Jump to content

Network Vision/LTE - New York City Market


Ace41690

Recommended Posts

Anyone else anxious about Sunday? We will see a slew of 800 updates after that! Better coverage for all!

I def am...but im have that feeling the first 800 update will go online in the tri state area a month after that...One by one...in very slow but steady intervals...i hope im wrong and  on monday green dots fill my map and i can make calls from every brick building in nyc.... but i cant help but feel like sunday will be uneventful...Hope im wrong!!!!

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Anyone else anxious about Sunday? We will see a slew of 800 updates after that! Better coverage for all!

 

That's what were hoping, but is unlikely we'll see a mass activation of 800. More likely to see a large uptick in acceptance, but it will likely still take some time to really start to see improved coverage.

 

Sent from my HTC ONE

 

 

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

800mhz is the least of my concerns... for now. Still no NV in the downtown Manhattan area. At least Queens has started to pick up.

 

I guess I will need a new phone later this year or next year to use 800 mhz LTE.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

800mhz is the least of my concerns... for now. Still no NV in the downtown Manhattan area. At least Queens has started to pick up. I guess I will need a new phone later this year or next year to use 800 mhz LTE.

Yeah i know sandy still has downtown manhattan down in most areas around battery park...I have yet to see any carrier have good service down there till this day. There are a few upgrades in some places tho but geez lower manhattan is still a dead zone after all this time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I wonder if they work in these conditions. Heat indices in the 100's and random thunderstorms popping up with hail and tons of lightning. Sounds dangerous.

Edited by Sonic13
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I wonder if they work in these conditions. Heat indices in the 100's and random thunderstorms popping up with hail and tons of lightning. Sounds dangerous.

 

I hope so. Bring lots of water and an umbrella. I am sick of hearing from people about how terrible Sprint is and how NV is delayed. Work faster and finish already. At least have a market be 100% complete.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Strong LTE picked up at 72nd and Broadway.  Particularly strong at the Chipotle on Amsterdam between 72 and 73.  Can someone with an Android device map the area?  Thanks in advance.  

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I hope so. Bring lots of water and an umbrella. I am sick of hearing from people about how terrible Sprint is and how NV is delayed. Work faster and finish already. At least have a market be 100% complete.

They probably need the remainder of the cash infusion from the merger in order to kick it into high gear.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

They probably need the remainder of the cash infusion from the merger in order to kick it into high gear.

Somewhere on the forum it was mentioned that NV is 100% financed, so the fact that its taking as long as it is has nothing to do with finance but rather red tape!

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Somewhere on the forum it was mentioned that NV is 100% financed, so the fact that its taking as long as it is has nothing to do with finance but rather red tape!

Be that as it may, it only raises curiosity on what the actual underlying issue(s) are. Could it be permits? Sub-contractor failures? etc..

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Is it just me or does it seem like NV in NYC has been progressing super slow in the past 2 months. Before 2 months ago, a ton of progress was made, but now it seems like nothing is happening.

I've actually noticed the opposite. I've noticed NV picking up in NYC. Especially 4G activations. I've noticed that a lot more towers that have been sitting, 3G only are turning into 3G/4G towers.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Be that as it may, it only raises curiosity on what the actual underlying issue(s) are. Could it be permits? Sub-contractor failures? etc..

Backhaul or the lack thereof seems to be the main culprit for most of the delays.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

As soon as we get more spectrum from CW we will need even need more BH

 

 

Just so you know, the backhaul is scalable, since it is ethernet based, not T1 based.

The general consensus and testing seem to peg Clears 2500 LTE at an avg speed of about 60Mps and peaks around 100mps, so that scalable backhaul will be key to that deployment once they start sharing sites.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

i care more about building penetration, a tower 8 blocks from my location is nv ready but soon i go inside the building my phone start to roaming or 1x.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

i care more about building penetration, a tower 8 blocks from my location is nv ready but soon i go inside the building my phone start to roaming or 1x.

Thats why tri band (in your case 800Mhz 1x/LTE)  will be key to sprints success.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Do you guys know that softbank was the only provider for the iPhone in Japan just like the at&t? I think their marketing will also bring success to sprint

I thought they were the only one without the iPhone and still gained many subscribers without it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

i care more about building penetration, a tower 8 blocks from my location is nv ready but soon i go inside the building my phone start to roaming or 1x.

 

Depending on where you are, 8 blocks seems like a lot to cover, especially with the tower density in the boroughs.

 

There is a chance there could be a further-away tower, with panels adjusted as such to support that building.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


  • large.unreadcontent.png.6ef00db54e758d06

  • gallery_1_23_9202.png

  • Similar Content

  • Posts

    • A heavy n41 overlay as an acquisition condition would be a win for customers, and eventually a win for T-Mobile as that might be enough to preclude VZW/AT&T adding C-Band for FWA due to spreading the market too thinly (which means T-Mobile would just have local WISPs/wireline ISPs as competition). USCC spacing (which is likely for contiguous 700 MHz LTE coverage in rural areas) isn't going to be enough for contiguous n41 anyway, and I doubt they'll densify enough to get there.
    • Boost Infinite with a rainbow SIM (you can get it SIM-only) is the cheapest way, at $25/mo, to my knowledge; the cheaper Boost Mobile plans don't run on Dish native. Check Phonescoop for n70 support on a given phone; the Moto G 5G from last year may be the cheapest unlocked phone with n70 though data speeds aren't as good as something with an X70 or better modem.
    • Continuing the USCC discussion, if T-Mobile does a full equipment swap at all of USCC's sites, which they probably will for vendor consistency, and if they include 2.5 on all of those sites, which they probably will as they definitely have economies of scale on the base stations, that'll represent a massive capacity increase in those areas over what USCC had, and maybe a coverage increase since n71 will get deployed everywhere and B71 will get deployed any time T-Mobile has at least 25x25, and maybe where they have 20x20. Assuming this deal goes through (I'm betting it does), I figure I'll see contiguous coverage in the area of southern IL where I was attempting to roam on USCC the last time I was there, though it might be late next year before that switchover happens.
    • Forgot to post this, but a few weeks ago I got to visit these small cells myself! They're spread around Grant park and the surrounding areas, but unfortunately none of the mmwave cells made it outside of the parks along the lake into the rest of downtown. I did spot some n41 small cells around downtown, but they seemed to be older deployments limited to 100mhz and performed poorly.    
    • What is the cheapest way to try Dish's wireless network?  Over the past year I've seen them add their equipment to just about every cell site here, I'm assuming just go through Boost's website?  What phones are Dish native?  
  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...