[yar1]

hello, when using my phone as a modem during heavy usage it will often drop 1xev down to just 1x, this occurs during things such as downloading and online gaming. it does not lag at all when it has evdo, but it is noticable when it drops it. with evdo, it d/ls at about 100ish kb/s , with 1x it goes down to about 10kb/s.
i called bb tech support and they said sprint has a nationwide 3g outage. my roommates have a sprint aircard and they both say it occassionaly slows down like mine.
any suggestions? this in in camp pendleton/san diego with a tower less than 1000ft from me, 5 bars normally.