dguidry12 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Ok, Im in Houston and I was able to get LTE but it was very very brief. The way that it connected and lost signal within a 100 yard stretch reminded me of that horrible Wimax..Please say it ain't so that LTE will be just like WIMAX coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMrFamous07 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Lte is only at 25-30% completion so far. It will get better in time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avianz Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I don't think Houston is completely working right now, so I wouldn't worry about it. On my Galaxy Nexus if I update the PRL it will show 4G for about 10 seconds before dropping back to 3G, I don't think the phone can get data over 4G yet so it drops back to a connection that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyroscott Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 It absolutely will get better. LTE will be the same as what EVDO is when it is completed (coverage not speed). Then all sprint has to do is start weeding out the EVDO and expanding LTE. Keep in mind what Robert said about chicken littles. Everyone wanted the LTE towers to not be blocked, yet the sky is falling when there are problems with the network in its infancy. From JBtoro on Forum Runner 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dguidry12 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Ok thanks folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_redneck Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Well, mine is now sporadically connecting....only clocked 3M down....then back to 1.9M down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteSnow Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I don't think Houston is completely working right now, so I wouldn't worry about it. On my Galaxy Nexus if I update the PRL it will show 4G for about 10 seconds before dropping back to 3G, I don't think the phone can get data over 4G yet so it drops back to a connection that works. The PRL has nothing to do with 4G LTE. The reason it's connecting to LTE is because the CDMA radio is cycling from one state to another so with CDMA technically off it's trying to at least get some sort of connection. For example if you disconnect from WiFi your phone will try to connect to 3G or LTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avianz Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The PRL has nothing to do with 4G LTE. The reason it's connecting to LTE is because the CDMA radio is cycling from one state to another so with CDMA technically off it's trying to at least get some sort of connection. For example if you disconnect from WiFi your phone will try to connect to 3G or LTE. I never said it had anything to do with LTE, but it is the only way to get the gnex to search for LTE only. I'm surrounded by non LTE towers so it always defaults back to 3G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irev210 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Ok, Im in Houston and I was able to get LTE but it was very very brief. The way that it connected and lost signal within a 100 yard stretch reminded me of that horrible Wimax..Please say it ain't so that LTE will be just like WIMAX coverage. Not wimax - sprint is doing every 3G tower - they just want to launch now and backfill later. Wouldn't you rather have sites that you can connect to now instead of waiting for them to finish every single site before launching? Clearwire built the wimax network - you can't compare them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteSnow Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I never said it had anything to do with LTE, but it is the only way to get the gnex to search for LTE only. I'm surrounded by non LTE towers so it always defaults back to 3G. If you want it to stick on LTE switch to LTE only not LTE/CDMA you'll lose the ability to call or text though (AFAIK anyways). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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