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

[bubretti]

Def. be interesting to see what nTelos says on Monday.

 

Hope they announce something but kinda leary on it. I'm thinking after shentel takes over. Hope earlier though.

[JDP121]

Did fine a few updates from Shentel on the nTelos acquisition. 

 

About three people getting promoted since the announcement of the nTelos acquisition:

https://www.shentel.com/news/2015/august/vps%20promoted%20at%20shentel

 

About some of the jobs that will be secured after the closing of the nTelos deal:

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/SHENTEL-to-Acquire-NTELOS-Holdings-Corp-321308901.html

[JDP121]

Hope they announce something but kinda leary on it. I'm thinking after shentel takes over. Hope earlier though.

 

Ya same here. hoping they announce something. But still a little leary of it though. 

[shawneyboy123]

Everyone on the lookout today?

 

 

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[JDP121]

I haven't seen anything pop up yet today. Just checked again the last things posted were on Friday. But it was just about the jobs and stuff from what I saw. 

[bubretti]

Nope nothing here. I have been on 1x all day in ashland though.

Edited August 17, 2015 by bubretti

[grapkoski]

Nope nothing here. I have been on 1x all day in ashland though.

 

Maybe retiring EvDO was the surprise!

[eore227]

nada all day, we've been hoodwinked

[bbostwick8]

Nah... But I did get a patch for the stage fright bug which reset my phone back to default which ticked me off. Oh well...

 

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[shawneyboy123]

In for a big disappointment lul

 

 

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[davidtm]

Nope nothing here. I have been on 1x all day in ashland though.

So, were you just toying with our emotions? [emoji12]

 

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[bubretti]

So, were you just toying with our emotions? [emoji12] Sent from my HTC One M9 on Tapatalk

Never! We're in this together men... lol

[bubretti]

Sounds like a dead end... he was compassionate about it to... oh well.

[shawneyboy123]

Just noticed today that one of the sites on my dorm's rooftop is nTelos kinda pointless info

 

 

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[Galaxyguy]

It'll be good once Shentel starts ripping and replacing.

 

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[mrancier]

So nothing happened ?  Too bad.  So hoping they would allow us on the LTE network.

[JDP121]

Happen to come across this on the nTelos website just now. It's about the Shentel/nTelos Merger. 

 

https://www.ntelos.com/corporate/merger/?id=2638

[Tfalwell]

Lol not sure how I missed this announcement. Now for the customary "central VA will receive LTE by next year" statement. It's only been about 5 years of hearing that now lol

[atomic50]

FYI nTelos transaction has hit the FCC

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applAdminAttachments.jsp?applID=9170464#

[clbowens]

So even though Shentel bought them, all that spectrum goes to Sprint?

[lilotimz]

So even though Shentel bought them, all that spectrum goes to Sprint?

Network goes to Shentel. Spectrum to sprint.

 

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[dkyeager]

– FCC form 603, Exhibit 1 out-takes:

 

No NTELOS customer will lose service as a result of the transaction. For a period of up to twenty-four months following closing, existing NTELOS customers may keep their existing handsets and will be transitioned to Sprint rate plans that will be, for the vast majority of subscribers, identical or substantially similar to their existing NTELOS service plans. During that time and following expiration of their service contracts, however, NTELOS customers also will have access to a broader array of handsets and service plans, including the many options that are available to Shentel customers through its affiliation with Sprint

 

Shentel is planning to update the software in those NTELOS customers’ existing handsets, which can be updated remotely, to allow such customers to take advantage of the Sprint Nationwide 4G LTE network, which they cannot access today. 

 

Moreover, customers that travel outside of the NTELOS service area will enjoy a considerably enhanced roaming experience. Sprint has roaming agreements with numerous partners and can provide roaming coverage more efficiently and economically than can NTELOS.

 

Shentel, through its partnership with Sprint, will continue to serve some of the neediest consumers in rural areas through its participation in the Commission’s High Cost program, Mobility Fund, Lifeline, and related support programs. As such, Shentel will continue to comply with all current universal service support program and ETC requirements applicable to NTELOS’s existing operations.

[Galaxyguy]

 

Look what I just latched on to. Is anyone else seeing this live yet?

 

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[dkyeager]

IMG_20150830_101758_01.jpg

 

Look what I just latched on to. Is anyone else seeing this live yet?

 

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If you're a Sprint user then you may be the first to report it! [emoji3]

 

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[JDP121]

IMG_20150830_101758_01.jpg

 

Look what I just latched on to. Is anyone else seeing this live yet?

 

Sent from my Note 4.

 

 

What part of nTelos land were you in when you connected?