FLEABttn Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 So for all of you who work right near me... I just got a ping of 168 and download speeds of 1.74 mbps at work. This is by far the fastest speeds I've gotten here at work on 3g. Sorry guy, can't test this anymore. I very recently found out after my last post that my GFs work is a total deadzone so not seeing a point in paying for a line that doesn't work 8-10 hours a day, I jumped to T-Mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 Sorry guy, can't test this anymore. I very recently found out after my last post that my GFs work is a total deadzone so not seeing a point in paying for a line that doesn't work 8-10 hours a day, I jumped to T-Mobile. Tmo is fantastic in ABQ and Santa Fe...in the city limits. It's all 2G EDGE everywhere else. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note II using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strife Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 The TorC site hasn't been accepted yet. So they may have it hooked up to legacy backhaul while checking if the equipment is operational and forgot to take it down. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro So what is the deal with the accepted site in cruces losing LTE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 So what is the deal with the accepted site in cruces losing LTE? Happens all the time in unlaunched markets. Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Tmo is fantastic in ABQ and Santa Fe...in the city limits. It's all 2G EDGE everywhere else. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note II using Tapatalk But isn't Sprint basically 2G everywhere in NM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khammondnm Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 But isn't Sprint basically 2G everywhere in NM? absolutely not. Sprint has quite a bit of 3g and with NV almost every site, rural or not, will have 3g and 4g, even if it only has 2g right now. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 But isn't Sprint basically 2G everywhere in NM? Every Sprint site in New Mexico has 3G EVDO/EHRPD. And the ones outside the city where Tmo only has 2G work great. Typically 1-2.5Mbps. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've only been getting mostly sub 1 Mbps on Sprint in the city... Just ran a test here at work and got .21 mbps down and .05 up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khammondnm Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've only been getting mostly sub 1 Mbps on Sprint in the city... Just ran a test here at work and got .21 mbps down and .05 up... That is because you are on a legacy tower that likely had insufficient backhaul in place. Once we start seeing lte turned on you will also see over 1mbps 3g speeds all over town pretty consistently. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 That is because you are on a legacy tower that likely had insufficient backhaul in place. Once we start seeing lte turned on you will also see over 1mbps 3g speeds all over town pretty consistently. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Speaking of which... I was driving by Jefferson/Paseo today after lunch and once again must have been on that updated GMO 3G tower by balloon fiesta and got speeds of about 1.5 Mbps... can't wait to see that at least those speeds citywide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroepcke51 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Speaking of which... I was driving by Jefferson/Paseo today after lunch and once again must have been on that updated GMO 3G tower by balloon fiesta and got speeds of about 1.5 Mbps... can't wait to see that at least those speeds citywide! Welcome to being a Premier Sponsor. I suggest you spend a bunch of time in the Sponsor and Premier section. So much information to get caught up on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Welcome to being a Premier Sponsor. I suggest you spend a bunch of time in the Sponsor and Premier section. So much information to get caught up on. been doing that little by little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nm45chavez Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Im starting to decide if i should stay with Sprint, or switch to T-Mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khammondnm Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Im starting to decide if i should stay with Sprint, or switch to T-Mobile like it has been said on here before, T-Mobile is good in the New Mexico metro areas but unusable (data wise) outside of them. Sprint is hitting a few speed bumps, but once tri band lte is deployed it will be amazing! And plus you can now buy a tri band phone, so in essence, you can future proof yourself. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroepcke51 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Another wave of acceptances and not one acceptance in the ABQ Market. hmmm... I am starting to get scared the ABQ will be the last possible place for LTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Has anyone been to the west side to see if any of their towers have begun work? I think last I looked, I only saw one tower in progress west of the river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khammondnm Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm starting to think that inspectors who accept sites have left our state and are not returning until ABQ proper catches up with backhaul so they can justify their presence beyond a few sites. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroepcke51 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Has anyone been to the west side to see if any of their towers have begun work? I think last I looked, I only saw one tower in progress west of the river. I have a route I am going to do on Sunday to my parents house. I will pick up most along 528 and rio rancho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroepcke51 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm starting to think that inspectors who accept sites have left our state and are not returning until ABQ proper catches up with backhaul so they can justify their presence beyond a few sites. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk I seem to want to agree with you. However, most of the sites i have been too in abq have no sign of backhaul at all. This was all within the last three or four weeks that I have been visiting. I do hope this changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I seem to want to agree with you. However, most of the sites i have been too in abq have no sign of backhaul at all. This was all within the last three or four weeks that I have been visiting. I do hope this changes. I would hope that Sprint gets all the towers ready to go before the winter and then centurylink can bring backhaul to all the sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventy_x_7 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) I would hope that Sprint gets all the towers ready to go before the winter and then centurylink can bring backhaul to all the sites. Me too. I can only tell customers "in the coming months" for so long. Edited October 17, 2013 by seventy_x_7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmoe723 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'd love to know exactly what the backhaul install process truly entails. Is it just them plugging a few things in? Is it running all sorts of fiber down miles and miles of underground duct work? What exactly is taking so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanK_ Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Has anyone been to the west side to see if any of their towers have begun work? I think last I looked, I only saw one tower in progress west of the river. I live on the westside, but I don't ever seen any trucks around from my point of view. Another wave of acceptances and not one acceptance in the ABQ Market. hmmm... I am starting to get scared the ABQ will be the last possible place for LTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCUJuan Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Patience, my friends, patience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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