Network Vision/LTE - Rochester Market (Rochester, New York)

[psu2fan]

They turned on lte tonight at another tower in Henrietta. I'm getting signal throughout Sam's club.

[johnd515]

Sweet......still nothing here in greece mill and north greece rd.....hilton 0

[RyanMButton]

Still nothing in Lima.

[bigdaveyl]

Understood.  As long as you know what to expect, then you will probably be able to cope.  However, if you pay full retail price and expect it to be equal to other LTE devices, you would sorely be disappointed.

 

Robert

 

 

I think I paid $250 (shipping included) for two phones the wife and I use.  The performance of the phone is a lot better than the old Gingerbread phones we were using, and at least we can use Android 4.x.  I was figuring with all the ugrades Sprint was doing 3G would become more usable (less people on it, more bandwidth to towers, better antenna, etc.). 

 

We both use WiFi at home and usually use other devices there as well since we have 30mbps up/5mbps down through Time Warner.  And we have WiFi at work as well, so that's a good chunk of our time anyways.

 

I looked at Senesorly and it looks like my office is right in the middie of an area with "weak" LTE signal (light purple) and I go to work through "weak" LTE signal.  Maybe the RF issues of the phone confuses it - it gets enough signal to switch off 3G, but not enough signal to latch on to 4G.

 

And who knows what Sprint is tweaking in the area to maximize coverage.  I've had times where I picked up a strong LTE signal one day, and the next day, nothing.

Edited February 7, 2014 by bigdaveyl

[ryman101]

Still nothing in Lima.

 

Nothing in Honeoye Falls either :'(

[S4GRU]

 

I think I paid $250 (shipping included) for two phones the wife and I use.  The performance of the phone is a lot better than the old Gingerbread phones we were using, and at least we can use Android 4.x.  I was figuring with all the ugrades Sprint was doing 3G would become more usable (less people on it, more bandwidth to towers, better antenna, etc.). 

 

We both use WiFi at home and usually use other devices there as well since we have 30mbps up/5mbps down through Time Warner.  And we have WiFi at work as well, so that's a good chunk of our time anyways.

 

I looked at Senesorly and it looks like my office is right in the middie of an area with "weak" LTE signal (light purple) and I go to work through "weak" LTE signal.  Maybe the RF issues of the phone confuses it - it gets enough signal to switch off 3G, but not enough signal to latch on to 4G.

 

And who knows what Sprint is tweaking in the area to maximize coverage.  I've had times where I picked up a strong LTE signal one day, and the next day, nothing.

 

The EVO LTE is a decent device.  The biggest issue with it is that it will lose an LTE signal at the edge of service much sooner than other Band 25 devices.  It also is less likely to have indoor coverage, unless a 1/4-1/2 mile from a site.  And when you start to get back into LTE coverage, it will take longer to reconnect.  And since the signal is weaker, it is also typically slower than other Band 25 LTE devices.

 

Our members who know what to expect with the EVO LTE get along just fine.  But others start getting mad about the Sprint LTE network, when in reality the issue is the device.  In contrast, a Nexus 5 (the best RF performer) would have nearly double the square mileage of coverage in the Rochester area than an EVO LTE does.  And it will be faster and more usable indoors.

 

Robert

 

[bigdaveyl]

 

The EVO LTE is a decent device.  The biggest issue with it is that it will lose an LTE signal at the edge of service much sooner than other Band 25 devices.  It also is less likely to have indoor coverage, unless a 1/4-1/2 mile from a site.  And when you start to get back into LTE coverage, it will take longer to reconnect.  And since the signal is weaker, it is also typically slower than other Band 25 LTE devices.

 

Our members who know what to expect with the EVO LTE get along just fine.  But others start getting mad about the Sprint LTE network, when in reality the issue is the device.  In contrast, a Nexus 5 (the best RF performer) would have nearly double the square mileage of coverage in the Rochester area than an EVO LTE does.  And it will be faster and more usable indoors.

 

Robert

 

 

Yep, we are generally happy with the phone and it works well for our use case.  Thank you for the additional information.  It was just weird that if I turn off LTE, things work normally, when before I didn't have to do anything.  Things seem to be working as expected in Cyanogenmod, so it could be that stock could be a bit buggy. 

 

Maybe someday we'll get the Nexus 5

 

[Matt.NY.Tech]

Ridge Road in Webster. Between Hard and Holt.

 

 

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[joshnys8913]

Ridge Road in Webster. Between Hard and Holt.

 

 

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That's about the speeds we get here in Canandaigua now that BOTH towers in the city are LTE, its working well!

[johnd515]

Nice......I wish we would get lte here in Greece

[jamisonshaw125]

Nice......I wish we would get lte here in Greece

Dear god. I've done and accidentally the internet. Never occurred to me that Greece might actually be a city. Why my mind went straight to santorini, greece is beyond me. I need some coffee. 

[johnd515]

Lol.....greeceny in rochester

[ryman101]

Dear god. I've done and accidentally the internet. Never occurred to me that Greece might actually be a city. Why my mind went straight to santorini, greece is beyond me. I need some coffee. 

 

I personally give people a lot of slack on Mondays...

[johnd515]

I see 4glte in hilton....I remember reading a member in here waiting 4it.....nothing still in the west side of greece..cant wait

[bigdaveyl]

I see 4glte in hilton....I remember reading a member in here waiting 4it.....nothing still in the west side of greece..cant wait

 

 

Good.  I know they are playing with their systems based on the issues I've been having with 3G/4G connectivity. 

 

Sounds like full 3G/4G services were down but 1x is available, near both my house (greece) and my office (brighton). 

[Chasingchase]

At the Woodcliff today. Holy Sprint speeds batman...

[joshnys8913]

At the Woodcliff today. Holy Sprint speeds batman...

doing well!! 33.28 down and 9.84 up is the absolute fastest Ive seen here in canandaigua  very comparable to here  I had to reset my phone other wise I would post it.  

[ryman101]

I was around Henrietta today and the best speeds I was seeing on LTE was around 2.5 mbps on the download and 3 or 4 on the upload. I am hoping there is still tweaking to be done to see something a little bit faster, but that is definitely more usable than Sprint 3G ever was so I'm not going to complain.

[bucdenny]

I was around Henrietta today and the best speeds I was seeing on LTE was around 2.5 mbps on the download and 3 or 4 on the upload. I am hoping there is still tweaking to be done to see something a little bit faster, but that is definitely more usable than Sprint 3G ever was so I'm not going to complain.

 

maybe weak signal? install signalcheck and see what signal strength you were getting at the time of the speed test.

[ryman101]

maybe weak signal? install signalcheck and see what signal strength you were getting at the time of the speed test.

 

I have it installed, the signal was between moderate and strong. I would say between -85 to -95dbm the whole time. I think it's just very crowded.

[brittonx]

I was around Henrietta today and the best speeds I was seeing on LTE was around 2.5 mbps on the download and 3 or 4 on the upload. I am hoping there is still tweaking to be done to see something a little bit faster, but that is definitely more usable than Sprint 3G ever was so I'm not going to complain.

This morning, in Canal View, just off Brighton Henrietta TL road and Winton, I got 14Mbps down and 6.5Mbps up.

[Matt.NY.Tech]

Can anyone here confirm this is both a Sprint tower and NV equipment. I know there are threads regarding "how-to" but I honestly just cant make it out.

 

http://imgur.com/4opQnHw

 

EDIT: According to the sponsor map this is a Sprint location with 3G NV done. 

[jamisonshaw125]

Can anyone here confirm this is both a Sprint tower and NV equipment. I know there are threads regarding "how-to" but I honestly just cant make it out.

 

http://imgur.com/4opQnHw

Doesn't look like a Sprint, more like ATT and Verizon. But ill leave that to the experts.

[cdk]

Can anyone here confirm this is both a Sprint tower and NV equipment. I know there are threads regarding "how-to" but I honestly just cant make it out.

 

http://imgur.com/4opQnHw

 

It certainly isn't Sprint NV equipment (unless it is a GMO site). It might be Sprint legacy, but I am not an expert on that.

[joshnys8913]

 

Canandaigua North end of the city near Tops Markets area. (332/North Rd.)

 

I know the Speed test was at 10:58pm, I got sidetracked and didn't post it afterwards... Oh well still good Speeds thats about what I get here!