Hey Thunderbolt users! I currently have a Droid Incredible and my upgrade is due in 3 weeks. I was thinking of getting a 4G device and the Thunderbolt would have to be the best out and I don't care for the Bionic. I hate Motorola.
Anyway, I was wondering if there was a Thunderbolt user in the Arlington/Mansfield, TX area that could tell me about the 4G coverage. Is it spotty, slow, etc? I know Dallas/Ft. Worth has 4G coverage (and extended signal areas according to the verizon website), but I don't think I live close enough reach just the Dallas/Ft. Worth signal.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you don't have 4G yet wait for the HTC vigor to come. It's gonna blow the thunderbolt away.
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I'm trying to find out if my area is covered or not and I think I'm waiting for the vigor anyway. I guess I'll just have to go ask the Verizon guys this week. Do you happen to know when the vigor is colony out? I heard fall, but you know rumors.
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That's about as much as I know. :/
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Thanks for the help nonetheless. It's nice to get an actual response rather than seeing that views number go up. Lol
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Yes you will get 4g coverage in that area.
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I live right on the boarder of those two cities and I get great 4G. So you should be set. Although I can't guarantee anything if you live out in the far depths of Mansfield.
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JBO1018 said:
I live right on the boarder of those two cities and I get great 4G. So you should be set. Although I can't guarantee anything if you live out in the far depths of Mansfield.
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Thanks so much. I have friends who have Sprint 4G here, but I wasn't sure about Verizon.
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Yes you will get 4g coverage in that area.
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Thanks very much for the info.
Yeah... great 4g here in 76002
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yakitori2 said:
Yeah... great 4g here in 76002
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Sweet. I live right on the border of Arlington/Mansfield, so I'm regularly in both the 76001 and 76063 areas.
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Zalatorisaurus said:
Sweet. I live right on the border of Arlington/Mansfield, so I'm regularly in both the 76001 and 76063 areas.
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Oh yeah...youre good for sure as far as 4g goes. I even get 4g all the way out to 20 and 35 in ft worth. Its a strong signal out there in Arlington area...at least for me it is. Im rooted with the MR2x radio, but even stock before rooting was good signal.
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Oh yeah...youre good for sure as far as 4g goes. I even get 4g all the way out to 20 and 35 in ft worth. Its a strong signal out there in Arlington area...at least for me it is. Im rooted with the MR2x radio, but even stock before rooting was good signal.
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Sweet. I go up 20 all the time for the airport and rent a car. I should be set for 4G.
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I get 4G basically from Dallas to just east of Aledo, and from Lake Worth area (820 and Jacksboro) down to Ball Park and 30 in Arlington. Haven't gone much further south than that while looking though.
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I get 4G basically from Dallas to just east of Aledo, and from Lake Worth area (820 and Jacksboro) down to Ball Park and 30 in Arlington. Haven't gone much further south than that while looking though.
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Dang. Lol. That should cover me pretty good. Thanks, man.
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Zalatorisaurus said:
Dang. Lol. That should cover me pretty good. Thanks, man.
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No worries. There are a few 3G areas in there of course, but they're minimal at best.
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No worries. There are a few 3G areas in there of course, but they're minimal at best.
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I figured that's how it works everywhere. Sounds good to me though.
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They seem to be testing the LTE network here today for those of you that live here. 12MB download speeds for me.
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Maybe I'm immature but maybe you should change the title of this thread lol.
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Teasing LTE in SLUT? I'm just leaving it as that...
first thing i saw was SLUT. if i were you, i'd change the title.
Lol... Salt Lake, Utah... Ha. That's what we call ourselves here. I think it works out nicely lol.
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ajd88 said:
Maybe I'm immature but maybe you should change the title of this thread lol.
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HAHAHA I was just to say the same exact thing, I busted out laughing when I saw the title
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I hope they get it up in Provo soon.
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My mom's Charge is holding the 4G data connection just fine. My Thunderbolt is still dropping it... rather annoying.
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You will see periods of LTE in 4G areas that are scheduled to launch this year before it is fully turned on and announced i have seen this happen in Olympia WA as well which is the next scheduled area to launch this year for WA
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Breezer23 said:
My mom's Charge is holding the 4G data connection just fine. My Thunderbolt is still dropping it... rather annoying.
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switch your phone to LTE mode. mine rarely/never switches to LTE anywhere in my city, but when I set it to LTE mode it switches right away as long as there is coverage.
Weird weird! They must have only been testing a small area. Traveled (on Sunday) about 3 miles from my home and the 4G LTE connection was gone. By 10PM that same day it was gone altogether.
To JonKyu....nobody "gets it up" in Provo. The Mormons don't allow it.
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To JonKyu....nobody "gets it up" in Provo. The Mormons don't allow it.
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That's why everyone gets married early here, and believe me from what I've heard, kids here are just as screwed up as everywhere else lmao. If they don't get it up here I'll at least have it in in a few months when I move to NYC.
To JonKyu....nobody "gets it up" in Provo. The Mormons don't allow it.
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Ha ha ha I believe it new to slc from Atlanta place is kinda weird, but on the subject 4G is at and around the slc airport full fledged and I'm getting minor glimpses of it in west Jordan as well
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Unfortunately Mormons get it up too often which is why we have the youngest average age in the country
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Breezer23 said:
Unfortunately Mormons get it up too often which is why we have the youngest average age in the country
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Maybe they don't make more babies, they just kill off old people...
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Maybe they don't make more babies, they just kill off old people...
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That's a good idea!
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Dangle that carrot...
Yeah, I got 2 diff. 4G connections near State and Main that lasted between 3-4 mins going North, then south, I guess they are doing the Pavlov shuffle... dB-)
I was excited to see the 4G icon, so I called Verizon to confirm that it is permanent and not just a test. So far, been getting amazing speeds. 7 mbps down, 2 mbps up.
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mine popped up at 6 i went in the gym with gym and when i started working out i had 4g. ran speedtest and got 19m that could be dangerous
I was waiting for it to kick in today. But Verizon surprised me with the turn on a day early. Woot. Loving the speed boost for sure.
Im glad my fellow Ohians are catching up to the west of me
Well it is great to hear that 4g is finally avail to different company besides tmobile in the miami valley i hope you guys enjoy but hey once you blow up your contract with data overages and need an out come c me for cricket
What areas of Dayton at you getting the hookup? My parents live in Germantown so I highly doubt I'll get anything when visiting but I'm curious to know if it's just the city limits or surrounding areas as well. I live in Columbus but can get 4G at work in Dublin/Hilliard too.
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Well it is great to hear that 4g is finally avail to different company besides tmobile in the miami valley i hope you guys enjoy but hey once you blow up your contract with data overages and need an out come c me for cricket
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Yeah we have this thing called Unlimited data so kiss our ass, mmkay.
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Yeah we have this thing called Unlimited data so kiss our ass, mmkay.
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i also hear if you go over a certain speed you get charged $75 so read ur 4g contract carefully cuz guess what i have unlimited net for $45 a month and no mins
I'm gonna be in Sidney all next weekend...will see if the signal can go that far.
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I'm gonna be in Sidney all next weekend...will see if the signal can go that far.
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Doubt it.
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obededom said:
I'm gonna be in Sidney all next weekend...will see if the signal can go that far.
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I was in Troy/Piqua yesterday. Sorry no yummy 4G lovin' up that far. Ironically, the wife and I both had to restart our phones when we came back to Dayton before they would resume 4G service. Hopefully the next bug fix will resolve that.
I'm in the Cincinnati Hamilton area, had 4g since day 1. Glad to see Dayton join [email protected] dexter, I have an extra t- bolt laying around I been wanting to try to flash to cricket. If you dont mind getting ahold of me for a how to that would be great, if not that's cool to.
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Well it is great to hear that 4g is finally avail to different company besides tmobile in the miami valley i hope you guys enjoy but hey once you blow up your contract with data overages and need an out come c me for cricket
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Dangerous Dave said:
I was in Troy/Piqua yesterday. Sorry no yummy 4G lovin' up that far. Ironically, the wife and I both had to restart our phones when we came back to Dayton before they would resume 4G service. Hopefully the next bug fix will resolve that.
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What radio are you using? I've had no problem with mr2
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I'm in the Cincinnati Hamilton area, had 4g since day 1. Glad to see Dayton join [email protected] dexter, I have an extra t- bolt laying around I been wanting to try to flash to cricket. If you dont mind getting ahold of me for a how to that would be great, if not that's cool to.
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you only get 1x internet on cricket if you flash over a thunderbolt. Not really worth it. It will be almost useless.
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Well I have an extra one to play with so I just was wondering.
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you only get 1x internet on cricket if you flash over a thunderbolt. Not really worth it. It will be almost useless.
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Get 4g at work in Miamisburg and school in Dayton. Getting about 13 down and 3 up.
My VZW CSR Told me that Ashtabula will get 4g sometime in December or January. Ashtabula is 50miles east of Cleveland.
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4G is great.
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What radio are you using? I've had no problem with mr2
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Both phones are bone stock unrooted with the latest greatest OTA.
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Which cities? I live in hazleton which is due for 4g on the 21st, and I haven't noticed the 4g tests periods at all yet
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Wilkes-Barre, PA is up and running since this morning. Here is hoping they don't turn it back off. It was on for a couple weeks before the announce date in the Allentown/Lehigh area also. I got 8mbps down on a quick test. Just upgraded the MIFI to a 4g MIFI too.
Scranton has been up since this morning... Nice speeds too..
Hopefully we can get some 4g love here in Western, PA as well.
Well I saw hazleton mentioned on the same bracket as wb/ scranton so I hope they just takin longer cuz its further east. How does the phone transition to 4g when on WiFi? Or you wouldn't notice cuz its not using WiFi instead of tower connections?
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Anyone happen to know if it will go as far east as Reading?
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4g just turned on in pardeesville tonight, which is on the outskirts of hazleton. Got 9.1 mbps down.
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Anyone happen to know if it will go as far east as Reading?
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Good to see someone else from my neck of the woods!
I remember Verizon saying they'd get to everyone by '13. They have it at my work in Paoli, but not in Exton...
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Woke up to a beautiful 4G icon.
Woo Hoo, finally get to use this phone, as designed.
Chattanooga too.
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Yup, Knoxville's lit up and super-fast! Loving it.
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Ugh, no love in Memphis. Not city-wide anyhow.
Great news! So Knoxville and Nashville both have 4g. Now if they could just get everything in between it would take care of me.
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Ugh, no love in Memphis. Not city-wide anyhow.
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this..still waiting.........sigh
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Woke up to a beautiful 4G icon. Woo Hoo, finally get to use this phone, as designed.
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Pretty damn awesome, isn't it
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I'm in Jonesboro AR. Jonesboro was one of the first places on Alltel to get EvDO back in the day. I guess Verizon has pretty much forgotten about Jonesboro AR.
Hell most if the cities surrounding Knoxville have it. Oak ridge for example.
They had actually turned it on at 2am Monday morning... I thought it was a test but it stayed on!! We weren't supposed to get it for a few more days too!
Best speed test I had was 20mbs down and 9mbs up.
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Yeah, I'm usually up around 5am weekdays and when I saw it on Monday I figured they were just testing, but it's been on ever since. Sweet nectar, sweet unlimited nectar.
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Morristown has 4g now too, I'm in Kingsport which isn't too far away. Waiting to see the glorious icon pop up.
Anyone know if cookeville is gonna get some love?
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Is there something to go by, an estimate at least, showing which cities will get it & when?
It is great here in knoxville 4LTE is great
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I called Verizon today to see if they could tell me when my area would get 4g. All the lady could tell me is "you aren't on the list yet but I can't put you on our email list. "
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googlemyahoo said:
Is there something to go by, an estimate at least, showing which cities will get it & when?
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They provided a list of who they said would get LTE by the end of 2011. Memphis was on the list. When I bought my Bolt, the salesman in Cordova told me that we'd have LTE by the end of June. LIAR! lol
I can guarantee however that you will get it when you get it. 100% sure of that.
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Woke up to a beautiful 4G icon.
Woo Hoo, finally get to use this phone, as designed.
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They should update their website. I just looked up coverage there to check a nearby city and their site doesn't show 4G in Knoxville yet.
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They should update their website. I just looked up coverage there to check a nearby city and their site doesn't show 4G in Knoxville yet.
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Well technically speaking Knoxville wasn't supposed to get 4G till the 21st, but my phone notification bars says different!
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googlemyahoo said:
Morristown has 4g now too, I'm in Kingsport which isn't too far away. Waiting to see the glorious icon pop up.
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Same here, I'm in Johnson city and trying to wait patiently as possible lol.
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Anyone in knoxville getting very slow speed on LTE? I'm not even breaking 2mb/s down...
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As stated, is anyone here currently using the GS3 on Verizon while in Washington DC? I'm wondering how the radio is along the Metro system as well.
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As stated, is anyone here currently using the GS3 on Verizon while in Washington DC? I'm wondering how the radio is along the Metro system as well.
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I'm in the DC area, haven't gotten to try my GS3 on the Metro (maybe tonight), but if it's anything like when I had my T-Mobile G2, the GS3 should work even better. In some of the busier stations my G2 would actually get full "4G" service, so I'm assuming that my Verizon GS3 would get full service as well since Verizon was already a working network in the Metro system well before they started adding cell stations for other carriers to work.
I'm in NOVA but travel to DC often, you shouldn't worry at all man. I get full 4g on the metro and mostly everywhere else in DC.
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I'm in NOVA but travel to DC often, you shouldn't worry at all man. I get full 4g on the metro and mostly everywhere else in DC.
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+1, I've had the DROID charge, htc rezound and now S3. Best 4G signal so far and I travel through dc, md and va.
Weird thing is the dbm score is not that great.. But areas where I never had 4g gives me 4g very consistently and I have literally not had 1 drop call since I got this phone (June 29th)
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+1, I've had the DROID charge, htc rezound and now S3. Best 4G signal so far and I travel through dc, md and va.
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Ahhh one of the few things I love about the tri state area.
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ali87va said:
Ahhh one of the few things I love about the tri state area.
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Guess the carriers know who they have to suck up to! :good:
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Guess the carriers know who they have to suck up to! :good:
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gotta love the residual effects of VZW pandering to the feds for those niiiiiiice contracts
Used mine up in DC a few days ago, 4G was perfect