natelangel

I would put zero stock in Sprint's maps, as they are mostly meaningless in Grand Rapids.

 

The two closest Sprint towers to Creston are on the far opposite ends of the neighborhood:

 

The West tower has been upgraded, and runs 3G EVDO and LTE (site by the Alpine Meijer).

The East tower has not had any upgrades (Fuller and Knapp Water Tower), and still runs 2G EVDO only.

 

When your in Creston, your service quality will depend heavily on which tower you connect to. (It sounds like you are somewhere between the two, but closer to the East tower. When your phone can grab a weak-but-usable LTE signal from the West tower, it does. But when it can't, it falls to the closer tower, which has not yet been touched)

 

 

While your device can have an impact on network performance, I've been through that neighborhood just a few weeks ago, and had similar behaviour you describe.

 

You might get some benefit out of a different device, but I wouldn't expect good LTE performance until the Water Tower gets upgraded, regardless of what device you use.

 

(No matter what phone you have, your probably going to have some coverage issues until the Water Tower gets upgraded -- that site happens to handle a majority of the network traffic for Creston and a lot of North East Citizens Action as well.).

Seeking out advice again on the status of the Fuller and Knapp Water Tower in NE Grand Rapids. I can't keep shelling out monthly payments for next to no data service. I don't understand how I can live 2 miles outside the center the second largest city in Michigan and have 2g speeds. Should I bite the bullet and pay the early termination fee?

Thanks

I would put zero stock in Sprint's maps, as they are mostly meaningless in Grand Rapids.

 

The two closest Sprint towers to Creston are on the far opposite ends of the neighborhood:

 

The West tower has been upgraded, and runs 3G EVDO and LTE (site by the Alpine Meijer).

The East tower has not had any upgrades (Fuller and Knapp Water Tower), and still runs 2G EVDO only.

 

When your in Creston, your service quality will depend heavily on which tower you connect to. (It sounds like you are somewhere between the two, but closer to the East tower. When your phone can grab a weak-but-usable LTE signal from the West tower, it does. But when it can't, it falls to the closer tower, which has not yet been touched)

 

 

While your device can have an impact on network performance, I've been through that neighborhood just a few weeks ago, and had similar behaviour you describe.

 

You might get some benefit out of a different device, but I wouldn't expect good LTE performance until the Water Tower gets upgraded, regardless of what device you use.

 

(No matter what phone you have, your probably going to have some coverage issues until the Water Tower gets upgraded -- that site happens to handle a majority of the network traffic for Creston and a lot of North East Citizens Action as well.).

 Thanks for the info. I flashed back to stock ROM and updated my profile and prl, but no improvements. Any idea when the water tower gets update? I looked at the tower map, and I live closer to  the tower by Leonard and Division. Does this one have LTE?

According the Sprint Coverage Map, I should have "best" LTE coverage here in NE GR (Creston Neighborhood), but I rarely have LTE service. When I do it stays on for a few minutes before cutting out. The 3G is so slow its unusable. I am wondering if my coverage issues could be device related.

HTC Evo 4G LTE. CyanogenMod 10.2 

Settings:

Preferred Network Mode: LTE/CDMA/EvDo

System Select: Automatic

CDMA Subscription: NV

Thanks.