AT&T and Verizon do this with whatever left over grandfathered unlimited data plan users there are left. What makes you think Sprint wouldn't do it?
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AT&T and Verizon do this with whatever left over grandfathered unlimited data plan users there are left. What makes you think Sprint wouldn't do it?
In the world of Electrical Engineering, there is nothing "free" in terms of bandwidth, complexity, and wavelengths.
Sprint has to pony up lots of bandwidth over time for you to use "unlimited" data. It is obvious that from an engineering point of view, if you aren't going to be charged extra, they try to limit your "unlimitedness" in the form of bandwidth, as wavelength consumption will keep to a minimum and more users can fit.
Of course, the obvious answer where to increase system complexity (ie, 4.5G or 5G) to increase bandwidth per user in same amount of wavelengths. But that is a whole different topic altogether.
You know what always amazes me? The people that come to Sprint's (or any carrier's) defense in threads like this. Stockholm syndrome much?
It would have to be a heaven sent to even get 1MBPS on Sprint anyway, so its a moot point for most people. This is their way out of justifying their crappy speeds now.
Not necessarily. Some of us understand the realities of RF engineering, spectrum policy and getting backhaul from LECs.
Well, Sprint does have horrible trouble with data speeds. This is no myth to anyone. http://www.mod-gadget.com/why-should-not-get-sprint-its-scam/
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Wait... does anyone actually use Sprint?
If so, I'm just gonna continue to laugh at them. HAHAHAHA
Agreed. I recently churned from Sprint to TMO. Sprint has EV-DO even in rural areas but sub-200 kbps 3G in many urban areas. TMO has at least HSPA, if not HSPA+, in virtually every urban and suburban area, but EDGE and GPRS in rural areas -- if there's even service. You have to go with the operator whose coverage and speeds are the best match for your needs.
Haha that's pretty funny. When not in an LTE area, 1mbps can prove difficult to pull anyway with Sprint.
Here is what I read: "excuses". Sprint **** the bed multiple times. No reason to excuse them for their misstep after misstep over the years.
Of course they did. I know because I was a customer for more than a decade. But I also know that a carrier can't do an aggressive LTE rollout without passing on the cost of all that backhaul, zoning fights, cell splitting and spectrum to customers.
I understand that coverage depends on location. There are some places and time that even MetroPCS might have faster data than AT&T or Verizon - but that's just exception not the norm. On average and most places Sprint is worse than AT&T and Verizon when it comes to data speeds and coverage. Even T-Mobile who was the last in the game has surpass Sprint in LTE coverage.
I thought Sprint made a huge deal about not throttling
The company is such a joke.
Can you really throttle .03 mbps?
The majority of people who have Sprint don't have LTE so they stuck with that pathetic speed thats slower than Edge!
Bottom line is if you're sticking with Sprint you're a buffoon and deserve all of the speeds you get for sticking with them.
Can you really throttle .03 mbps?
The majority of people who have Sprint don't have LTE so they stuck with that pathetic speed thats slower than Edge!
Bottom line is if you're sticking with Sprint you're a buffoon and deserve all of the speeds you get for sticking with them.
LMAO
Couldn't have said it better
I routinely get over 1Mbps on Sprint 3G, usually around 2Mbps what do you have to say about that? better than any Verizon 3G in my area.Can you really throttle .03 mbps?
The majority of people who have Sprint don't have LTE so they stuck with that pathetic speed thats slower than Edge!
Bottom line is if you're sticking with Sprint you're a buffoon and deserve all of the speeds you get for sticking with them.
To that I say you are the exception that has been mentioned a number of times. In Phoenix I routinely got sub 14.4 modem speeds on Sprint 3G. Even right outside a Sprint Store.
I have said this numerous times on this site, it all depends on the area. I understand Sprint is horrible in a lot of areas but so is AT&T and Verizon. I am luckily in an area with great coverage and speeds, my experience is different than others and I understand that but to say Sprint is slow (in general) is a straight up lie. There are a lot of areas that Sprint has great service and I just so happen to live in one of those areas.
I got this this morning. This is on a tower that has routinely had sub-par .20mbs speeds. Note the ping time. Less than 100ms is DAMN good for Sprint! The negative number on the left replacing my bars is the numerical indicator of signal strength (voice). -40dBs is the best you can do, while -100dBS is roaming. This tower has routinely been in the -79 to -85dBs range so this is an improvement.
59th Ave and Palmaire, Glendale.
The tower near the Starbucks on 99th Ave and Camelback routinely pulls about 1.5mbs while the towers around my home, although upgraded, are still underperforming.
I have an Airave at home and average about 1.75mbs down.
Not great, not speeds to be proud of, but getting better.
The real problem in PHX is NOT Sprint. It's Alcatel-Lucent, which for some stupid reason is hell-bent on doing 3G upgrades only before LTE.
Note that throughout all of this, call quality has still remained great (at least for me).
59th Ave and Palmaire, Glendale.
The tower near the Starbucks on 99th Ave and Camelback routinely pulls about 1.5mbs while the towers around my home, although upgraded, are still underperforming.
I have an Airave at home and average about 1.75mbs down.
Not great, not speeds to be proud of, but getting better.
The real problem in PHX is NOT Sprint. It's Alcatel-Lucent, which for some stupid reason is hell-bent on doing 3G upgrades only before LTE.
Note that throughout all of this, call quality has still remained great (at least for me).
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Sprint is slow in most places and there are several places where is not that bad and you just happen to be in that place. I completely agree with you that there are places where AT&T and Verizon are terrible but Sprint significantly got more bad places than ATT, Verizon or even T-Mobile.
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Because they would always proclaim how your plan was "truly unlimited" and they're trying to/tried to market themselves as the only honest or true carrier because everyone else throttles unlimited. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mo were upfront about it. Making it the fine print is not and is deceitful.
The fine print is in the new plans, which as I understand it were in development before the merger but were dependent on the buyout of Clearwire.
So, what you are seeing is the new Sprint. Same as the old Sprint. Everyone sees Sprint as awful, but if you didn't think Sprint wasn't lying or deceitful until this thread you haven't been paying attention. Ask any Sprint customer if they've every been lied to by Sprint customer service. If Sprint is as bad as everyone claims then no one should be surprised at all by this.
As a Sprint customer, this is just normal.