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I apologize for complaining...I didn't realize I was being that harsh.

No matter how much I tell Sprint, they claim there are no outages in West Des Moines...but of course they don't LIVE in WDM...Odd how only at Jordan Creek and surrounding I experience HORRIBLE data! I can call and text all I want, but God forbid if they actually update the 3G technology even at the mall...especially with an authorized Sprint retailer in it!

Well, I lived in the Carroll area, wheras if I went to Carroll or Fort Dodge, I was in 1xRTT land!!! YAY!

Not that it has to do with the Des Moines area, but I was in Clear Lake on my way to Minneapolis yesterday and I had full 4G at the US 18/IA 122 exit where the Pilot/Subway/Denny's is at. It may only show one bar on my screen but that's probably what it was when I snapped a pic. I'd rather see the rural areas get 4G before us, as they have had to deal with 1xRTT for years while we had 3G.

I tweeted @Sprintcare earlier this evening as me and my partner were dining at Centro, and it turns out that they were updating the tower that serviced that area, so hopefully soon (how long have we been saying that, lol?)!!! BTW, I was roaming around SE 14th and Hartford / Maury Streets and the LTE tower seems to not be turned on...I had 3G speeds at 2.5down and 1 up, but no LTE...odd. I wonder if they were just testing the site for the past few weeks maybe? It was up full speed last week. Anyone got anymore exciting news yet?

I got LTE just Northeast of Bondurant coming in from Marshalltown...here are the screenshots! I...want...LTE...badly! It's like in the areas where NONE of us live! It's like a kid just within grasp of their favorite candy...

Has anyone experienced "tower bouncing" lately? Quite frequently has me and my partner's HTC One devices been bouncing from tower to tower. It's just not at my house, but at work, too (Fleur Drive). Can anyone relate?

I'm surprised people in Omaha are responding here...as Omaha and Lincoln=Verizon Wireless *shudder*. Think Omaha will ever get a T-Mobile license??? It's a shame that a city of almost 1 million can't have a market but rural areas in Iowa can.

I've been getting less than mediocre data service here in the Woodland Heights neighborhood (just West of downtown). The rep at the corporate Sprint store on University says that he has received multiple calls from my area and he told me they were working on the towers (should I believe him)? They have to be doing something, because I have been experiencing 1xRTT all weekend, and my HTC ONE and iPhone 4S have been switching between 3G and 1x all weekend as well. Any input???

Booooooooooooooo!!! I wish they'd say "we are turning them on tomorrow!" I hope by Christmas it's up!

Perhaps it's just congestion, but is anyone who is near Downtown DSM having data problems?

Hey there! I ended up not getting to Fort Dodge on Sunday, but got up there yesterday, and lo and behold...................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... YES! There is actual 4G LTE in Fort Dodge! Also, not all the towers are active, but a few towers have been updated to 3G! The 4G LTE tower is located on the North side of the US 20/US 169 interchange for Harcourt/Fort Dodge. The remaining towers HOPEFULLY will get it, but I'm just glad I don't have to deal with 1xRTT anymore. There is a tower lingering with 1xRTT near 21st Street (maybe they're updating it in the future?), but I got full 3G speeds at my cousin's house and at Target and Kohl's! Here are the pictures I gathered:

I'm gonna head up to Fort Dodge tomorrow (I actually have a REAL reason other than the 4G LTE tower hehe) and see if the tower really is live...according to sprint.com/lte, there were supposed "data speed upgrades" done in Marshalltown, but I was there last month and it was still 1xRTT...I am waiting for Carroll to get these upgrades...got a buddy there letting me know the second that happens. By the way, me and my partner (who both have 4G LTE phones) were in Chicago over the weekend, and unfortunately, Sprint has a LOT of work to do to make their 4G LTE infrastructure consistent in downtown. It's not all Sprint's fault, though, as there are a LOT more people with Sprint service in Chicago, along with Boost, Virgin, Cricket, etc., so congestion (especially on Michigan Ave.) is common, and not just on Sprint. I hope when the towers go live in DSM, that it will be consistent!

LOL I was on my THIRD EVO 4G LTE and it malfunctioned, meaning it wouldn't receive calls or receive text messages unless I was in a call. I had to hoot and holler at Sprint agents for two hours on the phone before they bumped my upgrade up. I can't not have a phone that doesn't receive calls. I know my partner won't let me take his upgrade (he needs it just as bad as I do). Oddly enough, the data worked perfectly! I do wish that Sprint would get an upgrade program like the rest of them. I know it costs money, but it'd be nice. Ironically, I would NOT give sprint $175 of free money to upgrade six months early.