Poor coverage 3G/4G

[rem_kujawa]

I'm not talking about 4G, I'm talking just 3G. My Evo is terrible compared to my pre on the same network.

 

[MNofsinger]

I have better coverage on the Evo so far. My Pre' would be on EVDO one second then 1X the next! Here at home I get full bars on the EVO and just got a couple on the Pre'.

 

[kinster02]

Nothing but full bars here with all my Sprint phones here in Hawaii, Sprint magic is strong in the land of Aloha and this coming from a native New yorker!

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

4G in most places is still in testing. Sprint/Clear have been throwing up 4G towers wherever possible just to get coverage; they haven't focused on the speed yet.

 

[DxTcmix]

Sprint is being very smart on how they are rolling out 4G, they will ramp the speeds up gradually. Instead of just letting it roll full speed ahead and have questionable results. Basically they didnt roll out 4G "at&t style" lol

 

[unixpsycho]

My Pre (both of them) will drop calls and data when the wind changed direction.

Havent had that problem yet on the EVO.

 

[schj98]

4G is working between 2 and 5 for me in Charlotte. It is highly variable though they seem to be working on it all the time I had a U300 before the EVO.

 

[fgkay]

Prior to purchase of my EVO I checked out the Sprint coverage for 4G in my area.

Sprint - Nationwide Coverage

I was pretty excited by what I found, with not only coverage in my area but I should be able to get a signal in a building as well.

Yeah, not so much. I can't even sniff a 4G signal walking around outside of my home, much less inside.
I was able to get 4G in Roanoke TX today so I know it works.

I has a sad.

Anyone else in the same boat?

Ditto @ my house in Baltimore. Coverage maps show me fully covered by 4G, but I can't get even a whiff -- inside or out. I just got back from a few days in Austin, TX where I purchased my EVO and it seemed like 4G was everywhere. This is BS.

 

[Jordus]

This is still a great 3G phone as it is. I would expect the 4G coverage to improve greatly in the next couple years.

If you remember, 3G was pretty much crap in its first year or so.

 

[reshp1]

I'm in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and 4g is pretty spotty. No reception in half the places I've tried, others I get full bars. I defintely notice better coverage outside vs inside.

 

[italianotampa]

I read somewhere that they upgrading the tower,s software soon and speeds will slowly increase the next couple of months.

 

[schj98]

What section of Charlotte are you getting that in? Also, I agree it is highly variable. It jumps around constantly.

Up around UNCC and all the way up to Concord.

 

[rem_kujawa]

Mine sits at 0-1 bars and maybe ill see a flash of signal every now and then.4G is out of the question. I will be returning to the Sprint store tomorrow night.

 

[cheebahawk1]

I'm in the suburbs of philly, n Sprint's map states full average, but I get one bar at most in the house.

Hoping my 4g connection will be great when I'm working in the city tomorrow. I'll report back.

 

[italianotampa]

Mine sits at 0-1 bars and maybe ill see a flash of signal every now and then.4G is out of the question. I will be returning to the Sprint store tomorrow night.

where do you live?

 

[rem_kujawa]

I live in MN, the odd thing is that my Palm Pre on the sprint Network worked fine. This one is not.

 

[cheebahawk1]

On my morning commute going into philly from the burns, & I have full 4g bars. Everything seems to be zippy.

Kind of bummed that 4G signal strength inside my home is subpar. But I knew based on reviews that 4G isn't good at penetrating buildings. Hopefully this is something Sprint can fix soon.

One thing I don't understand is if Sprint is sharing Clear's wimax why the Evo can't get signal inside buildings. My buddy's wireless adaptor gets great signal in my house. Any ideas?

UPDATE: this is hikarious, on my route there r several clear stores but my.4g sucks when I'm near them. Drops to poor or nothing.

 

[klamer]

On my morning commute going into philly from the burns, & I have full 4g bars. Everything seems to be zippy.

Kind of bummed that 4G signal strength inside my home is subpar. But I knew based on reviews that 4G isn't good at penetrating buildings. Hopefully this is something Sprint can fix soon.

One thing I don't understand is if Sprint is sharing Clear's wimax why the Evo can't get signal inside buildings. My buddy's wireless adaptor gets great signal in my house. Any ideas?

Wonder if this has anything to do with or connected to the sub-par Wi-Fi connections the Evo seems to be experiencing.

 

[clorenger]

I'm in downtown Sacramento and am having terrible connections problems inside buildings - and that's just on 3G.

This is sooooo disappointing. I'm a 10-year Sprint customer and have never had this issue before on the Treo and Centro phones in the same buildings.

 

[rem_kujawa]

I just went to the Sprint store to have my tested and it failed. I got my new back and now I'm up to 3-4 bars. I have not checked the wifi yet.