berardi1111
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Anything? would love to hear any non-sensical banter about expansion 
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Digging for rumors on 4G coverage in NJ / CT
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berardi1111
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Sweet, I heard people getting 4G near Elizabeth also... I wonder how it works, seems so random where they roll things out.
inflewence
Newbie
There is 4g around the Ben Franklin bridge, on the NJ side. Spotted from there to Williamstown. If you know where that is. Also near Deptford.
berardi1111
Well-Known Member
That's great... I live near East Brunswick
Well I'll be damned. I live in Linden off Stiles and about 2 miles from the GSP and about 5 miles from Route 1. When I saw your message I turned off my WiFi and turned on my 4G (it has ALWAYS been off) down here in my basement and was I ever surprised!
Where were you when you tested?
I'm in a residential area which surprises me even more. I wonder where the tower is.
Clear.com shows "no coverage" for me or within 20 mile radius of me but I just turned on the 4G widget while in my basement and I've got 4G.
Well I'll be damned. I live in Linden off Stiles and about 2 miles from the GSP and about 5 miles from Route 1. When I saw your message I turned off my WiFi and turned on my 4G (it has ALWAYS been off) down here in my basement and was I ever surprised!
Where were you when you tested?
I'm in a residential area which surprises me even more. I wonder where the tower is.
I turned on 4G as soon as I pulled up to the corner of St. George and Park ave....Warinanco Park. Pulled over on East Elizabeth Ave and ran my test there. 4G held up as I drove around Warinanco Park but as soon as I got into Roselle Park it swtiched back to 3G.
Interesting. Heading towards Rahway down St George I am a right turn down Stiles and about 2 blocks in. I wonder if that huge relatively new tower behind the Linden fire station at St George and DeWitt that I can see from my front window has the cell. It's working in my basement so it must be pretty close and that seems the most obvious. I'll have to get under it tomorrow and see if my 4G signal goes up.
Mike_Diako
Newbie
berardi1111
Well-Known Member
Thanks!! how did you find that? lol
How much of a radius do these things usually cover?
Interesting. Heading towards Rahway down St George I am a right turn down Stiles and about 2 blocks in. I wonder if that huge relatively new tower behind the Linden fire station at St George and DeWitt that I can see from my front window has the cell. It's working in my basement so it must be pretty close and that seems the most obvious. I'll have to get under it tomorrow and see if my 4G signal goes up.
I drove to the fire station over on St. George and DeWitt and parked in the banks parking lot across the street. I had full 4G bars yet my speed never got up past 3.5Mb/s. I used both my phone and my wifes and same results. I'm guessing that they haven't unleashed the tower to it's fullest. I work in Linden and have family in Elizabeth, so at least I can use 4G when I'm in that area.
I picked up a signal yesterday in Linden and at Newark Airport.
I picked up my signal yesterday in Linden on Elizabeth ave one block before Roselle Street.Well I'll be damned. I live in Linden off Stiles and about 2 miles from the GSP and about 5 miles from Route 1. When I saw your message I turned off my WiFi and turned on my 4G (it has ALWAYS been off) down here in my basement and was I ever surprised!
Where were you when you tested?
I'm in a residential area which surprises me even more. I wonder where the tower is.
LOL, me too. I did the same thing. It's probably in test mode. AT&T is on that tower too and they were flaky for a while as well.
I live about 3 blocks west of the firehouse. In my basement I get 1 4G bar and get ~2.8Mb/s (not that I am going to use it here since I have 15Mb/s Fios wi-fi). But at least I feel I am getting my money's worth.
It's probably a $79 Linksys router they got at BB and hung it off the tower in a plastic bag.
Mike_Diako
Newbie
I figured I would chime in with an update. The past few days I have been getting spotty 4g signal in Manchester, CT through Hartford almost in to Newington on I84 and up to the 84 5/15 merge. I suspect they are still testing it since the signal levels are quite low. I'll keep you updated if I notice a change.
carmendiva
Android Expert
I live in washington township and if im not mistaken my father has 4g signal
In the last week or two, I've picked up 4g in the following cities:
Clark, Hillside, Union, Elizabeth, Linden, and Roselle Park.
Today, we had a Sprint rep come in and I ask when will 4g be widespread. He told me that the signals that I've been picked up were in some sort of test mode. He went on to tell me that by October, all 4g towers will be switched on.
Take that with a grain of salt.
Clark, Hillside, Union, Elizabeth, Linden, and Roselle Park.
Today, we had a Sprint rep come in and I ask when will 4g be widespread. He told me that the signals that I've been picked up were in some sort of test mode. He went on to tell me that by October, all 4g towers will be switched on.
Take that with a grain of salt.
blip01
Lurker
Commuting form Gloucester Twp. to Pennsauken I pick up 4G sporadically. I've seen just under 7Mb down around Voorhees/Cherry Hill.
My experience is that when you can get a good signal it's fast as hell, but it's so spotty around here that it's nearly useless.
The clear map shows that my house will be covered in the (near?)future however. 7Mb down would be over twice as fast as my pokey DSL. haha!
blip01
Lurker
I work at the base of the Betsy Ross, and according to the map we're covered there, but no signal in the building or the parking lot even. lol
42 has some random spots that have 4G.