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Not one site has B41?

 

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LTE Plus implies carrier aggregation. We have band 41, and we were mapped as a Spark area, but since the name change/technology upgrade, we had remained on the map as only LTE. This June they changed that on the map, although nothing physically changed.

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LTE Plus implies carrier aggregation. We have band 41, and we were mapped as a Spark area, but since the name change/technology upgrade, we had remained on the map as only LTE. This June they changed that on the map, although nothing physically changed.

I'm not sure that marketing and making and engineers talk to each other. Although we understand "LTE Plus" to mean carrier aggregation, most probably understand to it mean any B41 coverage.

 

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Argh! My tower is dead! Fitchburg, WI. Anyone else have down towers? I'm roaming! Reported via Sprint Zone and twitter DM to Sprint Care.

 

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38 small cells in Madison by mid-September according to the analyst I talked to, who got in touch with network engineers. Exciting stuff. :-)

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Hi all! I'll be in the Milwaukee and Mequon areas in October. How's the Sprint service up that way now?

 

From what I've experienced, great in areas where it has blanketed coverage. But, places can be spotty! It all depends on the areas you go. Milwaukee is definitely in better standing than around Madison I know!

 

Btw... be sure to send any logs my way from your trip in the premier thread (link is in my bio). I'd greatly appreciate any data you find!

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Anyone having issues with your time on the top of your phone being off, speed test going through Chicago, using your phone to log on to Facebook and having your computer getting a warning that your phone is trying to log on from Chicago?

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http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2016/09/22/26-small-cell-antennas-proposed-green-bay/89718518/

 

This popped up on muh feed, figured you cats could use the info.

 

Small cells coming.

 

Forwarded your post to the premier and non-premier North Wisconsin thread! Thanks for the find!

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http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2016/11/28/awarding-colburn-pool-bids-liquor-ban-agenda/94292924/

 

Hey folks, saw this nugget today.

 

Tucked in at the bottom under; Other noteworthy issues:

 

»Green Bay’s improvement and services committee on Wednesday will discuss an agreement with Wisconsin Technology Networking, a subsidiary of wireless infrastructure company Mobilitie, for installing 26 small cell antennas on street lights and utility poles.

 

Looks like all 26 made it to the regulatory organ. Nifty.

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There's a new cell site nearish Curry in the Box in Fitchburg, WI, though I haven't been able to find it yet :( Was a piss-poor 3G area and now I'm getting a strong B26 signal

 

Sprint B26 09815D10 118 19464 -66 43.02179 -89.41715
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http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2016/11/28/awarding-colburn-pool-bids-liquor-ban-agenda/94292924/

 

Hey folks, saw this nugget today.

 

Tucked in at the bottom under; Other noteworthy issues:

Looks like all 26 made it to the regulatory organ. Nifty.

 

Be sure to post this news in the North Wisconsin thread so the Green Bay people can see it too!

 

Great find! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled when I go to GB next time. 

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