What do you guys think?
WiMax will be launched this year. LTE will be faster but won't launch for another 2-4 years.
What do you guys think?
i just want something new the US is way behind
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Looks like the ink has been layed down. Verizon will install LTE in two markets this year with the FOA's being seattle and boston.
4g coming at yea verizon people. At&t wont have anything for another year (even starting). Testing for V. LTE should be done by the fall, and buildouts next winter/spring. Sounds like the equipment will provide for speedy buildout too.
Lucky Bastards! bah you can have your verizon. Ill stick with my dropped calls, bad handoff plauged At&t till they pry my Rapheal from my dead cold fingers.
I live in the seattle market, and have been a verizon customer for 10 years or so. I am excited to get world standard 4g rollout. Hopefully I can get a next gen device with evdo and LTE. wouldnt that be sweet. Maybe then Verizon will start lowering their plan costs so data won't be so f'in expensive.
Ive never even checked between the two main ones here (att/verizon) -
cost me an extra 30 for my data but its unlimited. Are you paying more then that?
Yea with atT saying 2012 till 4g, almost makes me wonder what my costs would be to switch up in the next year. Think ill see how the progress goes first.
Yeah, I pay more than that as I also pay for tethering. I know, I can get it free but it is more just to cover my ass if I get caught I would switch to ATT, but they just don't work in alaska outside of anchorage. ACS is a cdma provider up there, and Verizon even Has EVDO roaming agreements with them, so I am covered. I travel up there oftenso it is important to me.
Hopefully everyone will go LTE. Screw Sprint and its WiMax!
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Looks like the ink has been layed down. Verizon will install LTE in two markets this year with the FOA's being seattle and boston.
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...and what device are you going to be able to test your 4G speeds on
You didn't hear of the super secret touch pro3 slated to come to verizon? it has a/b/g/n wifi, bluetooth 3.0, 500 hour battery life and a 1280X800 screen. Also has pnemonic input so you can think commands to it. Of course Verizon will cripple the RAM, cutting in half to only 2gb.
This is all speculation, theory and dreaming.
Is anyone who has the money looking at possibly getting any of the new phones that will be coming out?
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To answer your question yes, but I jumped ship. All the new HSPA+ and LTE phones are quite awesome. However, I am an impatient person and not waiting for ATT to roll out LTE, and the new ATT phones just unveiled are for HSPA+ which for ATT in my market is not up to par against LTE for another 6-8 months.
Hey guys,
I'm set for an upgrade, I'm looking for suggestions on what to get. Should I get something now or wait little while for something good that's coming out?
I hear people chattering about the Nexus Prime and SGS II. Personally, I'm on the Evo 3D, and love it. The only problem with the new 3D's is the hboot. Can't fully get s off.
Motorola Photon!
my upgrade is in december. im gonna see if i can get sprint to give me the early ok so i can get somethin on black friday..... hopefully the 3vo for nothing.
tl;dr - I'm not upgrading anytime soon because of LoS issues on the SG2E4GT and WiMAX is on the way out.
I've been off-contract since August. I was all set to get the SG2E4GT until the LoS issues became so prevalent, and I did some research into how slow Samsung has been to issue updates/fixes for their other Android phones (at least on Sprint, anyway). This has also kind of made me a bit cautious regarding the Galaxy Nexus since it too is a Samsung device.
Granted, the above issues may become moot once CM7 is up and running on these phones, but then there's also the problem of Sprint converting their 4G network to LTE over the next 1 to 2 years. Since I live in an area with zero WiMAX coverage (Metro Detroit), I'm reluctant to get a new phone right as WiMAX is going away, especially since I'm not paying the magical $10 'premium data' fee, and CM7.1 is running like a champ on my old Hero.
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I'm in the same boat -- why buy a wimax phone (GS2) when lte is coming to Milwaukee next year? Does the photon support LTE? Maybe the Nexus will. Any other lte-ready phones from sprint?
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Any other lte-ready phones from sprint?
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I could certainly be wrong, but I don't think any of their current phones support LTE.
Also, I read this article today from phandroid.com:
If you’re a Sprint customer, you may have found yourself recently looking for new reasons to stick with the carrier after their “Season of Change” removed a lot of customer perks. As most of you have already heard, ‘Ol Yeller is getting their new LTE network set up for next year but what you may not have known is the carrier is also planning on rolling out an LTE-Advanced network for the first half of 2013, with voice over LTE (VoLTE) devices scheduled in the first quarter of that year. Sprint’s VP of network and development Iyad Tarazi spilled the beans while speaking during a breakfast meeting at the 4G World conference.
Mr. Tarazi also mentioned that 12 LTE devices are currently scheduled for 2012 with Sprint planning on covering between 250 – 277 million people with blazing fast LTE by the end of 2013. How’s that for sticking with #3?
If you’re curious about the fate of your currently equipped 4G WiMax devices, Sprint’s agreement with Clearwire means you will be covered for at least the next few years. That’s about 60 in smartphone years. With this new development are any Sprint customers going to wait it out? Or have you already been seduced by the blazing fast data of other carriers?
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So I agree...why lock in to a WiMAX phone now (unless you get great WiMAX coverage in your area) when LTE is in the pipeline?
sleepy
Pardon the cross-thread. I have been a VZW customer for almost 10 years, now I am on the verge of leaving for sprint. I want the One very bad, but VZW has it locked down, plus if I upgrade I lose my unlimited data.
If you are recent convert from VZW to Sprint, lets say 6-12 months, I would like to hear your opinion. Was it a good move for you? Do you plan to stay with Sprint when you contract expires or go back??
Thanks for any feedback!!
It's never a good move to switch to Sprint.
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Forgot to say that I am in the Houston area, so bonus points if your from here!! :good:
Sprint 4g lte is building out quick. I am happy with sprint.
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I switched from Verizon to Sprint in July 2011 for the HTC Arrive, so I'm not a recent convert but this does give me better insight on the experience. I had no problems until the end of the year when Sprint started selling the iPhone. It seems like everyone in my area bought one, because the network quickly became unusable, especially near the university. Sprint's network was by far the worst network in the area from the end of 2011 through earlier this year. With NV upgrades in my area, things improved. The improvement was enough that I upgraded to the HTC One when it came out instead of waiting a few more months for my contract to end.
The 3G is still not as fast as Verizon, despite our area being mostly NV upgrade complete. Neither is the 4G. However, the data actually works now. This is a big improvement from where it was, and rarely are the speeds too slow to stream music / browse the internet. Watching videos is tricky over 3G, but on 4G it's no problem. The only other issue with Sprint is that their coverage is not nearly that of Verizon's. If you are going to be in civilization most of the time this won't be an issue, but if you venture outside the city you will quickly notice the downside of 1900MHz plus fewer towers. If you are in an area where Sprint has no service, you will roam on Verizon (typically 1X and voice only, it's "unlimited" but if you use excessive roaming Sprint may boot you). Oh, and the handoff between Sprint and Verizon towers is rarely smooth - expect dropped calls if you are moving in and out of roaming coverage.
Even with the slightly over 1 year where my phone was useless except for phone calls, I'd say it was worth it for unlimited data. Houston is seeing a lot of NV upgrade activity, so I don't think you'll have a problem.
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Pardon the cross-thread. I have been a VZW customer for almost 10 years, now I am on the verge of leaving for sprint. I want the One very bad, but VZW has it locked down, plus if I upgrade I lose my unlimited data.
If you are recent convert from VZW to Sprint, lets say 6-12 months, I would like to hear your opinion. Was it a good move for you? Do you plan to stay with Sprint when you contract expires or go back??
Thanks for any feedback!!
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I have been a VZW customer for over 20 years and dealt with a LOT of their horrible administrative BS only because of their "superior" 4G LTE /FiOS service in my area.. which is the ONLY reason they are tolerated. (FiOS and 4G LTE Networks are awesome..seriously awesome.)
That being said..a LOT has happened with Sprint the last several months that is becoming a significant game changer.
A recent merger with SoftBank (Tokyo) has catapulted Sprint into a new echelon communications carrier .. one where significant investments will ramp expediently their 4G LTE technology and coverage areas. And plans for national coverage and technology advancements are a PLENTY.
This coupled with their copious UNLIMITED DATA My Way price plan ..UNLIMITED for LIFE which is an instant savings in itself from VZW best effort 4gbyte/mnth SHARED DATA plan limited...was a "no brainer" contract switch for me.
I also was able to include my beloved HTC One with a number of rebates accumulating to for all intended purpose.. a *FREE phone at no charge with a 2 year commitment.
And the intangible reasoning.. I have a much warmer feeling with Sprint customer service and support than I ever did as a customer with Verizon the clunky uninformed push you around hierarchy of service representatives and coping with their accounting and billing nightmares..
Come December into 2014 ..I will wager Sprint as the strongest contender for carrier supremacy..and rapidly progressing FTW.
Thanks for the feedback everyone.
Data speed is my only issue, especially 3G. It makes me want to smash my phone on the ground (I have anger issues). 4G is good enough though whenever I'm within its coverage.
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I love Sprint, I get 15-22mbs in my area. I've used 6.2GB's of Data this month so far.
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On LTE I get two or three megabits down if I'm lucky, although its alright because even 1 megabit is about something like 128kbits. Load most webpages in a few seconds. 3G isn't as good, but for me, if it's working - it works well enough. Most of the time, though, it seems as if my web requests go nowhere. The tx/rx arrows stay grayed out and nothing happens. Started happening out of the blue one day and happens on both 1.29 and 1.31, so I don't believe it's a hardware issue - but a Sprint issue.
Im thinking about dropping Sprint and going with Tmobile, and looking to get a HTC One. Only have a few questions about the phone on Tmobile. Hows the speed and Rf performance? Also, i know the phone is HSPA+ and LTE but how dose that work(?) meaning lets say ive got good LTE signal and i go into my work(metal building) will it try and hold the LTE or drop down to HSPA+? I know the new HTC OnePlus per say is coming soon, i may upgrade to that eventually. Currently have a Lg G2 on Sprint and love the phone but not the network. Thanks for the help, im going to think about ti for a week or so.