Anyone else think Sprint's coverage sucks??

[BigWheelinBubba]

Aside from Sprint not having 4G anywhere here but downtown Detroit, your phone is only 3G . I have my Nexus 4 now, and T-Mobile has been great, getting 14 to 26Mb. With Sprint I was getting 100 to 200kb. Its nice paying only $50 and some change not having a subsidized phone

It sounded all good until I talked to you on the phone yesterday. You kept fading in and out, and I know Sprint has never had call quality issues so I'm pretty sure the issue was on your end. I think I'll keep letting Sprint put it to me until I can find something better with a comparable price. Plus i'm stuck in this contract for another year.

 

[ReiKo]

It sounded all good until I talked to you on the phone yesterday. You kept fading in and out, and I know Sprint has never had call quality issues so I'm pretty sure the issue was on your end. I think I'll keep letting Sprint put it to me until I can find something better with a comparable price. Plus i'm stuck in this contract for another year.

I have 5 phones right now with unlimited everything except data and 14gb between the phones... 315 a month... Verizon has some nice plans out there...

 

[Tin]

It sounded all good until I talked to you on the phone yesterday. You kept fading in and out, and I know Sprint has never had call quality issues so I'm pretty sure the issue was on your end. I think I'll keep letting Sprint put it to me until I can find something better with a comparable price. Plus i'm stuck in this contract for another year.

Sprint used to drop calls on me all the time. FWIW, I never measure my signal in bars, I use dBm, which is far more accurate. With Sprint, I could never get better than -90dBm, most times around -100dBm. I hardly ever go below -75dBm with T-Mobile. -60dBm is considered a perfect signal, while anything -100dBm or less will drop calls.

 

[Overboost]

I've been pretty loyal to Sprint as well for over 10 years, but this is potentially my last phone. With the slow rollout of LTE, the failure of Wimax, and the slow 3G speeds for the cost, they've continued to lessen the reasons worth keeping them. I've priced out Verizon and ill probably switch to them with a Nexus phone down the road once my current contract expires, that is, unless the 4G comes online and is stable and quick.

 

[Tin]

I've priced out Verizon and ill probably switch to them with a Nexus phone down the road once my current contract expires, that is, unless the 4G comes online and is stable and quick.

The Nexus 4 is GSM only. Youd have to use either AT&T or T-Mobile, as Verizon is CDMA. T-Mobile uses HSPA+42 (good to 42Mb/sec) and AT&T uses HSPA+21 (21Mb/sec).

 

[Scooter70]

I've priced out Verizon and ill probably switch to them with a Nexus phone down the road once my current contract expires, that is, unless the 4G comes online and is stable and quick.

Depending on who you listen to, Verizon may never get another Nexus. Rumor has it that Google was mad over VZW's update testing process which has resulted in the Galaxy Nexus only getting a couple of updates in the 14 months since it was released.

Obviously they skipped the N4 as Google didn't/couldn't put an LTE radio in it. Maybe we'll get the N5, maybe not.

 

[WIspartan1026]

I've had Sprint for about 9 months now. I haven't had issues with calls and/or texts going through, but the data is incredibly slow. Even when I'm connected to wi-fi it's sluggish at times. The biggest problem/gripe I have is that when I don't have much reception, the phone automatically switches to "data roaming." Roaming is included at no extra cost to me, but when I'm on data roaming I can't use data for anything, period. No weather, no facebook, no maps, no browser, no sports scores, nothing. And what's worse is that when I go from a place I'm on data roaming to a place where I'm not (or at least shouldn't be), it doesn't switch back off of roaming. I usually have to turn airplane mode on the back off again to reset where the phone is connecting.

 

[Overboost]

The Nexus 4 is GSM only. Youd have to use either AT&T or T-Mobile, as Verizon is CDMA. T-Mobile uses HSPA+42 (good to 42Mb/sec) and AT&T uses HSPA+21 (21Mb/sec).

I realize that. I'd hope down the line they'd get another Nexus phone, but it doesn't sound as good. The other phone I'd consider is the Droid DNA right now, but my contract isn't up until next Feb. Plenty of time to see what the market has coming out.

 

[sofa king]

Sprint sucks...Do a search on here, I know over the past few months it has been talked about like crazy.
I had Nextel for 10 yrs, then switched to Sprint and had nothing but problems. Phone simply would not work, but I was in an area with "best coverage"...I guess if best coverage is no coverage then yes, otherwise hell no! I had a big discount on my plan as well, however could not justify keeping the phone because I had a huge discount but could not use it for anything. I cancelled it and switched to Verizon, probably one of the best decisions I made in a while.

Edit: Cost with the Verizon account is also about $1 less...

 

[Tin]

I realize that. I'd hope down the line they'd get another Nexus phone, but it doesn't sound as good. The other phone I'd consider is the Droid DNA right now, but my contract isn't up until next Feb. Plenty of time to see what the market has coming out.

The biggest selling points of the Nexus are that its unlocked and sold for an unusually low price for a top tier phone. After tax and shipping, youre looking at about $380, while the GSM Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 are $650 outright before any taxes or shipping. There are many providers out there that are resellers of AT&Ts and T-Mobiles services, and most times offer their plans lower than the associated carriers. There are many out there to choose from. Red Pocket Mobile , Straight Talk, Simple Mobile, Net10, and Solavei. You can even go right to the horses mouth and get service. The prepaid plans are cheaper than the contract plans, since youre not covering the remaining cost of a phone for 2 years.

 

[Overboost]

The biggest selling points of the Nexus are that its unlocked and sold for an unusually low price for a top tier phone. After tax and shipping, youre looking at about $380, while the GSM Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 are $650 outright before any taxes or shipping. There are many providers out there that are resellers of AT&Ts and T-Mobiles services, and most times offer their plans lower than the associated carriers. There are many out there to choose from. Red Pocket Mobile , Straight Talk, Simple Mobile, Net10, and Solavei. You can even go right to the horses mouth and get service. The prepaid plans are cheaper than the contract plans, since youre not covering the remaining cost of a phone for 2 years.

Not to mention the phone is a vanilla version of Android. That's the main reason I want to go Nexus next time if I can. I'm spoiled by my N7 and realize how much bloat Sense adds on my Evo.