WiWavelength Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Actually, no you didn't. I changed it to that. mhm sure you did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJwfsV1Ux8 AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukin1 Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJwfsV1Ux8 AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paynefanbro Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 It's also worth noting that Verizon doesn't have any native EVDO or 1x in Alaska, just LTE. I don't know if the same is true for AT&T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesinclair Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 It's also worth noting that Verizon doesn't have any native EVDO or 1x in Alaska, just LTE. I don't know if the same is true for AT&T. Does ANYBODY have native coverage in Alaska? Sprint doesnt. Verizon doesnt, but theyre building it. I dont see why AT&T and tomobile would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paynefanbro Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Does ANYBODY have native coverage in Alaska? Sprint doesnt. Verizon doesnt, but theyre building it. I dont see why AT&T and tomobile would. Alaska Communications http://www.alaskacommunications.com/Online-Care/Service-Coverage.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiulpoi Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Does ANYBODY have native coverage in Alaska? Sprint doesnt. Verizon doesnt, but theyre building it. I dont see why AT&T and tomobile would. I had a customer just a few days ago, confused about what store she was in (she had a T-Mobile phone), and proceeded to tell us that T-Mobile is the only company that has coverage in Alaska, where she's from. And sure, she's right, roaming coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Does ANYBODY have native coverage in Alaska? Does anybody actually need mobile phone service in Alaska? Apparently, the place is so small that one can see Russia from one's house. AJ 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paynefanbro Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Sprint has native service in Alaska, but I doubt it'll be converted to LTE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawvega Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 AT&T has native coverage in Alaska I believe from their acquisition of Dobson Cellular. Sprint's coverage maps show native coverage in Fairbanks, Anchorage and several other spots. I believe that's provided via an agreement with Alaska Digitel. Verizon had no native service until their recently constructed LTE network. T-Mobile has no native coverage there at all AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 AT&T has native coverage in Alaska I believe from their acquisition of Dobson Cellular. Sprint's coverage maps show native coverage in Fairbanks, Anchorage and several other spots. I believe that's provided via an agreement with Alaska Digitel. Verizon had no native service until their recently constructed LTE network. T-Mobile has no native coverage there at all AFAIK. Correct. Sprint was the first national provider to acquire spectrum and construct coverage -- albeit license protection sites -- in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. That was 10-15 years ago. AT&T (Cingular) came second through its acquisition of DCOC about six years ago. Finally, VZW is the johnny come lately to Alaska via its Trojan horse...er, LTE in Rural America program. AJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhammett Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 It would be nice if Sensorly would publish stats such as square miles and population covered. It doesn't have to be real-time, maybe weekly or even monthly updates. It should be pretty easy to compute that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesinclair Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Alaska Communications http://www.alaskacommunications.com/Online-Care/Service-Coverage.aspx I notice they have both 4G LTE and 4G... Theyre CDMA, so whats the non-lte? Wimax? Sprint has native service in Alaska, but I doubt it'll be converted to LTE. I thought it was fake-native, ie, Shentel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhammett Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 There are a bunch of non-LTE "4G" technologies. LTE won, WiMax is in second place, then a long way to everything else. If it was a recent deployment, then I'm not sure what else it would be. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukin1 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Correct. Sprint was the first national provider to acquire spectrum and construct coverage -- albeit license protection sites -- in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. That was 10-15 years ago. AT&T (Cingular) came second through its acquisition of DCOC about six years ago. Finally, VZW is the johnny come lately to Alaska via its Trojan horse...er, LTE in Rural America program. AJ i didn't know that. thanks sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersanborn Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 So stupid question, I've heard it said before that Sensorly isn't super accurate for T-Mo, but if that's the case, what app do T-Mo people use? I've been wanting to evaluate their coverage in my area as so far the only experience I've had is an (old) international Mifi of mine being unable to get 3G service in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GHoward Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 So stupid question, I've heard it said before that Sensorly isn't super accurate for T-Mo, but if that's the case, what app do T-Mo people use? I've been wanting to evaluate their coverage in my area as so far the only experience I've had is an (old) international Mifi of mine being unable to get 3G service in my house. They are probably using RootMetrics. T-Mobile chooses RootMetrics CoverageMap app for carrier comparisons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersanborn Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 They are probably using RootMetrics. T-Mobile chooses RootMetrics CoverageMap app for carrier comparisons Thanks, I see what you mean. I'd love to know what their coverage is like where I live. DH has been talking about leaving Sprint forever, and at this point I'm happy for whatever means I don't have to hear about how much he hates Sprint :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjcc Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think we can all see who the true coverage winner here is *Cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuhfhrh Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think we can all see who the true coverage winner here is *Cough* Alaska Communications? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjcc Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Alaska Communications? Nope its red and starts with a V and ends with a Zon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWMich4G Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hey Rukin, where'd you get the idea for this thread? Speaking of which, would people have interest in me doing those comparison maps (ATT only/Sprint only) every week or two? That post seemed to get a lot of likes so I could keep doing it if people want. Also let me know if you want any other carriers compared. AT&T covers alot more interstates that connect those cities, but Sprint will get there.. No, no, and no! Why do people keep saying this? Gray is NO SIGNAL. Sprint probably has better highway coverage than AT&T. You can drive from Kalamazoo to Traverse City, MI and have LTE 95% of the trip on Sprint. You can go from Salina, KA to Corpus Christi, TX and have the same result (850 miles btw). These are obviously cherry-picked examples, but AT&T doesn't have anything like that. Look at a map WITHOUT the gray and tell me where do you see highway coverage for AT&T? I can count maybe a dozen highway-only towers in the country that provide rural highway coverage for AT&T. They do have a couple more thin lines on sensorly, simply because Sprint's highway coverage also extends (or is simply better mapped) AROUND the highway, making the thin line into a blob instead. Gray removed: ATT Sprint Uploaded with ImageShack.us EDIT: And on a related note, in my interpretation the sheer amount of gray on the AT&T map suggests a lot more people are mapping for AT&T than most of you assume. Certainly Sprint has more mappers, and especially within cities mapping the entire coverage of individual towers, but you can't deny AT&T must have some very avid mappers to turn that much highway gray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukin1 Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Hey Rukin, where'd you get the idea for this thread? Speaking of which, would people have interest in me doing those comparison maps (ATT only/Sprint only) every week or two? That post seemed to get a lot of likes so I could keep doing it if people want. Also let me know if you want any other carriers compared. No, no, and no! Why do people keep saying this? Gray is NO SIGNAL. Sprint probably has better highway coverage than AT&T. You can drive from Kalamazoo to Traverse City, MI and have LTE 95% of the trip on Sprint. You can go from Salina, KA to Corpus Christi, TX and have the same result (850 miles btw). These are obviously cherry-picked examples, but AT&T doesn't have anything like that. Look at a map WITHOUT the gray and tell me where do you see highway coverage for AT&T? I can count maybe a dozen highway-only towers in the country that provide rural highway coverage for AT&T. They do have a couple more thin lines on sensorly, simply because Sprint's highway coverage also extends (or is simply better mapped) AROUND the highway, making the thin line into a blob instead. Gray removed: ATT Sprint Uploaded with ImageShack.us EDIT: And on a related note, in my interpretation the sheer amount of gray on the AT&T map suggests a lot more people are mapping for AT&T than most of you assume. Certainly Sprint has more mappers, and especially within cities mapping the entire coverage of individual towers, but you can't deny AT&T must have some very avid mappers to turn that much highway gray. Lol Update it once a week or two. Maybe I'll do that instead of once a month. Btw I never have been in that thread lo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rf40928 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Hey Rukin, where'd you get the idea for this thread? Speaking of which, would people have interest in me doing those comparison maps (ATT only/Sprint only) every week or two? That post seemed to get a lot of likes so I could keep doing it if people want. Also let me know if you want any other carriers compared. No, no, and no! Why do people keep saying this? Gray is NO SIGNAL. Sprint probably has better highway coverage than AT&T. You can drive from Kalamazoo to Traverse City, MI and have LTE 95% of the trip on Sprint. You can go from Salina, KA to Corpus Christi, TX and have the same result (850 miles btw). These are obviously cherry-picked examples, but AT&T doesn't have anything like that. Look at a map WITHOUT the gray and tell me where do you see highway coverage for AT&T? I can count maybe a dozen highway-only towers in the country that provide rural highway coverage for AT&T. They do have a couple more thin lines on sensorly, simply because Sprint's highway coverage also extends (or is simply better mapped) AROUND the highway, making the thin line into a blob instead. Gray removed: ATT Sprint Uploaded with ImageShack.us EDIT: And on a related note, in my interpretation the sheer amount of gray on the AT&T map suggests a lot more people are mapping for AT&T than most of you assume. Certainly Sprint has more mappers, and especially within cities mapping the entire coverage of individual towers, but you can't deny AT&T must have some very avid mappers to turn that much highway gray. moved post to below 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhammett Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 only two technologies, “LTE-Advanced” and “WirelessMAN-Advanced" would be REAL 4G Cell tech..WiMax 2? Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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