EVDO-Rev A is topsy turvy!

NW of Chicago I am, I guess, fortunate to have REV A up and running but
I'm wondering if anyone else using the Sprint Wireless Broadband service
is experiencing or has experienced intermittent failures of the EVDO
cell resulting in download speeds of 9-46 kbs and uploads of 210-280 kbs.

Sounds whacky, I know, but between myself and one or two of their more
intelligent techies the problem apparently is isolate to one particular
cell site about 3/10 mile from me as my card and software have the most
up to date firmware and software versions and I've tried both the
"faulty" cell and and adjoining cell in rapid succession (literally
going mobile)and the damn card works fine in one cell but not the other.

Full quieting signal at home (six bars, -70 to -74 db signal)even when
the cell is acting up. When it is working properly I can count on an
average download speed of >1200 kbs and uploads of anywhere from 270 kbs
to around 479 kbs.

System will go goofy for 3 to maybe 13 hours and I'll suffer with crappy
dialup (or worse) download speeds and 1X upload speeds.

Interestingly, if I force the card to use only the 1X signal, I will get
a nearly synchronous upload/download around 120-130kbs.

Sprint's been trying to figure this out (don't know how hard) for a
couple of weeks and the problem's been existent for a good two months or so.

Anyone else experience this crap and, if so, any idea what was causing
it at the cell site so I can pass along a hint to one of the brighter
bulbs there?

Say What? <NotMe@NotYou.com> wrote in
newsPYji.18626$2v1.6749@newssvr14.news.prodigy.n et:

> NW of Chicago I am, I guess, fortunate to have REV A up and running
> but I'm wondering if anyone else using the Sprint Wireless Broadband
> service is experiencing or has experienced intermittent failures of
> the EVDO cell resulting in download speeds of 9-46 kbs and uploads of
> 210-280 kbs.
>
> Sounds whacky, I know, but between myself and one or two of their more
> intelligent techies the problem apparently is isolate to one
> particular cell site about 3/10 mile from me as my card and software
> have the most up to date firmware and software versions and I've tried
> both the "faulty" cell and and adjoining cell in rapid succession
> (literally going mobile)and the damn card works fine in one cell but
> not the other.
>
> Full quieting signal at home (six bars, -70 to -74 db signal)even when
> the cell is acting up. When it is working properly I can count on an
> average download speed of >1200 kbs and uploads of anywhere from 270
> kbs to around 479 kbs.
>
> System will go goofy for 3 to maybe 13 hours and I'll suffer with
> crappy dialup (or worse) download speeds and 1X upload speeds.
>
> Interestingly, if I force the card to use only the 1X signal, I will
> get a nearly synchronous upload/download around 120-130kbs.
>
> Sprint's been trying to figure this out (don't know how hard) for a
> couple of weeks and the problem's been existent for a good two months
> or so.
>
> Anyone else experience this crap and, if so, any idea what was causing
> it at the cell site so I can pass along a hint to one of the brighter
> bulbs there?
>

You guys getting unusually hot weather out there? It's possible that the
site is overheating- the type of symptons you are experiencing would point
to it as an option to try and rule out.

Scott wrote:
> Say What? <NotMe@NotYou.com> wrote in
> newsPYji.18626$2v1.6749@newssvr14.news.prodigy.n et:
>
>> NW of Chicago I am, I guess, fortunate to have REV A up and running
>> but I'm wondering if anyone else using the Sprint Wireless Broadband
>> service is experiencing or has experienced intermittent failures of
>> the EVDO cell resulting in download speeds of 9-46 kbs and uploads of
>> 210-280 kbs.
>
> You guys getting unusually hot weather out there? It's possible that the
> site is overheating- the type of symptons you are experiencing would point
> to it as an option to try and rule out.

Not terribly hot but, yes, it is "warm." Seems like the downtime (which
is kind of hard to detect since I'm not on 24/7 (my wife only THINKS
so)) seems to start late afternoon and then run throughout the night
when it's NOT hot. I've even had instances where I KNOW it went out
after dark and returned within a couple of hours.

Worth mentioning to them though. Thanks.

It is also possible that for some reason there is an abnormally large
amount of EVDO use off of that particular tower you are having trouble
with durring those times of slower connection speeds. It may be a
good idea for you to kind of keep a log of the outages for say 7 days,
and then call and have a specialist pull up the tower reports in your
area to see if there is a correlation between the two. Sometimes even
technical support can use a little bit of help, and since you are
having the issue you are in the best possition to be able to offer
it. It could be that something is funneling users to that tower.[just
a though]


On Jul 7, 10:26 pm, Say What? <N...@NotYou.com> wrote:
> NW of Chicago I am, I guess, fortunate to have REV A up and running but
> I'm wondering if anyone else using the Sprint Wireless Broadband service
> is experiencing or has experienced intermittent failures of the EVDO
> cell resulting in download speeds of 9-46 kbs and uploads of 210-280 kbs.
>
> Sounds whacky, I know, but between myself and one or two of their more
> intelligent techies the problem apparently is isolate to one particular
> cell site about 3/10 mile from me as my card and software have the most
> up to date firmware and software versions and I've tried both the
> "faulty" cell and and adjoining cell in rapid succession (literally
> going mobile)and the damn card works fine in one cell but not the other.
>
> Full quieting signal at home (six bars, -70 to -74 db signal)even when
> the cell is acting up. When it is working properly I can count on an
> average download speed of >1200 kbs and uploads of anywhere from 270 kbs
> to around 479 kbs.
>
> System will go goofy for 3 to maybe 13 hours and I'll suffer with crappy
> dialup (or worse) download speeds and 1X upload speeds.
>
> Interestingly, if I force the card to use only the 1X signal, I will get
> a nearly synchronous upload/download around 120-130kbs.
>
> Sprint's been trying to figure this out (don't know how hard) for a
> couple of weeks and the problem's been existent for a good two months or so.
>
> Anyone else experience this crap and, if so, any idea what was causing
> it at the cell site so I can pass along a hint to one of the brighter
> bulbs there?

dafydd wrote:
> It is also possible that for some reason there is an abnormally large
> amount of EVDO use off of that particular tower you are having trouble
> with durring those times of slower connection speeds. It may be a
> good idea for you to kind of keep a log of the outages for say 7 days,
> and then call and have a specialist pull up the tower reports in your
> area to see if there is a correlation between the two. Sometimes even
> technical support can use a little bit of help, and since you are
> having the issue you are in the best possition to be able to offer
> it. It could be that something is funneling users to that tower.[just
> a though]

Don't think that's the problem. This a rural area with a LOT more
critters than homes in this particular cell. That's why I'm paying this
kind of $$ for wireless - no cable or DSL service available out here.
Even Sprint didn't think usage was tied into the problem.

As for the logs and help, I have documented my problems over the past
several weeks AND taken the time to run out while the system is messed
up and confirm that it's NOT my card at fault, but their cell. Won't
work in this cell at 1400hrs, drive down the road five miles and get
excellent results at a new cell at 1406hrs, return to this cell at
1415hrs and can't even raise their test site.

"Jim Dubya" <jimdubya@nospam.com> wrote in
news:gk8ki.262616$Fk2.67529@newsfe08.phx:

> EVDO Rev A is the BOMB here is Southern California. No problems here.
> Maybe it is the OP's broadband card is defective.
>

I don't think so- he's able to connect to other towers in the area and if
you read his latest post, Sprint has confirmed it is not his card or
computer. It sounds like they have a bad tower. It's bound to happen
every once in a while. I'm sure that onxce they are able to isolate the
probelm, they'l swap out a board or some component and be good to go.

Jim Dubya wrote:
> EVDO Rev A is the BOMB here is Southern California. No problems here. Maybe
> it is the OP's broadband card is defective.

Nope. Card is just fine. Two of three techies think so, I think so and
just to make sure I checked it out in two different cell sites.

See original post, below:

>>> Sounds whacky, I know, but between myself and one or two of their more
>>> intelligent techies the problem apparently is isolate to one particular
>>> cell site about 3/10 mile from me as my card and software have the most
>>> up to date firmware and software versions and I've tried both the
>>> "faulty" cell and and adjoining cell in rapid succession (literally
>>> going mobile)and the damn card works fine in one cell but not the other.
>>>
>>> Full quieting signal at home (six bars, -70 to -74 db signal)even when
>>> the cell is acting up. When it is working properly I can count on an
>>> average download speed of >1200 kbs and uploads of anywhere from 270 kbs
>>> to around 479 kbs.

Smiling Wickedly, Say What? answered:
> NW of Chicago I am, I guess, fortunate to have REV A up and running but
> I'm wondering if anyone else using the Sprint Wireless Broadband service
> is experiencing or has experienced intermittent failures of the EVDO
> cell resulting in download speeds of 9-46 kbs and uploads of 210-280 kbs.
>
> Sounds whacky, I know, but between myself and one or two of their more
> intelligent techies the problem apparently is isolate to one particular
> cell site about 3/10 mile from me as my card and software have the most
> up to date firmware and software versions and I've tried both the
> "faulty" cell and and adjoining cell in rapid succession (literally
> going mobile)and the damn card works fine in one cell but not the other.
>
> Full quieting signal at home (six bars, -70 to -74 db signal)even when
> the cell is acting up. When it is working properly I can count on an
> average download speed of >1200 kbs and uploads of anywhere from 270 kbs
> to around 479 kbs.
>
> System will go goofy for 3 to maybe 13 hours and I'll suffer with crappy
> dialup (or worse) download speeds and 1X upload speeds.
>
> Interestingly, if I force the card to use only the 1X signal, I will get
> a nearly synchronous upload/download around 120-130kbs.
>
> Sprint's been trying to figure this out (don't know how hard) for a
> couple of weeks and the problem's been existent for a good two months or so.
>
> Anyone else experience this crap and, if so, any idea what was causing
> it at the cell site so I can pass along a hint to one of the brighter
> bulbs there?
Try calling Sprint 3-5 times daily for 3-4 months. THEN see if they will
fix things.

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Michael Arends wrote:
>> Anyone else experience this crap and, if so, any idea what was causing
>> it at the cell site so I can pass along a hint to one of the brighter
>> bulbs there?
> Try calling Sprint 3-5 times daily for 3-4 months. THEN see if they will
> fix things.


At this point, I have Sprint calling ME every couple days telling me
what they are "doing" (apparently calling me to ask if it's all better
now and repeatedly asking the same questions<g>).

If it doesn't clear up soon, I'll probably try your suggestion and see
if I can win one of their "needy customer" letters telling me to piss
off and leave without an ETF. I'll take it. New wireless broadband
service fired up just after I signed on with Sprint and the speed is
more than double my best EVDO Rev A speed and the price is 2/3rds of
Sprint's charge.

On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:26:12 GMT, Say What? <NotMe@NotYou.com> wrote:

>NW of Chicago I am, I guess, fortunate to have REV A up and running but
>I'm wondering if anyone else using the Sprint Wireless Broadband service
>is experiencing or has experienced intermittent failures of the EVDO
>cell resulting in download speeds of 9-46 kbs and uploads of 210-280 kbs.
>
>Sounds whacky, I know, but between myself and one or two of their more
>intelligent techies the problem apparently is isolate to one particular
>cell site about 3/10 mile from me as my card and software have the most
>up to date firmware and software versions and I've tried both the
>"faulty" cell and and adjoining cell in rapid succession (literally
>going mobile)and the damn card works fine in one cell but not the other.
>
>Full quieting signal at home (six bars, -70 to -74 db signal)even when
>the cell is acting up. When it is working properly I can count on an
>average download speed of >1200 kbs and uploads of anywhere from 270 kbs
>to around 479 kbs.
>
>System will go goofy for 3 to maybe 13 hours and I'll suffer with crappy
>dialup (or worse) download speeds and 1X upload speeds.
>
>Interestingly, if I force the card to use only the 1X signal, I will get
>a nearly synchronous upload/download around 120-130kbs.
>
>Sprint's been trying to figure this out (don't know how hard) for a
>couple of weeks and the problem's been existent for a good two months or so.
>
>Anyone else experience this crap and, if so, any idea what was causing
>it at the cell site so I can pass along a hint to one of the brighter
>bulbs there?

The company I work for manufactures EV-DO Rev A equipment using the
Sierra 5725 radio. We are experienceing serious problems that seem to
be localized to an area NW of Chicago, Palatine to be precise. I'd
like to compare notes off list if you wouldn't mind. Use
mjs2032@rochester_DOT_rr_DOT_com with proper substitution for the
_DOT_