Network Vision/LTE - Tampa Market

[poyo]

http://db.tt/CrkPY6EH

 

 

 

 

 

[poyo]

Tower mapped

 

http://db.tt/zTbILKO6

[tampaflusa]

Tower mapped

 

http://db.tt/zTbILKO6

Like the previous poster said that app doesn't show LTE sites locations.

[poyo]

Is the bsid accurate?

[digiblur]

Tower mapped

 

http://db.tt/zTbILKO6

 

As of now.. Mapped means you drove around with Sensorly.

 

I could go connect to LTE right now, pull up those stupid tower map apps and it shows the tower in the middle of the pond. When according to the serving cell ID the site is 5 miles away.

 

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[digiblur]

Is the bsid accurate?

 

That's your 1x BSID.. And it may not even show correctly. Only ground work and serving cell IDs figure out where a site is at.

 

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[tampaflusa]

I'm pretty sure its the one near Chick fila on Bruce B Downs and Bearss or the one on Fletcher near 22nd street area. Robert said there will be a update tonight so we will see. Possibly the one on Livingston north of Bearss, there are so many in that area.

[SpenceSouth]

getting LTE at the USF rec center near the Perkins um getting 102db and using cdma field test app it maps the base station as the one on Perkins. I'd expect it to be stronger since I'm 1/2 mile away. I doubt I'm picking up the tower on bears as my phone barely pucks it up on flercher

 

There is a new one on Bruce B Downs off of 42nd street that I mapped the other day. I think I posted about it too thinking it was the Perkins tower. It practically covers the whole campus right now, but not indoors.

[poyo]

There is a new one on Bruce B Downs off of 42nd street that I mapped the other day. I think I posted about it too thinking it was the Perkins tower. It practically covers the whole campus right now, but not indoors.

 

When did that one get turned on? I was at the papa johns off Bruce b downs and 42nd a couple of days ago and was getting pretty good signal. I thought it was the one behind the fire station since the signal died when i got to 42nd and fletcher

 

Im jealous of my girlfriend's S3, that thing pulls doen 8-10 db more than my Evo LTE

[SpenceSouth]

 

When did that one get turned on? I was at the papa johns off Bruce b downs and 42nd a couple of days ago and was getting pretty good signal. I thought it was the one behind the fire station since the signal died when i got to 42nd and fletcher

 

Im jealous of my girlfriend's S3, that thing pulls doen 8-10 db more than my Evo LTE

 

Could you actually take a picture of the two phone's signal strength in the same location using the SignalCheck app? I'm curious to see the difference for myself.

 

It was turned on last Friday or Saturday I think. Coincidentally I found out when I was debugging my app that night lol.

 

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[mikeg001]

That's your 1x BSID.. And it may not even show correctly. Only ground work and serving cell IDs figure out where a site is at.

 

Sent from my little Note2

How can you determine the tower based on the serving cell ID. I have done some searching and found no results.

[SpenceSouth]

How can you determine the tower based on the serving cell ID. I have done some searching and found no results.

 

Kinda just have to figure it out for yourself. Stand in front of the tower and take note of what the BSID is. Typically I have seen a range of three depending on which section of the tower is broadcasting your way. So if you noted a BSID of 8511, drive in a different direction and see that it has changed to 8510, you are still connected to the same tower just a different section. Make sense?

 

I know the BSID's of two nearby towers and use it to figure out which tower is serving me at a given time.

 

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[mikeg001]

Kinda just have to figure it out for yourself. Stand in front of the tower and take note of what the BSID is. Typically I have seen a range of three depending on which section of the tower is broadcasting your way. So if you noted a BSID of 8511, drive in a different direction and see that it has changed to 8510, you are still connected to the same tower just a different section. Make sense?

 

I know the BSID's of two nearby towers and use it to figure out which tower is serving me at a given time.

 

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Thanks, i just was not sure of the tower id was part of the cell id or how to determine without driving to the site.

[digiblur]

How can you determine the tower based on the serving cell ID. I have done some searching and found no results.

 

And note that BSIDs are diff from serving cell.

 

No way to determine. Just have to use your LTE Engineering screens to find them. Depending on your phone type they are grouped together by the 3 sectors. What type of phone are you using?

 

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[poyo]

Could you actually take a picture of the two phone's signal strength in the same location using the SignalCheck app? I'm curious to see the difference for myself.

 

It was turned on last Friday or Saturday I think. Coincidentally I found out when I was debugging my app that night lol.

 

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We were at the papa johns sitting next to each over by the glass window. Using the CDMA Field Test app i was getting ~96 and she was getting ~88, I dont remember the exact values, but it was 8-9 db difference 1 ft appart

[mikeg001]

And note that BSIDs are diff from serving cell.

 

No way to determine. Just have to use your LTE Engineering screens to find them. Depending on your phone type they are grouped together by the 3 sectors. What type of phone are you using?

 

Sent from my little Note2

Iphone 5

[SpenceSouth]

 

We were at the papa johns sitting next to each over by the glass window. Using the CDMA Field Test app i was getting ~96 and she was getting ~88, I dont remember the exact values, but it was 8-9 db difference 1 ft appart

 

Curious, did you notice if 1x and EVDO values were affected?

 

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[poyo]

Curious, did you notice if 1x and EVDO values were affected?

 

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if you are connected to LTE the CDMA field test app will not show you evdo or 1x. I have noticed that the evdo signal drops quickly, right in front of perkins i get 60 db by the time i get to fletcher and 56 its down to 90 db

[SpenceSouth]

 

if you are connected to LTE the CDMA field test app will not show you evdo or 1x. I have noticed that the evdo signal drops quickly, right in front of perkins i get 60 db by the time i get to fletcher and 56 its down to 90 db

 

That's to be expected. We have a lot of towers each within a mile or less of each other. The panel down tilt must be considerable.

 

If you made it to Fletcher and 56th then you were probably just under the signal from the Sprint tower on that corner. I'm surprised your phone didn't switch over actually.

 

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[poyo]

i did not know there was a tower at fowler and 56th. i dont think my phone is connecting to it. i live right around there and 2 bars or so. Have you seen nv panels around there?

[tampaflusa]

i did not know there was a tower at fowler and 56th. i dont think my phone is connecting to it. i live right around there and 2 bars or so. Have you seen nv panels around there?

U sure? Then again when I use that app it has me connecting to a AT&T tower or in the middle of a lake.

[poyo]

U sure? Then again when I use that app it has me connecting to a AT&T tower or in the middle of a lake.

 

i dont have the sponsor maps, but if i look here i dont see a tower http://network.sprint.com/search/33617/

[SpenceSouth]

i did not know there was a tower at fowler and 56th. i dont think my phone is connecting to it. i live right around there and 2 bars or so. Have you seen nv panels around there?

 

You said Fletcher and 56th before, but Im going to guess that you actually meant saw signal drop on Fowler lol. The tower is right behind the gas station at Fletcher/56th. I've been watching out for awhile but no NV panels yet.

 

If you are at the intersection of Fowler and 56th then you are about equal distance from both towers. They each cover a really small area when you think about it, so you know capacity is essential to this area.

 

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[SpenceSouth]

 

i dont have the sponsor maps, but if i look here i dont see a tower http://network.sprint.com/search/33617/

 

I checked and its not on there but I guarantee you its Sprint. Six bars of signal doesn't lie lol.

 

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[poyo]

Sorry I meant fletcher and 56th. That tower would cover my apartment really well :-) I'm just hoping that when the Perkins towers lights up I'm able to pick it up on fletcher and 56th since it'll probably be a while until I that one gets lte