data speeds on sprint galaxy nexus

[Paul627g]

Nice to see areas are lit up. Shows good on Sprint's part. I'm sure there are other areas that could be active too and just haven't been reported. I know I've read Indiana was supposed to be LTE ready and been powered up for some time. Currently they are working my area, Chicago and suburbs of Illinois which I know is a huge undertaking...

If Sprint can get some good coverage going on this LTE they should really start to make a run at Big Red & AT & T and might finally see some real return on their investments by drawing in more and more new customers as word gets out.

 

[Chris]

Probably because he's likely the only person in that area that's even on Sprint's lte right now. Question is what's it gonna look like in 2 months... that's pretty low for no one being on. VZW was posting 30-50 meg speeds early on. Not a great sign IMO.

Verizon LTE can still get that. Of course they're using more spectrum too.

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[Droid800]

Probably because he's likely the only person in that area that's even on Sprint's lte right now. Question is what's it gonna look like in 2 months... that's pretty low for no one being on. VZW was posting 30-50 meg speeds early on. Not a great sign IMO.

It doesn't mean anything at all. The network is not in its final state of tune and they probably have speeds capped just in case. When Verizon rolls out 4g to new cities and its still being tested their speeds are about the same as that.

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[anon62607]

This on verizon

I'm not sure if the verizon RSSI (in bars) maps directly to the sprint one, but here at home I generally get two "bars" (whatever that means in dbm and eo/en) and that was similar to the sprint score I was comparing to above. I do get 40+ mbps in airports late at night occasionally)

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[irev210]

Probably because he's likely the only person in that area that's even on Sprint's lte right now. Question is what's it gonna look like in 2 months... that's pretty low for no one being on. VZW was posting 30-50 meg speeds early on. Not a great sign IMO.

Verizon has max speeds of about 73 mbit or so. Sprint is deploying (to start) with half the spectrum (but more cells), so max sprint speed is about 35mbit. Both have future plans to add more spectrum to their LTE portfolio as time goes on.

I don't think you can:

A) Take one speedtest result and assume how the entire network will perform
B) Take VZN who has just under 90 million postpaid subscribers and compare that to Sprint which has under 30 million.

Why don't you wait two more months and see how launched markets perform. Is it going to have max speeds like Verizon does? Not now... maybe in 2013 when Sprint adds additional spectrum.

Will average speeds be competitive with AT&T and Verizon? Yes, they will.

 

[brownhornet]

I'm skeptical because Sprint is known for cutting corners when it comes to things like this...basically. I'm not even hoping for their speeds to be faster than VZW, I already know that's not likely. I just hope they make em decent.

 

[milan03]

Verizon's Galaxy Nexus can max out 10Mhz channel on a good day:

Considering that Sprint is running 5x5Mhz, and their LTE network is virtually empty, you should be seeing speeds in the high 30's all day long.

 

[JayWill]

Verizon's Galaxy Nexus can max out 10Mhz channel on a good day:

Wow! Did you climb the tower, disconnect all other users from it, tape your phone to an antennae and hit the "Begin Test" button?

 

[milan03]

Wow! Did you climb the tower, disconnect all other users from it, tape your phone to an antennae and hit the "Begin Test" button?

lol no it's the way Verizon blanketed NYC with DAS on almost every block, so your user experience doesn't change much if you're on the go. They have small cells in all kinds of businesses, hotel entrances, poles, and fiber is already there.

 

[perf_white_gt]

Damn Verizon lol

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[irev210]

lol no it's the way Verizon blanketed NYC with DAS on almost every block, so your user experience doesn't change much if you're on the go. They have small cells in all kinds of businesses, hotel entrances, poles, and fiber is already there.

This is a very large exaggeration. You make it seem like VZN 4G LTE speeds are a lot better than they really are (which either way you look at it, are still very good). You are showing max speeds possible - NOT what people will actually get. Stop making it seem like 70mbit is all over NYC.

PC World just tested 4G LTE in NYC and the results are NOT 70mbit.

Another metric:
Solving the LTE Puzzle: Comparing LTE Performance — Tech News and Analysis

Combining our test results from all 15 markets, AT&T’s LTE service averaged a download speed of 17.4 Mbps, while Verizon averaged 15.2 Mbps.


It's awesome that you can post speeds that fast - but lets call it what it is - a max theoretical test that shows how awesome 4G LTE is. I mean, the only reason why AT&T beat VZN is because their network is less loaded.

 

[milan03]

This is a very large exaggeration. You make it seem like VZN 4G LTE speeds are a lot better than they really are (which either way you look at it, are still very good). You are showing max speeds possible - NOT what people will actually get. Stop making it seem like 70mbit is all over NYC.

PC World just tested 4G LTE in NYC and the results are NOT 70mbit.

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Another metric:
Solving the LTE Puzzle: Comparing LTE Performance — Tech News and Analysis

Combining our test results from all 15 markets, AT&T’s LTE service averaged a download speed of 17.4 Mbps, while Verizon averaged 15.2 Mbps.


It's awesome that you can post speeds that fast - but lets call it what it is - a max theoretical test that shows how awesome 4G LTE is. I mean, the only reason why AT&T beat VZN is because their network is less loaded.

Does "Verizon's Galaxy Nexus can max out 10Mhz channel on a good day" mean 70mbps every day, all day long to you? Why are you getting all worked up for no reason? These are the peak download speeds achieved in a user level environment, in a year old commercial NYC LTE market, on a user equipment, in this case Verizon Galaxy Nexus.

 

[thoughthalo]

Man.. sprint speeds do suck sometimes. I got the below dismal speeds at work just now :thumbdown::banghead:
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[irev210]

Does "Verizon's Galaxy Nexus can max out 10Mhz channel on a good day" mean 70mbps every day, all day long to you? Why are you getting all worked up for no reason? These are the peak download speeds achieved in a user level environment, in a year old commercial NYC LTE market, on a user equipment, in this case Verizon Galaxy Nexus.

No but in RE to this:

Originally Posted by JayWill72 View Post
Wow! Did you climb the tower, disconnect all other users from it, tape your phone to an antennae and hit the "Begin Test" button?
lol no it's the way Verizon blanketed NYC with DAS on almost every block, so your user experience doesn't change much if you're on the go. They have small cells in all kinds of businesses, hotel entrances, poles, and fiber is already there.

You make it sound like it's that fast everywhere... which it is not. Fast? Yes. Capable of 70mbits on a good day? yes. Are those typical speeds? No, of course not. Your user experience changes a TON going from 70mbit to 5mbit


Obviously both are blazing fast, just want to make sure people don't expect 70mbit speeds that's all.

 

[scoobdude]

Right now data speeds for me are zero unles i am on wifi. Apparently there is a nationwide ticket cause these phones will not update correctly (profile or prl). My area says it should resolved around 3am. My area is also a 1stvroll out area for lte (austin)

 

[perf_white_gt]

I can't wait till roll out in houston

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[milan03]

No but in RE to this:



You make it sound like it's that fast everywhere... which it is not. Fast? Yes. Capable of 70mbits on a good day? yes. Are those typical speeds? No, of course not. Your user experience changes a TON going from 70mbit to 5mbit


Obviously both are blazing fast, just want to make sure people don't expect 70mbit speeds that's all.

I was talking about user experience not necessarily the speed itself being fast everywhere. You hardly ever get dropped service, and dead zones in Manhattan on Verizon's LTE due to the serious cell density I was referring to.
Again, my screenshot represents peak download speeds on Verizon's year old commercial LTE network, maxing out 10Mhz channel in New York City, using my own stock Galaxy Nexus.

 

[grimduk]

Isn't the sprint LTE starting out on the 1900mhz network ( the slower connection) then opening the 800mhz network later ( the faster of the networks) so it would seem right that the speeds are less then Verizon's but I will wait sprint out then pay all that money just to get couple of mbps but that is just me

 

[eric3316]

Isn't the sprint LTE starting out on the 1900mhz network ( the slower connection) then opening the 800mhz network later ( the faster of the networks) so it would seem right that the speeds are less then Verizon's but I will wait sprint out then pay all that money just to get couple of mbps but that is just me

I might be wrong but I do not believe the spectrum is connected with the speed. It is more related to distance and building penetration. Someone correct me if I am wrong...

Anyway, the true speed test to see how Sprints LTE network will work is when they actually have people using it. As long as you can pull speeds of at least 4-5mbs a second, anything faster is just for benchmarks. You can stream HD vids and such without a problem at those speeds.

I would be more worried about the roll out and how many markets Sprint can roll out in the quickest time. That is where it will count.

That is the great thing about Verizon's network right now. Not that you just get great speeds, but whenever you look at your phone it usually says 4G.

 

[gabbott]

Actually at 1900 they will have more available bandwidth than at 800, but the lower frequency will have better penetration and range.

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