ridethesky84 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Just wondering if anyone on here is from Jacksonville Florida? I want to get a unlimited data plan cause I'm on my phone a lot. Is 3G on sprint decent? Thanks, Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 You'll have 14 days to trial their service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm from Jacksonville. The 3g speeds are pretty good. I get close to 1mb down anywhere I go during the day. The speeds has gotten a lot better than they used to be now that sprint has added additional carriers to most of the towers. Also I believe that Robert said that the network vision upgrades are starting in the Jacksonville region. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 There will be some service hiccups through the next 6 months as Network Vision work is done in the JAX market. But it will improve the network drastically and will be worth it. Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethesky84 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm from Jacksonville. The 3g speeds are pretty good. I get close to 1mb down anywhere I go during the day. The speeds has gotten a lot better than they used to be now that sprint has added additional carriers to most of the towers. Also I believe that Robert said that the network vision upgrades are starting in the Jacksonville region. Thanks for the feedback. What phone are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 EVO 4g LTE its a really good phone. I finally found an Android phone that can get me a full day of usage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethesky84 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 I was looking at that and the galaxy s3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven800 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 The network was running really good over there when I was in Orange Park/Lakeside/camp blanding/flemmimg island. I didn't go to downtown Jacksonville though so I'm not sure if the towers over there are getting good results. Right now I'm still in FL but now I'm in Miami so far everything is alright except the building staying at is a dead zone for all the carriers and it sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethesky84 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 The network was running really good over there when I was in Orange Park/Lakeside/camp blanding/flemmimg island. I didn't go to downtown Jacksonville though so I'm not sure if the towers over there are getting good results. Right now I'm still in FL but now I'm in Miami so far everything is alright except the building staying at is a dead zone for all the carriers and it sucks. Thanks for the info. What phone are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen3697 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Thanks for the info. What phone are you using? He has the iPhone 4S. You can see it underneath their profile picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridethesky84 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 He has the iPhone 4S. You can see it underneath their profile picture. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I'm in zip code 32259, but speeds here are consistently over 1mbps dl. Here's a speed test at my house. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmchssc Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I'm in the same zip code, but my 3G speeds leave much to be desired. The tower at Racetrack and 13 especially seems to struggle at peak times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdray Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) It's very hit and miss from downtown through the westside and down towards middleburg. Orange Park is good (from I-295 to about College Dr on Blanding). I haven't been over towards US17 down to Fleming Island recently, so no idea there. Here are the tests from 8/1-8/3 that I took to show dan@sprint. As you can see, when the speed is good, it works fine. But just a mile down the road and coverage is hit or miss. I did every test when I had 5 bars of service. I did not do any WiMax tests. I'm not sure if they are upgrading these towers or not currently. These tests are pretty much down I-10 west to I-295 south to Blanding Blvd and south towards Middleburg, this is down a major corridor, not a country rd. DATE TIME Speed Latitude Longitude D U Ping "2012-08-03 10:22","EvdoA","30.32517","-81.66049",123,171,789,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 19:25","EvdoA","30.11440","-81.80464",258,216,210,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 19:22","EvdoA","30.14300","-81.76927",34,295,653,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 19:21","EvdoA","30.14300","-81.76927",375,218,196,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 19:20","EvdoA","30.14300","-81.76927",88,243,393,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 19:19","EvdoA","30.14300","-81.76927",241,352,458,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 19:00","EvdoA","30.14300","-81.76927",399,104,200,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 18:58","EvdoA","30.17088","-81.74814",267,17,411,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 18:57","EvdoA","30.17088","-81.74814",418,531,146,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 18:55","EvdoA","30.17088","-81.74814",351,240,173,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 18:53","EvdoA","30.19312","-81.72578",627,52,146,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 18:52","EvdoA","30.19865","-81.74336",219,24,326,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 18:51","EvdoA","30.19865","-81.74336",69,54,404,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 18:49","1xRTT","30.24512","-81.76326",94,124,875,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-02 09:56","EvdoA","30.32603","-81.66468",133,192,628,"Jacksonville, FL" "2012-08-01 18:07","Unknown","30.28966","-81.62933",1587,1632,77,"Macclenny, FL" "2012-08-01 18:05","EvdoA","30.28966","-81.62933",98,94,228,"Jacksonville, FL" The attached pic is from my back porch near Old Jennings/Blanding Blvd intersection which should have 3G and WiMax coverage. Right now on 3G, I get 20kbps on one test, the next I get 200kbps in downtown Jacksonville. Just my experience. Edited August 7, 2012 by jdray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I guess it's a hit or miss. (you'll always find some places on any carrier that's slow.) but I've been all over the place last few days and here's the results from all of my tests. Ymmv Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdray Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Would love to have even half of that. What part of town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Would love to have even half of that. What part of town? CR 210, to St Augustine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjrandon Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm visiting downtown Jacksonville for the day staying near the Jacksonville Landing and my 3G speeds haven't topped 200kBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm visiting downtown Jacksonville for the day staying near the Jacksonville Landing and my 3G speeds haven't topped 200kBs.actually 200kBs on 3g isn't that bad. You're talking about kBs, not kbs, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjrandon Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Sorry I tacked on a extra zero. it's 20kbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopher_otis Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 actually 200kBs on 3g isn't that bad. You're talking about kBs' date=' not kbs, right?[/quote'] Actually 200kbps is pretty terrible for 3G and isn't even what Sprint is advertising. Don't let them rip you off. -Taken from the Sprint site. Edit: Just noticed the difference in capitalization, my b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren857 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I'm visiting downtown Jacksonville for the day staying near the Jacksonville Landing and my 3G speeds haven't topped 200kBs. Sent from my Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 I work downtown and I get about 0.8 mg before 8am. After that, it drops to about 400 kbps and doesn't go back up until about 7pm. Believe it or not, that's an improvement from over a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ren857 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Actually 200kbps is pretty terrible for 3G and isn't even what Sprint is advertising. Don't let them rip you off. -Taken from the Sprint site. Edit: Just noticed the difference in capitalization, my b. Those are the speeds that I get on avg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 Edited August 10, 2012 by ren857 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopher_otis Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Those are the speeds that I get on avg. You're lucky, and I'm lucky to have WiFi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjrandon Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Don't let them rip me off? Like Sprint would reimburse me for their lack of network. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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