smkyle

Picked up a new spot today. I had sensory running so it should be on the map soon, but it was a long drive and I'm not sure where it will be. Somewhere around where 77 and 85 meet just north of uptown is my best guess

I am new to tasker. I am working on creating a way to notify me when I have 4g access.

If possible, I would also like to start mapping with Sensorly so that I can share. I don't actually have 4g coverage, so I'm wondering if anyone has a vetted profile that I can copy.

Any advice or information is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Here are some pictures. I did a speed test, but I couldn't get a sensorly report

Tryon and Trade. I've already lost it, but it was there!

4G LTE uptown!!! Screenshots coming up

I will be updating on progress between Highland Creek and downtown. Hopefully soon!

No. The sites that have 3G upgrades instituted can be used by all Sprint 3G devices. There is not really much difference between EVDO-A and eHRPD. I discuss the difference here: http://s4gru.com/ind...dpost__p__52976

 

However, only LTE devices will connect to 3G using eHRPD. But there is really not much advantage of EVDO over eHRPD coming from the same exact site on the same channel. The biggest advantage of eHRPD is it allows LTE to seamlessly handoff to 3G. So you data streaming can continue when transfer from 4G to 3G.

 

Robert via Nexus 7 using Forum Runner

Thank you for the explanation. I think your description of the benefits doesn't generalize well. This morning I did not have eHRPD for whatever reason and my morning bus ride phone experience suffered quite a bit. I suspect that what is happening is that my closest tower changes quite a few times during my ride, and every time it does I can't get data for a minute or two. Also, during peak times, I have noticed that eHRPD makes a HUGE difference. There are times when my data speed slows to a crawl for the entire bus ride home and becomes unusable. Google maps? Forget about it. So I think that routing my data through an LTE core, even though my speedtests aren't impressive, makes an enormous difference to me. Mostly I am browsing web pages which I don't think is very data intensive, so perhaps the reduced ping alone is enough to make a big difference. I can't think of any other explanation assuming I am using the same towers in both cases. In summary, I think there may not be much difference if you are still and the network isn't particularly clogged. But as a bus commuter, I am not still during a lot of my phone usage, and when at work, most of the Charlotte metro area is downtown too so the networks are clogged.

You are the expert though, so is my explanation plausible? Any other folks in Charlotte noticing a boost in performance on eHRPD days?

Also, is it possible that eHRPD DOES coincide with network upgrades in this area? Based on what you and others have said, there is no way to know just by using my phone.

RPD does not indicate NV. It's a software update to allow seamless handoffs between LTE and CDMA 3g. It's been said many times around here that EHRPD does not indicate NV and that many markets already have EHRPD but no actual work being done yet.

So then how do you know which 3g connection you have? When I turn off lte it goes back to EVDO A. Does connecting to the upgraded 3g require using a different radio? I'm so confused now

I'm downtown

Thats what I've experienced the last 2 mornings in Charlotte. eHRPD early in the morning till around lunch and then back to EVDO.

I am getting eHRPD in downtown Charlotte right now