I just rode the lightning..

[nyry]

So i came early for a concert in nassau coliseum in uniondale,ny and i realised that there is 4G LTE on the outskirts, so i tried to turn on my radio for LTE, and all i have to say is wow. In a STEEL roof stadium, where i get no 3G usually, i get LTE loud and clear. And even on the outskirts of the tower reception, i get 15Mb/s up and 3Mb/s down. Thank you verizon! Youtube in hq? In the snap of your fingers? Music mp3 files? Instant. This website? 2 secs, and done. I cant wait till it comes to east LI in a few months!

 

[broadwayblues]

Good thing you were at that dump for a concert and not an Islanders game.

 

[zog1977]

oh that was mean......lol

 

[blackmannx#AC]

Just had to post because I liked the title of the thread.. Glad U got to enjoy the LTE network and that amazing building penetration is due to that ultra low freq... got to love 700Mhz!!

 

[marcsledjeski]

nyry, have you heard specific details of when LTE is coming to the rest of LI? I'm out in Suffolk and can't wait myself!

 

[nkd]

Great but LTE doesn't seem to penetrate my house. 3g always works but 4g is crappy at my house. verizon tells me its fine in my area since I am in the dead center of 4g map, but have to switch to 3g at home. I have submitted two tickets with no resolutions. Worst customer support ever, so I just stopped trying. However 4g works great at work and school. However I don't get service at lower level in school, or some parts of the 6 story building. While the iphone 4 that I had was off the hook when it came to signal quality, that think worked everywhere.

 

[nyry]

Good thing you were at that dump for a concert and not an Islanders game.

LOL yeah, i got dragged along by a friend of mine, trust me, not even close to what i would have chosen!

 

[nyry]

nyry, have you heard specific details of when LTE is coming to the rest of LI? I'm out in Suffolk and can't wait myself!

well, when i got the phone, the rep told me they have active plans in covering SK within 6-8 months, and that its currently at farmingdale, and working its way east. SO, to test the extent of LTE on LI, on my trip back, i kept doing speed tests, and the LTE connection never got slower at any point, but it DID stop at westbury all together. hope that helps

 

[nyry]

Great but LTE doesn't seem to penetrate my house. 3g always works but 4g is crappy at my house. verizon tells me its fine in my area since I am in the dead center of 4g map, but have to switch to 3g at home. I have submitted two tickets with no resolutions. Worst customer support ever, so I just stopped trying. However 4g works great at work and school. However I don't get service at lower level in school, or some parts of the 6 story building. While the iphone 4 that I had was off the hook when it came to signal quality, that think worked everywhere.

I've actually heard something like this a while back, but with 3G. From what i heard, it has something to do with distance, if you're too CLOSE to the tower, you will get the same "effect" as if you were in a fringe area. Personally, i'm on the fence about someone stating this, but i would do some research on that.