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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] VincentKyle:
Same here in downtown Philly; 3G speeds were abysmal -- when it even connected to a network at all. Between this issue, the issue of WiFi not handing off to 3G (or going to/from roaming -- basically hand-offs were a coin-toss as to whether they'd work), and the random modem-crash reboots, I threw in the towel. The EVO LTE is back at Sprint and I've sadly gone back to my OG EVO. I suspect others will do the same.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Mathman85:
No matter the time of day, my EVO 4G never got these kinds of 3G speeds. I will say, however, that at work, my EVO 4G got a better signal.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
All this is all to funny to me. Same thing happend when the iphone was first released on sprint. People crying about speeds talking about returning phones blah blah blah blah blah. I had 4 different sprint phones throughout the years and all of them had the same speeds. Some days they was good somedays they were bad somedays they were average. When this phone first came out, I read on a few threads how much faster 3g ran on this phone. Now fast forward, to today everyone is crying. I'm sure once the GS3 comes out our speeds will magically get back to normal.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
My speeds have been pretty good compared to what I normally get. Highest ever on my Nexus S was in the 1.2Mbps range. Highest on this phone have been 1.9Mbps which came yesterday so my screen shot doesn't reflect it. The ping times kind of suck. It is very possible the network has been worked on since I tested on my Nexus S though. Supposedly 3G will be getting better along with LTE as time goes on.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mtg981:
Several times I pulled 2mb down in different places, but like everyone else sometimes it is very slooooowwwwww. I'm wondering how much additional stress is on the system right now with

new phones and LTE getting fired up?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Wasney:
Figured I would share this. I was getting horrible speeds since getting the phone. Was also having issues with calls though. Turns out when I installed google voice it tried to integrate my sprint number into voice. I removed it and instead put it back to the forwarding for voicemail with the *28(google voice number). Then did a profile and prl update. Since then my speeds have been great. Here is a screen shot. Bottom are before fixing google voice, all from today are after putting it back to voicemail forwarding. May have been a coincident but hey, never know...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpkotor:
I'm in Center City Philly and my speeds have been horrendous. I thought the phone might be improperly provisioned or whatever. Updating profile and PRL did not fix it. I called Sprint and they walked me through some EPST stuff (not sure what it's all called, getting into those menus via the dialer). They ended up cutting out my data completely. To make it worse, THEY kept dropping me while transferring my to supervisors.

It took talking to 8 or 9 reps in 6-7 separate phone calls (due to dropping in transfers), starting over with the issue several times and 3 1/2 hours on the phone until finally they said there is a known network problem in Philly and they are going to be working on it (previous reps said they checked my zip and there was no outage).

I ended up sitting next to a Sprint employee at a restaurant and he chimed in when I was talking to my girlfriend about my new phone. I mentioned the data speeds and he said it's a known problem they're having in Philly right now. It's inconsistent with the fact that people have data problems everywhere but I'll stick it out--it's their flagship phone I'm sure they'll do something. Besides, Philly is a huge Sprint market so I'm hoping LTE lands soon.

Sorry I don't know how to make the picture smaller :o
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
Why doesn't everyone wait for the first update for radios.... This happens all the time and since we can flash radios.... Idk why no one has taken the radios out of the first leaked ruu and tried those....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mtg981:
Speaking of radios, I have always been root, so have always flashed radios. So question is, will radios update for people who don't have root?

And I agree with both posts above me, they are going to get it worked out. I'm keeping mine too. I've been waiting to unlock boot loader till I decided to keep it or not. You know, even with speed test numbers being low, maps, internet calls, all work fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] squibley2:
I got these from my living room which has always had bad reception and with my air raid turned off.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
Just so one knows, Sprint's speed being slower is a problem on all devices and is a topic of discussions on lots of broads.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1679368
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gpz1100:
@squibley2, what app is that for the cell sites?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jb0134:
Same story in Newtown Square. I called and they had me updating profile, checking for outages(none reported), etc. Nothing worked, at one point I had no data. Finally I was advised to take the phone in store. They will have another one for me tomorrow. Now that I read this I doubt the new one will be any different, except for it will not be bent yet.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shook187:
Wow Sprint should be loaded and ready for its TEP program with refurbished phones by now base on all the returns I'm seeing on this broad.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] B3RL1N:
So anyways, here's some "in depth" reporting on the HTC EVO LTE reception issue. (Quotes are from the linked article)

HTC EVO LTE vs HTC EVO WiMax:

You can see it here in the graphs:

What can you do? Try the following: The most important is highlighted in bold.

Why should you switch your phone into CMDA instead of LTE/CDMA mode?

There's an incredibly small chance you even have LTE in your neighborhood.

See below:

Sprint is apparently aware and hates their customers. Stayed tuned for more info.

via TechHive​

I stand corrected if anyone finds this information invalid, I'm just posting something I found. I'm not an expert. I also blame the stupid plastic back cover. I feel as if this is the root of our problems.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bikemechanic0128:
Not sure if some thing changed or not, but I hoping this might help someone. My data speeds have been horrible since day one. Maybe not as bad as some, but I get 4 to 5 bars of signal in my home and they were way better with my og evo.

So last night I tried updating my profile again. (tried before with no change) I got some king of error, update failed and I lost all 3g data. Then a window kept popping up saying something about a data error code and to contact my provider. So I said screw it and went to bed.

I got up a little while ago and tried to update profile and prl. Nothing would go through. So I turn on wifi and try again. Profile updates in less than 20 seconds and

prl goes through also. (no change to prl though. still 25004) Now I'm getting better speeds than I ever got with my og evo.

I dont know if there were any network updates in my area, but I doubt it. I live in a smaller town in northern AZ. You can see that as of 6/8/12 my speeds increased significantly. :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] massiveian:
Look at the time those tests were taken, 2:30am. Not many people are going to be on there phones using data at that time. Try to do some speedtests during the day around 4:30 or so and lets see if those speeds remain high
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bikemechanic0128:
Will due. I'm expecting the speed to slow down as load increases, but so far its getting better. Its only 6:45 am here though. regularly getting 2400kpbs now. Better than my wife og evo sitting next to me. If you look at the pings, they have been reduced significantly also. Is ping affected by network load?

Also I work nights and my phone has been worse in the middle of the night. I haven't been doing any speed tests because I gave up on it being better. Took 10 min to load the local newspaper Wednesday night and that was a mobile web page.

I'm not saying this is a fix for anyone. Something changed for me and I figured I would share in case it helps someone else.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xBudahx:
Wow you sound like a totally reasonable guy. People are having a discussion on the 3g speed on a phone forum. You sound like a 14 year old douche.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MadFlava:
I think what we're seeing is lack of development in these guys CDMA radios. The E4GT had horrendous signal issues. I went from an OG Evo to the E4GT and the difference was like night and day. Places I had good signal and could make calls all of a sudden were roaming and if forced to stay on Sprint's network would go no service. Im seeing the same thing with the new Evo.

I honestly dont know what to do at this point. I bought a Photon off contract which I have now sold. I hated that phone. I held out leaving Sprint specifically waiting for this phone and its been a disappointment. Im trying to decide if I should return it for another or hold out for the GS3 or just leave and go to another carrier all together.

I feel like with the lack of CDMA outside the US that GSM networks are always going to be a better choice from a hardware standpoint.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lacrossev:
Same, at my house i would test around 800kbps, then i go to starbucks at a plaza about 1.5 miles from my place and i would get 1.2mbps-1.5mbps down
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] thronnos:
The WiFi issue is being fixed. I heard from HTC that they are starting to push an update for the WiFi handing off. Unsure if it's already out but if not just some info for yall

Shifted from Outer Space
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
What's that first app you have in your screenshots there? I am sick of speedtest.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] VincentKyle:
For those saying things like "stop *****ing about 3G, this happens all the time, it's happening to everyone on all phones", etc....

1) Think about this objectively. Several users (myself included) have gone back and forth between OG EVO's and the EVO LTE and noticed a distinct difference in signal and data reception. Does Sprint currently have a known nationwide data issue? Yes. Is there a particularly severe data issue in Philly? Yes. Does this mean that there's not something specifically wrong with the radio in the EVO LTE? No.

2) Last time I checked, we were all paying customers. It is our right, nay, our responsibility to say something when we are not receiving the service that we pay, let's face it, handsomely for. What are you, some kind of customer hipster? No one cares how long you've been here or how many phone launches you've been through or how many times you've seen issues. We are not getting what we paid for, and that's all that matters. Stop being a troll and focus on that very important fact.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
First I don't think everyone is saying that you don't have valid complaints but more or less go on sprint forums and yell at them. Second many issues do happen often and sometimes we have to wait for a ota to fix radios. EVO 4g was perfected basically by its EOL so that's not a fair comparison to a brand new device on brand new hardware with new software on a network that is being worked on all over.

Anyone unless a noob to this site should understand all phones have issues and not all phones even of the same hw version have the same insides. Sometimes they run out. And sometimes sprint messes up and provisions the phone wrong.

They did that to my gfs nexus and I still think its wrong but it works. And I'm to lazy to sit on the phone for a he after I get off work at 8am. And you say no one cares about how long we have been here or how many phones? Guess what no one here cares about crappy speeds hardly as we all know it is a huge issue no matter what. But guess what if you personally are feeling compelled to complain about it go to sprints site.

Also if you think you are paying sprint handsomely well prepaid is the way you should go as you could save about a grand over two yrs. Want to pay a ton? Try vzw or att.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tconway25:
Open Signal maps
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KERKEDAGAIN:
To all with issues:

Have you had your devices "soft" re-provisioned (##72786#)?

If you have, have you gone the "hard" route? (##786#)

I did PRL/Profile updates countless times..did a soft data reset a few times, but only after I did the hard reset did my phone act like it knew what signal it was looking for..somethin' to check out if you haven't already
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] VincentKyle:
I can't speak for others, but in my case I held onto the phone for two weeks and tried every remedy I could think of short of a rain dance, including a hard reset. It didn't work for me, but here's hoping it could do the trick for others.

---------- Post added at 01:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:37 PM ----------

I have to disagree. I consider myself as much of a technophile as the next guy, but this isn't a homemade PC or experimental software to play with -- this is a phone, the most essential communication device one has. I need my phone for work and family purposes, and so I need to know I can depend on it. As much as I cannot stand Apple, there is something to the expectation that their devoted following has as far as things that "just work". I'm not saying I expect things to be 100% perfect at launch -- as a career software developer, I understand that's never gonna happen. However, I do expect a baseline of functionality and quality assurance to be completed prior to considering a product ready for public consumption. The issues I and others are experiencing with this phone thus far are holes you can drive a truck through, and from a business standpoint that's simply unacceptable. If you disagree that's of course your right, but understand that more often than not you're going to be taken advantage of.

Throwing "noob" around only proves the point made in my earlier post. This community is more than just people like you.

I have gone to Sprint's site. I also come here so I can have a conversation of a more technical nature, and found that others are having the same issues I have. You don't seem to have a point here other than "NOOB I IZ MORE LEET THAN YOU", which doesn't add anything to the conversation.

And some of us do care about speed as how fast data gets to us -- irrespective of getting what we paid for, it can often impact our work and/or daily life. It's presumptuous to speak for everyone in this community, especially since I too am a member of this community and I certainly care about it.

Yes, any way you slice it phone service is expensive (especially here in the US and A). I've made the conscious decision to go with Sprint over prepaid as I like technology -- that's why I'm here. I also, as a paying customer, expect said technology to work -- that's why we're having this conversation. I make good money in a professional job, and still the wireless bill is something I always have my eye on it in the monthly family budget; it sounds to me like this is something you don't have to worry about. That's fine, but again please remember the world consists of more than just you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Zameus:
I also work in San Jose, and I travel all around the area, Santa clara, Cupertino, Campbell, Sunnyvale, etc. and my data speeds are so inconsistent. The other day I was driving down DeAnza Blvd. in Cupertino and for half a mile of driving I did a speed test and got well over 2mbs down, then re-did a quick test driving down the same road, and it dropped significantly to about 85kbps. I was like...WTF? So, i'm going to wait it out and deal with this horrid data speed in hopes that Sprint gets their sh!t together. Not going to swap out the phone as it seems to be a widespread problem. Way to go Sprint!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cubbieswin:
I downloaded speedtest and ran the test on 3G and WiFi. I'm in the Chicago suburbs. What can I do to add to the data pool here?

Sent from my New School EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jswhite822:
Thank you...

I think it is safe to say you've spoken for a great majority of us. Thank you Bro. Technophile.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] selders59:
Personally I think my LTE is doing pretty good. Yes the SIII beats it in some scores but I still like my HTC.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Dan_:
turn your wifi off

3g
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jswhite822:
LOL... DOH!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Dan_:
he had me for a sec there =P
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gpz1100:
It should be noted, that a hard reset will not only reprovision, but also wipe out all your user data. That is, anything you installed/configured will be erased. This is a destructive reset, so make sure you have a backup before performing this type of reset.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Zameus:
Can you do this hard reset on a rooted device? I'm getting very horrible 3G speeds and i think my phone may have to be reprovisioned. Will Sprint reprovision my phone if its already been rooted and custom ROM installed (Viper ROM)?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] otdiamond:
When trying to do soft ##72786# or hard reprovision it asked for a password. ???
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tyler.durden:
Your MSL I'm assuming, which you can get through MSL Reader on the market if you have root...if not, you have to call Sprint to get it.

I guess I'm not having the same bad results as most on 3G. It's slow, but not as terrible as you guys seem to be getting... For example:

The first test was with a full six bar signal, inside of my work(bar). The second was at my house, inside also, with a two bar signal. Nothing record setting, but not dial-up like some. I wonder if it's a phone to phone thing...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KERKEDAGAIN:
Yes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dude2k5:
In a really bad "spot" for signal (1 bar), and the walls in my office are concrete. I think I was getting like 15kb/s on my other phone (Galaxy 2?) versus like 50kb/s with this one. Home had a better connection, 3-4x the speed, I'll try to do a test when I get home. Running CM9
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hercules rockefeller:
Personally, I've seen a dramatic difference after updating my data profile and re-provisioning my phone (##72786). Here's what I was getting yesterday (which has been typical of the speeds I've received since I got my EVO LTE):

And here's what I've gotten so far today.

Some of the difference in these speeds is due to network capacity; on my OG EVO I used to get around 2MB down pretty consistently when I got to work early, and that it dropped once more people came into the office. I work for Sprint* so there's probably more than a thousand Sprint handsets in this building during peak business hours, and differences in capacity at various times of the day may be larger than in most locations. If I remember I'll post some results from home later this evening to get a better idea of the performance in other areas. But the results I've seen so far, in terms of ping, download, and upload are all in line with what I used to get with my OG EVO on 3G, whereas before the update my EVO LTE's data speed was borderline useless. So I'd say it worked pretty well for me; hopefully others find this helpful as well

* While I do work for Sprint my job doesn't involve posting information online and I'm not privy to any significant non-public information. Anything I post here is simply my own personal experience and opinions, it's nothing official or "inside" from Sprint.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mocoyombiflash:
In puerto rico is happening

Here in p.r we had the same problem we even got 1x speeds till december where they launch lte finally here in pr so now i've gotten my htc evo lte and it ran good for 3 months now it's giving me -103 dbm evdo rev a shows up but it's more like having 1x back again and i have prl 25010 anyone has a fix for this it will be me but i don't think even flashing a new radio will do or even a prl it's their network not the device itself!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] matt09:
I have a Touch Pro 2 but this applies to any Windows Mobile Phone.

I have searched but surprised to find there seems to be no application which can be installed on a Windows phone which at boot, recursively makes a raw back up of the file system to the SD Card.

This backup could then be written back to the NAND storage memory so that the phone would be in the exact state it was before testing a ROM without having to use various backup programs to get every little thing back the way it was. I.e literally a clone of the phone system memory to the SD card and back.

Please let me know if this is simple impossible and as such I am wasting my time looking

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] matt09:
bump
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lamboboy732:
Just sent in my prime for repair of the back cam and a few other minor issues on June 1. Today (June 6) the service place contacted me with a message that the device was repaired and will be shipped back soon. This really surprised me considering the horror stories of broken tabs and really long RMA times. So maybe now that the onslaught of tabs being sent to RMA is over they are a little more efficient. It hasn't shipped yet so hopefully it does within the week, and comes back all nice and fixed. Just thought I'd let you guys know.

I'm Just waiting for the typical "Cool Story Bro!" comments.

UPDATE: They shipped it on June 7 and the tracking info says its due in Monday, ill let you guys know it it is fixed and in good condition when I receive it.

UPDATE:Just got the tablet today, 100% fixed, absolutely no scratches, and nice packaging. I'm super happy, now to get back to rooting and playing around with this thing, I missed not having it even though it was only a week and a half or so.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] yoursexyhero:
yeah I sent mine in 2nd week into may for a digital crack in the screen (very VERY weird) and minor things i figured they could tweek, wifi, gps, small light bleeds, bt audio being out of sync with videos. It took 2 weeks and the only issue I've had is that they were trying to send it to my home address (which i have no idea how they got in the first place) and when i told them to send it to my OFFICE they sent it to my DAMN HOME with a NOTE INSIDE saying to send it to my office >_> stupid CS reps.... so i spent 3 days chasing fedex around but for the most part RMA wasn't as painful as the stories have been told. And I have a nice fresh screen (they coulda did a better job packaging it up instead of literally looking like they jus threw this plastic on top)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] David522d:
F*&K the cool story people, they have no life.

I RMA'ed mine as well due to WiFi and waiting on the return, What did you RMA yours for and when you receive it please tell us if they fixed your problem

Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] alanhzl:
Thanks for the heads up OP, i m too waiting on asus to get their RMA together before i attempt to send mine in. I have the wifi/bt drop out as well.

Foreveryone else who have had a positive rma experience please keep us updated. Thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] s1lenz:
lol wait till it comes back before you sing praises.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] thenrz:
I am about to send mine in tomorrow or friday. I took 20 something pictures... so sad to have to send her off for a while.

I hope to add positive results in a few weeks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cmckitterick:
My experience was pretty positive as well; it took only a couple of weeks to send the device in and get it back (with shipping both ways paid for). On the other hand, I suspect my problem was pretty minor (dock wouldn't work with tablet).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ray3andrei:
my experience with Asus is very good, buy not this time, I've sent my prime 6 weeks back, because the camera didn't work, I still don't know if they've fixed it or not

Sent from my Samsung GNexus <3