Network Vision/LTE - Baltimore Market (including Annapolis/East Shore)

[shannonbrian]

Visit baltimore area today clearwire band 41 was pulling over 60 m bps but sprint 8t8r just suck could not break 15mbps , i think backhaul needs upgraded more.

[nahum365]

Is it just me or is Clear B41 down here?

 

On the bright side.. B25 is performing extremely well. Easily the best B25 speeds I've seen in over a year.

 

 

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[nahum365]

Is that in the Baltimore market? If so, it might just be a cluster of sites that are down. My phone refused to connect to a known clear b41 site even though I was in a parking lot 500 yards from it.

 

 

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[shannonbrian]

Clearwire site act crazy at times.

[A2CKilla]

Is that in the Baltimore market? If so, it might just be a cluster of sites that are down. My phone refused to connect to a known clear b41 site even though I was in a parking lot 500 yards from it.

 

 

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Yep, Baltimore market, near the Baltimore national pike where Lowes is, I always could connect to b41 but my Nexus 6 gets the best connections than any phone I've ever had. Even out in Columbia I'm hitting b41 but it's sprint branded, definitely better speeds on the clearwire towers

[nahum365]

Yep, Baltimore market, near the Baltimore national pike where Lowes is, I always could connect to b41 but my Nexus 6 gets the best connections than any phone I've ever had. Even out in Columbia I'm hitting b41 but it's sprint branded, definitely better speeds on the clearwire towers

I was referring to that same exact site, sitting in the Safeway parking lot. Couldn't get it to connect to anything but B25.

I've found that most of the Columbia sites are overloaded. Yesterday, I was at the mall there and was getting these speeds from 4pm all the way until closing at 9.

 

 

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[A2CKilla]

I was referring to that same exact site, sitting in the Safeway parking lot. Couldn't get it to connect to anything but B25.

I've found that most of the Columbia sites are overloaded. Yesterday, I was at the mall there and was getting these speeds from 4pm all the way until closing at 9.

 

 

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that's the tower I was referring to as well, but yea, mines jumps right onto b41 and stays there I'll drop down to b25 for maybe a second but then it goes back to 41,now I'm just assuming from your sig you have an iPhone, I don't know if the band priority is different for the iPhones compared to the Android phones, otherwise I would say change your band priority and see if it still only connects to b25

[A2CKilla]

I can even see your signal is a lot lower than mine, my radio strength also has a lot to do with how often I connect to b41,25 and 26, and Motorola generally has better radios than any manufacturer

[nahum365]

that's the tower I was referring to as well, but yea, mines jumps right onto b41 and stays there I'll drop down to b25 for maybe a second but then it goes back to 41,now I'm just assuming from your sig you have an iPhone, I don't know if the band priority is different for the iPhones compared to the Android phones, otherwise I would say change your band priority and see if it still only connects to b25

I don't think it's a phone issue, I connected to it last week and shut my Tmo friend up with this

 

 

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[A2CKilla]

I don't think it's a phone issue, I connected to it last week and shut my Tmo friend up with this

 

 

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Haha, good deal, that's why I just let the sprint haters hate, they still think it's the early 2000s, sprints got a plan now and they really are following through with this new management

[S4GRU]

Clearwire site alwayd act crazy at times.

'Always' and 'at times' are contradictions in terms. Which is it?

 

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[nahum365]

'Always' and 'at times' are contradictions in terms. Which is it?

 

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They're at times crazy speed-wise. That's a good crazy though.

 

 

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[shannonbrian]

Very sad state in baltimore city ,i grew up there and sad about theses events. Please pray for the safety of the people.

[nahum365]

Very sad state in baltimore city ,i grew up there and sad about theses events. Please pray for the safety of the people.

Luckily today was much better. While it's a bit concerning to see grocery stores boarded up and malls surrounded by police and National Guard *tanks*, it's still definitely better than what we saw yesterday.

 

 

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[joshuam]

Anyone familiar with MD-295 in AA County?

 

There is a 8t8r tower very near MD-295 and MD-100.....I get parked on 3G there every single day. Drives me crazy, because that towers 3G speeds are awful for some reason.

[nahum365]

Anyone familiar with MD-295 in AA County?

 

There is a 8t8r tower very near MD-295 and MD-100.....I get parked on 3G there every single day. Drives me crazy, because that towers 3G speeds are awful for some reason.

Haven't been there in a couple months but last time I went it was mostly LTE from I-195 near the airport all the way down 295 to the mall. Im not sure if it was B41 but it worked well enough for streaming music.

 

 

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[joshuam]

Haven't been there in a couple months but last time I went it was mostly LTE from I-195 near the airport all the way down 295 to the mall. Im not sure if it was B41 but it worked well enough for streaming music.

 

 

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i have a 6 Plus...even cycling airplane mode through that area kicks me back to 3G :-(

[shannonbrian]

Ocean city md. cruze week .only one lte site active . Totally no data speed.

[joshuam]

Ocean city md. cruze week .only one lte site active . Totally no data speed.

 

OC is really really awful. I was there a couple weeks ago, even the boardwalk is switching between 1X, roaming, and unusable 3G :-(

[cdk]

OC needs the following things. Backhaul to all the sites, conversion of the two former Nextel sites, b26 deployed, a second b25 carrier (they appear to have enough spectrum there), and b41 deployed with 2 carriers. Even then I suspect it won't be blazing fast during peak season.

[shannonbrian]

They due have band 26 at on site going but it was under 1mbps

[shannonbrian]

OC is really really awful. I was there a couple weeks ago, even the boardwalk is switching between 1X, roaming, and unusable 3G :-(

remember that boardwalk site still legacy.

[joshuam]

I really would love to know the hold up for that site. That area see's hundreds of thousands of tourists each summer...they need to get that tower updated ASAP. Sprint barely usable for phone calls on the board walk.

[cdk]

I really would love to know the hold up for that site. That area see's hundreds of thousands of tourists each summer...they need to get that tower updated ASAP. Sprint barely usable for phone calls on the board walk.

 

It is either a permitting issue or an issue with the owner.