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We have no confirmed TD-LTE 2600 work on Network Vision sites anywhere yet. If our source is correct, it won't start on NV sites until the end of the year. Currently, TD-LTE 2600 is being deployed only on Clearwire WiMax sites. Robert

Just CDMA 800. No LTE 800 sites have been accepted to date. If Sprint's schedule holds, the first LTE 800 sites will be accepted in a Samsung market in Chicago, Indiana or West Michigan in the month of September. Robert

No. They said that they would not be deploying AWS in Northern New Mexico for quite some time. They were on a site in Alcalde, New Mexico. They were adding new Cellular 850 panels and LTE 750 panels. The Contractor says they are deploying dozens of rural sites throughout the "Four Corners" states. I took that to mean New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah. Robert

To clarify, the backhaul can run at 100Mbps+, but Sprint LTE 1900 cannot. It is limited to 37.5Mbps download speed. The airlink cannot support more than that. A three sector site needs 100Mbps throughput in order to run three sectors running at their maximum speed. Robert

They are still deploying. Ran into a crew on Friday. I trust Verizon press releases as much as Sprint. None. Robert

There were three Upstate LTE sites accepted over the weekend. Robert

That's not loaded. That's what Sprint advertises as normal. That's what a carrier/sector running between 50%-100% will run like. When it start to get to 100% of capacity, it will drop below 4Mbps consistently. In Sprint docs at the beginning of deployment, they stated that higher capacity sites would start hitting 75-100% capacity within 15 months of LTE devices being on sale in markets where Sprint has more than 20% market share. We're there now in many areas. Higher speeds than advertised will not really be possible in higher capacity sectors now until Triband LTE is deployed, increasing capacity and spreading out the loads. Fortunately Indy is getting LTE 800 earlier than most markets, so it will effectively double capacity instantly at each site when it is deployed. And each LTE 2600 carrier will effectively triple capacity over each LTE 1900 carrier. Robert

You can place your device in LTE only mode and that helps to keep a really weak LTE signal. Robert

VZW does not have conservative LTE maps. Most likely there was a new site fired up that was not reflected on their maps yet. In my area, even with a really strong LTE device, I can only get LTE service in the dark red areas. The light red areas (extended LTE), I rarely get service unless I'm outside in the clear wide open and not moving. I'm not bagging on VZW coverage maps. I think they're pretty good, especially compared to Sprint's (which have the worst LTE coverage maps in America). T-Mobile's new coverage maps may be the best quality. S4GRU has been really critical of Sprint's LTE coverage maps about severely overstating coverage. And also, their quality of presentation of their coverage maps is also a poor experience. Robert

Remember, Sprint is deploying nationwide TD-LTE 2600 on their entire Network Vision network in NV2.0. I think that it will have average higher speeds than Verizon, even where they have deployed LTE 750 & AWS. Also, Sprint is adding additional TD-LTE 2600 sites in between NV sites too in urban areas. So at build out, the user experience within Sprint's footprint should be equal or better than Verizon. The only place where Verizon should be better is in places Sprint does not cover and in rural areas where Sprint's TD-LTE will not reach past 5.25 miles from the site. Robert

It's actually both ways. In order for 1900 and 800 voice to handoff to each other, it must occur by the network at the MSC. So far, we have not been able to see where an active phone call has handed off from 800 to 1900, or vice versa. It's possible that Sprint is still working on their MSC's to allow this function. We believe they intend to. There were a few times I thought I had passed from 1900 to 800 (or vice versa), but it turned out that the device was changing bands when I hit CALL, and not during the phone call. This will become almost a complete non issue once CDMA 800 coverage is ubiquitous. But Sprint should make it so that calls can hand off between bands for voice traffic management. And if they do it soon, they can even better improve the voice experience as to not have disconnects at band seams. Robert

I have never seen this occur. It's possible that the 3G acceptance was just missed by S4GRU. PM me the site number and I will check it out. Robert

He lives! He lives!!! :kisswink: Robert

No problem. However, we all know the legacy network sucks. So we aren't keen about the details of where and how bad it sucks in certain areas. Robert

The entire market is being upgraded. Including St. George. They are working on sites in the order in which permitting is easiest or backhaul is ready first. So either permitting is more difficult/time consuming in St. George or there the backhaul provider is not ready yet with any sites in that area. When the sites are ready to be worked on, they will. Also, please note your second post was removed as it was in violation of our posting guidelines. We do not host Sprint complaints. But note that every site in Utah is being upgraded and they will not leave the market until complete. This is a comprehensive system wide upgrade. Robert

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The whole market is under deployment, but nothing has popped up in Lancaster at all. It must be local planning/permitting causing the hang up. You may want to do some searches on the local permitting website to see if you can find out some info. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

Oh, I'm not joking. The posts were hidden. We are in a Sprint forum. If you want to find out specific info about other carriers and which one is best for your new iPhone, go to their forums. If you have specific questions about Sprint Network Vision in the Orlando market, we will do our best to answer them. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

Microwave is more expensive to install than fiber, if the fiber is nearby. If there is no access to fiber, then they will run microwave links to bridge fiber access to these sites. However, Clearwire used mostly microwave. It was their preferred backhaul solution. But one thing we should remember is that microwave is connected to fiber somewhere. Microwave should be considered a fiber connection where the final connection to the site is via a microwave airlink. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

Site acceptance reports from Sunday (9/1) and Monday (9/2): Alabama - 3 updates (LTE) Atlanta/Athens – 3 updates (3G) Boston - 2 updates (LTE) Central Jersey - 3 updates (LTE) Central Pennsylvania - 1 update (3G) Charlotte -1 update (LTE) Chicago - 1 update (LTE) DFW - 1 update (3G) East Kentucky - 1 update (3G) East Texas - 1 update (LTE) GA/SC Coast - 1 update (3G) Houston - 1 update (LTE) Indianapolis - 1 update (LTE) Jacksonville - 3 updates (1 LTE) Kansas - 5 updates (3G) LA Metro - 1 update (3G) Louisiana - 1 update (3G) Miami/West Palm - 1 update (LTE) Missouri - 4 updates (LTE) Myrtle Beach - 5 updates (4 LTE) Nashville - 1 update (LTE) New Orleans - 2 updates (1 LTE) New York City - 4 updates (LTE) Northern Jersey - 6 updates (LTE) Oklahoma - 1 update (LTE) Orlando - 2 updates (LTE) Philadelphia Metro - 6 updates (LTE) Phoenix -1 update (3G) Raleigh/Durham - 17 updates (2 LTE) Riverside/San Bernardino - 2 updates (3G) San Antonio - 6 updates (3G) San Diego - 3 updates (1 LTE) South Carolina - 4 updates (LTE) South Texas - 1 update (LTE) South West Florida - 1 update (LTE) Tampa - 1 update (3G) Tucson/Yuma - 2 updates (3G) VT/NH/ME - 2 updates (LTE) West Kentucky - 1 update (3G) West Texas - 3 updates (2 LTE) Maps are updated. You can tell it was a holiday weekend. Kind of weak for two days reporting. If it's like 4th of July week, the whole week will be kind of slow and not pick up until next week. Robert Links: Comments regarding this thread, NV Sites Complete Map

4G LTE fire ups do not have to be drive tested, 911 integrated nor coordinated with other sites. 3G integration is much more entailed and harder to do. Voice has to handoff seamlessly. Data can take a hard handoff. So if a site has everything ready on the LTE side, they can just turn it on. That's why you see so many Samsung and Ericsson sites that LTE goes live first. AlcaLu does it quite differently. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

The Contractor would have been given a correction list. Some Contractors are fast at corrections, others are slow. Sometimes it is the next day. Sometimes it is several weeks or months. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

Probably not soon. There will be an additional site that goes live every week or two. I wouldn't expect a Lehigh Valley launch until late Fall. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

Are you certain that you have been handing off mid call from 800 to 1900? If so, you're the first person who has reported that. Every report where someone has monitored their handoff from 800 to 1900 has said they have been dropped. I'm going to Colorado later this week and going to try this in Pueblo on Samsung equipment. They have a 800 seam to a strong 1900 signal on the south side of the city. Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk