Network Vision/LTE - Colorado Market (Denver/Colo Springs/Fort Collins/Pueblo/Grand Jct)

[tritron]

Did anyone had seen a denver post story about sprint upgrading denver to lte

[narf]

Did anyone had seen a denver post story about sprint upgrading denver to lte

Yeah.  A few interesting qoutes but no other real information.

"The LTE rollout is occurring in Denver, and throughout the country,” Sprint spokesman Dave Mellin said in an email Wednesday."

and

"Josh Weaver, who works in the IT department at Longmont University Hospital, said Sprint is connecting a fiber-optic line this week to an existing antenna that sits atop one of the hospital’s buildings."

 

The full article (pretty short) is here:

http://blogs.denverpost.com/techknowbytes/2013/06/19/sprint-confirms-4g-lte-is-finally-rolling-out-in-denver-area/10487/?source=rsshomeblog

[tritron]

I just called employee care and they stated that there is no roll-out of lte in Denver. I guess you can get credit on your account like 25 x 4 when you have issues with service due to lte rollout. 

[khammondnm]

I just called employee care and they stated that there is no roll-out of lte in Denver. I guess you can get credit on your account like 25 x 4 when you have issues with service due to lte rollout.

 

well that's funny, ask them why when you drive towards the airport you get an lte signal haha.

 

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[xiutehcuhtli]

well that's funny, ask them why when you drive towards the airport you get an lte signal haha.

 

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I did this to an employee the other day in the downtown store at 16 and tremont.  He stated that no LTE work had begun in the state yet, so I pulled my phone out and showed him a screenshot of my speed tests and said, "so how do you explain this then?"  He stared at it for almost a full minute and then says "must have been out of state."  

I laughed about it for quite a while, Sprint seems to keep a lot of their people very much in the dark on this.

[khammondnm]

 

 

well that's funny, ask them why when you drive towards the airport you get an lte signal haha.

 

 

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I did this to an employee the other day in the downtown store at 16 and tremont. He stated that no LTE work had begun in the state yet, so I pulled my phone out and showed him a screenshot of my speed tests and said, "so how do you explain this then?" He stared at it for almost a full minute and then says "must have been out of state."

I laughed about it for quite a while, Sprint seems to keep a lot of their people very much in the dark on this.

show them sensorly, although it might just be best to ignore it and not waste your time on them.

 

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[latingonzo86]

I know Pueblo is a lot smaller than COS and Denver but has anyone seen any info on 4G LTE in Pueblo?

[S4GRU]

I know Pueblo is a lot smaller than COS and Denver but has anyone seen any info on 4G LTE in Pueblo?

 

The whole state has begun deployment. They are not working in ant specific area. They work on each site the moment it is ready. Over in our Sponsor section we have maps that show each site the day after it is upgraded. For more info about how to become a S4GRU Sponsor, visit this link: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/

 

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[latingonzo86]

Thanks Robert.

 

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[narf]

I just called employee care and they stated that there is no roll-out of lte in Denver. I guess you can get credit on your account like 25 x 4 when you have issues with service due to lte rollout. 

 

 

I did this to an employee the other day in the downtown store at 16 and tremont.  He stated that no LTE work had begun in the state yet, so I pulled my phone out and showed him a screenshot of my speed tests and said, "so how do you explain this then?"  He stared at it for almost a full minute and then says "must have been out of state."  

I laughed about it for quite a while, Sprint seems to keep a lot of their people very much in the dark on this.

 

Those of us who have been phone geeks for a while have been though this many times, which is why we spend our times at blogs like this instead of asking reps at Sprint.  Sprint hasn't officially announced the build out in Colorado, so as far as Sprint reps know there is no LTE in Colorado. Why Sprint isn't reporting the progress is beyond me, seems like the longer they wait the more subscribers in Colorado will run out of patience and bail over to Verizon or AT&T.

[Carrilloevo]

Look for Paypal donation on the right hand side of the forums page: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/index

so i just donate a lil something, how long it take to show me as sponsor?

[njjdnt]

so i just donate a lil something, how long it take to show me as sponsor?

How long can you wait?... It says you're a sponsor.  Welcome to S4GRU

[Carrilloevo]

How long can you wait?... It says you're a sponsor.  Welcome. 

thank you lol

[njjdnt]

thank you lol

Robert is quick. 

[narf]

Is there a map that shows what sites will have voice using 800smr from the old Nextel ?

[Dkoellerwx]

Is there a map that shows what sites will have voice using 800smr from the old Nextel ?

Almost all of the sites that are not GMO (ground mount option) sites, ie Full Build sites, will recieve 800 for 1x.

Any site that has new panels and RRUs can support 800. Not all of them will be used since some areas it could cause interfernece issues, but most will.

[tritron]

So is sprint slow in getting pemits or not willing to spen money ? I just woner why new lte sites are so slow

[Dkoellerwx]

So is sprint slow in getting pemits or not willing to spen money ? I just woner why new lte sites are so slow

 

Sprint would like for the project to be done as quickly as possible. The project is funded, I doubt they're being stingy with money.

 

It's not likely a problem with inaction on Sprint's part. More likely it's an issue with municipalities not granting permits, slow on approving permits, equipment or manpower issues, or backhaul provider issues.

 

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[narf]

So is sprint slow in getting pemits or not willing to spen money ? I just woner why new lte sites are so slow

A nationwide buildout isn't easy. I would bet their buildout is going faster than T-Mo or AT&Ts. Since the Network Vision project started in October 2011 they have rebuilt almost 18,000 sites according to S4GRU data. Almost 10,000 of those have LTE, again according to S4GRU data. As I understand NV, it takes a physical rebuild of the site with antenna changes and hardware changes at each site. Future upgrades should be much simpler, possible as easy as pushing software upgrades to each site.

So, rather than ask why it's taking so long, I'm impressed that they have been rebuilding over 200 cell sites a week for the last 18 months

 

(I hope I didn't break any rules sharing data here)

[xiutehcuhtli]

show them sensorly, although it might just be best to ignore it and not waste your time on them.

 

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Not that concerned about it.  If they really don't want to believe that LTE development has started, even sensorly wouldn't convince them.  They would make an excuse.

[tritron]

I just lost my 3g internet. I get full bars downtown denver of 14th ave and no internet on my  phone I hope that means something 

[xiutehcuhtli]

I just lost my 3g internet. I get full bars downtown denver of 14th ave and no internet on my  phone I hope that means something 

been going on for weeks for me.  Hasn't changed thus far.

[tritron]

According to some forums we can get 25 credit for four mothns

[maximusmgm]

Going to ask for a credit tomorrow. Ill report back with what happens.

 

Has anyone found any permits within the city of Denver? I've seen them for Jeffco and Dougco but nowhere else.

[Cloaker]

Let us know what happens! Thanks!

 

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