Sprint Roaming+ - Coverage Map Update

[elidst01]

nothing more than the date.

 

 

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[RAvirani]

nothing more than the date.

 

 

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No I meant like which carriers

[lilotimz]

nothing more than the date.

 

 

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Where did the information originate from?

[elidst01]

Fierce Wireless named some of the carriers awhile back and a store employee mentioned the date. They said specific devices are required obviously to support it Samsung S6 iPhone 6s and so on.

 

 

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[elidst01]

Bands 4,5,12 and 25 are in the mix

 

 

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[lilotimz]

Fierce Wireless named some of the carriers awhile back and a store employee mentioned the date. They said specific devices are required obviously to support it Samsung S6 iPhone 6s and so on.

 

 

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Interesting...

 

USCC is enablingLTE roaming sometime in December according to rumors so it lends weight to December time frame for LTE roaming for Sprint may go live but exact dates... hmm...

 

Bands 4,5,12 and 25 are in the mix

 

 

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Well yeah. Roaming partners use a plethora of other LTE bands (/2/4/5/12) that Sprint CCA compliant devices in the past year support.

[JWMaloney]

I guess Roaming+ doesn't = at least 3G. Ew. On cellcom in NE WI. I know signal was -93 but it was that slow the whole day.

At the risk of sounding like Sprint Care, have you tried updating your PRL?

[RAvirani]

Fierce Wireless named some of the carriers awhile back and a store employee mentioned the date. They said specific devices are required obviously to support it Samsung S6 iPhone 6s and so on.

 

 

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Found it

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-16-30-rural-lte-roaming-partners-have-now-launched-lte-service/2015-05-20

[elidst01]

Every manufacturer is at the behest of the carrier for selectivity, except Apple, they make their own decision.

 

 

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[jreuschl]

At the risk of sounding like Sprint Care, have you tried updating your PRL?

Yes mine is latest, 55030

 

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[JeffDTD]

Anything that sources back to "a store employee said" isnt often much to bet your hand on

 

 

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[peteyz24]

Yes mine is latest, 55030

 

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Ever since "Roaming +" went active I get the no service message in areas I use to pull down 2 meg roaming on cellcom. Updated prl and profile, big fail.

[RAvirani]

LTE roaming for a number of carriers goes live Dec 6th

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http://connection.sprint.com/special-holiday-gifts-just-for-you

 

Coincidence?

[EvanA]

http://connection.sprint.com/special-holiday-gifts-just-for-you

 

Coincidence?

Probably.

[RAvirani]

OH MY GOD IT FINALLY HAPPENED

 

[lilotimz]

OH MY GOD IT FINALLY HAPPENED

 

Sprint LTE Roaming.png

 

Yep

 

 

Gotta love the "@TODO will we have a description here?" under LTE roaming. Gotta love the programmers!

[ingenium]

OH MY GOD IT FINALLY HAPPENED

 

Sprint LTE Roaming.png

Interesting, it disappears if I pick a device. I guess it's still in the process of being rolled out on the coverage map.

 

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[WiWavelength]

It is late Saturday night, early Sunday morning in Overland Park.  I think that there is more work yet "to do."

 

 

AJ

[lilotimz]

We were given a heads up earlier that it was going to go up sometime soon™ which turns out to be tomorrow.

 

LTE Roaming+ has the same restrictions as regular roaming+ which means it is applicable to your whatever plan you have on Sprint. It does not count against roaming caps.

 

LTE Roaming is regular off network roaming but on LTE and counts against your off network roaming data allotment (100 mb / 300 mb). 

[WiWavelength]

Thus far on the coverage tool, C Spire and Nex-Tech Wireless are LTE Roaming+ -- counted as on network data usage.  USCC and Pioneer Wireless are LTE Roaming -- counted as off network data usage subject to roaming quota.

 

AJ

[lilotimz]

Hello USCC

 

[WiWavelength]

Hello USCC

 

Yes, for those unfamiliar, USCC has organized itself into isolated regions where it has tried to create largely contiguous groups of coverage.  From west to east, those are the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Southeast, and New England.  The Midwest is by far the largest of those regions.  Those pockets are the extent of the USCC footprint.

 

AJ

[RAvirani]

Hello USCC

 

What's interesting is that there is a big chunk of USCC LTE missing. USCC covers from Bend, OR all the way down to Reno, NV (https://m.uscellular.com/uscellular/coverage/index.html) but that coverage doesn't show on Sprints map...

[lilotimz]

What's interesting is that there is a big chunk of USCC LTE missing. USCC covers from Bend, OR all the way down to Reno, NV (https://m.uscellular.com/uscellular/coverage/index.html) but that coverage doesn't show on Sprints map...

 

We're literally observing the layers updating. Hell my first screenshot literally showed no green paint on the map while a few minutes later some have appeared. 

 

Maps still updating so we shall be patient. It'll show up. 

[WiWavelength]

What's interesting is that there is a big chunk of USCC LTE missing. USCC covers from Bend, OR all the way down to Reno, NV (https://m.uscellular.com/uscellular/coverage/index.html) but that coverage doesn't show on Sprints map...

 

The coverage map tool clearly is still under construction overnight.  But some LTE roaming coverage may be band limited.  For example, USCC band 5 may be included but not band 12 -- or vice versa.

 

AJ