Sprint LTE?

[riffjim4069]

I have an upgrade that I can use in 15-days and I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade my EVO 4G (WiMax) to an EVO 4G LTE. I use the phone mostly in Washington DC and Dallas (mostly DC) and both cities are supposedly being upgraded to LTE. Anyway, has anyone been using Sprint LTE service in DC? WiMax coverage (never that great) has been getting crappier and crappier the past six months. Perhaps I won't be missing much (WiMax) even if the DC LTE rollout were to take several more months.

I was just reading that Sprint turned-on LTE in Kansas City this weekend...however, it will take another six to eight months to cover the entire metro area. As much as I would like to get the phone, it doesn't make much sense until the majority of the area is enabled. Hmmm.

Anyone using Sprint LTE?

 

[John Kotches]

the service literally just launched on official basis today. it was fired up early in a few markets, kind of a soft launch.

even though we're a bunch of early adopters here, there might not be anyone around with access to it.

this is like the early days of wimax 2 years ago. give it a little time and you'll get more feedback.

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[riffjim4069]

Thanks! I think that I'm just going to go for it. My wife's friend's husband (not sure if this is a reliable source) said he is seeing LET in Dallas, and WiMax has gotten so spotty, and 3G so slow since the start of the tourist season, that it's not going to hurt anything getting the EVO LTE. WiMax was actually quite nice after it was first deployed in DC, but they stopped buidling-out the coverage area and the speeds slowed down (4G and 3G) last year.

 

[LER]

check out http://s4gru.com for updates on the rollout, including maps.

 

[John Kotches]

Dallas is one of the lte launch markets.

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[CK SatGuy]

check out Community Blog List - Sprint 4G Rollout Updates for updates on the rollout, including maps.

That website says that Detroit will get LTE by the end of the year. Crossing my fingers!

 

[LER]

Yep, and they say Austin is rolling out now (unannounced). I'm hoping...

 

[Rey]

check out Community Blog List - Sprint 4G Rollout Updates for updates on the rollout, including maps.

Awesome. Looks like the sales rep at sprint was right. We'll have LTE this fall.

 

[whitewolf8214]

That ia great news for Sprint customers and I maybe switching soon

 

[navychop]

Might be a comeback for Sprint.

 

[truckracer]

WiMAX works great here. Evo 4G WiMAX virgin mobile

 

[riffjim4069]

Well, I am finally eligible for my 2-year upgrade tomorrow so I'm going to pickup an HTC EVO 4G LTE on my way home from work, and wait for Sprint to light-up LTE in the coming weeks. My daughter is getting my old (although it looks brand new) EVO 4G and having my wife's SERO Premium line transferred over to it since she uses her Verizon phone. It's hard to believe my 10-years old is the last girl in her class to have a mobile phone. We'll be watching over her usage like a pair of hawks.

 

[Rey]

Well, I am finally eligible for my 2-year upgrade tomorrow so I'm going to pickup an HTC EVO 4G LTE on my way home from work, and wait for Sprint to light-up LTE in the coming weeks. My daughter is getting my old (although it looks brand new) EVO 4G and having my wife's SERO Premium line transferred over to it since she uses her Verizon phone. It's hard to believe my 10-years old is the last girl in her class to have a mobile phone. We'll be watching over her usage like a pair of hawks.

white?

 

[LER]

What's with your obsession with White phones, Rey?

 

[Rey]

What's with your obsession with White phones, Rey?

never had one before. its just different i guess.elegant. the other phones that have been available in white i would not touch

 

[riffjim4069]

What's with your obsession with White phones, Rey?

It would clash with my attire and rotten disposition; I wear black and listen to Johnny Cash.

Seriously, I couldn't do a white phone...unless I lived in Miami and wore a Seersucker.

 

[Rey]

It would clash with my attire and rotten disposition; I wear black and listen to Johnny Cash.

Seriously, I couldn't do a white phone...unless I lived in Miami and wore a Seersucker.

 

[riffjim4069]

Well, still no LTE indicator on my phone here in DC. On a side note, I was all over the Baltimore area yesterday and not once did my phone connect to an LTE network (from Columbia MD to BWI to Camden Yards).

 

[Poke]

This Sprint site will show you where they are as far as LTE and what Cell Sites they plan on upgrading so forth.. Just pull up your city or put in your zip code.

https://network.sprint.com/

 

[Charise]

My Evo (from the first day they were available) has never even gotten 4G, so I'm not holding my breath for LTE. (I do love my Evo though and wouldn't hesitate to replace it in 2025 when my area finally gets LTE.)