Network Vision/LTE - New York City Market

[Keitarou]

What I'm curious is if anyone has a triband phone that uses the more widespread LTE on the clear sites in NY. How their connection is compared to before.

[LTEBrooklyn]

What I'm curious is if anyone has a triband phone that uses the more widespread LTE on the clear sites in NY. How their connection is compared to before.

I have a dual band LTE phone 800/1900. Yet to get 800 yet.

[Dkoellerwx]

What I'm curious is if anyone has a triband phone that uses the more widespread LTE on the clear sites in NY. How their connection is compared to before.

 

We only have 3 or 4 members that have had access to the LG G2, the only tri-band phone out there right now, and they're not in New York so I think you're going to have to wait a couple more weeks for an answer to your question.

[nexgencpu]

There is one user here in the Bronx (enyce9) with the LG G2, but looks like there are issues with enabling all 3 bands. So its a wait and see approach for now. Hopefully by the time the phone officially launches we will get to at least experience some band 41 on a handset for the first time.

[Meanestrage]

Hello everyone, i am new to this site. I live around the Lower East side of manhattan where i get some LTE around 10Mbps down and 3 Mbps up 46ms ping. I'm hoping Sprint hurries with LTE in manhattan

[nycguy]

Verizon LTE is live in the 1 train stations. I haven't had a chance to test it elsewhere yet but hear that it's systemwide. Verizon announced their participation after Sprint and this leaves Sprint as the only operator without subway coverage.

[YoungHov718]

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/sprints-lte-network-now-covers-nyc-and-45-more-markets/

[Meanestrage]

This is Avenue D btw E.5 St & E.6 St

Edited October 29, 2013 by Meanestrage

[Dkoellerwx]

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/sprints-lte-network-now-covers-nyc-and-45-more-markets/

 

Late to the party...

 

We had the information posted yesterday.  http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4922-sprint-launching-new-lte-cities-oct-29/

[Sonic13]

I know it's likely a coincidence, but my 3G has improved going into this "launch". DL speeds are generally in the 0.6 to 1.2 Mbps range with pings around 100. Not the greatest, but at least it's functional now.

 

I hope this speed boost means LTE has arrived in time for my upgrade.

[nexgencpu]

Yes I noticed a nice 30-40% increase in performance...from 5mb avg in my apt to about 8 or 9mb sec. I wonder...hmm

[Paynefanbro]

Maybe Sprint is remotely increasing the backhaul on those upgraded sites in order to prepare for the traffic that will be coming with Sprint spark. They are trying to sustain that 50-60 Mbps that they said is the "peak" speed.

[Paynefanbro]

I'm currently on a -111dbm signal on ehrpd and I am getting 500 Kbps down and 250 kbps up.

[nexgencpu]

I'm currently on a -111dbm signal on ehrpd and I am getting 500 Kbps down and 250 kbps up.

Could just be placebo..with all the spark announcements.  

[LookInToMyEyes]

LOL, wow my 3G still crap! 0.14 Why am I being left out :/ But look at the bright side, my signal now ranges around -48 lol. Still I want speed.

 

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Chris

[Deval]

Verizon LTE is live in the 1 train stations. I haven't had a chance to test it elsewhere yet but hear that it's systemwide. Verizon announced their participation after Sprint and this leaves Sprint as the only operator without subway coverage.

 

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/25/nyc-subway-wireless-goes-live-in-30-new-stations/

[IsaiahL]

LOL, wow my 3G still crap! 0.14 Why am I being left out :/ But look at the bright side, my signal now ranges around -48 lol. Still I want speed.

 

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Chris

Lol I know that feeling. Now a majority of the time I have spectacular 3G AHMAZING .

 

 

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[LookInToMyEyes]

Lol I know that feeling. Now a majority of the time I have spectacular 3G AHMAZING .

 

 

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I am just a bit disappointing I been on this website since about July 2012. I hope that in 2 more years Sprint will become leaders in speed and capacity. It is about time Sprint regains its title as #1 again. Well I am glad your 3G service is amazing.

 

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Chris

[Meanestrage]

my LTE speed keeps increasing slowly around my area of Lower East Side Manhattan. When i get to Union Sq...... lmao too much traffic there

[AMejia1976]

Maybe Sprint is remotely increasing the backhaul on those upgraded sites in order to prepare for the traffic that will be coming with Sprint spark. They are trying to sustain that 50-60 Mbps that they said is the "peak" speed.

 

Spark WILL only benefit those with devices that support all 3 of the bands and at present time only a few phones are 3band.

[Paynefanbro]

Spark WILL only benefit those with devices that support all 3 of the bands and at present time only a few phones are 3band.

That wasn't my point. My point was that, in order to provide sustained speeds of 50Mbps or greater, they still need to increase backhaul. As a result, if you are on a collocated tower, you might see increased LTE speeds.

[Deval]

Spark WILL only benefit those with devices that support all 3 of the bands and at present time only a few phones are 3band.

 

Not necessarily, backhaul improvements will be all around.

[latoso]

Finally i saw an alcatel/lucent minivan parked, i hope that means they are ready to upgrade the tower down the block

 

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[Paynefanbro]

I connected to 800Mhz in my home today in Crown Heights. The signal was unusable. It was -125dbm. It dropped almost instantly. The only reason I knew was because of SignalCheck Pro. It made a chiming sound. I saw the 800 and signal strength for a split second before the signal dropped.

[Paynefanbro]

Thanks to Spark, I desperately want a Tri-Band device!!!