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Just W of the MoA and my overnight Time Without Signal is now over 80% as it rotates through the signal connections! Sigh.  Wish it were easier to bring this to Sprint's attention but they'll always just assume it is a device problem and never their end.

standard from sprint.  They announced LTE for Winona in January of 2013, and said it would be ready in a few months.  Fast forward two and a half years, and they again said "upgrades will start in the next few months".  Bullshit.

For me, I enjoy anticipating new things. I order something from Amazon, I'm love the excitement leading up to it arriving. Tracking it on UPS's website adds to it. Then once it comes, it's almost like the wait was more exciting. That's how I'm handling it now.

 

Yes, waiting is frustrating especially since Sprint said Winona was "coming soon" February of 2013. Also since nearly everywhere else in Minnesota/the MN market has LTE of some sort.

 

I like following the site acceptances, keeping the premier sponsor thread going, visiting local sites and seeing work being done, collecting GCI's etc. It's fun.

 

Once Winona gets LTE, the wait will be over, GCI's and PCI's collected, then the fun is over.

I enjoy anticipating new things as well, but there's a time when anticipation turns to annoyance.

Ugh, if it weren't for my crazy cheap plan, I would have left Sprint a LONG time ago.  Here's the reply today regarding the updates in the Winona area: "In regards to the upgrades, they are scheduled to begin within the next 6 months"

Still waiting in Winona.  I'm less than half a mile from the nearest tower, and can almost manage  0.1Mbps down on 3G.  0.1! 

At least Winona is somewhat usable for data and calling. Duluth is literally completely unusable at any time between about 7AM-8PM

It's pretty spotty in Winona from what I've found.  If you're near the Goodview water tower it's fine, but anywhere east of there sucks. I don't receive calls in my house, I just get the voicemail notification so I know to go outside and call them back. 

meanwhile, we're still waiting in Winona...

My sister has been having trouble finding the panorama camera setting after the last update to kit kat on her HTC One M7. Was the panaorama capability removed, or just moved to a different setting? She lives in CA and I'm in NY so I can't look through her phone to figure it out, any help would be appreciated.

tap the 3 dots in the upper left of the camera, then tap the first option (above the ISO settings, it probably says "Auto"), and that's how you change the camera modes now.  Panorama is the one below HDR, looks like a rectangle with the left 1/3 filled in.

There is one tower due tomorrow. The rest are all mid to late summer. I'm in Winona too. It's been a long wait. I've had the opposite 3G experience. I've loaded pages faster in 3G than some of my friends on Verizon 4G lately.

 

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Here's a response from Sprint today: The towers that are close to that area are scheduled for 4G LTE upgrades between the fall and winter which will improve your data connection and speeds. The tower that covers the 4th St and High Forest St area in Winona is scheduled for voice updates by the end of fall and hopefully sooner. These are just estimates and lots of things out of our control can delay these estimates.

If I didn't have such a cheap bill I would have switched a LONG time ago.  They announced 4G was coming for Winona in January of 2013, then they send out that message in April saying the network upgrades were complete.  W.T.F.

You'll need a phone that has the capability to pick it up. My nexus 5 does. I believe all Sprint spark devices will.

 

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looks like my HTC One can do it.  Signal was 1000x better.  I'll have to remember to do that while at home since I don't use 3G there anyway.

Speed tests, yeah. They are slow. I'm relatively East too and the coverage is spotty. Can you connect to 1x800? I've had some decent luck with it.

 

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didn't know I could do that.  I'll have to give it a try when I get home this afternoon.  Thanks!

There is one tower due tomorrow. The rest are all mid to late summer. I'm in Winona too. It's been a long wait. I've had the opposite 3G experience. I've loaded pages faster in 3G than some of my friends on Verizon 4G lately.

 

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It is strange. Pages load quick at times, but speed tests are extremely slow.

My house on the east end has virtually no service.  I usually can't even call out from outside.

anyone have any info on Winona's updates for LTE?  I know Sprint has said the upgrade is complete, but there's no sign of LTE, and even 3G speeds have dropped off a cliff in the last few months, not to mention voice connection.

It was even nice of them to send everyone a message saying "your all new network is here, with stronger voice and faster data".  Seems a little premature to send out a message saying it's complete, when it clearly isn't lol.