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[EVO 4G General] trukenx:
4g in minnesota

the only confirmed 4g coverage in Minnesota is duluth, which has had 4g coverage for years now because it was the initial 4g test grounds for both comcast and sprint, other than that there are no confirmed zones in Minnesota
[EVO 4G General] AssassinsLament:
I can get a "fair" signal in east saint paul, near whitebear and 94. Kinda surprising.
[EVO 4G General] evilecho:
There is a weak signal in Bloomington near Fire Station number 5. It keeps coming up at available 4G and then try's to connect but the signal is so week it goes back to searching.
[EVO 4G General] rushco:
The closet Sprint tower would be on Old Shak and the railroad tracks. Next would be 101/13.
[EVO 4G General] evilecho:
I'm happy to report there is a 4G tower somewhere near the Bestbuy HQ. I was able to connect for a while but had to get to work. I'll try to connect later and get a screenshot of a speedtest
[EVO 4G General] evilecho:
Here's a speedtest wth on bar
[EVO 4G General] dhswarrior:
Just ran into 4G in Coon Rapids. I had fair to good coverage on Coon Rapids Blvd. in between Egret and Round Lake. I was driving so i was not really able to run a speed test.
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
A co-worker here at the Carlson School can connect and get 4+ MB down. However, it will not connect inside the building, only outside. Does 4G work well inside buildings?! it would suck if it didn't.
[EVO 4G General] evilecho:
My Speedtest is from inside the bestbuy HQ
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
That building seems very open/lots of glass. This building is very solid and thick. I do get good 3G coverage though. I guess I shouldn't even care, we have WIFI.
[EVO 4G General] heywetried:
Oh man. I was just doing a random Google search for "4g Minneapolis," finding the same old press releases... and came upon this thread.

Glad I did! I actually live in the apartment building across 19th from that Holiday Inn near Bobby and Steve's. And since I'm on the 20th floor, I have a direct line of sight to the top of the hotel!

And all this time (since launch day) I've kept my 4G radio off to preserve battery!

Of course, I'm at work now on the other side of Downtown (North Loop), and not getting a signal, so the excitement is deflated a bit... I'll check it out when I get home.
[EVO 4G General] teddykgb715:
Just connected standing by the window in my office building at 494 and France Ave. Not blazing fast, but decent. Can hardly get 3g in the interior so no prayer here at my desk.
[EVO 4G General] daviss:
hah, you can barely get a 3g or 1x signal at Park Tavern!

Only 4G I have run across is down at Bobby and Steves. Im on Calhoun - nothing here yet.
[EVO 4G General] evilecho:
So I ran a test to see how many places I could find 4G while driving to me buddies place in Brooklyn Park

Here there are:

494 From Lyndale Ave to France Ave

HWY 100 From (between Olsen Memorial Hwy & Duluth St) To 36th Ave

HWY 100 passing by Brookdale Mall

85Th Ave N (Brooklyn Park) From Xerxes To about Zane Ave

I was very impressed by the number of 4G spots i ran into, I thnk sprint is doing a pretty good job in rolling this service out.
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
Nice. I hope they make it out to most suburbs.
[EVO 4G General] BDofMSP:
France Tavern

I was at France Tavern, across from Southdale on the patio last night. Based on what I read here yesterday, I thought I'd try to get a signal (I was near 494 and France). BINGO! Full strength.

I ran a speed test against a server in Des Moines and got a whopping 5.8 Mbps download (and the capped 1 MB upload). But interestingly, I never got anything over 3 Mbps when testing against other servers around the country.

If you want to check out your 4G, a patio with a cold beer seems to be a great place to do it.
[EVO 4G General] daviss:
Check out Sensorly from the market.. if you find 4g lets get it marked on the map.
[EVO 4G General] evilecho:
Is anyone able to connect to 4G any more. I'm able to pick it up but it just sits on obtaining ip.

Any one else getting this
[EVO 4G General] BDofMSP:
Downloaded. I'll head that way again soon.
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
that program is slow and seems complicated....will play with it more when i get home, seems like it uses a lot of data and my signal isn't that great in my office
[EVO 4G General] sidepart:
I'm getting the same thing here in downtown now. I used to get 1-2 bars of 4G before but now it just sits at obtaining IP. So, I have the same question as you. I'm trying to decipher if it's because I screwed up loading DC 3.2.3, or if they just kind of stopped letting people connect to the towers here in Minneapolis.

My boss is running stock, he doesn't root or anything like that. I believe he's seeing the same thing that we are. I'll maybe check his phone later today to see.
[EVO 4G General] evilecho:
Well I'm kinda relieved to hear that its not just me. I'm running a rooted stock rom. I've got a buddy who was able to get 4G earlier this week but haven't been able to get a hold of him to see if this is happening to him as well. (I'll post an update when i get word)

I'm really hoping it was Sprint not letting anyone back on the towers. I'd hate to find out its from rooted or something to that extent.
[EVO 4G General] sidepart:
I don't think so. My boss isn't rooted and I confirmed that he's seeing the same thing. Maybe it's an issue with the latest firmware updates that Sprint released. My ROM and the stock root of course are all based on that, and the stock unrooted ROM is certainly using that as well. I wonder if anyone else can confirm this? Maybe on a phone that hasn't been upgraded?
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
My co-worker can check, I think he's updated though. I can check too in a day or so.
[EVO 4G General] FaidleyJ1:
I'm at my cube at 494 and France. I'm running stock and I can't get past the "obtaining IP address from Sprint" stage. Consider it confirmed.
[EVO 4G General] kmoon89:
Damn it, I was just in downtown Mnpls today (live in St. Paul, sadly) and I didn't bother checking out whether 4G was available or not because I never thought it'd be this soon. Next time!
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
I can't connect anymore on U of M West bank. Sits on IP address as well.
[EVO 4G General] twincitiesjhawk:
I was at Harriet Island in St Paul Saturday and the 4g network available icon flashed a few times. Was never able to connect. Good sign tho for St Paul.
[EVO 4G General] ToothVore:
I work in St Paul and leave my 4g on all day just in case but I never get anything from it
[EVO 4G General] misterneums:
Sad Day!

I'm excited to see that there is 4G service in Minneapolis. Unfortunately I don't live there anymore, and seeing all of you list off places with 4g service makes me feel homesick (granted I'm at home now :-\). It would have been amazing to have the 4g service when I was finished up my undergrad being on the west bank everyday!

Now I just need to find a job up there again >.>
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
Where did you go on West Bank?
[EVO 4G General] misterneums:
Spent at lot of time in the Social Sciences Tower, Blegen Hall and the Humphry Center for school. Joys of being a Political Science and Sociology Undergrad.
[EVO 4G General] sidepart:
Flugtag eh?

I'm not too far off from there, I work near the Metrodome. I actually used to work at the Humphrey Institute a couple of years ago. Drop into the Compstaff room and say hey to my old co-worker (now a manager of student workers). I would drop his name but...well...public forum and all.

Still getting "Obtaining IP Address from Sprint". Also tested in Boston which is in the same situation as Minneapolis (best I can tell). Seems like I get the same message there as well. Maybe they've taken all of the "coming soon" markets off air until the official deployment?
[EVO 4G General] misterneums:
Yea I'd love to be back in Minneapolis with 4G. As it is, i'm about 35 miles northwest of Madison WI, which means I'll probably wont see 4g um... anytime within the next 2 years unless I head to Chicago.
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
Nice, I work at Carlson.

Someone heard from a sprint store Sept. is when it will launch. All I heard so far.
[EVO 4G General] misterneums:
That would be lovely for you guys... Can you find me a job up there pushing papers for like 35k or something with health?

>.>
[EVO 4G General] twincitiesjhawk:
Yup. Was fun for about 10 minutes, then hell (trying to move around and leave) after that.
[EVO 4G General] sidepart:
[OFFTOPIC]

Haha! Exactly what I was thinking. I was on the side with the Science Museum and there was NOTHING over there. No beer, no food, and by the time I made it down there, no Red Bull! Everyone was there but I don't think the majority even knew why they'd come.

Well, if you have any experience doing IT, maybe check out the University of Minnesota. There have been some recent openings I think.

Cool. I'm really pulling for a job right now at the Allied Health Center on campus, or a similar one with the College of Biological Science.

I had heard August, but that was back when I purchased the EVO. I'm not sure that anyone knows the honest to goodness date. I pretty much expect it to be like the 2.1 update for the Hero. Tons of leaked release dates, but none of them were right.
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
True that.

@misterneums Try this! employment.umn.edu
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
Well i have good news i live in west bloomington near old shakopee road and hampshire ave and i am getting a weak 4g signal at my apartment i'm getting about 3mb down and .74 mb upload speeds. I work at the sheraton in bloomingon off of 494 and 100 and i'm getting a signal there as well. I think we will be seeing this get released real soon here :D:D:D:D

i was in atl from last thursday until monday and i was averaging about 5mb down and 1mb up i beleive they cap the upload speed to 1mb if im not mistaken. Can't wait until its officially in MN

edit: i just went to a better spot in my hotel and im getting close to 6mb down and 1mb up. Im super excited 4G in full effect baby!!!
[EVO 4G General] squiggie:
Lookin' like August!

Here is a link to a local paper in Shoreview, MN(Suburb of Minneapolis, close to Mounds View) *almost* confirming August. Lol

hxxp://shoreviewpost.com/2010/02/sprint-and-clear-4g-broadband-service-announced-for-twin-cities-via-clearwire-network/
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Damn. I am just south of you and Shakopee...I was hoping for a weak signal. Soon I hope :)
[EVO 4G General] Biff Rosco:
4G at 169 and 394

After reading this thread, I activated 4G in my office at 394 and 169. Speedtest reported 4.1-5.5 Mbs DL and .91-.96 Mbs UL (3 tests). Prior attempts to activate resulted in the searching for IP address message, so this was my first connection. I didn't leave the connection on for too long, but it looks like my battery took a noticeable hit.

I have 4-5 bars of service and a "fair" connection to 4G in my office with a window. Looking forward to more widespread access (if I can keep the battery charged using it).
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
Woot it is back on! Check this out.

Standing on second floor in the Carlson School by a NW window.
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
how far south?? i bet you might get a signal. I never go south of old shakopee so i wouldn't know. When coming down east bush lake and it turns into 106th i believe by the fire station i use to get the 4g network is available but it would never connect. I will try again on my way home, i have a feeling it will work now. I think they turned off the signal for a few weeks as they continued building out the network, i think they are preparing for an official release, i read the article a few pages back and it sounds like august is the month.

Also 4g seems to be penetrating buildings just fine in my tests, obviously the signal is better outside, but that can be said for 3g as well
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
I get 3G speeds in the low 1k range here in Minneapolis.

From my kitchen in the Otsego/Albertville area, I average 1.9, some hit 2.2!

Maybe they have a tower in my back yard?!
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Sorry, I meant south in Shakopee. The road and my typo didn't help clear that up. I have a line of sight to the bluffs...but no signal. I'll see what happens on my drive home.
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
oh okay i was going to move to the bluffs a few years back but decided not to, those apartments are nice as hell though
[EVO 4G General] kse91holydiver:
I just got 4g signal in St. Paul on 52 North where it meets 94 West. I also got some pockets on University Avenue.
[EVO 4G General] kse91holydiver:
I'm also getting 4g in inver grove heights at my house.:D
[EVO 4G General] Bru034:
Damn you lucky people... Waiting for the Lakeville-Farmington-Rosemount area.
[EVO 4G General] hyabusha:
No go In Forest Lake... ;(
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
Nice!
[EVO 4G General] twincitiesjhawk:
dang MPLS wasnt mentioned at all in Sprint's press release today regarding the new cities or future cities
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
Lame. A Sprint store told a friend September, not that they would even know...
[EVO 4G General] bfann21:
I was able to connect outside Southdale Mall, on Friday. Was averaging 4mb down.

Just cut out as I pulled into my driveway, :( not cool.
[EVO 4G General] misterneums:
I'm extremely Jealous of all of you!
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
be extremely jealous lol here is a speed test using the app and one using the website
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
Wow! Which location? Which rom are you on?
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
im using fresh evo beta 3 rom based on the official 2.2 from sprint and im in west bloomington near old shakopee road and hampshire ave. I was getting these speeds with only 2 bars of 4G
[EVO 4G General] mpls_android:
A friend saw a Clearwire van driving around downtown Minneapolis.. Hope we get something down here soon!
[EVO 4G General] squiggie:
Got a very nice 4G signal off of HWY 100 and Duluth St. You can see the cell tower on the west side of the highway. I wish they would just turn it on already and stop teasing with these little test sites!
[EVO 4G General] mrass26:
anyone picking up any 4g close to 100 and Industrial Blvd? or NE Mpls/Col Heights ?
[EVO 4G General] sancmat:
I can confirm the southdale 4g. I was getting 4.5 mb download.
[EVO 4G General] runvus:
Downtown Saint Paul at the 1st National Bank building this morning had 2 bars outside when I got to work. Inside the building has none and back to 3g. So at 4th and Minnesota there is some signal.
[EVO 4G General] polkadots:
Just moved back to the area...it's good to be home. Nice to know that spotty 4G is around the metro. I'm in the west metro right now and can't get anything at home...I'll see what it's like when I'm out and about today.

Also, the dude who mentioned Otsego/Albertville...you get 4G out there!? Sweet Jesus.
[EVO 4G General] xenokira:
apologies if someone already reported this...

Yesterday:

I connected to 4G *almost* consistently on I94 between 35E and 494/694. Also, I connected almost consistently on 35E between I94 and 694. Once I got onto 694 heading west, my phone did not reconnect to 4G at all (got off at 35W).

I did a few speedtests as I was passing through and got just short of 10Mbps down twice, however most tests reported 5-7Mbps down.
[EVO 4G General] get-Apache:
Also saw 4G at southdale

Went to Southdale theater to see Inception, left the 4G on and was online with 2 bars 4g, ran speedtest and got 5.7 MB down - 1 meg up.
[EVO 4G General] Keanen:
Northwest corner of Burnsville near Judicial and Williams. 9.4 down and 1 up :)
[EVO 4G General] dougdascenzo:
How long does it usually take to kick in once it starts "scanning" before you actually just realize it is not going to happen. Is it almost instant? Wondering because I have yet to pick up 4G anywhere so I am till not sure if it is related to my setup or if there just isn't any 4G where I am trying. I live in Shakopee near Canterbury, so I figure it might be spotty if available at all there, but I work on the edge of Saint Paul near montreal and 7th.
[EVO 4G General] Rytt55:
Confirmed in Golden Valley off of HWY 55 and Winnetka Blvd. Driving towards St Louis Park goes back to scanning.
[EVO 4G General] Keanen:
I was wondering the same. It took less than a minute to connect once I turned my radio on.

Send via Tapatalk Pro on my EVO 4G
[EVO 4G General] pokechecker:
Full bars at West Broadway and Bass Lake in Crystal. Two bars at Riverside and 25th near Augsburg College off 94.

Also had signal at 100 and Duluth as a previous poster mentioned. Saw two towers on the west side. How do you tell which one is 4G?

All tests were crap however. 1.7 down, 1 up.
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
I don't get 4G in Otsego/Albertville.... Well, I guess I've never tried it but I assume not. 3G is very very fast out there though...

The 4G speeds I was posting were from U of M West Bank.
[EVO 4G General] mateo14:
394 and Highway 100

Been sitting on 4g signal since 8am this morning from my office near 394 and Highway 100. Getting about 4Mbps down (1 of 3 bars in the 4g signal on my Evo), watched a few high-def Youtube videos, beautiful, no hiccups. Love it!
[EVO 4G General] sidepart:
Full 4G signal here in St. Paul near Hamline University. Cool.
[EVO 4G General] myth_mn:
Got full 4G at the Southdale area. Tried speed test and hit 9.9mbs!
[EVO 4G General] twincitiesjhawk:
I wish they would turn on the switch already. Still nothing in highland park or Eagan.

C'mon SPRINT show the twin cities some love!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] scientia:
Got 9.84 Mbps over at White Bear Ave and Suburban Ave. Was overly impressed.
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
I'm fine with it, CM6 doesn't have 4G support yet.
[EVO 4G General] Sim-X:
Nothing here in Brooklyn Park yet near 694/Boone.
[EVO 4G General] Keanen:
Try 35E and Cliff. I have heard it's on down there.
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
the twin cities are getting plenty of 4G love, just not where you live lol
[EVO 4G General] twincitiesjhawk:
Funny enough Im actually heading down that way this afternoon for a dentist appointment. Thanks for the heads up.
[EVO 4G General] polkadots:
Gotcha. I would have been floored if they had it out there...but yes, 3G speeds are solid out there.
[EVO 4G General] trukenx:
4g in minnesota

picked up coming from maple wood,between mcknight and 52, turned around and drove thru east st paul pretty much from sunray shopping mall and the way thru 61 going south and full 4g coverage. so pretty much if you live in east st paul and had an evo you probably already get 4g
[EVO 4G General] trukenx:
update

Coming back from micro center I connected between highway 100 and the mall of America exit
[EVO 4G General] Bru034:
On my way home I just received a 4g signal in Apple Valley at the intersection of Cedar Ave and McAndrews Rd.
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
You definitely didn't get 4G on that whole ride, i drive that way everyday, and though i do get 4G in a lot of spot along that ride but there's definitely some dead spots as well. Not calling you out but asking for clarification next time so people aren't confused and wondering why they aren't getting 4G in some of those areas
[EVO 4G General] Sim-X:
I can now pick up a 4g signal in north brooklyn park near 610/noble parkway - woot

They gotta be lighting it up soon

-fantastic!
[EVO 4G General] trukenx:
no really

I got it pretty much the whole way be it it dropped to zero bars around 494 to lyndale but every time I looked it was connected and I wasn't driving either
[EVO 4G General] squiggie:
I just noticed there was "a" cell tower there. I guess I assumed it had a wimax radio on it. I can't really see them trying to by other real estate around there for it when they already have that one.
[EVO 4G General] sancmat:
Was back in the southdale area last night. The area definatly doubled to 9mb down. Also the area increased significantly. Previously it was just right around Southdale. Now I can confirm a strong signal all the way to 66th and Penn (Quick plug for Sandy's Tavern at that location. Great burgers at a great price). Also had a spotty connection on hwy 62 all the way to hwy 100. The switch seemed to turn on at about 6:30 PM last night.
[EVO 4G General] JRECH:
Hey everyone 4g is all around maplewood on white bear ave ran 20 or so tests and my average was about 8 actually got up to 10546 on one test. So legit!
[EVO 4G General] mrass26:
I had something similar happen on my drive home from work on wednesday... the phone showed that it was getting a 4g signal all the way from Industrial Blvd Hwy 100 to 694 ...also Micro Center rocks!
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
Micro Center is the ****!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] LionAR10:
I miss CompUSA. Not all of us live on the MicroCenter side of town.
[EVO 4G General] trukenx:
true that.. have to drive from inver grove heights to get there that is way too far.... use to work at the southdale mall... gotta admit i seriously looted Comp USA on their going outa business sale tho... it was pretty much like highway robbery.

but seems like it 4G development is coming around quickly in minnesota work at the Comcast building right across from downtown st paul and i picked up on the signal yesterday, it was no bars and speed max test was 2.17(down) and .33(up) (strangely got the best result on a Texas server) but it was there
[EVO 4G General] myth_mn:
I'm running CM6 so there's no 4G but I flashed a stock one just to try it and here's what I got in Edina.
[EVO 4G General] goffmj:
Are you by Southdale? When actually in the mall, it's like constant full coverage. But then just getting toward highway 100, I barely get a bar. It's gotta be around there somewhere.
[EVO 4G General] daviss:
I am getting a full signal in St. Louis park near Kentucky Ave. I also have picked it up in Coon Rapids near the Northtown Mall
[EVO 4G General] myth_mn:
I work at the southdale hospital. I got awesome speed. Nothing below 6.5
[EVO 4G General] Sketchr:
Getting full 4G in my St. Louis park home (yes inside the home!) near Peter Hobart School!
[EVO 4G General] twincitiesjhawk:
I was just inside target on university in st paul and 4g switched on for a quick second. By the time I got the speed test app running it turned off and I didn't see it come back on.
[EVO 4G General] zMODem:
Confirmed 4g at target on xerxes and right as you enter brooklyn park leaving crystal
[EVO 4G General] Bru034:
Over in Maplewood at 35E and Roselawn has 4G on. Driving down 35E I was getting a signal all the way down to University and then around the 94/35E split.
[EVO 4G General] AssassinsLament:
Brett Favre makes 4G faster. :D
[EVO 4G General] Keanen:
Maybe 4G in MSP was one of his demands :)
[EVO 4G General] alex456:
To everyone in St. Paul, we have 4G goodnes downtown around the Saint Paul College Xcel energy area.:D

I got 2 bars around the Cathedral and all 3 bars at Xcel. I then took the 54 bus through west 7th and the signal disappeared around Walnut street.

4G sucked my battery dry though, it dropped more than 10% in around half hour, and I have pretty decent battery life. I can go a bit over 20 hours with moderate usage.

While waiting for the bus at Xcel I ran a couple speed tests and here are the results:
[EVO 4G General] Sim-X:
4G in Brooklyn Park

I get a strong signal now near 694/Boone - there wasn't any signal last week. It's nice to see progress being made.

This was takin this morning about a half mile north of 694 on boone. :D
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Towers in Savage, Burnsville, Apple Valley and Prior Lake are close. I got the notification pop up a whole ton of times this weekend. No full connection yet, but it's coming.
[EVO 4G General] carguy4471:
I wonder if any of these hit my home on the border of lakeville/farmington/apple valley?? I'm pretty anxious to find out!
[EVO 4G General] Borgie:
Sitting at my desk at work on cliff rd near Pepsi. 2 bars inside and 3 bars outside. Download speeds of six to nine meg down. Pretty sweet. Browsing is much faster. Let's see what a battery hog it is.
[EVO 4G General] fuzzyuu:
4G Service at Lake St. and Nicollet Av. Cut out 1/3 of a block from my house! BOOOOO!!!
[EVO 4G General] DanBergundy:
On a ROM again that supports 4G for now. Connecting at Carlson on West Bank... 7-9MB down.