lil_jimmy_norton Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I got some info that East KY and Philadelphia markets are underway? Anyone have any further info, specifically on the East Kentucky market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I got some info that East KY and Philadelphia markets are underway? Anyone have any further info, specifically on the East Kentucky market? Philadelphia is under way. West Kentucky should be starting soon. But East Kentucky is not under way. It will not begin until 2013. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_jimmy_norton Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm an indirect dealer, Monday I received a dealer news report directly from Sprint saying EKY was underway. I would post the exact verbiage but it's marked confidential. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmic_shift Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Philadelphia is under way. West Kentucky should be starting soon. But East Kentucky is not under way. It will not begin until 2013. Robert A friend of mine who has an EVO LTE swore that he was connected to 4G LTE in Louisville, KY - I wen't back to where he said it was when it connected and couldn't find a signal on my GS3. Of course he didn't get a screenshot so take all of this with a grain of salt, but I feel that something is happening to the towers in my area. Which is in the West KY Market (Louisville, KY) so I am just hoping for some LTE love soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm an indirect dealer, Monday I received a dealer news report directly from Sprint saying EKY was underway. I would post the exact verbiage but it's marked confidential. It may be a typo. We have had reports from members seeing activity in the West Kentucky market for the past few weeks at Sprint towers. However, I'll take any good news. If Sprint is moving ahead in East Kentucky than originally scheduled, that would be great. We should know in a few weeks if we see East KY sites start appearing in the NV Sites Complete maps. Thanks. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdob07 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 A friend of mine who has an EVO LTE swore that he was connected to 4G LTE in Louisville, KY - I wen't back to where he said it was when it connected and couldn't find a signal on my GS3. Which part of Louisville exactly? I've been on the lookout lately for any signs of progress, but havent seen any yet. I don't go out of my way, but I have examined a few towers and haven't seen anything yet. I live in Bullitt County, work in J-Town, and attend University of Louisville. I certainly hope your right. On certain days if the weather is right I can get a poor WiMax connection on the north end of campus. Other than that I have never experienced 4g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmic_shift Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Which part of Louisville exactly? I've been on the lookout lately for any signs of progress, but havent seen any yet. I don't go out of my way, but I have examined a few towers and haven't seen anything yet. I live in Bullitt County, work in J-Town, and attend University of Louisville. I certainly hope your right. On certain days if the weather is right I can get a poor WiMax connection on the north end of campus. Other than that I have never experienced 4g. Was near Southern Parkway / 3rd Street and 264, about 2am or so he says. Like I said, please take with a grain of salt. I was aware of an outage of sorts in Germantown but not sure if that has anything to do with this or not. I know they are a late round market or whatever, I'm just ready for some LTE Goodness in my home town. I don't understand why Sprint has forsaken us for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdob07 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Thanks for the answer. I finally have a Galaxy s3 on the way. If I start picking up 4g this site will be the first to know. I hope LTE hits soon. I can't wait to rub it in some peoples faces that recently switched from Sprint to AT&T if I get l LTE before them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javidnky2005 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I sure hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 We have an article about the East Kentucky market that will publish tomorrow morning. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_jimmy_norton Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 eHRPD is live now in the Lexington/Richmond area. Historically how long is it between eHRPD going live, and LTE sites coming on line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 eHRPD is live now in the Lexington/Richmond area. Historically how long is it between eHRPD going live, and LTE sites coming on line? eHRPD arrival in and of itself has had no specific impact on the arrival of LTE. In some markets, eHRPD arrived after LTE started lighting up. In other markets, eHRPD went live back in late Spring and they haven't even started LTE deployment even still. eHRPD is a good step in the right direction. But unfortunately it doesn't tell us anything about when to expect it. Robert via Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealNaNa Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Looks like they switched over to eHRPD for the entire state of Kentucky yesterday. We got it in the Western Kentucky market too. Finally some kind of progress. Let's hope they start rolling out 4G soon. We've been seeing 4G in about all our surrounding states. Been green with envy in the Bluegrass State for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riding bronco Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 How can I tell on iphone 5 if I am on eHRPD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycapps Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 How can I tell on iphone 5 if I am on eHRPD? Go to your dialer and enter *3001#12345#* and then hit call. That'll bring you to the field test menu. Should be able to see there if you're on eHRPD or EV-DO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL_Clements Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm on campus in Lexington and am showing much much improved 3g speeds and eHRPD. Previously I would only show eHRPD when connected to one of the towers on the other side of town. Looks like it is moving in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL_Clements Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hey Robert in another market thread you mentioned a certain vendor you would see LTE before improved 3G. Is that true for the vendor in Kentucky either the East or West Market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hey Robert in another market thread you mentioned a certain vendor you would see LTE before improved 3G. Is that true for the vendor in Kentucky either the East or West Market. It's hard to say. East Kentucky is an Ericsson market. Ericsson has typically been deploying 4G LTE first before 3G upgrades. However, this recently changed where Ericsson started deploying 3G first in the Georgia market, before 4G LTE. That has never happened before in an Ericsson market. We will not know whether Ericsson will deploy 3G Network Vision upgrades first in East Kentucky or 4G LTE, until after Sprint starts accepting sites in the market. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbeazley Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Newbie here, but I get 1.5m down regular in Lexington. Thats about 3x -4x faster than Sprint in this area. I have not picked up LTE yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickie546 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Newbie here, but I get 1.5m down regular in Lexington. Thats about 3x -4x faster than Sprint in this area. I have not picked up LTE yet. Welcome, keep an eye to the sky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Newbie here, but I get 1.5m down regular in Lexington. Thats about 3x -4x faster than Sprint in this area. I have not picked up LTE yet. Here is a thread which shows you what to look for on Sprint towers: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2902-how-to-spot-sprint-panels-and-rrus-ericsson-style/ If you see something like this, let us know. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdob07 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Anybody in East KY seen any signs of progress? The other three markets anounced in the article back in October with East KY (North LA, Upstate New York East, and VT/NH/ME) have already posted significant progress. I've seen some backhaul work around Louisville but not much else. Hopefully soon for both of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdfgf Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Anybody in East KY seen any signs of progress? The other three markets anounced in the article back in October with East KY (North LA, Upstate New York East, and VT/NH/ME) have already posted significant progress. I've seen some backhaul work around Louisville but not much else. Hopefully soon for both of us. It's been a month since this post and I've personally seen nothing going on locally. Richmond, Danville, Nicholasville, Lexington, Georgetown, nothing. Danville and Nicholasville both seem to have reasonable 3g service (1mbps) but Richmonds network is exceptionally poor and the southside of Lexington is just as bad. I know it's coming, I just have to have faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubretti Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Howdy, noob here. Im in the huntington, wv/ ashland, ky area and I was wondering if this area was gonna get lte. We have clearwires wimax in both cities. Im happy with wimax but want a s4. I have decent 3g dl speeds usually .75 mbps-1.5 mpbs. I seen a map of markets and my county was white. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdfgf Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Lots of white vans and heavy trucks out this past week, and many with spools of fiber in the back. I don't know if it's all Sprint related but theres a lot of fiber work being done in Danville/Richmond this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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