ab30494 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 183kbs upload speeds are anything but decent. decent *maybe* 10 years ago... for sprint, pre-network vision, 1.1mbps is good, 183 kbps still pretty crappy, i get between 100kbps and 1mbps, depends on the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallp82 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 So watching the sprint tower upgrade site https://network.sprint.com/search/68521/ , for Lincoln, it was at 13 for several months and just jumped up to 26 tower upgrades in the last week. Omaha's also has had a big jump. They are mostly speed upgrades. Could this be good news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 i sure as hell hope so. maybe +S4GRU can confirm?? So watching the sprint tower upgrade site https://network.spri...m/search/68521/ , for Lincoln, it was at 13 for several months and just jumped up to 26 tower upgrades in the last week. Omaha's also has had a big jump. They are mostly speed upgrades. Could this be good news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 As of this morning, still nothing accepted in this market. But I'm watching. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrportico Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Three towers close to the base are all along my favorite summer biking route. Wondering what I should look for in upgrade equipment? Anyone know any companies that would be doing the upgrades or if equipment would be visible overnight? I could take some pictures if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 if you see any workers/construction/equipment taking place, take pics and fill us in! Three towers close to the base are all along my favorite summer biking route. Wondering what I should look for in upgrade equipment? Anyone know any companies that would be doing the upgrades or if equipment would be visible overnight? I could take some pictures if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottRobertson Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 For what it's worth. I was doing some work at a Lincoln site that us cellular is upgrading to 4g and a sprint worker was there troubleshooting something. I asked if they where ever going to upgrade and he said they will be this summer and want to have it up and running by the first husker game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 For what it's worth. I was doing some work at a Lincoln site that us cellular is upgrading to 4g and a sprint worker was there troubleshooting something. I asked if they where ever going to upgrade and he said they will be this summer and want to have it up and running by the first husker game. BINGO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPHusker Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 For what it's worth. I was doing some work at a Lincoln site that us cellular is upgrading to 4g and a sprint worker was there troubleshooting something. I asked if they where ever going to upgrade and he said they will be this summer and want to have it up and running by the first husker game. If LTE is up by then I will be so happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrportico Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just to add some more rumor to the fire: While upgrading to the HTC One I was having a conversation with a Sprint sales representative at an Omaha store. He said someone was recently in the store and claimed to be from out of town here to start construction on the towers. Otherwise he was pretty non-committal about anything happening soon. I lost my WiMax test tower access ( love the phone though ) so now I'm even more excited about LTE. Hopefully soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just to add some more rumor to the fire: While upgrading to the HTC One I was having a conversation with a Sprint sales representative at an Omaha store. He said someone was recently in the store and claimed to be from out of town here to start construction on the towers. Otherwise he was pretty non-committal about anything happening soon. I lost my WiMax test tower access ( love the phone though ) so now I'm even more excited about LTE. Hopefully soon! Very plausible info received. They are starting work. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPHusker Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Very plausible info received. They are starting work. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Finally! I've been waiting a year to hear this. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
though Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Finally! I've been waiting a year to hear this. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 yes we all have. this is all way overdue :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallp82 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 So watching the sprint tower upgrade site https://network.spri...m/search/68521/ , for Lincoln, it was at 13 for several months and just jumped up to 26 tower upgrades in the last week. Omaha's also has had a big jump. They are mostly speed upgrades. Could this be good news? Still seeing more upgrades added every few days. Have noticed a huge improvement in 3G service. Can actually stream high quality music when driving during rush hours . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clix Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 (edited) Between the third and fourth Husker game. Was supposed to be launched around June (Before 4th of July/Memorial Park Concert) but technical difficulties pushed it back a few months. Until then, the avg 1.8 mbps dl speeds aren't TOO bad. Just to add some more rumor to the fire: While upgrading to the HTC One I was having a conversation with a Sprint sales representative at an Omaha store. He said someone was recently in the store and claimed to be from out of town here to start construction on the towers. Otherwise he was pretty non-committal about anything happening soon. I lost my WiMax test tower access ( love the phone though ) so now I'm even more excited about LTE. Hopefully soon! You will start seeing some (more) outages around Bellevue, Plattsmouth, and Millard soon due to this. Edited May 6, 2013 by clix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerPimp Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Man we really need help out were I work/live which is the west end of town. From last Friday. Could not even stream 28kbs so I could listen to my internet radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPHusker Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Man we really need help out were I work/live which is the west end of town. From last Friday. Could not even stream 28kbs so I could listen to my internet radio. I was getting 0.09 mb/s down around i-80 and the Giles exit. I just ended up flipping on XM. :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jharvey71884 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 So is it crazy for me to jump to Sprint right now from Verizon, with the hope things are going to be getting better and that 4G is coming? I will get a 23% discount hrough work with Sprint, which makes my bill from Verizon go down significally. In addition, I plan to cancel cable and just do Hulu/Netflix/ESPN (sprint tV)... Or should I maybe wait a bit longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 So is it crazy for me to jump to Sprint right now from Verizon, with the hope things are going to be getting better and that 4G is coming? I will get a 23% discount hrough work with Sprint, which makes my bill from Verizon go down significally. In addition, I plan to cancel cable and just do Hulu/Netflix/ESPN (sprint tV)... Or should I maybe wait a bit longer. Wait a couple more months before taking the jump and watch the progress from here. Or you can suffer now but watch a historical process of how a carrier that was almost driven to the ground rebuild itself (and its network) to bring competition to the ruling duopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jharvey71884 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Okay, going to kill my wife though. Her phone is out of contract now and it's running on fumes...it's getting really bad. She is begging me to lte her upgrade to the iPhone 4s or 5 on Verizon, and said she doesn't mind if we switch to Sprint, but to do it now. What type of speeds are people getting on 3g in LIncoln? To be honest, that last week or so on verizon, I have only been getting about .3 to .5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Man we really need help out were I work/live which is the west end of town. From last Friday. Could not even stream 28kbs so I could listen to my internet radio. You need to file a trouble ticket on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Okay, going to kill my wife though. Her phone is out of contract now and it's running on fumes...it's getting really bad. She is begging me to lte her upgrade to the iPhone 4s or 5 on Verizon, and said she doesn't mind if we switch to Sprint, but to do it now. What type of speeds are people getting on 3g in LIncoln? To be honest, that last week or so on verizon, I have only been getting about .3 to .5 Expect that or even worse on legacy 3g sites until they upgrade the backhaul to NV ready status (you'll get 1-> 2.5 mbps if so) and upgrade the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerPimp Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Okay, going to kill my wife though. Her phone is out of contract now and it's running on fumes...it's getting really bad. She is begging me to lte her upgrade to the iPhone 4s or 5 on Verizon, and said she doesn't mind if we switch to Sprint, but to do it now. What type of speeds are people getting on 3g in LIncoln? To be honest, that last week or so on verizon, I have only been getting about .3 to .5 I work and live by the airport and average about 0.2-0.3. But it gets bad in the afternoon sometimes where I only get 0.05-0.1. During non peak times i have seen 1-1.5. But the 1.5 is rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerPimp Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 You need to file a trouble ticket on that. That was just one of the really bad days but I usually only get 0.2-.3. But no trouble ticket will fix that. Just waiting for tower upgrades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jharvey71884 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I work and live by the airport and average about 0.2-0.3. But it gets bad in the afternoon sometimes where I only get 0.05-0.1. During non peak times i have seen 1-1.5. But the 1.5 is rare. Great to know, because I just bought a house over on NW 45th, which is right by the airport, I'm guessing I would be using the same towers. Do you ever have issues with dropping calls? Or just the data? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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