4g doubles 3g Coverage?

[thescreensavers]

I went into the Verizon Store to buy a Fotmocell thing the Cell tower at home. Since we have been getting dropped calls all of a sudden after being ok for 5 years.

The rep told me to wait until 4g comes out since it will double the range and you will be good.


Is this true or just some BS to get me out of the store?

I am thinking its the latter.

 

[rudeguy]

I thought 4G had worse penetration?

 

[rudeguy]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690142

 

[zerocool84]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690142

Sprint's version of 4G WiMAX has a higher frequency and lower building penetration. LTE has a lower frequency and will penetrate buildings better.

Oh and just because it's 4G doesn't mean you'll get better reception. 4G will take years to get to the same amount of 3G penetration we all have so don't count on it for a while.

 

[thescreensavers]

LTE is 700mhz Wi-Max is 2.5ghz. Higher the frequancey the crappier the building penetration right?

So Verizon should be getting better building penetration by LTE vs 3g 1900mhz

so LTE has double the building penetration then 3g.

But he said LTE was backwords compatible with 3g so that the signal that verizon would be brodcasting is the 700mhz 4g signal which would work with 3g. But now that I see that they operate on diffrent frequencies thats not possible

So, from what I see unless I have a 4g phone, I wont even get better signal in my home.

more over, Normal voice calls seems to use 800mhz so, I definitely wont see an improvement right?

 

[tatteredpotato]

Oh and just because it's 4G doesn't mean you'll get better reception. 4G will take years to get to the same amount of 3G penetration we all have so don't count on it for a while.

Sprint's "rolled out" 4G in Pittsburgh, but between home and school I haven't found any place were I get enough signal to be better than 3G.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Carriers cannot wait to better penetrate users when 4G comes on line.

 

[sswingle]

LTE will have better coverage EVENTUALLY. How long will it be before they get all cities online is anyone's guess. Then of course you need a phone that does LTE to take advantage of it.

I say go and get the femtocell now since you could be waiting a while for LTE to solve your problems.

 

[jersiq]

LTE is 700mhz Wi-Max is 2.5ghz. Higher the frequancey the crappier the building penetration right?

So Verizon should be getting better building penetration by LTE vs 3g 1900mhz

so LTE has double the building penetration then 3g.

But he said LTE was backwords compatible with 3g so that the signal that verizon would be brodcasting is the 700mhz 4g signal which would work with 3g. But now that I see that they operate on diffrent frequencies thats not possible

So, from what I see unless I have a 4g phone, I wont even get better signal in my home.

more over, Normal voice calls seems to use 800mhz so, I definitely wont see an improvement right?

Here's a few things:

1) Although in building penetration may be better at that frequency, there is no guarantee that the downtilt on the antennas at the site will indicate improved coverage.

2) As other said, no idea when 4g rollout will be.

3) LTE won't carry voice calls until release 9, when it will be E-911 compliant

4) "Backwards Compatibility" - actually a phone feature where it supports all 3: CDMA2000, 1X-EVDO and LTE. They may develop and extender, but it's highly doubtful.

So yes, an LTE extender (if one even existed) wouldn't help with your voice call problems. Have you called Customer Service about your loss of coverage?

 

[thescreensavers]

^ Not yet, I went to the store. But ill call CS soon to get a ticket put in.

The FotomoCell they carry right now only supports 2g speeds, I am waiting for the new one which does 3g and supports more then 3 people talking at a time. They talked about it earlier this year but it seems not to be in stores yet.. hmm

 

[sswingle]

^ Not yet, I went to the store. But ill call CS soon to get a ticket put in.

The FotomoCell they carry right now only supports 2g speeds, I am waiting for the new one which does 3g and supports more then 3 people talking at a time. They talked about it earlier this year but it seems not to be in stores yet.. hmm

Femtocell

 

[coolVariable]

You need a 4G phone to get 4G network coverage

And I thought Verizon didn't have any dropped calls?

 

[zerocool84]

You need a 4G phone to get 4G network coverage

And I thought Verizon didn't have any dropped calls?

Verizon didn't have any dropped calls? Don't know if you're serious or not.

 

[rudeguy]

You need a 4G phone to get 4G network coverage

And I thought Verizon didn't have any dropped calls?

EVERY provider has dropped calls.

EVERY phone manufacturer has dropped calls.

gaaah....the stupid is making me stupider