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

[tommym65]

Did you update the prl?

 

Sent from my Note 4.

 

Didn't know you could do this on iPhone (I'm an Android kinda guy) - I'll give it a try.  Thx.

[Galaxyguy]

Didn't know you could do this on iPhone (I'm an Android kinda guy) - I'll give it a try. Thx.

I'm not an iPhone person either. I just assume there's a way to do it.

 

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[tommym65]

I'm not an iPhone person either. I just assume there's a way to do it.

 

Sent from my Note 4.

 

There is.  It is obscure.  It seems to have worked.  Thanks for the help!!

[JDP121]

Ya there is its ##update# then hit the call button and it will update the data profile and prl info on the phone. 

[Galaxyguy]

There is. It is obscure. It seems to have worked. Thanks for the help!!

You're welcome. That was literally a shot in the dark. I was anticipating you saying you already did it when I originally posted but I'm glad it fixed it.

 

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[tommym65]

You're welcome. That was literally a shot in the dark. I was anticipating you saying you already did it when I originally posted but I'm glad it fixed it.

 

Sent from my Note 4.

 

Also, there is a major reported Sprint outage in the Midwest where my phones call home, and I wonder if this has somehow affected trying to call them??

 

Very strange.  (Plus, my house is about a mile from the newly reported Lake in the Hills Earthquake - Is the Apocalypse upon us???)

 

(Edit: It was a tiny earthquake.)

[mrknowitall526]

B41 is really kickin' in Pen Argyl today!

[shannonbrian]

So i see why people leaving sprint. Was in philly today connected band 41 and most speed test were under 8mbps.network so congested.

[mrknowitall526]

So i see why people leaving sprint. Was in philly today connected band 41 and most speed test were under 8mbps.network so congested.

Yeah, because 8 Mbps is **so** terrible! (Sarcasm)

[jasonsteele]

Yeah, because 8 Mbps is **so** terrible! (Sarcasm)

The average person wouldn't even know if they have an 8 Mbps connection or not. And if that's reason for them to leave Sprint, let 'em.

 

 

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[nmartine3]

The average person wouldn't even know if they have an 8 Mbps connection or not. And if that's reason for them to leave Sprint, let 'em.

 

 

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I agree with you, even 3 Mbps is fast enough for HD video.

[shannonbrian]

This just observation of how i saw band 41 at airport and in philly . Clearwire sites def need upgrade and backhaul not that strong . I was in ikea and tower was across street and could not get band 26 to pentration until i get 2 the front door. But 3g is good and band 25 not bad , only drop 3g once . In delaware i pull 40mbps and up most sites have band 41.

[Galaxyguy]

This just observation of how i saw band 41 at airport and in philly . Clearwire sites def need upgrade and backhaul not that strong . I was in ikea and tower was across street and could not get band 26 to pentration until i get 2 the front door. But 3g is good and band 25 not bad , only drop 3g once . In delaware i pull 40mbps and up most sites have band 41.

In my experience, all cell signals have a tough time in IKEA. I think they use building materials that are hard on cell signals.

 

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[shannonbrian]

i could not compare with att or verizon if they get signal in  ikeas

[S4GRU]

This just observation of how i saw band 41 at airport and in philly . Clearwire sites def need upgrade and backhaul not that strong . I was in ikea and tower was across street and could not get band 26 to pentration until i get 2 the front door. But 3g is good and band 25 not bad , only drop 3g once . In delaware i pull 40mbps and up most sites have band 41.

 

IKEA's are tough for all carriers.  I swear they build those things out of lead and concrete.  You get iffy low frequency signals on top levels of IKEAs and virtually no signal on lower levels.  IKEA's should deploy DAS systems.

[WiWavelength]

IKEA's are tough for all carriers.  I swear they build those things out of lead and concrete.  You get iffy low frequency signals on top levels of IKEAs and virtually no signal on lower levels.  IKEA's should deploy DAS systems.

 

An IKEA just recently opened in the Kansas City metro.  I saw a DAS there.  But to get coverage, you had to assemble it yourself.

 

AJ

[S4GRU]

An IKEA just recently opened in the Kansas City metro.  I saw a DAS there.  But to get coverage, you had to assemble it yourself.

 

AJ

 

LOL!

[shannonbrian]

i tried i lost little allen head tool lol.

[nmartine3]

An IKEA just recently opened in the Kansas City metro.  I saw a DAS there.  But to get coverage, you had to assemble it yourself.

 

AJ

I woke my my dog up, LMFAO, big time, LOL!!!

[burnout8488]

So i see why people leaving sprint. Was in philly today connected band 41 and most speed test were under 8mbps.network so congested.

Nobody is going to leave Sprint over this. How do you know that ATT/Verizon would have been any better in the same spot? Chances are, they were worse. (More customers)

 

8-10Mbps on Band 41 means it's doing a lot and keeping the other bands happy. There is nothing wrong. People are using the network -  You can't expect to get 50Mbps speed tests on B41 in a congested area.

[shannonbrian]

Im just report real world results in philly , not knocking anything . I will report in 6 months my next observation see if there are improvements.

[mrknowitall526]

Finally have LTE in northwestern Lehigh County/New Tripoli! Appears to have gone live sometime yesterday or today. Standing on my back porch I have a B25 signal around -105 and speed tests between 3 and 5 Mbps. Surprised it's not higher, but I am ~2.5 miles away.

[shannonbrian]

If your on htc evo 4g bad rf phone. Better phone would work better.

[mrknowitall526]

If your on htc evo 4g bad rf phone. Better phone would work better.

Hm, I'm not but apparently never changed it! I have a One E8.

[mrknowitall526]

B41 near 22 & 309 in Allentown !!!