ffstosh Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 How do you post images here? The imagine has to be hosted third party on something like imageshack or photobucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydakid91 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 How do you know which towers have been upgraded to support LTE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 How do you know which towers have been upgraded to support LTE. Look at the "close up pictures of panels and RRUs" thread, and if you see similar stuff on a tower near you, it may be upgraded already . Or the EASY way is to become a sponsor and look at the completed sites map http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abepilot Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Chicagoland update. The 4G LTE bubble on coverage.sprint.com is very accurate. I drove on Lake-Cook Rd and then NW on 12. to Lake Barrington. 4G signal is solid and consistent. When leaving this "bubble" only 3G is available. So this coverage map is very accurate. In fact, the small area on highway 14 in Palatine worked and then went to 3G after leaving this area. How do you post images here? %20%20Uploaded%20with%20ImageShack.us"]http:// Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/url] Edited September 25, 2012 by abepilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhunt4949 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Chicagoland update. The 4G LTE bubble on coverage.sprint.com is very accurate. I drove on Lake-Cook Rd and then NW on 12. to Lake Barrington. 4G signal is solid and consistent. When leaving this "bubble" only 3G is available. So this coverage map is very accurate. In fact, the small area on highway 14 in Palatine worked and then went to 3G after leaving this area. How do you post images here? Edited September 25, 2012 by dhunt4949 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhunt4949 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 To add images just upload screenshots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_gusto Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I was in Batavia, IL yesterday for a 5k and there was plenty of LTE. My fastest speedtest was achieved at the Costco parking lot in St. Charles. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Did you map out your 5k run with sensorly for all us coverage nerds? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zman1369 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 getting faster,, best speeds for me yet. In Sensorly, in area code 02760, all the purple is me. EVO-LUTION 4G LTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadcastJunkie Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 so when is skokie suppose to be lit up? the north side of the chicago? this just seems hopeless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysokos Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Villa Park, Illinois. I have been picking up LTE for over an hour now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysokos Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Btw, I'm using a Motorola Photon Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysokos Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Villa Park, Illinois...Motorola Photon Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockportrver Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Just got LTE at 167th & I-355. Full 5 bars 16.3 mb down 18mb up. Thank you Sprint! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Just got LTE at 167th & I-355. Full 5 bars 16.3 mb down 18mb up. Thank you Sprint! With a 16Mbps speed, you probably had less than full bars. Probably more like 4 out of 5. But your signal strength indicator never shows LTE signal strength even when the 4G icon is shown. We have written about it here: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2040-bars-lie-for-lte-signal-strength-how-to-determine-your-actual-lte-signal-strength/ Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taubut Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 With a 16Mbps speed, you probably had less than full bars. Probably more like 4 out of 5. But your signal strength indicator never shows LTE signal strength even when the 4G icon is shown. We have written about it here: http://s4gru.com/ind...ignal-strength/ Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner You can make your signal strength indicator show LTE by putting your phone into forced LTE only mode. Yeah, you wont be able to make calls or texts, but if you really want to see some bars this is a good way of doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nene1973 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Just woke up to 4G Lte on my Gs3..Chicago Norwood Park Area 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irev210 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 You can make your signal strength indicator show LTE by putting your phone into forced LTE only mode. Yeah, you wont be able to make calls or texts, but if you really want to see some bars this is a good way of doing it. I've done that on my EVO 4G LTE and it just displayed no bars, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taubut Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I've done that on my EVO 4G LTE and it just displayed no bars, period. Thats odd, my GS3 actually shows bars with it turned on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbubba Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I've done that on my EVO 4G LTE and it just displayed no bars, period. Thats odd, my GS3 actually shows bars with it turned on. Nothing odd, really, because there is no standard whatsoever. Handset OEMs, carriers and even custom ROM developers are free to display whatever "bars" they want, based on whatever metrics and intervals they want. Bars = BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassStash Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nothing odd, really, because there is no standard whatsoever. Handset OEMs, carriers and even custom ROM developers are free to display whatever "bars" they want, based on whatever metrics and intervals they want. Bars = BS. yup always a nice feature of custom roms to have the bars tweaked to display ACTUALLY signal reception as opposed to carrier lies haha ~ TF101 on Revolver4.2.1 Currently OC'ed to 1.4, with Guevor's v22.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydakid91 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 New Sprint slogan, "More bubbles, in more places." Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner Make sure you get a copyrIght on that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusherb Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Hi! first post here! Got the iPhone 5 the 21st. Exchanged it last Wednesday for the SGS3 cuz the iPhone was having a terrible time staying connected to LTE and holding a signal all together. the S3 hangs onto LTE MUCH better then the iPhone did. Here's some speeds I saw on the iPhone and then a shot of the S3. First photo is right near a tower, second is in my bedroom and the third was taken while driving out of my neighborhood Edited October 2, 2012 by gusherb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcalvillo506 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I've got full fledged 20+mbps down lte in Batavia and Geneva. Sadly I'm stuck on evdo at school in aurora. Flip the switch already! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta772er Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I got this while on I90 near the airport in Gary, IN last Friday... I'm not complaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazza31 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Picked up 4G LTE in Watertown,MA very fast 31.32DL 12.23UL Ping 34 Mbps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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