[Sprint] am i the only one paying for 4glte and not getting it?

metalbiker · Dec 11, 2012

its making me mad i live in Pennsylvania and seems like i had 4glte for a month and now just 3g.....

An UrgeTo Dance · Dec 12, 2012

You most definitely not the only one. So far I have only gotten it on trips to places such as Baltimore. You may want to check Sprint's List of City's to get it soon.

metalbiker · Dec 12, 2012

see i had it til i payed my bill lol then poof gone, i went to Gettysburg today and 4g the whole trip, as soon as i hit Hanover (hometown) poof 3g

An UrgeTo Dance · Dec 12, 2012

They might have just been testing the network, they said that before it lit up the whole way, they would have intermittent test in future LTE cities.

jj14x · Dec 13, 2012

I'm in TX (one of the initial launch cities in TX) - sprint.com/coverage shows 100% LTE coverage at (and around) my home and at (and around) my office.

I have been able to connect to LTE network for about a minute every day when I pass by the Sprint store on my way to work. That is it. My total 4G usage in the past several months (since they launched it back in July I think) has been less than 15MB.

Called Sprint and customer care said that was not right. Created a ticket to their network support team.

They called me the next day and said "Sorry, at this time, not all the towers in your area are 4G LTE enabled, and your devices will only connect to the signal from the closest tower - so, unless you are standing right next to the couple of 4G LTE towers in your area, you will NOT get the LTE signal.... oh, and no ETA. Thank you for choosing Sprint, the home of unlimited dialup"

OK, so they didn't say that last part that I italicized...

MizzouBrent · Dec 13, 2012

You can't rely on the sprint coverage maps. They show LTE all over Kansas City, but it is not available in all areas yet. I can get a semi-decent signal at home. No 4G in the area where I work though.

frenchy714 · Dec 13, 2012

What's LTE??

AARONONE · Dec 13, 2012

frenchy714 said:
What's LTE??

I don't know, but it costs me $10 a month.

An UrgeTo Dance · Dec 13, 2012

I just thought of this, have you checked to make sure LTE didn't get turned off somehow? Go to mobile networks and check the network mode. Make sure it says CDMA/LTE.

metalbiker · Dec 14, 2012

An UrgeTo Dance said:
I just thought of this, have you checked to make sure LTE didn't get turned off somehow? Go to mobile networks and check the network mode. Make sure it says CDMA/LTE.

did everything flashed old jellybean roms to make sure the 4.2 wasnt the problem and even have cdma/lte enabled stil full 3g... its cool i looked at sprint map says my whole area up to carlise is 3g so maybe ill just have to wait, sucks cause the 4glte was blazing fast.

Apache Thunder · Dec 14, 2012

I just got this phone and since I live in a town by the name of Levelland, Texas, I got no LTE service here. Hopefully they will get around to building a LTE tower here, but sounds like it might take awhile.

MizzouBrent · Dec 15, 2012

It's still a great phone without LTE. If course that's easy for me to say.

slyd · Dec 15, 2012

Where I live, San Diego, just 3g - and it takes me back to dial up, and often just no service. Awful, just awful and yes, it is easy for you to say .... I am happy for you, I think.

metalbiker · Dec 16, 2012

MizzouBrent said:
It's still a great phone without LTE. If course that's easy for me to say.

nexus is the bombest phone still. after a year of being on the shelves.

Granite1 · Dec 17, 2012

Pittsburgh has WiMAX, I used to play with it when I was down on Pitt campus. Other than that, I kept it turned off. I haven't seen any LTE anywhere around the Burgh yet. I'm happy with what we do have tho, its fast enough for me.

AARONONE · Dec 18, 2012

I get to taste lte in the city, but the second I get to the suburbs its gone

Someday I'll get my moneys worth. Until then, Mizz can enjoy his lte on the couch

MizzouBrent · Dec 18, 2012

Hahaha just to be clear I don't have it at work which is the only place I really want to have it. It is nice though.

metalbiker · Dec 19, 2012

looks like with the purchase of clear wire we will all get lte and then some by next year. sprint will overtake verizon and at&t by 50% better network, is what i read today on google currents.

jj14x · Jan 16, 2013

metalbiker said:
looks like with the purchase of clear wire we will all get lte and then some by next year. sprint will overtake verizon and at&t by 50% better network, is what i read today on google currents.

Sorry to post to this old thread, but just read an article on AP - that verizon expects their LTE network coverage to be the same as their current 3g network coverage by the end of 2013

Verizon: Our LTE Footprint Will Completely Cover Current 3G Areas By Year's End

If only their plans weren't this expensive... *Sigh*
Guess we get what we pay for

Orion · Jan 16, 2013

I been having LTE since around Christmas time in New York.

frenchy714 · Jan 16, 2013

metalbiker said:
looks like with the purchase of clear wire we will all get lte and then some by next year. sprint will overtake verizon and at&t by 50% better network, is what i read today on google currents.

When you say next year, do you mean 2013 or 2014? In any case, I can't wait to see that day.

Rxpert83 · Jan 21, 2013

metalbiker said:
looks like with the purchase of clear wire we will all get lte and then some by next year. sprint will overtake verizon and at&t by 50% better network, is what i read today on google currents.

Theres no way they'll overcome verizon in 12 months. By coverage or overall speed. It takes time to build out a national network. I'm not aware of ANY network vision city thats 100% complete.

If you've got a link to that article around, I'd love to read it.

An UrgeTo Dance · Jan 21, 2013

Since I saw this thread again, I figured I would give an update. I was in New Orleans the other day and was getting LTE, never heard Sprint announce the opening of that market but I was getting it.

Rxpert83 · Jan 21, 2013

An UrgeTo Dance said:
Since I saw this thread again, I figured I would give an update. I was in New Orleans the other day and was getting LTE, never heard Sprint announce the opening of that market but I was getting it.

They hold off on announcing it until they've made some progress. I imagine it cuts down on all the angry customer calls from people not understanding its not just a switch they're flipping

Its slowly creeping into Minneapolis right now. Starting in the outer burbs and eventually it'll make it downtown.

Sensorly is a great app for tracking its progress.

doesgo · Jan 22, 2013

Rxpert83 said:
Its slowly creeping into Minneapolis right now. Starting in the outer burbs and eventually it'll make it downtown.

Sensorly is a great app for tracking its progress.

Seriously? That's the best Sprint-related news I've heard in at least six months! I'm in Minneapolis as well, and complaining about Sprint's coverage/service has become a daily occurrence.

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