
Verizon is going to have 4G in my area by the end of the summer. Looking at another two years before Sprint 4G comes to my area.
So the the ultimate question is, how much do I like unlimited data?
One thing I know is, if Sprint pulls unlimited data after it acquires a network I am going to be more than upset. If I sit here for the next couple of years getting 50-300kbps average, while I could be getting 10 times that on big red, only to see Sprint say, "Okay, we have a network comparable to the other carriers, here's tiered data..." Somehow, I think that's there plan.
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If that's there plan I'm out. If they change unlimited data they will definately be letting people out of ETF I would think
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It was all in jest. I get acceptable 3g and good 4g. However, I will be mad if LTE if slower in my area than my current 4g.
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Man I would die for those speeds. I bet you can download a 2 hour movie in 10 mins or less.
Yeah, my speeds suck in St. Louis too.
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Man I would die for those speeds. I bet you can download a 2 hour movie in 10 mins or less.
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Lol maybe in like 240p...
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Would love to see the 3G speeds. You are just lucky to have 4G coverage for the time being...maybe you'll have LTE by 2014
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Would love to see the 3G speeds. You are just lucky to have 4G coverage for the time being...maybe you'll have LTE by 2014
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4G WIMAX is scheduled to be here until 2015 AFAIK.
3G in St. Louis:
Speed
I would kill for speeds like that. im getting 63kbps down and 109kbps up.
My 3g is typically around 2 down. Luckily I live in Houston so LTE should work well for me.
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using wifi through my home wireless router
Ping 96ms
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Man I would die for those speeds. I bet you can download a 2 hour movie in 10 mins or less.
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I could probably download a 2min movie in 10hrs with my ****ty 3g speeds.
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My 3G speeds are slow, but I live in a 4G area so I hop on that when I need to. I wish it was a little quicker to turn on the 4G antenna, though.
3G speeds has definitely improved for me in northern Delaware
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The unlimited "Now" network. Thank god for wifi.
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The unlimited "Now" network. Thank god for wifi.
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I can't even stream you tube videos and it take ten sometimes 15 minutes to download 3mb apps any suggestion on how to fix this
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I've had the same issues. Seems a bit better the last few days but still poor. I'm in the DC area and would expect stronger signals. Sadly, I have no idea how to improve this though.
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Hey look at it this way. Your ping is damn good for EVDO
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I can't even stream you tube videos and it take ten sometimes 15 minutes to download 3mb apps any suggestion on how to fix this
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Don't use sprint. I've been cursing the data network all day trying to download stuff. Tweeted earlier when I was at 211B/s. I also blame the tower servicing the house.
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Try flashing different PRLs.
customer service rep lol told me its because there working on putting up the lte towers and to reboot my phone. Um tried that and still slow, i give up i just hope lte in Rockford Illinois get here fast second largest city in Illinois and we didn't get wimax but a smaller town 20 miles away with population of 60,000 did i found that rather strange.
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customer service rep lol told me its because there working on putting up the lte towers and to reboot my phone. Um tried that and still slow, i give up i just hope lte in Rockford Illinois get here fast second largest city in Illinois and we didn't get wimax but a smaller town 20 miles away with population of 60,000 did i found that rather strange.
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3Rd largest behind Chicago and Aurora. anyhow, don't hold your breath. I don't see Rockford getting LTE anytime soon.
and I wouldn't be surprised if Wimax was on but it wasn't announced. It was on in Bloomington Normal but never announced.
I left for t mobile and get speeds just as fast as my Wimax ever got. using their hspa+.
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I can't even stream you tube videos and it take ten sometimes 15 minutes to download 3mb apps any suggestion on how to fix this
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Ha. The guys at my local spring store used to joke and say "that's moving at sprint speed". Spring data speeds are horrible.
Just prior to me leaving for t mobile sprint upgraded my towers and we were getting like 1 Mb dl which was nice.however after a year and a half of speeds like yours I was already determined to leave. Good luck. Hope network vision improves things.
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Ha. The guys at my local spring store used to joke and say "that's moving at sprint speed". Spring data speeds are horrible.
Just prior to me leaving for t mobile sprint upgraded my towers and we were getting like 1 Mb dl which was nice.however after a year and a half of speeds like yours I was already determined to leave. Good luck. Hope network vision improves things.
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I just left TMobile and the speed difference is very evident. TMobile 2g is faster than sprint 3g i just hope it will get better soon our i will be forced to go with Verizon.
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Try updating your PRL, and if that doesn't work you can try switching the network mode to CDMA only in the mobile network settings menu. If you're rooted you can also use MSL reader off the market to get your MSL, or call sprint and ask for it, then dial ##DATA# and change your EVDO mode to CDMA HDR only. If using MSL reader, for some reason it only works if you install, uninstall and reinstall again.
I got more consistent 1mbps speeds, up from 500~, in the san francisco area, I don't know if they're messing around with the towers over here, but there has been reports from people that these workarounds should force the phone to stop trying to flip between EVDO and LTE
You only did two tests? Try going to the setting and changing which server it is connecting to during the test.
I average 1Mbps-1.5Mbps usually.
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You only did two tests? Try going to the setting and changing which server it is connecting to during the test.
I average 1Mbps-1.5Mbps usually.
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i did over 50 test with same results i just did these two to confirm that factory ressetting it as a sprint rep told me does nothing but waste your time.
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I'm in Raleigh, NC supposedly one of the first for network vision upgrades. They must have finished Orange County, CA as we were next. Nothing at my house yet (still terrible speeds) but hanging out this morning near NCSU near down town, where 3G and 4G were terribly slow.... BLAZING now.
3G: 1.5mbps down/800kbps up
4G 10.7mbps down/2300kbps up
Holy smokes.... That's LTE speeds. And they said WiMAX would never get above 4. I ran the test 3 times. I thought I was on WiFi...
That's with full 6/6 bars 3G and 2/3 bars 4G
So those of you sick of the speeds..... Hang in there. I'm still blown away.
Just this morning in another part of the "metropolis" (Cary, NC) 3G and 4G were so slow they wouldn't even stream Pandora. Crazy.
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I wasn't aware that Sprint vision would improve Wimax...
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Glad to see another Cary/Raleigh native on here! I live in Cary and have all but given up on 3g. I use my phone with wifi at home and can't even connect to 4G there. 3G speeds won't let me do anything.
I work in the BB&T building in downtown Raleigh and just tried a 3G speedtest. It errored out with Network communication issues. The 4G was pretty decent though - 4.8down and 1up.
Back when I switch to Sprint 2 years ago (Epic 4G), Wimax used to almost always give me about 5down and 1+ up. It's slowed down a lot since then. I am seriously thinking about switching to T-Mobile after my contract expires. I love unlimited data but if I can't connect to it then it does me no good.
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I wasn't aware that Sprint vision would improve Wimax...
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I think because of the optimization of the back haul, all signals will see improvements on the network vision platform.
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Raleigh Folk Here too!!
RDU is definitely not one of the first markets to get network vision, lol. We are in the second round of deployments, after the first round markets. They should begin network vision work next month here. Wimax is separate from NV so not sure why that speed has increased. But yea, I live in Cary and the speeds have dropped so slow lately that I have not been able to stream Pandora for the past two weeks. Really pisses me off because I'm a delivery driver and that's all I would listen to in the car lol.
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I have not been able to stream Pandora for the past two weeks. Really pisses me off because I'm a delivery driver and that's all I would listen to in the car lol.
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A lot of people have been having trouble streaming Pandora lately. Maybe the network isn't the only issue?
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Raleigh here too. Hopefully the upgrade is soon. About to move to Brier creek and it's always been crappy reception when I'm there.
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I don't mean to burst any bubbles here, but I'd reach 10mbps+ all day long in Orlando, FL when I had my EVO 3D.
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I don't mean to burst any bubbles here, but I'd reach 10mbps+ all day long in Orlando, FL when I had my EVO 3D.
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That's because my $10 per month 4g fee was going to upgrade your network.
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coal686 said:
A lot of people have been having trouble streaming Pandora lately. Maybe the network isn't the only issue?
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I would agree with you but me and others have found that it works perfectly on wifi, but not on 3g
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I would agree with you but me and others have found that it works perfectly on wifi, but not on 3g
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I wasn't specific enough. I meant that people seem to be having trouble streaming over 3g recently no matter what part of the country they are in. Unless the entire network is laying an egg (entirely possible since we are talking about Sprint), it seems more than network related. Plus, people have mentioned that they have been able to stream other music apps, just not Pandora.
I would guess it's due to people leaving sprint 4 other carriers
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Wait, 4g is supposed to not go over 4 megs?
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I think most of you guys keep forgetting 4g isn't controlled by Sprint, it's Clear, there are many other things on the 4g network, but idk what you guys need these speeds for anyway, 1-3megs will do everything just fine in terms of mobile internet, need something faster use wifi, don't complain about the 3g and 4g service, just be glad you have internet period
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I'm in Raleigh, NC supposedly one of the first for network vision upgrades. They must have finished Orange County, CA as we were next. Nothing at my house yet (still terrible speeds) but hanging out this morning near NCSU near down town, where 3G and 4G were terribly slow.... BLAZING now.
3G: 1.5mbps down/800kbps up
4G 10.7mbps down/2300kbps up
Holy smokes.... That's LTE speeds. And they said WiMAX would never get above 4. I ran the test 3 times. I thought I was on WiFi...
That's with full 6/6 bars 3G and 2/3 bars 4G
So those of you sick of the speeds..... Hang in there. I'm still blown away.
Just this morning in another part of the "metropolis" (Cary, NC) 3G and 4G were so slow they wouldn't even stream Pandora. Crazy.
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WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? LTE speeds are 50+M down and 12+m up!
Visalia CA I've literally seen 2.2mbps on 3G. Also 8-12mbps 4G
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I think most of you guys keep forgetting 4g isn't controlled by Sprint, it's Clear, there are many other things on the 4g network, but idk what you guys need these speeds for anyway, 1-3megs will do everything just fine in terms of mobile internet, need something faster use wifi, don't complain about the 3g and 4g service, just be glad you have internet period
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Some just can't get enough.
A2CKilla said:
I think most of you guys keep forgetting 4g isn't controlled by Sprint, it's Clear, there are many other things on the 4g network, but idk what you guys need these speeds for anyway, 1-3megs will do everything just fine in terms of mobile internet, need something faster use wifi, don't complain about the 3g and 4g service, just be glad you have internet period
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I think people are complaining because Sprint consistently ranks at the bottom in all major markets in 3g and 4g speeds by a huge margin. It's not even close. But they are cheaper and have unlimited data, so it's not all bad. But 3g speeds should not be barely faster than dial-up!
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I'm in Las Vegas we had 4g early on. Won't be getting LTE for quite awhile but the 3g is decent enough to watch shows or whatever usually where i'm at. I never get dropped calls. Actually had them for 10 years now, Houston, Reno and Vegas never dropped calls.
I get a work discount so my bill is $69.95 total each month. My contract was up Feb 1 so i bought an evo off craigslist and activated without a 2 year contract. I looked at verizons prices, i think over $100 for a comparable plan.
Not perfect but i'm sticking with em.
Not bad I might add, for how far they've come on a complete network overhaul in less than a year...
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How many towers do you think that is?
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joshuaw84 said:
Not bad I might add, for how far they've come on a complete network overhaul in less than a year...
How many towers do you think that is?
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20... Lame slow.. trained monkeys could do it faster
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Not bad I might add, for how far they've come on a complete network overhaul in less than a year... View attachment 1722409
How many towers do you think that is?
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Yeah DC lighten up boy!
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Sprints has been doing some upgrades in North East Wisconsin. Almost everywhere I go I get ehrpd. That's one step closer to lte. The speeds have improved too.
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I came from the AT&T side of straight talk (And DON'T listen to people, ST is not the same as having the actual carrier AT ALL.) It was the worst carrier I've ever had, and I had AT&T before with no complaints. I switched to Sprint on a discounted plan, got the EVO LTE, and I don't have a single complaint. I drive to/from work streaming radio and it doesn't miss a beat. If the network is congested I just switch from eHRPD to CDMA only and that usually fixes the issues. Sprint is totally worth it haha
Lucky you.
I am still waiting for the speed test to complete, which I started 5 minutes ago.
Edit: 790ms ping, 117kbps down, 109kbps up. I feel like luckiest kid alive (in 90's. Who just got ISDN)
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I never got Wimax and never expected to get LTE, but I I preordered the Evo LTE and then signed another 2 year contract anyway. Sprint 3G speeds fell on their face in my area, but that was right before I got to see the 4G icon in my status bar! I now constantly have LTE in my area and the entire surrounding area! Couldn't be happier with Sprint! Pulling great speed tests on LTE while sitting on my bed!! Hit 36mbps in my carport while I stepped outside for a cigarette!! When I go to a store, in either nearby cities, I never lose LTE!! Great speeds everywhere, but even faster speeds at my house out in the sticks than I get in the city! Obviously more users in the city than at/near my house. Nothing to complain about though in my area!! Congrats to everyone who is getting LTE soon, and good luck to those still waiting.
Oh, FYI: My 3G speeds fell on their face before LTE lit up here. So to anyone who's seeing a recent decline in 3G speeds, maybe that's a good thing for you and LTE is coming very soon! Along with 4G LTE here, my 3G speeds are now about 2-4 times faster!!
EDIT: If you're looking at the map above, I'm about right in the middle of the big purple blob in Georgia
In looking closer at the map now. Other than Illinois, Georgia's coverage area is about the largest of any single spot that I'm seeing, viewing the linked map anyways!! Awesome!! Gotta love the Dirty South hahaha
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Hmmm do I see some purple in san Diego ??
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I found some driving to work to Carlsbad the other day. Wasn't too bad either.
And this was doing 70 on the 5 North. Right past Encinitas.
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xbmoyx said:
Yeah DC lighten up boy!
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Nice!! Just under 30mbps download is pretty freaking quick!! Around 10mbps upload is where I usually hover as well.
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I'm not sick of sprint either! Sprint FTW
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Yeah I'm from Vegas to and my 3g speeds are not that great. I can't even update apps thru the play store 75% of the time now. They just time out and give me an error.
Keep a look out for tmobile and AT&T/Verizon powerhouse
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AJilka89 said:
I found some driving to work to Carlsbad the other day. Wasn't too bad either.
And this was doing 70 on the 5 North. Right past Encinitas.
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Could be still working on those LTE towers. That's about the speed I get in NY at few spots LTE is available in. T-Mobile Note II squeezes out almost 3x that speed on 3G. My record today was 17mpbs on 3G (well, T-Mobile calls it 4G, but it's not)
Don't worry....be happy...
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I visited Vegas in December was surprised they did not have LTE. I had Layovers in DC (no LTE, got some coming in but not at the actual airport) and Chicago (half-working LTE). I would think Sprint would target major cities first but I was very disappointed, even the 3G was spotty in Vegas. Maybe one day our big little VA town will get LTE/4G. One day.
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I visited Vegas in December was surprised they did not have LTE. I had Layovers in DC (no LTE, got some coming in but not at the actual airport) and Chicago (half-working LTE). I would think Sprint would target major cities first but I was very disappointed, even the 3G was spotty in Vegas. Maybe one day our big little VA town will get LTE/4G. One day.
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I completely agree!! I am not sure of Sprint's reasoning for lighting up LTE in less populated areas before big cities. Maybe it's for cost effectiveness, maybe it just fits their future plan for full coverage and this fits their build-out better, no clue. I can't complain though, having fast LTE at home in the sticks is awesome! Lol
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