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Network vision & LTE rollout

Adar said:
I can't speak for other markets, but as I have said before, here in wichita, KS I went from 150k average downloads to between 1000 and 1500k on 3g. Even in areas that still don't have great signal, I am getting 500k. I would say chances are good that Sprint isn't blowing smoke when they say 3g and 4g will benefit. My 3g service is actually usable now, which it wasn't really before the upgrades.
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I am jealous :thumbup:
 
dan330 said:
Months ago.. When sprint was telling the public about their great plan for the future.. All data speeds would be better... Tower upgrades will boost every network on sprint
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Sorry I meant no conformation of completion
 
Okay, so I know I read we aren't supposed to be able to get 4G on this phone until LTE rolls out. [I live in a small town and never got 4G on the original Evo] Anyway, tonight I was outside smoking on my break at work and noticed that while I was playing around on facebook, my phone kept flipping between saying 3G and 4G at the top. So is it just confused?
 
Sounds like sprint is testing the network. Many people in LTE live networks reported this in the weeks before it went live

Exciting!
 
I live in Southeast KS... I'm pretty sure we're not getting LTE before the bigger areas. Would be awesome! But I'm sure that's not what it is...
 
mystik_lilac said:
Well my next question would be, will the old 4G Evo's be SOL? Or will they be able to pick up 4G after the switch?
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Sprint has said that the "old 4G" (WiMax) will be supported until at least 2014, so you should be able to use it for at least another couple years, although no expansion will occur.. all 4G expansion from here on out will be 4G LTE.
 
mystik_lilac said:
I live in Southeast KS... I'm pretty sure we're not getting LTE before the bigger areas. Would be awesome! But I'm sure that's not what it is...
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Well, we got LTE in Wichita, and someone on G+ recently posted pictures of the new tower equipment in Haysville, so it is definitely a possibility that you are getting LTE.
 
If anyone reads this thread and has a Galaxy S3, don't forget your phone will not have LTE unless you turn it on in your settings (which requires a reboot, which is ******ed).

I got some in Atlanta this weekend for the first time. Oddly enough though, I live on the edge of the coverage area (Braselton) and drive downtown to work and the only places I got 4g were actually downtown and in my neighborhood, nothing in between.

Speeds right now aren't much better than wimax though. However did pull some 1800-2000 download speeds on 3g as well. 3g is definitely peppier.
 
Kevin C said:
Any updates on when the Austin area will get LTE? I had heard it would be this month...
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The most recent schedule update at S4GRU.com shows Austin slipping into September. It could slip later than that. No test LTE signal has been reported in the wild in Austin, AFAIK.

My own speculation is that contractor resources that had been assigned to Austin were redeployed to Houston, DFW or San Antonio to fight the PR fires raging there after these markets were officially "launched" with very thin tower coverage.
 
Just got a Viper 4G LTE on Saturday. Sprint has not offically turned on LTE here in Wichita, KS yet. But I tried turning on my LTE on the phone and guess what? I had LTE!!! I ran a Speed Test to see how fast it was. I got 13.95 Mbps Down and 9.4 Mbps Up. And where I was according the Sensorly app was on the edge of a active LTE area. I can't wait till it gets OFFICALLY turned on. Of course, I'm getting a extended battery since LTE eats up your power fast. The area I picked up LTE was in the North Cental part of town along I-135.

Adar said:
Well, we got LTE in Wichita, and someone on G+ recently posted pictures of the new tower equipment in Haysville, so it is definitely a possibility that you are getting LTE.
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OldRoman said:
Of course, I'm getting a extended battery since LTE eats up your power fast.
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Perhaps that happens on your Viper, but I read all the forums that focus on Sprint LTE (and even some that cover other carriers). I am unaware of any battery drain issues triggered by LTE connections. Users of the Sprint flagship phones (Galaxy S3 and EVO LTE) certainly are not reporting such an issue in general use.
 
mystik_lilac said:
Okay, so I know I read we aren't supposed to be able to get 4G on this phone until LTE rolls out. [I live in a small town and never got 4G on the original Evo] Anyway, tonight I was outside smoking on my break at work and noticed that while I was playing around on facebook, my phone kept flipping between saying 3G and 4G at the top. So is it just confused?
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If you have the original Evo 4G you will NEVER get LTE 4G on it. The 4G the Evo used is/was WiMax. Completely incompatible with LTE. You might be picking up a WiMax signal sporadically, hence the 3G/4G behavior.
 
And if so what did you do to get it? I read somewhere about an mseid update and a few people seeing it. Just curious.

Also post your speeds and such...
 
Anyone else here in the Portland / SW Washington area? Please let me know if anyone has any idea of when we can expect LTE.

I keep getting varying dates off of the popular blogs and Sprint's forums.

My S3 feels like a slug in this area...

I hope the dates of September for testing to begin are accurate. I don't think I can wait till end of 2013 for this phone to live up to its full potential.
 
Yawa said:
And if so what did you do to get it? I read somewhere about an mseid update and a few people seeing it. Just curious.

Also post your speeds and such...
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While skimming through the threads over at S4GRU, I've seen several people say they have got got 4G LTE connections in and around Boston, MA. Most of them say they lose the connection after a couple days, which seems to be the norm as Sprint is upgrading and testing the sites. So, Based on that, I'd say Network Vision is actively being deployed in Boston.

Haris said:
Anyone else here in the Portland / SW Washington area? Please let me know if anyone has any idea of when we can expect LTE.

I keep getting varying dates off of the popular blogs and Sprint's forums.

My S3 feels like a slug in this area...

I hope the dates of September for testing to begin are accurate. I don't think I can wait till end of 2013 for this phone to live up to its full potential.
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I don't know for sure, but S4GRU has been pretty accurate in regards to the network upgrade schedule so far... here is a handy link, but unfortunately for you, it looks like Portland wont start till the end of the year and launch in mid 2013.
Network Vision/LTE Deployment Running List - Sprint 4G Rollout Updates
 
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