Official Tmobile-Sprint merger discussion thread

[dkyeager]

1 hour ago, PedroDaGr8 said:

Came across a T-Mobile permit for a site with both n258 and n260 panels. This is the first site I have seen including n258 and the first with two mmWave bands. Looks like Tmobile is using the AWEB for n260 and AWEUD for n258 in Nokia markets.

Link to the Permit:

https://cosaccela.seattle.gov/Portal/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=DPDPermits&TabName=DPDPermits&capID1=21SCI&capID2=00000&capID3=59600&agencyCode=SEATTLE

 

Click on the NIER report in the attachments to see the bands for the site. 

 

Liked the site photo mockups.  Theses antennas will be quite small.  would have loved to see the n41 antennas for comparison.

[PedroDaGr8]

14 hours ago, dkyeager said:

Liked the site photo mockups.  Theses antennas will be quite small.  would have loved to see the n41 antennas for comparison.

The n41 antenna is included in the site renders. It is the left middle antenna.

[jf15219]

On 11/19/2021 at 5:24 PM, swintec said:

Interesting, i dont see it on my line but i am definitely roaming on Sprint sites a lot more. Shows as Sprint 310-120 in Signal check.

 

[RAvirani]

32 minutes ago, jf15219 said:

 

The core networks are pretty much merged now, so market teams have started adding Sprint sites to T-Mobile sites’ neighbor lists and vice versa. This allows for smooth roaming without a total loss of signal. You’ll frequently see PCIs shaken up to avoid collisions in these areas. 

[jf15219]

On 11/23/2021 at 2:13 PM, RAvirani said:

The core networks are pretty much merged now, so market teams have started adding Sprint sites to T-Mobile sites’ neighbor lists and vice versa. This allows for smooth roaming without a total loss of signal. You’ll frequently see PCIs shaken up to avoid collisions in these areas. 

What I've witnessed is that spending time in a Sprint Keep area eventually causes the device to permanently (?) change behavior. 311260 and ignoring Sprint site completely at first, but once it decides to use 311490 it stays there and will use Sprint towers quite liberally.

Also, I've noticed that a TNX sim is far less aggressive in forcing 5G and instead makes sure you are connected to something that actually works; I haven't had to cycle airplane mode at all since the switch.

[Dkoellerwx]

23 hours ago, jf15219 said:

 

@Rickie546 has seen similar behavior in central Missouri, we weren't quite sure what was happening. This would explain it, sounds exactly like what was happening as he was moving onto non-keep Sprint towers without needing to force roaming.

[dkyeager]

You also have the flip for T-Mobile accounts. A Revvl in a poor traditional T-Mobile signal area could not see the band 25 of a nearby converted Sprint site. The Revvl V+ 5g can and prefers it.

[dewbertdc]

On 11/25/2021 at 8:25 AM, dkyeager said:

You also have the flip for T-Mobile accounts. A Revvl in a poor traditional T-Mobile signal area could not see the band 25 of a nearby converted Sprint site. The Revvl V+ 5g can and prefers it.

Oh good - maybe this will mean my T-Mobile iPhone 13 Pro will prefer the Sprint signal on the DAS in my office building now.  I'll have to check that out next time I'm in.

[RedSpark]

1 hour ago, dewbertdc said:

Oh good - maybe this will mean my T-Mobile iPhone 13 Pro will prefer the Sprint signal on the DAS in my office building now.  I'll have to check that out next time I'm in.

Hope it works for you!

[Terrell352]

On 11/14/2021 at 6:05 PM, Terrell352 said:

I'm seeing so many dish towers in Marion County Fl. Has to be over 40 of them. Even rural.

Go to my twitter terrell352 and you will see plenty of dish pics I took

[dkyeager]

14 hours ago, Terrell352 said:

Go to my twitter terrell352 and you will see plenty of dish pics I took

Any Dish 5g signals yet?

[dkyeager]

https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/t-mobile-poised-launch-25-ghz-5g-carrier-aggregation

I expect to see this soon, certainly once the Magic boxes are and small cells are retired.

[mdob07]

This is the first site removal that I've seen them remove the entire tower, I was a bit surprised when I came across this yesterday. 

Before:

 

[RedSpark]

On 12/3/2021 at 9:27 AM, dkyeager said:

https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/t-mobile-poised-launch-25-ghz-5g-carrier-aggregation

I expect to see this soon, certainly once the Magic boxes are and small cells are retired.

"Both the iPhone 13 from Apple and most recent Android Samsung devices are capable of 2.5 GHz 5G carrier aggregation and the feature will be enabled via a software update, according to a T-Mobile spokesperson."

Yay!

You really have to hand it to T-Mobile. They're really executing on leveraging the Sprint assets they got from the merger. Pretty incredible. All of our devices are TNX with T-Mobile SIMs so we're just waiting on the backend billing migration at this point.

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[RedSpark]

Pretty big deal!

[Thomas L.]

On 12/3/2021 at 6:27 AM, dkyeager said:

https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/t-mobile-poised-launch-25-ghz-5g-carrier-aggregation

I expect to see this soon, certainly once the Magic boxes are and small cells are retired.

Doe the Pixel 6 Pro support this?

[dkyeager]

On a quick glance I did not see mention of this, but hopefully @ingeniumknows!

[1dante]

Connected to 5GUC in Live Oak, FL this morning on highway 129. Got a little over 100mbs down and around 18 up. I’m definitely surprised that UC is available in my super small town. 

[clbowens]

3 hours ago, 1dante said:

Connected to 5GUC in Live Oak, FL this morning on highway 129. Got a little over 100mbs down and around 18 up. I’m definitely surprised that UC is available in my super small town. 

Interesting, the coverage map doesn't even show 5G there yet.

[jhman101]

4 hours ago, 1dante said:

Connected to 5GUC in Live Oak, FL this morning on highway 129. Got a little over 100mbs down and around 18 up. I’m definitely surprised that UC is available in my super small town. 

They just lit up their third and fourth 5GUC sites in Lake City, FL this week.  Two of the four sites are former Sprint only sites that they converted.  I consistently get over 400 Mbps on all the sites that they upgraded.

[Dkoellerwx]

1 hour ago, clbowens said:

Interesting, the coverage map doesn't even show 5G there yet.

It typically takes a few weeks to a month or two for recent updates to make their way to the coverage map. 

[1dante]

3 hours ago, clbowens said:

Interesting, the coverage map doesn't even show 5G there yet.

I connected to 600mhz 5G a few weeks ago here. Today was the first time that I’ve connected to UC in Live Oak. 

[clbowens]

19 minutes ago, 1dante said:

I connected to 600mhz 5G a few weeks ago here. Today was the first time that I’ve connected to UC in Live Oak. 

I'm really loving them pushing UC to more rural areas.  I wonder what percentage of their coverage area they are targeting when they are done deploying N41

[1dante]

21 minutes ago, clbowens said:

I'm really loving them pushing UC to more rural areas.  I wonder what percentage of their coverage area they are targeting when they are done deploying N41

I’m definitely loving it. I never thought 5G would come to rural this soon…especially UC. When I first got my iPhone 13 Pro Lake City had plenty of UC. I was getting well over 600 mbps on a consistent basis. 

[Dkoellerwx]

2 hours ago, clbowens said:

I'm really loving them pushing UC to more rural areas.  I wonder what percentage of their coverage area they are targeting when they are done deploying N41

Most everything aside from rural highway coverage most likely for n41.