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lilotimz Member Level: LTE Advanced

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My sister and brother in law are on my Sprint family plan. They live just over the border on the Nevada side of South Lake Tahoe. They currently use an Airave to get signal. I know there aren't many towers in their area. Would Network Vision upgrades help their voice signal get any stronger? If it helps they're on Andria Drive zip code 89449. I read back on the last 25 or so pages and didn't see anything about South Lake Tahoe.

 

Yep. New Network Vision antennas can give up to 10dBm greater reception due to newer designs & the radio heads right next to the antenna. CDMA 800 1x would dramatically increase voice coverage and reception by 10-20dBm when that gets active. 

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Yep. New Network Vision antennas can give up to 10dBm greater reception due to newer designs & the radio heads right next to the antenna. CDMA 800 1x would dramatically increase voice coverage and reception by 10-20dBm when that gets active. 

Thats some good news as the reception at my house is okay but drops every once and a while when im in certain parts of my house.  We apparently are right smack dab in the middle of two towers so its not going to get any better unless they do the upgrades.

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It's coming from Vacaville, but I've been mapping out and it's coming up the 50 up towards Sacramento

 

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I'm pretty sure you're right. When I visit my friend in Fairfield, it's ridiculous, but I lose it heading back to Sacramento. I think Dixon is the outskirts of the signal. But, once they get Davis online, that should improve the UL/DL speeds, too.

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Yep. New Network Vision antennas can give up to 10dBm greater reception due to newer designs & the radio heads right next to the antenna. CDMA 800 1x would dramatically increase voice coverage and

reception by 10-20dBm when that gets active.

From the real quick Google search I did it sounds like 10dBm equals about a 33% reception increase, is that right?

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For those wondering, I got lte in Dixon and at the Sacramento VA national cemetery. 6mbs down 3up

 

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Ya I picked up LTE when I was there at my Dad's funeral last month. Thought it was from Vacaville.

 

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From the real quick Google search I did it sounds like 10dBm equals about a 33% reception increase, is that right?

It is kind of weird to think of dBm in a % but I think it would be way lower than that. But it would depend on the scale.

 

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From the real quick Google search I did it sounds like 10dBm equals about a 33% reception increase, is that right?

 

Sprint quotes up to a 20% signal boost with NV equipment. At -95dBm RSSI, I think this equated to about a 3dBm signal improvement. The big boost will be 800 MHz, which can give a boost of 15-25dBm on 1x.

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hello all i am piping in from the north end.  over the last three days i have seen work in red bluff (the tower right by i-5), and los molinos this morning.  also i work at a local casino and last weekend there were some guys in there in construction garb saying they were doing jobs up here in the north valley for sprint.  can anyone shine a light on this subject matter?

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lilotimz Member Level: LTE Advanced

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hello all i am piping in from the north end.  over the last three days i have seen work in red bluff (the tower right by i-5), and los molinos this morning.  also i work at a local casino and last weekend there were some guys in there in construction garb saying they were doing jobs up here in the north valley for sprint.  can anyone shine a light on this subject matter?

 

Easy. Go take a few photos  of said tower and check out the other cell sites in your area that are accessible to you. Then come back here and post em so we can all seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

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Man, there was zero reception at the Starbucks on Olsen Dr. near Petsmart in Rancho this morning. Usually the reception isn't less than four bars for me south of Hwy 50. Maybe it's a sign of signal checks or the towers being worked on...

 

On another note, I was reading in another forum that the HTC Evo 4G LTE typically has a difficult time picking up LTE signals, unlike the S4 or HTC One. Anyone heard this, too? I'm upgrading to the One at the end of the month, so I have no basis for comparison, but I found that tidbit of info interesting. Maybe my Sensorly readings and LTE non-signals are because of my phone.

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Man, there was zero reception at the Starbucks on Olsen Dr. near Petsmart in Rancho this morning. Usually the reception isn't less than four bars for me south of Hwy 50. Maybe it's a sign of signal checks or the towers being worked on...

 

On another note, I was reading in another forum that the HTC Evo 4G LTE typically has a difficult time picking up LTE signals, unlike the S4 or HTC One. Anyone heard this, too? I'm upgrading to the One at the end of the month, so I have no basis for comparison, but I found that tidbit of info interesting. Maybe my Sensorly readings and LTE non-signals are because of my phone.

 

Could also be your individual phone.  DW and I both have iPhone 5s.  Bought at same time.  Hers picks up LTE a LOT better than my phone.  We've had them side by side and seen this behavior all the time.

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Could also be your individual phone.  DW and I both have iPhone 5s.  Bought at same time.  Hers picks up LTE a LOT better than my phone.  We've had them side by side and seen this behavior all the time.

 

That's true, too. Not all phones within the same model are alike.

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Hey there,

 

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But I just got lte signal on the vsp campus, 2mb down and 3 up...off zinfandel in between data and international.

 

3g speeds in buildings seem to be at 900kbps compared to an average of 150kbps now as well...this is exciting. :D

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Hey there,

 

Just joined to post this

 

But I just got lte signal on the vsp campus, 2mb down and 3 up...off zinfandel in between data and international.

 

3g speeds in buildings seem to be at 900kbps compared to an average of 150kbps now as well...this is exciting. :D

 

Awesome! That's by where I live, too. I'll drive by there on my way home and try to run a Sensorly mapping.

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Finally got a taste of Roseville 4G LTE yesterday when I was at the Lexus dealership dropping off my car.

 

A guy could get used to those sorta speeds. lol

 

However I feel kinda pathetic drooling over LTE speeds when other people have already been enjoying it for the past year if not longer with other services. haha

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Man, there was zero reception at the Starbucks on Olsen Dr. near Petsmart in Rancho this morning. Usually the reception isn't less than four bars for me south of Hwy 50. Maybe it's a sign of signal checks or the towers being worked on...

 

On another note, I was reading in another forum that the HTC Evo 4G LTE typically has a difficult time picking up LTE signals, unlike the S4 or HTC One. Anyone heard this, too? I'm upgrading to the One at the end of the month, so I have no basis for comparison, but I found that tidbit of info interesting. Maybe my Sensorly readings and LTE non-signals are because of my phone.

Definitely not your phone in Rancho. My phone has been going into roaming all day long as well and losing Sprint Signal south of highway 50 and Zinfandel. I think it's a good sign of work being done. Not sure which tower though.

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