Network Vision/LTE - LA Metro Market

[bigclemdawg]

Anyone had any LTE in the San Gabriel Valley yet? More specifically, El Monte?

 

I live in la puente and still no lte 3G has been faster but still no LTE

[adiskotec]

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[rayluis1988]

Nothing hollywood..west hollywood yet

[HarryChimp71]

Kudos to the person who captured LTE signal on his/her commute on the Riverside Metrolink. Or I should hope it was a commuter and not the conductor.

 

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[rayluis1988]

Kudos to the person who captured LTE signal on his/her commute on the Riverside Metrolink. Or I should hope it was a commuter and not the conductor.

 

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Riverside by freeway 5??

[HarryChimp71]

Riverside by freeway 5??

 

There is a purple strip that stretches from just East of Union Station at the beginning of the Cesar Chavez railyard to the 101 freeway. This purple strip covers the rail line which the Riverside Metrolink uses.

[rayluis1988]

Ohhh no..that wasnt me

[dw3bb10]

Its been really fun messing around with LTE these last few days. First, Not sure about the GS3, but the signal on the iPhone shows signal for that connection. If connected to LTE, it will show LTE signal strength. And, if you switch to 3G it reverts to that signal strength. Ive noticed that where I get LTE (say 3 or 4 out of 5 bars on my iPhone), and I turn off LTE, I have full bars on 3G. And consistent speeds of 1.5+ mb. About 1mb of upload too, its pretty nice. Though, it seems that LTE doesn't penetrate as well as 3G does, despite both operating at 1900mhz. In my apartment, literally RIGHT across the street from where I have 4 bars of LTE on my phone, I dont get LTE. I want to blame my apartment, especially since my Epic 4G Touch had AWFUL reception issues in my unit due to poor Samsung radios, where my iPhone does not. BUT, I get 3G on the iPhone. Ahhh, atleast I have 50mbps Wifi Lol

Edited October 12, 2012 by dw3bb10

[S4GRU]

Its been really fun messing around with LTE these last few days. First' date=' Not sure about the GS3, but the signal on the iPhone shows signal for that connection. If connected to LTE, it will show LTE signal strength. And, if you switch to 3G it reverts to that signal strength. Ive noticed that where I get LTE (say 3 or 4 out of 5 bars on my iPhone), and I turn off LTE, I have full bars on 3G. And consistent speeds of 1.5+ mb. About 1mb of upload too, its pretty nice. Though, it seems that LTE doesn't penetrate as well as 3G does, despite both operating at 1900mhz. In my apartment, literally RIGHT across the street from where I have 4 bars of LTE on my phone, I dont get LTE. I want to blame my apartment, especially since my Epic 4G Touch had AWFUL reception issues in my unit due to poor Samsung radios, where my iPhone does not. BUT, I get 3G on the iPhone. Ahhh, atleast I have 50mbps Wifi Lol[/quote']

 

It's not that LTE doesn't penetrate as well, it is that LTE is not usable with as weak of a signal. LTE 1900 and CDMA 1900 will be the same signal strength at the same distance from the same site. However, LTE maxes out around -95dBm RSSI and CDMA will go to about -105dBm. And going indoors usually results in a 8 to 10dBm signal loss. And even more with some types of buildings.

 

Also, there is a good chance that the tower that you are connected to 3G to is closer than the tower you are connected to LTE on.

 

Robert via Nexus 7 using Forum Runner

[dw3bb10]

It's not that LTE doesn't penetrate as well, it is that LTE is not usable with as weak of a signal. LTE 1900 and CDMA 1900 will be the same signal strength at the same distance from the same site. However, LTE maxes out around -95dBm RSSI and CDMA will go to about -105dBm. And going indoors usually results in a 8 to 10dBm signal loss. And even more with some types of buildings.

 

Also, there is a good chance that the tower that you are connected to 3G to is closer than the tower you are connected to LTE on.

 

Robert via Nexus 7 using Forum Runner

 

I didn't know that, thanks for clarifying. I definitely feel im connected to the same tower with both. Though, Ive noticed that the LTE signal on my phone is VERY faint in my apartment, and it seems as if it may try and connect, but then just reverts to 3G. So, your reasoning sounds very accurate.

[gameaddict8]

Ohhh no..that wasnt me

 

Do we know how many users there are on Sensorly?

[S4GRU]

 

I didn't know that' date=' thanks for clarifying. I definitely feel im connected to the same tower with both. Though, Ive noticed that the LTE signal on my phone is VERY faint in my apartment, and it seems as if it may try and connect, but then just reverts to 3G. So, your reasoning sounds very accurate.[/quote']

 

The best way to try to determine if you are connected to the same site for 3G and LTE is to get the dBM readings for both in your debug menu. I'm not exactly sure how to do that in an iPhone.

 

However, if you can get your RSSI reading for 3G, and then your RSRP reading in LTE, then add 25 to the RSRP number, then you have an apples to apples signal comparison. If they are similar after you add 25, then they are likely from the same site. If they are more than 5dBm apart, then probably not.

 

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[rayluis1988]

 

 

Do we know how many users there are on Sensorly?

there are many

[gameaddict8]

there are many

 

I noticed that Wimax covers the Majority of LA. So Sprint will get to a similiar level by March?

[rayluis1988]

Network Vision/4G LTE is gonna be upgrade in every single sprint site(they said) so being that true LTE coverage will be bigger many times than Wimax...Wimax was only deployed on important areas,urban areas. ALSO i dont think Los Angeles will be 100% by march..now it is not even 50%.

[Supermallet]

there are many

 

We are legion.

[rayluis1988]

We are legion.

I guess, however I know there are more zones in LA with LTE that havent been discovered.

[gameaddict8]

I'm headed to Universal Studio next week. Excited for Lte if doesn't reach sgv by then!

[MacinJosh]

I'm heading out to the 110/105 area for the weekend of the 27th and the weekend of the 3rd, so I will map what I can. Going home to Nevada for SEMA.

[userwhat]

I just had 4g in sfv studio city

 

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[drumerpunk]

Still waiting for lte in Hawthorne gardena Torrance areas. Can't wait to start mapping it

[flyloc2]

There is one 4g site in Torrance, but it's not turned on yet. Maybe Sprint is waiting until other sites in the area get up.

[HarryChimp71]

Still waiting for lte in Hawthorne gardena Torrance areas. Can't wait to start mapping it

 

No joy in Torrance around The Crossroads Shopping Center. I went to Costco to fill the car tank and only 3g in the area.

 

 

 

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[yutaka731]

It's not that LTE doesn't penetrate as well, it is that LTE is not usable with as weak of a signal. LTE 1900 and CDMA 1900 will be the same signal strength at the same distance from the same site. However, LTE maxes out around -95dBm RSSI and CDMA will go to about -105dBm. And going indoors usually results in a 8 to 10dBm signal loss. And even more with some types of buildings.

 

Also, there is a good chance that the tower that you are connected to 3G to is closer than the tower you are connected to LTE on.

 

Robert via Nexus 7 using Forum Runner

 

This is very disappointing news. I am averaging -105dBm in my house right now.

[malicenfz]

If gas wasnt so expensive I would drive around looking for LTE haha