4G signal in NYC?

sam007 · March 31st, 2011, 02:39 PM

Can anybody in NYC speak about the places where you get a decent signal on 4G? Is it still very limited? I'm wondering if it's worth the switch at this time

Thanks

etherguy · March 31st, 2011, 02:45 PM

Excellent 4g signal and speed in the Broadway / 42st area

sam007 · March 31st, 2011, 02:47 PM

Can you do me a favor and tell me what latency times are you seeing? Any ping utility will tell you that

mdeblaz · March 31st, 2011, 02:56 PM

you're fully covered anywhere in NYC...period. I live on the UES and work in Midtown.

latency here is 113ms

sam007 · March 31st, 2011, 02:58 PM

You see this surprises me. I just pinged 4.2.2.2, a popular DNS server and got these results

With 10 Repetitions, I get an average of 89ms with 3G. Usually my max never goes above 150ms

mdeblaz · March 31st, 2011, 03:01 PM

I used speedtest.net for the latency

sam007 · March 31st, 2011, 03:04 PM

Just downloaded the speedtest app from market and getting 125ms. I guess 4g is a marginal improvement but nowhere close to what Verizon is claiming which is 50% lower

What's your download/upload btw?

https://www.lte.vzw.com/AboutLTE/VerizonWirelessLTENetwork/tabid/6003/Default.aspx
LATENCY: The user plane latency achieved in Verizon 4G LTE is approximately 1/2 (one-half) corresponding latency in existing 3G technologies. This provides a direct service advantage for highly immersive and interactive application environments, such as multiplayer gaming and rich multimedia communications..

sean76 · March 31st, 2011, 03:13 PM

I'm getting 4G in all of Brooklyn, and pretty much all of Queens. Was in NYC, (dowtown) twice last week and both times had very strong 4G.

I'm seeing some crazy speeds on the SPEEDTEST.NET app

19319 kbps down & 21104 up

mdeblaz · March 31st, 2011, 03:32 PM

10.75Mbps down... the speedtest app is being updated to provide the correct upload speeds...

milan03 · March 31st, 2011, 03:54 PM

The whole NYC metro is covered. I'm not aware of a single area that's having 4G reception issues.
The real latency and speeds you'll see if you USB tether your phone to your computer via Internet Connection Mode.
See my signature.

arche3 · March 31st, 2011, 04:23 PM

4G everywhere in nyc. 18 mbps avg. Down. 50 ms ping on average.
Blazing.

Jrocker23 · March 31st, 2011, 04:24 PM

Full coverage in NYC & 5 Boros... My job sends me all over and no problems...

slinky · March 31st, 2011, 07:26 PM

That's the part that works best about the phone - 4G all over Manhattan.

sam007 · March 31st, 2011, 10:26 PM

does it give you a full day with 4g radio turned on and active? Not talking about crazy usage like radio on all day long but basic usage like checking email 2-3 times an hour, maybe a bit of facebook, maybe few minutes of google maps.. That kind of thing

mdeblaz · April 1st, 2011, 07:59 AM

Yes, it does. I've changed my charging habits as well. I now charge the phone in the morning while getting ready to leave... then when I get in to the office I'll charge it the rest of the way. The phone lasts until the next morning with about 30% charge remaining.

jcnyc · April 1st, 2011, 08:21 AM

Perfect signal everywhere I've been around NYC except for my office's bathroom. hah.

gvillager · April 1st, 2011, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcnyc

Perfect signal everywhere I've been around NYC except for my office's bathroom. hah.

I guess no toilet surfing for you.

milan03 · April 1st, 2011, 09:46 PM

Also tested it in queens and Brooklyn and signal is amazing ad well as the backhaul

atrain311 · April 1st, 2011, 09:54 PM

Ironically, I'm visiting my old roots for the first time since owning the Bolt, so I'm here on Long Island, Westbury specifically, and it is the first time I'm getting to see 4g in action. Silky smooth, but holy crap my battery is dropping by the second!

Thunder22 · April 2nd, 2011, 04:47 AM

I get 4G at home in NJ (all along rt3) and everywhere in NYC including UWS, midtown, UES, and Wall st area.

sean76 · April 2nd, 2011, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atrain311

Ironically, I'm visiting my old roots for the first time since owning the Bolt, so I'm here on Long Island, Westbury specifically, and it is the first time I'm getting to see 4g in action. Silky smooth, but holy crap my battery is dropping by the second!

The one downfall...the battery drops like a brick thrown off a building.

irony · April 2nd, 2011, 08:46 AM

I work in Manhattan and the 4g coverage is rock solid. Is all of nyc 4g ? Is say no, not yet. I was in staten island for the day and my thunderbolt was flipping through 4g - 3g -1X. It abused my battery like nothing I've seen before.

So I looked up the area code for where I was 10314. Sure enough no 4g. Thank god I don't live there..

So for those on the borderline 4g area I can see what their issues are.

alexdell · April 2nd, 2011, 09:17 AM

I live in Staten Island, 10303. I'm getting 4G signal. I'll check later when I go to my parents to see if they get 4G signal (in 10314).

TheDogsCar · April 9th, 2011, 09:13 PM

I have used it throughout Greenwich Village and Soho ... the only place I can not get a 4G Signal is Washington Square Park. I blame NYU

FYI ... I get 4G in most elevators

ProxisTech · April 9th, 2011, 10:46 PM

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nkd · April 9th, 2011, 11:18 PM

dont even bother with the speedtest app for now. It used to work for me but it doesn't even work anymore. it says negative speed sometimes, lol. I go to speakeasy.net/speedtest for any tests now. I hate enabling desktop mode everytime I go to speedtest.net. For some reason this phone refuses to hold the desktop setting even though it is enabled always. I have to go about:debug in the browser to enable it again.

sean76 · April 10th, 2011, 06:29 AM

FYI...last few days I've been seeing my phone bounce through a few diff signals in certain areas..they're short lived and usually end up back on 4G. But I've been seeing 1X, to 3G, to 4G, and so on and so fourth?

shadowdude777 · April 10th, 2011, 09:50 AM

I'm interested in seeing what my 4G signal looks like when I get my TBolt. I live in Queens (right near Flushing, specifically), and I live in pretty much a one-block-radius dead zone where I'm generally on 1x and overjoyed if I get 3G for even a few seconds with one bar. I obviously don't expect 4G at my house, but perhaps at my uncle's house, which is 5 blocks away and has 4 bars of 3G on my OG Droid.

Definitely sounds like a solid start for Verizon's LTE network. I know my girlfriend barely gets WiMax anywhere with her Epic 4G on Sprint, even in midtown Manhattan.

mdeblaz · April 13th, 2011, 05:01 PM

Anyone else here in NYC experience some weirdness today? My battery was at like 70% at 2pm today... sitting in my pocket not using it while at work. Then just now, I noticed my thigh was really hot and wondered why my phone was overheating... my battery is down to 33% with zero usage since 2pm. I typically have 45-50% battery remaining right now when leaving from work.

I figure it must be something with 4G draining the battery... anyone else?

mdeblaz · April 13th, 2011, 05:32 PM

And now 30 mins later I'm below 20%... WTF

mdeblaz · April 13th, 2011, 06:10 PM

And now under 10%... no idea whats draining the battery... no apps running, Battery use doesn't show anything using it other than the usual Display and Cell Standby... etc.