Sprint Nextel
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Sprint Nextel Corp. is the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States, with more than 44 million subscribers at year-end 2005, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
DO THEY DELIVER ON SPEED EVERYWHERE?
| Customers getting > 100% promised speeds | 4 |
| Customers getting <= 100% promised speeds | 0 |
| Customers getting <= 90% promised speeds | 1 |
| Customers getting <= 70% promised speeds | 6 |
| Customers getting <= 40% promised speeds | 6 |
ARE CUSTOMERS HAPPY EVERYWHERE?
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19 |
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User Comments
Jun 14, 2008 10:10 am
Broadband Census Taker says:
I'm temporarily living away from home becuase of a burst pipe and using sprint wireless access to their faster network. At home I'm BellSouth (AT&T).
Jul 16, 2008 6:17 pm
droford says:
Pros: Availability where DSL and Cable are not, ability to take internet on road with laptop. Cons: Cost ($62) for performance, new caps at 5GB. I will be switching to a Sprint reseller called Millenicom which offers the same service without contracts or the 5 GB monthly cap for the same price per month.
Jul 20, 2008 9:37 pm
Micah Tidwell says:
I haven't a clue why you claim theres 5 providers for broadband here.. There is NO landline option, the sprint wireless is limited on reliability and satellite service is just completely worthless with streaming and gaming.. We need real options!!!
Aug 11, 2008 10:32 pm
John says:
Everything was great (though a bit expensive), then Sprint announced that it's unlimited service would now be capped at 5GB/mo. Unfortunately, I have found no other options.
Nov 09, 2008 12:29 am
48105 Sprint says:
Connection speed varies, but this expensive "high-speed broadband" sometimes seems slower than the old 56K free Netzero dialup. Even low-res Youtube videos will usually pause every few seconds to cache, and a variety of webpages seem to occasionally hang.
Dec 02, 2008 12:09 pm
Nathan says:
This service works, but is limited by a paltry 5GB cap per month. The speeds advertized are 600-800 kpbs download and 200-400kbps upload. They are usually around 1 Mbps down 200 Kbps Upload
Jan 20, 2009 6:38 pm
nek says:
I usually get about at least 1000 KBPS down and maybe a little less than half that up. Service is very reliable. Also service seems to be getting faster.
Jan 20, 2009 6:38 pm
nek says:
I usually get about at least 1000 KBPS down and maybe a little less than half that up. Service is very reliable. Also service seems to be getting faster.
Jan 29, 2009 2:09 pm
Chris says:
Actually, I use Milllenicom. I think they are reselling Sprint. Would rate higher but service blocks/switches DNS requests, so I cannot use services like OpenDNS.
Mar 16, 2009 11:03 am
Broadband Census Taker says:
Excellent speed and one of two options available to me (other is Fixed Wireless), but 5GB cap is a big problem for business use (40 hrs / week).
Mar 16, 2009 6:41 pm
Broadband Census Taker says:
The only option here is wireless and even the cell phone doesn't work here. My mailing is pierson but I live in unincorporated county. Servicce ie very unstable and slow.
Apr 16, 2009 5:05 pm
TIke says:
In the process of legal proceedings gathering evidence on Sprint throttling measures
Apr 16, 2009 5:14 pm
TIke says:
I'm in the process of gathering evidence for susequent legal action. I'll be in contact with the EFF for some assistance. Any help with Sprint Nextel experiences appreciated.
Apr 16, 2009 5:25 pm
TIke says:
I am going through legal proceedings. In the process of more evidence gathering. Any help appreciated
Apr 16, 2009 5:26 pm
TIke says:
I am going through legal proceedings. In the process of more evidence gathering. Any help appreciated Thanks.
Apr 16, 2009 5:26 pm
TIke says:
I am going through legal proceedings. In the process of more evidence gathering. Any help appreciated Thanks.
Apr 16, 2009 5:30 pm
TIke says:
I am going through legal proceedings. In the process of more evidence gathering. Any help appreciated
May 11, 2009 9:54 am
Broadband Census Taker says:
too costly, speed unpredictable but superior most of the time to dial up
Aug 17, 2009 8:58 pm
Broadband Census Taker says:
Service is spotty and unreliable most of the time.
Jan 22, 2010 11:49 am
Broadband Census Taker says:
download speeds consistently 25% of advertised speeds. sprint has recently changed their strategy on addressing this problem from attempting to find a way to improve user speeds to blaming the consumer for the problem---"how old is your computer?", "upgrade your OS", "update your software", "what browser are you using?", "such and such browser is faster". i even had a customer service rep tell me "we CAN provide 1.5 MBPS, but that doesn't mean we always HAVE TO provide 1.5 MBPS!!!