Sprint speeds are JOKES IN NYC????!?!

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okay.. let me start off by saying... im confused... I mean VERY confused... i wasnt expecting 10-12Mbps i was expecting maybe 4-8Mbps. consistently....

now i did a speedtest.net run on 3g.. and im getting a stable 1Mbps.. (acceptable) although i was expecting more like 2.5Mbps... and i said lets test 4g... well i switched it on... and im barely... getting 2Mbps... i got 3Mbps.. one time.. but never over that... im paying 70 bucks a month plus tax for this?????? you gotta be kidding me..

im hoping its just maybe sprints towers are down... so could anyone from NYC (im in queens ny) tell me what speeds they are getting via 3g and 4g speedtest?

You are lucky to be getting those speeds. I'm in Maplewood, NJ and I get around 200-250kbps on 3g and 1.4mbps on 4g.

Test using different METHODS - and in the middle of the night.

Originally Posted by nsxla

Test using different METHODS - and in the middle of the night.

lol its 1.44 here i would think it would be pretty accurate.. lol

Broken record - upgrade profile/prl - try a flash based bandwidth test site on the browser? i also like xtreme labs? speed test app on the market

It doesn't have that long of range but even when I've had one bar of 4g I get over 3mb with og epic maybe there is an issue with the et4g

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guess its time for u 2 stop paying $70/month den, lol... call sprint and tell them u work for "jp morgan", and then you will onli be paying $50+tax for these bad speeds...

Originally Posted by vikramjatt11

guess its time for u 2 stop paying $70/month den, lol... call sprint and tell them u work for "jp morgan", and then you will onli be paying $50+tax for these bad speeds...

lol seems the closer i get to outside the higher my speeds get, i just hit 4.06 close to my window..

Don't use speed test apps...

Use this...

http://speakeasy.net/speedtest

I've tested many different methods against realworld downloads. Speakeasy tests WiMAX better than others, especially speedtest apps.

yeah, a lot has to do with the server.

I like the speedtest.net server in washington DC... seems to be pretty consistent.


I think if you were expecting 2.5mbit over 3G, your expectations were a little off. 1MB is pretty average for EVDO (verizon EVDO speeds tend to hoover around that as well).

As for wimax speeds, they differ GREATLY depending on the area. Clearwire really didn't do the best job deploying the network (they were in a hurry and had limited funds).

I would wait for sprint to "correct" the wimax via network vision over the next ~6 months. You will also see 3G speeds increase in the next ~6 months as well.