Marv1 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Nope. If anything, I think I was getting LTE more often than I remember getting. I'm seeing it in Vista, Oceanside, and off and on in some Encinitas areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosefTor Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Any of you experiencing a lot of 3G service at LTE sites? I've been noticing a lot of this all throughout North County all week.Last week I noticed they switched band preference away from B41 which, for some reason, makes people drop to 3g more (seems illogical). I noticed that starting yesterday, at least in OC, they may have fixed the issue as my phone would death grip onto B41 again to around 140dbm which minimized my drops to 3g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I still drop to 3G on my iPhone everyone in San Diego. I will be switching to the S7 when it comes out because I have had better experience on Samsungs in San Diego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman1000 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I am on 3G on my iPhone quite often in San Diego as well. We are definitely not a strong network market with our border issues and slow upgrades/expansions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmiw Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Perhaps my comparatively better experience has to do with working pretty much across the street from a Sprint tower? (Sorrento Valley area.) Even when I'm not there I seem to get LTE the majority of the time when I'm outside. Not so much inside though. What's bothersome is that the stuff they put on the towers only supports B25 and B41, not B26. Even if all of the IBEZ and other issues with B26 are taken care of Sprint would need to go back and install B26 supporting stuff. It could be years before that's fully usable. What they really should do is look at the customers who spend the most time on 3G and prioritize the areas that have the highest concentrations of such customers for densification. Ideally there'd be close enough small cell and macro cell spacing such that devices never drop to 3G even when indoors. Anyway, I also think foregoing the 600MHz auction is a mistake (in large part due to SD not being a strong market) but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Perhaps my comparatively better experience has to do with working pretty much across the street from a Sprint tower? (Sorrento Valley area.) Even when I'm not there I seem to get LTE the majority of the time when I'm outside. Not so much inside though. What's bothersome is that the stuff they put on the towers only supports B25 and B41, not B26. Even if all of the IBEZ and other issues with B26 are taken care of Sprint would need to go back and install B26 supporting stuff. It could be years before that's fully usable. What they really should do is look at the customers who spend the most time on 3G and prioritize the areas that have the highest concentrations of such customers for densification. Ideally there'd be close enough small cell and macro cell spacing such that devices never drop to 3G even when indoors. Anyway, I also think foregoing the 600MHz auction is a mistake (in large part due to SD not being a strong market) but we'll see. Most sites already have the antenna to support B26. They just need permit B26 RRU when ready. It would rather take several months to get done as its not replacing the attennas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsage Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I still drop to 3G on my iPhone everyone in San Diego. I will be switching to the S7 when it comes out because I have had better experience on Samsungs in San Diego. Echoing bucdenny's experience here. I've been on "staycation" the last week, running all over SD with some out-of-town guests. My iPhone 6S hangs onto LTE better than my HTC M8, but still I've been dropping to 3G like crazy in areas where I normally have good LTE: El Cajon, Spring Valley, La Mesa, Sorrento Mesa, Downtown, Airport / Harbor Drive, North Park, Del Mar. Also had a lot of drops-to-3G in Escondido and San Marcos, but then the network seems to do that in those areas anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Echoing bucdenny's experience here. I've been on "staycation" the last week, running all over SD with some out-of-town guests. My iPhone 6S hangs onto LTE better than my HTC M8, but still I've been dropping to 3G like crazy in areas where I normally have good LTE: El Cajon, Spring Valley, La Mesa, Sorrento Mesa, Downtown, Airport / Harbor Drive, North Park, Del Mar. Also had a lot of drops-to-3G in Escondido and San Marcos, but then the network seems to do that in those areas anyway. My S6 holds on LTE and switch to B41 much faster than my iPhone. Places I drop to 3G on iPhone, my S6 hangs on LTE. I hope the S7 will be even better than the S6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsage Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 My S6 holds on LTE and switch to B41 much faster than my iPhone. Places I drop to 3G on iPhone, my S6 hangs on LTE. I hope the S7 will be even better than the S6. My Galaxy Nexus made me scared of Samsung radios pretty much forever ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 My Galaxy Nexus made me scared of Samsung radios pretty much forever ... It's much better today. It maybe not the RF king but above average IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexgencpu Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 It's much better today. It maybe not the RF king but above average IMO.Note 5 is a RF beast! Top 5 for sure, I assume the GS6 is similar. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsrobert Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Having issues with LG G3 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJason Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Connected to band 26 tonight in Poway. Is this just testing and temporary? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexgencpu Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Connected to band 26 tonight in Poway. Is this just testing and temporary? Install signal check and upload screen shot. Could be a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Connected to band 26 tonight in Poway. Is this just testing and temporary? Check on the engineering screen and take a screenshot of the EARFCN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJason Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I took a screenshot with LTE Discovery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pblocal Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I have my fingers crossed! I took a screenshot with LTE Discovery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojosergo Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Caught band 41 I'm Chula Vista outside the Target on Broadway and Palomar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmiw Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 The latest public 800TA report seems to indicate that most San Diego County licensees still haven't cleared out of their old frequencies. I'm thinking that the sighting above is a test for now. February is the month when they're all supposed to be moved though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Connected to band 26 tonight in Poway. Is this just testing and temporary? Where at in Poway? Many sites in San Diego have the 800mhz RRU and I havent seen any live yet. This would be a good site to verify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJason Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Where at in Poway? Many sites in San Diego have the 800mhz RRU and I havent seen any live yet. This would be a good site to verify. Pomerado and Meadowbrook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Pomerado and Meadowbrook Also use signalcheck pro as well in addition to LTE discovery. Shame the Nexus 6P engineering screens are broken as hell.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Also use signalcheck pro as well in addition to LTE discovery. Shame the Nexus 6P engineering screens are broken as hell.. If it indeed confirms B26, I wonder if it's 5mhz or 3mhz? Maybe they made a deal with AT&T? I was in Poway this morning but wasn't in that area. Will drop by tomorrow to check it out with my iPhone and Samsung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucdenny Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Pomerado and Meadowbrook There are 4 Sprint sites in a mile radius. Were you closer to Pomerado Elementary or Meadowbrook Middle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJason Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 There are 4 Sprint sites in a mile radius. Were you closer to Pomerado Elementary or Meadowbrook Middle? I was at the northwest corner of that intersection, so near Meadowbrook Middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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