Galaxyguy Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, bbostwick8 said: I was told that soft launch was taking place 12/13 overnight into 12/14 for select devices. (Samsung S8 and above, iPhone 8 and above and LG V30). Coming in OTA update. I can’t verify this... maybe someone else can verify this? VoLTE will need to be enabled in Network settings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Your information was correct. I had to reboot my phone, but as soon as it booted back up, VoLTE was working, at least in Woodstock. I'll be going to work later and will look to see that it's working between Woodstock and Front Royal, but I expect it will be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkyeager Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 2 hours ago, bbostwick8 said: I was told that soft launch was taking place 12/13 overnight into 12/14 for select devices. (Samsung S8 and above, iPhone 8 and above and LG V30). Coming in OTA update. I can’t verify this... maybe someone else can verify this? VoLTE will need to be enabled in Network settings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Accepted and then verbally confirmed on Reddit: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAvirani Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 18 minutes ago, dkyeager said: Accepted and then verbally confirmed on Reddit: Still waiting on Central Illinois... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaferz Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 54 minutes ago, RAvirani said: Still waiting on Central Illinois... Central Il reppin. . You live in C/U?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAvirani Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, shaferz said: Central Il reppin. . You live in C/U?? Yup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAvirani Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 On 12/14/2018 at 11:58 AM, RAvirani said: Still waiting on Central Illinois... On 12/14/2018 at 12:53 PM, shaferz said: Central Il reppin. . You live in C/U?? Just placed my first VoLTE call in the Central Illinois market! Voice quality to other Sprint and Verizon users is great. I’ll test with AT&T and T-Mobile soon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Found a 15x15 carrier in chambersburg today. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 46 minutes ago, stealth said: Found a 15x15 carrier in chambersburg today. Yep! Enjoy that 15+10 B25 network 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg4icg Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, lilotimz said: Yep! Enjoy that 15+10 B25 network They also have band 41 in Chambersburg also. Was just up there last week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 31 minutes ago, kg4icg said: They also have band 41 in Chambersburg also. Was just up there last week Yes that sector I was on had 5x5 band 26, 10x10 and 15x15 bad 25, (2) 20mhz and (1) 10mhz of band 41. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Yep, that is quite common in Chambersburg. Not sure it is all sites, but it probably is except when you get out in the rural country. I saw this same exact configuration a few days ago and there was a bunch of sites in my SCP neighbor site list that all appeared to have the new 8615 earfcn 15X15 band 25 carrier. A 10x10 band 25 carrier in the ""A" block has been active for a long time(EARFCN 8140) I still have to prove that we have aggregation between the 8140 and 8615 carriers for 25X25. Band 41 has been there for a long time. Shentel is doing some great work. It does worry me that T-Mobile is getting involved. When you have a system that is working very well, I hate to turn it over to somebody that COULD cause some issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Yeah there are a lot of rural areas around chambersburg that you can’t get a signal with T-Mobile. And then there’s some areas in town like in Hanover pa where shentel needs to place more towers or small cells due to congestion. I know in my area Verizon has been adding small cells and macros like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 42 minutes ago, stealth said: Yeah there are a lot of rural areas around chambersburg that you can’t get a signal with T-Mobile. And then there’s some areas in town like in Hanover pa where shentel needs to place more towers or small cells due to congestion. I know in my area Verizon has been adding small cells and macros like crazy. There is always going to be a spot or two somewhere that is questionable for all carriers. Even the "Big Guys" have poor spots. In General, Shentel has done a great job in their owned territory. When they have all three bands operating with the wide channels on both band 25 & 41, their service is mostly great. T-Mobile is normally in 4th place when it comes to coverage in South Central Pennsylvania. T-Mobile is very good at PR. Not as good with their actual service. They have their good spots, but the overall experience is not up to Shentel's standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Yes I’m waiting for the tower serving my home to have more spectrum brought online. Only 5x5 of 25 and 26 online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 6 hours ago, stealth said: Yes I’m waiting for the tower serving my home to have more spectrum brought online. Only 5x5 of 25 and 26 online Yes, they still have some of that around in Rural areas. That is enough in some locations. As that gets saturated, they should come back and add more band 25 and sometimes they add band 41. There is added expense to increase the capacity of your site, so they do not do it until they see saturation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengen31 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Yep, that is quite common in Chambersburg. Not sure it is all sites, but it probably is except when you get out in the rural country. I saw this same exact configuration a few days ago and there was a bunch of sites in my SCP neighbor site list that all appeared to have the new 8615 earfcn 15X15 band 25 carrier. A 10x10 band 25 carrier in the ""A" block has been active for a long time(EARFCN 8140) I still have to prove that we have aggregation between the 8140 and 8615 carriers for 25X25. Band 41 has been there for a long time. Shentel is doing some great work. It does worry me that T-Mobile is getting involved. When you have a system that is working very well, I hate to turn it over to somebody that COULD cause some issues. TMobile owns 10x10 C Block so that would allow that carrier to go 20x20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxyguy Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 7 hours ago, Tengen31 said: TMobile owns 10x10 G Block so that would allow that carrier to go 20x20. Not trying to argue, just curious... I thought Sprint owned the G block nationwide? Also, isn't G block only 5x5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Galaxyguy said: Not trying to argue, just curious... I thought Sprint owned the G block nationwide? Also, isn't G block only 5x5? Sprint/Shentel did and still does owns the "G" block. In at least SOME of the Shentel area, this ""G" block is being combined with the "C" block they obtained in a swap/trade with T-Mobile. That combination is either showing up as a 10X10 or a 15x15 in some areas of Shentel. I still have not proven that it is aggregated with a 10X10 block in the "A block that Shentel already had established. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawvega Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, Galaxyguy said: Not trying to argue, just curious... I thought Sprint owned the G block nationwide? Also, isn't G block only 5x5? Correct on both counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxyguy Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, chamb said: Sprint/Shentel did and still does owns the "G" block. In at least SOME of the Shentel area, this ""G" block is being combined with the "C" block they obtained in a swap/trade with T-Mobile. That combination is either showing up as a 10X10 or a 15x15 in some areas of Shentel. I still have not proven that it is aggregated with a 10X10 block in the "A block that Shentel already had established. Yes, that's what I had read previously. Just wanted to be sure. I know G block can and has been combined with adjacent spectrum to make 10x10 or even 15x15 in some areas. I just had never heard of T-Mobile owning any of the G block previously. Did T-Mobile swap G Block with Sprint anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Just now, Galaxyguy said: Yes, that's what I had read previously. Just wanted to be sure. I know G block can and has been combined with adjacent spectrum to make 10x10 or even 15x15 in some areas. I just had never heard of T-Mobile owning any of the G block previously. Did T-Mobile swap G Block with Sprint anywhere? Not that I know of. It does not make sense to me for that to happen, but I guess it could in some area. I never seen any mention of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxyguy Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Just now, chamb said: Not that I know of. It does not make sense to me for that to happen, but I guess it could in some area. I never seen any mention of it. OK, maybe Tengen meant B25, not necessarily G Block. That would make more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengen31 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Not trying to argue, just curious... I thought Sprint owned the G block nationwide? Also, isn't G block only 5x5?I edited it but it didn't change I meant C BlockSent from my SM-G965U1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengen31 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Not that I know of. It does not make sense to me for that to happen, but I guess it could in some area. I never seen any mention of it.I meant C block. I thought I edited that but it didn't changeSent from my SM-G965U1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxyguy Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Yeah, that makes more sense. I hadn't heard of Sprint trading any G block. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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