GiantJay

I can't wait until LTE comes to the Sacramento area. I was in Vacaville tonight and got to test LTE for the first time.

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I live in Davis, California which I'm guessing lies in the upper valley region. I was wondering if LTE will be deployed here by at least Auguest of 2013. I love the unlimited data, but the speeds aren't really up to par. I'm willing to accept the decent 3G for now, but as a student I need good speeds outside. If so I will cancel my Sprint account and go with AT&T. I don't see the point of unlimited data if you can't use it. If anyone has any insight on this I would greatly it.

Read the rest of the posts in this thread. This has all been answered. But yes it should be deployed by then if all goes well.

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I think that link is broke so here.

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/articles/nationwide-sprint-market-map-is-here-r31

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On my iPhone 4S, there is a tower getting 1.2mbps+ in Chico, CA. I do not have an LTE capable phone so not sure if LTE has started here or not, but network vision upgrades to old 1X network panels definitelly have started. I used to get 0.01mbps and for the past few months now get 1.2mbps around the northend of Chico.<br /><br />I hope this means Chico is included in the Upper Central Valley Market as often times it is forgotten by telecommunication companies because the county is only 100k people or so. Hell, just now we're getting Verizon's LTE and AT&T U-Verse. AT&T LTE hasn't even ben announced here either.

Whelp. Ermagawd, we now have eeerrrrhhhpeeeediiiiieeeesss in sac.

 

Mmmhh. Okay. So my friend just recently returned from basic training in Texas and got me to root his GS3 last week. I checked the network info screen and it was Evdo:6 or 8. Today, we went out nearby to eat and checked again and it's now ehrpd on his GS3. Good sign I suppose.

 

Maybe the next time he gets leave from his post, he won't be abandoning 4g LTE in Texas for our crappy legacy 3g which is dial up speed at his house.

I just checked my phone and it says CDMA-eHRPD-14

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I have friends that work for a company that do LTE installation, so I will let everyone know when they start upgrading our area. Right now most of their work is for Verizon and some at&t. But I know they have been in contact with Samsung for Sprint so hopefully soon. I actually hope to be working there soon too.

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Awesome good to hear.

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1. Metro PCS, has 1/30th the amount of markets Sprint does, and each of their markets has 1/4 the number of sites. Also, Metro PCS LTE runs between 1-4Mbps on average. Verizon and AT&T started their deployments sooner, also they are just doing an overlay of their existing network, and only deployed on half their sites with really low signal density. This is a fast, but inferior way to deploy. Sprint is upgrading it's entire network, nationwide. Every single site will get LTE. This takes more time, but will have a much more dense LTE network that will handle more users and allow for LTE performance to stay high for much longer. Sprint cannot start work in this market yet. They will not for a few more months. If Sprint doesn't meet your needs, then go. But you will have to give something up. Slower LTE speeds or data caps. But whining about it here will not make it faster. It is impossible at this point to move up the start date.

 

2. This is incorrect. First, Sprint has no Central Valley market. Only an Upper Valley market and Lower Valley market. And neither has started deployment. Sprint has no 4G LTE service in any of the Central Valley market. You are likely confusing with Clearwire's 4G WiMax network that Sprint customers can use. If so, did you know that Clearwire had their 4G WiMax network live in those communities in the Central Valley before Sprint even started selling 4G devices? Clearwire deployed there to serve their customers, but allow Sprint customers to use the network in those locations. You are making faulty assumptions that Sprint is selecting some smaller cities over you. If you are going to makes accusations in this forum, you will need to know what you're talking about. If you don't know something, then you should have a much friendlier attitude and say what you think and state them as opinion instead of trying to spew incorrect assumptions as fact. Additionally, the other markets Sprint that are currently being deployed in are ready now. Should Sprint wait and hold them to start, because you feel more entitled? Get real, and get over yourself. The Upper Valley market is not ready now, but will be soon.

 

3. Sprint will have active LTE service in Sacramento start to come live in the Spring. It will launch long before 2014. Just more mistaken assumptions on your part that you try to pass off as facts.

 

This is not the Sprint community forums. Real facts reign here. Either get on board with reality, or go somewhere else. We don't tolerate trolls in our forums.

 

Robert

Is it confirmed to start to roll out in the Spring? I hope so I just haven't heard anything.

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I got it all thank you again.

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Do you mean which market an area belongs in? We have a map of all the markets here: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/articles/nationwide-sprint-market-map-is-here-r31

Yes than you.

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Waiting for this to get going. I hope the greater Sacramento area sees NV by summer time. Any new word it's almost 2013. I'm new to this site, is there a map of what network each area belongs in.

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