Hey all,
I'm sharing the link from Verizon's website of their 3G/4G Coverage Map. You can see how close 4G is to you, way more specifically than a city only.
For instance, Memphis does not have LTE officially but there are areas in the south part of the area (Germantown/Collierville) that do have LTE. I've confirmed this myself.
So if you have not experienced LTE and/or it's expected in your area soon, you can search by address and see exactly how close it is to you.
This is straight from the horse's (VZW) mouth, no bull or speculation.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/CoverageLocatorController?requesttype=NEWREQUEST&lid=//global//coverage%20locator
I am at least several miles inside the 4G area in the Oklahoma City area, yet I only get a weak 3G signal. I need to get yet another mile into the area indicated for 4G coverage in order to pull in a 4G signal. I mention this because the maps on the Verizon Wireless website probably imply more specificity than they should. I'm sure they use some detailed GIS (DEM, etc.), but by being able to zoom in so far, it implies that there's a level of certainty in their coverage. My own anecdotal evidence indicates that this is not the case. YMMV, of course.
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I am at least several miles inside the 4G area in the Oklahoma City area, yet I only get a weak 3G signal. I need to get yet another mile into the area indicated for 4G coverage in order to pull in a 4G signal. I mention this because the maps on the Verizon Wireless website probably imply more specificity than they should. I'm sure they use some detailed GIS (DEM, etc.), but by being able to zoom in so far, it implies that there's a level of certainty in their coverage. My own anecdotal evidence indicates that this is not the case. YMMV, of course.
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Well as with any coverage, just because you're in a salmon colored area on the map, doesn't mean LTE is guaranteed. I'm no network engineer but that's my guess.
If OKC is a LTE city, I'd call Verizon and ask them. If not, I'd wait it out and stick to 3G until it's official or turns on at your house.
The maps aren't an exact science but should suppress some people's neediness to know when they'll have it in there area.
Just from what others have said in the past versus what verizon says is that what verizon says has LTE may or may not in reality have LTE
I live in an "LTE area" by verizon's map, but in reality it's more like "LTE extended" where LTE likes to drop in and out whenever it feels like.
Map is wrong by me
I live in San Diego and the 4G coverage map on VZW isn't even close, like showing no coverage within 15 miles but I get 4G. There is also my thought that they are currently testing/opening up the 4G signal so they probably know it isn't worth being accurate with that map, and could care less about that being accurate. Their consistency with the new LTE has been shoddy so far anyway..... I also get the terrible 3G in my room, but down the street is cranking the LTE signal. I suspect karma??
I live in an "extended 4G LTE" area and have never gotten 4G. I have to drive a good 5 miles inside the map's 4G coverage area to get a LTE. The map is not reliable, and pretty much useless IMO.
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I live in an "extended 4G LTE" area and have never gotten 4G. I have to drive a good 5 miles inside the map's 4G coverage area to get a LTE. The map is not reliable, and pretty much useless IMO.
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Sounds like a problem for Verizon.
But I appreciate your positive opinion.
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karmajack said:
I live in an "extended 4G LTE" area and have never gotten 4G. I have to drive a good 5 miles inside the map's 4G coverage area to get a LTE. The map is not reliable, and pretty much useless IMO.
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a vzw tech actually told me Verizon doesn't even go by those maps, they have their own internal ones, and he then went on to say something about satellites and coverage, I have no clue. but basically he said they aren't accurate and it doesn't really matter if it says you have 4G or not because of the little disclaimer the coverage maps have.
Its nice to see Verizon posting their best attempt at where their 4G signal can/may/does reach. Thanks for the link OP!
On a very quick side note.... Verizon's 3G map really bothers me, as it doesn't show a clear comparison where signal may be poor. It only says Yes or No you won't have signal, where "Yes" may be.... "Sure, you'll get signal here, but you need to be on the roof of your house jumping on one foot.... but thats only on the second tuesday of the month".... like at my house. I like Sprint/AT&T/T-Mobile's coverage maps because they show the different levels of signal available.
That map is bs unless its 3g and 4g because I live in tallahassee, Florida and rarely get 4g. The main place I get 4g is my home where I don't need it but that map says tallahassee is completely covered which is bullsh!t
I travel pretty extensively in the northeast and the map does rough justice to 4G availability but there is certainly variance depending on location.
OKC, OK LTE 30mbps down.
4g out in houston
ugh having 4g issues in houston
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OKC, OK LTE 30mbps down.
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Wow! That's blistering fast. Wish that was normal speed. Lol
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Being a radio engineer for almost 10 years I can tell you those maps are more than likely just computer generated estimates of ranges given certain perameters, they usually don't take into account natural and unnatural obstructions, atmospheric density or humidity concentrations which can effect signal strength. I would be surprised if the vzw techs even go by those maps
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Well as with any coverage, just because you're in a salmon colored area on the map, doesn't mean LTE is guaranteed. I'm no network engineer but that's my guess.
If OKC is a LTE city, I'd call Verizon and ask them. If not, I'd wait it out and stick to 3G until it's official or turns on at your house.
The maps aren't an exact science but should suppress some people's neediness to know when they'll have it in there area.
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Yeah this map says I should be getting 4G at my house and all around my area, but I only get a weak 1-2 bar 3G signal. I have to travel 8+ miles to get 4G.
it's funny, i'm in north San Diego county and do not have 4G. Verizon did a service update on the 21st adding a few cities around me to 4G coverage yet here by the beach, no 4G.
even more, for awhile i lived in this tiny town on the Oregon coast(Lincoln City) and from Verizon's coverage map it looks like they have 4G there now. wtf !!!!
i called Verizon asking when 4G will be available here and they just told me they have no idea that their technicians who work on the towers are the only ones with the work plans and do not communicate with them. sure!
so basically had a 4G phone for nearly 6 months now and still no 4G. and to think, Verizon's been making such a big deal about 4G in stores, commercial, billboards, etc all around this area for some time now to.
i think the saddest part is for the new people who no longer get unlimited data and once they are on 4G they'll go over their data in like a a day or 2.
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Does anyone have or know of an att HSPA+ coverage Map? I tried searching google but I could not find one. Thanks.
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Does anyone have or know of an att HSPA+ coverage Map? I tried searching google but I could not find one. Thanks.
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http://www.wireless.att.com/coverag...7.34808092223004&lon=-93.01661302076396&sci=8
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http://www.wireless.att.com/coverag...7.34808092223004&lon=-93.01661302076396&sci=8
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That's not what he's looking for.
AT&T has the poorest network of the big four, so their coverage map is deliberately misleading.
If you've seen the Verizon ads with the AT&T 3G map, you see how bad it is.
Other carriers are rolling out 4G, and AT&T can't even get a decent 3G network up and running.
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so true att last one to update to 4g, they like to say how much coverage they have and fastest 3g network, yea if u can get on it u drop to edge in so many places its pathetic. I wish verizon had coverage here its about only place that doesnt have it, much better phone selection. I would switch back to droid x on the spot.
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That's not what he's looking for.
AT&T has the poorest network of the big four, so their coverage map is deliberately misleading.
If you've seen the Verizon ads with the AT&T 3G map, you see how bad it is.
Other carriers are rolling out 4G, and AT&T can't even get a decent 3G network up and running.
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Wow I can't believe they did that. That map is an out and out lie to anyone looking to compare 3g data coverage. Supposedly AT&T has already upped 80% of their network, presumable their pathetically small 3g network, to HSPA+ but are only making it available to datacard users.
I live in Chicago and don't have 3G much of the time.
If they can't get it working here then where can they?
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Wow I can't believe they did that. That map is an out and out lie to anyone looking to compare 3g data coverage. Supposedly AT&T has already upped 80% of their network, presumable their pathetically small 3g network, to HSPA+ but are only making it available to datacard users.
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It's available to datacard users only because at&t doesn't have a phone that supports HSPA+.
fatttire said:
I live in Chicago and don't have 3G much of the time.
If they can't get it working here then where can they?
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Are you on the southside or something? I have 3g everywhere in ilinois, i do travel alot so i know. There is couple blind spots where there is no coverage at all but otherwise there is 3g everywhere even downtown. But i do have to agree that verizion is ****ting on att now but they think their service is so great that their customer service is horrible! My friend called once too complain about a dropped call and they told him that has never happened and to forget about it. For me sprint is the best carrier outthere atm they have amazing customer service, their phone selection is getting better and their service is awesome!
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For me sprint is the best carrier
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When the HTC 7 Pro comes to sprint I might just swallow the ETF and switch to Sprint.
Also holding out hope that Telstra or a Canadian provider gets the HD7.
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fatttire said:
I live in Chicago and don't have 3G much of the time.
If they can't get it working here then where can they?
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I get issues in some parts of Manhattan, though pretty solid in most of San Francisco.
I live in Boston, MA and we have 3G coverage pretty much everywhere in New England. Good speeds too.
So I'm sorry that AT&T's network might suck elsewhere, but it's never been anything but excellent up here.
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I live in Boston, MA and we have 3G coverage pretty much everywhere in New England. Good speeds too.
So I'm sorry that AT&T's network might suck elsewhere, but it's never been anything but excellent up here.
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lucky, in northern pa, i have to drive like 1-3 hours to get a 3g signal. AT&T is very miss-leading with their service coverage. '97% of all americans' doesn't mean '97% of all americans have 3G service wherever they go'
Probably more like 10-25% of US soil has 3g signal..
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Are you on the southside or something? I have 3g everywhere in ilinois, i do travel alot so i know. There is couple blind spots where there is no coverage at all but otherwise there is 3g everywhere even downtown. But i do have to agree that verizion is ****ting on att now but they think their service is so great that their customer service is horrible! My friend called once too complain about a dropped call and they told him that has never happened and to forget about it. For me sprint is the best carrier outthere atm they have amazing customer service, their phone selection is getting better and their service is awesome!
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Near the skyscrapers. I just get a lot of dropped calls, I guess from walking in front of buildings. Sucks when you hit an area that gives you a 50kbs crawl. Still outside.
Funny thing is the iPhone 3GS was worse at reception... I'm doing better with my Cappy
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I get 3g just about everywhere here in St.Louis..I've only dropped to lower on the complete northern end of the state and in parts of the Ozark National Forest..This phone totally blows Sprints out of the water as far as coverage and download speeds..
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They may not have 3G everywhere, but they have it everywhere I frequent and it's way better having decent speeds. Verizon and Sprint don't even work at my house and they are spotty all around town. T-Mobile doesn't have coverage here at all like most the of US. AT&Ts network is huge and while they may not have 3G everywhere at least there is still some coverage which is more than I can say for Sprint and T-Mobile.
I don't think I've ever been without 3g coverage in San Diego. We're pretty well covered.
The best coverage maps are user verified maps... ie Sensorly Mapviewer maps. I wish everyone used that app.
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I live in Boston, MA and we have 3G coverage pretty much everywhere in New England. Good speeds too.
So I'm sorry that AT&T's network might suck elsewhere, but it's never been anything but excellent up here.
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Agreed. In Texarkana (east Texas) I have 100% 3G coverage, inside and outside.
I am in Philadelphia and have 3g 100% of the time. The problem is the it is so congested that data rarely works at all during the day where I work (Temple University campus).
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I always have 3g coverage here in southeast Louisiana. Verizon also has great coverage here, its sprint and tomible who don't. I can pretty much go anywheres and have 3g. Sprint and T-Mobile are lucky to get a signal period unless you live in the center or new Orleans or baton rouge.
I have been hearing many things about "4G" launching march 1st. Then once that passed I've been hearing middle-end of March. Has anyone actually been getting speeds of about 6mbps average, not just a peak times. Also if you have go to setting about phone and then network and look at network type and see if it says hsdpa+. The most I ever got standing next to a tower was 5.10 Down and .42 up on stalk, not rooted. I'm starting to think that this AT&T 4G is BS and is just crap advertising like T-Mobile "4G"
I live in Dallas and we are suppose to be in a "4G" area and my speeds haven't changed. On a good day, 4mb down and 1.5 up.
I'm also supposed to be in a 4G area according to their coverage map but I don't see any improvements. Does the 4G map show 4G with backhaul or is it just where the towers are upgraded but backhaul still needs work. Since in all their compercails it says 4G available in limited areas when combines with backhaul
There are only a few 4g areas up, they are:
Cali "bay area", Greater LA, Greater Dallas TX, Buffalo NY, Boston MA, Providence RI, Baltimore MD, Charlotte NC, and Chicago IL.
The 4g areas can be found here: http://www.att.com/network/#fbid=ZfECQbHFsTm
Here's the coverage map with where I live as well as the 4G with back haul crap website (see attachment)
Shoot just noticed you can't really read the works on the website but it says that future mobile broadband to be available by march 31st. I live right where the arrow is pointing to.
Also click on 4g FAQ and look at the questions about the H+ Icon
Im in the bayarea not not seeing any top speeds non rooted. I live in Dublin Ca and the speed i just got was 1705 up 325 down which is about how its been for 3 weeks. When i go into settings the network reads HSPDA but no plus. ATT coverage map in the bottom corner says this is for 3 g not 4g.
Anyone know if there is more to the backhaul in the sfbay area or is this it? Nowahere near the speeds advertised.
Also anyword on ATT releasing ghe cap on the upload?
Actually the map does show 4G coverage if you scroll over. At the top it says that. And from what I've read AT&T only mentioned enabling it on the Atrix they never said anything about the Inspire. But I would think that if they enable it on the Atrix they will on the Inspire, but the question is when. It took them 5 months to release froyo for the captavate and aria after the carrier released it so I wouldn't hold my breath.
I live smack dab in the middle of downtown San Francisco, 5 bars of good ol fashioned HSDPA... NOT 4G... not sure what the deal is with SF, and how they can advertise it as being launched already, but clearly it's NOT.
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I live smack dab in the middle of downtown San Francisco, 5 bars of good ol fashioned HSDPA... NOT 4G... not sure what the deal is with SF, and how they can advertise it as being launched already, but clearly it's NOT.
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Thats what I'm saying. The phones are called 4G, I see their 4G commercials, but no one sees 4G on their phones. People are asking them whats the deal and they don't respond to anything. I called them yesterday to ask why I'm not getting any 4G speeds and they blamed it on my phone. I told the rep that I went to the AT&T store and tested the phones their and they got slow speeds as well. She said that 4G will launch in the summer. Do they train these reps at all?
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Thats what I'm saying. The phones are called 4G, I see their 4G commercials, but no one sees 4G on their phones. People are asking them whats the deal and they don't respond to anything. I called them yesterday to ask why I'm not getting any 4G speeds and they blamed it on my phone. I told the rep that I went to the AT&T store and tested the phones their and they got slow speeds as well. She said that 4G will launch in the summer. Do they train these reps at all?
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I think they train em about as well as they trained the techs to build out the 3G network in 2008 and 2009... great they made 3G iPhones without having a 3G network, lol.
kgeissler said:
I live in Dallas and we are suppose to be in a "4G" area and my speeds haven't changed. On a good day, 4mb down and 1.5 up.
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Same situation here in Baltimore.
Not once have I ever seen HSPA+ show up in the About Phone/Network menu or the speeds to indicate otherwise.
I call BS on AT&T's whole operation.
They should at least tell people that they won't see 4G speeds until ___________ not show a fake 4G coverage map and call the phones 4G. I am covered by their "4G" and get slower than 3G speeds. Wow I'm glad I purchased a new 4G phone. The thunderbolt is looking real good.
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They should at least tell people that they won't see 4G speeds until ___________ not show a fake 4G coverage map and call the phones 4G. I am covered by their "4G" and get slower than 3G speeds. Wow I'm glad I purchased a new 4G phone. The thunderbolt is looking real good.
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I get legitimate 3G speeds in SF... really decent 3G speeds, but I bought the "4G" phone to get the 4G speeds, otherwise I could have just stuck with a 3G phone.
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This is a screenshot of my network page:
And these are my speeds I took earlier today on my way to work:
So does this mean I'm getting that HSDPA data?
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This is a screenshot of my network page:
And these are my speeds I took earlier today on my way to work:
So does this mean I'm getting that HSDPA data?
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Per the NW page, only HSDPA, not +
They were taken at different times, you really need to look right before or after a test to see at that time.
I dont know if im right but, i dont think we will ever see hsdpa+ or hspa+ in settings network. The big question is, has anybody from any network, seen any gsm 4g phone display hspa+ or hsdpa+ on network connection? I live in puerto rico and my provider is Claropr and i have hit 7,8 and almost 9mb dl and 2mb ul here with the inspire, and all it shows is hsdpa. And yes we have hspa+ rolled out since december!
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Im in the bayarea not not seeing any top speeds non rooted. I live in Dublin Ca and the speed i just got was 1705 up 325 down which is about how its been for 3 weeks. When i go into settings the network reads HSPDA but no plus. ATT coverage map in the bottom corner says this is for 3 g not 4g.
Anyone know if there is more to the backhaul in the sfbay area or is this it? Nowahere near the speeds advertised.
Also anyword on ATT releasing ghe cap on the upload?
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ATT claims they will remove the upload cap in the future, but no date of course. Personally I think the capped upload speed is very critical as I think upload is more important. Counterintuitive.
I'm rooted with flashed radio, so my signal strength icon is only an H, no +
In the settings I am on HSDPA
I was pulling about 5.5Mbps average down, 1.5 up as of a few minutes ago. My initial tests yielded 4-6Mbps down, 1 up.
Maybe it's finally on here in the NYC area?
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I dont know if im right but, i dont think we will ever see hsdpa+ or hspa+ in settings network. The big question is, has anybody from any network, seen any gsm 4g phone display hspa+ or hsdpa+ on network connection? I live in puerto rico and my provider is Claropr and i have hit 7,8 and almost 9mb dl and 2mb ul here with the inspire, and all it shows is hsdpa. And yes we have hspa+ rolled out since december!
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Your probably right. I don't think that we will ever see a + but it will show with speed. Does anyone know any app rooted or not that will show a plus if your connected to hsdpa+ or if this is even possible?
I have a Sprint HTC Evo that I unfortunately am still paying for an additional 20 days, so I thought I'd report about my experiences with Sprint and Verizon 4G networks.
Of course, Sprint uses a 2.5GHz frequency and Verizon uses 800mhz or so. First of all, this makes a huge difference, with Sprint being forced to map out "best" supposedly indoor 4g coverage and other outdoor 4g coverage separately. The higher frequency sprint uses is very poor to penetrate building walls and other obstructions.
I live right in the city of Chicago and 4g on Sprint is a joke. Their coverage map shows coverage where it doesn't exist, you can fall out of 4g suddenly, and its just not that fast. Yes there are some places where it's fast (close to towers) but it is far from reliable.
I am very impressed with Verizon 4g coverage already. I know it isn't in very many markets yet, but they really seem to be getting it right in the markets they decide to cover. Drove 20 miles out to the Chicago suburbs for work this morning, and had a 4g signal the whole time.
Sprint (and T-Mobile/ATT with their 3.5G) can unveil all the fancy new phones they want, but I would never go back to their awful network. Having a smartphone on Sprint is like driving a lamborghini on city streets. I'd rather take mine out on the highway.
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i seem to finally be receiving 4G coverage here in San Diego (north county coastal). speeds are no where near as impressive as the 4G they have in downtown San Diego though.
in downtown SD was able to download a 700MB file in about 5 minutes. here in the N.C. coastal area it takes about 20 minutes. still, better then the 1 1/2 - 2 hours it took on 3G.
weird thing though, according to the verizon 4g coverage map on verizon's website, it still says that there is no 4G in my area yet + i was at a verizon store earlier and the 4G phones they have on display still say 3G.
does it have something to do with updating to the new radio(possibly being able to pick up a 4G that isn't officially turned on in this area yet?) i'm also on a sense 3.5 rom.
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i seem to finally be receiving 4G coverage here in San Diego (north county coastal). speeds are no where near as impressive as the 4G they have in downtown San Diego though.
in downtown SD was able to download a 700MB file in about 5 minutes. here in the N.C. coastal area it takes about 20 minutes. still, better then the 1 1/2 - 2 hours it took on 3G.
weird thing though, according to the verizon 4g coverage map on verizon's website, it still says that there is no 4G in my area yet + i was at a verizon store earlier and the 4G phones they have on display still say 3G.
does it have something to do with updating to the new radio(possibly being able to pick up a 4G that isn't officially turned on in this area yet?) i'm also on a sense 3.5 rom.
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The radio might have something to do with it, but there's no way to know for sure. It's kinda pokey in the beginning.
Where in north county? In Oceanside and no 4g yet.
Odds are, they're simply turning it on tower by tower or possibly just testing it. Until it's fully up and running, do NOT expect VZW to say they have 4G in your area or update their online maps.
Should they run radio ads saying "Enjoy amazing 4G speeds on Verizon's network, but only in voxigenboy's general area" ?
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Where in north county? In Oceanside and no 4g yet.
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I'm in Carlsbad (92008) but also tested in Oceanside (92054). 4G all the way.
the radio I'm using is that newer 9## one.. its not the MR 3.5
there was a link to it in that sense 3.5 look-a-like rom thread.
oddly enough, even though Oceanside is closer to the towers I've been getting a stronger signal in Carlsbad. for instance, that Angelo's Burgers in South O, I used to get full 3G reception there.. now on 4G the signal there sucks.
then the Carlsbad library on CVB, it used to have a ****ty 3G signal... now the 4G there is very strong.
Weird, I'm on the fringe of Oceanside but I haven't noticed 4g anywhere i've been. Even downtown. Seen it in some parts of Carlsbad but haven't been around there too recently.
4g seems weird. I am in a strong 4g area but do not get it at my house but do at the station about 2 miles down the road I do.
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Odds are, they're simply turning it on tower by tower or possibly just testing it. Until it's fully up and running, do NOT expect VZW to say they have 4G in your area or update their online maps.
Should they run radio ads saying "Enjoy amazing 4G speeds on Verizon's network, but only in voxigenboy's general area" ?
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^What he said. 4G came and went for about 3 weeks in Indy before it was officially here.
Im disappointed, I live about 45 mins outside of Savannah Georgia, and still no LTE... Only place I pick it up is when I head to Jacksonville/St Augustine area... ISO my LTE
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There's still no LTE in 92056, 92058, 92057 or anywhere else in Oceanside. Maybe they were just testing it. Vista, Fallbrook and Camp Pendleton still dont have it either. I noticed that Verizon recently lit up all of Riverside County west of the mountains but it seems like they are doing a poor job in San Diego. They are adding one or two cities at a time. Hopefully, that Riverside County crew will move into our area and show the lazy San Diego Verizon workers how to upgrade a network.
You guys are complaining I am in NJ in the state of Verizon's headquters and we have up north and heading toward phillips that's it and in every time they turn on more radios never do they mention NJ so I am thinking 2013
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Is there anywway to do this? I am right on the edge of 3g and LTE service and it keeps bouncing back and forth. I dont think you can, but thought I would check with you guys as well.
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Is there anywway to do this? I am right on the edge of 3g and LTE service and it keeps bouncing back and forth. I dont think you can, but thought I would check with you guys as well.
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try dialing *#*#4636#*#* and click phone info and set mode to lte only
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try dialing *#*#4636#*#* and click phone info and set mode to lte only
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does this code still work or did they switch to a new one with jellybean?
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does this code still work or did they switch to a new one with jellybean?
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The code should still work. Its a general testing code for most, if not all, android phones. The settings may vary.
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The code should still work. Its a general testing code for most, if not all, android phones. The settings may vary.
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I verified that it works still... forcing LTE though, not so much.
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I verified that it works still... forcing LTE though, not so much.
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If your phone doesn't connect to LTE by simply cycling through Airplane mode, don't expect forcing LTE mode to connect either. All Force LTE does is disable every connection except LTE ones.
If you live in fringe LTE coverage, and your phone bounces back and forth, your best bet is to disable LTE for the time being.
Source: The office I work in was in the same situation a couple months ago. All of us with Sprint LTE phones learned the hard way that this is the solution.
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If you live in fringe LTE coverage, and your phone bounces back and forth, your best bet is to disable LTE for the time being.
Source: The office I work in was in the same situation a couple months ago. All of us with Sprint LTE phones learned the hard way that this is the solution.
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You could buy a signal booster? They work really well in doors. Sprints 1900mhz LTE has trouble penetrating buildings but it gets good area and distance coverage. In a few years when they roll out the 800mhz LTE they will get building penetration as well.
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You could buy a signal booster? They work really well in doors. Sprints 1900mhz LTE has trouble penetrating buildings but it gets good area and distance coverage. In a few years when they roll out the 800mhz LTE they will get building penetration as well.
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I would not recommend buying a signal booster. The reason people are in the edge of an LTE signal is because a tower further away has been upgraded, whereas the closer 3G tower doesn't have upgrades. Hence, you connect to 1x Voice to the closer tower, but LTE on the one further away. I would just wait it out. eventually you will get LTE when your closest tower is upgraded.
FinntheViking said:
If you live in fringe LTE coverage, and your phone bounces back and forth, your best bet is to disable LTE for the time being.
Source: The office I work in was in the same situation a couple months ago. All of us with Sprint LTE phones learned the hard way that this is the solution.
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zodiac12345 said:
I would not recommend buying a signal booster. The reason people are in the edge of an LTE signal is because a tower further away has been upgraded, whereas the closer 3G tower doesn't have upgrades. Hence, you connect to 1x Voice to the closer tower, but LTE on the one further away. I would just wait it out. eventually you will get LTE when your closest tower is upgraded.
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I don't think you know what you're talking about. I have seen signal boosters used on log cabins deep in the mountains and gain full bars of 4g LTE service when there is no service whatsoever available outside of the booster zone. They work. Period. Just not the cheap models. Here - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NQ2GSW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3SPLR0MSOYZ8O
matt2k12 said:
I don't think you know what you're talking about. I have seen signal boosters used on log cabins deep in the mountains and gain full bars of 4g LTE service when there is no service whatsoever available outside of the booster zone. They work. Period. Just not the cheap models. Here - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NQ2GSW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3SPLR0MSOYZ8O
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I never said that signal boosters don't work. But the cost of them is not worth it. Paying $350 for a booster, just why? I could see it being worth it in a rural area when Sprint doesn't have many towers and no intention to build more, but in an urban area it is pointless. I was to understand that the OP didn't have 4G service at his workplace, or did but it was pulling in 0 to 1 bars (over -100 dBm). But, at his workplace, he has perfect 3G signal because there is a tower closer that doesn't have 4G service yet. So why buy a booster, spending $350 on something that will fix itself in the coming months.
Point of the story, if you have great 3G signal where you are, DO NOT BUY A BOOSTER. You will get 4G eventually. If you do not have great 3G signal, don't expect to get great 4G signal either. If you don't have great 3G signal in a rural area, the booster will help.
Another thing to note, if you live in an area right between two towers, or at the edge of signal. It may be worth giving a call to Sprint and saying you don't have service in your home. They may send you an Airave. This thing works basically by using your home internet connection to create a router for Sprint phones. The phones will use the "router" for voice and texting, and data as well. It essentially gives you a small tower in your home. The catch on this is that prior to Softbank's purchase of Sprint, Sprint sent these things out to anyone. Calling and complaining to Sprint about poor coverage would yield them sending you an Airave. Now, you must pay $200 for this device of you have between 1 and 3 lines. If, however, you have 4 lines on the Sprint account, you may get it for free.
zodiac12345 said:
I never said that signal boosters don't work. But the cost of them is not worth it. Paying $350 for a booster, just why? I could see it being worth it in a rural area when Sprint doesn't have many towers and no intention to build more, but in an urban area it is pointless. I was to understand that the OP didn't have 4G service at his workplace, or did but it was pulling in 0 to 1 bars (over -100 dBm). But, at his workplace, he has perfect 3G signal because there is a tower closer that doesn't have 4G service yet. So why buy a booster, spending $350 on something that will fix itself in the coming months.
Point of the story, if you have great 3G signal where you are, DO NOT BUY A BOOSTER. You will get 4G eventually. If you do not have great 3G signal, don't expect to get great 4G signal either. If you don't have great 3G signal in a rural area, the booster will help.
Another thing to note, if you live in an area right between two towers, or at the edge of signal. It may be worth giving a call to Sprint and saying you don't have service in your home. They may send you an Airave. This thing works basically by using your home internet connection to create a router for Sprint phones. The phones will use the "router" for voice and texting, and data as well. It essentially gives you a small tower in your home. The catch on this is that prior to Softbank's purchase of Sprint, Sprint sent these things out to anyone. Calling and complaining to Sprint about poor coverage would yield them sending you an Airave. Now, you must pay $200 for this device of you have between 1 and 3 lines. If, however, you have 4 lines on the Sprint account, you may get it for free.
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Heres the thing - Even with good coverage outside, 4G LTE on 1900 mhz spectrum has difficulty penetrating buildings. Doesnt matter the towers. 800 mhz spectrum is only in its infancy and 800 mhz will never be compatible with our current phone model of choice the MPQ with a slide out keyboard.
For less than the price of a new phone you can boost your signal to receive the 1900 mhz LTE indoors. I'm not getting a new phone unless it has a slide out keyboard and it looks like thats not happening any time soon. So for someone who wants LTE on the MPQ indoors, a signal booster is highly economical. Not to mention for consumers that cut the cable and internet bills and use mobile broadband hotspots for all their home entertainment needs. That one booster can save you the $150 month cable/internet bill for perpetuity. It pays for itself in 3 months.
In short- 4G LTE is here but its building penetration is disappointing and to get on the 800mhz band you need to buy new hardware (phone) anyways at an undetermined future date.
Sprint Sucks!!!
Just saying.
Sent from my XT897 using xda premium
matt2k12 said:
does this code still work or did they switch to a new one with jellybean?
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Still works on my nexus 5