Any truth in sprint having a national data issue with iPhones?

[johnner1999]

Been dealing with slow data speeds and per sprint is telling me it's a known problem and it's going to effect my data. And no eta for fix. I find it hard to comprend this is real.... Any one have information on this?

[mbaverizon]

i would like to know the same myself

[dentite]

I have had slow speeds with my Sprint iPhone 4s. I think my motorola razor was faster.

[mbaverizon]

so whats slow and whats fast speedon speedtest.net

[dingo13x]

I'd call these speeds pretty slow. Have to love this being in a "best coverage" area according to Sprint.

[billm261]

Sprints data has been very hit or miss as of late but it's got to be a huge undertaking to get the speeds up to par which I know they have been working on.

This was posted in another Sprint thread:

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/10/...-head-to-head/

Sprint’s network, although based on CDMA technology like Verizon, is aging and its 3G speeds are normally sub-par even as its reliability is high overall. So it’s not a shock that it runs last in this test. Roughly the order from fastest to slowest is:
AT&T
Verizon
Sprint

http://9to5mac.com/2011/10/24/sprint...tore-glitches/

The Next Web is reporting that an internal email has been going around that both Sprint and Apple are working on a fix to the slow data speeds that are plaguing Sprint iPhone 4S owners. Sprint customers with an iPhone 4S have been experiencing slow data speeds since the iPhone 4S landed on the Sprint network October 14th.

http://theappledaily.com/2011/11/19/...ce-comparison/

So according to the studies we can conclude that while AT&T still beats the others in terms of the Data Rates for both upload and download speeds as compared to Verizon and Sprint,but when it comes to call reliability Verizon takes the crown.Sadly though Sprint gets the crown for dropping most calls.

If you are looking for higher data rates for the iPhone 4S then AT&T is your choice and if you want a reliable network service then Verizon is your bet.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20...?tag=mncol;txt

Sprint and Apple are said to be working on a possible software fix for slower-than-expected wireless networking speeds affecting some users of Apple's latest iPhone.

The issue has been the topic of a now 60-page support discussion thread on Sprint's site that began the day the phone was launched. There, users have been complaining of slow 3G speeds and posting photos of speed tests, including ones showing differing handsets to suggest the problem is limited to Apple's recently launched iPhone 4S hardware.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/...o-att-verizon/

iPhone 4S Speed test: Is Sprint really slowest compared to AT&T, Verizon?
On the web browsing speed test, it looks as if Verizon came out on top, with AT&T a close second behind Big Red. However, websites appeared to load significantly slower when testing the Sprint iPhone 4S...

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/10...ed-test-video/

iPhone 4S Showdown: AT&T vs. Verizon vs. Sprint Speed Test!
The results speak for themselves.Sprint is by far the slowest of the three networks, with AT&T and Verizon having similar speed results with web browsing.