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Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 11 January 2012 @JaniceLee92...Welcome to the S4GRU forums! I'm not sure why your post didn't show up. You may want to try again. Hope to see you around.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 11 January 2012 Sprint is doing some band-aid enhancements ahead of Network Vision. This is likely what you're experiencing. Network Vision should bring 1.4MB to 2.5MB 3G download speeds.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 17 November 2011 WiMax is dead. Stick a fork in it!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 15 November 2011 The last time I was at DIA, I had to switch to my Verizon work BlackBerry. Because my Sprint data was soooo bad on my personal phone. It wouldn't even run the speed test.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 14 November 2011 I catch myself complaining about the same thing myself. Lack of 4G towers.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 13 November 2011 I think most Sprint customers would be satisfied with those 3G speeds. That's similar to what we have here in rural Northern New Mexico. We have two towers that runs 500k to 1MB. All the others are 900k to 1.4MB. Hopefully, these stories of inconsistency will become a thing of the past after Network Vision.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 11 November 2011 Much better speeds. And there is also 4G WiMax in Visalia to boot.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 11 November 2011 But thanks for the post. Anyone else have any thoughts?

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 11 November 2011 I've never gotten a 3G speed above 1.4MB ever here in New Mexico. EVDO-A maxes out at 3.1MB download. If you are getting above that, there is either something wrong with your speed test, or Sprint is really doing something stealth in Pittsburgh area. Sprint has denied Revision B several times publicly since October 7th. And I don't see any reason for them to lie about it. I would guess they would admit to it, or not answer the question. But it doesn't make sense for them to lie about it, especially with all the heat they have been getting lately from investors.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 28 January 2012 @AJ...Great points. Sprint was definitely better for Nextel than Nextel was for Sprint. I always wondered why Sprint didn't come out with iDEN/EVDO combinations within 6 to 9 months after the merger. My company had iDEN BlackBerrys back then. Everyone wanted a iDEN BlackBerry that could also run on 3G data. So eventually they migrated to non PTT BlackBerry to get 3G. Then those people split into iPhone or Android people. Oh...what could have been?

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 24 January 2012 I'm actually amazed they allowed their prepaid divisions have unlimited data from the get-go. And I expected them to cancel unlimited a long time ago for them as well. To me, it's not a canary in the mineshaft issue. It's good network management, IMHO.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 19 January 2012 It's kind of one of those things where if and when unlimited for Sprint post-paid smartphone users goes away, we will look back at this point and say, "see, the signs were there that it was coming." However, if were Sprint, I would probably make this move too. There is only so much network to go around. And post-paid smartphone data is the most important segment. So I would focus on that, and let everyone go to something tiers...whether throttled or capped. However, even after Network Vision, Sprint will not be able to offer unlimited to every segment...prepaid, MVNO's, roaming partners, tetherers, mobile broadband users. It just will never have the network resources or spectrum to pull that off on it's own. And its LTE deal with Clearwire is priced on a usage based model. At best we can get out of this is unlimited smartphone data for a few more years. And I think in 2012 they will start cracking down on excessive tetherers, too.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 24 November 2011 Some of those apps use compression and can stream at speeds as low as 28k. So it doesn't take much of a signal to keep those things going. I use TuneIn Radio alot myself. And many of the stations are configurable to where you can lower the streaming down from 128k, to 90k, 48k or even 28k. When I am going into a 1x area. I will change the settings down to 48k. There is a slight change in audio quality. But i Mostly listen to talk radio, so I don't care much.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 1 December 2011 I installed 11115 on my new Epic 4G Touch. It was nice to be able to use 3G when I roamed to Taos yesterday.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 24 November 2011 Yes. But if you are in an area where you roam often, like where I live, you can easily use 350MB of data roaming when you are on EVDO. Sprint doesn't care whether you roam on Alltel or Verizon or Us Cellular. If you keep using high amounts of roaming data, you will get the axe.

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 10:15 PM MST Sprint has gone live with a new Nextel iDEN network page. A graphic on the launch page states, "Important news about Nextel network coverage. We're making changes to the Nextel network. Find out how this might impact you." From this page you can enter in a zip code and it will take you to a map showing iDEN network towers in the area of the zip code you entered. In an article yesterday, Sprint 4G Rollout Updates provided some details about Sprint's iDEN Decommissioning. In the article, we explain how the first iDEN sites being decommissioned are in the New Orleans market. In the graphic below, you can see the iDEN sites that are under consideration for decommissioning in New Orleans. Currently, only the New Orleans/Baton Rouge market is shown with detailed towers slated for decommissioning. Other Nextel markets are identified that changes are being evaluated for future impacts. Sprint will update other towers for impacts on a 30-day rolling basis. Thanks to Andrew J. Shepherd (WiWavelength) for the info. And thanks to rickie546's post in Howard Forums.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 19 November 2011 I have an Evo CM7.1. Ill give that a try. Thanks!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 18 November 2011 I still need to do the PRL 11115 hack. I just wish I could do it from my CyanogenMOD.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 18 November 2011 You can go to http://batonrougebroadband.info to look at the PRL update summary info. You have to be pretty geeky to get it all, though.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 29 November 2011 LOL!!!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 24 November 2011 Good submission!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 1 December 2011 Great idea about leaving home screen uncluttered. I may borrow that idea, myself. And you are now officially entered. Thanks Tomas!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 29 November 2011 You have been entered. Thanks! http://s4gru.spruz.com/pt/Screen-Shot-Photo-Contest---First-Place-25-Chilis-Gift-Card/blog.htm

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 29 November 2011 Purchased the gift card. It actually is for $25 and good at Chili's, On the Border, Romano's Macaroni Grill or Maggiano's Little Italy. I'm starting to get hungry!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 23 November 2011 New submission from Kevin Hernandez today: