Network Vision/LTE - Philadelphia Metro Market (including Lehigh Valley/Reading)

[HappyHappy]

I'm right there with you...I was up to a BLAZING .29 Mbps right after 3G became available...now we're back below .1 Mbps. At least the ping times aren't >500ms anymore!

 

 

But to be honest, I am happy if I can get web pages to load on my phone.

[SteveInPhilly]

But to be honest, I am happy if I can get web pages to load on my phone.

 

Yeah, I hear ya...my service is just one step above non-functioning. I did get Sprint to send me an Airave for my house where I got absolutely no voice coverage so that's something. And I'm really hoping LTE at least helps on the data side (obviously wifi works for data at home...). I'd be happy with "normal" 3G speeds once the conversion to LTE happens, using my phone is somewhat painful at this point.

[HappyHappy]

Yeah, I hear ya...my service is just one step above non-functioning. I did get Sprint to send me an Airave for my house where I got absolutely no voice coverage so that's something. And I'm really hoping LTE at least helps on the data side (obviously wifi works for data at home...). I'd be happy with "normal" 3G speeds once the conversion to LTE happens, using my phone is somewhat painful at this point.

 

Airave is pretty much using your DSL or Broadband connection instead of their network.

 

It boosts, but at times it interferes with certain signals.

 

I suggest, unplug airave and see how the connection is.

[SteveInPhilly]

Airave is pretty much using your DSL or Broadband connection instead of their network.

 

It boosts, but at times it interferes with certain signals.

 

I suggest, unplug airave and see how the connection is.

 

Ah, I've done the whole dance...opened up tickets for outages, etc...would only get 1 bar in my house max. It would sometimes roam onto Verizon, but drop my call when it switched. Same behavior with my old phone (HTC Evo) and my current two phones (iPhone 5's) :-/

[HappyHappy]

Ah, I've done the whole dance...opened up tickets for outages, etc...would only get 1 bar in my house max. It would sometimes roam onto Verizon, but drop my call when it switched. Same behavior with my old phone (HTC Evo) and my current two phones (iPhone 5's) :-/

 

Where do you live? Which part?

 

i suggest get Samsung Galaxy s3 or HTC ONE X. They get pretty good signals.

[SteveInPhilly]

Where do you live? Which part?

 

i suggest get Samsung Galaxy s3 or HTC ONE X. They get pretty good signals.

 

Art Museum Area/Fairmount. My buddy has an S3 and ususally gets 2 bars in my house, which is better but not good enough for the cost of switching my phones over! haha

[HappyHappy]

Sell your iphones hahahah. Then get S3.

Edited February 18, 2013 by HappyHappy

[HappyHappy]

Art Museum Area/Fairmount. My buddy has an S3 and ususally gets 2 bars in my house, which is better but not good enough for the cost of switching my phones over! haha

 

 

 

Sell your iphones hahahah. Then get S3.

[dcybokjr]

Sprint "quietly" launched lte in parts of San Fran, NYC and DC today, if you look at the maps on sensorly the areas are covered pretty well. Hopefully this is an indicator Philadelphia is right around the corner, and the coverage will be just as good!

[Dkoellerwx]

Sprint "quietly" launched lte in parts of San Fran, NYC and DC today, if you look at the maps on sensorly the areas are covered pretty well. Hopefully this is an indicator Philadelphia is right around the corner, and the coverage will be just as good!

 

The areas in SF, NYC and DC have been live for months. We've been talking about them for some time on this site. Sprint last fall acknowledged that they would be leaving sites online once they were finished instead of waiting for the whole area to be complete.

[dcybokjr]

 

 

The areas in SF, NYC and DC have been live for months. We've been talking about them for some time on this site. Sprint last fall acknowledged that they would be leaving sites online once they were finished instead of waiting for the whole area to be complete.

 

I apologize, I just read this:

 

http://m.cnet.com/news/sprints-4g-lte-quietly-pops-up-in-san-francisco-new-york/57569964

 

Not sure why this article was just posted today, although there is no mention of any date those sites went live. Cnet is just behind I suppose.

[Dkoellerwx]

I apologize, I just read this:

 

http://m.cnet.com/ne...w-york/57569964

 

Not sure why this article was just posted today, although there is no mention of any date those sites went live. Cnet is just behind I suppose.

 

Yeah, that information isn't quite accurate. An official launch is at best 1-2 months away for any of DC, NYC or SF.

 

Sprint just decided to go on record today about LTE being available in those cities.

 

If you look in this post: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/3101-map-of-current-and-coming-soon-sprint-lte-cities/

You can see the cities that Sprint has announced as receiving LTE soon, and which of those cities already have LTE being broadcast in some areas.

[dcybokjr]

Wow, that's a great map, thank you!

[HappyHappy]

Sprint "quietly" launched lte in parts of San Fran, NYC and DC today, if you look at the maps on sensorly the areas are covered pretty well. Hopefully this is an indicator Philadelphia is right around the corner, and the coverage will be just as good!

 

I have saw that article somewhere weeks ago. I think it was one NYTIMES weeks ago.

[dcybokjr]

 

 

I have saw that article somewhere weeks ago. I think it was one NYTIMES weeks ago.

 

Cnet wasn't the only site that reported it, that's what I found so strange about.

[HappyHappy]

Cnet wasn't the only site that reported it, that's what I found so strange about.

 

I found CNET is not so up to date. I like NYTIMES, CNN , GOOGLE NEWS and YAHOO NEWS combined.

 

You really have to read all these different sites...

 

At least thats what I do each day.

[dcybokjr]

 

 

I found CNET is not so up to date. I like NYTIMES, CNN , GOOGLE NEWS and YAHOO NEWS combined.

 

You really have to read all these different sites...

 

At least thats what I do each day.

 

That's what I have been doing, that was my point, cnet wasn't the only site that posted that, it was just the link I used.

[S4GRU]

 

Cnet wasn't the only site that reported it, that's what I found so strange about.

 

It wasn't news. Nothing new happened that was worth reporting. LTE service started going live months ago in those cities, and the service has grown from there, and continues to grow. Nothing happened in the past few days that is worthy of reporting.

 

It's kind of like posting an article now that says Obama won the election.

 

Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

[HappyHappy]

That's what I have been doing, that was my point, cnet wasn't the only site that posted that, it was just the link I used.

 

I see. But it was reported i believe long ago.

 

But year CNET is a bit .....

[SteveInPhilly]

So I take it nothing's cookin in Philly? I was hoping we'd see something now that a few sites had been accepted...a pre-launch status with occasional LTE or something...

[jerry42570]

NV Maps Complete seems to have some updates for Philly area. I see some "yellows" and light blue-in progress sites that I've never seen before.

[Dkoellerwx]

So I take it nothing's cookin in Philly? I was hoping we'd see something now that a few sites had been accepted...a pre-launch status with occasional LTE or something...

 

There are several sites with LTE accepted, it's just a matter of when they are turned on now.

 

Upgrades are still continuing, and at a better pace than they were earlier.

[SteveInPhilly]

Yeah, that "just turning it on" seems to be the sticky bit. It's great they've been accepted, but until they turn the things on they might as well be 1xRTT lol

 

Just had yet another experience of someone asking me for directions saying her phone wasn't working. My phone was showing 5 bars and a 3G indicator but wouldn't pull back data no matter which app I tried. I asked the girl to pull out her phone; it was a brand new looking EVO 4G, on Sprint, full bars, 3G indicator. Wouldn't pull back data no matter what app we tried. Eventually she went to ask a doorperson in the lobby of a nearby building.

 

This is not really acceptable for being downtown in the 5th largest metropolitan area in the US...so I wish they'd "just turn it on".

 

Not trying to rant, but seriously Sprint service is nearly unusable in Center City...if I were Sprint I'd be giving such a poorly served large market a disproportionate amount of attention.

 

Steve

[Cnickisher]

Allentown had a data outage from Friday night through Sunday morning to follow the above posts. It appeared the entire cluster in Allentown proper was down.

 

I live in the Allentown suburbs right by Salisbury HIgh School and I didn't experience any data outages.

[dantheman]

I'm gonna find the damn switches, and flip them myself.