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I recant my bitching about Sprint

sk1wbw

sk1wbw

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May 28, 2011
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Williamsburg, Virginia
I'm not sure what happened today, but in the past I've reset network settings and dialed the ##873283# number to update and it never worked. I've been stuck at about .3 download and .0000000002 upload speeds.

But today, tech support told me to do it again and I just don't know what happened. I know these speeds ain't that great, but hell. I'll take them!


Sprint 3G new speeds by ctt1wbw, on Flickr
 
xraydoc said:
That's about all you'll get out of Sprint's CDMA (3G) network. And I'm impressed that you're getting that.

Verizon's 3G isn't much better.
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I'm about 13 miles outside of Jacksonville, NC. Out in the country, so to speak. I'll try it again today when I go to work in Jacksonville and see if it's any better.

But I'm very happy to say the least. I can finally use my damned iPhone on Sprint's 3G network. Before, I couldn't even download a game on Words With Friends or check the App Store for updates.
 
Those are as good as what i get now on Verizon and TBH they are better then about 1/2 of the times i have checked on Verizon.

I so can not wait for LTE, i live in the greater Cincinnati area and from what i can see on the verizon map we have pretty good LTE coverage.
 
From A Buick 8 said:
Those are as good as what i get now on Verizon and TBH they are better then about 1/2 of the times i have checked on Verizon.

I so can not wait for LTE, i live in the greater Cincinnati area and from what i can see on the verizon map we have pretty good LTE coverage.
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I can't get an answer from Sprint about LTE coming to Jacksonville yet. I'd LOVE to have LTE. From what I've seen on other's Speedtest readings, LTE is 2 to 3 times faster than my wifi at my house.
 
I have heard nothing but bad about Sprints 3G service, but my question is, can you at least stream music through pandora or whatever cloud app I would use?
 
remlover said:
I have heard nothing but bad about Sprints 3G service, but my question is, can you at least stream music through pandora or whatever cloud app I would use?
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Before today, no. After today, I probably could. Not sure as I haven't tried it yet.

Edit... I'm streaming my SiriusXM on 3G now.
 
sk1wbw said:
I can't get an answer from Sprint about LTE coming to Jacksonville yet. I'd LOVE to have LTE. From what I've seen on other's Speedtest readings, LTE is 2 to 3 times faster than my wifi at my house.
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Looks like Jacksonville is underway, as are a bunch of other cities as of 9/10: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...s-a-4g-lte-city-list-where-work-is-under-way/

Specific notes on Jacksonville from 6/26: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...network-visionlte-deployment-schedule-update/
 
Nah, that's Jacksonville Florida. I'm in North Carolina.

And I recant my former recant of Sprint. I'm back down to .02 download speeds. I'm on Verizon right now. Waiting.
 
Good luck achieving similar speeds in crowded places. In NYC, Sprint's 3G is fairly close to unusable.
 
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