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

[HappyHappy]

I actually was in the media area and had a chance to give lte a go. It was amazing, 27 down, 7 up. YouTube and Netflix streamed instantly, it felt like a new phone. I'm too excited at this point.

 

Only thing is who knows when they will turn that switch on.

 

Everyone is anxious I am sure.

[dantheman]

Only thing is who knows when they will turn that switch on.

 

Everyone is anxious I am sure.

I'm sure the 5 people actively on the Philly subtopic can't wait, PHILLY STAND UP.

[Captain_Throwback]

I'm sure the 5 people actively on the Philly subtopic can't wait, PHILLY STAND UP.

Hey I'm here anxiously waiting for it too.

[vitodonuts]

It is what it is.....playing the waiting game....

[sdiamond85]

Im in Wildwood, Wildwood os part of Philly Metro. I am waiting for any sites in South Jersey so I can Sensorly map them

[HappyHappy]

Good to see that everyone is anxious. Glad to see people in Philly do care about this 4G LTE.

[Ayemerica]

I can't wait to see LTE on my iPhone.

[Cnickisher]

Can't wait to see LTE here in Allentown. Today I was experiencing loss of service and loss of 3g in areas where I would usually have good service and the times I did have 3g the speeds were really low.

[dantheman]

Now i'm just a little pissed that the tower only a few hundred yards away, is complete NV but they won't flip the freaking LTE switch. come on really

[HappyHappy]

Now i'm just a little pissed that the tower only a few hundred yards away, is complete NV but they won't flip the freaking LTE switch. come on really

 

To be honest, I think lots of people are pissed. Hahaha

[SteveInPhilly]

No updates I take it... standing across the street from one of the "completed" towers in Center City (the one by Rittenhouse), I'm stills seeing DL of well (WELL) under 1 Mb and upload speeds of about .5 Mb :-/ That's with a fresh restart and multiple runs of both the SpeedTest app and Sensorly...the last Sensorly run is below.

 

I was told that NV would speed up 3G service even before LTE was activated, but that is not panning out...

 

[S4GRU]

No updates I take it... standing across the street from one of the "completed" towers in Center City (the one by Rittenhouse), I'm stills seeing DL of well (WELL) under 1 Mb and upload speeds of about .5 Mb :-/ That's with a fresh restart and multiple runs of both the SpeedTest app and Sensorly...the last Sensorly run is below.

 

I was told that NV would speed up 3G service even before LTE was activated, but that is not panning out...

 

 

3G upgrades have to go live in clusters. You are most likely still on a legacy connection. It will not be live with Network Vision upgrades until the whole cluster is ready.

 

Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

 

 

[S4GRU]

Also, there is no guarantee that you are connected to the site you think you are. Even if you were standing right beside it.

 

Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

 

 

[SteveInPhilly]

Great point, Robert! I did try going in and out of Airplane mode to reconnect before each test, but who knows. At any rate, that type of download speed is what's typical here in downtown Philly, I was just hoping to see some noticeable improvement. I'll live, though

[Deval]

Great point, Robert! I did try going in and out of Airplane mode to reconnect before each test, but who knows. At any rate, that type of download speed is what's typical here in downtown Philly, I was just hoping to see some noticeable improvement. I'll live, though

 

I think once more sites go onair around that site, and they have the new backhaul tied in, you'll see the increase in speeds.

 

I tested a site which I know has enhanced backhaul and averaged over 2mbps down. This is using my Sprint iPad Mini

 

[BlueAngel]

In my neighborhood (Manayunk) area I get these speeds:

 

Not too shabby, LTE cannot come soon enough.

[HappyHappy]

I have said a few weeks ago, that LTE can take up to couple months to half a year to come.

 

But apparently some people disagree. Lets see who is right.

 

Has been 15 days.......Still counting......

[SteveInPhilly]

In my neighborhood (Manayunk) area I get these speeds:

 

Not too shabby, LTE cannot come soon enough.

 

I could only dream! here's what we get regularly in Center City Philly:

[HappyHappy]

I could only dream! here's what we get regularly in Center City Philly:

 

This is what we usually get in Philly. Speed is terrible during the day and towards midnight it gets a little better.

[HappyHappy]

In my neighborhood (Manayunk) area I get these speeds:

 

Not too shabby, LTE cannot come soon enough.

 

 

Im jealous that you get good speeds at Manayunk.

[dcybokjr]

In my neighborhood (Manayunk) area I get these speeds:

 

Not too shabby, LTE cannot come soon enough.

 

How could you be getting those speeds on 3g? I don't mean to sound argumentative or doubting or anything, that's just insane considering my best is a third of that.

[BlueAngel]

 

 

How could you be getting those speeds on 3g? I don't mean to sound argumentative or doubting or anything, that's just insane considering my best is a third of that.

Network vision lol, and I live rather close to a tower.

[dcybokjr]

Network vision lol, and I live rather close to a tower.

 

Crazy, I live close to a tower as well and I'm lucky if I see like .1 mbps up. I hope I see that kind of improvement soon!

[HappyHappy]

Crazy, I live close to a tower as well and I'm lucky if I see like .1 mbps up. I hope I see that kind of improvement soon!

 

I will be happy if pages would load on regular basis. Most times in downtown philly, my browser does not load pages.

[HappyHappy]

I found evidence by one of Sprint employee, 4G LTE will still take months to come to PHILADELPHIA!!!!!!

 

"Thanks for the post. I can feel your frustration with this. We are trying to get the upgrades out and have already started work in PA. I know you dont want to hear this but it will be in the next few months. Check the link, this will give you up to date info on the LTE rollout."

 

Information can be found on: http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/110519.

 

 

Go on and express your idea or whatsoever........ Still months away.............

 

PLEASE SHOW US SOME BROTHERLY LOVEEEEE.....