Network Vision/LTE - West Washington Market (Seattle/Puget Sound Region)

[RacerX]

 

 

Is this only when on 4G or does it happen on 3G too?

Doesn't matter how I'm connected. 3g / 4g / wifi... Now the SMS works but MMS only send when I restart my phone...

[chadn2011]

WTF! They got 4G on Ridgetop (North of Silverdale) but not in downtown Silverdale! My parents live on Ridgetop. I didn't map that part but I did Silverdale Way. (By Island Lake) ill post a pic in a little bit.

[chadn2011]

Here it is. My parents live near the center of Ridgetop. They get 4G before me! Wtf. Lol. It's ok. I guess I should hang out over there more often.

[chadn2011]

And yes my iPad is Jailbroken.

[fuunkychicken]

A little off topic, but for those of you using Sensorly on Samsung devices with AMOLED panels use this app while mapping:

 

 

This will help prevent burn-in while Sensorly keeps your screen on. The last thing you want is a permanent image of Sensorly on your display lol.

 

 

 

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[chadn2011]

Oh and speeds are about 9mbps DL and 3mbps UL. (Average)

[Beejis]

I'm a new member with a little inside info. Here is what I know. There are currently 4 LTE sites in south King and north Pierce counties. These sites are as follows. Petrovidski road near the King county shops (north end of lake youngs res), S.E. 208th near Kent Ridge highschool, 7404 20th St E, Fife and the intersection of E. Fairbanks and E. Portland in Tacoma. The issue with having a few LTE sites on the air is this; Spring's existing 3G CDMA equipment is all Alcatel/ Lucent, as is the switch in Redmond. The new LTE equipment here is Samsung, as is the switch. While there is a way to emplement a soft handoff between the two systems, Sprint is opting not to do this. So, if you are driving past a new, operational LTE site, your call will be dropped, phone picked up by the Samsung site and if you redial and contenue to drive, it will happen again when you get in range of the next ALU site. Sprint had planned to turn up entire sectors at a time to minimise this issue but has recently decided to instead turn up the new sites as soon as they are ready. Expect handoff issues! The next regions in western Washington to deploy are south of Olympia down the I-5 corridor and SR-12, and north of Marysville up the I-5 corridor and HWY-20. I hope this was informative. More when I know more.

 

Wishful thinking on my part but I wonder if because of this issue you are talking about, Sprint will deploy their upgrades faster! I can dream right?!

[drlovety]

New site in Mill Creek? or a strong signal from canyon park?

[chadn2011]

4G at my friends house!

[RacerX]

Seems SMS / MMS are working again... Hurray

[fuunkychicken]

Can someone help me understand where I'm getting this LTE signal from? It's extremely weak and my phone will randomly jump on it with a -115dBm reading on Signalcheck Pro. Drove around and can't connect anywhere except for the 2nd floor of my house lol.

 

Flashed different ROMs and they all connect, even on stock. However I could only map the signal on Sensorly while on the stock ROM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[S4GRU]

Can someone help me understand where I'm getting this LTE signal from? It's extremely weak and my phone will randomly jump on it with a -115dBm reading on Signalcheck Pro. Drove around and can't connect anywhere except for the 2nd floor of my house lol.

 

Flashed different ROMs and they all connect, even on stock. However I could only map the signal on Sensorly while on the stock ROM.

 

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The signal is likely coming across the water over from the Cromwell/Wollochet Bay site. There is an accepted site there. The best way to check is to go into your LTE Engineering screen and get your Cell ID. And then drive over to the tower in Cromwell and see if you get the same Cell ID when standing on the SE side of that site. The site has three sectors pointed in different directions. Only the one facing your direction would have the same Cell ID. If it's the same Cell ID, only with a much stronger signal, then that is the site.

 

There is also a site over in Tacoma/Ruston. But that one seems too far away. It's possible that it may be unaccepted site in testing mode. The only way to find out which LTE site you are connected to is via tracking Cell ID's. The New Orleans and Austin thread folks have nifty spreadsheets that S4GRU Members use to track and share LTE Cell ID's to help determine connection locations. You may want to consider starting one for the West Washington market.

 

Additionally, you should consider becoming a S4GRU Sponsor. Over in the Sponsor section, we have maps that show all Sprint sites, plus maps of all the Accepted Network Vision/LTE sites. For more information about becoming a Sponsor, check out this thread: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/

 

Robert

[fuunkychicken]

The signal is likely coming across the water over from the Cromwell/Wollochet Bay site. There is an accepted site there. The best way to check is to go into your LTE Engineering screen and get your Cell ID. And then drive over to the tower in Cromwell and see if you get the same Cell ID when standing on the SE side of that site. The site has three sectors pointed in different directions. Only the one facing your direction would have the same Cell ID. If it's the same Cell ID, only with a much stronger signal, then that is the site.

 

There is also a site over in Tacoma/Ruston. But that one seems too far away. It's possible that it may be unaccepted site in testing mode. The only way to find out which LTE site you are connected to is via tracking Cell ID's. The New Orleans and Austin thread folks have nifty spreadsheets that S4GRU Members use to track and share LTE Cell ID's to help determine connection locations. You may want to consider starting one for the West Washington market.

 

Additionally, you should consider becoming a S4GRU Sponsor. Over in the Sponsor section, we have maps that show all Sprint sites, plus maps of all the Accepted Network Vision/LTE sites. For more information about becoming a Sponsor, check out this thread: http://s4gru.com/ind...come-a-sponsor/

 

Robert

 

I'll have to head on out that way sometime. Assuming that it is the tower in question. BTW, I just made a donation finally, so I'll get to see what's up and coming!

[Bumbershoot]

I got a pretty good LTE signal on the ferry ride from Fauntleroy in West Seattle to Vashon Island this morning. The speeds and quality diminished the closer we got to Vashon, but speeds were very good just offshore from the Fauntleroy dock. I took this screenshot of my LTE Engineering screen, if it helps identify the tower. I suppose it's the tower in Burien. Mapped on Sensorly.

 

[tommy24]

I got a pretty good LTE signal on the ferry ride from Fauntleroy in West Seattle to Vashon Island this morning. The speeds and quality diminished the closer we got to Vashon, but speeds were very good just offshore from the Fauntleroy dock. I took this screenshot of my LTE Engineering screen, if it helps identify the tower. I suppose it's the tower in Burien. Mapped on Sensorly.

 

I think it maybe a new tower since the burien one, shuts off 4g near the baskin robins on ambuam

[JThorson]

Uploaded sensorly around my area in Lake Forest Park. There seems to be a very little bit. I'll search around this area either tonight or tomorrow for some more

[S4GRU]

Signals carry much farther over water. It can be from almost anywhere. Even Burien.

 

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[fuunkychicken]

What blows me away is my phone's willingness to jump on LTE over eHRPD when the LTE signal is very weak. I definitely don't mind it, it just goes to show the Galaxy Note's threshold for jumping on 4G is very low. At least it seems that way. My girlfriend's iPhone 5 and my dad's GS3 wont jump on it like mine does. Perhaps Sprint employees use different PRL's that allow that? There's so much to learn.

 

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[drlovety]

Uploaded sensorly around my area in Lake Forest Park. There seems to be a very little bit. I'll search around this area either tonight or tomorrow for some more

 

I wouldn't be surprised if you are getting signal from the Canyon Park because if you look at the S. Sound towers, LTE is bouncing all over the water and in this case, it might be bouncing off Lake Washington. One other thing to consider is that it might be an active tower nearby. When I went to the Granite Falls site last week I got LTE, but even right near the tower it wasn't much. The signal faded fairly quickly. This week they may have increased the power because sensorly is showing a larger footprint. Again, I had NO idea how this stuff works. Best bet is to look at the panels and see if you see an RUU (don't confuse with VZW). One thing at the Granite Falls site was seeing the new fiber line they installed. I could see it come off the pole and could make out the recent dig marks in the ground.

[JThorson]

I wouldn't be surprised if you are getting signal from the Canyon Park because if you look at the S. Sound towers, LTE is bouncing all over the water and in this case, it might be bouncing off Lake Washington. One other thing to consider is that it might be an active tower nearby. When I went to the Granite Falls site last week I got LTE, but even right near the tower it wasn't much. The signal faded fairly quickly. This week they may have increased the power because sensorly is showing a larger footprint. Again, I had NO idea how this stuff works. Best bet is to look at the panels and see if you see an RUU (don't confuse with VZW). One thing at the Granite Falls site was seeing the new fiber line they installed. I could see it come off the pole and could make out the recent dig marks in the ground.

I'll look into it more if I get a signal again. I may then be able to see if it's the tower from Canyon park bouncing off the water or if it is a new tower coming online. Will keep everyone posted

[S4GRU]

 

I wouldn't be surprised if you are getting signal from the Canyon Park because if you look at the S. Sound towers, LTE is bouncing all over the water and in this case, it might be bouncing off Lake Washington. One other thing to consider is that it might be an active tower nearby. When I went to the Granite Falls site last week I got LTE, but even right near the tower it wasn't much. The signal faded fairly quickly. This week they may have increased the power because sensorly is showing a larger footprint. Again, I had NO idea how this stuff works. Best bet is to look at the panels and see if you see an RUU (don't confuse with VZW). One thing at the Granite Falls site was seeing the new fiber line they installed. I could see it come off the pole and could make out the recent dig marks in the ground.

 

Also, each device has different RF performance. It's possible that no modification in power was made, but the person who mapped after you visited has a device that has better RF performance on the PCS LTE band.

 

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[JThorson]

Also, each device has different RF performance. It's possible that no modification in power was made, but the person who mapped after you visited has a device that has better RF performance on the PCS LTE band.

 

Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

Way to ruin my excitement.. geez.... Haha. But I'll still check it out and see if I am getting a signal or not. That would be cool if I did, I would stop complaining so much.

[Bumbershoot]

Signals carry much farther over water. It can be from almost anywhere. Even Burien.

 

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I'm thrilled to have it, no matter where it's coming from. The ferry commute is quiet, thoughtful, productive time. It helps extend the workday, and LTE on the boat will mean that much less time that work is intruding into family life on the island. There's no downside.

[JThorson]

As you see this is 3G. This was taken in my basement, underground surrounded by concrete. This is quite impressive. I am happy to see some improvements in 3G. Who needs LTE?

Edited March 17, 2013 by JThorson

[neophaze]

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Based on the photo it would appear you were using Wifi, what speeds do you get with wifi turned off?