AR 4G LTE Markets

**One Radical Dude** · 07-26-2012, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by kingoftherapids

anyone notice any updates today?

I've heard nothing. Also, I'm still out of state, so I don't know of anything going on where I live from personal experience.

**aparker2005** · 07-26-2012, 08:46 PM

I noticed Camdens 4g is very spotty. El Dorado has a full connection the entire time I'm down there. When and if Hampton gets it Ill be a happy person.

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**kingoftherapids** · 07-27-2012, 08:50 AM

i am pretty sure i had it a pretty decent ways down highway 70 last night between benton and hot springs. hot springs is still 3g though

**One Radical Dude** · 07-30-2012, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by kingoftherapids

i am pretty sure i had it a pretty decent ways down highway 70 last night between benton and hot springs. hot springs is still 3g though

I just got back from my Western trip, and it appears that all of Benton has LTE. I went through Interstate 30, and LTE is dropped right around Exit 106. So, still no LTE love for Malvern, either. (sighs) Not really surprised, but still.

**sully1541** · 07-30-2012, 11:00 PM

Union, MO has it....finally.

Just got home, and the wife says "what's this 4glte thing where the 3g thing was?"

**redsoxboi21** · 07-31-2012, 01:57 PM

Hot Springs has 4G LTE now!

**One Radical Dude** · 07-31-2012, 02:34 PM

Congrats to Hot Springs! Unfortunately, no change where I am.

**redsoxboi21** · 07-31-2012, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by One Radical Dude

Congrats to Hot Springs! Unfortunately, no change where I am.

Where are you? (Sorry I haven't been following the thread very much)

**One Radical Dude** · 07-31-2012, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by redsoxboi21

Where are you? (Sorry I haven't been following the thread very much)

Malvern. I live about 14-15 miles south and east of Hot Springs. The closest LTE signal I get is right near Exit 106 (about 6-8 miles).

**redsoxboi21** · 07-31-2012, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by One Radical Dude

Malvern. I live about 14-15 miles south and east of Hot Springs. The closest LTE signal I get is right near Exit 106 (about 6-8 miles).

Oh I see, I wonder what tower we are getting LTE off of here in Hot Springs. If we have our own tower, I would think that Malvern would have LTE too.

**palmdroid1** · 07-31-2012, 04:25 PM

I'm loving the LTE here, the only thing wrong is the ping times...The lowest I've gotten was in the high 80's, usually 95-150 which seems really high for LTE. The latency hasn't really improved over 3G, as I usually averaged 85-100 on 3G.

I hope they get to you in Malvern really soon! It couldn't be too much longer since they're getting it all around you.

**One Radical Dude** · 07-31-2012, 05:10 PM

They better get with it soon, because I may have to drop my service due to cost and and not having much money now (looking for work and looking to do freelancing for the time being).

**One Radical Dude** · 07-31-2012, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by redsoxboi21

Oh I see, I wonder what tower we are getting LTE off of here in Hot Springs. If we have our own tower, I would think that Malvern would have LTE too.

Can you say what part of Hot Springs you're at (or what businesses you're closest to)? I know where some of Verizon's antennas go on the cell sites in the area.

**redsoxboi21** · 07-31-2012, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by One Radical Dude

Can you say what part of Hot Springs you're at (or what businesses you're closest to)? I know where some of Verizon's antennas go on the cell sites in the area.

I am on the south side. Not really close to a business but I am like right next to Carpenter Dam. But I was getting great 4G connectivity all throughout town (Specifically he Verizon Store is on Central, which is by where I work ). At my house though the 4G is spotty, It will connect and disconnect from LTE.

**One Radical Dude** · 08-01-2012, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by redsoxboi21

I am on the south side. Not really close to a business but I am like right next to Carpenter Dam. But I was getting great 4G connectivity all throughout town (Specifically he Verizon Store is on Central, which is by where I work ). At my house though the 4G is spotty, It will connect and disconnect from LTE.

The closest sites I know of that have VZW antennas could be one on Golf Links Rd, Malvern Rd./MLK Expressway, and one on Central Ave near Olive Garden.

**MoonDogg98** · 08-04-2012, 11:15 AM

What kind of speeds you getting on VZW LTE? I have att/ST and live right off Malvern ave 1 mile before the county line in Garland county.

**One Radical Dude** · 08-04-2012, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by palmdroid1

I'm loving the LTE here, the only thing wrong is the ping times...The lowest I've gotten was in the high 80's, usually 95-150 which seems really high for LTE. The latency hasn't really improved over 3G, as I usually averaged 85-100 on 3G.

I hope they get to you in Malvern really soon! It couldn't be too much longer since they're getting it all around you.

I have to wonder if part of it has to do with the local servers. I've picked some servers from out of state, and I get better pings than I do for any of the Little Rock servers.

**redsoxboi21** · 08-07-2012, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by MoonDogg98

What kind of speeds you getting on VZW LTE? I have att/ST and live right off Malvern ave 1 mile before the county line in Garland county.

I am getting about 20-25 Mbps in town... At my house I'm getting like 4-5 cause I am on the VERY edge. At my house it switches from 4G to 3G constantly.

**palmdroid1** · 08-08-2012, 08:40 AM

With 3G, pinging the Bixby, OK server gave me the best pings. Have dropped below 80, before. With 4G, that same server gives me 160+ pings. The Memphis server seems to have the lowest ping over LTE from my location.
My average speeds are 20-30 during the day, till later. After midnight and before 7 a.m., I get between 30 and 40 down. Uploads between 8 and 16. It also helps that I'm in direct line of sight with the tower, from a little over 2 blocks away.

**One Radical Dude** · 08-09-2012, 02:32 PM

It's possible that parts of Benton were just testing LTE. I was at Walmart and Kroger last night, and it fell back to 3G and couldn't get LTE to work. I know it was working last week in the same locations.

**Gu1l7y5p4rk** · 08-11-2012, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by One Radical Dude

It's possible that parts of Benton were just testing LTE. I was at Walmart and Kroger last night, and it fell back to 3G and couldn't get LTE to work. I know it was working last week in the same locations.

I'm in Haskell just outside of Benton, and have noticed 4g and 3g drops and/or speed fluctuations for a couple days. Maybe Malvern is getting lte soon?

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**One Radical Dude** · 08-16-2012, 03:22 AM

Officially, Texarkana, Fouke, Hot Springs, and points from Bald Knob to Batesville are among the cities that are included in the LTE zone this month.

**palmdroid1** · 09-18-2012, 08:43 AM

Been a while since anyone posted here. I took a trip over to the Mountain Home area this past weekend, and pleased to say they've turned on LTE there. I had it everywhere I went around the lake, as well as in Henderson, Mountain Home, Cotter, and Gassville. The VZW coverage map, just like in my area, doesn't show LTE coverage, but it's there!

I wonder how many towns have it that aren't listed or on the map. If I was dumping billions of dollars on a nationwide network upgrade, I'd want my coverage maps to show it in real time...ya know...bragging rights! Oh well, just glad that I have it.

**One Radical Dude** · 09-18-2012, 03:12 PM

That's good to know. I still get 3G only in my city.

**One Radical Dude** · 09-20-2012, 03:23 AM

Looks like more of the state has LTE coverage. Obviously, I knew Benton was covered. Sheridan, Forrest City, Brinkley, Wynne, more areas along Interstate 40, and more places in North AR. That's great news for those areas. I'm still wondering when it's going to cover my city.