Shentel / Sprint LTE - (was ntelos - West & N&W Virginia)

[bubretti]

Yeah I was @ Huntington mall today and the ntelos guy said it was live in Beckley as of yesterday.

[shawneyboy123]

Just chatted with another nTelos representative. I was told they have done "soft" launches in Beckley and Waynesboro, I asked if Sprint customers could connect once it is formally launched but i was continuously told that the roaming agreement is only for 3G data. Then again i know online chats like that should be taken with a grain of salt so it was probably just a tactic to provoke me into switching.

[bubretti]

Just chatted with another nTelos representative. I was told they have done "soft" launches in Beckley and Waynesboro, I asked if Sprint customers could connect once it is formally launched but i was continuously told that the roaming agreement is only for 3G data. Then again i know online chats like that should be taken with a grain of salt so it was probably just a tactic to provoke me into switching.

man what a crock.

[shawneyboy123]

man what a crock.

What?

 

 

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[mrancier]

Perhaps the bit about 3G roaming only ?

 

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Edited December 22, 2013 by mrancier

[bubretti]

What?

 

 

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The roaming agreement for ev-do only. I don't think the ntelos reps know what they're talking about. I'm with you he was trying to get you to switch since it's live in Beckley.

[shawneyboy123]

The roaming agreement for ev-do only. I don't think the ntelos reps know what they're talking about. I'm with you he was trying to get you to switch since it's live in Beckley.

Back on the 18th Robert posted on this thread saying that Sprint users will "DEFINITELY" connect, it was written and signed and over with, and further supports that they are trying to directly sell us the service.

 

 

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Edited December 23, 2013 by shawneyboy123

[S4GRU]

Back on the 18th Robert posted on this thread saying that Sprint users will "DEFINITELY" connect, it was written and signed and over with, and further supports that they are trying to directly sell us the service.

 

 

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Yep. But further switch integration or network authentication integration with Sprint may be required. It could take a few weeks. Also, the agreement between Sprint and nTelos is not a roaming agreement. It is a wholesale network agreement. nTelos coverage is native for Sprint customers. Not roaming. And the difference is very significant.

 

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[bhinks]

Hello all. I'm a new poster but a long time peruser.  Thought you all would appreciate this screenshot from Waynseboro the other day.  I'm an nTelos user for 17 years and this was taken on the moto x.

Also everywhere I've been from Amherst to Lynchburg I have been connected to eHRPD instead of evdo and my ping times and speed on 3g are considerably faster.

[shawneyboy123]

It could take a few weeks.

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A few weeks..... fingers crossed it isn't that long but you never know with nTelos..... 

[dethalis]

Going through beckly with my sprint note 2 will check when i get there...

[dethalis]

Ok no 4g but 2.5 by 1 on 3g.. cycled network on and off and cycled airplane mode on and off no helo

[shawneyboy123]

I live in Beckley, I've been everywhere trying to connect. LTE is here but Sprint isn't authorized to connect yet. Did you check SignalCheck for eHRPD or anything?

 

 

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Edited December 23, 2013 by shawneyboy123

[shawneyboy123]

Ok no 4g but 2.5 by 1 on 3g.. cycled network on and off and cycled airplane mode on and off no helo

Where were you for that test? I can't seem to get above .7 and .7 with all of these Holiday travelers...

[S4GRU]

Another thought...is the nTelos LTE released so far in PCS? I know that nTelos also has AWS holdings.

 

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[dethalis]

I was driving down i-77 and was just before the exit before the turnpike exit

[bhinks]

Another thought...is the nTelos LTE released so far in PCS? I know that nTelos also has AWS holdings.

 

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i know that when i did have LTE in waynesboro it was band 13.  Which is what Verizon uses I thought.

[shawneyboy123]

i know that when i did have LTE in waynesboro it was band 13.  Which is what Verizon uses I thought.

If that is true then it may be bad news... Unless it doesn't require PCS to connect under that agreement. Most phones do have the hardware to connect to that band anyway.

[shawneyboy123]

I asked if we could connect under the wholesale network agreement and what band their LTE has been deployed on. Good news is that is is 1900 Band 25 according to her. But still telling me that even under the agreement it only allows for 3G data not 4G.

 

 

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[mrancier]

What hope would there be for anyone here to find out if this detail about the agreement is true. They seem to be pretty insistent, as if they were prepared to answer that question. Lying about it would be pretty bad for them. It would false be advertising, intentionally hurting their direct customer / partner.

 

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Edited December 23, 2013 by mrancier

[mrancier]

I just called Sprint about this and, according to the agent that I talk to, this is true. He said that ,as far as he could see, they did not have an LTE agreement with NTELOS. He seemed to to imply that they would be over building for LTE. Probably BS, but depressing anyway.

 

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[S4GRU]

In a quick search I did while waiting for new tires to be installed, I came up with this link: http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130925/carriers/ntelos-sprint-resolve-billing-issue/

 

In the last paragraph it talks about Sprint customers and their LTE network. I recall one of the Sprint executives saying verbally after this agreement was reached for the billing problems that they have worked out an LTE wholesale agreement. I don't remember if it was an investor conference or quarterly earnings call Q&A. But I wasn't able to find that with a quick search just now.

 

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[mrancier]

I think they are still playing hardball with Sprint: They want to get bought out. Otherwise, a move that could affect 40% of your revenue, would make no sense. This, of course, if any of what the agent told me is true

 

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[mrancier]

In a quick search I did while waiting for new tires to be installed, I came up with this link: http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130925/carriers/ntelos-sprint-resolve-billing-issue/

 

In the last paragraph it talks about Sprint customers and their LTE network. I recall one of the Sprint executives saying verbally after this agreement was reached for the billing problems that they have worked out an LTE wholesale agreement. I don't remember if it was an investor conference or quarterly earnings call Q&A. But I wasn't able to find that with a quick search just now.

 

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Thank you. Hope it holds. Why are NTELOS people clearly lying ?

 

 

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[S4GRU]

Thank you. Hope it holds. Why are NTELOS people clearly lying ?

 

 

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Lying? Misinformed? Guessing? I have no idea. However, Sprint often does the same thing. Gross ineptitude or blatant falsehoods? Who knows??

 

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