jefbal99 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Samsung has requested a Site inspection for an LTE upgraded tower in Howell. Work is going in Michigan Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstp09 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Went to apple today to fix a button issue on my phone only to get a brand new one but then I noticed some network issues at my house that usually never occur. I gave up trying ##UPDATE# a million times and called. The man informed me that my area, including most of Michigan but especially, what he could see, all of Kalamazoo, MI was preparing and receiving some prep work tonight for the "4G LTE Network Vision Upgrade"... It will be interesting to see the new maps come in.... This man said he worked closely with the network management and engineer team too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keelerman8042 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Looks like the howell site is live some one checked it out over on the eastern michigain thread hopefully see some purple soon on sensorly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keelerman8042 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hey guys, just checked out sensorly we got our first blob of purple in Michigan, posted a screen shot over on the eastern thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kBlanker Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 sweetness, i'm getting excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintjs Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Just got word that 2 Network Vision sites in West Michigan went live yesterday. One in Byron Center and the other in Holland. Not sure if LTE is live, but they are NV sites. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Just got word that 2 Network Vision sites in West Michigan went live yesterday. One in Byron Center and the other in Holland. Not sure if LTE is live, but they are NV sites. Who or what is the source? Can you provide addresses or location for the towers so that they can be marked on the maps? I will be in Byron Center a week from today and will try to validate. Edit In: Looks like there is only one tower in Byron Center, but many in the Holland area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimloch Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I live in SE GR, and i'll be in Holland tomorrow. But where in Holland should I be?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiulpoi Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Rob, if we have the tower ID for the Holland location, can the "relative" address be posted in this thread so people can try and Sensorly it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Rob, if we have the tower ID for the Holland location, can the "relative" address be posted in this thread so people can try and Sensorly it up? I have not been contacted about the Holland site. I don't know anything about it except what's been posted here. If I knew which site and had corroboration, I would mark it In Progress in our maps. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimloch Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'm in Holland.. where is this tower?! Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'm in Holland.. where is this tower?! Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2 It's shown on our NV Sites Complete map in the Sponsors section. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimloch Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Is LTE turned on or still just 3G? Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Is LTE turned on or still just 3G? Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2 The LTE is complete at the site. We just are awaiting confirmation from the field from a member that it is operating. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimloch Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I didn't figure out the Holland tower location until after I left the area. Here's a photo of the Byron Center tower. No 4G signal for me, though Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted20V Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I didn't figure out the Holland tower location until after I left the area. Here's a photo of the Byron Center tower. No 4G signal for me, though Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2 Still has the legacy panels in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Still has the legacy panels in place. I don't see any NV stuff there Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimloch Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Well it's definitely the Byron Center site. I'll check Holland in a few days and report back.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCEinGR Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Darn, I wish I would have seen THIS sooner... It's shown on our NV Sites Complete map in the Sponsors section. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk You posted that an hour and a half after I left my home on a mission! So I was relying on your previous post on the matter from 18 hours and 11 minutes prior! I have not been contacted about the Holland site. I don't know anything about it except what's been posted here. If I knew which site and had corroboration, I would mark it In Progress in our maps. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk Oh well, I still had fun and left some cool pics and a write up of my day of tower touring in the Premier forum. But it would have been better if I knew where I was going in Holland, went by 2 sites, just not the right ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCEinGR Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I didn't figure out the Holland tower location until after I left the area. Here's a photo of the Byron Center tower. No 4G signal for me, though Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2 I can tell you all, this is indeed the tower in Byron Center, MI. I had Breakfast in the McDonald's right underneath it this morning. It was not serving up LTE as grimloch stated, but the equipment is up there! It's hard to see in the photo posted here. I did get a bigger and more zoomed shot that I posted in the Premier forum, if Robert tells me it is OK, I will post it here. Also, I had the same problem as you grimloch, as you can see by my post above. Went to a couple sites in Holland, just not the right one! Holland isn't a big town, but it does cover more than just a few blocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I can tell you all, this is indeed the tower in Byron Center, MI. I had Breakfast in the McDonald's right underneath it this morning. It was not serving up LTE as grimloch stated, but the equipment is up there! It's hard to see in the photo posted here. I did get a bigger and more zoomed shot that I posted in the Premier forum, if Robert tells me it is OK, I will post it here. Also, I had the same problem as you grimloch, as you can see by my post above. Went to a couple sites in Holland, just not the right one! Holland isn't a big town, but it does cover more than just a few blocks! You can post the photos in this thread, just do not reference the Site IDs or Sponsor info in this public thread. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCEinGR Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Ok guys, Robert gave me the green light, so here are the pics of the tower in Byron Center, MI sporting some really great looking Sprint NV bling! These are large files, larger than full screen on a decent desktop monitor, so I put them as links so people on phones and slow connections don't have to wait for load times. https://dl.dropbox.c...80/IMG_0653.JPG https://dl.dropbox.c...80/IMG_0658.JPG https://dl.dropbox.c...80/IMG_0655.JPG https://dl.dropbox.c...80/IMG_0656.JPG Like I mentioned earlier, it wasn't giving out any LTE service, but the goods are there, so hopefully it won't be much longer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstp09 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) I drove past two West Michigan sites today that had crews at, and up on the towers. Several trucks around and it looked like Sprint panel sections from what I've gathered Sprints panels look like.... One in downtown Kalamazoo on the east side.. ..and another off of I-94 (I saw work last week as well) closer to Battle Creek. No pics, as I was driving but I would LOVE to see new maps! Hopefully a lot more GR and KZOO, LAN sites start coming up! Michigan was supposed to originally launch around March, we'll see... Edited January 14, 2013 by Dkoellerwx Site IDs should be contained within Sponsor forums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 i spot checked a couple of Lansing towers this weekend and still haven't seen any activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I retract my earlier post, driving home from work and saw a tower being upgraded. NV panels are freaking huge. Talked to a worker, said two other crews were working on Lansing towers and they had done six in Grand Rapids. [ATTACH]1770[/ATTACH] Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using Forum Runner 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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