Any new word on Sprint data speeds?

[docgerrard]

Do people still think it will increase over time (obviously to a level less than ATT and Verizon, but at least to one where the app store is usable?)

Has anyone talked to Sprint recently?

 

[iphone1105]

Yeah, I got word...They still blow.

 

[JNaut]

Sure, it's possible that speeds will improve, but I'm not willing to risk being stuck on a 2-year contract to find out. I returned my Sprint phone and went to Verizon.

 

[Arnezie]

Speed is tolerable in my area of MICHIGAN but I did talk to a sprint tech who told me that between now and January they are doing tower upgrades all over MICHIGAN anyway and speeds should improve. Take that for what it's worth but I figure I'll just cancel and port over to AT&T if they don't get great when the iPhone 5 drops next year.

 

[jwilcox09]

In boston the speeds aren't too terrible. I can get up to a mb/sec sometimes, lol. But I am on wifi at work and home, and pandora works fine on my commute, so no complaints. I do hope they will get a little better though

 

[whiskeyvol]

I did talk to a sprint tech who told me that between now and January they are doing tower upgrades all over MICHIGAN anyway and speeds should improve.

i don't think i'd trust a tech's word to be committed to sprint on contract

 

[docgerrard]

Yeah the techs definitely do not know what they are talking about

Unfortunately, I'm stuck on a family plan. But fortunately, to get what we have all of the other carriers (we don't qualify for any employee discounts), it would be more than $50 a month more. So is it worth it? Definitely yes.

The techs keep telling me they are working on fixing low data speeds in my area. Do they just tell this ************ to everyone?

 

[2mur]

They're awful in Baltimore. I really *love* having 4-5 bars of coverage with a small little 'o' next to the 'Sprint'. That means no data coverage.