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The network is now being upgraded in your market. Voice, 3G and LTE is being worked on. After so many years, it would be tragic to leave now that work is under way. Sprint is also installing 800MHz too, which will have the signal be stronger, penetrate into buildings better and travel farther. You will see some improvements as soon as the next week or two. And it will get incrementally better every week. LTE will pop up in more and more places. All sites will likely be upgraded in 6-8 months throughout the South Texas market. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Whether that tower leaser has other carriers colocated on it or not is not really relevant. Robert Is it the case that the lower on the tower the antennas are located, the less the coverage is? It can be true. However, in the case of most urban infill sites and additional capacity sites, they typically are trying to create a much smaller cell. Height can be a good thing. But the needs of the cell is highly variable. It cannot overlap adjacent sites too much. If you have to use a lot of downtilt at a site if you were up high, then many times it makes more sense to mount lower. Additionally, at many sites the lower frequencies are up higher because they are trying to make a larger cell, whereas PCS or AWS on the same tower can be lower because they are covering a smaller cell. So the basic premise you outline is true. But it is often not needed that way except in rural areas or new coverage areas. Every cell needs and engineering is just so drastically different. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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where do i find those maps once i become an sponsor? Here is the Sponsor section of the site: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/forum/28-the-s4gru-club/ Here is the NV Sites Complete Map thread more specifically: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/517-nv-sites-complete/ Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Sprint's headquarters used to be in Reston, Virginia prior to them moving back to Kansas City and establishing the new Sprint Campus. They still maintain a very large presence there. Robert

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Delay? They just started deployment. If it wasn't for S4GRU most of you wouldn't even know work has started in the Columbus market. It's going to take some time. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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Emmmm...chicken wings. However, I didn't know I'm supposed to have a vial of crack with it. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I won't BBQ you. But if you hear of a construction management position come open around Rapid City, let me know. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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Since I have no idea what the issue is, I have no ability to begin to even speculate how fast it will be solved. Sorry. I just know deployment will continue at the fastest rate it can until the whole market is done. And I have observed that the production rate has dropped significantly the past month or two. Robert

My post addresses them with macro sites. Same deal. Sprint doesn't actually build any new macro site locations. All are provided by tower lease companies. Whether that tower leaser has other carriers colocated on it or not is not really relevant. Each site lease is negotiated. Robert

This is an excellent post to end this thread with. This thread is not providing the excellent discourse that S4GRU strives for and is ripe to become overrun by trolls. Thread closed. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

The dropped call issues may be related to the NID boundary adjustments bring made in the KC area that has been discussed in another thread. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

The DC market progress has really dived off. So has Baltimore. This is true. I don't know the reasons. I know it's not a Sprint choice to do so. DC is Sprint's second home town market. They would be nearly fully deployed like KC if they could. Whatever the issue is, I'm pretty sure it's out of their hands. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I wish you would stop sugar coating... Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I like that Sensorly shows roaming coverage. I just think it should be a different color. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

We don't take submissions for live sites anymore. It was too problematic. We now only post them when accepted by Sprint. So you most likely have a site being tested if it hasn't been accepted by Sprint. Thanks for the report! Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Now who is going to write the article? The first LTE 800 OET article is a big deal! Would love to publish it Monday morning. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

The best way to join the brigade is to become a S4GRU Sponsor. That way you can see maps that show all the Sprint sites in your area. Knowing definitively which sites are Sprint's is the best foundation you can have to begin watching and assisting. For more information about how to become a S4GRU Sponsor: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/ Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I'm so happy to have Milwaukee to start coming online. Many of you don't even begin to know how much I have endured from Milwaukeeans since the creation of S4GRU. In WiMax and LTE Deployments. I'm happy for you guys, and glad the death threats will finally end. But at least I didn't get actual bombs in the mail like the Detroiters. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I'd even let Charlie Ergen win the auction, as long as he didn't have any stupid requirements like wanting veto control over our anti DISH postings. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

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Prefer? I'm not familiar with a specific preference policy of macro cells versus small cells as an overriding requirement from any carrier. Every carrier independently evaluates the need in each specific underserved area and comes up with the best solution. My point is that in most urban/suburban areas of the country, Sprint is already deployed at full 1900MHz spacing or denser. Of course, Baton Rouge is a notable exception (and I'm sure there are others too). When you pair this fact with the point that macro sites are horribly expensive and have a payback in years, then small cells seem like a logical choice for areas that are fully dense yet underserved. A small cell is estimated to cost 1/8 to 1/4 the cost of a macro site. Also they are quicker through zoning approvals and much faster to install. However, they cover less area. So a small cell provides no cost advantage of trying to deploy over a wide area than a single macro site could. But if you are infilling areas between macro sites that are underserved with signal or capacity, then small cells make much more sense. Especially if you are just trying to extend the reach of a specific band, like TD-LTE 2600. My point is not that there will never be additional macro sites. However, I believe once small cells start being deployed in the next year or so, it's going to be the predominant driver of the number of new sites. Probably getting to a 5:1 ratio. Sprint will only be adding macro sites to new rural and exurban areas. And in the small handful of under spaced suburban markets (like BR). But there are no large scale plans to do this currently. Small cells is a large scale plan that Sprint has. SoftBank is likely to change up some of these expansion plans. But we don't know to what extent yet. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta