Trout74

Hopefully someone here can help me.  I have an iPhone 6.  There is a tower near my house that has B41.  one of the guys in the premier forum that I was talking to, was there yesterday and had B41 and had 66mbps download speed.  That tower is less than a mile from my house and I verified that I am connected to it with the old *3001#12345#* and checked my PCI etc.  and I get either band 25 or 26 from that tower.  I did the ##update# and restart several times.  and I closed all programs and actually drove to the tower today and sat there for 30 minutes.  And I never connected to band 41.  What gives?

thanks for any info.

Here is the data log, can't seem to post the picture.

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A detailed image for this result can be found here:http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/974187654

Test Date: Sep 25, 2014 10:21 AM
Download: 22.17 Mbps
Upload: 7.75 Mbps
Ping: 72 ms
Connection Type: Cellular
Server: Ames, IA
External IP: 66.87.143.199
Internal IP: 51.80.133.199
Latitude: 41.6256
Longitude: -93.8267
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=41.625553,-93.826717

another:

A detailed image for this result can be found here:http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/972985938

Test Date: Sep 24, 2014 10:24 AM
Download: 23.15 Mbps
Upload: 9.72 Mbps
Ping: 66 ms
Connection Type: Cellular
Server: Omaha, NE
External IP: 66.87.143.150
Internal IP: 30.80.251.150
Latitude: 41.5598
Longitude: -93.7695
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=41.559764,-93.769507

So I've located the towers that are near my main stomping grounds.  Waukee tower and tower off of 156th.  I confirmed my house pulls from tower off of 156th street.  I get band 25.  HOWEVER if I toggle to airplane mode and then back off, it will pull band 26 for a minute, then go back to band 25.  Why does it do that?  Do all these new towers around here have 25and 26?  is one faster than the other?

On a side note, from interstate on Hickman, west bound past Waukee, all along there I am getting 4-22MBPS down and 2-9MBPS up.  very good numbers.  trying to post my ookla speed test numbers but the file is too big.

trout

I am trying to find the app "signal check pro" but it looks like it's for android only. I have an iPhone 6, any apps for me?

I have just been using the keypad for phone calls and dialing *3001#12345#*. To get tower information. But I would rather have an app.

Thanks

I was driving west on highway 6, Hickman, and don't know where the tower is, but between Stivers ford and the new hy-vee, I got full bars, so I pulled over and did a speed test. 10.19mbps down and 5.41mbps up. Those are good numbers. I looked around but didn't see a tower, only thing that looks like tower is on top of the old Carrier air condition building across from Dahls to the north.

On another note, I would like to donate to the site. How much do you have to donate to have access to the tower maps etc?

Thanks.

Trout

I am a new Sprint customer as of today.  I purchased a 64Gig iPhone 6 and the iPhone for life program, unlimited everything.  I actually live in Waukee, Ia.  Suburb of Des Moines.  I had Verizon for three years with great coverage and good speeds pretty much everywhere.  Recently, last 4 months, I have noticed reduced speeds on Verizon and occasional call issues, though not terrible by any means.  But at home I was only getting 1-1.5Mbps download.   I was intrigued by the unlimited data with Sprint, as I was going over my allotted 4 Gigs regularly.  Well I took the plunge today and so far I'm HAPPY.  At home I connect to Band 26 here in Waukee with -98Db and got download speeds of 5mbps and upload of about the same.  Voice quality is super and I love the iPhone 6.  I haven't traveled around town too much yet, and will report back when I have, but VERY happy with Sprint and the unlimited data and 60$ a month cheaper bill is a no brainer.  Looking forward to Spark someday, but I have been throughly testing the download speeds with movies and music and I am impressed.  I have better speed in my house than I have for 4 months with Verizon.  

This site helped persuade me to switch, thank you.

Trout