3G speeds Chicago. Took only prl update NOT software update and am experiencing actual USABLE 3G speeds!,very exciting stuff just hit 2.1 mgbs down on speedtest. Net app. PRevious best prob around 1.5 but that was off peak. Anyone else in chi or burbs seeing same?
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Actually yes. I'm in the southwestern burbs.
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ive noticed this also
I'm in chicago over by elston and lawrence, and my speed tests just got me 500kbps down, 60kbps up. This is pathetic 3g coverage, and its with full bars and its almost 11pm at night.
I'm 20 miles west of clevland and speeds here seemed to be a lot better here also.. will check when im downtown tomorrow
I think this has less to do with PRL updates and more to do with NV. I experienced this same thing earlier this week. The increased speeds have gone since then. I also took the new PRL but am getting the speeds I normally get. I am getting increased upload speeds with the new radio, however.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28484087&postcount=26
im out of town in vegas at the moment and doesn't matter how many updates you get your gonna get pounded (screwed) when it comes to 3g when on the strip so when im back in lemont (little south west of chicago) ill do some tests. i averaged 1.1mbps at my house and crap everywhere else so hopefully this update fixes everywhere else thats not my house haha
I live in Plainfield and have absolutely horrible 3G. (just started a new 2year about 5 days ago) but to my understanding theyre implementing 4g LTE int othe towers and upgrading the 3g network aswell.
No wonder sprint has unlimited data, their network is crap.
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im out of town in vegas at the moment and doesn't matter how many updates you get your gonna get pounded (screwed) when it comes to 3g when on the strip so when im back in lemont (little south west of chicago) ill do some tests. i averaged 1.1mbps at my house and crap everywhere else so hopefully this update fixes everywhere else thats not my house haha
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I hear you and that is completely true now. Ironically two years ago on my og EVo at the M. Bay events center( I was at a conference with a workgroup) I was the ONLY one of us to get great download speeds (or even a stable connection actually -Nada on vzn, tmo, att). Now, I maybe it was tower placement, but Compare that to what you are experiencing now, but and I experienced while there in May. W.T. F. H a p p e n e d I just don't get it?
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I live in Plainfield and have absolutely horrible 3G. (just started a new 2year about 5 days ago) but to my understanding theyre implementing 4g LTE int othe towers and upgrading the 3g network aswell.
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Hey I do too, how's it going neighbor?
I have decent 3g, as shown above, at least since the PRL update. Haven't done the OTA yet. I'm near downtown Plainfield though, close to where the YWCA is (and that middle school) by Wallin. Are you on the southern side?
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Hey I do too, how's it going neighbor?
I have decent 3g, as shown above, at least since the PRL update. Haven't done the OTA yet. I'm near downtown Plainfield though, close to where the YWCA is (and that middle school) by Wallin. Are you on the southern side?
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Hey neighbor! Im by catonfarm and countyline road. Close to Plainfield South High School.
I have noticed better speeds and connectivity since the PRL update.
im still nervous about doing the other update
Anyone in the Northwest Suburbs experiencing issues with service? I can make calls, but only receive calls when I'm talking on the phone already. I'm also having problems receiving text messages. I will get them about 45 minutes late. Was wondering if it was my phone or an EVO issue. I didn't have any problems with my original EVO.
Also, tried to update prl, profile, the works.
In the downers grove area, close to Lombard.
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Hey neighbor! Im by catonfarm and countyline road. Close to Plainfield South High School.
I have noticed better speeds and connectivity since the PRL update.
im still nervous about doing the other update
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Oh you're over by that CVS there... I'm actually heading there in a minute, haha. I haven't S-off'd my phone, due to the risk of soft-brick, and now it looks like I have to for the OTA, which is irritating. I'll admit, I'm nervous about this too. I just want kernel source to allow devs to get CM9 or AOKP going so I don't have to worry about any of this business.
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Oh you're over by that CVS there... I'm actually heading there in a minute, haha. I haven't S-off'd my phone, due to the risk of soft-brick, and now it looks like I have to for the OTA, which is irritating. I'll admit, I'm nervous about this too. I just want kernel source to allow devs to get CM9 or AOKP going so I don't have to worry about any of this business.
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we should meet up sometime and discuss our phones! =D
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we should meet up sometime and discuss our phones! =D
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Haha sure, and hopefully discuss LTE speeds in Plainfield!
I was wrong though, Drauden and Caton Farm is the CVS... close enough though, haha.
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sometime soon. the4yre working on the network in our general area. Hit me up, ill buy you a beer. =)
Im in wheaton nothing yet w my moms phone
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Anyone in the Northwest Suburbs experiencing issues with service? I can make calls, but only receive calls when I'm talking on the phone already. I'm also having problems receiving text messages. I will get them about 45 minutes late. Was wondering if it was my phone or an EVO issue. I didn't have any problems with my original EVO.
Also, tried to update prl, profile, the works.
In the downers grove area, close to Lombard.
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I have the same issue, and can even reproduce the behavior by calling my phone from my wife's. 9 out of 10 times it misses the call at my house. Strangely enough, if I toggle GPS on, I consistnently get 8 out of 10 calls... that's without an active lock too. Very strange to say the least.
I've noticed huge improvements! When I'm at the gym tomorrow I'm going to try facebook out cause whenever I tried before it would take forever to load. I just can't wait for lte to go live for us in the suburbs.
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Qbking77 posted that lte was on on june 18 i live about 25 mins fromelgon i didnt get to play with it but from what it seems chicago will be getting lte pretty soon
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Thanks qbking77 i dont live to far from there hope chicago gets lte soon
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I remember working in Philly when the EVO 4G launched on the WiMAX network and when signal was stable it was impressive (compared to 3G anyway). I cannot wait.
I picked up a 4G signal briefly in Huntley,IL. (not too far from Huntley) I was driving and streaming pandora.
I did not get to do a speed test, but I did do a screen shot. Signal was gone as fast as it came on.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/piau3krj2waid43/2012-06-19%2011.19.26.png
I was in huntley (just north of 90 on 47) last saturday, and no lte. This must be very recent.
I hope we start getting it within the next month or so. I'm pretty tired of these terrible 3G speeds.
I'm from Rockford illinois and we officially have no lte yet but i was told we will soon . Not holding my breath on that one:/.
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Nothing in Crystal Lake
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Nothing in Crystal Lake
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Same in Joliet nothing ,and my text not coming in inside my house.
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Speeds look like straight trash... But then again its still an unfinished network.
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Speeds look like straight trash... But then again its still an unfinished network.
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Yeah exactly.. my guess is they were still just testing it
No LTE from West Chicago to Lombard
My EVO is getting lonely without his friend LTE!
If we look at sprint track record these could actually be the speeds. There slow in about every network 3g or 4g wimax when compared to the others. The 3g I's slower than some pre paid tracphones i done seen surf the internet my goddness. I had to tuck my evo in my pocket when someone asked me to look up something it took a while so i just said my battery died and everyone said i thought you're phone last all day .My friend trac phone looked it up in seconds and he's on edge network ugh.
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How close do I need to be in order to use LTE? For some reason, they are apparently ignoring Plainfield and the surrounding towns...
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Guess I will be making a roadtrip this weekend haha. My area (Gurnee)won't be seeing LTE for a little while
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Well so far i been all over chicago and surrounding suburbs and have not seen any lte on my evo lte hsy qbking77 did u do a profile upgrade or something ordid it just appear out of no where ?
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Well so far i been all over chicago and surrounding suburbs and have not seen any lte on my evo lte hsy qbking77 did u do a profile upgrade or something ordid it just appear out of no where ?
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Be patient, they were probably testing. It isn't live yet and won't be for a while. Especially in and around the city, since they're moving outside-in. Check the link I posted. If Sprint waits for 50% site conversion, then expected launch would be September. Which would mean we probably won't see anything until August at the earliest. This could be sooner if they decide to start rolling out before 50%
Can this be true this guy @insidesprintnow posted this on his twiter and lately my sprint reception has been horrible can this be why ?
http://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/97718283?width=360
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So I was out in Hammond, IN yesterday (about 20 min outside of Chicago) celebrating the 4th with family, and noticed LTE was live in the area. I did several speedtests and was pretty pleased with the results. Averaged about 16-17Mbps and topped out at 22Mbps.
If Chicago proper can consistently hold even half those speeds, once it's live, I'll be a happy man.
These tests were done indoors too, so it seems that 1900MHz frequency does alright inside.
I'm impressed.
Sweet i'm excited road trip this weekend!!!
I thought that Chicago was going to get LTE after all of the suburbs too, so that means they must be making good headway in this area. I personally cannot wait until I can pull down 10 Mbps whenever I need...
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So I was out in Hammond, IN yesterday (about 20 min outside of Chicago) celebrating the 4th with family, and noticed LTE was live in the area. I did several speedtests and was pretty pleased with the results. Averaged about 16-17Mbps and topped out at 22Mbps.
If Chicago proper can consistently hold even half those speeds, once it's live, I'll be a happy man.
These tests were done indoors too, so it seems that 1900MHz frequency does alright inside.
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check out s4gru.com (sprint 4g rollout updates)
the hammond area has had LTE live for a while now, the site also has updates on the rollout for the rest of the chicago market.... for me the network vision updates have been really painful, everytime I'm on the move my calls get dropped.... really frustrating.
NW burbs reporting, waiting on LTE
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NW burbs reporting, waiting on LTE
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Same here in the SW burbs... nothing doing for 4G so far...
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check out s4gru.com (sprint 4g rollout updates)
the hammond area has had LTE live for a while now, the site also has updates on the rollout for the rest of the chicago market.... for me the network vision updates have been really painful, everytime I'm on the move my calls get dropped.... really frustrating.
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I'm familiar with s4gru, thanks. Yes, there have been LTE sightings in Hammond for about a month now. I was surprised to be connected for 8+ hours and pulling those speeds.
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I thought that Chicago was going to get LTE after all of the suburbs too, so that means they must be making good headway in this area. I personally cannot wait until I can pull down 10 Mbps whenever I need...
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That's correct. They're moving outside in. So downtown Chicago will be the last part of the the Chicago market to get LTE.
Can anybody comment on battery life while connected to 4G?
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Can anybody comment on battery life while connected to 4G?
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I was connected for 8+ hours and saw little difference in battery drain. Downloaded a couple of apps, Facebooked, took pictures, web browsed, and streamed a baseball game and still had plenty of battery left by the time I got home.
I live in Hammond and here's what I got
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Waiting in the western suburbs, too... there's a tower just down the street from me, so I can't help but toggle 4G on every few days in the hopes of being happily surprised.
My family is in NW Indiana as well, how far east does it go? (valparaiso)
You were/are sooo lucky. I just switched to sprint. My fastest speed yet was a blazing .5 mbits down. The server is 10 minuets away from me!
Oh and I live in PA about 5 hours away from Philadelphia
Hope it gets to chicago asap im in logan square abd have not got any signs of lte
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Keep you guys posted from Algonquin. That's home base for now, travel quite a bit... Really am missing me some Wimax on the road.
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Can't wait til it hits Portland
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Waiting in the western suburbs, too... there's a tower just down the street from me, so I can't help but toggle 4G on every few days in the hopes of being happily surprised.
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The LTE radio doesn't really drain your battery, might as well leave it on. That way you'll know when you hit LTE.
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My family is in NW Indiana as well, how far east does it go? (valparaiso)
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From what I've read there are spots here and there out to Merrillville. So no Valpraiso...yet.
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You were/are sooo lucky. I just switched to sprint. My fastest speed yet was a blazing .5 mbits down. The server is 10 minuets away from me!
Oh and I live in PA about 5 hours away from Philadelphia
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These by no means are my normal speeds. I get 600-800kbps average. I live in the city.
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Hope it gets to chicago asap im in logan square abd have not got any signs of lte
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My guess? Another 2½ months
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Keep you guys posted from Algonquin. That's home base for now, travel quite a bit... Really am missing me some Wimax on the road.
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Can't wait til it hits Portland
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Can't wait til it hits Chicago
I don't think any part of the city will start seeing any LTE until sometime mid-late August. Once they hit Evanston, Skokie, Calumet City etc., I think we'll start getting reports of people jumping on within city limits. Just my prediction though.
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The LTE radio doesn't really drain your battery, might as well leave it on. That way you'll know when you hit LTE.
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When I leave it on, it can't maintain a 3G signal when I'm at work. I've also found no statistically significant change in data speeds by turning "LTE/CDMA" off. Battery drain wasn't my concern, but I appreciate the response.
I haven't seen LTE or 4G on my phone once. This is really odd because I live blocks from the KC sprint campus. I have even driven into their parking lot and sitting there got only 3G still.
I know this has to be on my end because there's no way that in their own campus in their main center they don't have a tower running it since this was the first location to receive LTE. Is this something that could be dependent on the ROM i'm using. I'm running viper 1.21 which others have said they get LTE with so I don't think it's that.
Do I need to possibly flash a new radio? Is there something else going on?
Yeah, ur not in an LTE area. Either that or Idk find someone with an EVO and see if they get LTE in the same spot.
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Have you tried toggling between CDMA only and CDMA + LTE?
Have you updated your PRL+Profile?
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Have you tried toggling between CDMA only and CDMA + LTE?
Have you updated your PRL+Profile?
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I haven't tried toggling to CDMA and then back to LTE, I'll give that a go.
I know for sure I'm in an LTE area because KC is the first and I live directly next to their huge campus here. I have a few friends who work for them, actually everyone in this town has worked for them at one point or another, lol. And they said we do have it in this area now.
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I haven't tried toggling to CDMA and then back to LTE, I'll give that a go.
I know for sure I'm in an LTE area because KC is the first and I live directly next to their huge campus here. I have a few friends who work for them, actually everyone in this town has worked for them at one point or another, lol. And they said we do have it in this area now.
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Well try that and get back to us
The campus is in overland park and they haven't finished the rollout for all of KC.
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The campus is in overland park and they haven't finished the rollout for all of KC.
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correct. I always say KC because anyone outside of this area doesn't know OP. I live a just a couple blocks from that campus. I thought this was the first area scheduled for the roll out. At least I know why I haven't seen it yet. thank you.
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i gave it a go and no LTE yet, so I think erichj must be right and the rollout is not complete.
Strange that they wouldn't start with their own campus. But I guess I was just spoiled by t-mobiles insanely fast network speeds before switch to sprint. Kinda a bad decision on my part but I thought I wanted an Iphone, until I had it a couple days and took back that turd to get another android phone. By that point I was stuck in to a sprint contract with dial-up speed.
LTE is spotty even in the city
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lte is spotty for me here in dallas.
The network isn't done. Even in cities where LTE is live.
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I was on the Sprint campus tonight and had to reboot my phone to get it to pick up 4g. Sometimes that's the only thing that will work . Network is only about 40% build out around the KC market right now.
Have you updated your radio and prl?
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It definitely is spotty. I was able to get LTE in the legends but it would randomly switch to 3G even if I was in the same spot.
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Iive up north of the river by the airport and I only saw the 4g icon once while eating a chicken fried steak at corner cafe in Riverside. I only had it long enough to download speedtest.net app and it reported 8M download and 8M upload. Pretty good but then it switched to 3g again
Hopefully it gets better soon!
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Im in Odessa most of the time, anyone have an idea when it might get yo the Odessa Tx area.???
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So a friend of mine says that when he looked at my lte tables via the ## menu they are old....and I need to reactivate my phone in order for them to work. I don't have lte in Dallas and it's lame. Or help.me get it. I have done prl updates...profile updates...IM on cdma/lte..rebooted.....done the recent firmware update. Damn it
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So a friend of mine says that when he looked at my lte tables via the ## menu they are old....and I need to reactivate my phone in order for them to work. I don't have lte in Dallas and it's lame. Or help.me get it. I have done prl updates...profile updates...IM on cdma/lte..rebooted.....done the recent firmware update. Damn it
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Ever think your just in a lte dead zone? Most of the active lte networks still aint fully functioning yet man so my advice is calm down relax and drink a beer and connect to some wifi if you need a speed fix that bad lol...im just playin man but honestly the active lte spots are not fully functioning as of late so dont fret youll have it soon enough
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Soon enough sucks. It was advertised to be working on the fifteenth...and nothing. Hope they come through.
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Soon enough sucks. It was advertised to be working on the fifteenth...and nothing. Hope they come through.
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Im in el paso right now (stationed here thank you uncle sam, this place is horrible lol) and they aint do to get it for like a year **** we just barely got wimax and when i move back hoke to pa my are aint do to get till late 2013 at least parts of your area most likely have it lol
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Im in Dallas as well and have only connected to 4G once or twice. Even then it was low signal and didnt last long.
Yes 4G LTE is on. The problem is the coverage is spotty at best. Sprint decided to launch the market with less then half the towers in our area upgraded.
Check this out.. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/212-network-visionlte-deployment-running-list/
I'm in KC and its the same story here.
Their coverage maps shows the whole city blanketed in coverage. But that's more like a completed picture.
They should just stop giving out dates if they aren't going to at least somewhat live up to it. The few times I picked up 4g, was only outside and my speeds never exceeded 1.5m.
By going "live" on the 15th, just meant they wouldnt be blocking your connection anymore. Its still a good luck finding it situation though.
For those of you in Florida and having no data service. Sprint has confirm that they are waiting for the info to what to come. Something is happening in Florida that they can't explain.
So no need to call Sprint with complaints people. Get on WiFi!
They have advice me they will call me with details of this issue.
Really Great customer service!
But if this keeps up with the Internet connections I will have to change provider service.
I have 4 more days to decide, before the 15 days ends. I will really miss this phone
though..
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I'm in Tampa and its down here, thank god for roam control, Verizon is rocking and rolling!
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I'm in Tampa and its down here, thank god for roam control, Verizon is rocking and rolling!
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ROAM Control!
What's that?
my 3G has been fine, always connecting, don't have it on roaming either.
No problem here in Orlando. 3g steady.
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No problem here in Orlando. 3g steady.
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Same here between Apopka and Orlando this morning. No issues.
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No problem here in Orlando. 3g steady.
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Im in tampa and everything is good here just wating for that LTE to show up, i think its coming next month!!!!
Aight cool... Mines started running fine a few moments ago. Yea I am hearing that October is the month for Sprint!
From Miami!
I'm in South Florida and my data is working as it always has
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Southwest Florida here, data works fine here. Just a few times in the last week or so I had 1x only. But that was for a few hours then everything went back. That can be expected as lte is right around the corner, or so they say...lol
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South fl checking in.I've noticed some funny issues with the data going in and.out .and 1x issues . But slow as usual . I have airvana
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Southwest Florida here, data works fine here. Just a few times in the last week or so I had 1x only. But that was for a few hours then everything went back. That can be expected as lte is right around the corner, or so they say...lol
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Naples here. I almost stay at 200-300kbps at best. Maybe MAYBE get 1000kbps at like 3am. I get 1x here and then. I keep telling myself that it's the LTE work that makes it like this.
And I thought it was my phone when it happened LOL
This morning at 5:29 a.m. my data just stopped working even though it did show I had a 3g connection.
Lakeland FL.
I clocked in to work at 6:00 a.m. worked 2 hours then took a cig. break and it was finally working again though the speeds were slow when usually @ work I've been getting 1700kbps to 2050Kbps (yeah I know hard to believe) but it seems that they already upgraded that tower since a couple of months ago cause before I used to get 100's 300's , I get the usual 300kbps at home (which I don't really care cause Wi-fi takes over)
Thanks everybody for your input! Seems like we are good to go..Let's hope to see something real good to come in Oct-November zone!
Jax FL 3g seems fine. slow speeds on highway but more speeds increase in crouded areas.