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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] humdrum2009:
I have two note 2 phones.

One on sprint the other on solavei. Which is tmobile really.

The solavei phone kills sprint in data speed. Constantly getting 10-15 mbps all day.

Lately my sprint note is to slow for decent test.

I love unlimited data but is it truly unlimited if your connection is piss poor slow?

The solavei plan is Unlimited 4g

Talk text web $60.00 per month taxes included.

No $10.00 per month smartphone fee. I have been a sprint customer for 14 years but for the first time considering leaving.

Even when the lte gets worked out . The data plans will most assuredly change. I just hope they get it together soon.

Bought the fiancé an note 2 also unlocked it threw in solavei sim card and shazam

Look at those internets fly lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] agent_O:
Good news!! there's 3g upgrades going on a few miles away about 1.8 to be exact bad news........ The tower closes top you have afew more weeks to go.. If everything goes as plan
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] w7excursion:
I have no g's in my area,0g
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] LaDoyers:
Actually saw my phone pick up 4g for the first time today on the freeway but by the time I pulled up speedtest I had lost connection.

This is my average speed at home.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Ashton_Durkhun:
I hear you on that. I tested out the internet on my ATT iPad3 (HSPA+ and LTE) and I gotta say it's very tempting to switch (Pulled 4-5mbps on HSPA+ and 20-25mbps on LTE) if ATT would offer me a bit more data, like T-Mo does @ 5gb/month (T-Mo reception is **** here) I'd probably switch. There comes a point when you say "if I cant really physically use more than 5gb/month of data, why am I paying for it?" I'm really hoping LTE is as big of a game-changer as Sprint claims (I've seen some impressive speeds posted on HoFo) but given what happened with Sprint's implimentation of WiMAX, I'm not holding my breath...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] neles86:
Lte speeds here in nyc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mditty77:
Indianapolis.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZiCk77MOD:
This what I got today in LA area ;) while eating olive garden ;) and downloading like a mad man! Lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] shadow302:
My 3g has been flying for the last 2 days also I just recieved a message from sprint telling me about the network enhancements
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
is that 3g ?? wow. I also noticed a HUGE bump in 3g speeds at home at least.

usually I got 20kbps and was thrilled is i hit 50kb. now I am hitting and sustaining 160 even 170/180 kbps! very impressed. more than fast enough for most usage desires.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] musclehead84:
Here is a speed test I ran yesterday evening.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
that's 4g
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] shadow302:
I cant wait to see lte numbers again I switch from verizon a couple months ago I saw over 20 mbs down (on my gnexus) almost everywhere I went but I was only allowed 4 gigs a months lol after a couple youtube videos and some browsing I was terrified always checking my data
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] PagePlusFan1:
thank you for the amount of info
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dcaplinger76:


I know its not as fast as most but considering 2 days ago it wasnt there and now it is , I will take it. Oklahoma City isnt even mentioned in the rollout yet but its popping up.

By the way... you see wifi at top because my wifi is faster so I turned it back on and then took screenshot
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeyLee:
I was in Los Angeles a week ago. Here are the LTE speeds there vs. the crap I get in Phoenix where I live. And I pay the same for service as everyone else does.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
Move.

The burgers are better and cheaper the next town over too. Maybe I should move there?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
man I can't wait. I would be TOTALLY happy with a solid 500k to 1.5mb versus the 20-60k I get now if I am lucky !!

took me 7 minutes to download a .97mb file today. ouch.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] agent_O:
This is what im pulling in dave fl
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kendotelie:
i was the ish at work when i had my OG EVO 4G(wimax) and wifi tether. Nowadays i just shake my head in shame when someone wants to hotspot. No LTE in my area

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wtf...im in fort lauderdale, and you have LTE??? Thats not even 20 minutes away

can i call BS? i'm not out to be an a**hole, but thats weird

i take it back..found this on sensorly.com
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] agent_O:
Lol dont blame you. Im in lauderdale lakes I was at the u-pull-it when I ran the speed test, I saw that the sprint had a tower there when I was searching for 4g at work so I figured why not
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jordanishere:
I was using the iphone5 in the sprint store across the st from my office.

I was blown away by how fast the internet pages were loading... Then I realized the device was connected to the stores WiFi :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] og.blaah:
I had Sprint for almost 6 years...their service got worse each year. I just cancelled the service with them ( did not pay termination fee ) and went to Verizon. Way better.

I had s SG3, and could not even use it. I called every week and complained about the service, they said it was a problem with my phone..:confused:

Just my .02, drop them....they suck!! I can actually use my phone now.

I do miss the unlimited data,and only paying $80 a month.

This is my signature....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] RoC1909:
Engadget posted the story a week or so ago concerning Boost throttling down to 256k,and I pretty much said what you said... 256 is big time speeds for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] greenyoga:
Hmmm,thanks for sharing...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jamice4u:
Test Date: Dec 29, 2012 12:56:10 pm

Connection Type: Lte

Server: San Francisco, CA

Download: 32.39 Mbps

Upload: 8.97 Mbps

Ping: 46 ms

External IP: 66.87.119.240

Internal IP: 29.222.173.240

Latitude: 37.62246

Longitude: -122.42500

A detailed image for this result can be found here:

http://www.speedtest.net/android/328581987.png

Ookla operates Speedtest.net using a massive global infrastructure to minimize the impact of Internet congestion and latency. With millions of tests performed every day across hundreds of servers, Speedtest.net is the ultimate resource for bandwidth testing and related information. Visit it on your computer today to find out why.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] agent_O:
To also add to that you dont always wanna go by the civerage map on sprint.com if sprint has announce that there flipping the switch on 4g lte in fl its not going to be there, I get calls like that all the time at work
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] madsquabbles:
wait until sprint 4g lte gets more widely used. then you'll see speeds drop to fast 3g speeds or maybe less since this is sprint we're talking about. spots where i used to get 30+Mb/s on verizon 4g now only get 1-5Mb/s since 4g lte is a bit more popular now.

sprint is the only cell service i've had that i could have full bars on phone signal but no data connectivity. the only reason i'm with them is b/c on my drive to work i can generally maintain 400Kb/s which is fast enough for a bit of streaming, plus i'm still on sero.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] koiulpoi:
For information about Sprint 4G LTE...

which, as a part of Network Vision, includes upgrades to 3G...

check out www.s4gru.com

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Sprint has required all backhaul to every tower be scalable up to 100 MBps+. Sprint is also (much unlike Verizon) putting 4G LTE on almost every single tower. The closer spacing (higher tower density), high scalable backhaul, and fewer subscribers mean that Sprint is going to have blazing fast LTE - and will be able to maintain it much, much easier than their competitors. Sprint also owns Clearwire now, so Sprint is putting LTE on 800 SMR, 1900 PCS, and 2600 BRS. Network Vision is a huge project that's more than just an LTE overlay (which is what VZW did).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sling:
Sprint has a very long fail history , maybe they will follow through & get it right this time.

Until then don't count your chickens before they've hatched

PS

I wish for Sprint success
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] koiulpoi:
Clearwire's failure to roll out 4G after their inital development (which was ahead of all the other carriers), has very little to do with Sprint. 4G is in-house this time. And already in places VZW and AT&T are not. Check out S4GRU.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sling:
Sprint choose Clear to make their dream come true so fail does fall in their lap.

S4GRU is pro Sprint so expect such negative findings about other carriers.

In the real world everyday use you will find much more happier 3G/LTE customers on V & ATT.

Google it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aheeejd:
So is this good, or sucky. New Hampshire here,....

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkManX4lf:
That is good for 3g. I get only 1/8 of that speed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aheeejd:
Cool beans, thanks for replying back.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] madsquabbles:
the only bad part is that sprint doesn't have as many towers in rural areas, so you're roaming on cellular. plus it's looking like data roaming in some areas are going bye-bye - it could be some issues with the tower maybe, but the two in my town work fine on verizon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] SUPARSTARX:
Sprint is apparently upgrading their towers in NYC. So that's why we are experiencing bad speeds. This is still super ****ty for new activation. We shouldn't even be charged for 4g when there is close to none available here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skunk Ape1:
What's sad about this? This is my 4g LTE speed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sling:
Topping that off with 1900 MHz spectrum , signal distance lacks compared to 700 MHz their competitors are running so tower location is key to sprints game which doesn't look good.

They say LTE Advanced 800mhz will start rolling out heavy in 2013 covering those gaps....hmm we will see how that goes.

The bad news , Sprints GN2 800mhz only covers 2G data text & voice thus LTE gap is still present
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] m4xwellmurd3r:
I torrent every once in a while and pull 150-200kB/s regularly at work (big steel building) so I have no issues. Couple places in phoenix and avondale suck but besides that its fine.

At least I have service unlike tmo.

Dont remember what it translates to in kbps orr mbps but I know 3mbit is around 350kB/s
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] w7excursion:
I think you're a bit off in your calculation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Negrito:
Thank god I have wifi at home cause this is average. On the Strip I can't find a server to test, load craigslist, or even google.com makes me want to re activate my Galaxy S2 to tether WiMax to my Note cause somehow Vegas is blanketed in that, but not a trace of LTE...

...Swiftkeyed on my Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] m4xwellmurd3r:
not by much. 3Mbit is 375kB/s

anyways, last night I was downloading at 150-250kB/s (1.2mbit-2mbit)

Not bad for 3g
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] radrian92:
I can't complain
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] samsmalls:
me either 9mbs, these are basement speeds... happy I didn't switch to T-Mobile. Sprints ok with me once again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] agent_O:
That's crazy 9 mbps... is that on 3g?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkManX4lf:
Must be lte.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrags72:
Correct me if im wrong but 1g = 1000mb.. 1mb = 1000 kb ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Slade412:
You're correct. 1MB = 1,024 KBs (powers of 2, and all)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrags72:
Is there a hotspot hack available I haven't seen one
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] iGoogleNexus:
=\ guys should head to T-Mobile... Think u pay the same and unlimited Data for 70 a month with impressive speeds...

#Team MiNCO

**G1→N1→NS→GN→N⁴**
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZiCk77MOD:
My 3g speed not bad but I'm waiting for my 4g! Lol LA area
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yellowman82:
If I had 3g speeds like that I would definitely turn my 4g off when im st home since 4g is not strong enough yet at my home and outside but I have no choice but to be on it because 3g just sucks for now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] m4xwellmurd3r:
that is correct BUT

1Mbit = 125KiloBYTE

Your service provider rates their speed in bits (lowercase b) but speed is generally shown in terms of kB/s (kilo Bytes capital B)

lower case b is for bit

upper case B is for Byte.

all my programs I use for speed testing and monitoring are shown in terms of Bytes and not bits. (thats why your 10mbit connection only downloads 1mB/s roughly.

So when I was stating that I download at 150-250kB/s its the equivalent of 1200-2000kbps

(if you go to google and type say, 150kB/s to kbps it'll give you the conversion.)

also, Tmobile sucks due to the frequency they use. I work in a big steel building and every single person with tmobile has ZERO service unless they go outside. That kind of penetration is absolutely worthless to me. It's the biggest reason why I refuse to switch from sprint. That and the data speed has been getting better. Pandora works perfect and I can watch netflix no problem at work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jamice4u:
I just want to post my new personal high speed.

This the my newest top speed for my internet. Also attached it the program I use for tethering.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] m4xwellmurd3r:
Cant knock on sprint with 3g speeds like this
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] m4xwellmurd3r:
Decided to test again cause I know its faster.

Last year it was only half as fast
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] chessx:
got 938 up 972 down kbps just now fastest speed ive had since i got the note 2 on launch
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
its getting worse around here. my connection was so bad today I gave up watching a 4 minute youtube video. not even in HD just 480p.

horrible. just horrible. I really hope they roll out the new infrastructure here soon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkManX4lf:
Forget video... I can't even stream audio.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aquaholik:
Speed is getting better in St Petersburg, FL. Around Pinellas Park, FL, I am getting 5-30Mbps depending how far I am from the tower.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] chessx:
lol 5-30 mbps LOLOLOL around here its more like 5-30 kbps on weekdays
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] exconvictriddick:
25.4GB for couple of day. LTE is wonderful beside the fact that I have to sit outside of my front porch to get 4G TLE to watch my Prison Break Season 1-4 in HD via Amazon Instant Video. Ummm yea.

If only I can get 4G TLE signal inside my freaking house, that'd be lovely or I might just get an airave. :mad:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] samsmalls:
Lte, right outside Chicago. I truly hope Sprint finishes therollout soon. It is truly an experience to have lte in your hom I haven't looked into my Wi-Fi yet!

Yes...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCChemE05:
Same... if someone else on my plan hadn't re-upped the contract earlier in the year, I'd be rock'n big red right now (luckily I have a discount at both places) My area won't be getting Vision for another 1.5 years or so. :mad:

At first when I saw the thread title I read "I am tired of sprint and their slow data speeds." Oppps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] seoulkul:
3g, too bad it is not consistent at all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] avlon:
When I 1st got my Note 2 about a month ago, Sprint was testing 4G in my area and I was getting over 10mbps down and 2mbps up. For some reason they shut the 4G on that tower down and 3G while consistent is horrifically slow.

There are quite a few areas here in NYC where LTE is popping up and it does seem a lot more stable than Wimax ever was but they really need to get quality service rolled out. My friends with tmobile, att, and verizon all smoke Sprint almost everywhere.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bobloiy:
I usually get around 1000~1700 kbps download speeds :)

Sent from my Note II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] madsquabbles:
sprint must be busy downgrading their system around the cities where i travel to work. used to get 3x the whole way, now there are even more 1x connections than previous. verizon on the other hand has upgraded my entire router to 4g. downside to verizon is 4g is getting too popular. a year ago i was getting 30+ Mbs. mid last year it was around 6Mb/s, and today it's around 1-2Mb/s in those same spots - good 3g still gets me those speeds.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kingoftowns:
I'm done with Sprint, the only reason I have it is because work pays for it but what good is a free phone if I never want to use it. I was excited when I saw my phone jump on 4G in the Los Angeles area but the connection is so shaky, when it works my top speeds are around 2-3 Mbps down and less than 1Mbps up but even when I am connected to 4G, for some reason it takes a while for the connection to work, I open a webpage and it sits for 4-5 seconds before it tries to load then it loads pretty quickly, on 3G it starts loading immediately but is so slow it takes 10ish seconds to load a page.

so what good is 4G if it is taking just as long to do anything. when on 4G the phone behaves as though it is not connected and when I try to use it, it has to establish a connection and then starts working.

my Nexus 4 is being delivered on Monday and I will be using T-Mobile, a friend of mine has T-Mobile in this area and it works great, their 42Mbps HSPA+ is constantly pulling ~15Mbps down and 3-5Mbps up. I can't wait!!

it's such a shame because I love my Note2 when I am on wifi it is a fantastic phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aquaholik:
It looks like 3g is getting better in St Petersburg, FL. We have a pretty good 4g coverage and that seems to take the traffic off the 3g tower in areas where we can't get 4g. Getting a usable 300-900kbps on 3g whenever I can't get 4g.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yellowman82:
I have no idea why some folks complain when there area is probably not even close or halfway completed with lte around that area or city. S4guru however the site name is your best friend you can learn alot what sprint is doing id nothing easy and simple all these stuff takes time with the equipment backhauls, not to mention waiting for permits from the city if folks cant appreciate that they are actually doing something about it then theres no need to even be in their plan at all. 1 site can almost take about 3 to even 6 month's supposedly depending on thr situation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] KB112:
Very true to an extent. I know especially it here in the Bay Area stuff can take forever. There are so many environmental impact reports and red tape to work through. Putting up a tower seems like an endless process.

Sprint also must accept blame as well though. They made some bad financial choices that really impacted them as a company (Nextel anyone?). Plus Wimax 4G ended up being the equivalent of BetaMax vs VHS. So now they are building back from the ground up. But I do have faith, that's why I have stuck around. That and the fact that I can't get a better family plan than I have now. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kingoftowns:
you are correct sir, building out the network does take time, BUT!, I, as a consumer, don't have to patiently wait for that time to come. I can jump ship to a better data network (that will cost less and require no contract) in the meantime.

However, data speeds are not the only thing I hate about Sprint. I also can't stand that they use an embedded SIM. I really hate that when I travel abroad I am forced to use a different phone, on my last trip I was stuck using an unlocked Nexus One instead of my Galaxy S III, it would get to me even more when the buddy I was traveling with, who also had an SIII but from AT&T, just popped in the local SIM and used his phone the entire time.

It may work for some people, but me personally, I can't wait anymore. unlocked Nexus 4 and 42Mbps HSPA+ HERE I COME!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
Wifi routers are very cheap these days.

-- "Sensorly or it didn't happen!"

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Please don't send that guy to S4gru.

It is quite laughable that someone complains about 4g when it hasn't even launched yet.

I will gladly take that speed which is probably from a very weak signal. Way faster than my speeds.

-- "Sensorly or it didn't happen!"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kingoftowns:
to each their own, i think it's laughable how everyone defends sprint like I'm attacking you personally.

the 3G speeds are horribly slow, the 4G is not helping so far, why would I stick with them when I can get 10 times the speed from another carrier, no contract.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCChemE05:
This. Though maybe you'd feel better if you wasted your time reading on the internet exactly why you've gotten ****ty speeds and why you're getting ****ty speeds, and why you should put up with ****ty speeds until they get better :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yellowman82:
Its not that we are defending we or say me personally see it kinda stupid to complain about lte that havent really been launched yet in your area thats all. If you wanna leave go ahead im pretty sure no one is caring and if you're leaving because of the poor 3g fine thats a good reason to leave if you're fed up with their 3g, or is it the call quality? Is the new vision hit or launched at your area or how about lte? Do you think you can put up for a little bit longer? If the answer is no then you are not willing to hold on a bit till everything is launched which is k cause its your decision but the weak this the weak that is going base of something thats been known for the past years me myself if it was bugging me that much I would have been left then to stay a little longer and complain about something that is not even launched in my area yet.

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Idk its just funny to see the same complaints about something that been going on for the past couple of years now if your area is 100% complete with lte and the new vision and your still getting some bad signal, lte speeds, or 3g speeds then yea thats something to complain about but something from the past that im pretty sure majority of the folks knows about is silly cuz no one forced anyone to stay any longer.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] air2k57:
What he said, got tired of crappy speeds even when towers were "upgraded". Here's my result on T-Mobile hspa+. Lowest I've seen was 3mbps in a conjested area. There were couple of spots when I'd drop to edge, which was odd because it'd reconnect to hspa after awhile.

Anyways, way happier as I can literally stream anything in HD right away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] m4xwellmurd3r:
As good as their speed is tmobile has horrible penetration. Me and my buddy on sprint are just about the only people that can use our ph9nes at work except a few other people on sprint amd verizon because tmobile cant penetrate our building.

Internet in here is a requirment. I would die of the noise if I couldnt run pandora at night.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yellowman82:
Yea thats the only problem with them I used to be in tmobile awhile back but at that time they service just sucked in my area how idk if things has changed for them when it comes to my area.