Hypeo Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I think that was all in yuma.. Ha ha I wish Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgroundsguru Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Ha ha I wish Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Didnt see any more towers added in the tucson area and its showing a few towers in progress down in yuma so i thought thats where they are doing the work atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypeo Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Didnt see any more towers added in the tucson area and its showing a few towers in progress down in yuma so i thought thats where they are doing the work atm. Well they are working here but I do believe it's simultaneously with Tucson and Phoenix. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveCam Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I dont know if its just me but my cell has had no luck establishing a 3G or 4g wimax connection today mear Broadway to 22nd and alcernon to campbell. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveCam Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Alvernon* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgroundsguru Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I was on broadway about half an hour ago and was on the 3g and wimax with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 More from Mr. Klug. Is it really that bad? Or is he just spoiled by the duopoly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I got a question for you guys. Is the Phoenix and Tucson/Yuma markets GMO site or are they full build sites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I got a question for you guys. Is the Phoenix and Tucson/Yuma markets GMO site or are they full build sites? Full builds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgroundsguru Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I got a question for you guys. Is the Phoenix and Tucson/Yuma markets GMO site or are they full build sites? I think its full build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 There's also the 800 border issues. It should be far enough away for Tucson to not be affected by that, however. Don't hold me to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I think its full build. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgroundsguru Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 There's also the 800 border issues. It should be far enough away for Tucson to not be affected by that, however. Don't hold me to that. What does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 What does that mean? IBEZ - international boundary exclusion zone. Areas which are 100KM from the Mexican or Canadian borders where SMR 800 cannot be deployed pending negotiations for their usage in those areas. Robert explains it on several posts here.. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2445-network-visionlte-orange-county-market-anaheimsanta-anairvinehuntington-beach/page__st__360 International Boundary Exclusion Zone. It's the area along the Mexican and Canadian border where Sprint cannot deploy 800MHz wideband operations until a compromise can be reached and implemented. Both CDMA and LTE are considered wideband operations. iDEN had very narrow channels and was coveted under the previous compromise that is in place now. There will not be any IBEZ wideband 800 until 2014 at the earliest. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I'm guessing Tuscon is part of the IBEZ. That's a pretty big mess... unless something can get resolved. Knowing how slow governments move, who knows what will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgroundsguru Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 IBEZ - international boundary exclusion zone. Areas which are 100KM from the Mexican or Canadian borders where SMR 800 cannot be deployed pending negotiations for their usage in those areas. Robert explains it on several posts here.. http://s4gru.com/ind...h/page__st__360 Well Tucson is about 116 kilometers from the border so i hope we don't get screwed over some more. There is no list of areas that fall under this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Well Tucson is about 116 kilometers from the border so i hope we don't get screwed over some more. There is no list of areas that fall under this? Parts of tuscon appear to be within that boundary especially the south and southeast part of the city along the highway. It's very close but cannot be verified since info is missing from that particular area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I'm going to guess that some sites are going to be affected. As far as each site? That has to be verified with Sprint. At least Nextel Mexico is transitioning to WCDMA which will make this less of an issue over time. The people in Canadian areas... I feel for because Canada still uses SMR for public safety and Telus has no need nor no desire to shut down Mike, their IDEN service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgroundsguru Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Parts of tuscon appear to be within that boundary especially the south and southeast part of the city along the highway. It's very close but cannot be verified since info is missing from that particular area. Well i hope they upgrade the northern towers because the 116 km i came up with was mid town and im in the far north of town. Maybe that will be the trade off, we never got wimax up here so southern Tucson can deal with no 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd65 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 More from Mr. Klug. Is it really that bad? Or is he just spoiled by the duopoly? Who is Brian Klug and why should we care? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Who is Brian Klug and why should we care? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 I'm asking Tuscon people if it's really that bad. Brian Klug is a writer for Anandtech. He does some of the best write-ups in the industry on mobile devices. So I don't get the hate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd65 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I'm asking Tuscon people if it's really that bad. Brian Klug is a writer for Anandtech. He does some of the best write-ups in the industry on mobile devices. So I don't get the hate... That's what I get for jumping in the middle of a conversation I know nothing about. I just saw a twitter complaint and thought it must have been just some local celeb shooting his mouth off. Sorry about that. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraydog Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 That's what I get for jumping in the middle of a conversation I know nothing about. I just saw a twitter complaint and thought it must have been just some local celeb shooting his mouth off. Sorry about that. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 No problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyoncmdr Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I'm asking Tuscon people if it's really that bad. Brian Klug is a writer for Anandtech. He does some of the best write-ups in the industry on mobile devices. So I don't get the hate... He does some of the best write-ups for Anandtech. However, I've seen him completely miss important information before, and when he talks about Sprint it's obvious he hasn't done any research on the future plans, and acts like any other ignorant customer who complains but doesn't do anything proactive about it (like educating himself despite the knowledge and experience to do so more than adequately). But, maybe that's just me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveCam Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 i just went to check sprints coverage maps and it displays the following We're sorry We are enhancing this section of our site and it is temporarily unavailable. We'll have the site back to you as soon as possible. Shopping for a new phone? You can call us at 866-866-7509 (7 a.m. - 1 a.m. EST) You can also visit a Sprint store to pay your bill, activate a phone or get personalized help. this mean anything for new 4g sites? or is it just routine maintenance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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