JosefTor

I hung out today in Santa Ana and Anaheim and 4g was practically everywhere and it was very fast and usable. Also, I noticed that in Laguna Hills, 3g is starting to be brought online which makes it very quick as well. :-) Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Hmm... I don't get it. I went to SF like 4 months ago and came away extremely impressed with the 4g speed and courage downtown. Has speed tapered off since a few months ago? Perhaps this is mirroring what is happening in Chicago? I'm surprised there is no press release if this turns out to be true. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I didn't believe Sprint at first, but today was the first day I noticed that an NV upgraded tower has better coverage. Unfortunately I noticed this because I normally have 4g 20 mbs speed at the beach and now I have 0.25 mbs from a newly 3g NV upgraded tower that has yet to receive updated backhaul. Before, the NV 4g tower ruled the area. Can't wait for upgrades backhaul on the new tower Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I'm a little sad that there is no knock on, dynamic notifications, or voice search with the screen off. Is this just a longer, narrower, and fatter phone with screen bezels that make the screen smaller than "last generation's" S4? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Welcome to the drug they call S4GRU. Where is the addicts help line? Sprint has done pretty well upgrading their network. I'm very excited about 800 LTE as well. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I would imagine that the 4g upgrade is complete but the signal not strong enough to keep 4g on so the phone reverts back to 3g. What happens if you go outside your house? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I'm not OK with LG getting away with not announcing plans for 4.3, 4.4, and updating their software to support triband so late. If this is how they treat their flagship, I'd hate to see how they treat the prior generation. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Let's skip indoor 1900 and go straight to 2600 :-) Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I hope that by launching 4g in a market, the rate of NV acceptances won't drop dramatically like it did in other launched markets. I would imagine that would happen less since we are in the final push to complete NV 1.0 Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Good on Samsung. Makes me sad that LG is bit being nrly as proactive with its flagship. That is the one thing that holds me back from buying their phone. When will LG learn that you have to support your customers for them to show support back. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

So, if this is a capacity issue, can it be fixed with turning on a couple more of those shiny fiber lines or is it a spectrum issue with little hope for a short term fix? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I saw a screenshot in this forum from an Android app that gave the download and upload bandwidth for the tower they were connected to. Unless, I forgot where the post went so I can't ask the guy directly. Does anyone know of an app that gives this information? I already have signal check and LTE discovery and I didn't see it there. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

For people who have S4GRU sponsor access... I posted some updated graphs of the OC network vision updates over time at the below link. I will likely update every 2 weeks to a month: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1120-comments-related-to-nv-sites-complete-site-acceptance-update-threads/?p=226381

I am having a problem finding the primary tower that appears to serve me/the Aliso Viejo neighborhoods. Apps are saying that the tower is here: When I noticed that I didn't see this particular tower on the S4GRU map that shows all towers, I went on a hunt and when I got there I only saw this: Does anyone know a definitive way to find out tower I am connected to so I can get cross reference that you to the NV complete maps? Also, does ehrpd mean I am connected to an upgraded tower? Thanks!!! Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I followed the link but it didn't seem to reference 800 in the IBEZ zone Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Just traveled from Anaheim down to South Coast Plaza and had 4G the entire time. Sprint is on the up and up. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

For full disclosure, I hold positions in both Sprint and TMO. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Give credit where credit is due. I appreciate all of sprint's hard work to make a world class network, but t-mobile did good with planning early on their backhaul. Plus, they have a lot of great Spectrum in the 1900 band. A marriage might not be too bad. I don't appreciate baseless fanboy comments either. See today's side by side comparison: http://www.s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/3420-T-Mobile-LTE-&-Network-Discussion&do=findComment&comment=226074 Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I kind of hope they do merge. 3 strong carriers is better than two strong carriers and two week carriers. In addition, a combined Sprint / T-Mobile would really complement each other. The would have a ton of spectrum. Plus, T-Mobile has done a lot better with tower spacing and keeping it's backhaul up-to-date. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I hope this doesn't get me banned because this site is like oxygen to my body right now. I believe the below is pretty un-biased though and a fair look at the two networks so at least delete it if it is not appropriate. I had the pleasure of hijacking someone's T-Mobile iPhone 5C so I could perform a comparison to my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 experience. Unfortunately, since they had an iPhone, I could not map my trip on Sensorly (booooo!). Instead, I attempted a real life comparison where I only performed speed tests where I normally use my phone (e.g.; my chair at work) and I performed news streaming on Newsy. To me, this gave a better experience then simply mapping the network or performing random speed tests. My one question to those knowledgable, why does Sprint have slower pings on 4G sites with upgraded backhaul? That doesn't make sense so I'd appreciate a schooling. Pings seem a lot more important than network speed which is why T-Mobile didn't hiccup at all at video (buffering only once for like a few seconds) and Sprint suffered.

I've noticed a lot of AT&T trucks in the Aliso Viejo area recently and 4g starting to pick up in the area. Is AT&T in charge of the backhaul in our area? I also noticed one of their trucks near the basil one exit so hopefully that one goes 4G soon too. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Pleasantly surprised to see 4G in Julian. I paid my respect by ensuring I mapped out the corn maze. I got the maze right in my first try so if you get lost, just look up the sensorly route. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

Aliso Viejo just got a lot more filled in. I believe a tower near/on the 73 just went 4G. I think the map that is supposed to show all sites regardless of network vision status is a little outdated because it looked like the majority of the towers in the main part of Aliso were complete. I'm excited to see the 4G complete map updated so I can see what happened. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

I know I'm going to make the wireless pros cringe with the inexperience of this question but.... If you have a 20 MHz channel of 1900 versus a market with an equal demand on 10 MHz of 800 and 10 MHz of 1900, would the speeds be equal for the same network conditions/signal? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

To diversify your bond position, you may consider putting some of that 40 percent in treasury inflation protection funds. I would hate to see what interest rate increases would do to that portfolio. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk