S4GRU Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Any word about LTE in McAllen/Mission area? The entire South Texas market is under deployment. Including the McAllen area. We don't know the date when the first site will be accepted in your area, because sites are rarely accepted on the first inspection. The Contractors usually have to fix a "punch list" of items. And the number and severity varies for each site. I'd guess your area would have it's first site in less than 30 days. But if there are installation problems, it could be longer. However, the South Texas market will remain being deployed steadily until every tower is converted to Network Vision. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 it sounds like it starting to light up. that's great. I have been with sprint for a while since 2005. can't say I havent been tempted to leave due to the crappy speeds around here. I have always had hope thier network would come around. If the speeds are what I think, then the wait may finally pay off. Now If I can just figure out how to have them raise a tower a little closer to my apt I would be completely content. but hey. I'll take LTE. maybe the new updates will actually give me a signal worth while where I live But I am really glad to hear these are popping up in cc. I am hoping within the month I should have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I wonder...since lte's are lighting up..why hasn't sprint said so..I am sure it would be good publicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1202 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 It appears the Flour Bluff tower is getting updated. Possibly the tower on Rodd Field and Saratoga too. I mapped SPID from Ennis Joslin out to the Island and Rodd Field using Sensorly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 No..No..that's further from me!! lol. Is there a way to tell which towers are being worked on? do they have trucks there or some way to know. that way when I pass a site maybe I can tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just noticed that Corpus has some live LTE. I'm currently on the campus of TAMU-CC. what do you think about the speeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1202 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Whether it's 24mb or 8mb download speeds, they're a welcome sight after many months of frustrating 3g speeds. I too contemplated to jump ship but today's news and this site has me sticking around for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Whether it's 24mb or 8mb download speeds, they're a welcome sight after many months of frustrating 3g speeds. I too contemplated to jump ship but today's news and this site has me sticking around for good. yes speeds are horrible here Weber/saratoga ...let me just ask this...is it noticeable..are you like...wow..finally? and is there any icrease to your 3g? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1202 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Definitely noticeable on LTE. Unfortunately when I left the LTE area, I didn't notice the speeds on 3g since I was driving but I'm gonna do some speed tests tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Definitely noticeable on LTE. Unfortunately when I left the LTE area, I didn't notice the speeds on 3g since I was driving but I'm gonna do some speed tests tomorrow. Sweet. Hope we get at&t like speeds. but you are right.ANYTHING is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Sweet. Hope we get at&t like speeds. but you are right.ANYTHING is better Sprint's LTE speeds are slower, all things being equal. However, if you are very close to a Sprint LTE site, and the AT&T site is well burdened, then Sprint's would be faster. Sprint's LTE is advertised at 6-8Mbps. If you are on an unburdened sector with a strong signal it can be 20-35Mbps. The absolute max speed possible is 37.5Mbps. On a smartphone, 99% of what people do, you cannot tell the difference between 6Mbps and 60Mbps. Basically, only downloading large files. And people don't download large files on AT&T because of data limits. They wait until they are on WiFi. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1202 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Here are some speeds from the area. It appears the LTE signal may be coming from C....C367 although it doesn't show this site as in progress. The map does show S....C314 (Flour Bluff) in progress which is over 4 miles from C....C367 Again, the attachment will show LTE in the Saratoga Blvd/Rodd Field area. The Weber/Saratoga area is 3g speed LTE.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I downloaded sensorly and used it to go to a 4g spot. I think I was just in the fringe of it though as it went from 4g to 3g and back. I did a quick, since I was just passing through. a page pulled up instantly and loaded the whole page at one. now I just gotta wait for 4g to get to my area..can't wait. long needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Here are some speeds from the area. It appears the LTE signal may be coming from C....C367 although it doesn't show this site as in progress. The map does show S....C314 (Flour Bluff) in progress which is over 4 miles from C....C367 Again, the attachment will show LTE in the Saratoga Blvd/Rodd Field area. The Weber/Saratoga area is 3g speed noitice any change with the penetration of the singnal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetDude82 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I was on 4G at the intersection of Rodd Field and Saratoga. Full signal all the way North toward SPID. Was blazing fast streaming Pandora. Hopefully we can get the entire metro area on 4G soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juant87 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 That awkward moment when you see purple in your city only to zoom in and realize it's your airport...fml x| 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 That awkward moment when you see purple in your city only to zoom in and realize it's your airport...fml x| lol@juant I heard it takes 3 weeks to complete a tower..so hopefully in a month we'll be covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juant87 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 lol@juant I heard it takes 3 weeks to complete a tower..so hopefully in a month we'll be covered. I'm in laredo, work is right behind you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I am in corpus.. the lte looked headed towards my streets, but then headed in another direction. it looks to be headed from the south up towards me. So reading the site, they might be working on a lot of diffect places all (in the south market.) they just arent telling us.. then when it's on it's on. (im near weber/ saratoga). so who knows. maybe they are working on laredo and cc as we speak. who knows..maybe tomorrow we'll wake up and BAM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juant87 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I am in corpus.. the lte looked headed towards my streets, but then headed in another direction. it looks to be headed from the south up towards me. So reading the site, they might be working on a lot of diffect places all (in the south market.) they just arent telling us.. then when it's on it's on. (im near weber/ saratoga). so who knows. maybe they are working on laredo and cc as we speak. who knows..maybe tomorrow we'll wake up and BAM! lol such an optimist, but yeah i agree it would be awesome waking up one morning and BAM! LTE next to Sprint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalb Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Any word when Kingsville will be getting some LTE love... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Any word when Kingsville will be getting some LTE love... this was on page 3 Posted 24 February 2013 - 10:10 PM bigalb, on 24 February 2013 - 03:56 PM, said: is there any work being done in the Kingsville area? Thanks They should be beginning soon, if they haven't already started. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM1213 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 big all I also look on sensorly, it's nice to see the updates. you should check it out. I donwloaded the app too so I can help other users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1202 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I'm in laredo, work is right behind you all The tower at 83/Palo Blanco is showing in progress. Hopefully, they'll light it up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juant87 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 The tower at 83/Palo Blanco is showing in progress. Hopefully, they'll light it up soon. Nice..even though it's kinda far from my daily commute. Good to hear we're in progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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