4G coverage in the Bay Area

Old Aug 2, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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4G coverage in the Bay Area

Picked up an Evo 4G a few weeks ago, and honestly I thought hell would freeze over before I saw a 4G signal near me (in Tracy) - apparently I was wrong.

Sprint just announced live coverage in Stockton and Modesto, but it apparently stretches down I-99 from Lodi to Merced, and around Los Banos, Chowchilla, and Visalia.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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do u notice the difference?
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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I glad sprint gives 4g to that places that won't pass a credit check for one of the phones they sell. How about Los altos, Los gatos, San Carlos, San Mateo lol. Guess that's what happens when they spend more money promoting nas car other improving the network haha

On a side not how is the battery life of that phone?

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5000/1000 on my phone...


I've torrented, tethered, 700-900kb down, but have hit 1.2Mbits down sustained for about 10minutes. Downloaded a 860MB video of MotoGP in 25mins.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 04caliwrx
I glad sprint gives 4g to that places that won't pass a credit check for one of the phones they sell. How about Los altos, Los gatos, San Carlos, San Mateo lol. Guess that's what happens when they spend more money promoting nas car other improving the network haha

On a side not how is the battery life of that phone?
Click my link for peninsula/southbay coverage.

You'll get your LTE in a year I think.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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i pick up 1 bar of 4g where i live at, and randomly 2 bars but while in vegas i had 2/3 bars of 4g the whole time there.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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I just tested 2.3 down and 1.2 up right now on my iPhone 4 and 1.8 down and .8 up on a friend droid X... San carlso AT&T and Verivon network
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 04caliwrx
I just tested 2.3 down and 1.2 up right now on my iPhone 4 and 1.8 down and .8 up on a friend droid X... San carlso AT&T and Verivon network
Yep. My speed tests for Sprint 3g are 1down, and 1up. However, speed test on 4g are 5down,1up. The 1up is limited though by clear, so, can't help that.

Technically, for me to be able to get 1.2MB down on that download, it means my link speed was 12Mbits!!
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Gagan brah, what are you using for bt?
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Utorrent on my PC. I then turn 4g on, wifi off on my phone. Once it's connected, I connect the phone to my PC with the USB cable, choose "share internet", 450Mbps link speed created.

I then click on something to DL, Utorrent opens it up and i'm downloading from 700kB-900kB speed, sometimes up to 1.2MB speeds.

1.2MBytes =12Mbites download link. INSANE!
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Originally Posted by joltdudeuc
[url]I've torrented, tethered, 700-900kb down, but have hit 1.2Mbits down sustained for about 10minutes. Downloaded a 860MB video of MotoGP in 25mins.
Are you limited to how much data you can use?
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I'm itching to buy an Evo, but I'm only 8 months into my contract.
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Are you limited to how much data you can use?
Nope. Unlimited Data is unlimited Data...
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Are you limited to how much data you can use?
Data limits? WTF, it's not ATT brah.......
Old Aug 2, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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I don't get 4g at my house in Tracy, but I've gotten it around some areas. I use my wifi at the house, its faster than the 3g. I was getting a good, strong 4g signal in Mountain View.

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