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With full integration it is your Sprint number. Sprint is the only carrier to have that feature.

Really? I did not know that.

 

Will Sprint ever deploy small cells in crowded places such as Citi Field or Yankee Stadium?

Does Google Voice use your same phone number or does it give you a different number? I've never used so I don't know how it works

 

I have the Magicjack app that allows me to call using data as well but it gives me a phone number with an area code from Florida. I just use it to call people that I don't want knowing my personal number.

Reading all of this makes me anxious to switch back to Sprint but as I said once before, I will probably make the switch when the new iPhone comes out later in the year and by then, I'm sure NV would have gotten better.

 

One thing I will miss however will be the ability to talk and surf simultaneously as I can with At&t.

 

Anyone know when Sprint will offer VoLTE or something that will allow me to talk and surf?

Which side? The Brooklyn side is lacking in LTE because I think the site is on top of a hospital. Hospitals don't necessarily allow people on their roof all of the time. I'd be surprised if it's the Staten Island side since there is Band 41 over there.

I was in Bay Ridge. 3G was very slow. I thought that with NV, speeds would improved.

 

Also, Band 41 has slowed down a lottttttttt. I was surprised at how much speeds have dropped. That was in the second week of January.

Throughout NYC and Boston. I travel all throughout Brooklyn to pretty much every neighborhood from Mill Basin to Downtown Brooklyn and in between. I don't frequent Bushwick, Brownsville, or East New York much though. In Manhattan I travel everywhere underground and above ground. In Boston I go from Downtown to the suburbs.

I was near the Verrazano bridge on an iPhone 6 and in 3G I was getting .17 Download. It was so slow and this was around noon on a Saturday.

MIMO (currently set at 2x, but can max out at 8x) allows better coverage at the edge of the signal. So instead of the speed dying out, it will hang on to a higher average speed throughout the signal range, and in essence hold on to that signal further.

 

The carriers are the size of the spectrum deployed.

 

B25 is 5x5Mhz carriers limited to 37.5mbs

B26 is the same

B41 is currently 20Mhz which max out around the 80mbs/17mbs range. But very very soon they are adding an additional 20Mhz (Since sprint has sooo much of this spectrum they can deploy a ton of it) Expect max throughput to double.

 

All those nifty MIMO and Carrier Aggregation tricks are also part of LTE Advanced spec which is what Sprint is currently deploying at breakneck speeds on Band 41.

 

Very exciting stuff.

 

Cool stuff here

 

 

Wow very interesting. I will probably wait for the new iPhone to come out later this year to switch but can't wait to see what Sprint does this year in 2015.

If you had access to the full B41/26 maps, its pretty dense.

Also, take note, Sprint's new B41 equipment is running in a kinda of "safe mode" for speeds and coverage. Only deployed 1 carrier so far. Soon they will add another plus enhance coverage with MIMO. It will be pretty epic..

Could you explain what MIMO is and adding another carrier?

I can only imagine how better Sprint will get. Rebuilding takes time. People don't have the patience, I for one didn't but I can't wait to switch back.

 

I had t-mobile for 10 days and went to at&t. I didn't have service in my office and I'm there for the most part of my day which drained my battery. This was back with the iPhone 5 before the iPhone had wi-fi calling. I returned the phone, got my money back and jumped to at&t.

I can tell you that for the most part in NYC sprint is pretty great, and its only getting better by the day..

 

and so far its been about 3 weeks and my buddy is extremely happy making the switch.

I have noticed. When I was with my friend in Brooklyn and two months ago I was seeing those super fast speeds, I was ready to make the switch then but I have still been hesitant in doing so and then on Tuesday when I saw those slow speeds, It discouraged me but now I understand why.

 

I'm not under contract with At&t so I can make the switch whenever but I want to wait for the entire rollout to be complete for Band 26 and Band 41.

 

I know Band 25 can be slow at times but in NJ around Lodi my friend was getting 25 down on Band 25 and we were streaming an episode of house of cards and it played straight through without buffering. I was very impressed. Note that this was on an HTC One M7 that only has Band 25 capability.

 

Same friend also went to CT to visit family and we streamed another episode and it played the entire way but it did buffer a few times but just for a few seconds. I couldn't believe how much Sprint has improved.

I got my buddy on my account free one year from ATT, he got fed up of 5GB limit then throttled. He was on the unlimited grandfathered plan.

 

I realized a couple of months ago that he was actually being throttled, initially we just thought ATT speeds became unusable.

I can't complain about at&t, it has been great for me. I only get 3gb of data which is the sucky part but in terms of speeds and service, can't complain.

 

I was with Sprint a few years back and I want to switch back but I want to hold off a little longer until they complete their entire rollout.

Another question, back in late October I believe it was, I was in Brooklyn again with the same friend and I turned off her LTE so I can test out 3G speeds and they were ridiculously slow. I thought NV was suppose to bring faster and improved 3G speeds. Again, this was on an iPhone 6.

 

It was around noon and speeds were about .17 down and 0.00 up.

Testing and tuning,

 

Speeds usually return after a couple weeks..

 

When sites are running slower than usual, speeds seem to artificially max between between 5 and 8mbs..

Ah I now I understand. I'm with at&t but I follow this website and any chance I get to do a speedtest on a friends phone and check what band they are on, I take.

I was with a friend in Brooklyn (near the Verrazano Bridge) on Tuesday and she is with Sprint on an iPhone 6 and she was connected to Band 41 and when I ran a speed test, her ping was 159ms with 5.59 down and 5.15 up.

 

About 2 months ago in the same location, her ping was about 19ms with 60 down and 40 up.

 

What happened?

So I got a letter today from Sprint letting me know they miss me and want me to come back. I was one of many who paid their ETF and went to At&t on June 2013.

 

I want to go back to Sprint but I'm very hesitant. My first time with Sprint left a bad taste in my mouth. I joined Sprint when the iPhone 4S came out and it was a horrible experience with their super slow 3G network.

 

I know Sprint will pay my ETF as it says on the letter I received but I am still not sure whether I should go back.

 

Will I regret it if I switch back? I know their B25 is not fast and in NYC their are many B41 sites already online. How is their B26 coming alone? That will be very important for me since I would hate to lose LTE when I'm inside a building. I get LTE everywhere with At&t and cannot complain but there isn't anything better than having unlimited data.

 

I don't consider T-Mobile since their rural coverage sucks. Many times I leave the city and I need reliable service and I get that with At&t.

 

I understand Sprint is rebuilding their entire network and it is a slow process but will it be worthwhile once B25, B26, and B41 are fully online?

How will 8t8r help improve Sprint? Can someone please explain this.

I may be wrong, but I think the 30 day trial ended. I think it is back to 14 days.

 

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Bummer. I'm gonna have to check their website.

Sprint in general is better and still improving. I would switch back or get a new number/line with sprint to try out for a week or two, if it doesnt work out, then return the phone and keep att. If it works great, then port your numbers over.

I really like your idea. I had not thought of that. I might just do what you suggested. I think Sprint now gives 30 days to return the phone and cancel your service rather than the 14 days that all the other carriers give.

What parts of nyc do you work, live and play in? Overall huge improvement but some neighborhoods are still improving.

I am normally in Queens. It is where I work in Springfield Gardens.

Hello everyone:

 

I was a Sprint customer from 2011-2013. I tried to ride off the storm but eventually could not stand the slow data speeds from Sprint so I paid the ETF and jumped over to at&t. Tremendous improvement.

 

So now Sprint has been catching my attention with some great new deals and I am tempted to switch back but the main questions is: has Sprint improved?

 

Is their data and calling much better? Are data speeds reliable and fast?

 

I live in NYC and I would appreciate everyone's input. I don't want to switch and later regret it. Please be honest and don't trash Sprint either.

 

I know they are still working on their network but I would switch back only if their network and data speeds have improved.

Where in NYC is your job located? I am looking into T-Mobile but if you say there is no coverage than that will be a problem for me. Thanks.

I work in Springfield Gardens, 3 miles from JFK Airport and get no service with Tmobile in my office.

I just joined AT&T and by dar, their LTE speeds are wicked fast. I am extremely happy with their service but I wish i had unlimited but I am not a heavy data user so I dont worry about going over my 3GB data limit. Sprint won't have the fastest LTE speeds but I am pretty sure they will be successful once their new network is completely rolled out across the country.

So I appreciate everyone's feedback and now I will give everyone my long story of what has happened the past 3 weeks.

 

I was with Sprint for 18 months.. Very long 18 months. I chose to sign up with them when the iPhone 4S came to Sprint and because they offered unlimited data. The first month with them was great. After the first month, everything went down hill from there. I stayed with Sprint because of this site. I never had any problems with voice coverage but when it came to data, the speeds were terribly slow. There were times when i really needed my data and it was useless.

 

After 18 long months, I decided to give Tmobile a try. I paid the ETF which only turned to be $100 since Sprint deducts $10 from the ETF for every month you're with them. I joined tmobile, gave the downpayment for the iPhone 5 and i only lasted with Tmobile for 8 days. Did not have coverage at work and in certain places where I had full bars and '4G', the data would not connect. LTE was wicked fast in certain places but I hated the fact that I didn't have coverage in my job! And it rural areas, coverage sucked. So after 8 days, I returned the phone to Tmobile, got a full refund and joined AT&T. I must admit, I am extremely satisfied with their service. Great coverage and great LTE speeds. I have no complaints so far about AT&T. Only downside is I only get 3GB of data a month. With Sprint the most I ever used was 2.86GB. I don't use much data. At work I am connected to wi-fi and at home as well so I don't worry about going over my limit. I still use my data the same way I used it with Sprint, I was never a heavy data user. I stream pandora, surf the web all with wicked fast LTE speeds. I was trying to hang on with Sprint for as long as I could but I just could not take their data speeds anymore. My contract with AT&T ends 2015 and I hope by then Sprint's service is great and will definitely switch back to them if I see improvements in their data service otherwise I wouldn't mind staying with AT&T.

 

I still check this site every single day and read up on comments and check the maps because I am a huge fan of this site and really wish Sprint the best. I am excited for their future and hopefully in 2 years, I'll be right back with them.

That's a speedtest at 1am and hardly anyone is connected around that time. You have to try a speedtest around 5-6pm when everyone is connected and then you will see the true network vision 3G

I've decided that i'm going to wait until my contract expired on November 27th 2013 and then depending on how Sprint is doing around that time in my area, i'll decide on whether to stay or go to Tmobile.

Well that's why Verizon is #1 but they are the most expensive. The only reason I have never joined them is because they are expensive and because I prefer unlimited data.

So i'm in the bronx right now with a friend and he was telling me that last week when he was on vacation visiting family in north carolina, he had service with Sprint and his friend who has Tmobile had zero coverage. That sort of made me think twice about actually going to Tmobile. He's thinking of going to Verizon after his contract is up and I am here trying to convince him to stay with Sprint. I am telling him how Sprint is rebuilding their 3G and implementing 4G at the same time. He lives in northern NJ and around his area, 3G is pretty good.

 

I really hope Sprint can begin upgrading towers in my area soon. In southern Queens their arent that many NV towers