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And i will be traveling to Hershey, PA in january for the FBLA regional events, so i will use sensorly on my trip up there as well.

This coming summer, i will be traveling from my hometown in Butler, PA, to Westfield, Indiana, and i will be running sensorly the entire trip from PA, across ohio, and into parts of Indiana. Hopefully i get something while im on my way down there lol.

Thank you for correcting me. Still learning. Sorry for the inconvienence

So as my curiosity got the best of me, i figured id run down the basics of Sprint`s future plans to deploy LTE on the 800Mhz band. This topic is for anyone new to the site, and individuals who want to know the difference between lower, and higher frequency networks. Lower radio bands: Becomming a golden standard for most mobile network companies today, network carriers recently started to use the lower bands of spectrum, mainly for their LTE networks. Why is a lower band better: *Wider Geographical coverage(Better in-building access) *Faster speeds(Depending on the distance of the tower, and other factors that may influence the signal, and or speed of the network connection.) How a lower band can be hurtful: *The network on the lower band(800Mhz for example) is more affected by weather, and or other interfearences. Higher radio bands: Used mainly for 3G networks, as well as some LTE networks(Not very common for LTE networks). AT&T is one of the carriers who runs thier 3G/HSPA+ network on the 1800/1900 Mhz band. Although the numbers may seem pleasing, which at times they can be, everything has its ups and downs. Why a higher band is better: *Less affected by weather *Allows more spectrum for smaller cities *More efficient(Since the higher bands have less geographical reach, towers need less power to operate the networks. How higher bands can be hurtful: *Poor in-building coverage(Depending on the location of the serving cell site) *Less geographical range(towers that may be 3 miles away would not be accessable, as to where towers with lower bands at the same distance would be accessable.) Wrapping that bit of information up, we now get to sprint`s future plans to deploy their LTE network on the 800Mhz band, which was previously occupied by sprints iDEN network(Push to talk service). Not too long ago, sprint gloated about thier WIMAX network, which was deployed on the 2500Mhz band from the internet provider Clearwire. As we all know here, the speeds with wimax were not that bad when it all began, but then came a list of operating fees, maitenance, and poor speeds due to the available amount of spectrum. We also know that wimax did not work well at times in structures, mainly due to the high frequency band it was deployed on. From my guess, sprint does not want a repeat of the terror their WIMAX network brought them, so this time around, sprint is going to do things the right way. With LTE being on a lower band, more users with LTE capable devices will be able to access it, because of its wider geographical range. Also, since lower bands offer faster speeds, users can enjoy even faster downloads and youtube browsing. Also, due to the wider geographical range of lower frequency networks, less towers wil exist in areas, since one single tower running a lower frequency network can cover as much as two towers can that operate a higher frequency network, which leads to lowered operating costs, and better management. Do you guys think sprint is doing something right this time around?

Makes sense to me

Do you know by chance what was causing the EVO to constantly drop back to 3G, even when it had a 4G signal?

Thanks for the info when i get out of school, i will give this a shot

Some of the best speeds I've ever seen on sprint

Ive never tried mapping coordinates with the service menu yet, how did you do that by chance?

Thats what i have done as well and not a problem! Usually, i change the network priority settings in the ##DATA# menu, just because of my location being between a further away tower that serves EVDO Rev.A, and a closer tower that serves 1xRTT, and i get about 2-3 bars with 1X and zero bars with the EVDO tower.

Um yeah if there was a tower in the middle of the river, we would have a problem lol.

Okay, so this thread is for anyone who wants more specific info and or control over their phone. Disclaimer: Follow this guide at your own risk. Everything I list on here has been tested by me and does no harm to your device if done correctly.* Debug mode- This mode gives you advanced network properties. It provides details on the 1X network, EVDO network, eHRPD Engineering as well as LTE Engineering/info.(MSL Code is not required for this) First, open up the dialer on your phone, then type ##DEBUG#. After that, a network engineering menu should appear. Note that nothing can be changed in this menu, only viewed. Data Edit Mode- This is where these following instructions should be followed very closely, just to ensure nothing goes wrong. For this method, you will need to have a service code (MSL) to enter this menu. This can be found by downloading aLogcat off of google play. Follow the rest of these instructions: *Courtesy of XDA Developers* So step 1 is to go to your dialer and enter ##DATA# or ##3282# which will bring up the EPST menu Once the menu pops up just select "View Mode" At this point you will see a screen with 3 selections. From here either press and hold the Home Key and select aLogcat if you ran it before, go to your tray and run Logcat. After opening Logcat it will update, once it finishes press "Menu" and "Pause" the log. Then scroll until you see a group of entries labeled "I/EpstBroadcastReciever" which should be green Locate the line that has "MSL Code=" at the end of it Edit: Or press Menu and Filter "MSL" (thanks wjason). * Okay so that being said, you now have the access code to enter the menu, so following that, enter ##DATA# into the dialer again, which will bring up the menu, then if you would like to edit something, tap edit. When prompted for a service code, enter the 6-digit code that you got from your logcat, then whalaaa, you now have access to your network settings like you've never seen before. Again, I stress that this is for advanced users ONLY. Enjoy the exploration guys any questions, comment on here and I will be glad to help!

I do not know if your market is on the third round LTE deployment list or not, but a good indication would be when a significantly bigger market goes live with LTE in your area, and if your close to the bigger market that gets LTE activated, you will probably get it shortly after. Usually sprint lights up the smaller markets directly after initiating a larger market.

Yes, it did tend to overheat with the stock battery. I've recorded temperatures up to 135 degrees on this phone and I'm sure from what I know, that isn't a very safe operating temperature lol

Let's just hope we all see some LTE here in the coming months. I'm not sure on when pittsburgh, PA will get it, but its a decent sized market so I'm sure its still a third or fourth round market

Wow, that's not a bad deal at all! I probably could of got two batteries if I saw that lol. But I am still grateful I got the battery that I have now. I don't know if it was the phone, but the stock battery drained unnecessarily, even with data turned off.

Finally got eHRPD back again, and some decent speedtests as well