Sprint Sucks

        With Verizon wireless being the only carrier in DC having full 3G service (EVDO) underground really makes me wonder as testing all carriers Cricket was last and found a tie with AT&T and T-Mobile and Sprint was third but the thing is Cricket is a prepaid network so they are kind of an exception.
        
         Now with Wmata telling us that there will be service at all rail stations by 2012 and they told us that in 2002 which devestated me as Sprint does not have service even at some of the busiest stations and T-Mobile offered service but it was not consistent. However AT&T has had service at either every 2 stations or every station but here is why they both tie sometimes when using AT&T I was unable to make phone calls but with T-Mobile it was great service just wish it were consistent. Sprint had service in areas where lots of tourist are like Smithsonian station but data speeds were absolutely ridiculous litterally they were fast for EVDO A. With either carrier they won't disappoint even Sprint as they are upgrading their 3G network which is always nice.

LTE VS HSPA+

             Is "4G" really worth it and what types of "4G" have the advantages over others and explaining the different types of technologies.

            Now every major Network offers 4G whether it is LTE or HSPA+ or even the old WiMax technology that networks like Sprint and Clear never really updated. So LTE stands for Long Term Evolution and HSPA+ stands for Evolved High Speed Packet Access and WiMax stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. So now we are familiar with the different types of 4G we can tell the pros and cons.

            HSPA+ is mainly used in the US by T-MobileUSA and AT&T however with AT&T they use HSPA+ for devices with LTE to "back-down" on however the difference is with T-MobileUSA is AT&T has HSPA+ speeds up to 21 megabits instead of T-MobileUSA has DC-HSPA which has a downlink of a theoretical 42 megabits. With AT&T still selling some of HSPA+ devices you will want to keep this in mind not every device can get those speeds devices like the Samsung Infuse 4G can only get up to 14 megabits and those are theoretical megabits. However the HSPA+ has a very huge advantage and a very huge disadvantage with HSPA+ their isn't a huge battery drain rather with LTE having to turn on an additional radio now the disadvantage every time their is an upgrade to HSPA+ you have to upgrade you're device to get up to those speeds on HSPA+ which does get annoying but if you have a device like Hercules the T-Mobile Galaxy SII you are fine. With HSPA+ only networks if you don't have an HSPA+ signal you will back down to EDGE sadly. Ask you're carrier what is are theoretical speeds this device can achieve.

             LTE which is used by every major carrier except for T-MobileUSA which has plans to deploy it by the summer of 2013 the difference with LTE and HSPA+ is that LTE works on lower frequencies like the 700MHZ band and Sprint using it on 1800MHZ band. The difference is with higher frequencies is that will have support for a higher capacity and with a lower frequency is that in areas like a basement will be more likely to hold an LTE signal. With LTE giving great speeds but it does require an additional radio for those speeds with LTE it does require CDMA networks to get redesign their voice network. With LTE devices don't have to get onto their 2G networks you can get onto EVDO if you have Verizon or Sprint or HSPA+ if you have AT&T.