Rickie546 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 came online today! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew9543 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yeah I saw that too. Didn't find anything else different on it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yeah I saw that too. Didn't find anything else different on it though. No coverages yet shown. But this is a good first step. Robert via Galaxy Nexus using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I was wondering just yesterday when was sprint going to put its LTE map online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopher_otis Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Probably why certain sections of the site were down earlier. Andy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd65 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 No coverages yet shown. But this is a good first step. Robert via Galaxy Nexus using Forum Runner They are such teases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdatl Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 C'mon, flip the switch already 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffDTD Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The purple makes me all tingly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansltx Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Purple...magenta... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david279 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I has purple! Sent from my EVO 4G LTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuffinman Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 This looks very promising. Come on sprint, flip that switch already. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GHoward Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Sprint has announced their estimated 4G LTE Speeds with their average download speeds at 6 - 8 Mbps and peak download speeds at 25 Mbps. Source: http://shop2.sprint.com/en/shop/why_sprint/4g/4g_lte_plan_details.html#tab_speeds 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd65 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Sprint has announced their estimated 4G LTE Speeds with their average download speeds at 6 - 8 Mbps and peak download speeds at 25 Mbps. Source: http://shop2.sprint....html#tab_speeds interesting tidbit 1Peak speeds may not apply to all markets. Actual speeds may vary. So they may be deploying 3x3 in places? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifth313ment Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Sprint has announced their estimated 4G LTE Speeds with their average download speeds at 6 - 8 Mbps and peak download speeds at 25 Mbps. Source: http://shop2.sprint....html#tab_speeds Lol, I love how they say 3G speeds are average of "600 Kbps - 1.4 Mbps" as in my area I have never gotten higher than 20-300 Kbps for average and my peak has been 600 Kbps! I have a 35MB/down & 8MB/up home connection attached to a 3G Airave and my "Peak" 3G speeds using my super-fast connection are like 1.2 Mbps over my Airave! If I ever got Peak download speeds of "3.1 Mbps" I would fall off my chair or crash my car, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GHoward Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Lol, I love how they say 3G speeds are average of "600 Kbps - 1.4 Mbps" as in my area I have never gotten higher than 20-300 Kbps for average and my peak has been 600 Kbps! I have a 35MB/down & 8MB/up home connection attached to a 3G Airave and my "Peak" 3G speeds using my super-fast connection are like 1.2 Mbps over my Airave! If I ever got Peak download speeds of "3.1 Mbps" I would fall off my chair or crash my car, lol! I love how they say 4G LTE speeds are up to 10 times faster than 3G. That's like swapping out DSL for a high-speed cable modem. Or your Model T for a Maserati! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 interesting tidbit 1Peak speeds may not apply to all markets. Actual speeds may vary. So they may be deploying 3x3 in places? No, 3 MHz x 3 MHz LTE does not make any rational sense in the PCS G block, as it is a consistent 10 MHz (5 MHz x 5 MHz) license. The peak speeds caveat may be due to limitations on backhaul or differences in infrastructure vendor performance. AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifth313ment Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I love how they say 4G LTE speeds are up to 10 times faster than 3G. That's like swapping out DSL for a high-speed cable modem. Or your Model T for a Maserati! Lol, I know as 10 times faster then 3G in my area would only be 2 Mbps for LTE avearage and 8 Mbps Peak! WTF?! I agree with WiWavelength as Sprint needs to get a new vendor for backhaul as they are slower than dirt for even WiMax in my area! Forget about 3G, I think they have 10 ATT U-VERSE DSL modems connected together, LMFAO! *Wink, wink* 4GHoward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericdabbs Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Glad to see that Sprint is ramping up its coverage maps on its website to account for LTE. Also Sprint was smart to isolate coverage maps between 4G LTE and 4G WiMax instead of bundling them together as 4G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 From the quick second of looking around I couldn't find the gradient maps anymore. Looks like Verizon maps now of basically coverage or no coverage. I see the still don't have the roaming coverage in Louisiana for Verizon fixed yet. Still white for no coverage yet Verizon has added coverage a while back in many areas due to the centennial acquisition. Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickie546 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 From the quick second of looking around I couldn't find the gradient maps anymore. Looks like Verizon maps now of basically coverage or no coverage. I see the still don't have the roaming coverage in Louisiana for Verizon fixed yet. Still white for no coverage yet Verizon has added coverage a while back in many areas due to the centennial acquisition. Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge You have to zoom in further now to get detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 From the quick second of looking around I couldn't find the gradient maps anymore. The coverage gradients still exist. However, you now have to drill down to the 5.0 scale level. If I recall correctly, the gradients previously became visible at the 25 or 50 level. VZW may routinely kick sand in Sprint's face and steal Sprint's lunch money, but Sprint has a much better coverage tool. The VZW coverage tool is a POS. AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I have two complaints about Sprint's coverage maps. One...they load really slow. Two...they need to have a variable map size. The default is way too small. Robert via Galaxy Nexus using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopher_otis Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 6-8 Mbps average download speed? Am I the only one who feels let down? WiMAX performs better than that. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenChase7 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 6-8 Mbps average download speed? Am I the only one who feels let down? Andy Yea... You may be the only one let down. Have you checked VZW's "advertised" speeds?? Besides.. why would you need more then 8Mbps on a phone? Two or 3 will usually suffice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I have two complaints about Sprint's coverage maps. One...they load really slow. Two...they need to have a variable map size. The default is way too small. Well, there always is this workaround. AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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