Network Vision/LTE - Tampa Market

[steveo412]

Found the map and tower, heading out there in a few. hopefully its up in running, fingers crossed

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[digiblur]

ok, i seen a guy off us19 and Tarpon ave climbing saturday afternoon, im going to be heading out there today since im right down the road and see what i can find. im just trying to find the map of the towers so i can find out if its a sprint tower of not.

 

They don't always wear the head gear once they get up there though. I'm guessing it's a requirement now, it's been 10+ years since I've climbed. We climbed at night and just about any condition except lightning and heavy rains and never used any head gear.

 

[steveo412]

They don't always wear the head gear once they get up there though. I'm guessing it's a requirement now, it's been 10+ years since I've climbed. We climbed at night and just about any condition except lightning and heavy rains and never used any head gear.

 

Thats how i noticed him while i was driving by. From the helmet.

[Wildman]

Thats how i noticed him while i was driving by. From the helmet.

 

Was this photo from that site?

[thtguyuknw]

ok, i seen a guy off us19 and Tarpon ave climbing saturday afternoon, im going to be heading out there today since im right down the road and see what i can find. im just trying to find the map of the towers so i can find out if its a sprint tower of not.

 

Go to Interactive Maps, then Florida market, all the yellow are the Tampa Bay locations. you can zoom in to find the specific location.

[Feech]

 

They don't always wear the head gear once they get up there though. I'm guessing it's a requirement now, it's been 10+ years since I've climbed. We climbed at night and just about any condition except lightning and heavy rains and never used any head gear.

 

 

Right when I gave it up OSHA was really trying to change the industry. Mandatory fall protection, hard hats, had to use the safety rails. It was really a bummer but necessary. I used to see guys ride the winch line 200 feet while smoking weed.

 

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[digiblur]

Was this photo from that site?

 

No, that's a photo I snapped last month of a site near me. I was just showing the guy with the harness and no helmet.

[Dmcgaha04]

I'm not sure if there's another tower or what but I got a 2 bar LTE by panthe trace in riverview... Not sure if this was a new tower or what because I have an iPhone

[steveo412]

Go to Interactive Maps, then Florida market, all the yellow are the Tampa Bay locations. you can zoom in to find the specific location.

thank you for the help.

[Feech]

I'm not sure if there's another tower or what but I got a 2 bar LTE by panthe trace in riverview... Not sure if this was a new tower or what because I have an iPhone

 

Dang.. Maybe one of the other guys can get that way.

 

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[hopeforLTE1]

I will try and go over there after work its not far from my house

[mikeg001]

This is the site at 19 and mainlands blvd. There was some working going on there setting new panels with a crane, i can not tell if they were for at&t or the sprint panels I have attached the tower and photos of the permit.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/af3ytcrqyt9uupb/Photo%20Dec%2028%2C%2012%2018%2047%20PM.jpg?m

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ef3z2i3stzz41s2/Photo%20Nov%2016%2C%2012%2018%2008%20PM.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkby2l67afo0479/Photo%20Nov%2016%2C%2012%2017%2050%20PM.jpg

 

Also has anyone seen permits for the site on gandy near the dog track? i have seen activity at the site some days as i drive by to goto work but cant tell the writing on the trucks.

[Wildman]

Was out today on the motorcycle. Needed to go to home depot. Saw some work at the base of the tower on US-41 south of Sun City Center, no panels up though. Maybe beginning of work, cabinets, etc. Didn't get close though, was just cruising by.

 

On another note, my old work BlackBerry is history and replaced today with an iPhone5. Have to say I like my personal S3 better but the iPhone is much better than my BB ever was.

[Feech]

This is the site at 19 and mainlands blvd. There was some working going on there setting new panels with a crane, i can not tell if they were for at&t or the sprint panels I have attached the tower and photos of the permit.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/af3ytcrqyt9uupb/Photo%20Dec%2028%2C%2012%2018%2047%20PM.jpg?m

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ef3z2i3stzz41s2/Photo%20Nov%2016%2C%2012%2018%2008%20PM.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkby2l67afo0479/Photo%20Nov%2016%2C%2012%2017%2050%20PM.jpg

 

Also has anyone seen permits for the site on gandy near the dog track? i have seen activity at the site some days as i drive by to goto work but cant tell the writing on the trucks.

 

When did you see them at Mainlands?

 

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[mikeg001]

When did you see them at Mainlands?

 

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Maybe 3 weeks ago. It is hard to tell with everything packed so tight on a mono pole but if they are at&t or sprint. How long ago did they start working on the sites?

[jtbnanuk]

I hit lte at cr 103 and cr 466 in the villages fl last night put it on sensorly. Tryed to find the site and failed!!!

[Feech]

Maybe 3 weeks ago. It is hard to tell with everything packed so tight on a mono pole but if they are at&t or sprint. How long ago did they start working on the sites?

 

I have been by there a few times looking but haven't seen anything. You're right though that space is tight and you may miss what you would be normally very visible as a Sprint site.

 

The permit you got pictures of sounds like the AT&T install that was done a while back on that site. Usually the crows nest would refer to the upper most site on a monopole.

 

When I saw that site sometime ago they had a crane and we're replacing the panels. It was New Tech but it was at&t they were working for. It was one of the first sites I saw and was just about the start of this thread

 

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[S4GRU]

I hit lte at cr 103 and cr 466 in the villages fl last night put it on sensorly. Tryed to find the site and failed!!!

 

Someone sent me a PM about it last night. They think it is Site #OR54XC003, just south of Oxford.

 

Robert

[jtbnanuk]

The site just south of Oxford is a huge site self supporting and I was with in 1/4 mile and had 1 bar.

[mikeg001]

I have been by there a few times looking but haven't seen anything. You're right though that space is tight and you may miss what you would be normally very visible as a Sprint site.

 

The permit you got pictures of sounds like the AT&T install that was done a while back on that site. Usually the crows nest would refer to the upper most site on a monopole.

 

When I saw that site sometime ago they had a crane and we're replacing the panels. It was New Tech but it was at&t they were working for. It was one of the first sites I saw and was just about the start of this thread

 

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Yes we must have seen the same crane. i thought it was only a few weeks ago, time flys

[Feech]

Yes we must have seen the same crane. i thought it was only a few weeks ago, time flys

 

What the heck do I know.. It may have been something different

 

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[SpenceSouth]

So the panels on the bottom of the this tower look a lot like NV panels (maybe they are) and I've seen a lot of panels like this that apparently aren't Sprint panels. Whose panels are these? Makes it slightly confusing when searching for NV panels.

 

This tower is at the Suncoast bank on Fletcher.

[Dkoellerwx]

So the panels on the bottom of the this tower look a lot like NV panels (maybe they are) and I've seen a lot of panels like this that apparently aren't Sprint panels. Whose panels are these? Makes it slightly confusing when searching for NV panels.

 

This tower is at the Suncoast bank on Fletcher.

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2902-how-to-spot-sprint-panels-and-rrus-ericsson-style/

[SpenceSouth]

 

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2902-how-to-spot-sprint-panels-and-rrus-ericsson-style/

 

That is a great post I wish I found a long time ago. Thank you!

[Dkoellerwx]

That is a great post I wish I found a long time ago. Thank you!

 

There's was supposed to be some text with that. Whoops! It was just posted recently, but it certainly does help, especially in Ericsson areas (most of the south).