greenbastard Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 So I'm not sure what's happening, but my phone is often showing one bar of LTE while at my house for the past two or three weeks, it always used to show full bars or almost full bars. Anyone know if there's any work being done to the towers near me? I'm near Louisiana and San Antonio. Thx!Either your nearest cell tower is down or B41 was installed somewhere nearby and you're now getting a weak B41 (since it's more fragile). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brynn0823 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I have an iPhone 6S plus. How do I check which band my phone is connected to ? I forgot the sequence. Can someone walk me through it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Dial *3001#12345#* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deval Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Also, bars or dots isn't always a good representative of network experience, especially with B41. Often times you can have a weak signal but still be able to use it just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroepcke51 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Have you heard anything about sprint is holding off on adding 2.5 equipment on existing cell sites for now. Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk No I haven't. I have seen a couple more sites modified from initial Ericsson RRU11's to RRU31 as a part of the 65 mhz project. That is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbastard Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Also, bars or dots isn't always a good representative of network experience, especially with B41. Often times you can have a weak signal but still be able to use it just fine.With Band 41, anything lower than 3/4th of signal bars usually means a weak upload. But outside of that, signal bars are pretty useless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 With Band 41, anything lower than 3/4th of signal bars usually means a weak upload. But outside of that, signal bars are pretty useless. I find that always true with Clear towers, but not always true with Sprint b41. If I get a signal that's -110dbm with Clear, uploads are usually 300-800Kbps. Usually with Sprint b41 I'll get anywhere from 1.5-4Mbs uploads with the same signal strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deval Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I find that always true with Clear towers, but not always true with Sprint b41. If I get a signal that's -110dbm with Clear, uploads are usually 300-800Kbps. Usually with Sprint b41 I'll get anywhere from 1.5-4Mbs uploads with the same signal strength. Beamforming will do that for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrilloevo Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Alamogordo tower on band 26 Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Alamogordo tower on band 26 Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk So it's had been turned on Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Alamogordo tower on band 26 Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Are you guys part of the ibez markets Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 No I haven't. I have seen a couple more sites modified from initial Ericsson RRU11's to RRU31 as a part of the 65 mhz project. That is it.What does band 26 coming online in Alamogordo mean for El Paso Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrilloevo Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Are you guys part of the ibez markets Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk I just drove thru it, I'm in the Colorado market Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I just drove thru it, I'm in the Colorado market Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Ohh okay I see Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroepcke51 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 What does band 26 coming online in Alamogordo mean for El Paso Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk I am not quite sure. It is positive as it means that Sprint can start to deploy in the IBEZ but I don't know if that means close or at the edge (which Alamagordo was) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSC405 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I just drove thru it, I'm in the Colorado market Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Are you sure it was the tower in Alamogordo? There is a tower outside of the AF base that has LTE 800. I am still having trouble connecting the B26 on my iPhone or my nexus 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrilloevo Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Are you sure it was the tower in Alamogordo? There is a tower outside of the AF base that has LTE 800. I am still having trouble connecting the B26 on my iPhone or my nexus 5.No, man like I said I was driving through Alamogordo on my way to Denver Colorado.... So no I don't know which tower was the one broadcasting band 26.... Sorry about that Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanK_ Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hey all. So I've currently in contact with some network dude who are helping me with a few tower issues and wanted to ask if you have any questions I could ask them about? They are pretty open about things. Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hey all. So I've currently in contact with some network dude who are helping me with a few tower issues and wanted to ask if you have any questions I could ask them about? They are pretty open about things. Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk Are there any time frames....what intial completition percentage will they be at when they compelete the 1st round of upgrades for Albuquerque/el paso Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hey all. So I've currently in contact with some network dude who are helping me with a few tower issues and wanted to ask if you have any questions I could ask them about? They are pretty open about things. Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk Sorry, i shouldn't say upgrades there calling it modernization. Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanK_ Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Are there any time frames....what intial completition percentage will they be at when they compelete the 1st round of upgrades for Albuquerque/el paso Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk That was going to be my next question for them. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 That was going to be my next question for them. HahaYup, i think at this point i think this is a question we all want answered lol. If they can get to 70% on the 1st round.. i think that will be fine..it will take a big load of off band 25 and make the network much smoother..i think 6 months is a good time frame so.if they havent started yet.. we probably won't see anything this year if they starte lets say around august we might see some improvements Q1 next year Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanK_ Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Yup, i think at this point i think this is a question we all want answered lol. If they can get to 70% on the 1st round.. i think that will be fine..it will take a big load of off band 25 and make the network much smoother..i think 6 months is a good time frame so.if they havent started yet.. we probably won't see anything this year if they starte lets say around august we might see some improvements Q1 next year Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk Indeed! From just a brief talk last night, some towers should have work done by the end of this year. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroepcke51 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Indeed! From just a brief talk last night, some towers should have work done by the end of this year. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Frankly I think that second carrier is more important short term. Abq and El Paso should have the availability to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyroned3222 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Frankly I think that second carrier is more important short term. Abq and El Paso should have the availability to do so.Yes, i do agree! A second carrier will help Albuquerque more then El paso, since Albuquerque has band 26. We will see how important these markets are too sprint.. if there wanting a fast and sufficient roll out they will have to assign a big network team to each area to knock them out in 6 months(10 to 15 heads)... sprint swapped it's pcs to t mobile 20×20mhz so idk if sprint can still add a second carrier here (i think someone told me they can). If they can add a second carrier over a software update it should of been in this market way over due.. I think a second carrier will still have some congestion on it, but it is will help Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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