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

[COMO83]

Well, officially a week since Huntington WV was supposed to have LTE, yet still no connection... Wonder if they will have the issue corrected by next Saturday?

 

Also,is there anything in the hidden radio menu that I can do to see if there is a way to connect?

 

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[COMO83]

I finally got an honest answer. They updated the coverage map too early. Huntington won't have LTE until the first of the year....

 

Shentel is building a new tower right on top of the Morris building on 9th St and 4th Ave!

 

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[COMO83]

What is the best band priority for LTE connection? Mine is currently:

25

26

41

2

4

5

12

In that order.

 

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[Flompholph]

I finally got an honest answer. They updated the coverage map too early. Huntington won't have LTE until the first of the year....

 

Shentel is building a new tower right on top of the Morris building on 9th St and 4th Ave!

 

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Sounds like they are telling you something so you would stop calling. Have you gone to south point walmart just across the river? There is lte there per user reports.

 

Scan list only tells your phone what to scan for first. It won't help you connect faster. You can change the lte scan wait time but you have to balance that with battery drain and how long you want your battery to last. You can put your phone in lte only mode then toggle airplane mode but you won't recieve calls.

[COMO83]

I can't find out how to do LTE only...

 

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[dkyeager]

What is the best band priority for LTE connection? Mine is currently:

25

26

41

2

4

5

12

In that order.

 

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The network can always override your choices, but often does not. For everyday use with Sprint, I keep mine at b41 then b25 then b26 plus the others. If you are hunting, eliminate all bands except the one you want. Put any other bands nTelos uses above those three.

 

 

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[COMO83]

In Kenova, still no LTE

 

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[COMO83]

What bands does nTelos use?

 

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[Flompholph]

I can't find out how to do LTE only...

 

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Not sure on the zte wasp but on my note 4 it is in:##data#->edit->more->HDR/1x Selection.

 

If you can't connect in Kenova it is most likely is your phone. Sensorly is showing lte all around Huntington just not inside it yet.

 

nTelos uses atleast B25,B26, and B41.

[COMO83]

 

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[COMO83]

My phone doesn't have that on the ##data# menu...

 

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[COMO83]

Does the LTE available file mean that I should have LTE on those towers?

 

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[COMO83]

 

Current location, still can't connect... I can get a replacement phone, but I don't want a refurb. Only had this phone 45 days....

 

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[dkyeager]

What bands does nTelos use?

 

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Others in this thread will know exactly. 

 

Besides being licensed for the three above, they are also licensed for AWS (1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz - band 10 I think) in at least part of their possible operating area.  Licensed does not mean used, but is rather the first step (through purchase or lease approved with FCC).  Subsets of the above bands are also possible: 2 for band 25, 5 for band 26, 38 for band 41.

[COMO83]

Tried 2 and 5, unsuccessful.

 

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[COMO83]

OK guys, can someone help with this info....

 

Seems like on the last one, these fields shouldn't be NULL.

 

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[COMO83]

Sounds like they are telling you something so you would stop calling. Have you gone to south point walmart just across the river? There is lte there per user reports.

 

Scan list only tells your phone what to scan for first. It won't help you connect faster. You can change the lte scan wait time but you have to balance that with battery drain and how long you want your battery to last. You can put your phone in lte only mode then toggle airplane mode but you won't recieve calls.

No, I called Sprint this time. First time I have ever called them. Just said that I had a Sprint phone, couldn't connect in Huntington.

 

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[COMO83]

 

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[dkyeager]

OK guys, can someone help with this info....

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Seems like on the last one, these fields shouldn't be NULL.

 

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Agree that last ones should not be null. Strikes me that it may need reprovisioning or reactivation. Point that out to customer service, or someone knowledgeable on this may reply.

 

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[COMO83]

Thank you!

 

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[COMO83]

Did ##scrtn#. Took 5 times now all fields are populated.

 

 

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[COMO83]

And can anyone tell me what these fields are for?

 

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[Flompholph]

And can anyone tell me what these fields are for?

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Voice Encoder I personally would not change anything there. It changes the quality of voice.

[COMO83]

Thnx

 

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[lburgdavid]

Picked up a Note 5 on sprint from the Samsung Ultimate Test Drive. 

Boy is the network spotty right now in lynchburg..LTE almost everywhere but the download speed is worse than 3G. 

Looking forward to watching the network evolve over the next month. 

Edited December 14, 2015 by lburgdavid