Sprint WiMax 4G Live in St. Louis 05/27/2010!!

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Just for fun I thought I'd try out the 4G radio on the EVO while here in St. Louis.
Turns out, it's live!!
Here are some screen shots to prove it!

Had to resize images to fit upload requirements here.
Check out the originals at my Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/colorado_al/4644983280/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/colorad...n/photostream/

Also see my other post at:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/...tml#post814544

2.1 mbs down?

if so im not impressed... at all

I'm on the edge of the city, and inside, and they haven't announced the launch yet, so who knows how fast it will go. I'll take a drive this afternoon and see if I can get a better signal.

Originally Posted by dmc971989

2.1 mbs down?

if so im not impressed... at all

Here's another test to another server in Chicago 3.3mbps

dont get me wrong... its not bad...

but i have been able to get up to 2.5 down on sprints 3g in some places

Wow, that's awesome news! I live in St. Louis (Southwest Garden area) and I'm getting the Evo next week, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to wait too long before getting 4G. I figured it'd probably be later summer before I'd have it, but if your phone is correct, sounds like they've already started installing it. Hopefully it's just the beginning and the signal will continue to get better.

My only concern, I've read somewhere that some Radio Shacks are setting up WiMax hotspots. Maybe there's a Radio Shack nearby that you're getting the signal from? Just a thought, could be wrong. It'll be interesting to see what happens when you venture out in the city to see if you continue to get the 4G signal and if it improves or gets worse.

Thanks for the update! Please keep us posted!

Originally Posted by emac11

Wow, that's awesome news! I live in St. Louis (Southwest Garden area) and I'm getting the Evo next week, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to wait too long before getting 4G. I figured it'd probably be later summer before I'd have it, but if your phone is correct, sounds like they've already started installing it. Hopefully it's just the beginning and the signal will continue to get better.

My only concern, I've read somewhere that some Radio Shacks are setting up WiMax hotspots. Maybe there's a Radio Shack nearby that you're getting the signal from? Just a thought, could be wrong. It'll be interesting to see what happens when you venture out in the city to see if you continue to get the 4G signal and if it improves or gets worse.

Thanks for the update! Please keep us posted!

There is a radio shack about 1.5 miles away. No idea where the signal is coming from. I will take a drive and test later today.

Originally Posted by colorado_al

There is a radio shack about 1.5 miles away. No idea where the signal is coming from. I will take a drive and test later today.

nice now they need to head south to springfield and i will be much happier

Wow, I wasn't expecting STL to get 4G any time soon. I am so excited that you found this out. I am getting my phone on the 4th, and can't wait to test the speeds. I am in the southwest part of STL, in the boones. So I don't know how well it will work for me.

Originally Posted by dmc971989

dont get me wrong... its not bad...

but i have been able to get up to 2.5 down on sprints 3g in some places

For some reason I'm getting better speeds on 4G via WiFi hotspot on my Win7 PC. Could be an issue with the speedtest.net app for android or a hardware issue or something.

Anyhow, this has been typical of tests from my PC via 4G hotspot.

4.5mbps