When LTE in Philly?

[pcguys]

I was chatting with my S3 Philly friend today, and was shocked he still is running on 3G.

When it is coming to Philly?

This seems outrageous to have such an awesome phone running on such a terrible 3G network.

(Glad I switched to AT&T: just clocked 41 megs down, 15 megs up) on my speedtest.net

Thx for any guesses on the E.T.A. for L.T.E

Mike

 

[friedtators]

Google is great

AT&T 4G LTE Coming To Meridian/Philadelphia This Summer (m.bwwgeeksworld.com)

 

[pcguys]

Google is great, but I was asking about Sprint's LTE

I did some googling but didn't see anything other than people from 6 months ago saying it was coming in like 2 weeks.

Mike

 

[Super Dave426]

It is in Philly, has the phone been switched in Settings > More Settings > Mobile Networks > LTE, CDMA and something else, I am going from memory my phone is off. You can check this map to show you how saturated 4G is in Philly, I get great speeds, hit 18 down at Longwood Gardens even.

Coverage Maps | 4G - USA - Sprint | Sensorly

 

[pcguys]

Thanks David, that was very helpful. It turns out his settings were indeed correct. (LTE/CDMA was set as preferred). The problem is that sprint's philly 4g is VERY SPOTTY. When Philly went LTE for ATT, it extended well into Jersey. Take a look at sprint's map:

 

[EndlessDissent]

Thanks David, that was very helpful. It turns out his settings were indeed correct. (LTE/CDMA was set as preferred). The problem is that sprint's philly 4g is VERY SPOTTY. When Philly went LTE for ATT, it extended well into Jersey. Take a look at sprint's map:

It's still rolling out. LTE upgrades aren't finished yet. When they are, coverage should be pretty solid. I get LTE everywhere I go now that Chicago is almost done.

Also, that map is not a definitive coverage map. It only shows LTE where someone running the Sensorly app has mapped it. It's more accurate than the official Sprint coverage maps, but it's still not perfect.

 

[Joe monahan]

So now that Philly has officially launched why is the 4g I'm getting slower than ever before? Yesterday i got .02 on speedtest near horsham

 

[Super Dave426]

I have the same issue, I am working in 19124 and was getting 10 to 18 Mbps down until 2 weeks ago Monday, I am now getting 0.12 down, but I get 7 Mbps up. Now if I can figure out how to stream Slacker up! Sprint claimed last week they were upgrading the tower that I am closest to, but who knows what the excuse is this week.

 

[Craig Rogers]

Well, as most of you should know, you get what you pay for. Sprint, even with LTE, will not have amazing speeds. If it's honestly a problem for you, upgrade to AT&T or Verizon.

Sent from my wonderful completely customized galaxy s3 running CyanogenMod 10.1.2

 

[Super Dave426]

I don't need amazing for a phone I need good and steady. Sitting here right now I just pulled into the parking lot for work and I am getting 8 Mbps down, more than enough everything loads instantly. Now if it stays that way throughout the day I will be happy.