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And it will continue to get better and better as more is deployed in the Providence market. Not done yet. And when they start Band 26 deployment, then in building coverage will improve drastically for dualband and triband device owners. Band 41 deployment is already going on around Providence and on these sites, speeds will go way up and support a lot more traffic. B41 requires a Triband device though. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Site acceptance reports from Thursday (2/20): Alabama - 1 update (1 LTE) Arkansas - 1 update (3G) Atlanta/Athens - 2 updates (3G) Central Jersey - 1 update (3G) Cincinnati - 1 update (1 LTE) Cleveland - 5 updates (5 LTE) DFW - 1 update (3G) GA/SC Coast - 1 update (3G) Georgia - 2 updates (3G) Gulf Coast - 1 update (3G) LA Metro - 2 updates (3G) Las Vegas - 1 update (1 LTE) Long Island - 2 updates (1 LTE) Lower Central Valley - 30 updates (3G) Memphis - 1 update (3G) Minnesota - 1 update (3G) Missouri - 6 updates (1 LTE) Myrtle Beach - 1 update (1 LTE) Norfolk - 6 updates (3G) North LA - 1 update (3G) North Wisconsin - 2 updates (2 LTE) Northern Connecticut - 4 updates (4 LTE) Northern Jersey - 3 updates (3 LTE) Orange County - 2 updates (2 LTE) Orlando - 1 update (3G) Philadelphia Metro - 2 updates (2 LTE) Raleigh/Durham - 1 update (1 LTE) Richmond - 16 updates (3G) San Diego - 1 update (3G) South Carolina - 4 updates (4 LTE) South Texas - 1 update (3G) South West Florida - 2 updates (3G) Southern Connecticut - 2 updates (2 LTE) Tampa - 1 update (3G) Upstate NY Central - 1 update (3G) Washington DC - 5 updates (4 LTE) West Washington - 32 updates (8 LTE) Maps are updated. Robert Links: Comments regarding this thread, NV Sites Complete Map

Since none of the big four carriers roam on anyone's LTE networks, why does it matter? The iPhone 5 only works on B25 (1900) on the Sprint network. The iPhone 5s/5c only work on B25 and B26 (800). So far, no iPhone U.S. model supports B41 (2600). Robert

I don't have Sprint service. Sprint devices will not work on Verizon LTE. Sprint is deploying LTE on 800MHz, 1900MHz and 2600MHz in Denver. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

I know some of you WiMax lovers who wanted to continue your cheap data binge over onto LTE have been holding out hope. Well, Sprint has announced a B41 LTE router for business customers: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprints-first-router-to-bring-sprint-spark-to-business-customers-netgear-lte-gateway-6100d.htm?view_id=8028 But, as expected, it is not unlimited. You will have to buy a data tier for it. No LTE smörgåsbord for you. Sprint will only be continuing unlimited for smartphone use into the future. All others will be on data tiers as the burden to the network is too great for unlimited hotspot/business/home usage. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

10-15Mbps of upload is bad? The reason why it is lower is that Sprint B41 LTE is TDD and not FDD. TDD uses the same spectrum slice for uplink and downlink, separating them only by time which is operating at any given moment. FDD uses separate spectrum slices for uplink and downlink. The biggest disadvantage of TDD LTE is that it reduces uplink throughput speeds at the benefit of downlink speeds. Sprint is using a 3:2 downlink:uplink ratio in its TDD LTE. So in any given 5 second period, 3 seconds total would be spent on downlink and 2 seconds on uplink. In 99% of smartphone uplink use, no one will notice the difference between 10Mbps upload and 30Mbps upload. For most people and most situations, it is better to have faster download. In some ways it's a shame with FDD to waste an equal sized uplink channel when so much less uplink is utilized. Some may consider TDD a much more effective use of spectrum. In running S4GRU, I do a lot more uploading than most people do. My AT&T hotspot runs between 1-2Mbps on the upload and that can be painful sometimes. My VZW hotspot upload runs between 6-8Mbps, and that works very well. The B41 upload speeds exceed the average of my VZW hotspot. I think for the most part people are going to be very happy with that. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

If it could be shut down, it would only shut down scan priorities. It would not block the network from sending you over to B25. The network can send any Triband device to any band it chooses. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

When the Spark update comes to the N5, the network should prefer you to be on B41 whenever you're in range. Sprint wants everyone on B41 whenever you can. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

The Note 3 can only do B25. It cannot do B26 nor B41. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

True, but I like the Disneyland analogy. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

Yes. However, launching does not impact coverage. It's just when they say the coverage that has been deployed is now official. They will continue to deploy and sites will go live one at a time. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

When CSFB upgrades are complete. We don't know how long that will take. Could be in 45-60 days. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

My Verizon 15MHz Band 4 speeds here in South Dakota are usually 30-40Mbps. VZW speeds above 50Mbps are not common. Even in 15-20MHz markets. They desperately needed Band 4 here. Our Band 13 speeds were between 500kbps and 2Mbps. Now with a second band, they have increased to 2-6Mbps again. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

Along the lines of what Nacron is saying, the gross ineptitude of government in Hawaii is so vast that I would not be surprised if the permit info online is not being kept up to date. Another thought that comes to mind is if the permit problem is so bad and no end in sight, they may choose to do all their sites as GMO's temporarily. In most jurisdictions, a GMO conversion does not require permits. They could fire up B25 now on a GMO site. Then later when the site can be completed as a full build, they can add B26 and possibly B41. I don't believe they'll do GMO's as a temporary stop gap. But they could. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Too much traffic on the site and sector you're on. Performance will improve when more sites and LTE bands are deployed. Very early results. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Site acceptance reports from Wednesday (2/19): Alabama - 1 update (3G) Cleveland - 5 updates (4 LTE) Columbus - 4 updates (4 LTE) Delaware - 1 update (1 LTE) East Kentucky - 2 updates (3G) East Michigan - 1 update (3G) GA/SC Coast - 7 updates (7 LTE) Georgia - 3 updates (3G) Gulf Coast - 2 updates (3G) Jacksonville - 4 updates (1 LTE) Kansas - 4 updates (CDMA 800) LA Metro - 1 update (1 LTE) Las Vegas - 1 update (1 LTE) Louisiana - 1 update (3G) Memphis - 2 updates (3G) Miami/West Palm - 2 updates (3G) Missouri - 5 updates (3G) Myrtle Beach - 2 updates (2 LTE) New Orleans - 7 updates (3G) Norfolk - 8 updates (3G) North LA - 1 update (3G) Oklahoma - 2 updates (3G) Orlando - 1 update (1 LTE) Phoenix - 3 updates (3 LTE) Raleigh/Durham - 1 update (1 LTE) Riverside/San Bernardino - 1 update (1 LTE) San Diego - 2 updates (1 LTE) South Carolina - 2 updates (2 LTE) Southern Connecticut - 1 update (1 LTE) Tampa - 5 updates (3G) Toledo - 2 updates (2 LTE) Tucson/Yuma - 1 update (3G) Upstate NY Central - 1 update (1 LTE) Upstate NY East - 1 update (1 LTE) Utah - 1 update (3G) West Washington - 22 updates (2 LTE) Winston/Salem - 1 update (1 LTE) Maps are updated. Robert Links: Comments regarding this thread, NV Sites Complete Map

The Nokia test was intraband LTE carrier aggregation. This is interband LTE carrier aggregation. Mixing different bands. Robert

Then you probably did not provide sufficient enough evidence to Rickie in that thread, or he possibly missed it. You should post a follow up in the thread. Robert

If you get next to the site with a full signal and you aren't getting 50Mbps+ speeds on any of the three sectors, then the site probably hasn't had the backhaul upgraded yet to support it. But it will still produce the fastest speeds the current backhaul is capable of. Which in most instances is still pretty good. The WiMax backhaul is for the most part decent, except in long chain microwave situations. If you are getting 20-30Mbps with less than a full signal, then the sites could have upgraded backhaul. Because LTE performance is signal strength dependent. The performance degrades in proportion with the signal quality/strength. Also, please update your device in your profile. That would help us to understand what you're talking about. Thanks! Robert

In Progress sites are reported from members. If you Denver members do not report activity at sites, they will go straight from brown dot to 3G or 4G accepted one day. All those white markers throughout Denver were supplied by many long hours of tracking down sites by our Denver contingent! Robert

Yes. But it definitely is getting worse. They pretty much have nowhere to go but up from here once the network improves. Robert

I don't trust OpenSignal. I find their speed tests and pings to not be accurate in my observations. Additionally, I take issue with both their AT&T and Tmo HSPA+ ping times. I never get below 150ms WCDMA pings...EVER. Not in any market, not on any device. Most of the time, they are 175-300ms. So something is not right. Good performing Sprint EVDO/eHRPD pings are way better than good performing AT&T/Tmo WCDMA in my observations. And since this is crowdsourced data, people may be more likely to check their Sprint performance when things are bad, versus when they are good. I just wouldn't put any credence on these findings at all. Robert

Are you using a Triband phone? If you are using a single band LTE device (B25), you cannot run faster than 37.5Mbps. To get 50Mbps+, you have to be on a B41 site with upgraded backhaul. B41 is only available to Triband LTE devices. Robert

Site acceptance reports from Tuesday (2/18): Arkansas - 2 updates (3G) Atlanta/Athens - 2 updates (3G) Boston - 1 update (3G) Buffalo - 17 updates (3G) Cleveland - 2 updates (3G) Colorado - 1 update (1 LTE) East Kentucky - 2 updates (3G) Georgia - 2 updates (3G) Jacksonville - 1 update (3G) Louisiana - 1 update (1 LTE) Lower Central Valley - 1 update (1 LTE) Miami/West Palm - 2 updates (3G) Missouri - 4 updates (3G) New York City - 2 updates (2 LTE) Norfolk - 1 update (1 LTE) Northern Jersey - 3 updates (3 LTE) Orlando - 1 update (1 LTE) Philadelphia Metro - 8 updates (8 LTE) Providence - 2 updates (2 LTE) Raleigh/Durham - 5 updates (5 LTE) Riverside/San Bernardino - 3 updates (1 LTE) SF Bay - 2 updates (1 LTE) San Diego - 2 updates (1 LTE) South Bay - 3 updates (3 LTE) South Texas - 4 updates (3G) South West Florida - 2 updates (3G) Southern Connecticut - 3 updates (3 LTE) Southern Jersey - 6 updates (6 LTE) Tampa - 3 updates (1 new 3G/LTE site) The Panhandle - 2 updates (3G) Toledo - 1 update (3G) Tucson/Yuma - 2 updates (2 LTE) Upstate NY East - 2 updates (2 LTE) West Kentucky - 2 updates (3G) West Washington - 1 update (1 LTE) Winston/Salem - 9 updates (9 LTE) Maps were updated yesterday afternoon. Just now getting around to the summary. Robert Links: Comments regarding this thread, NV Sites Complete Map

I should have been more clear that I was referring to the post build out phase. Sorry about that. Arvada will be in a good position post build out of all three LTE bands. Robert