pocketsophist

I have the same issue at work (E4th and Grand). If I toggle airplane mode on/off, my lte works for a breif time, then the spark wheel doesn't move, connection times out, then switches to 3g(it's a good thing i have wifi at work). This has been going on for over a month and i've called sprint 3 times on this issue but nothing seems to get fixed. At first I though it was a devise issue, I have the HTC One M8, but a guy I work with has a S3 and has the same problem at work. Yes, it is very annoying,

sounds like a tower issue then, at E 4th and Grand you would most likely both be connected to the same tower.

This is a bummer to hear.  Is there any way to get Sprint's attention so they can look into it?  I paid more attention to my data connection today while I'm at work, and didn't notice any of the same behavior.  I work on the other side of downtown near the Western Gateway, so I'm assuming I'm connecting to a different tower while I'm at work.

Even if connected to 3-6 Mbps ADSL, your home Wi-Fi is still plenty fast enough for almost any legitimate uses on your smartphone.  Do not get hung up on e-penis speed test results.  Instead, please use Wi-Fi at home and conserve macro network capacity for mobile users who actually need it.  Otherwise, you just contribute to unnecessary network congestion, which ultimately comes home to roost for everyone.

 

AJ

You got it, boss.

hello and welcome

 

where is the nearest street intersection to your house? There are still a couple of GMO (sites that didn't get new panels and don't have LTE yet) sites left in the metro that can cause some weird data issues, of course thats usually on 3G not LTE. I have had issues with data not working on 3G but its always cause of a GMO site. when on LTE i haven't had any issues you are describing. does your s/o have an iphone 5s too? anyone else you know on sprint with a different model phone come over and have the same issues?

 

also you might want to prepare yourself as you will probably get chastised for not using wifi at home and continuing to use data on the sprint network. it doesn't matter to me what you do, but there are strong opinions about that on here so just be prepared

Thanks for the quick reply.  I'm located at 2nd & Grand, just down the street from Wells.  My s/o uses a regular iPhone 5.  I would be curious to know how an Android performs in the same vicinity.

Sorry about the no-Wifi to those that may be offended.  Centurylink really is the pits, and so are their wireless routers.  My house isn't wired for cable internet so we're stuck on DSL. Please take pity on me

Hi all!

Happy to report that I've been able to pull fantastically fast speeds in many areas of Des Moines in the past few months.  I live & work downtown, and mostly have no problems.  This evening I was even able to pull 31mb down/12 up in a speedtest. Awesomely fast.

I do have one annoying issue that has been happening lately -- in my home, I will be using my data for a fairly decent amount of time and then it seems like my connection "resets" even though my signal strength stays at full bars.  Try as I might, the only thing I can do to fix this is to reset the data connection by going in and out of airplane mode.  My s/o has to do the same thing.  It's confusing to me as I'm able to pull such high data speeds in my house, yet can't maintain a consistent connection.  It doesn't appear to have anything to do with the activity either - as it can happen anywhere from reading emails to streaming videos and everything in between.

FWIW, I'm on an iPhone 5s, and I don't even use WIFI at home because generally my data speeds are faster (thanks Centurylink) than my internet connection.  

Any insight?  It's gotten annoying enough that I'm considering testing some alternative carriers, as much as I don't want to have to go that route.

The Network.Sprint.com map does show the accurate locations of Sprint sites, however, it doesn't show them all!

 

It should be on the roof, though it may be in an enclosure. Every site is different, so it's hard to say.

 

In our Sponsors section we have maps of all Sprint sites across the country, as well as maps showing which sites have been upgraded to NV 3G, LTE and 800 SMR. 

 

I see this is your first post! Welcome to S4GRU!

Great, thanks!  I just donated. 

How accurate is the tower location map on Sprint's website?  The tower in the Western Gateway Park downtown looks like it's located at approximately 15th & Walnut (on top of the Crane Co. building?).  I'd love to try and get some pictures since I live & work within blocks, but having trouble figuring out if this is truly the correct tower location.

If it is on top of the building it might be tough since there aren't many public buildings in the area with a proper vantage point.  Might get lucky from the Nationwide parking garage.  If my hunch is correct, would it be possible the hardware is housed inside the building?