dnwk Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 When I look at Boost's coverage map and found the LTE area are extreamly large. Little bit curious. So I switch LTE on an off. It appear to me that there are places where you have LTE coverage but not voice(CDMA) coverage. How does that happend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmerStark Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The best I have been able to come up with is that the LTE coverage maps are projecting what 800MHz LTE will cover when the deployment is done. The maps are not at all representative of current band 25 coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnys8913 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I have to disagree the Sprint coverage maps around where I live is just about the same as the voice/data (3G) coverage as before.... We wont get 800 here for a while, the LTE coverage covers a little more but not much.. All of these cell phone companies coverage maps are awful I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanK_ Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Could be just to show you that down the line coverage will be better. What I think Sprint should really do is somehow use crowd coverage from Sensorly and show real data as their current map is pretty lame and isn't always true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroyallcubes Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ive been thinking it could show coverage with out interference from trees, and buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paynefanbro Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 The coverage maps are wrong, this has been pointed out over and over again throughout this site. LTE coverage is exaggerated, just like it is on every other carriers website. The end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC1973 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 3g.pnglte.png When I look at Boost's coverage map and found the LTE area are extreamly large. Little bit curious. So I switch LTE on an off. It appear to me that there are places where you have LTE coverage but not voice(CDMA) coverage. How does that happend? so the op says that coverage map is correct and you all say its wrong and don't answer the question lol the question was why would there be lte coverage in an area but not voice it happens because of the propagation differences between the frequencies, also LTE could be off one tower without obstructions and the voice on another without a clear line of site. the areas not covered may have a higher altitude or be in a valley.. the coverage maps are a conglomerate of what every tower is doing...best case scenarios. what the tower will do if perfectly set up. it doesn't ever bring into account obstacles and its impossible to see which tower a signal is being broadcast from . that's why its notoriously bad to use. but at the same time as you have seen you can find potential anomalies and the only way to tell is to test it like you did.. not just dismiss it completely it would be great tool if you could turn on and off towers to see the effect on the map. but alas it doesnt.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroyallcubes Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 so the op says that coverage map is correct and you all say its wrong and don't answer the question lol the question was why would there be lte coverage in an area but not voice it happens because of the propagation differences between the frequencies, also LTE could be off one tower without obstructions and the voice on another without a clear line of site. the areas not covered may have a higher altitude or be in a valley.. the coverage maps are a conglomerate of what every tower is doing...best case scenarios. what the tower will do if perfectly set up. it doesn't ever bring into account obstacles and its impossible to see which tower a signal is being broadcast from . that's why its notoriously bad to use. but at the same time as you have seen you can find potential anomalies and the only way to tell is to test it like you did.. not just dismiss it completely it would be great tool if you could turn on and off towers to see the effect on the map. but alas it doesnt.. But LTE is known for having a slight bit less coverage than voice/EVDO. So the exaggerating LTE coverage part kind of does answer why it has LTE only parts. 1x in my experience has always been farther reaching than LTE because LTE kicks of around 115-130 on Devices, because data is no longer usable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnys8913 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Out of all the carries Sprint has the best zoom level tool, T-mobile now that they ONLY show there 4G/3G in pink its awful there old maps were much better, At&t is not any better, and Vzw doesn't show you much of anything when you zoom in (I think they are the worst, alls they care to show you is "yes your covered" basically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony.spina97 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Here's a better question: What are you using to view coverage in your area? It definately isn't the coverage maps on Sprint's website. Sprint uses RED to show LTE coverage and they use PURPLE for 3G coverage. And they don't have those checkboxes at the top of the map in your post. If you are using a 3rd-party coverage tool, odds are they have the coverage colors mislabled. What you think you're seeing as LTE coverage is really 3G coverage and vice verca, if my theory is true. -Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamisonshaw125 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Here's a better question: What are you using to view coverage in your area? It definately isn't the coverage maps on Sprint's website. Sprint uses RED to show LTE coverage and they use PURPLE for 3G coverage. And they don't have those checkboxes at the top of the map in your post. If you are using a 3rd-party coverage tool, odds are they have the coverage colors mislabled. What you think you're seeing as LTE coverage is really 3G coverage and vice verca, if my theory is true. -Anthony I always thought it was orange. Sent from my iPhone 5s using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony.spina97 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I always thought it was orange. Sent from my iPhone 5s using Tapatalk Orange, red, whatever -Anthony 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnwk Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Orange, red, whatever -Anthony It's bootmobile. So it is sprint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnwk Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 so the op says that coverage map is correct and you all say its wrong and don't answer the question lol the question was why would there be lte coverage in an area but not voice it happens because of the propagation differences between the frequencies, also LTE could be off one tower without obstructions and the voice on another without a clear line of site. the areas not covered may have a higher altitude or be in a valley.. the coverage maps are a conglomerate of what every tower is doing...best case scenarios. what the tower will do if perfectly set up. it doesn't ever bring into account obstacles and its impossible to see which tower a signal is being broadcast from . that's why its notoriously bad to use. but at the same time as you have seen you can find potential anomalies and the only way to tell is to test it like you did.. not just dismiss it completely it would be great tool if you could turn on and off towers to see the effect on the map. but alas it doesnt.. When NV,shouldn't lte be on the same system as 1X? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnys8913 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Regardless, the "carrier coverage maps" are to give people a GENERAL idea of how the coverage MIGHT be, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony.spina97 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It's bootmobile. So it is sprint!Ah, okay. I guess I would have known that if I payed more attention to the original post haha. -Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 This thread is so painful to read. Although I did hope it would do something form this insomnia. Nope! Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteSnow Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 3g.pnglte.png When I look at Boost's coverage map and found the LTE area are extreamly large. Little bit curious. So I switch LTE on an off. It appear to me that there are places where you have LTE coverage but not voice(CDMA) coverage. How does that happend? There could be a new tower there that someone at Sprint forgot to add in for 3G but did for LTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twospirits Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 This thread is so painful to read. Although I did hope it would do something form this insomnia. Nope! Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro Well if you ever find yourself in Insomnia land again, just come back to this thread and stare at the picture below. You are getting sleepy, very sleepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC1973 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 But LTE is known for having a slight bit less coverage than voice/EVDO. So the exaggerating LTE coverage part kind of does answer why it has LTE only parts. 1x in my experience has always been farther reaching than LTE because LTE kicks of around 115-130 on Devices, because data is no longer usable. thats true but since there is no way to tell on that map which towers it says is influencing the markings on the map you cant tell if its because of signal propagation or obstacles from less distant tower ... and we are seeing the signal from a more distant tower that we never ever thought of. if the map let us select and deselect towers we could then guess a little better.. but it doesn't and it wont ever thats why the map is so absolutely frustrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJC1973 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 When NV,shouldn't lte be on the same system as 1X? on that Site... but what if you are getting LTE on one tower but 1X on another that happens alot... even when both towers have LTE sometimes a different site has better conditions angle of the panels no big tree in the way... a hill etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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