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Network Vision/LTE - Albuquerque market (including El Paso, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Roswell)


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I ran this test on the 26th near Coors and Quail. 

 

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This one was on the 24th off Montano in Taylor Ranch.

 

They must be working on the tower then? Is the sprint tower the one by the sprint store?

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I was the same as above. Dl in the 2's. However my ping was slightly higher in 120's.

Seeing how EVDO air link both ways is typically between 60-80ms, that means the backhaul itself was 40-60ms. That's tough to do on burdened T1's. Makes me optimistic. Especially since it is a widespread and sudden thing. :fingers:

 

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Let there be LTE in ABQ! WE NEED IT BADLY! Going to try and drive around some on the westside and see if any changes happen.

Yes! Once I finally have money to waist on gas and a venti frappuccino, then I will probably drive all around town. I was down visiting family for Christmas in Clovis, enjoying LTE there, but you know, once you go to the big city, back to slow 3G.

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lol this is insane. Sprint customer service told me that FULL LTE was supposed to be fired on last night at 6 +/- a couple hours...I didn't believe that though. The stores in ABQ and RR tell me that it's going to done within the next 2 weeks. Now it might be until March. I really wish Sprint would keep these employees more informed on what's happening with the roll out. I can't even make calls where I live by CNM westide

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lol this is insane. Sprint customer service told me that FULL LTE was supposed to be fired on last night at 6 +/- a couple hours...I didn't believe that though. The stores in ABQ and RR tell me that it's going to done within the next 2 weeks. Now it might be until March. I really wish Sprint would keep these employees more informed on what's happening with the roll out. I can't even make calls where I live by CNM westide

I've learned never to listen to CS. A few weeks ago they told me it was supposed to be up 12/17th. The only thing keeping me with them is the consistent $15 credits for my complaining, and the hope that once LTE is launched, it really will be the amazing brand new network Sprint has been shoving down our throats for years.

 

 

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Right you are sir. Mi madre works for the call center in RR and apparently they are just given a "quarterly market LTE expansion" document that really gives no more info. The Sprint store I mainly go to is the one on Southern and Golf Course. It has a repair center in it so I'm guessing it's a corporate store? At any rate generally they know what they're talking about. 

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Yes that one is a cooperate store and there are only 4 in the ABQ metro area.

I hope that all the stores would cooperate. I would not go to an uncooperative store.

 

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Most sprint stores are are operated by bright star wireless, but the 2 best corporate stores are Menaul & Dakota, and Coors and Alameda by hooters and lowes, for the Menaul store if you need something done talk to Donovan, Vail, or the managers names are JT, Matt and Mandy they are really good! I've had some issues with my iPhone and they helped me out and vail is my good friend. The alameda store is awesome too the manager out there is mike an older man he is also good at helping customers get what they need or want from phones to products n info.

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