Metro PCS has 3G now!!! - Page 12

mneumar · November 24th, 2011, 01:32 AM

I live in the port richey area in florida and woke up on monday and saw that my phone said 3G on it but, some times goes back to 1X. but, when it hits on 3G the speed is alot faster.

nuttmeg · November 24th, 2011, 05:50 AM

they might still be updating the towers near you.

DMajor239 · November 24th, 2011, 12:09 PM

Anyone know anything about fort Myers?

lordtara · November 24th, 2011, 01:33 PM

I forgot to mention that I work in a hospital basement. No wonder it switches to 1x

Liscab · November 24th, 2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lordtara

I forgot to mention that I work in a hospital basement. No wonder it switches to 1x

you are lucky to have signal in there

lordtara · November 24th, 2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Liscab

you are lucky to have signal in there

Usually 0 to 2 bars. I lose all connectivity in the cafeteria though.

Liscab · November 24th, 2011, 09:11 PM

Lordtara I think Metro is beating all the cells companies, 2 years ago it was a hell to have a metro phone.

coolwaterz · November 26th, 2011, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by vanity29

lol heres sum screenshots of my ascend

can i know what PRL version you have?

coolwaterz · November 26th, 2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinrubio

Do you need me to upload a decent quality tutorial on how to place a PRL in a phone (: ?
Ill be glad to do it

YES pls! =)

kevinrubio · November 27th, 2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by coolwaterz

YES pls! =)

Alright, I'll upload the video on monday or tuesday since i have slow connection where i'm at right now

ChazzMatt · November 27th, 2011, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mneumar

I live in the port richey area in florida and woke up on monday and saw that my phone said 3G on it but, some times goes back to 1X. but, when it hits on 3G the speed is alot faster.

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Originally Posted by nuttmeg

they might still be updating the towers near you.

Metro is not going 3G with all their towers. They have publicly said they are only putting 3G in the busiest 20% of their cell sites in each market. It's to help with network management. LTE is their future. They ARE putting LTE on 100% of their cell sites.

So, you will NEVER see 3G everywhere in Metro's markets.

Here, go read this:

MetroPCS bringing EVDO support to around 20 percent of its towers
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/09/16/metropcs-bringing-evdo-support-to-around-20-percent-of-its-towers/

09/2011

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Late last year saw MetroPCS launch its shiny new LTE network in addition to its existing 1xRTT coverage, leaving it with 2G and 4G networks but no 3G to speak of. That'll be changing soon, though, as MetroPCS CFO Braxton Carter has announced that his carrier plans to add 3G EVDO support to a little less than 20 percent of its towers. Exactly which markets will get access to MetroPCS EVDO isn't known

Same info here:

MetroPCS adding EV-DO to around 20% of cell sites - FierceWireless

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Flat-rater carrier MetroPCS is deploying EV-DO data service in a little less than 20 percent of its cell sites to augment its CDMA 1X data service that exists in all of its markets, CFO Braxton Carter said.

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/metropcs-adding-ev-do-around-20-cell-sites/2011-09-15#ixzz1euzjeFAC

ShinySide · November 27th, 2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ChazzMatt

Metro is not going 3G with all their towers. They have publicly said they are only putting 3G in the busiest 20% of their cell sites in each market. It's to help with network management. LTE is their future. They ARE putting LTE on 100% of their cell sites.

So, you will NEVER see 3G everywhere in Metro's markets.

Here, go read this:

MetroPCS bringing EVDO support to around 20 percent of its towers
MetroPCS bringing EVDO support to 20 percent of its towers | PhoneDog

09/2011

Same info here:

MetroPCS adding EV-DO to around 20% of cell sites - FierceWireless

MetroPCS adding EV-DO to around 20% of cell sites - FierceWireless

No one ever said they were covering 100% of their market. Also he lives Port Richey which is really close to Tampa which lot of the Tampa area has "3G"

ChazzMatt · November 27th, 2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ShinySide

No one ever said they were covering 100% of their market. Also he lives Port Richey which is really close to Tampa which lot of the Tampa area has "3G"

That's exactly what the guy seemed to be saying.

The op complained he got 3G some of the time, and 1x some of the time. The 2nd guy said specifically: "they might still be updating the towers near you." -- which to me means "some cell sites around have 3G but soon they all will."

NO, the more real possibility is those towers will NEVER be updated, as Metro is only doing 20% of their cell sites. And I provided proof, not speculation.

Liscab · November 27th, 2011, 08:01 PM

Just to help with the math, at home my phone is switching back and forward from 1G to 3G (evo and metro network) keeping the phone on the same table

DMajor239 · November 29th, 2011, 05:31 PM

I'm finally getting 3G at my house. How can I do some speed test?

Liscab · November 29th, 2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DMajor239

I'm finally getting 3G at my house. How can I do some speed test?

Speedtest.net - Mobile

ShinySide · November 29th, 2011, 06:49 PM

I would use the Speedtest.net or the FCC.

Compared to these the "testmy3g.com" or whatever is not accurate at all.

catnippy718 · December 3rd, 2011, 05:50 AM

i noticed today that my phone updated by itself to prl 3026 did this happen to anyone else? it shows 3G but its pretty much slow and data connections is lost so idk

emondaking · December 3rd, 2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by catnippy718

i noticed today that my phone updated by itself to prl 3026 did this happen to anyone else? it shows 3G but its pretty much slow and data connections is lost so idk

Yeahh over here im in queens ny and i just went crazy when i saw the 3G !!
my prl is 3026 too
but the thing is idk if my speed went up or not.. i never really use 1x
but i did a speed test now and got .8mbps

al57king · December 4th, 2011, 10:01 AM

I currently have a Huawei Ascend with Cm7 Ascend-05212011 Android version 2.3.4
and Have been noticing 3g popping up here and there the last few days. I'm in Cocoa, Fl Since the Cm7 will not update the prl automatically I installed prl 3026 manually myself this morning. I was trying to figure out how to be able to choose Mobile Network type on this phone and stumbled on how by accident. I read entering this code on your dialer screen *#*#2846579#*#* will pull up hidden menus, so I tried that and nothing happened on my phone. I read further down for LG phone to enter *#*#4636#*#* on your dialer screen so I tried that and presto a screen popped up with 4 category's, Phone information, Battery information, Usage Statistics, and Wi-Fi information. Phone information is what you want to click on and you will have a ping test and scroll down and you will be given 9 options on preferred network type: also able to update or refresh your SMSC, turn radio on or off and toggle Dns check. Hope this help others searching for answers.

ShinySide · December 4th, 2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by al57king

I currently have a Huawei Ascend with Cm7 Ascend-05212011 Android version 2.3.4
and Have been noticing 3g popping up here and there the last few days. I'm in Cocoa, Fl Since the Cm7 will not update the prl automatically I installed prl 3026 manually myself this morning. I was trying to figure out how to be able to choose Mobile Network type on this phone and stumbled on how by accident. I read entering this code on your dialer screen *#*#2846579#*#* will pull up hidden menus, so I tried that and nothing happened on my phone. I read further down for LG phone to enter *#*#4636#*#* on your dialer screen so I tried that and presto a screen popped up with 4 category's, Phone information, Battery information, Usage Statistics, and Wi-Fi information. Phone information is what you want to click on and you will have a ping test and scroll down and you will be given 9 options on preferred network type: also able to update or refresh your SMSC, turn radio on or off and toggle Dns check. Hope this help others searching for answers.

*#*#4636#*#* is the only hidden menu you can pull up on CM7. And it will update the prl. Im not far from you in Palm Bay and have had it update on its own more then once but always ended up calling *228 to revert back to 3019 because I would end up having data issues on all the prls.

al57king · December 5th, 2011, 09:07 AM

Thats good to know. Its too early yet to see if I will also have data issues and may have to revert back. Thanks to your reply I know how to now!

-Lulu · December 8th, 2011, 01:01 PM

3G testing in california has commenced.

Arcelot · December 9th, 2011, 04:09 AM

i was at work today and i notice the 3g icon it bounced couple of times to 1x on my indulge but it's been steady for a couple of hours now.
I just did an speed test i got the results but i dont know how if its good or bad
on 4g the phone is Ping: 139 ms, Download 1617 kbps, Upload 2037 kbps
and on 3g Ping 379 ms, download 125 kbps, upload 175 kbps
y ran a second test on 3g Ping 314 ms, download 212 kbps, upload 45 kbps
i dont know how to go back to 1x so i cant run a test in 1x.

neh · December 18th, 2011, 03:27 AM

I am so confused Because i just got the Upgrade to 2.2 And It stills says 1x... I Live In Nyc (The Bronx) And i just wanna know if i will be getting this 3G too?

Liscab · December 18th, 2011, 09:41 AM

here at home there are 3 metro phones, my ascend 2.2 is the only one on the 3g, the other 2 phones a LG and a Samsung with the 2.3 are still on the 1X.

ShinySide · December 18th, 2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by neh

I am so confused Because i just got the Upgrade to 2.2 And It stills says 1x... I Live In Nyc (The Bronx) And i just wanna know if i will be getting this 3G too?

The Android version (2.2) has nothing to do with the service. Call *228 and upgrade your preferred roaming list and it will put you on 3026 prl and if you have 3g tower near you, receive 3g

Liscab · December 18th, 2011, 03:34 PM

*228 has never worked on the ones i have tried i also read in here that it usually rolls back to 2019, I wouldnt dare to try it on my phone to find out

perhaps on a low 1x signal area the phone could update to 2026 by itself but i am just guessing

Liscab · December 18th, 2011, 05:43 PM

OK i did the *228 on the Samsung , went to a low signal area and the phone updated to the 3026 and the 3G is now on

thefowlerfam · December 31st, 2011, 04:16 PM

Hi everyone I'm new to the forum and 1st just want to say thank for the great info on this forum. I live in Holiday, FL & have the Samsung Indulge. Im in a 4G area & really never had a problem with the 4G. Lately though its been back & forth between 1x, 3G, & 4G. Today its been on 3G all day. Its good that Metro is getting a 3G network, but its a pain when you have a 4G phone & no 4G. Hopefully its because they are working on the network. Anyways looks like the Tampa Bay area's 3G is up. Holiday is just north of Tarpo Springs so the rest of the area would have 3G I would think. Holiday is small compared to Tampa or Clearwater. Once again thanks for the great forum....Jeremy

Scur · December 31st, 2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by thefowlerfam

Hi everyone I'm new to the forum and 1st just want to say thank for the great info on this forum. I live in Holiday, FL & have the Samsung Indulge. Im in a 4G area & really never had a problem with the 4G. Lately though its been back & forth between 1x, 3G, & 4G. Today its been on 3G all day. Its good that Metro is getting a 3G network, but its a pain when you have a 4G phone & no 4G. Hopefully its because they are working on the network. Anyways looks like the Tampa Bay area's 3G is up. Holiday is just north of Tarpo Springs so the rest of the area would have 3G I would think. Holiday is small compared to Tampa or Clearwater. Once again thanks for the great forum....Jeremy

Yeah, the Ascend forum here is utterly awesome, it'll always be home to me.

kadillak · March 1st, 2012, 04:14 PM

Hi I'm new to this site n it seems to have helpful info. I have a Samsung admire n it shows 3g in the status bar but it still seems slow. I did a speed test n the numbers don't seem like 3g numbers. Can anybody help me out? Is metro 3g Service fast?

mike28 · March 1st, 2012, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kadillak

Hi I'm new to this site n it seems to have helpful info. I have a Samsung admire n it shows 3g in the status bar but it still seems slow. I did a speed test n the numbers don't seem like 3g numbers. Can anybody help me out? Is metro 3g Service fast?

metro 3g is just to stabilized the network is not to increase speeds although a lot of people have reported an increase in speeds i used to have an lg Optimus which pick up 3g and what I noticed was that it helped when I was streaming music but I tell you 4g lte is the way to go

kadillak · March 1st, 2012, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mike28

metro 3g is just to stabilized the network is not to increase speeds although a lot of people have reported an increase in speeds i used to have an lg Optimus which pick up 3g and what I noticed was that it helped when I was streaming music but I tell you 4g lte is the way to go

Ok thanks I'm a look into the 4g I'm in Miami, FL so they should hopefully have it in my area

lriv · March 28th, 2012, 03:53 PM

PRL is now at 3027.

gamomoftwo · April 11th, 2012, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Liscab

Just to help with the math, at home my phone is switching back and forward from 1G to 3G (evo and metro network) keeping the phone on the same table

The same thing is happening to me outside of Atlanta, there are places around here in the suburbs that have 3G and then not then 3g, and it can be a few hundred feet inbetween. That can be more annoying. I don't have money to upgrade the phone to LTE, but once they bring down the prices on those phones, I will upgrade and then have fun rooting those phones!!