Major coverage map update 2016/01/10

[tyroned3222]

link was corrected, somehow got the wrong text in there!

i don't get anything faster then this...... unless its 2 am in the morning

 

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[RAvirani]

Screenshot_2016-01-14-17-50-28.png i don't get anything faster then this...... unless its 2 am in the morning

 

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Have you reported it in sprintzone?

[tyroned3222]

Have you reported it in sprintzone?

Yes multiple times...... i call they open tickets the whole nine yards.

 

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[Terrell352]

Screenshot_2016-01-14-17-50-28.png i don't get anything faster then this...... unless its 2 am in the morning

 

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My exact situation. I report to sprint zone twice per week and they don't do anything.

[tyroned3222]

My exact situation. I report to sprint zone twice per week and they don't do anything.

Ya same issue here. With all honestly we just have to wait until it gets to our markets at this point! That what i was told. It sucks

 

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[tyroned3222]

My exact situation. I report to sprint zone twice per week and they don't do anything.

The problem is.... when you only have band 25 it has to do too much. It has to cover in buildings as much as it can.... it has to handle traffic...but even getting band 41 im already seeing it with band 25.....if you are not within a half of mile to the tower the signal strength sucks. So im assuming it will be worse until small cells come along

 

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[Dkoellerwx]

The problem is.... when you only have band 25 it has to do too much. It has to cover in buildings as much as it can.... it has to handle traffic...but even getting band 41 im already seeing it with band 25.....if you are not within a half of mile to the tower the signal strength sucks. So im assuming it will be worse until small cells come along

 

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I thought you didn't have Band 41? Unless I'm reading that wrong you're saying B41 signal is bad unless you're close to the tower.

 

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[tyroned3222]

I thought you didn't have Band 41?

 

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I don't.....im guessing that if i do get it.... since its a higher frequency it's harder to travel further. Since the 1900 mhz already has trouble to travel.

 

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[Dkoellerwx]

I don't.....im guessing that if i do get it.... since its a higher frequency it's harder to travel further. Since the 1900 mhz already has trouble to travel.

 

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Nokia's (Nokia is the vendor for your market) 8T8R antennas help a lot with that. Thanks to the advanced antennas and with the help of beam forming, the usable reach of B41 is very close to that of B25, especially outdoors. Indoors will vary due to different construction materials, and many other variables.

 

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[tyroned3222]

Nokia's (Nokia is the vendor for your market) 8T8R antennas help a lot with that. Thanks to the advanced antennas and with the help of beam forming, the usable reach of B41 is very close to that of B25, especially outdoors. Indoors will vary due to different construction materials, and many other variables.

 

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I see. I did read about that in my research just making sure it's valid. Can these antennas be put on towers that are shared? Mine is shared with at&t.

 

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[Dkoellerwx]

I see. I did read about that in my research just making sure it's valid. Can these antennas be put on towers that are shared? Mine is shared with at&t.

 

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Yes...? AT&T has multiple antennas do they not? So unless there's some sort of engineering issue like a weight limit, most of your typical freestanding monopole/lattice towers have multiple tiers, each for a different carrier with their own mix on antennas.

 

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[tyroned3222]

Yes...? AT&T has multiple antennas do they not? So unless there's some sort of engineering issue like a weight limit, most of your typical freestanding monopole/lattice towers have multiple tiers, each for a different carrier with their own mix on antennas.

 

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Cool. Thanks for the info. Guess ill just have to wait until sprint decides to bring this here.

 

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[Terrell352]

Total tech dude is hit or miss. Very inconsistent with his news. I will believe it when I see it. I hope Verizon does bring back unlimited though.

[tyroned3222]

Total tech dude is hit or miss. Very inconsistent with his news. I will believe it when I see it. I hope Verizon does bring back unlimited though.

It would only make sense. Especially since at&t is starting to offer it. I know there is a catch to it, but there are a lot of direct tv customers out there.

 

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[MarshieZ]

I don't.....im guessing that if i do get it.... since its a higher frequency it's harder to travel further. Since the 1900 mhz already has trouble to travel.

 

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Nokia's (Nokia is the vendor for your market) 8T8R antennas help a lot with that. Thanks to the advanced antennas and with the help of beam forming, the usable reach of B41 is very close to that of B25, especially outdoors. Indoors will vary due to different construction materials, and many other variables.

 

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I can say what David said is 100 percent true. Depending on which tower I'm connected to (from what I've seen) is anywhere from a -2 to -10 (on average) difference in radio frequency. Where B25 is at -88, I see B41 sit at about -92 to about -95 on one tower. On another where B25 sits at about -100, B41 sits at -108. Both of these are full builds (B25, B26 and B41) and have a second B41 carrier and IMO are fully optimized sites.

[tyroned3222]

I can say what David said is 100 percent true. Depending on which tower I'm connected to (from what I've seen) is anywhere from a -2 to -10 (on average) difference in radio frequency. Where B25 is at -88, I see B41 sit at about -92 to about -95 on one tower. On another where B25 sits at about -100, B41 sits at -108. Both of these are full builds (B25, B26 and B41) and have a second B41 carrier and IMO are fully optimized sites.

Nice.... just waiting to get it is frustrating.

 

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[MarshieZ]

Nice.... just waiting to get it is frustrating.

 

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I feel ya, I'm very grateful my home towers have at least B25/B26 on. But go a couple mile any direction and you hit 3G only towers.

[tyroned3222]

I feel ya, I'm very grateful my home towers have at least B25/B26 on. But go a couple mile any direction and you hit 3G only towers.

So since the max speed of band 25 is 37 mbps. Does band 26 give you some relief to where u see about 10 to 15 mbps on band 25?

 

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[MarshieZ]

So since the max speed of band 25 is 37 mbps. Does band 26 give you some relief to where u see about 10 to 15 mbps on band 25?

 

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Oh easily! Now while the one tower I'm using as an example (B25/B26 only) is surrounded by full build towers with second carriers I know it makes this tower a bit faster than if you had multiple towers all at B25/B26 only.

 

On B25 I can usually pull 15-20 Mbps at normal hours and at least 8-10 Mbps on B26. 

[tyroned3222]

Oh easily! Now while the one tower I'm using as an example (B25/B26 only) is surrounded by full build towers with second carriers I know it makes this tower a bit faster than if you had multiple towers all at B25/B26 only.

 

On B25 I can usually pull 15-20 Mbps at normal hours and at least 8-10 Mbps on B26.

That is great!

 

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[Pennje]

Things could be much worse. We are dead smack in the middle of DFW and lost 2 of our B41 towers in December, currently only have 1 left in range and it drops off line more than 20% of the time. I hear Sprint is moving towers and equipment around, but this is getting crazy. We (our daughter) switched to Sprint in November...from Clear, things have been going down hill quickly. If things progress at the current rate, we'll just drop them and start using the public library. Kind of sad in this age, especially in the middle of a city. Sorry for ranting, just be happy your still able to get a signal.

[DanielB]

Things could be much worse. We are dead smack in the middle of DFW and lost 2 of our B41 towers in December, currently only have 1 left in range and it drops off line more than 20% of the time. I hear Sprint is moving towers and equipment around, but this is getting crazy. We (our daughter) switched to Sprint in November...from Clear, things have been going down hill quickly. If things progress at the current rate, we'll just drop them and start using the public library. Kind of sad in this age, especially in the middle of a city. Sorry for ranting, just be happy your still able to get a signal.

 

May I ask how you know for a fact that you lost 2 of your towers?

[mnjeepmale]

Things could be much worse. We are dead smack in the middle of DFW and lost 2 of our B41 towers in December, currently only have 1 left in range and it drops off line more than 20% of the time. I hear Sprint is moving towers and equipment around, but this is getting crazy. We (our daughter) switched to Sprint in November...from Clear, things have been going down hill quickly. If things progress at the current rate, we'll just drop them and start using the public library. Kind of sad in this age, especially in the middle of a city. Sorry for ranting, just be happy your still able to get a signal.

How did you lose towers? Haven't heard of this.

[Pennje]

Sorry, Let me reword a little. We lost the signal from 2 towers we were using. I suspect the equipment or "site" was moved to another location. I'm sure the tower itself is still there. We did find another "site" that is currently transmitting on the west side of the airport, at least sometimes.  The 2 "sites" we lost were located on a hotel or building in downtown FW and the other was on the north side of Dallas. Oh yea, I say lost because they aren't transmitting anymore, at least not on B41.

[greenbastard]

That also may be to combat the Mexican operators. They are notorious for spilling signal over the border, potentially trying to grab roaming traffic. A border town is a less than ideal place to be for wireless, unfortunately.

 

AJ

Driving East of El Paso, I-10 parallels the U.S.-Mexico border for a good 50 miles. There is (or was as of 2012) a good stretch of that highway in which At&t phones would roam on Mexican operator Telcel for about 5 miles. My friend accidentally sent 3 messages on that stretch of highway without him noticing the Telcel indicator on his iPhone.

 

But the same holds true for At&t. Back in 2007, I was driving south of Nuevo Laredo, MX towards Monterrey and as soon as I left the city, At&t was covering MX Highway 85 all the way to the Tamaulipas-Nuevo Leon state line. That's a pretty good long stretch of highway.