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They are upgrading the entire network, not just cities. So they upgrade each site the moment it is ready. It is typically faster to have a rural site ready to upgrade than an urban site. Backhaul i

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Your complaints are rather pathetic. To complain right in the middle of active deployment is ridiculous. The speed in which Sprint and Samsung have converted sites in Puerto Rico is unprecedented. E

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Guys. Sprint is better than ever. No more drop calls for me from UPR to Toa Baja and vice versa. Very good LTE speed. UPR Río Piedras Campus have LTE everywhere and usable 3g if LTE isnt available. I'

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Lets hope it's ready by August but something tells me that they haven't started yet. I'm not sure how fast they can build.

 

Very fast considering high speed backhaul is on virtually every tower in PR and the USVI. I'm pretty sure that if both Sprint Customer Care and Marcelo Claure are stating it's being done, that it is. You guys should look for 8T8R panels. Some might be deployed even if they aren't active.

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Holy crapidad! I have never seen such high upload on Band 25. @conquistador/Fajardo. Got lots of pics. 3 sectors, each one has two other antenna next NV gear.

 

Not sure if sharing limited space w other carriers or just waiting for legacy removal.

 

If one was so inclined they might even be able to sneak away from there partner and grab some pics up close on the roof, but I think I'll just lean hard on the zoom factor on the cam.

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That is some high upload but crappy download. Better than what I have in Ponce. Hopefully with Spark, we can see over 20MBPS downloads

 

Crappy? I will concede that the variation is a bit unsettling, but what are you doing that can't be accomplished efficiently with 6-9 Mbps download speeds?

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Crappy? I will concede that the variation is a bit unsettling, but what are you doing that can't be accomplished efficiently with 6-9 Mbps download speeds?

I would be happy if I could get at least that. It is crappy if you compare it with ATT, Verizon and even T-Mobile in many states. But when you are getting .31 mbps and when you get inside of a bld you get only 1X 3G if lucky, you can't tell me that Sprint is doing good. If they only had 6-9 everywhere to include inside blds, that would be great. Truth is, they don't. Spark can't come fast enough.

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I would be happy if I could get at least that. It is crappy if you compare it with ATT, Verizon and even T-Mobile in many states. But when you are getting .31 mbps and when you get inside of a bld you get only 1X 3G if lucky, you can't tell me that Sprint is doing good. 

 

Now you're obfuscating. For one, Verizon doesn't even offer LTE or native service in Puerto Rico so I'm not sure why they're even in the conversation. Moreover, you can get faster than 6-9 Mbps in many states on Sprint as well, but that's really beside the point. Now I, of course, agree that .31 Mbps is crappy for LTE, but that's not what you said. You stated that 6-9 Mbps was crappy download speed. 

 

 

 

If they only had 6-9 everywhere to include inside blds, that would be great. Truth is, they don't. Spark can't come fast enough.

 

It's unfortunate that they apparently don't at present, but you aren't being consistent. You earlier claimed that 6-9 Mbps is "crappy", now you're saying that it would be "great". Which is it?

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Now you're obfuscating. For one, Verizon doesn't even offer LTE or native service in Puerto Rico so I'm not sure why they're even in the conversation. Moreover, you can get faster than 6-9 Mbps in many states on Sprint as well, but that's really beside the point. Now I, of course, agree that .31 Mbps is crappy for LTE, but that's not what you said. You stated that 6-9 Mbps was crappy download speed.

 

 

 

 

It's unfortunate that they apparently don't at present, but you aren't being consistent. You earlier claimed that 6-9 Mbps is "crappy", now you're saying that it would be "great". Which is it?

You are lucky to get that. Sprint doesn't offer that in many places I have need. I am in the military and rely on my phone a lot because of travel. I came from AT&T a little less than a year ago. I regret that decision every day. I haven't been to a state that Sprint gives you good LTE. Here is PR which I am currently station at, it's the worst. 6-9 will be great compared to what the rest of the island gets which is, in my experience around 1-3 for LTE. I could get faster speeds than that on 3G with AT&T or T-Mobile. And yes, you're right. Verizon left many years ago and don't offer LTE here. And it is crappy of you compared with the rest of the companies here. We can all agree that Sprint has ways to go and I believe Spark will help them. Until then, they have ways to go. I hope Sprint can get data faster here in the next 6 months, if not, back to AT&T I go.

I'm sure you can get more than 6-9 Mbps in other states but I bet in those states that Sprint can get that, other companies are doing better. I travel a lot, I haven't seen sprint doing better than my Soldiers' other companies. Just saying.

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I'm sure you can get more than 6-9 Mbps in other states but I bet in those states that Sprint can get that, other companies are doing better. I travel a lot, I haven't seen sprint doing better than my Soldiers' other companies. Just saying.

 

Sounds like e-peen measuring. Seems like one would just need their phone to work for whatever they're using it for, but to each their own...

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Speed Test Images. Posting examples of slow speed tests are not allowed.  We all know what slow looks like. We already know there are parts of the Sprint network that really stink.  Zero looks like zero, no matter how many times it is posted.  Violative posts will be removed.  Repeat offenders many be subject to further action by S4GRU Staff.

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1197-s4gru-posting-guidelines-aka-the-rulez/

 

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Gonzalezjk Member Level: Analog

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They have been upgrading the antennas for what I can tell. Passed by the Ponce letters on the hwy and I got 30mpbs down and 10 up. That's what I call speed. Don't have that by my house so I'm assuming they haven't started working on the tower near me. Also noticed stronger LTE. Never had more than 2 LTE bars, now I have 3. Not sure if that is related. So far so good Sprint.

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They have been upgrading the antennas for what I can tell. Passed by the Ponce letters on the hwy and I got 30mpbs down and 10 up. That's what I call speed. Don't have that by my house so I'm assuming they haven't started working on the tower near me. Also noticed stronger LTE. Never had more than 2 LTE bars, now I have 3. Not sure if that is related. So far so good Sprint.

Take pictures!

 

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Last time I posted pictures here of speeds, one of the moderators got mad and told me it's not allowed. Not taking a chance. Lol

Pictures of the equipment.

 

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I'll try. Is by a major hwy so it's hard to slow down. I'll see what I can do

Don't forget to look at the links for identifying equipment in my signature. You're looking for Samsung stuff.

 

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This is the best pictures I could get from the HWY going to work today. Not sure how its going to look because its a litte far. Today, while taking the pics, I got 32.34 down 9.23 up. Not bad at all Sprint.

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Not sure if this was posted but can someone elaborate on this please? Says Puerto Rico is complete but I'm not sure Sprint has enough 800 spectrum in PR to implement.

http://blog.npstc.org/2015/08/05/sprint-reports-800-mhz-progress/

 

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Not sure if this was posted but can someone elaborate on this please? Says Puerto Rico is complete but I'm not sure Sprint has enough 800 spectrum in PR to implement.

http://blog.npstc.org/2015/08/05/sprint-reports-800-mhz-progress/

 

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Should be 3x3 I think.

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