Sgt. Slaughter Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Most speedway's are equipped with temporary towers on the back of tractor trailer rigs during race weekend's. It's any bodies guess if they have upgraded this equipment yet. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Those rigs do not stay permanently at the tracks though. Those rigs you speak of are COWs(Cell on Wheels). They move them into events when capacity will be high and need more to handle it... The race this weekend is at Daytona so I wouldn't expect any trucks sitting and turned on at AMS unless there is another event going on there.....which I highly doubt there is one that would call for a COW... Also of note I haven't seen Sprint use any COWs that are equipped with LTE at NASCAR tracks yet... Both races in Charlotte in May, and October last year had the giant 18wheeler COW as usual in the infield but neither time was said COW equipped with LTE... There may be some that are but last year for major nascar track events they did not use any... Ill know in May if that same truck has been upgraded yet as I spoke to the driver last year and chatted about his loooooong journey driving track to track... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsutch Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Most speedway's are equipped with temporary towers on the back of tractor trailer rigs during race weekend's. It's any bodies guess if they have upgraded this equipment yet. True; at least in the case of Atlanta, though, there are permanent LTE sites live in the area (sponsor maps would show the locations, which you could probably also get some sense of using Sensorly, no pun intended). Having said that Sprint's DAS and COW deployment could use beefing up; woe betide anyone trying to use a Sprint phone for data at or around an SEC football game, for example. Hopefully that's something they can work on after NV is winding down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 A couple updates on the map today! Jackson, TN Jonesboro, AR Bay City, MI Saginaw, MI Lenoir,NC Are now in Pre-Launch status! I have also added Salem, OR and Ann Arbor, MI to the list of cities with LTE available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones_drfirst Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) I appreciate the work that was done on this map. However, if permits are being pulled in Phoenix, shouldn't it be categorized as "Coming soon"? Or, is this map entirely dependent on what Sprint officially announces? Thanks Edited February 27, 2013 by gjones_drfirst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 I appreciate the work that was done on this map. However, if permits are being pulled in Phoenix, shouldn't it be categorized as "Coming soon"? Or, is this map entirely dependent on what Sprint officially announces? Thanks Entirely dependent on what Sprint officially announces --- Also, this is not a thread to ask about so-and-so's city. This thread simply tracks what Sprint has announced, and what cities are seeing LTE available. Please use the correct market threads to ask for more information on your city. I will be moving market-specific questions to their appropriate threads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 I appreciate the work that was done on this map. However, if permits are being pulled in Phoenix, shouldn't it be categorized as "Coming soon"? Or, is this map entirely dependent on what Sprint officially announces? Thanks I have been marking cities that have LTE available, but I will not do that very often, as I am guessing at which cities Sprint is actually going to announce. In order for a city to have a Coming Soon, or Pre-Launch pin, it has to have been announced by Sprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones_drfirst Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks for the quick response. When I call Sprint, they say this June. However, they don't actually show it on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones_drfirst Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Entirely dependent on what Sprint officially announces --- Also, this is not a thread to ask about so-and-so's city. This thread simply tracks what Sprint has announced, and what cities are seeing LTE available. Please use the correct market threads to ask for more information on your city. I will be moving market-specific questions to their appropriate threads. The question was based on the tracking map in this thread. I simply used an example that referenced a market. Edited February 27, 2013 by gjones_drfirst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 The question was based on the tracking map in this thread. I simply used an example that referenced a market. Sorry, that part of the reply was not aimed at you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnredman524 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks for the quick response. When I call Sprint, they say this June. However, they don't actually show it on their website. Who did you talk to at Sprint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones_drfirst Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Who did you talk to at Sprint? Mobile Broadband Specialist or something. That is what they call their Tier 2 Support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteyz24 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Who did you talk to at Sprint? Doesn't really matter. Unless you are talking to Mr. Hesse or one of his direct reports your not going to get accurate info from them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnredman524 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Doesn't really matter. Unless you are talking to Mr. Hesse or one of his direct reports your not going to get accurate info from them That was my point. Don't listen to anything a Sprint associate, specialist, or otherwise tells you. I drive by a few towers every single day on my way to work in Phoenix. That's the best way to know for sure what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellimel2212 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Puerto Rico has the most active launched lte. Also Daytona flordia becasue of Nascar why would you sponsor it and have no service Hahahaha Actually its a toss up between us in Chicago and Puerto rico Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Nexus rockin 4.2.2 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hip2Bsquare Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Is the downtown Seattle LTE available around the Space Needle and EMP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThorson Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) Is the downtown Seattle LTE available around the Space Needle and EMP? Unfortunately there is no LTE in downtown Seattle yet. The marker you see in the map is just for a general area. Surrounding area's such as Kent and Redmond have seen some signs of LTE. I believe the best way to see where there is LTE is sensorly. Edited March 6, 2013 by JThorson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Unfortunately there is no LTE in downtown Seattle yet. The marker you see in the map is just for a general area. Surrounding area's such as Kent and Redmond have seen some signs of LTE. I believe the best way to see where there is LTE is sensorly. In the Sponsor section of S4GRU we have NV Sites Complete maps. They show every site in the country that Sprint has accepted complete from the OEM's. It gets updated every day or two. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontsh00tmesanta Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Fresno ca? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klokateer123 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 agreed with what the guy above me said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 The Lower Central Valley market is not scheduled to begin full build site conversions until this summer. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 The Lower Central Valley market is not scheduled to begin full build site conversions until this summer. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD I sure hope they don't suffer heat stroke while they work, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twospirits Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 ^ good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I sure hope they don't suffer heat stroke while they work, lol. Should any worker become incapacitated, I volunteer Josh to take his place. AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Should any worker become incapacitated, I volunteer Josh to take his place. AJ No thanks. I would die faster than any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Lots of updates today!! Officially Launched! Columbus, IN Elkhart, IN Goshen, IN Hammond, LA Asheville, NC Statesville, NC Altoona, PA San Juan, PR Kileen, TX Temple, TX La Crosse, WI Moving on up to Pre-Launch status we have: New Haven, CT >> Had the first LTE available in CT! Cape Coral, FL Deltona, FL Palm Coast, FL Titusville, FL Dalton, GA >> Part of the Nashville market Houma, LA Bayou Cane, LA Morgan City, LA Duluth, MN Saint Cloud,MN Cleveland, TN Silverdale/Bremerton, WA >> First officially announced areas of the Pacific NW And new cities added that have some LTE available in or nearby: Traverse City, MI Kalamazoo, MI Salem, OR Eugine, OR Tacoma, WA Olympia, WA Longview, WA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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