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So i was on my way to my friends house and noticed a guy dangling from the Sprint tower across the street. Today i saw the lte antennas installed just like the pictures have shown i will try to get a picture up if i can buy good news for Columbus.

 

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that was sad yes ?

 

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that was sad yes ?

 

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When you quoted that, I didn't see the date at first and actually got excited.

 

The other day I looked at the site for permits in Columbus regarding antennas, and I didn't see anything for Sprint in the last year. They're all for AT&T and T-Mobile, installing 6 antennas and RRU's, etc.

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The long answer is in about 30 different places in our forums. But the short answer is three fold:

 

One, the WiMax network was supposed to much larger and robust to offload a lot of data off the 3G.

 

Two, Sprint was spending its network money on keeping Clearwire WiMax afloat and starting Network Vision.

 

Three, Sprint has been losing money for along time and did not have the resources to spend upgrading on a network they were just about to start dismantling with Network Vision improvements.

 

However, the end of the old 3G network is near. The new 3G Network and LTE network are performing wonderfully. It looks like Sprint will be starting, completing or well underway in every market in the country by mid year.

 

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i get that, but i guess i dont understand why its gotten so abysmal. wimax is still around, and plenty of people still have wimax phones here. i understand that theyve not been putting any money into it, but its just been such a sharp dropoff that that didnt seem to be the sole reason
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i get that, but i guess i dont understand why its gotten so abysmal. wimax is still around, and plenty of people still have wimax phones here. i understand that theyve not been putting any money into it, but its just been such a sharp dropoff that that didnt seem to be the sole reason

 

It's overburdened. And the fix is coming in Network Vision upgrades. They won't start until late Spring or Summer in Columbus market.

 

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Robert... When are you expecting Sprint to make their next announcement for the next round of cities?

 

I have no idea. I do not get advanced notice of what their marketing people decide to do.

 

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Updated the Columbus Permit Map, figered out the Lockbourne site and added one more to it

 

Thanks keelerman8042. Appreciate the help in mapping these. Can't wait until more start popping up and we start seeing completion dates moving from TBD.

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I had to make a quick trip to Chicago today. I did a couple 4G speed test while stopped in Indy and thought I would share.

 

 

 

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I had to make a quick trip to Chicago today. I did a couple 4G speed test while stopped in Indy and thought I would share.

 

 

 

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How consistent were the speeds, in building penetration, etc... What about 3g?

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The 4G was pretty consistent in a building. However, I did happen to be a few feet away from the tower. Also, what I noticed was the further away from the tower, the slower the speed. I guess that is to be expected. I did not think to check 3G. Sorry about that.

 

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The 4G was pretty consistent in a building. However, I did happen to be a few feet away from the tower. Also, what I noticed was the further away from the tower, the slower the speed. I guess that is to be expected. I did not think to check 3G. Sorry about that.

 

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Now you know and knowing is half the battle....

 

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Updated the map took the Morse Road permit off due to that being locked because some one messesd up in the permiting department or who ever and put the new permit up on sawmill. You guys will have to click the external link to view where it is. For some reason the map wont pop up unless you hit the link. Sorry for the delay, full time college student on top of a 20+ hour week job.. Busy man :)

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Hi all. Sorry I'm a bit new to this, but if work permits and such are being filed now for Columbus, approximately when does that mean launch will be for LTE?

 

When they get approved. Could be right after they get approved or could be 60-90 days or could be months. Nobody knows.

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I don't mean to crowd the forum posts, but I just want to thank everyone for everything you all do and the updates you make. Be safe everyone.

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Not that I don't believe you' date=' but source?[/quote']

 

I'm presenting at the meeting, as I do at most of the kickoff meeting I attend. I'm just glad I don't have to host this time.

 

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I'm presenting at the meeting, as I do at most of the kickoff meeting I attend. I'm just glad I don't have to host this time.

 

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I imagine something like this...

 

"Hey you, sonz a beeches...this is what I expect when I inspect a site. Do it right the first time, it gets accepted and everyone gets paid. Capeche?"

 

But then again, I have an over active imagination. ;)

 

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I'm presenting at the meeting, as I do at most of the kickoff meeting I attend. I'm just glad I don't have to host this time.

 

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Do you have any dates or meetings set for the Cincy market?

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I'm presenting at the meeting, as I do at most of the kickoff meeting I attend. I'm just glad I don't have to host this time.

 

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Gotcha, I didn't know that's what you did. Do you work for Sprint or are you a contractor?

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