Phil
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I think you are right on both! The sprint tower map shows both locations (downtown Champaign and campus) have a new upgrade. sensorly shows some high signal strength by both locations. I hope to drive by both areas soon and check speeds! It looks like the are only 2 towers left to be turned on in Champaign - Urbana. South Mattis and South Neil. (the two closest to me )
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According to the sprint tower upgrade map the following towers in Champaign now have 4g (or will soon) These are confirmed by Sensorly data... West Bradley North Lincoln NE of Bradley and Mattis West Springfield Likely but not confirmed on Sensorly East University Ave Philo road Not yet functional (as of 9-22) Downtown Champaign Campus South Neil South Mattis Does anyone have news?
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I drove last night and found the lincoln and 74 tower to using 4G. It covers most of CU North of university fairly well. It goes further south of not blocked by trees or buildings. Found a strong hot spot by Timpone's restaurant. (reflection off the chemistry lab?). Today drove the west side and found the west Springfield tower using 4G. It covers everything West of prospect well (again it may be blocked by buildings etc...) in the open areas it works down to Curtis road. The tower on Mattis (near Curtis) was not using 4G yet. All of this is mapped on Sensorly. (may take 24 hours to show up).
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Not sure which tower you are refering to - I mentioned 2. However, Based on the sensorly data (darker purple = stronger) the only tower running 4g at this time is the one on Bradley (west of 57). In far south Champaign (Curtis and further south) you can get 4G from the tower along I-57 and south of Tolono.
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mhammett, on 28 Jul 2014 - 6:04 PM, said: Few people realize how much it actually costs to deliver Internet. That may be true but it appears that Sprint does not realize how frustrating it is to pay for "high" speed data and not get it. I have been paying an extra $10 per line per month ($480 per year) for almost 7 years and I still get only 0.20 Mbps (or less) in Champaign Illinois. Connection is so bad some Web sites think I am performing a ddos attack and block me. I now pay an extra $30 per month to hook up a mi-fi device via T-Mobile just to get their 3g (FYI... Their 3g is 3-6 Mbps) so I can use my phone on wi-fi.
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I work downtown champaign nothing but, I am in a building. What part of downtown? I also checked southwest champaign around 3pm yesterday also no 4g. Is it possible that it works better in the dark (joke) or maybe they are testing at off peak time to get everything ready? I did notice the new readings happen after 5pm.
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You can check out Sensorly for coverage. I don't know about 800 but the Paxton tower and the one just north of there have been pumping 4g for many months. You can get 5-15 Mbps on I -57. The lake is very close but trees could really knock down the signal, if it is not 800. Let us know how it goes. Even better put the Sensorly app on your phone and map your trip!
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Here are the details from us cellular. http://www.uscellular.com/about/press-room/2012/USCellular-to-Sell-Select-Midwest-Markets-to-Sprint.html It looks like the kept the towers but they are all there to service sprint. (and any of their customers that wonder into the Midwest) Looks like good news for us Sprint users!