NefariousFool

LTE Service functional downtown near Jackson & Michigan. 2.3MB down 1.332 MB up.

Things are coming along.

Robert, do u have any info on when the Ohare area will finish their upgrade?

http://sensorly.com/map/4G/US/USA/Sprint/lte_310sprint#q=60018

http://sensorly.com/map/4G/US/USA/Sprint/lte_310sprint#q=60016

http://sensorly.com/map/4G/US/USA/Sprint/lte_310sprint#q=60068

This covers pretty much Park Ridge, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, & Rosemont

I will be able to contribute more next week when my LTE Device actually arrives, but according to Sensorly we have pretty good coverage in our areas. Have you tried the suggested solution of setting the phone into airplane mode?

No, you are way off. Nothing in this announcement nor deployment affects WiMAX coverage. Feel free to ask questions, but please refrain from making woefully inaccurate assertions.AJ

as I said. I stand corrected. I apologize for the inaccuracy of my statement.

They are not capable of using Sprint's LTE signal. In order to use the improved LTE coverage, you will need a different phone.

As i have seen from the site Robert provided. I stand corrected.

No LTE Support at my office its a block away. Go Fig, will have great coverage at home.

Take a look at this map on the Sensorly website: http://sensorly.com/...aurora,illinoisIf the route you took includes purple, then you were in LTE coverage.

Once again... another SWEET tool.. thank you Robert

Perhaps I'm missing something, but how does this coverage map pertain to your phones? Neither of them are capable of LTE.

Coverage is Coverage.

LTE or otherwise. LTE towers will be supporting not just LTE but both spectrum's of service. So, yes it does pertain to my devices.Since they removed all the Nextel towers, their non LTE towers are fewer and fewer. The towers will cover LTE & Non LTE Devices.

4g Support on these two devices has increased since the LTE towers went up however it is far from what this map shows as being covered.

Definitely. We would like Sprint to post accurate LTE coverage maps. They are way too generous showing coverage, even outdoors holding your phone above your head.Robert

I have nothing nice to say today about this. Keep us posted Robert. Hopefully that buy out does us some good. Your doing great work.

Coverage map - Lies. I am all over the Chicago & NW suburbs. I am using Galaxy SII (yes last years Galaxy) & Evo Shift & this map is far from accurate.

Maybe the Note II will provide better reception since its got better bandwidth coverage than both my phones now. but its getting harder and harder to defend sprint when they post stuff like this and I get bombarded with response mails about how they live where they should be covered and it no workie.

Sad sad state of affairs here in Chicago.

Isnt this like T-mobile own by some European company also?Any profit that Sprint make will go to Japan?I think Sprint got a great future when their LTE is full implemented with no data limit(I hope).

http://www.zdnet.com/softbank-as-sprints-savior-what-20-1-billion-does-doesnt-do-7000005765/

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410969,00.asp

Both these articles were mentioned earlier, both together give a great perspective on all of this.

I hope that we get the option of no contract plans like overseas for a decent price. If you bring your own phone, most US carriers discount only $10 a month off $100 plan, which is pretty much not a savings at all after you buy the phone. I hope 2 year contract plans get cheaper too. But to have the ability to go no contact, bring my own phone, and pay a reasonable amount a month; oddly enough I would be more loyal to Sprint than I already am (more loyalty without the contract, see how that works there).

Good luck... until Sprint allows sims to be utilized on their phones. They will continue to control the phones on their network and bringing outside phones will continue to be discouraged. However they still offer the best rates for a 2 year contract vs any other career.

I am a sprint loyalist.. but not an apologist. I hope that the Japanese ideals come with this merger. its needed in America we get so abused here as cell phone users.

I still think this is a bad idea. I'm not so sure of what will happen to Sprint after this. You could say Sprint will get more money for NV and they won't remove Unlimited Data, but I'm gonna go for the worst here and say that they will raise prices and remove Unlimited Data shortly after. All in all, I'm a bit upset they sold out.

After the debockle that was the start of this transition to LTE and the number of customers they lost in Chicago alone. This deal makes a lot of sense financially and will be great for us as consumers.

Yes, the fear of change and more outrageous rates and data caps is there, however, if you look at the data usage in Japan and their business model there, I would suspect the "New Sprint" would be a combination of both ideals. and hopefully that does not entail the AT&T & Verizon 2gig data limit which is ridiculous to consumers & the industry as a whole.

"We are the geek squad. "

No Sir you are NOT Geek Squad... you know what your doing! You are providing a needed service on your time not my dime. That Robert screams your better than that ... that... enough said.

You are better.

I whole heartedly agree with this Robert, being in IT I Feel your pain. If users are able to figure out that this site exists you would hope they would take the time to learn and get educated from it.

This place gives me the willingness to put up with shotty service i have right now, because i know that eventually it will be better. I have been with Sprint for 13 years now and run 5 phone lines and a wifi adapter. I've adopted almost every technology they've offered over the years, and I've been extremely upset with the way they communicated their goals to the consumers. But then again. NO Carrier communicates their end game with their consumers.

Can you see the advertisements if they pushed reality and not the "promise"

"LTE Now available in your town, we'll beat AT&T Home internet speeds, and cost less. Can you hear me now? NO? well sprint can help you there.. " Pause for Dramatic Effect.. micromachine guy chimes in... "Not available in 80% (count down changes each week) of our community but its changing every day.. be strong be proud you WILL EVENTUALLY get what you pay for.. happy heart every one!

Users drive us nuts Robert. I loved your rant and e-mail I hope that it gets through to the users. You guys do great work here. Please keep it up.

LTE Is not a lie..

There is a level of irony that communications companies are the worst at communicating with their customers. :lol:Robert

AMEN.

hehe

While I agree with Sprint's poor communication, AT&T has not been much for announcing LTE info in advance, either. And all Verizon ever did was give a list of cities that were supposed to have LTE before the end of 2011. And Tmo doesn't announce anything until after it's done.So no one is really providing much information in regards to their LTE expansion. However, there is no AT&T, VZW or Tmo equivalent of S4GRU, so Sprint customers have a leg up on info there.Robert

BELIEVE ME.. I LOVE you guys for this site. Its saved my sanity and gave me a glimmer of hope in a daunting time of drop calls, broken conversations and failed internet reception.

One of the biggest reasons I have to stand by Sprint is this site and its status updates.

Telecomm industry as a whole has had and continues to be one of the worst in communications, but until regulations force companies to be other wise, it'll continue.

So i say grab the reigns and hold tight.Cell phones is a rodeo worth the ride.

So, thank you for all your efforts here Robert.

in less than 24 months from now, well, it's the most ambitious wireless project in American history. Much larger and more ambitious than Verizon's LTE deployment.

With how true that statement is.. damn it.. customer communication was THE WORST! They could / SHOULD have notified us of this goal. so they wouldn't lose so many customers and wouldn't upset the populous!

I for 1 am anxiously awaiting for this disaster in Chicago to be over. I can't wait to see if my patience and my wifes nagging me to jump ship and me telling her no wait and see is worth all this nightmare.

guess i'm the only chicagoin?