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You guys are in for a treat. Shentel is almost universally agreed to have the some of the best sprint markets anywhere.   Soon™   Sent from my Nexus 5

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Warning: Long, but worth the read.  I just wanted to give a good customer service experience with Shentel. On one sector of the tower closest to my house (Woodstock, VA), B26 had zero data throug

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So, I took a little trip to Waynesboro today to gather some info. My HTC One has been happy with Mobile Networks set on CDMA/LTE and being connected to EVDO for the past few weeks. Just west of Afton, SC picked up a weak LTE signal that never changed, and never triggered the phone into 4G mode. It persisted through several tower changes. On my way out of Waynesboro, I thought to update my profile and PRL in case that was inhibiting 4G, but it actually killed the reception of that weak constant signal.

 

I have no idea what any of this means, but wanted to post my screenshots to stimulate those more knowledgeable than I to offer their explanations.

 

West of Afton on I-64:

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Waynesboro exit off I-64:

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In Waynesboro itself:

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EVDO engineering screens in Waynesboro:

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I hope this is useful to someone!

David

 

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So, I took a little trip to Waynesboro today to gather some info. My HTC One has been happy with Mobile Networks set on CDMA/LTE and being connected to EVDO for the past few weeks. Just west of Afton, SC picked up a weak LTE signal that never changed, and never triggered the phone into 4G mode. It persisted through several tower changes. On my way out of Waynesboro, I thought to update my profile and PRL in case that was inhibiting 4G, but it actually killed the reception of that weak constant signal.

 

I have no idea what any of this means, but wanted to post my screenshots to stimulate those more knowledgeable than I to offer their explanations.

 

West of Afton on I-64:

 

 

Waynesboro exit off I-64:

 

 

In Waynesboro itself:

 

 

EVDO engineering screens in Waynesboro:

 

 

I hope this is useful to someone!

David

 

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You were never actually successfully connected to LTE according to those screens. HTC's have a habit of hanging up on a blip of LTE and continuing to show it until you refresh the radios. In this case, that was when you ran the PRL update.

 

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Ah, OK. I still wonder why that blip showed up in the first place. I wondered if it was some sort of test signal visible to the phone prior to full implementation.

 

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Could it be the very edge of Shentel's signal?

 

 

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I was thinking the same thing. He may have had line of site with a very distant Shentel tower when he crossed Afton Mtn.

 

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A bit more network wonkiness today. No data despite OK EVDO signal on SC. However, it displayed that data was not authorized. Switched from LTE/CDMA to CDMA Only, still no go (with good signal on SC). Restarted the phone, turned data off and on, toggled Airplane Mode, all to no avail. I was starting too worry about a hardware issue, then tried setting Mobile Networks to Automatic, and, voila, data connected.

 

An odd mix of frustration and expectation for 4G, hopefully next month as mentioned.

 

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chamb Member Level: 4G WiMax

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I'm throughly enjoying LTE service while in Edinburg. Only wish I could have it at home. :(

 

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Edinburg -Stop into the HQ of Shentel and tell them how you appreciate their excellent work. You just seen how good the network can be and you also have seen how poor a network can be as you go away from Shentel territory. No doubt about it, Shentel sure did jump on the upgrade process and do it as good as it can be done.  Take a trip north on I-81 through Hagerstown, Chambersburg, Harrisburg,York, Gettysburg and you will really see something amazing.

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Edinburg -Stop into the HQ of Shentel and tell them how you appreciate their excellent work. You just seen how good the network can be and you also have seen how poor a network can be as you go away from Shentel territory. No doubt about it, Shentel sure did jump on the upgrade process and do it as good as it can be done.  Take a trip north on I-81 through Hagerstown, Chambersburg, Harrisburg,York, Gettysburg and you will really see something amazing.

 

My trip to Gettysburg last years was my first time experiencing ubiquitous LTE coverage and I must say, it was awesome. I was running at 15Mbps while indoors.

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Edinburg -Stop into the HQ of Shentel and tell them how you appreciate their excellent work. You just seen how good the network can be and you also have seen how poor a network can be as you go away from Shentel territory. No doubt about it, Shentel sure did jump on the upgrade process and do it as good as it can be done. Take a trip north on I-81 through Hagerstown, Chambersburg, Harrisburg,York, Gettysburg and you will really see something amazing.

When I get out of my training I'll wander over to the wireless department and tell them that they need to bring their services to WV. [emoji2]

 

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When I get out of my training I'll wander over to the wireless department and tell them that they need to bring their services to WV. [emoji2]

 

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Shentel does cover the Martinsburg, WV Area and do it quite well too.  They can only cover the geography that they have an agreement with Sprint to cover.  Shentel just did it quickly and correctly.  nTelos did not.   Big difference.

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Shentel does cover the Martinsburg, WV Area and do it quite well too. They can only cover the geography that they have an agreement with Sprint to cover. Shentel just did it quickly and correctly. nTelos did not. Big difference.

Yeah I know... It's too bad though. [emoji6]

 

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My trip to Gettysburg last years was my first time experiencing ubiquitous LTE coverage and I must say, it was awesome. I was running at 15Mbps while indoors.

Yep, the entire Shentel market is like that.  Been that way for quite awhile. Shentel gets the award for the quickest and best deployment of Sprint LTE.  They are amazing.  I am positive that somebody will find a spot that is or questionable coverage, but the improvements made were spectacular and they are not done yet.

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I just wish nTelos would become just like any other Sprint market. While it may be SLOWLY rolling out we could at least know where it's beginning to pop up.

 

 

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When you have done a poor job, you keep a very low profile and hope you can work your way out of the mess. I would not expect to see much info out of nTelos.   You will probably just see a few sites slowly start to improve as they finally get into the process.

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Tell me about it. All i hear is updates coming soon. Truth is noone will say a word about nTelos upgrade cycles.

 

I have heard anywhere from June-Sept and you call sprint n they have no clue either... Depressing.

 

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