[olug] Verizon vs... who?

[Jason Troy]

I keep opening support tickets with Sprint for data speeds < 50k in Omaha.
Almost immediately speeds jump to 150-180k ... but quickly degrade. At this
point, I'm willing to break my 2yr/3 line contract - but need a better
option than ting/vzn. BTW, 3 smartphones + tether/hotspot + taxes ~$240/mo.
So sad they are alienating their customers because I've been w/Sprint /
been a shareholder since ~96. They talked about 4G here for years and have
since committed to LTE instead. By the time they upgrade their system, it
will be slow. 3g in Lincoln is usually at least more reliable than OMAs
15k. Of course as I sit here typing this, my phone bounced over to 4g for a
bit. Only got 3.0/0.5 for speeds and very choppy before it reverted back to
3g.

--JT

On Jul 1, 2013 2:59 PM, "T. J. Brumfield" <enderandrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> AT&T added proper LTE 4G in Omaha right after I left AT&T for Sprint. And
> Sprint's 3G in Omaha is just awful. Running speedtest on my Samsung Galaxy
> S3, I often get about 109kbs.
>
> Several parts of Omaha I got into roaming. So while Sprint's plans are
> cheap, I'd stay away until they get 4G in Omaha.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Jay Hannah <jay at jays.net> wrote:
>
> > So my family is paying $241/month for 3 smart phones and an iPad on
> > Verizon LTE.
> >
> > I'm happy with the service and coverage, but $3,000 a year seems
pricey...
> > right?
> >
> > Are there any other 4G options in Omaha yet?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > j
> >
> >
> >
> >
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