meatpuppet

For folks in Sprint's active LTE markets, can anyone comment as to the accuracy of Sprint's coverage maps in the areas they use their phones? I happen to be in an area depicted on the maps as having Wimax available outdoors at street level, but in 2-years of EVO/EVO 3d use, I've never experienced even a 'whiff' of 4G -- even on top of my roof, which is damn near 30' above the street.

Does anyone know if any of these upgrades will actually improve reception in a given spot? I've lived in a 1-bar Sprint area for many years and am just curious if, when the upgrades are turned on, I will notice any difference. Like, might I then see 2 or 3 bars all of the sudden? It would be great to not have my battery drain before my eyes as the phone trys to keep a network connection, which is what happens if I'm not on the Airave. Better reception is all I hope to get out of these changes, and i could care less about LTE and improved data speeds as I am on WiFi all the time at home.