Network vision & LTE rollout

[simcha]

Here in Oakland / SF Bay Area, California, I'm experiencing majorly pathetic speeds on our network, both 3G and Wimax. Over the weekend I was getting 29kbps down and 100kbps up in many places around Oakland, and in one place up in Vacaville. Wimax won't work at all sometimes in my apartment, where it used to work somewhat, if spotty.

Perhaps they are starting to do the towers in my area? I looked on the S4GRU website and I don't see any information about any Network Vision activity in my area.

If it's not Network Vision, then Sprint has reached a new low in service in the SF Bay Area. If it continues, they will lose customers, guaranteed. I could get better speeds with a dialup modem using Windows '95.

 

[jefboyardee]

Sprint announced today that it plans to bring its 4G LTE network to more than 100 new cities in the next few months.

 

[dan330]

"next few months"

how many is "few"??????????
is 20 a few?

 

[3vodroid]

I've come to terms that if I stick with sprint I will never see 4g.. Or 4glte.. They don't even have plans to update south Jersey. I'm literally right outside of Atlantic City.. How does AC not get 4g lte? It didn't even get wimax! My poor phones will live their lives never to experience 4g

 

[dan330]

I've come to terms that if I stick with sprint I will never sell 4g.. Or 4glte.. They don't even have plans to update south Jersey. I'm literally right outside of Atlantic City.. How does AC not get 4g lte? It didn't even get wimax! My poor phones will live their lives never to experience 4g

thats like dieing a virgin!

 

[3vodroid]

thats like dieing a virgin!

Lmao I was gonna say it like that... But yes.... Pretty much!

 

[boomerbubba]

Sprint announced today that it plans to bring its 4G LTE network to more than 100 new cities in the next few months.

There really is not much substantive news there, except for Sprint marketers listing a bunch of cities -- large and small -- that already are being worked on in the relatively near term because Sprint wants to show some progress before launches. (The marketers may have shot themselves in the foot, because they seem just to have angered all the folks living in all the other cities falling later in the schedule that were not mentioned in the press release.)

But people who have followed the Sprint rollout closely -- mostly at S4GRU.com -- are not surprised by this "news," which is consistent with the projected timelines S4GRU has always published. The underlying fact is that the rollout, a total rebuild of Sprints entire network, is a huge project that will last into 2014, and some areas will be done before others. But the entire nationwide network will get LTE before the project is finished.

 

[AndroidSPCS]

This thread makes me sad.

 

[PyroSporker]

Hey Mr. Ed, Have you heard any rumblings or updates lately about HD Voice deploying. Anything that can be divulged? I know its still early , just curious is all, and definitely not complaining.
Its silly, because I won't be able to use it anyway (no other Evo LTE's or equivalt phones around me). I just want to find out more about it since it seems to have largely been forgotten or flown low key. We can surmise that alot of it hinges on the Network Vision deployment and continued progress, but they did initially say Fall/Winter or Q4 or something along those lines. It is kind of just around the corner.

 

[3vodroid]

Kind of a bummer to have this great phone with all of these features that many of us won't even get to use... I try not to think about it. Lol

 

[sikclown]

Kind of a bummer to have this great phone with all of these features that many of us won't even get to use... I try not to think about it. Lol

LTE will eventually be everywhere so if you hang onto the phone for long enough chances are you will be able to use it. What other features besides LTE can you not use now?

 

[3vodroid]

LTE will eventually be everywhere so if you hang onto the phone for long enough chances are you will be able to use it. What other features besides LTE can you not use now?

Eventually could be a long time .. Good things come to those who wait so I will try to be patient ... And lte is a pretty big thing to be missing out on.. It is the phone's name after all.. And another huge miss would be HD voice. I'm really excited about that. With the LTEVO being the first HD voice compatible device that's pretty dang neat. I don't know why sprint doesn't get their s*** together .. It just gets frustrating. I had the OG.. The first 4g capable phone. And unfortunately I didn't even get wimax In my area. Not even to this day. So that was another disappointment. I have faith in sprint though. I'm hoping before I lay the ltevo to rest I get to enjoy 4g..So far none of my devices have even seen it.

 

[bupolo]

I thought Sprint said it was looking like August, and now . . . who knows?

 

[3vodroid]

I thought Sprint said it was looking like August, and now . . . who knows?

I called sprint back in June. They told me that my towers would be upgraded( 3g) on July 30th . It's now mid September and I haven't seen any improvement. I have tests to back that as well. I think sprint just tries to tell you what you want to hear. As a matter of fact I'm sure of it. Every time I call with an issue they tell me a tower is out. A tower is out. A tower is out. So one time I called sprint with my phone working perfect at my house where it's always 4-5 bars. (still horibbly slow but w/e) and I told them my service was crap, guess what they told me? You got it right... A tower is out in your area sir... Yes I lied, yes that was probably wrong. But I was conducting a test in the name of Science. Lol so that makes it ok.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I called sprint back in June. They told me that my towers would be upgraded( 3g) on July 30th . It's now mid September and I haven't seen any improvement. I have tests to back that as well. I think sprint just tries to tell you what you want to hear. As a matter of fact I'm sure of it. Every time I call with an issue they tell me a tower is out. A tower is out. A tower is out. So one time I called sprint with my phone working perfect at my house where it's always 4-5 bars. (still horibbly slow but w/e) and I told them my service was crap, guess what they told me? You got it right... A tower is out in your area sir... Yes I lied, yes that was probably wrong. But I was conducting a test in the name of Science. Lol so that makes it ok.

I have the abIlIty to check outages

You never know...I know of two in my area that are constantly victim of theft/vandals


Someone asked about hd voice....I honestly have no idea. Concentration appears to be let and 3g backhaul.

I do see a number of "voice" upgrades appearing as well though


I keep saying it's worth the wait....but hard to convey it lol

 

[bupolo]

I called sprint back in June. They told me that my towers would be upgraded( 3g) on July 30th . It's now mid September and I haven't seen any improvement. I have tests to back that as well. I think sprint just tries to tell you what you want to hear. As a matter of fact I'm sure of it. Every time I call with an issue they tell me a tower is out. A tower is out. A tower is out. So one time I called sprint with my phone working perfect at my house where it's always 4-5 bars. (still horibbly slow but w/e) and I told them my service was crap, guess what they told me? You got it right... A tower is out in your area sir... Yes I lied, yes that was probably wrong. But I was conducting a test in the name of Science. Lol so that makes it ok.

So basically there's just no ETA on LTE in in LA? This is ridiculous, you think they'd want one of the biggest markets in the nation to have good LTE?

 

[3vodroid]

I have the abIlIty to check outages

You never know...I know of two in my area that are constantly victim of theft/vandals


Someone asked about hd voice....I honestly have no idea. Concentration appears to be let and 3g backhaul.

I do see a number of "voice" upgrades appearing as well though


I keep saying it's worth the wait....but hard to convey it lol

Your speeds are legendary sir! I was embarrassed when I posted mine.

 

[SEMIJim]

Your speeds are legendary sir!

Too bad, for many, they seem to be equally mythical.

Jim

 

[3vodroid]

So basically there's just no ETA on LTE in in LA? This is ridiculous, you think they'd want one of the biggest markets in the nation to have good LTE?

Who knows when it comes to sprint. I'm about 15 mins away from Atlantic City. You would think they would have some good coverage there as well.. But we didn't even get wimax.

 

[bupolo]

Not having LTE (and rather some bunk version of 3G in Santa Monica) significantly impacts my gym workouts: Pandora barely works!

 

[3vodroid]

I agree it is a bummer.... While the people that I work with who have Verizons LTE download games, watch YouTube videos... Etc I'm forced to wait until I get on wifi. It stinks to not be able to use the phone to its potential because of sprints coverage.

 

[drexappeal]

I agree it is a bummer.... While the people that I work with who have Verizons LTE download games, watch YouTube videos... Etc I'm forced to wait until I get on wifi. It stinks to not be able to use the phone to its potential because of sprints coverage.

It doesn't really bother me, until my cousin talks about how his 4g has been acting up a little...meaning he's actually been able to use it a lot.

Wimax was never that great, as far as coverage in l.a., so I want expecting much with the lte change, but from the overall network vision plan, I don't mind waiting around until the full rollout is complete. It's frustrating, but I'm hoping that the end product would be worth the wait

 

[3vodroid]

It doesn't really bother me, until my cousin talks about how his 4g has been acting up a little...meaning he's actually been able to use it a lot.

Wimax was never that great, as far as coverage in l.a., so I want expecting much with the lte change, but from the overall network vision plan, I don't mind waiting around until the full rollout is complete. It's frustrating, but I'm hoping that the end product would be worth the wait

Sadly.. I've never gotten a 4g connection on any of my phones. Lol. Neither wimax or lte even when I went to New York I thought for sure my then 3vo would pick it up but nope.

 

[Citizen Coyote]

I agree it is a bummer.... While the people that I work with who have Verizons LTE download games, watch YouTube videos... Etc I'm forced to wait until I get on wifi. It stinks to not be able to use the phone to its potential because of sprints coverage.

Sometimes I'm jealous of friends on Verizon. Then I remember they're paying an evil company a crapload of money for those speeds, and I feel better. I'm just holding on to faith that Sprint will deliver on these upgrades, and that they'll release a nice new Nexus phone.

 

[3vodroid]

Sometimes I'm jealous of friends on Verizon. Then I remember they're paying an evil company a crapload of money for those speeds, and I feel better. I'm just holding on to faith that Sprint will deliver on these upgrades, and that they'll release a nice new Nexus phone.

They don't really have any phones that I care for either. I'm not a big fan of Motorola. Not really a big fan of Samsung either. They have a couple HTC phones but none that really stick out to me. Luckily sprint gets the evo line that's really what keeps me on sprint. ( And the price!)