Thinking about HTC One but no LTE Sprint Coverage in Connecticut

[michaelp68]

I'm eligible for an upgrade shortly with Sprint and am considering the HTC One, but I live in Connecticut and Sprint does not have LTE coverage in the Hartford area or anywhere else in Connecticut.

I'm wondering if any of you with the HTCOne without LTE coverage can comment on your experiences. Thanks.

 

[newtotheone]

Have sprint with no 4g and it isn't to bad. I use lots of WiFi so that's why I went with sprints unlimited. I think the phone is fast enough to overcome the 3g service.

 

[scorpiodsu]

You may also fine some more help in the Sprint subforum.... good luck http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-htc-one/

 

[scooter7]

I guess it depends a lot on yourself. If I was you, I would ask myself the following questions. 1) How important is fast mobile data to me? 2) How is my area's 3G speeds? 3) Do I have access to WiFi in a lot of places?

For me I debated whether or not to give up 4G Wimax capabilities on my EVO 3D to get the One. Ultimately I decided that I could live with slower speeds for a while. The decision was made mainly with the fact that Denver has relatively good Sprint 3G speeds. I have WiFi at home, but find myself using the 3G most of the time at home, because I hate the annoying popup when there is no WiFi. I do find myself getting 1-1.5 mbs down and .5-1 up at both home and work on 3G. The only time I find myself missing the 4G greatly is when I'm at Coors Field as the 3G always is bogged down with all the people.

 

[nismo0886]

I am also in Denver and after a long talk with my wife we decided to stay with sprint even with no lte. We were seriously considering switching. But we rarely use data anyways so we decided to stay. And after getting the ONE after having a Motorola Photon I have noticed my 3g speeds increase a little.

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[miles4000]

In the same boat (NJ with no lte). Also Sprints 3G service in my area is so bad. But I'm mostly in office with WiFi all day.

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[aquatichedgehog]

No LTE in Seattle either (although sprint claims soon). Switching from a photon 4G I don't miss wimax at all, although I found it generally so bad as to be unusable most of the time. The improvement in hardware of the one over the photon makes up for the "loss" of wimax while I wait for LTE. 3G is adequate for mobile tasks, including streaming music and using Google maps navigation simultaneously while driving, and anywhere I'll be doing any significant web browsing or downloading I have wifi. You won't regret the upgrade.

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[patchs]

No LTE in Syracuse NY, my 3G speeds are around 1.5 mbps, so no 4G LTE isn't a big deal, the One is still a great phone without LTE. I'd get it again in a heartbeat.

 

[SeanBlader]

I gave up on Sprint after a year with the Evo 4G LTE. They have really good customer service, but with 3G in Silicon Valley in the kilobits range, it was absolutely terrible anytime I couldn't get wifi. Realistically I could often get wifi in most restaurants and stuff, but without that, there was really no point in even trying wireless data.