Is the EVO 3D capable of using LTE Service?

xxxjdoggxxx · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 01:56 AM

I just read that Sprint is no longer expanding wimax and is going with LTE now instead. I have been waiting for a couple years to get 4g speeds where I live and bought a EVO 3D (not to mention payed $10 extra a month) in anticipation of eventually having 4g service where I live. I am now wondering if I will get screwed and have to wait another 2 years (while continuing to use slow 3g) to buy a LTE capable phone or if the EVO 3D is capable of LTE.

Jackietreehorn · #2 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 12:04 PM

Short answer: No, the Evo 3D will not be able to use LTE when it rolls out.

**fixxxer2012** · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jackietreehorn

Short answer: No, the Evo 3D will not be able to use LTE when it rolls out.

it's a crap move on sprints part as everyone who wants to use the lte will have to buy new phones, even at retail price.

i also do not see sprint getting lte off the ground until at least 2013.

**guitardoc64** · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 10:58 PM

I had thought I'd seen somewhere before the release date that it would need a firmware update to be LTE. Of course they also said it would do 1080p video. Luckily the 3G in my area has steadily gotten better, and with the EVDO upgrades they are rolling out they will supposedly have 3G speeds that rival WIMAX.

**gullzway** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 11:25 PM

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I had thought I'd seen somewhere before the release date that it would need a firmware update to be LTE. Of course they also said it would do 1080p video. Luckily the 3G in my area has steadily gotten better, and with the EVDO upgrades they are rolling out they will supposedly have 3G speeds that rival WIMAX.

What evdo upgrades are they rolling out, Rev_B?

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**masetas** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2011, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by guitardoc64

I had thought I'd seen somewhere before the release date that it would need a firmware update to be LTE. Of course they also said it would do 1080p video. Luckily the 3G in my area has steadily gotten better, and with the EVDO upgrades they are rolling out they will supposedly have 3G speeds that rival WIMAX.

What evdo upgrades are they rolling out, Rev_B?

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sprint is saying that they are going to be running rev-b by this time next year only thing is not all the phones out now are going to be capable of taking advantage of it

Jackietreehorn · #7 (**permalink**) 10-11-2011, 10:39 PM

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What evdo upgrades are they rolling out, Rev_B?

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No, just backhaul upgrades. They're also going to be working on 1xAdvanced.

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sprint is saying that they are going to be running rev-b by this time next year only thing is not all the phones out now are going to be capable of taking advantage of it

Unless they've made an additional announcement since their October 7th meeting, that's simply not true. That was the rumor, but didn't have anything come of it. Perhaps you're confusing 1xAdvance with Rev B (not the same thing)?

**masetas** · #8 (**permalink**) 10-12-2011, 01:04 AM

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thats what various other members have stated on here as well as sprint c.s. reps

eric12341 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-15-2011, 04:59 PM

I read in the sprint blog announcement for network vision and they said that they are not interested in Rev.B and have just decided to skip to wimax and LTE which is a shame because Rev.B is faster than Wi-Max while EDGE is faster than Rev.A in my city and a handful of other places. don't know what's going on with sprint and why it's taking soo long to fix as last year at this time the 3G speeds were fast enough for everything I could ever want to do. as for the question at hand the 3VO will not support LTE but it will support the 800mhz band when network vision is rolled out in its entirety.

xxxjdoggxxx · #10 (**permalink**) 10-15-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by eric12341

I read in the sprint blog announcement for network vision and they said that they are not interested in Rev.B and have just decided to skip to wimax and LTE which is a shame because Rev.B is faster than Wi-Max while EDGE is faster than Rev.A in my city and a handful of other places. don't know what's going on with sprint and why it's taking soo long to fix as last year at this time the 3G speeds were fast enough for everything I could ever want to do. as for the question at hand the 3VO will not support LTE but it will support the 800mhz band when network vision is rolled out in its entirety.

I have also noticed a drop in my 3g speeds. When I had my Touch Pro 2 my speeds were fast enough to do anything I need ed to. Now that I have the Evo 3D my 3G speeds are horrible most of the time. Maybe it is possible it is something to do with the EVO 3d and not the network though. I am not sure. All I know is if the Evo 3D does not work with LTE I will likely be stuck with slow 3G for another 2 years (and paying $10 extra a month for "premium data" which I am not getting).