gs5eric Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) How can someone tell if the tower or cell site was retrofitted for 8T8R? Or carrier aggregation was completed without looking at it? Is there a way to check on the phone that its picking it up? Edited May 8, 2015 by gs5eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkyeager Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 How can someone tell if the tower or cell site was retrofitted for 8T8R? Or carrier aggregation was completed without looking at it? Is there a way to check on the phone that its picking it up?The first three digits of the gci will increase by one. The last two characters of the gci, which indicate sectors, will move to the next series. For Samsung markets, was was 00, 01, or 02 becomes 03, 04, or 05 to indicate second carrier. SCP will indicate it with an exponent of 2. CA we have not seen yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs5eric Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) The first three digits of the gci will increase by one. The last two characters of the gci, which indicate sectors, will move to the next series. For Samsung markets, was was 00, 01, or 02 becomes 03, 04, or 05 to indicate second carrier. SCP will indicate it with an exponent of 2. CA we have not seen yet. Sorry for my ignorance but where or how will i be able to see that on my phone? I have gs6 edge Edited May 8, 2015 by gs5eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkyeager Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Sorry for my ignorance but where or how will i be able to see that on my phone? I have gs6 edgeRecommend you download Signalcheck Pro for $1.99 from google play store. Other option is dial ##debug# and choose LTE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkyeager Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Sorry for my ignorance but where or how will i be able to see that on my phone? I have gs6 edgeCA may be out there and you should have the right phone to find it. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs5eric Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Recommend you download Signalcheck Pro for $1.99 from google play store. Other option is dial ##debug# and choose LTE. Ok Awesome im going to try that. If i hit *#0011# would i be able to see anything on that screen to indicate 8t8r? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benji827 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I connect to this tower when i am home and CA is not enabled yet ,is it 8t8r ? i am on band 41 even in basement. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=5751491E40D9FD7F!11144&authkey=!AJni3U4E0hwe3Rc&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 I connect to this tower when i am home and CA is not enabled yet ,is it 8t8r ? i am on band 41 even in basement. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=5751491E40D9FD7F!11144&authkey=!AJni3U4E0hwe3Rc&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg That's one of the few sites where Clearwire and Sprint is colocated on the same rack. The Clear equipment have the Samsung dual mode RRUs which broadcast both Band 41 and WiMax. Some Samsung clear equipment are capable of 2nd Band 41 carrier and carrier aggregation but most won't have 2nd B41 carrier and / or CA enabled until WiMax is shut down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Looks like Sprint using tri-band antennas in San Diego. Does this support B41 8T8R? Antenna: http://www.commscope.com/catalog/wireless/product_details.aspx?id=23327 Permit: http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/pdf/hearingofficer/reports/2015/HO-15-092.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmachine Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Looks like Sprint using tri-band antennas in San Diego. Does this support B41 8T8R? Great find! Since each sector has 3 panels can they connect to multiple panels to get 8T8R? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Great find! Since each sector has 3 panels can they connect to multiple panels to get 8T8R?I don't understand the need for 3 antennas per sector. Even in a high capacity situation only two antennas would be required. Sent from my LG G4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david279 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I don't understand the need for 3 antennas per sector. Even in a high capacity situation only two antennas would be required. Sent from my LG G4 2 of the antennas are for pcs and 1 for 2500. We have setups like that here in new Orleans. The 2 panel pcs setup is being called the "high capacity" project. Pretty much every other site here is going to that. That's a Nokia build near where I live. Old stuff on the ground after the install. Snuck up and got some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I don't understand the need for 3 antennas per sector. Even in a high capacity situation only two antennas would be required. Sent from my LG G4 Probably allow Sprint to fire up more Band 25 and 41 without adding more antennas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmachine Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I don't understand the need for 3 antennas per sector. Even in a high capacity situation only two antennas would be required. Are the tri-band antennas cheaper than the 8T8R antennas? Is it possible to "chain" the antennas to get the same MIMO benefits? Maybe it's more cost efficient. Plus, could this setup be more flexible for downtilt adjustments on a airlink basis not just frequency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Are the tri-band antennas cheaper than the 8T8R antennas? Is it possible to "chain" the antennas to get the same MIMO benefits? Maybe it's more cost efficient. Plus, could this setup be more flexible for downtilt adjustments on a airlink basis not just frequency? No. Yes but redundant. No. Not really. Sent from my Nexus 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 2 of the antennas are for pcs and 1 for 2500. We have setups like that here in new Orleans. The 2 panel pcs setup is being called the "high capacity" project. Pretty much every other site here is going to that. That's a Nokia build near where I live. Old stuff on the ground after the install. Snuck up and got some pics. Alcatel-Lucent markets run Rf combiners for high capacity sites. They don't use a separate antenna and pcs radio. Sent from my Nexus 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samappz Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Any idea what carrier's tower this is? https://www.dropbox.com/s/grscsgxxypnapas/2015-09-03%2015.19.23.jpg?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Any idea what carrier's tower this is? https://www.dropbox.com/s/grscsgxxypnapas/2015-09-03%2015.19.23.jpg?dl=0 Verizon Sent from my Nexus 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samappz Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Verizon has some very good tower placement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspar347 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Any idea what carrier's tower this is? https://www.dropbox.com/s/grscsgxxypnapas/2015-09-03%2015.19.23.jpg?dl=0 Verizon Sent from my Nexus 5 Is that six antennas per sector? Damn. I thought the typical four per sector they have here was a lot (most sites here can't handle more than that per rack) but wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Is that six antennas per sector? Damn. I thought the typical four per sector they have here was a lot (most sites here can't handle more than that per rack) but wow. Check out this setup. 2x 2.5 and 4x1.9. High Capacity. First site I have seen in San Diego with this type of setup. http://imgur.com/a/kyQbc#xWmJ2vN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Check out this setup. 2x 2.5 and 4x1.9. High Capacity. First site I have seen in San Diego with this type of setup. http://imgur.com/a/kyQbc#xWmJ2vN That looks like two separate sectors. So 2 NV + 1 8T8R. A typical high capacity setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samappz Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 2 More towers I am wondering about. Any idea what these ones are? https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3xy6bvh3c2tuj7/2015-09-28%2018.48.32.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/xazbhs43fcrjqkv/2015-09-28%2018.58.40.jpg?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 2 More towers I am wondering about. Any idea what these ones are? If it does not match the spotting guides then it is not Sprint. See Alcatel-Lucent NV one and the pictures on the first post of the page and you will see your pictures do not match those of the spotting guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samappz Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Okay thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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