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DaMaDo

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I'm in Miami, FL and I seem to be getting spotty reception on my Evo.

At work, the bars go between 0 and 4 bars...sometimes back and forth every 2 seconds. Kinda weird. I bought the phone last week in San Francisco and everything was working fine over there.

Could this wavering reception be the phone or is it the service? What's the best way to test which one it is? I don't know anyone else with a Sprint phone.

I'm also a bit disappointed that it doesn't work in my elevator - ATT phones work perfectly in there =( The elevator isn't a deal breaker though.

Other than that, I really like the android and I'd like to keep it if I can figure out the service part.
 
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the sad thing is your going to experience this just about everywhere.

sprint coverage is kind of hit or miss... well more miss then hit in my experiences. My work used to have all sprint phones and sprint data cards. I used to travel all over the united states and every time i traveled i would have to forward my work phone to my personal cell(verizon) due to reception issues.

the data card wasn't so bad but it had its moments.

From what i understand sprint is supposed to roam on verizon's network(no roaming charges) but if the the tower is busy verizon customers get higher priority so you may loose a call or not get any service due to that.
 
Hmm, I didn't realize Sprint's network was so spotty everywhere. Will this change with 4G rollout?

I have 14 or 30 days to try it out...can't remember which...at least a week more anyway.

I was just testing it out now and even with 0 bars I can still make calls and use 3G so I'm not sure what's up with the signal display. I was going from 0 to full back and forth now where I'm at. I don't understand it since I'm used to the iPhone with ATT (which I lost calls on now and then).

I'll try it as much as I can over the next week and decide if I want to return it or not. I'd like to stick with the Evo but I might have to get the new iPhone.
 
Where I am in North Jersey I am having no issue with Sprint coverage. In fact it blows my AT&T experience away. Any dead spots I had with AT&T, Sprint has covered. I do see the bars bouncing around every now and then but even with 1 bar it is still faster for me than AT&T ever was on full bars (this might have more to do with switching from a slow ass WinMo phone to the EVO).
 
I travel all over the us and been on sprint 10+ years and never seem to have that issue. The only area I remember having issues is on the outskirts of atlanta.. actually pretty far out

but I'm sure depending on towers near your area and your location.. it could be hit or miss.
 
DaMaDo said:
Hmm, I didn't realize Sprint's network was so spotty everywhere. Will this change with 4G rollout?

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its going to be a few years before sprint has any decent 4G coverage. here is the current 4g coverage map...


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Hmmm...maybe I'll try asking them to switch out phones. Could be the hardware.

I've missed a couple of calls in different parts of the city already, but the weird signal strength behavior has me thinking it's hardware.
 
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Damado, it's the hardware. There's a setting that needs to be changed with the CDMA settings, check XDA-developers.com for more info. If that doesn't help, swap it out. South FL is Sprint's 2nd largest customer base, and near perfect service. I think you got a defective phone.
 
entropism said:
Damado, it's the hardware. There's a setting that needs to be changed with the CDMA settings, check XDA-developers.com for more info. If that doesn't help, swap it out. South FL is Sprint's 2nd largest customer base, and near perfect service. I think you got a defective phone.
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Hey thanks, that forum is really cool. I haven't found what I'm looking for in terms of cell reception, but the extended battery life trick is cool

This settings guide for more battery life is nice too
 
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zyiro said:
the sad thing is your going to experience this just about everywhere.

sprint coverage is kind of hit or miss... well more miss then hit in my experiences. My work used to have all sprint phones and sprint data cards. I used to travel all over the united states and every time i traveled i would have to forward my work phone to my personal cell(verizon) due to reception issues.
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You must have had a bad phone or something. Sprints coverage has been pretty solid for me in my travels.
 
That really just seams like what I've seen from sprint phones in weak service areas. Try swapping it out if you want, but in my experience sprint's coverage is pretty much non-existant in most of the country unless you stay near highways and cities. Unfortunately they have just enough towers that your phone will connect to a sprint tower rather than a stronger verizon tower so your call can not have parts drop out.
 
Well went to Sprint to ask about my problems and told them where I live and work which are both in the financial district right next to downtown and they said Sprint reception is just bad there and they are sorry. They say the buildings get in the way.

I guess I'm ordering a new iPhone tomorrow =(
 
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