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Good catch, definately
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From this article, sounds like Sprint might be looking to counter offer to stop T-mobile from offering 20x20 MHz LTE.
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Interesting read in business week. Looks like Sprint and Tmobile have its challenges bringing Metro PCS into the fold: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-04/metropcs-is-a-tricky-fit-for-both-sprint-and-t-mobile
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Drove down Irving park Road in Bensenville today. Using 3G, I was getting 2+ down on my iphone. Insanely fast, finally the NW suburbs are getting some love
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Not good right now but improvements are on the way. I would not port over to Sprint just yet. He'll see a significant decrease in speed moving from Tmobile to Sprint right now.
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I live in the schaumburg/hoffman area. I agree that this area has always had slow data problems no matter what network I was on. If I go north a few miles to Palatine I received 1.2 down there on my iPhone. I'm sure that this area will be fixed when NV is complete. Just not sure why this area has been a problem and continues to be a problem during the NV roll out.
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I second that, I assumed it was because of back haul and the "launch" would start this fall. This is the first I've read this ( but I maybe missed it earlier. If this is the case my guess is that Chicago won't officially "launch" till maybe late this year.
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Gracias
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I thought this forum was trying to stay away from complaints. While complaints are warranted in Chicago-land, there are other forums that would be more appropriate.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but LTE cannot go live without back-haul. NV may be complete on the site and may offer minimal 3G improvement, but you won't see LTE till back-haul is installed. I understand the frustration but didn't Verizon launch LTE with 30-40% complete in Chicago as well? Then Verizon continued its LTE build out until it covered all of chicago land. Yet Verizon still advertised 4G LTE when it didn't finish covering Chicago. Sprint knows its service isn't up to par in chicago, right now customers have to bite the bullet and be patient. Building out a state of the art network doesn't happen overnight. Launching at 30-40% shows progress and that's what I want to see. It shows that the market will be covered shortly. As a Sprint customer, I'm paying much less than I would at AT&T, Verizon, and Tmobile for sub par service. I understand that and accept that. I also understand the upgraded network is coming and its going to be a bumpy road to get there.
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Question for those of you that know more about NV. How does a city which is Sprint NV complete compare to a city that is covered by Verizon? I understand that Sprint is updating back haul and launching improved 3G and new LTE on 1900 in 2012-2013. Sprint will launch LTE on 800 in 2013. Clear will launch LTE on 2500 starting in 2013 for those urban environments. I just dont know anything about the verizon network and how it compares. Any insight? I'm in Chicago, Verizon definitely has great 3G and LTE coverage here. I believe LTE is on 700 so it penetrates buildings well. Thanks
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Just done an extra run of #c25k week 7 with #GetRunning – 25 minutes of continuous running! Next run: Friday 27th.
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This may be a question for Robert but if someone else knows, please let me know. After NV is complete in chicago, including support for 800 SMR, how will sprints network compare to Verizon in Chicago? I know nothing about Verizons network set up here but I understand Sprints Network vision. Let me know if this is the wrong forum, just thought to ask since I'm in chicago and we are seeing NV live in some areas.
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In my opinion... The iphone "5" will not have LTE or voice on 800. It will have LTE on 1900. With consistent and much improved 3G on my iphone 4s (after NV is complete in chicago), I will hold out on upgrading until the next generation (the iphone "6"). I'm hoping that LTE 800, voice on 800, and HD phone calls will be implemented in most sprint phones in 2013. By then, I'm hoping new second gen phones are out with more efficient LTE radios and better battery technology. Summer/Fall of 2013 will be great time to upgrade. Who knows, if WP8 does well I might switch.
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Took the metra train from Palatine today, I was getting 1.0-1.2 down and low 100 pings on my iphone. I don't see those speeds ever on sprint 3G Schaumburg has not received NV or backhaul yet, hope they work on it soon.
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I've been on towers outside of schaumburg with pings in the low 100s, the speeds though were at .1 mbps to .5 mbps during the day. I see NV rolling, its the backhaul that needs to catch up.
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Really? I haven't seen info about this. Hope that includes backhaul.
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awesome! Can't wait till NV hits Schaumburg. My partners 5 year old Verizon 3G Blackberry still beats my Sprint iphone in Speeds Tests. not for long though.
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wow, crazy speeds for 3G. I'd be happy with consistent speeds at 1.0 mbps. Just curious, is your partner seeing this type of speed on his iphone today as well? I'm hoping this type of speed is consistent through out the day for multiple users.
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I've just completed the nine week #c25k plan with #GetRunning, and run continuously for half an hour!
