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A new Sensorly spot appeared over by Lake Wylie this morning.

 

Robert

 

I found this new connectivity on my way home from church last Sunday morning when I was mapping my trip with sensorly. I also discovered the new LTE connectivity in south Gastonia a few Sundays earlier. Haven't had a chance to go out and map all of the zones. But I would be willing to bet there are more to come in that area of the market.

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I still continue to not get 4GLTE near Providence/Randolph and Fairview... Good strong 3G right now... I suspect the Testing is over for now... My most recent Sprint phone bill shows the 4G on it for my phone!!!

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I still continue to not get 4GLTE near Providence/Randolph and Fairview... Good strong 3G right now... I suspect the Testing is over for now... My most recent Sprint phone bill shows the 4G on it for my phone!!!

 

You can also text "Usage" to 1311 and get a text back from Sprint with all your current usage as far as minutes, texts, 3G and 4G data. I use this all the time.

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The tower in Ballantyne is still blocking access and this week I've noticed that voice calls are dropping left and right as I travel along Johnston Rd. through Ballantyne. It is frustrating to know that if that tower wasn't being blocked I'd have full voice signal and LTE.

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It was nice while it lasted and it showed that Sprint's ready at some of their towers... Still nothing last weekend in Jacksonville, FL... I also noticed I got the Enhanced Network pretty much all the way between Charlotte and Jacksonville even when it showed roaming at times...

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4G popped up again in the Providence/Randolph/Sardis/Fairview area yesterday.... I wonder if it is tuned down some though since last week when I first got it, I was receiving a 4G signal inside.. Yesterday, it pretty much was only an outdoor thing.. 4G lasted till around RAMA this morning...

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Just read a post in the Sprint forums about somebody getting LTE in the I-77 @ I-85 interchange area. They ran a speed test and got in the 6800kbps range. You guys north of the city need to lock and load the Sensorly app and go hunting!!

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Just read a post in the Sprint forums about somebody getting LTE in the I-77 @ I-85 interchange area. They ran a speed test and got in the 6800kbps range. You guys north of the city need to lock and load the Sensorly app and go hunting!!

 

You better believe I will be all over whatever is between Kannapolis and Harris Blvd in Charlotte the day it hits, lol. I'm in and out of Concord and Harrisburg every week and watching. :)

 

Oh, a buddy of mine that watches the boards but doesn't post drove through the Lake Wylie area on Sensorly, ran a speed test and got about 13 down and 9 up...pretty decent speeds. He also works in downtown Charlotte and had found no LTE.

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Looks like there is a new spot ( or i haven't noticed it before ) at Providence and Queens Rd as well.

 

I just noticed a new Sensorly spot has appeared at Crowders Mountain State Park.

 

Robert was right when he said they deploy in a shot gun fashion all over the market ! That one is really random !

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Looks like there is a new spot ( or i haven't noticed it before ) at Providence and Queens Rd as well.

 

Robert was right when he said they deploy in a shot gun fashion all over the market ! That one is really random !

 

CHUK-CHUK

 

What's that sound? I think Dan Hesse is pumping his Network Vision shotgun!

 

Robert via Nexus 7 using Forum Runner

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CHUK-CHUK

 

What's that sound? I think Dan Hesse is pumping his Network Vision shotgun!

 

Robert via Nexus 7 using Forum Runner

 

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You got any of that tharr 4G, Doyle? I aim to take my kaiser blade to that tower, MMM HMMM.... :lol:

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As I was driving to lunch today I passed a tower and saw a lady walking around the base wearing a bright green vest. I figured I'd stop by on the way back to ask if she knew anything about the tower upgrade but she was gone by the time I came back by the tower. I was really hoping it was some kind of final inspection before the tower goes live.

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Saw something interest today heading to work. Picked up a little bit of LTE at Exit 27 off I-85 in Belmont/Mt. Holly

 

The speeds were a little slower than normal, but it's nice to see a glimmer of hope! post-6917-13528100249451_thumb.jpg

 

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