4G In Tulsa

[Shadow6]

Sprint is supposed to be deploying 4G service in Tulsa in the Spring.  On some phone-oriented forums, a few Tulsans have posted they have observed 4G service in the 71st and Mingo area, and a weak signal downtown near the sushi place.  I suspect these signals are for testing, because when I drove downtown last night I could not find a signal.  Has  anyone has noticed 4G in their area?

T-Mobile users, feel free to gloat 

[sgrizzle]

Sprint is using Clear's Wimax towers for their "4G" service. You can cehck the map here:
http://www.clear.com/coverage

They show some small coverage near Woodland Hills mall and north of downtown. However, Wimax speeds drop off very quickly in relation to distance from the tower so it's best to disable 4G if you can't get a good connection. Sprint's own CEO said LTE is the better 4G protocol, but it won't be rolling out in our area until later this year or 2012.

Don't get me started on T-Mobile's "4G"

[Breadburner]

T-Mobile sucks....

[gsgibson]

I got a signal yesterday at 61st and Aspen in Broken Arrow. One bar on 4G but the most I have seen so far. It did say connected to Sprint when I got it.  ...seeing progress.

[OpenYourEyesTulsa]

T-Mobile sucks....

AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/atandt-agrees-to-buy-t-mobile-from-deutsche-telekom/

[sgrizzle]

AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/atandt-agrees-to-buy-t-mobile-from-deutsche-telekom/

[Gonesouth1234]

AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/atandt-agrees-to-buy-t-mobile-from-deutsche-telekom/

   Consulting the crystal ball ap on my PC, and looking into the not too distant future, President Sasha Obama has agreed to the peace terms being offered, which will bring an end to the hostilites of the guerilla wars between the atties and the feds. 
   As part of the peace negotiations, the atties. . or the AT&T loyalists or supporters of "Ma Bell"-as our new government and leaders  prefer to known -will place in every home in CaliforiAmerica a free black bakelite communications device known as a "Princess", so nicknamed after the  icon leader of the attie rebellion, Nancy Pelosi -the former leader of one of the governing bodies of the now defunct United States.
   All of the new communication devices, or  "Princesses", will come with the latest technology, including the beta version of the crank, which when turned rapidly, will alert the local attie government of your desire to communicate with another party.  This can be done by simply quoting the number of the assigned id number of the party you wish to speak to. The new administration is promising connection speeds at 6G , but will not allow your communication with another party to go beyond the new 7kb limit per month, in order that all of citizens may have the opportunity to use the system.
   As part of the demands of the new attie government, all other hand held  communications devices must be surrendered by all citizens at midnight on the day of the treaty signing.
    The new attie leaders are promising guaranteed communication with the party that a caller is seeking to reach, once the attie communications specialist clears your effort to reach the other party with the new Homeland Security Administration, provided, of course, that your monthly tithe to the new administration is current.

[Conan71]

"AT&T. Now twice as many dropped calls and 1/2 the surly customer service you are used to."

[Gonesouth1234]

"AT&T. Now twice as many dropped calls and 1/2 the surly customer service you are used to."

The last time I called to talk to someone in the clouds, or on the other side of the globe about my problem with the current service with the new toy , I finally had to end the conversation because "Andrew's" accent was so thick, I couldn't understand him.
I'm still not really sure what I agreed to, if anything, in the two minutes.
And can't wait to get the new billing to learn for sure what the conversation ended up costing me.
As a last futile attempt, the local "service" center was visited by this frustrated customer, but I was told since I had purchased the toy from a local super mega-sized retail center, I would have to resolve the problem there.  This was after being told by the local super mega-sized retail center "customer specialist" that they don't handle service problems, only sales, and I would have to contact my carrier.
But the acquisition of T Mobile will, of course, allow the new toy to work at a much more rapid rate.

[sgrizzle]

The last time I called to talk to someone in the clouds, or on the other side of the globe about my problem with the current service with the new toy , I finally had to end the conversation because "Andrew's" accent was so thick, I couldn't understand him.
I'm still not really sure what I agreed to, if anything, in the two minutes.
And can't wait to get the new billing to learn for sure what the conversation ended up costing me.
As a last futile attempt, the local "service" center was visited by this frustrated customer, but I was told since I had purchased the toy from a local super mega-sized retail center, I would have to resolve the problem there.  This was after being told by the local super mega-sized retail center "customer specialist" that they don't handle service problems, only sales, and I would have to contact my carrier.
But the acquisition of T Mobile will, of course, allow the new toy to work at a much more rapid rate.

AT&T customer service calls from Oklahoma are generally handled by the call center in Texas.

[Gonesouth1234]

AT&T customer service calls from Oklahoma are generally handled by the call center in Texas.

That last post was perhaps little too harsh in criticism, and  this was the first instance in many years  that I have had with the "customer service"  call center, in which the problem was not resolved to my satisfaction. It was complicated by being caught in a "catch 22" in which I assumed that the problem was not that difficult to resolve.

This guy might have been in Dallas, and maybe my hearing has been tuned to the Okie accent for too long, but there was definitely a communication gap.

All other problems that I have called them about, to their credit, have been resolved to my satisfaction, which earns my loyalty, but many times doesn't resolve frustration, as in this incident.

[Hoss]

That last post was perhaps little too harsh in criticism, and  this was the first instance in many years  that I have had with the "customer service"  call center, in which the problem was not resolved to my satisfaction. It was complicated by being caught in a "catch 22" in which I assumed that the problem was not that difficult to resolve.

This guy might have been in Dallas, and maybe my hearing has been tuned to the Okie accent for too long, but there was definitely a communication gap.

All other problems that I have called them about, to their credit, have been resolved to my satisfaction, which earns my loyalty, but many times doesn't resolve frustration, as in this incident.

The only problems I've ever had with them were last week, and it wasn't even that big a deal.  When I went on line to get my new phone (Atrix), I wasn't told that I had to cancel my iPhone data plan, and get a different data plan once I activated the new phone.  Now, the data plan doesn't cost any different, but they're coded differently in their system I guess from iPhone to 'the other smartphone plans'.  I called in, and the rep that helped me had me up and running in 5 minutes.