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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I remember a guy say here there was 4G here near downtown area so I turned on 4G a while back & got no bars on 4G with constant disconnections! I live in midtown & make a mistake & turned on 4G recently & was getting a connection. Sprint must really be working on the 4G because now I get connection all over midtown! The connection is stronger outside…… Here is the speedtest from inside house to outside! Your thoughts……
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That's awesome! Now I want 4G.
Non in chattanooga.
None in Toledo, OH.
I think sprint is working on it! There used to be no 4G near me but now I get it all over midtown & the connection outside is EXTREMELY strong & FAST!
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Weird.... I thought they stopped expanding their wimax coverage....
Idk, all of a sudden I get strong 4G
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arghhh I could so use this a month ago, when I was stuck in a hotel, with very bad WiFi.
I've been waiting for 4g in Memphis ever since I got the original Evo. I'm turning it on now to test but I live out in the Wolfchase area so we'll see.
Damn, nothing at my house but good to know we are finally getting some in town. The Sprint tower by my house gives me great 3g with 2600kbps down and 1300kbps up so I won't need the 4g here but when I'm downtown I will be cranking it out.
Since we are flexing 4G muscle...
I had it over new years and at the hotel on the way back and it was awesome. New years eve I passed out with it on and a new battery in, and when I woke up it had stayed connected the whole time and I still had a full battery. Usually I have to stand outside with my phone facing a certain direction before I can get it, yet my evo 4g was able to connect in places where my 3d doesn't even try to.
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I think sprint is working on it! There used to be no 4G near me but now I get it all over midtown & the connection outside is EXTREMELY strong & FAST!
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Fellow midtowner! I've been able to get as far as the main library before losing 4G when I tried on my Evo 4G last year, but I really don't use it all that much even when it is available.
Just tried it, got 2877kbps/118kbps. It'd probably be faster out in my driveway
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Fellow midtowner! I've been able to get as far as the main library before losing 4G when I tried on my Evo 4G last year, but I really don't use it all that much even when it is available.
Just tried it, got 2877kbps/118kbps. It'd probably be faster out in my driveway
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You live in midtown too bro? When I had it on earlier today, it went nearly all the way to Christian Brothers University until disconnected! I'm glad I'm finally getting to use it, I tried to go back to 3G & it's impossible bro! I went from almost 3mb+ down/1.5mb+ up down to like 250kb down/90kb up SMH! The 3G in midtown where I am is ridiculous bro, nearly impossible to use until it's late night round 1! WTF
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Ok nhave u notice anything on 3g like stable speeds for more then an hour?
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Sounds like u will be one of the city's that will have 4g wimax 3g upgrade and 4g lte becuase all 4g new towers have that set on my city has that on the new towers they put up last year in December 2011
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Sounds like u will be one of the city's that will have 4g wimax 3g upgrade and 4g lte becuase all 4g new towers have that set on my city has that on the new towers they put up last year in December 2011
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Are you in Memphis? I couldn't understand what you just said
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theres 4g coverage in La Crosse, WI.
I get about 1-2mbps down and about 1mbps up from my house where I have Low to almost no signal (it drops sometimes). About 100ms ping to any mainland server.
There are however a few settings in the ##DATA# menu for wimax, to decrease the drop threshold, and speed up the reconnection process if it does drop. I forget where the thread went though lol
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Weird.... I thought they stopped expanding their wimax coverage....
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The network vision towers (probably just went local for the OP) most likely are carrying Wimax until the agreement with Clear expires.
I'm blindly assuming here.
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It's amazing how 4G is everywhere in my area now. Here is another test I did up T-Mobile
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Congrats on being the 3rd major Tennessee city with wimax. Here in Knoxville wimax is still spotty but fast when with good signal. Nashville seems to have decent coverage, but if we could all have the speed and coverage that Atlanta enjoys, no one would be *****ing about not having LTE.
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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Here's the video if you didn't see it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3SjQ7f_NEI
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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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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IM having a hard time connecting to lte. I have the Evo 4g lte and I can not connect. I live in Dallas off of Frankford and marsh. I have the latest update and constantly updating my prl and profile. I turn lte/cdma to cdma only....and vise versa....I reboot my phone. But nothing. This is my first post that I can remember....in sometime if at all....so if it is in the wrong spot IM sorry.....I just don't went to have an lte phone with no lte. Thanks in advanced
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My rests so fat
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There is some other info to compare with in other threads, check those out.
The short answer, in my opinion, is that the coverage maps are wrong (or not _yet_ accurate). I live and work in areas that should have LTE, but I never see my phone switch to it.
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There is some other info to compare with in other threads, check those out.
The short answer, in my opinion, is that the coverage maps are wrong (or not _yet_ accurate). I live and work in areas that should have LTE, but I never see my phone switch to it.
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I agree with you on this one. I was in Lewisville, just north of 121 on Friday and had LTE but lost it on my drive home somewhere in Frisco. I have not seen it come back since then and the coverage map says I should have it at home and at work but I never see it come on. I think they only have a few towers up at the moment. I saw some techs working on a tower this morning on my way to work and I couldn't see the vehicle, but was hoping it was Sprint!
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Is anyone able to get LTE inside buildings? I used to get WIMAX 4G on my OG EVO at my desk at work near 360 in Arlington and cannot get LTE on the new EVO. Maps say it's covered there. I can get it outside my house in Colleyville, but not inside just like WIMAX was. LTE will be useless to me if I cannot get it inside buildings. Frustrating. Thanks for any suggestions.
Lte was not launched in the first deployment at 100 percent due to high demand. Please check out s4gru.com if you have any questions. Theu have the best info.
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Anymore thoughts on this?
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pushofthetides said:
IM having a hard time connecting to lte.
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Everybody is. It isn't turned on most towers yet.
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Is anyone able to get LTE inside buildings? I used to get WIMAX 4G on my OG EVO at my desk at work near 360 in Arlington and cannot get LTE on the new EVO. Maps say it's covered there. I can get it outside my house in Colleyville, but not inside just like WIMAX was. LTE will be useless to me if I cannot get it inside buildings. Frustrating. Thanks for any suggestions.
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WHERE IN COLLEYVILLE. I've been everywhere and can't find lte for the life of me):
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A buddy of mine that used to work with phones went into my Evo lte via the ## codes and said I had old lte tables and needed to reactivate.the.phone now that the lte is on....because it wasn't activated when lte was on that's why it's not working. I went to a sprint store. Off of Macarthur and 635 in Irving...and told the chick this....she said it's a lie...just that lte isn't working. Should I try to reactivate ...how do I do that
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http://www.pocketables.com/2012/07/...e-in-an-official-launch-market-heres-why.html
i barely get it in the colony. nothing in plano or frisco. i am able to get it in lewisville close to vista ridge mall.
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.
I just wanted to share some good news with the Sprint users here. Sprint recently launched LTE in the Chicago area and for a while I haven't seen any major improvements near me (south of Chi-town). For those in this area, I did a speed test in Lockport earlier tonight and pulled down 2-3Mbps. Normally, I might get 100-200 Kbps. I know many people have been suffering with far less than that, but wanted to let people know it's getting better!
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I just wanted to share some good news with the Sprint users here. Sprint recently launched LTE in the Chicago area and for a while I haven't seen any major improvements near me (south of Chi-town). For those in this area, I did a speed test in Lockport earlier tonight and pulled down 2-3Mbps. Normally, I might get 100-200 Kbps. I know many people have been suffering with far less than that, but wanted to let people know it's getting better!
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LOL! That's nice, but how does this affect me, Al Franken?
I can't even find my state in the dropdown list for upcoming Sprint LTE deployments!
No doubt Sprint is concentrating on the population centers that they think will bring in the most revenue, just like my next upgrade will depend on which carrier can supply competitive 4G coverage in my area.
ramjet73
I live in NYC and I still have shi**y reception. I think about switching carriers every time I drop a call or receive a text hours late. The unlimited data is the only thing keeping me from switching.
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Quick question since sprint is using lte towers now will we be able to pick up the 4g since the 3vo is wimax
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Quick question since sprint is using lte towers now will we be able to pick up the 4g since the 3vo is wimax
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No our phones use 802.11e instead of the LTE protocols while some say a update could allow us to use it no one has really backed it up.
While 802.11e was the first revision of wimax and the next would have been better than LTE but to many others adopted LTE. YOu will need your upgrade to get a LTE device.
My upgrade is on the first of jan so I will be getting a nexus LTE device but won't see LTE here for a few years.
Seriously. Why would I use any newer phone if I have to drop back to 3G? I've been lucky and had unlimited WiMax since original EVO. Getting my girl a used Sensation off Craigslist and going to hook her up with Straight Talk. If the speeds are good maybe I'll go that route for a while. GSM Nexus off contract is probably the way I'll go next time.
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I just wanted to share some good news with the Sprint users here. Sprint recently launched LTE in the Chicago area and for a while I haven't seen any major improvements near me (south of Chi-town). For those in this area, I did a speed test in Lockport earlier tonight and pulled down 2-3Mbps. Normally, I might get 100-200 Kbps. I know many people have been suffering with far less than that, but wanted to let people know it's getting better!
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I got some i was happy to see it I live in the just a little a way west side
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LOL! That's nice, but how does this affect me, Al Franken?
I can't even find my state in the dropdown list for upcoming Sprint LTE deployments!
No doubt Sprint is concentrating on the population centers that they think will bring in the most revenue, just like my next upgrade will depend on which carrier can supply competitive 4G coverage in my area.
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no complaining Ram when you are blanketed by a nice 4G WIMAX coverage. I had better 4G on my trip to Maui then I do in my home area in Orange County CA where we have 1 street with WIMAX and that drops as soon as you walk into a building!
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no complaining Ram when you are blanketed by a nice 4G WIMAX coverage. I had better 4G on my trip to Maui then I do in my home area in Orange County CA where we have 1 street with WIMAX and that drops as soon as you walk into a building!
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You're right, but what happens when it's time to upgrade? Guess I'll be keeping my 3D for a while but I'd planned to do that anyway.
ramjet73
I was in Chicago (Niles area) couple of weekends ago and there was 4G wimax available and I was getting 8mb/2mb speeds consistently. Too bad I live in Indianapolis where there is zero 4G.
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I live in NYC and I still have shi**y reception. I think about switching carriers every time I drop a call or receive a text hours late. The unlimited data is the only thing keeping me from switching.
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That sucks. Never happens to me at all.
Man I didn't realize how good I have it here in Minneapolis. I hold a 4-8Mbps 4G even inside buildings and almost out to the suburbs.
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Wish i had 4g in my area. 3g here is usually 100-150kbps :/ but i hope network vision helps out with this soon. If not I will change for sure
No 4g for phoenix yet. Hopefully LTE eventually gets deployed here
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hey guys if you want info about Network Vision, check out S4GRU.com. They have accurate and detailed info about NV deployments in each market.
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In Los Angeles I get awesome coverage. I'm hardly on 3G. 10mbps - 12mbps
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