my 4G speed isn't faster than my 3G speeds

chiggy · #1 (**permalink**) 07-18-2010, 06:52 PM

it might have been covered but I couldn't find it while searching...
is anyone else doing comparison speed tests between their 3g and 4G speeds and not seeing a difference if any? I get 2-2.5mb down and 1mb up on 4G and 1.7-2.5mb down and 900k-1.1mb up on 3g. and I'm right in the center of the Kansas city 4g coverage area at my house.
someone just give me a sound explanation for this since the 3 different sprint reps I've talked to said I'm in the perfect spot and should see some serious speed with 4g. with wifi this thing screams but I'm pretty disappointed thus far.

**themuffinman** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-18-2010, 06:55 PM

4g is new technology and its in its early stages, its as simple as that. When 3g was first available, it wasn't all that either.

chiggy · #3 (**permalink**) 07-18-2010, 09:52 PM

I know it's new but there are still people getting way better speeds than me locally.

SporkLover · #4 (**permalink**) 07-18-2010, 10:24 PM

wait. Your speeds will improve as the network is expanded. My first try on 4G in STL got me 4-5mbs down.

**themuffinman** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-18-2010, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chiggy

I know it's new but there are still people getting way better speeds than me locally.

I know what you mean. Speeds can be vary even if you standing next to someone else that has an evo. I am in atlanta and no matter what part of atlanta I am in and no matter if I have 1 bar or 3 bars the fastest I have ever gotten I think was around 4mb down but I have seen people post on here that they get over 6mb in atlanta on a regular.

ChrisH09 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-19-2010, 12:32 AM

This of it as a Cable Internet Connection....when a lot of people are on and using bandwidth...things tend to affect you in terms of speed. This is the same thing for 4G and 3G...it's just how it works. You may be getting slower speeds because said tower your phone is connecting to is in high demand for 3G/4G signal....which in return will slow your connection down. It's also the fact that 4G is young...and is growing....right now since the Evo launch I have noticed a huge difference in speeds in my area...purly due to how many 4G customers are now connected...Give it some time...it will get better once the WiMax/4G network grows and matures.

**Riley** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-14-2010, 09:29 PM

Ok, didnt want to start another post. I am getting 8x faster speeds than 3g in my area, particularly in my house. I bet they slow down but its still much better.

4g has been turned on in Pittsburgh (not official still test) for about a month, but I just got it where I live a couple days ago. Ran a few tests, and getting between 3mb and 6mb during the day and over 6mb at night!

Can't wait till this is fully operational. here a sshot from tests taken inside my house. I get better 4g signal indoors than my 3g signal which is strange to me?? This is going to be so cool especially with streaming video and downloads.

**themuffinman** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-14-2010, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rileyd5

Ok, didnt want to start another post. I am getting 8x faster speeds than 3g in my area, particularly in my house. I bet they slow down but its still much better.

4g has been turned on in Pittsburgh (not official still test) for about a month, but I just got it where I live a couple days ago. Ran a few tests, and getting between 3mb and 6mb during the day and over 6mb at night!

Can't wait till this is fully operational. here a sshot from tests taken inside my house. I get better 4g signal indoors than my 3g signal which is strange to me?? This is going to be so cool especially with streaming video and downloads.

Well I guess I can say that they definitely did some improvements in my area for the most part. For the longest I could never get past 4meg in my area or any where in atlanta for that fact but now I am getting a constant 8 to 9 meg which is simply amazing, my only issue is I still can't get a strong signal at my house. I can literally walk 250ft(and I mean literally) to the stop sign down the street and get atleast 2bars with 9 meg down but at my house(inside or outside on my deck) I get a 4g signal but not one single bar with no more than 1.5 meg down. From the maps that I have seen it looks like they have the main highway covered but a few hundred feet on each side of the highway for miles and miles the signal fades out fast which is kind of weird IMO.

boeman · #9 (**permalink**) 09-14-2010, 11:25 PM

Honestly I think it varies... At my house in Raytown my 4g speeds are ok... about 1.5mb down.

At my parents house in South KC I can get speeds of about 3mb. There's only about 5 miles seperating my house and my parents. I work in Leawood about a mile from the sprint campus where there is no 4g coverage yet, I still don't understand that...

**lipidfats** · #10 (**permalink**) 09-14-2010, 11:32 PM

i think it's too unstable and limited in range anyway. I just stick to 3g... it's fast enough for my needs. Aside from downloading files, i bet the evo can't even differentiate between 3 and 6mb