Sprint Network #1 in Chicago
June 13 2016 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
With a tie for first in overall network
performance and 50% off most competitors’ rate plans, it’s a great
time to switch to Sprint
Sprint today announced that its network in Chicago received
shared 1st place rankings for overall performance, network
reliability, call performance and text performance, according to
a new RootScore® Report by independent mobile
analytics firm RootMetrics®.
This marks the first time Sprint has won or shared the overall
RootScore award in Chicago. Sprint also shares the Call Performance
RootScore award for the second consecutive test period and shares
the Text Performance RootScore award for the fourth consecutive
test period in Chicago.
“Our Chicago network gets better every day as we work to deliver
the consistent reliability, capacity, and speed that our customers
demand,” said Jim Mills, Sprint president of Illinois and
Wisconsin. “We’re pleased with these latest results for overall
performance, and we’re laser-focused on keeping our #1 status as we
further invest in our Chicago network.”
RootMetrics drove a total of 5,444 miles and conducted 82,057
tests in Chicago. During testing RootMetrics was able to experience
Sprint’s carrier aggregation technology on the 2.5GHz spectrum
band. This feature of Sprint’s super-fast LTE Plus Network creates
a wider lane that allows more network traffic to travel at higher
rates, enabling Sprint to provide Chicago customers with even
faster data speeds.
In addition to deploying some of the most advanced technologies
in wireless, Sprint has relentlessly focused on expanding and
fine-tuning the network in Chicago. In the past year, the company
added new cell sites, increased its coverage and capacity, and
systematically optimized each cell site to maximize performance.
Sprint also improved service and upgraded the wireless systems at
Chicago Transit Authority, O’Hare Airport, Soldier Field and United
Center.
Switch to Sprint and Save 50%
Consumers switching to Sprint can take advantage of
the biggest wireless offer in U.S. history – 50 percent
off the price of most T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T rate
plans.1 Customers who switch get 50 percent off most current
rate plan prices from their current carrier. And, Sprint will pay
switching fees up to $650 per line via an American Express® Reward
Card after online registration and phone turn-in.2
About RootMetrics
RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm that offers
insights into the consumer mobile experience, tests the networks of
all four major wireless carriers in the U.S. twice per year. The
company provides objective, unbiased assessments of performance
across a broad range of consumer-oriented mobile activities
including data usage, calling, and texting. Network reliability
measures a customer’s ability to establish and keep a data
connection, make and retain a call, and send and receive texts.
Rankings based on RootMetrics Chicago (May 2016) RootScore
Report for mobile performance as tested on best available plans and
devices on 4 mobile networks across all available network types.
The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of Sprint. Your results
may vary. See www.rootmetrics.com for details.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company
that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to
the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 58.8
million connections as of March 31, 2016 and is widely recognized
for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin
Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national
and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 Discount applies to base monthly service plan and access
charges only. Discount does not apply to certain charges such as
taxes, surcharges, roaming, premium content, add-ons, and apps. New
plan features may not be an exact match. Carrier features differ.
Plans exclude unlimited music and video streaming, data carryover,
tethering and cloud options that other carrier plans may offer.
Available on non-discounted phones. Activation fee of up to
$30/line applies. Applies to Verizon Plan 1GB, 3GB, 6GB, 12GB,
18GB, 20GB, 25GB, 30GB, 40GB, and 50GB; AT&T Mobile Share Value
300MB, 2GB, 5GB, 15GB, 20GB, 25GB, 30GB, 40GB, and 50GB; and
T-Mobile Simple Choice 2GB, 6GB and 10GB rate plans. Savings until
5/31/18. Other monthly charges apply. Offer/coverage not available
everywhere. Subject to new-line, credit, valid port-in. Customer
must choose from same porting carrier rate card.
2 Via an American Express® Reward Card (less trade-in value)
after online registration and new phone activation.
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SprintYui Namiki, 312-523-1532Yui.Namiki@sprint.com
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