Vince

Hopefully, there's a deeper issue going on that nobody knows about yet. Maybe they're turning down the power on sites and testing 800 LTE in certain clusters around the market. I know when that goes live, they have to increase the fiber speed at sites. Maybe this is causing some kind of issue. It would be great if we could get some kind of knowledgable response from sprint instead of their bs, generic, canned responses. Most people on this forum know more about sprints network than sprint csr which is why I don't even bother calling to complain.

It's just the anger towards apple from these tech sites that start every review, year after year, with "still no removable battery, yada yada." It's like that's the only thing that matters on a new phone.

It's almost like some LTE sites are live with out backhaul in place. I'm not sure that's even possible because I was under the assumption that LTE only goes live when the upgraded connection is in place. There are so many places where I'd love to have the old legacy equipment in place for a "speed boost." Chicago has always been sprints biggest problem city and I think they jumped the gun with the marketing department to try and get back on a level playing field with the other carriers as quickly as possible. Some things as far as speed just don't make sense. Like when I'm driving to work, right at my exit on the Stevenson I'll get 200-400kbps, then when I get to work (which is the same tower, just on the other side, and presumably a different sector) I have a VERY usable 20mbps connection.

I also think some of the huge coverage gaps/slow speeds during the day are attributed to cellular breathing. A guaranteed daily stretch of I-55 where I get 3G/1X and speeds

I don't think they monitor anything, or if they do, they don't do anything about it. I reported terrible speeds today and they acted like it was something new. No, its been slow here for three or four years.

 

Some new PCS LTE will help downtown, but the biggest help will be EBS/BRS.

 

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What is ebs/brs?

You're not everyone. Some people don't like spending $100 to replace their battery when it doesn't retain as much charge anymore. Some people like to have the ability to get a fully charged battery in a matter of seconds when they don't have access to an outlet for a long period of time. And yes, you can get one of those portable external batteries for an iphone, but it takes up a lot more space to bring with you and makes your phone hugemongous when attached. Every Apple product I've had has outlasted its battery since I take care of my things and keep them for a long time.

I wasn't trying to speak on behalf of everyone. Every year, when the iPhone is released, it's the same old complaint year after year. No removable battery. And it gets annoying.

 

This is most of the city during the day.

Theres a reason why Sprint bought US Cell 20Mhz of PCS spectrum. In short order they will be a substantial boost.

But the USCC shutdown doesn't happen until January, right? How long does it take sprint to implement that spectrum past that point? Does adding spectrum require site visits? Or can it be added remotely.

I never understood the allure of a removable battery and why it's constantly causing arguments amongst the android faithful. I already hate carrying stuff around with me all day. I wouldn't want a battery in my pocket "just in case." It's so much easier to just have a car charger in my vehicles, and wall chargers in a few spots of my house. I've never had a problem.

It's almost an all or nothing scenario, and it definitely feels like a capacity issue. When I'm at my house out in the burbs, I can consistently, night or day, pull 20mbps on a speedtest off my tower. Once I hit the highway towards Chicago, the speeds just decrease the closer I get. Still some 3G/1X pockets on I-55 between Harlem and Lagrange, and when I'm working downtown, speeds are always less than 1mbps, causing web pages not to load, and pandora to constantly buffer, until off-peak hours (usually around 2am) speeds "sky rocket" up to 1-3mbps.

Glad it's not only me. For a market that is almost finished, it's pretty horrid. I'm hoping it's related to some kind of market-wide work being done. Otherwise, we're in trouble. Maybe 800 LTE work?

Does anyone know if there could be something on sprints end that would be causing horrific speeds in Chicago on my end? I drive a truck in the city for a living and can really never get above .5mbps download night or day. Basically unusable at times for navigation and music streaming. Is this just the nature of sprints new network paired with their strained spectrum in this city? Does anyone else experience this?

All of these "tech" websites are so biased towards android it's sick. They love any chance to point out a flaw in apple products. Yeah, sit on your f***ing metal phone in your ass pocket. Sure, it might bend. What did they expect?

If I upgrade to premier, is there information for 800 LTE rollout a to specific sites? What about information regarding if a site has had backhaul upgrades? Thanks.

I just want 800 LTE in Chicago already. I have my iPhone 5s waiting for it. I check field test all the time. I would love to be the forum guinea pig for what is more than likely going to be the first 800 LTE market. Does anyone know if there is a way to force bc26 or to scan for it? Probably not from an iphone, just thought I would ask.

Idk what was going on today but I was getting more 1 MB down on 3G. Usually in my area I average around .30 down. I also got .7 up which isn't bad at all (for my use)

Your nearest tower was probably recently upgraded. On nv sites in my area, under optimal conditions, I can usually hit 2mbps/1mbps which is fantastic for 3G.

I presume its a given the next iPhone will support Band 41, as Softbank-Sprint +China Mobile are huge buyers

Us Apple/Sprint people can only hope.

4G Shuts off after you pass Randall exit . It should kick on over in Belvidere and Rockford should be pretty well covered. My Sprint phone is the Optimus G. Being on 1x800 I dont remember the last time I dropped a call. Maybe a few months back in LITH Costco.

I was actually visiting friends in belvedere. We drove all around that town. 3G everywhere except the center of town, that had a little LTE showing up. And very slow 3G. Pages wouldn't load, speed tests timed out. I know Rockford is pretty well covered. Belvedere, not so much.

It just makes sense for sprint to make 41 their main squeeze in a year.

I'm curious to see if they setup the Iphones with the 800 LTE set at low priority just like they have the unique Iphone 1x800 PRLs.

If my memory serves me right, didn't Robert say that his 2600 hotspot had a prioritization of 2600-1900-800 for LTE while in Denver? This basically makes the most sense. The iPhone should be the same less band 41

Just got done driving from the Chicagoland area to Rockford. Data was basically unusable all the way from Hoffman estates to basically Rockford. I even dropped a few calls. Not good. Anyone else experience this horribly long stretch of I-90?

No, the thief will have LTE.

Touché. But, my fingerprint security basically renders the device useless for anyone but me.

When 800 LTE goes live in Chicago, will it be a site-by-site occurrence? Or do you think work has already begun, and it will be a market-wide "flip the switch" kind of thing? And, is there any new news about the Chicago 800 LTE progress? I'm waiting patiently with my 5s.

Cool. Now when I get my iPhone stolen on the red line, at least I'll have LTE.

No. That is either an RF performance difference between iPhone models, placebo effect, or some other variable. PRLs affect CDMA1X/EV-DO acquisition. They do not dictate LTE acquisition, as 3GPP does not use PRLs.

 

AJ

So what will dictate connecting to smr LTE? Is it always being searched for, and just connects when it's available? Or is something pushed from sprint to devices.