[GRLUG] FAIL!!! Xfinity mobile wireless

[Matthew Seeley]

Agree with the 3G issues, Sprint has awful backhaul in West Michigan, I
average like 100k down, on a good day. I called them two weeks ago and the
tech rep told me there were already "dozens" of support tickets open just
for our tower in Grand Rapids.

But the 4G should be decent (2mb to 4mb down), most anywhere in Grand Rapids
city limits, and some suburban areas.

I'm suprised to hear about the 4G issues -- one of the Jenison Clearwire
WiMax towers is literally across the street from you -- you should have had
perfect 4G WiMax signal.

- - -

If you want "4G" speeds, you can try Verizon LTE. Be warned though, they're
coverage is only slightly better than Sprint's 4G and if you dont get LTE
coverage, their CDMA "3G" service is not much better than sprints (it's
about 400k - 800k down in my experience)

https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/CoverageLocatorController?requesttype=NEWREQUEST&coveragetype=datacoverage4g

If you just want reliable 3G in West Michigan, AT&T or T-Mobile would be
best options. (AT&T pulls down about 1mb for me. T-Mobile pulls down 1mb in
suburban, and 2m - 4m in downtown HSPA+ "4G" areas) I don't think AT&T yet
sells an HSPA+ '4G' hotspot yet, only usb sticks.

In your position, you might want to look at T-Mobile next (if you haven't
already)

http://coverage.t-mobile.com/Default.aspx

Good luck!
--
Matthew Seeley
Threadlight Systems
PO Box 612, Jenison MI 49429
T: (616) 328-5649


On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 4:45 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:

> At 03:31 PM 9/1/2011, you wrote:
>
>> Hey GRLUG,
>>
>> After just under 30 days of testing I have CANCELLED my Xfinity Mobile
>> Wireless hotspot.
>>
>> From what I could tell they are using the same SPRINT network that Virgin
>> is using.
>>
>
> Had very good luck with my Sprint Evo & Wireless Tether, .. I had to root
> mine (last December), but I believe that Sprint now allows installation.
>
> I also agree on the 4G service! About the only time I used 4G service
> succesfully was at the ballpark - 3G data was hammered, but 4G was
> plentiful.
>
>        Lee
>
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