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Market Situation Report... 1-28-2015 Of the 549 sites that exist in this market.. all have been upgraded to Samsung equipment. Of those 549, 170 remains as 3G until backhaul is acquired with more th

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Holy crap after waiting for a long time I finally get some LTE in midtown. I'm at 16th and C street..

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Thought I'd do this since I haven't done it in a while...   Currently there exists 551 sites in this market. Of those 551 sites..   In Progress: 4 sites  Live on NV 3G: 239 sites Broadcasting 4G

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Had some 4G teases in Rancho around Zinfandel and 50. About time! I've had a WIMAX or LTE phone since they first came out and have never seen anything before. The signal was weak, but just to see the 4G logo got me excited. 

 

I'm hoping the signal will get into Chili's or Cordova Casino. Currently I have pretty much NO signal. The phone just goes in and out of roaming, voice and data, but neither works. I'm usually having to tether on my friends Verizon phones. Lame!

 

I'll so some Sensorly drives and see if I can gather a bit more data. 

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Oh my god, the signal in Chili's is non-existent! When I was over at the tower by the footbridge near the Zinfandel exit yesterday, the Sprint panels looked the same size as the AT&T panels. Are all the 4g LTE panels the same size regardless if carrier?

I have a screenshot of my LTE signal via Sensorly, but I can't link it from Dropbox without the site getting grumpy at me.

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Oh my god, the signal in Chili's is non-existent! When I was over at the tower by the footbridge near the Zinfandel exit yesterday, the Sprint panels looked the same size as the AT&T panels. Are all the 4g LTE panels the same size regardless if carrier?

I have a screenshot of my LTE signal via Sensorly, but I can't link it from Dropbox without the site getting grumpy at me.

 

They're about the same size. Big difference is the remote radio units located next to them that dictate the frequencies in addition to 6 antenna ports on the bottom compared to the 4 that everyone else have. In our market, ATT uses Ericsson while Sprint uses Samsung. 

 

See the following to identify Samsung gear.

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/3906-how-to-spot-sprint-antennas-and-rrus-samsung-style/

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Well I drove around Rancho, south of 50 after work with Sensorly, and not even a blip of 4G, I guess they are just getting stuff ready for us. 

 

techiegirl, It's funny that you know what I am talking about at Chili's. It is so embarrassing for Sprint. I wish I could find a Sprint exec. and have them explain why there is no signal in the hub of new Rancho. 

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I go have dinner in there every now and then and if I want to look something up or even check in on Foursquare, it's a lost cause. Great restaurant, horrible Sprint service.They should throw a tower on top of the tower of the park that is right behind Lowe's...

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Well I drove around Rancho, south of 50 after work with Sensorly, and not even a blip of 4G, I guess they are just getting stuff ready for us.

 

techiegirl, It's funny that you know what I am talking about at Chili's. It is so embarrassing for Sprint. I wish I could find a Sprint exec. and have them explain why there is no signal in the hub of new Rancho.

I'm guessing its hard for the permits to go through since Rancho has a lot of industry there.

 

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lilotimz Member Level: LTE Advanced

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So by August can we expect LTE east of Roseville?

 

Can you be more specific with east? Like Granite bay east or just across the highway? 

 

Well... practically every cell site east of Roseville in unincorporated Sacramento county has building permits issued for Sprint contractors as seen in this preview of my upper central valley permit map which one can access via the sponsor forums. Expecting a good push by contractors in the coming weeks so it's a good possibility. 

 

Full information on who is doing the work, what work is being done, exact addresses, and other misc. information is available to sponsors. 

 

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Like the greater Sacramento, woodland, Davis area. I just have a feeling of guilt, as I somewhat forced my family to get Sprint; and now all of them are having poor call quality and atrocious data. I kept promising them it'll change but it's a hard thing to bear, especially when none of them actually use their unlimited data (or for the most part are able to)

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Oh my god, the signal in Chili's is non-existent! When I was over at the tower by the footbridge near the Zinfandel exit yesterday, the Sprint panels looked the same size as the AT&T panels. Are all the 4g LTE panels the same size regardless if carrier?

I have a screenshot of my LTE signal via Sensorly, but I can't link it from Dropbox without the site getting grumpy at me.

The Tower that you are talking about along highway 50 by the footbridge between Zinfandel and Mather Exit's has not had any work done on it yet. There are two carriers on this tower. T-Mobile is on the top with (6) Brand New Erricson AIR Antennas and Sprint is right below with (3) White Legacy 3G Panels. This tower is also not configured for range...that is why the signal in Chili's is low. Alot of the bigger buildings in Rancho block signal from the highway 50 tower. The tower that serves the Chili's your talking about is over off Kilgore/WhiteRock right at Sprint's Corporate Office...this tower has not had upgrades done yet either. The Tower in Rancho that currently has 4G In Progress work is at the intersection of Coloma Rd and McGregor Dr..look it up on Google Maps. Sprint is on the very top of this tower.

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 The tower that serves the Chili's your talking about is over off Kilgore/WhiteRock right at Sprint's Corporate Office...this tower has not had upgrades done yet either.

 

I drove by the corporate office yesterday on my way home from work and couldn't see anything due to all of the trees around the building. Not that I'm complaining at all, I'm a fan of the greenery. I didn't go into the parking lot at all. But that tower I think is the tower that services my house also, so I'd love for that one to start having work done. I imagine it will start in the next few months, though, with all of the work being done in the market.

 

It was my understanding that AT&T had the top of the tower at the footbridge, but I do know that Sprint is the lower three panels for sure.

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It was my understanding that AT&T had the top of the tower at the footbridge, but I do know that Sprint is the lower three panels for sure.

 

Maybe someone else can clarify or I can get a picture of this tower I believe the 6 antenna's are the Erricson AIR Antennas which is what T-Mobile is using.

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Just did a bunch of Sensorly mapping in Rocklin. On another note I got a job at the Best Buy in Roseville, acroos from the Galleria Mall, as a Mobile Sales Consultant so feel free to come and see me. I should start working in store in about 2 weeks, my name is Jason and I will be the big bald guy with a beard :)

 

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It's T-mobile ericsson AIR 21's up on the top rack.

 

I knew it! Then Sprint right below with good ol' Legacy 3G panels. Still no work on this tower yet. I drive by this tower nearly every day on the way to work. Hey lilotimz..you have any news on the tower off Walerga/Elverta? Whether Sprint is the Stealth Tower by the High School or the Tree tower over on Walerga? Any updates on permits for these possible two locations?

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I knew it! Then Sprint right below with good ol' Legacy 3G panels. Still no work on this tower yet. I drive by this tower nearly every day on the way to work. Hey lilotimz..you have any news on the tower off Walerga/Elverta? Whether Sprint is the Stealth Tower by the High School or the Tree tower over on Walerga? Any updates on permits for these possible two locations?

 

Nothing on the one in garbo yet. The stealth pole at the park by the fire station doesn't show up online. 

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I knew it! Then Sprint right below with good ol' Legacy 3G panels. Still no work on this tower yet. I drive by this tower nearly every day on the way to work. Hey lilotimz..you have any news on the tower off Walerga/Elverta? Whether Sprint is the Stealth Tower by the High School or the Tree tower over on Walerga? Any updates on permits for these possible two locations?

99% sure the tree tower is Sprint.

 

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Just did a bunch of Sensorly mapping in Rocklin. On another note I got a job at the Best Buy in Roseville, acroos from the Galleria Mall, as a Mobile Sales Consultant so feel free to come and see me. I should start working in store in about 2 weeks, my name is Jason and I will be the big bald guy with a beard :)

 

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2

 

Congratulations on the job!

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