Unfortunately for Sprint, because of this iPhone contract, they will go bankrupt before Apple produces LTE-capable iPhone.
Friend of mine was in town last weekend and had just gotten a Galaxy S2 on Sprint and was all excited that his phone was getting '4G' and was amazed at how quick it was. I had him download speedtest.net and he was getting about 2.5Mbps.
While sitting right beside him, I got 6Mbps on my 4S on AT&T.
Then I had him turn off the 4G...300kbps.
Would you care to elaborate?
Gotcha. I misunderstood. It sounded like you were saying that the current non-LTE Verizon iPhone would let you do talk and Internet at the same time.
Unfortunately for Sprint, because of this iPhone contract, they will go bankrupt before Apple produces LTE-capable iPhone.
Thanks for the info! I think in the beginning it was like that. But I guess they wised up!
And for the people that aren't WSJ subscribers:Sure. Quote: "In a research note, Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett said Sprint faces two distinct outcomes. First, company upgrades it network, stabilizes Clearwire Corp.'s (CLWR) financial position and delivers compelling 4G offerings; in the other, the company suffocates under its hefty contract with Apple Inc. (AAPL), has a "hobbled" 4G offering and faces a heavy debt burden."
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"To be clear, we are not predicting a Sprint bankruptcy. We are merely acknowledging that it is a very legitimate risk. And notwithstanding a recent rally in Sprint shares, we believe that risk is rising," Moffett said in a research note.
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Several other analysts said that they did not see Sprint filing for bankruptcy in the next few years even as they said that it has become a riskier bet since it unveiled big investment plans last October.
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"The risk they could go bankrupt has gone up but that's a very very low risk," said Pacific Crest analyst Steve Clement, adding that Sprint's costly network investment should ultimately help it to run the company more efficiently.
I'm not on Sprint and I don't really know why but I'm kind of rooting for them.
Who wised up? The Verizon iPhone still uses Verizon 3G which doesn't support talk and surf. ATT iPhone supports a sort of HSPA+ which is faster than ATT 3G, which is still twice as fast as Verizon 3G, AND supports talk and surf. There really isn't any contest over the 4S. ATT is the only choice imo. Don't forget, ATT has ROLLOVER minutes! So you don't need to get some huge minute plan. Get something around your average, and any minutes you don't use get rolled over. I have thousands of minutes I can use whenever. No worries about going over minutes. PLUS I have unlimited data grandfathered in. Get rid of that text plan too. I use google voice for texting for free.
ATT is the only choice imo.
I left Sprint due to the fact of where I lived. ATT was the only one that serviced our area consistently. Plus, with the iPhone, you wouldn't be able to talk and surf at the same time. Or am I wrong?
T-Mobile?
AT&T is not slated to have their LTE's completed until the end of 2013 as well (another T-Mobile deal????).
No its a GSM variant so of course you can talk and surf it was always there
If you turn on Wi-Fi on Sprint iPhone, then it would work.
I'm not on Sprint and I don't really know why but I'm kind of rooting for them.
Who is on Sprint anyway?
I've spent a good amount of time on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. AT&T is without a doubt my least favorite carrier, and while I'm a Verizon user today, I was quite happy with Sprint the last couple of years, and while they were not perfect, I feel like they really are trying. Their customer service improved dramatically 4-5 years ago when they got so much bad press, and in my experience after, they went above and beyond to make me happy and solve my problems. When I switched to Verizon for the iPhone last February, I felt bad leaving Sprint because I had a couple of complicated customer service experiences that they truly went above and beyond on. I called and made a point to tell them that I was leaving solely because of the iPhone, and that I was generally very happy with them as a company.
Their call quality wasn't as great as Verizon's (and in a few certain spotty areas could be terrible), but generally it was quite good for me. I never had much to complain about past BlackBerry device failures that you can't really blame on Sprint. Their data speeds were descent as well. Not quite as fast on 3G as Verizon, but on a phone, plenty usable at 1-2 Mbps on average. And again, much like Verizon, I got consistent service on Sprint BlackBerry's whereas with the AT&T iPhone 3G and 3GS, the data connection was for all intents and purposes useless on highways driving through less populated areas. It was so ridiculous to try to load things on an iPhone and have to switch over to a crappy BlackBerry, but that's AT&T for you.
What made Sprint's few shortcomings when comparing with Verizon more than easy to swallow was their great prices on plans and the fact that their plans offer a lot of content without the limits. They're simple and straightforward. I have very little bad to say about Sprint, and I too am certainly rooting for them.
(more on my experience with Verizon and AT&T below)
I'm currently (and finally thanks to the new iPad) completely locked into the Verizon network for everything. I have to say that it's by far the best network for call quality and general signal strength; I don't think I've ever really dropped more than a few calls on my Verizon iPhone now and I've had one since 7 AM on release day. And the new iPad on LTE is incredible; it's yet to have to switch over to 3G mode. But even if it does, Verizon 3G is literally just about everywhere in the USA, and it's a descent and very usable connection anywhere. But with Verizon, you definitely pay the price to have the best service, connection and at least in my experience, constistently great customer service.
With AT&T, I dropped calls all the time and had incredibly inconsistent voice quality. And while the data is great when you have a strong 3G signal in an area that's not too congested, that same 3G signal can easily be no better or worse than Verizon's slower but at least consistent signal. Sometimes it was far worse than Verizon's; almost useless to have 3G when half the time nothing loads or loads at sub-Edge speeds. Gotta love cities. And of course, Edge is basically useless, especially on the iPad, and it clicked into this far more often than I'd like even in fairly major metropolitan areas. And they were always *******s to me. On the phone, in stores, supervisors, managers, all unprofessional, rude, ignorant...pathetic customer service.
No your wrong.I wasn't talking about an iPhone I was talking strictly about LTE because someone said sprint wouldn't have simultaneous voice and data.Next time read the entire thread before you bash me.Verizon has LTE which is GSM everything else is CDMA[/QUOTE][/COLOR]
No, you're wrong. Verizon and Sprint use CDMA.
Only AT&T in the USA currently allows talk and data at the same time.
You will be correct, however, when an LTE iPhone hits the market (as one doesn't exist YET.)