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You like them, but it's obvious there is a segment of homeowners who don't. And it boggles my mind how you can't understand that. Personally, I would do everything possible to stop a 70 ft. pole from being erected if that was my property in the picture above. Especially since there are existing utility poles that can be used already in place.

 

There are many people who like to keep certain neighborhoods looking a certain way. Providing coverage is the Wireless carrier's problem, not the users. If Sprint doesn't want to play by the rules a specific neighborhood sets, then I'm sure another provider will at some point in order to gain customers in that area.

What, that doesn't make sense. What you are basically saying is it the carriers problem when dumb residents want to keep them out or make not worth putting addition coverage in because it fails a cost benefit analysis. It isn't, they just don't cover you and it is your problem. But then you complain and guess what, you still won't have service.

 

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I love sprint and definitely pulling for the underdog. But it's crazy with all that money and technology WE need to reach out to zoo management then have them contact sprint to get better service.

I understand the middle of nowhere but a zoo??? The first thing sprint should be doing is checking on amusement parks,malls, airports, stadiums, places of interest.... Smh it seems like it should be common sense?? No?

I agree with you. You could email Marcelo about it too.

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Verizon VP finally responds to Sprint. I think the ad is truly working!

 

Check out @JNels's Tweet: https://twitter.com/JNels/status/742129221452103680?s=09

It pains me to see the marketing people who have little to no technical background throwing around technical terms like failure rate. He could have argued the old standby, coverage. At least he would then have a point. Or even arguing capacity: "All that spectrum and your network is still slower than ours." People can get that. No one gives a crap about failure rate.

 

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A little news about Chicago and root metrics.

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-network-1-in-chicago.htm?view_id=8696

 

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Great news. Sprint's made substantial investments in Chicago, and it shows. It also developed a close working relationship with the mayor in the process, which I'm sure accelerated permitting, etc.

 

If it can be done in Chicago, it can be done anywhere else.

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A little news about Chicago and root metrics.

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-network-1-in-chicago.htm?view_id=8696

 

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Sprints median download speed decreased.  WTF mate?  

 

I realize it doesnt really matter - I spend a lot of time in Chicago and the network is great basically anywhere I go.  But I have to admit I was a little surprised to see download speeds dropped.

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Sprints median download speed decreased.  WTF mate?  

 

I realize it doesnt really matter - I spend a lot of time in Chicago and the network is great basically anywhere I go.  But I have to admit I was a little surprised to see download speeds dropped.

 

More loading on the network. Sprint will need to build out additional capacity and turn up 3xCA....

 

Of course, customers will have to get 3xCA devices to experience that benefit.

 

Samsung's S7/S7 Edge are 3xCA. HTC 10 is 3xCA. Hopefully Apple comes through with 3xCA for us as well.

 

The LG G5 is 2xCA. Hopefully we see it for the G6.

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Great news. Sprint's made substantial investments in Chicago, and it shows. It also developed a close working relationship with the mayor in the process, which I'm sure accelerated permitting, etc.

 

If it can be done in Chicago, it can be done anywhere else.

I agree.  It's nice to see this in a market, but when it's consistently in ALL their markets (and beyond), it will be great!

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Sprints median download speed decreased. WTF mate?

 

I realize it doesnt really matter - I spend a lot of time in Chicago and the network is great basically anywhere I go. But I have to admit I was a little surprised to see download speeds dropped.

Sprint needs uplink CA and devices that support it as well.

 

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Great news. Sprint's made substantial investments in Chicago, and it shows. It also developed a close working relationship with the mayor in the process, which I'm sure accelerated permitting, etc.

 

If it can be done in Chicago, it can be done anywhere else.

Nice to see that. It also gives their 1% difference marketing more credence.

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I guess it shows other carriers are not ignoring their network, either.

 

 

This is definitely the case in L.A. Metro.

 

Verizon has built a substantial number of small cells and has been upgrading their macro sites for the last 6+ months.

 

T-Mobile has added B12 to nearly every site.

 

AT&T has gone on a massive building binge in the last 6 months.  (Mostly macro sites.)

 

And Sprint has just started adding small cells.  Now if they'd just get around to upgrading all these Clear sites out here.

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What, that doesn't make sense. What you are basically saying is it the carriers problem when dumb residents want to keep them out or make not worth putting addition coverage in because it fails a cost benefit analysis. It isn't, they just don't cover you and it is your problem. But then you complain and guess what, you still won't have service.

 

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So residents trying to protect their property value are 'dumb'? News flash; having cellphone service isn't the most important thing in the world. I personally wouldn't let any cellphone carrier come in and place an ugly 70 ft. pole in front view of my house. I would take every avenue possible to get rid of it. My property is way more important to me than some small cell I will never benefit from in any way. I'd rather switch carriers than let my provider screw with my property value just so I can have LTE. I already have wifi that is faster than any wireless provider out there. You may be fast to roll over for them, but there are some people that won't. Wireless carrier's need to respect the neighborhoods they are trying to install small cells in.
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So residents trying to protect their property value are 'dumb'? News flash; having cellphone service isn't the most important thing in the world. I personally wouldn't let any cellphone carrier come in and place an ugly 70 ft. pole in front view of my house. I would take every avenue possible to get rid of it. My property is way more important to me than some small cell I will never benefit from in any way. I'd rather switch carriers than let my provider screw with my property value just so I can have LTE. I already have wifi that is faster than any wireless provider out there. You may be fast to roll over for them, but there are some people that won't. Wireless carrier's need to respect the neighborhoods they are trying to install small cells in.

Then suck it up and don't complain. That is all. First, ugly is your opinion which I personally don't care about. Second, you don't see them once you stop looking or if never had it pointed out. But if you don't have cell reception in your home and you fight carriers putting in base station that pass a cost benefit analysis don't complain. If you complain then you are dumb. I don't mind you and your community vauling a certain aesthetic appeal over cell reception, I don't get it but to each their own, just eat the cost of your aesthetic choices like a big boy and don't complain.

 

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Sprints median download speed decreased. WTF mate?

 

I realize it doesnt really matter - I spend a lot of time in Chicago and the network is great basically anywhere I go. But I have to admit I was a little surprised to see download speeds dropped.

Unlimited data will do that.
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This is definitely the case in L.A. Metro.

 

Verizon has built a substantial number of small cells and has been upgrading their macro sites for the last 6+ months.

 

T-Mobile has added B12 to nearly every site.

 

AT&T has gone on a massive building binge in the last 6 months.  (Mostly macro sites.)

 

And Sprint has just started adding small cells.  Now if they'd just get around to upgrading all these Clear sites out here.

 

I hope SoftBank is willing to put more money into Sprint's network, either directly or through one of those third party entities it creates (Network Lease Co, etc.)

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Then suck it up and don't complain. That is all.

 

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Honestly that's what I'm thinking as well. Everyone is entitled to be outraged by whatever they want. In this case it's having a pole installed within view of their home. However, the sacrifice in this case is worse service or similar service at an increased cost. No matter what all carriers have to go through these loopholes and there is always going to be the one guy who is going to complain about having a cell site in their neighborhood because he feels his interest trump the common happiness of everyone else. 

 

If you want to live with sub-par service because you want your neighborhood to be pretty, then so be it. But just know you're ruining it for so many more people because of your being petty,

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Then suck it up and don't complain. That is all. First, ugly is your opinion which I personally don't care about. Second, you don't see them once you stop looking or if never had it pointed out. But if you don't have cell reception in your home and you fight carriers putting in base station that pass a cost benefit analysis don't complain. If you complain then you are dumb. I don't mind you and your community vauling a certain aesthetic appeal over cell reception, I don't get it but to each their own, just eat the cost of your aesthetic choices like a big boy and don't complain.

 

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One fix for indoor coverage is Wi-Fi calling... which also supports SMS/MMS (coming to iPhone hopefully one day)...

 

Of course, not everybody has Wi-Fi... and Wi-Fi can't be everywhere.

 

I just don't get why a thin cylindrical pole has people so up in arms. Put flowerpots or birdfeeders on it for all I care.

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A little news about Chicago and root metrics.

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-network-1-in-chicago.htm?view_id=8696

 

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I don't understand how Verizon keeps getting the very top rating here. They're not as good as Rootmetrics makes them out to be. The indoor coverage isn't that great in the city, T-Mobile actually does slightly better in that regard... AT&T still has the best indoor coverage but the network is very saturated so speeds aren't blazing fast but it does always work.

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I personally wouldn't let any cellphone carrier come in and place an ugly 70 ft. pole in front view of my house.

 

Are we talking macro sites or small cells here?  A 70 ft pole would be a macro site.

 

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That is not a 70 ft pole, by the way.  It is a Sprint DAS small site in a hilly/valley area that otherwise would be a dead spot for LTE.  Would that installation really offend your aesthetic sensibilities?

 

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Honestly that's what I'm thinking as well. Everyone is entitled to be outraged by whatever they want. In this case it's having a pole installed within view of their home. However, the sacrifice in this case is worse service or similar service at an increased cost. No matter what all carriers have to go through these loopholes and there is always going to be the one guy who is going to complain about having a cell site in their neighborhood because he feels his interest trump the common happiness of everyone else.

 

If you want to live with sub-par service because you want your neighborhood to be pretty, then so be it. But just know you're ruining it for so many more people because of your being petty,

 

Some people are and some aren't being petty.

Both sides have arguments as much as I would like 70 ft poles I don't want it at my house. If the guy down the street does let him have it. Now a small cell on the light pole which is already in the front of my house I wouldn't care. See the argument is better coverage which we all want the other forgotten point is they are going to make money off of us. The company doesn't care what the cell looks like they are putting the cheapest one they can up there. Once the NIMBY starts they often become good neighbors.

 

In my town I wish they would put up a 70ft flag/tower at the high school pay the town!

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Are we talking macro sites or small cells here? A 70 ft pole would be a macro site.

 

2w30tq9.jpg

 

That is not a 70 ft pole, by the way. It is a Sprint DAS small site in a hilly/valley area that otherwise would be a dead spot for LTE. Would that installation really offend your aesthetic sensibilities?

 

AJ

 

 

That's perfect!

Is that what sprint is trying to put everywhere or just the neighborhoods that complain?

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