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I do not. I looked at a mall out here last weekend where you can't get B41. So it gets B25 so I checked inside a Sprint store was not on B25 CA.

 

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I have seen it in Florida around Spring Hill/Port Richie area and it makes a big difference compared to just two 5x5 blocks.

 

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My Minneapolis sprint experience over the last two days was good but not great. My hotel had 3xCA with killer speeds, but the wedding venue was barely holding on to b26. Everywhere else has been solid. Never had unusable data.

 

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I think this is the fastest Result I've gotten. Order the S8. Can't wait to play with that bad boy.a852765377e135ba1f0946655ffe6ac3.jpg

 

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The only difference in speed would be if you are in a spot where previously you could not maintain a B41 connection, but now you can. HPUE only affects the uplink signal, not the downlink so it won't have any impact on speeds. The boost to the uplink signal should allow the device to use weaker B41 signals the those without HPUE.

Good to know.

 

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I agree. My area is one where Sprint is to late for Spectrum swap. Att has been 20x20 since last summer. TMobile has contigous 20x20. Not sure about VZW the EARFCN is 1150 not sure what that is at least 10x10. Sprint has 2 5x5.

 

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I live off 41st and Chicago Ave South Minneapolis and I'm never connected​ to B41. Only b25. Do you know why that is?

 

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My Minneapolis sprint experience over the last two days was good but not great. My hotel had 3xCA with killer speeds, but the wedding venue was barely holding on to b26. Everywhere else has been solid. Never had unusable data.

 

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Do Sprint have any small cells in Minneapolis?

 

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I think this is the fastest Result I've gotten. Order the S8. Can't wait to play with that bad boy.a852765377e135ba1f0946655ffe6ac3.jpg

 

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What area were you in when you got those speeds?

 

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What area were you in when you got those speeds?

 

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Saint Paul park.

 

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Do Sprint have any small cells in Minneapolis?

 

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Their are reports of small cells in mpls. I don't know about the rest of the twin cities.

 

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Is Sprint allowing Minnesota customers order Sprint Magic Box?

 

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If B41 is close by yes.

 

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What area in SPP?

 

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Broadway Ave. Not far from the park Cafe.

 

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Broadway Ave. Not far from the park Cafe.

 

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I'm there often. Park Place I like.

Hope I get that speed when I upgrade this year.

 

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I'm there often. Park Place I like.

Hope I get that speed when I upgrade this year.

 

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I was back there today. dd08f7c955dfe05bf9af8f062233be1c.jpg

 

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So the tower next to my house went down after a storm we had last night. It started roaming on Midwest Wireless. I could only use the phone and text.

Don't we get data access when roaming?

What phone are you using? Midwest wireless is Verzion. Should get data.

 

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What phone are you using? Midwest wireless is Verzion. Should get data.

 

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Note 5. 

Yes I figured it was Verizon as that's the biggest tower in town. And of course they have generators which Sprint doesn't. Don't know when Sprint tower will go back online.

 

Not the first time this tower has gone down....

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