Post your Sprint 4G Speedtest

[JAG72]

If I can get the full signal should break the 10m range for sure,,,

I doubt that you will see 10MB of service from Sprints 4G.

 

[riffjim4069]

I doubt that you will see 10MB of service from Sprints 4G.

I doubt it too. I am perfectly happy with constant download speeds above 2Mbps...just hoping they expand coverage and fill in the gaps.

 

[DetFan]

Yea, wait till your battery life takes a nose dive..I'm no 4G expert, but I do not hear good things about it as far as the battery goes.

 

[pro96]

I am 20 miles northeast of dallas and the 4g network barely registers in my neighborhood. In fact, I keep 4g turned off unless I'm driving to the city since the speed is notmuch faster.

Are u near Frisco? I have some family there that were thinking in getting the EVO and 4G

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

We now have 4G here in Connecticut! Got connected up a few minutes ago... It wasn't working earlier today.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

 

[stevenmlaf]

Scott, that's EXCELLENT speed. I'm in Houston and get 6-9Mb/s down and 1Mb/s up on my Evo. I haven't seen much of anything above 1Mb/s upload. It's still great since my home cable internet is 3down/1up.

 

[stevenmlaf]

I am just happy to have at least 300-400 down. We used to be on Alltels leased 3g but in July Sprint rolled out their own...it has been horrible. They decided to only run one T1 to each tower. C'mon who planned that on the tower that covers all the state offices downtown.

I figure we will get 4g when 5g is starting to roll out. An hour west of me Sprint is still 2g in that entire market. Not a lot of Sprint folks around here due to the shoestring network...they are stuck in th viscious cycle of no subs...no money for networ upgrades...no money to bring in subs. Rinse and repeat.

The 3g in Lafayette is very similar to the 3g I get here in Houston. When I went "home" last month, I was getting 1.0-1.1Mb/s downstream in Lafayette. Maybe they'll bring Baton Rouge up to par. Also, FWIW, from Alexandria to Natchitoches, Sprint phones are getting 3g service from the Verizon (former Alltel) network like they did in BR. Decent speeds but high latency. Back to 1x once you get near Shreveport on I-49.

 

[riffjim4069]

Yea, wait till your battery life takes a nose dive..I'm no 4G expert, but I do not hear good things about it as far as the battery goes.

All the smart phones suck battery...that's why I keep a charger at home, at work and in the vehicle. If I need my phone to last all day I simply turn-off GPS, Wi-Fi and BlueTooth if I am not using them - the same goes for 4G. As far as I am concerned, it is unrealistic for people to surf the net at broadband speeds...run a zillion apps in the background...have GPS track their every waking moment...and expect the battery to last all day.

 

[riffjim4069]

Well, I WAS pretty happy with my download test from yesterday until you posted.

 

[JAG72]

I doubt that you will see 10MB of service from Sprints 4G.

What stupid person would have said you won't see 10MB speeds out of Sprints 4G service?

 

[riffjim4069]

What stupid person would have said you won't see 10MB speeds out of Sprints 4G service?

...and what dummy would second that motion.

 

[pro96]

What stupid person would have said you won't see 10MB speeds out of Sprints 4G service?

Yeap... i heard that. LoL
On the droid site sum are getting 11 and 12mb .... i get almost 7 with 2 bars... heck i might get 14 with full bars now

 

[riffjim4069]

Yeap... i heard that. LoL
On the droid site sum are getting 11 and 12mb .... i get almost 7 with 2 bars... heck i might get 14 with full bars now

The other day while I was running speedtest on my EVO, I ran into a co-worker doing the same thing on his. I wonder how much 4G bandwidth is being consumed by new EVO/Epic customers testing their phones. LOL!

 

[mike123abc]

LTE, WiMax Now Officially Not Technically '4G' - Sorry Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon - dslreports.com

ITU finally rules what is 4G. All current 4G advertising in the US will now have to stop since none of the current systems are 4G, and T-Mobile will also have to stop saying "4G like".

 

[Steve Mehs]

I got everyone beat.

Sprint 4G in Rochester, NY

Sprint 4G in Syracuse, NY (Last Saturday)

Sprint 3G back here in Buffalo

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Another test tonight. I only have 1 4g bar here though.

 

[Steve Mehs]

Is that a result from tethering or are you going to speedtest.net on the Evo's browser?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

On the Evo Browser.

 

[Steve Mehs]

I've never been able to navigate the site that well on the phone. Perhaps my fingers are too fat or whatnot but I usually end up running tests from servers on the other side of the country.