Decided to test AT&T vs Sprint in The Ford Center here in Evansville over the weekend. Sprint had slightly faster speeds, even though the signal was half of what the AT&T device had.
Tried loading a YouTube video on AT&T, got 4 seconds in, and endless buffer. Loaded the same YouTube video on Sprint, and played the whole way through in HQ without a glitch.
I think it's time to switch! Had a Verizon phone in there also that I forgot to take a screen shot of, but it was getting mid 40's down, and mid 20's up.
Wow, and I always find myself lusting over AT&T and wishing I hadn't switched to Sprint. But lately, ever since the iPhone 6 launch, I've been significantly pleased with Sprint and it is only getting better (Sprint Spark/Turbo). Sprint is definitely becoming a major competitor against the other carriers. Awesome!
Part of it may be that Sprint's not emphasizing unlimited data in their marketing any more and seem to try to get people to switch to plans that don't have it. A lot of people were on the cheap SERO plan back in the old Sprint days and frankly abused it. But yeah, their upgrades are a big part of why it's better now.
Decided to test AT&T vs Sprint in The Ford Center here in Evansville over the weekend. Sprint had slightly faster speeds, even though the signal was half of what the AT&T device had.
Tried loading a YouTube video on AT&T, got 4 seconds in, and endless buffer. Loaded the same YouTube video on Sprint, and played the whole way through in HQ without a glitch.
I think it's time to switch! Had a Verizon phone in there also that I forgot to take a screen shot of, but it was getting mid 40's down, and mid 20's up.
Is T-Mobile not an option for you?
not even close to an option. I live about 5 miles north of the Evansville Airport, and only get GPRS/Edge at home. I work dead in the middle of town, right off of the highway, and cannot get phone signal inside our building, even though my office is right up against an exterior wall. The LTE service that is here is just as slow as what AT&T has.
My iPad is currently activated with both Sprint and the T-Mobile free 200mb plan, and TMo can't even be used around here. It's that bad.
I've taken a screen shot with the pin dropped in the middle of my zip code. Coverage up here is all 2G, and anywhere north of here is the same. The city shows LTE coverage, but it's pathetic at it's best.
I wonder what their spectrum situation is like there. Given what you're saying and some of the peak speeds I saw on RootMetrics, I'd imagine it's a 5x5 setup.
I've taken a screen shot with the pin dropped in the middle of my zip code. Coverage up here is all 2G, and anywhere north of here is the same. The city shows LTE coverage, but it's pathetic at it's best.
That's spotty as hell. I'd avoid switching to them even once they finish the Band 2 LTE rollout in that area. They probably won't ever be good there unless they get low band spectrum.
That's what i'm afraid of. I'd love to see someone come in and threaten Verizon and AT&T's stronghold in this market, but it doesn't appear that it's going to happen.
On another note...middle of town today, tried using AT&T to stream a youtube video. Got 4 seconds in (as usual), and started buffering. Let it sit for about a minute, never buffered enough to load back up. Thankfully, I had my trusty iPad with Sprint service on me, and decided to run back to back speed tests. While Sprint isn't blazing fast by any means, I wouldn't expect it to be in the busiest part of town during the lunch hour. I was able to play the same youtube video in HD quality all the way through without a single buffer though.
Just got Verizon. Wow, I'm impressed.
Jacksonville,FL
Don't use all your data at once now .