While doing these tests I had connection drops about 1/3 of the time. When it came through there speeds ranged from .02Mbps to .5Mbps. From this I'm assuming it's a capacity issue. Also, ping times were rarely under 600ms. Signal strength is about -96dBm.
This seems bad but last year, pre NV, if I got a connection through, the speeds rarely passed .1Mbps and if they did I was ecstatic. It's not just Sprint however. All cell connections are a bit crippled here with ATT being by far the strongest and Verizon the most consistant, no surprises there. Sprint hangs in the middle with spotty WiMax and relatively weak 3G.
This is what I'm seeing if the connection goes through which has as it approaches noon is getting closer to the 50% success. Stupid freshman and their iPhones need to learn how to connect to WiFi, they never leave the dorms anyways.
For those that may say, that's no NV! Here's a screen of network.sprint.com. As you can see there is more work to be done but a bunch has been done so far.
edit: I'd like to note, yes, I use WiFi but the signal does not reach to all my bus stops and there is no WiFi on the buses I use (There is on the school's shuttles.) With an error window of about 10-15 minutes on the bus schedule, I find myself trying to do something on 3G while waiting.
Hope you enjoyed my tale.