Jaggrey Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I also just saw that the two small squares on the antenna tower (can't remember the technical name... RRU?) have green lights flashing on them. Can't recall seeing those before on others but I may not have noticed. Green lights are solid and aren't flashing anymore.... could it be broadcasting a blocked signal? Does Sprint still do that with newly deployed towers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj2k21 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 are you looking up at the rru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 are you looking up at the rru? Yes I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelgoalie Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Why is "my" tower still 3G only after having 4G for a week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Why is "my" tower still 3G only after having 4G for a week? It happens. Could be that it's awaiting inspection, and/or there's work left to be done. Don't be surprised if it acts goofy and goes on/off at odd times, until one day it stabilizes at a good speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I'm not sure if here is the right area to ask this question. Sprint leases space on each tower for their antennas. I'm assuming they are replacing the old existing antennas with the new LTE ones. So does Sprint rent another section on the tower to put the new antennas on before they take down the old antennas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelgoalie Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Does Sprint own any of the towers? I thought they usually leased space. http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_content.cfm?pagename=US-Cell-Tower-Companies-Complete-List This site says Sprint has 242, thats a spit in the ocean, of towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycuban Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 They generally install the new Panels/RRU's right next to the legacy Panels on the same section of the tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj2k21 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Is there still Test going on here in Miami. The 4g is Horrible. When at time on I 95 it was reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) The site I mentioned is already live! A week and a half from installation to live seems like a great turnaround time to me! Got about 15mbps down on a speed test too. Edited May 22, 2013 by Jaggrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I guess they were just testing. A few hours later I was back in that area and nothing. Still not on this morning either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycuban Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 LTE live on site MI60XC221 in Homestead as of yesterday. From installation to activation in the less than 4 weeks is fast! Hope they continue this across all of the sites in Miami. Speedtest of 27.03 mbps on the down, and 6 on the up is not bad... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I guess they were just testing. A few hours later I was back in that area and nothing. Still not on this morning either. It was back on again when I was on my way home. Either they test it during the day or my phone is slow to pick it up (entirely possible). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppeter78 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I dont know what happened but my tower went off today:-( we have had 4g for almost 3 weeks and today Its back to 3g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 It was back on again when I was on my way home. Either they test it during the day or my phone is slow to pick it up (entirely possible). Still on this morning! One thing I noticed is the coverage isn't nearly as wide as other sites. If I travel half a mile away from the tower it drops to 3g. With many other towers the range is at least a mile. I'm guessing since it just came online there's still some tweaking to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycuban Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 It seems that the cell site in Homestead is also been tweaked. The area of coverage has been greatly reduced when I drove by the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm2kay Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 really want 3g 800 mhz to start rolling out faster. Nextel demise cant come any sooner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 really want 3g 800 mhz to start rolling out faster. Nextel demise cant come any sooner. It will within the next 3 months the South FL area is schedule for quite a few 800 MHz upgrades.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm2kay Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 It will within the next 3 months the South FL area is schedule for quite a few 800 MHz upgrades.. That's very good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelgoalie Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Got my LTE tower back on 4G ....Lake Worth Rd. and Ohio Rd Drove around and mapped it on Sensorly...Just tested speed...5.5 down, and 2.5 up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonix Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I've seen quite a bit of movement. There's a tower near where I live that went from no panels to LTE live in 1.5 weeks. Also in the area between Miami Gardens Drive and 826 on Red Road (NW 57th Ave) has LTE now... that happened within the last week. I haven't tracked down which tower is serving that area. It's encouraging to see the movement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggrey Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 It will within the next 3 months the South FL area is schedule for quite a few 800 MHz upgrades.. Is that for LTE or just CDMA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 CDMA Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aride4ever Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 They finally turned up towers in Coral springs north of southgate on university. monday morning I awoke to a LTE signal with 10 down/4 up. Its been shaky a little but it reaches in to the house so im pretty happy. I thought for sure we would be left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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