[olug] Verizon vs... who?

[Aric Aasgaard]

This thread looks like my rants from 2 years ago after I had switched to Sprint from Verizon Wireless.  Sprint's unlimited plan in Omaha is a Yakov Smirnoff joke.  

I have Verizon Wireless now, I make sure to look at enough porn so that the NSA doesn't think I'm a terrorist.

Sent from my ASUS Pad

Andrew Embury <drazak at ingenii.com> wrote:

>Sprint is awful and I have the same experiences as everyone else, but just
>FYI, I have been seeing LTE on Sprint in several parts of town.  On the
>interstate near 40th and I80, North of Elkhorn, and also from 132nd and L
>to 144th and L I have had LTE.  I just noticed this yesterday and today.  A
>speedtest shows 3mb down and 2mb up, so nothing compared to Verizon speeds,
>but better than 50k.
>
>Drew
>
>
>On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Jason Troy <jason.troy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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