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Traffic Attack! Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Sensorly definitely does not use much data. And it is true that you can WiFi upload all of the observations. However, this is typically not known except to more advanced users. I believe that people that have capped data plans are just self taught to save their data for only needed uses when mobile. And to a casual Verizon or AT&T customer, a use like Sensorly would seem superfluous. I believe that also half, or more, of Sprint LTE mapping on Sensorly comes from members of this forum. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Typically, hotspots often have stronger transmission power than handsets. This can also increase the discrepancy between the two. Add the fact you're comparing dissimilar technologies, broadcast from different sites and you're using the worst RF performer for Sprint LTE and you likely can now account for the difference. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Yes, it is a common sight to see "Emergency Calls Only" on my Nexus 4 lock screen. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Tmo must love me. I have the $30 plan, but use only 2-3 minutes per month and 1-2GB of data. Of course, this is just a novelty backup phone for me. I pull out my Nexus 4 just to test the Tmo network, and occasionally for tethering to spare my VZW hotspot when in places of good Tmo coverage (not often). Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I'm only speaking of the iPhone 5, as discussed in this thread. The Sprint iPhone 5 is the same as Verizon's. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I don't think it's possible to roam on Verizon LTE without hacking their network. When I force roam on Verizon on my devices here in New Mexico, it first tries to connect to Verizon eHRPD. And then it fails to authenticate and then tries EVDO-A, which does authenticate and connects to data. Why doesn't it allow me to connect to VZW eHRPD? Because the eHRPD is run through VZW's LTE core. So if we cannot authenticate to eHRPD, we probably cannot to LTE either. I believe that the allowed roaming networks for eHRPD and LTE come from the SIM card and not the PRL. I believe it would take hacking VZW's network to allow it to authorize your device on to their network. Otherwise, I don't think it will happen until Sprint and VZW work out a deal, and VZW opens up their eHRPD/LTE network to Sprint devices and authorizes their SIM profile to the network. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

The exact date is not known. My best guess based on the info we have is that the first sites will start to go live toward the end of summer in this market. We do not know where in the market they will begin, though. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

You may be going between sectors. Every site deployment is different. Some have severe downtilt, some have narrow beam panels, some have reduced transmission power. You may have driven into an area where you now are in an RF shadow from the site because of a building between you and the site. There is no way to answer your question, really. But that being said, a full LTE 1900 signal is not going to travel very far. Sprint isn't designing their network to make sure there is a full LTE 1900 signal everywhere you go. They'd have to double their number of sites. But they are trying to give you a useable LTE signal within the 3G footprint. LTE 800 will help quite a bit to get a stronger LTE signal out there and improve that. However, I'm happy with 3-6Mbps speeds when I have a mediocre signal. And most people will be too.

They have three Chickfilas in Albuquerque. So I frequent them when in ABQ. I will definitely keep my eyes open for Bojangles when in the road. Thanks for the tip! Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

The moderators are working to enforce our rules. Arguing with them publicly about enforcing the sites policies is not a good idea. Please let this be the end of it. We will not get mired into an argument about our moderation publicly. If you want to continue discussion with me or our Moderators, please do so using the message feature. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Oh, you're comparing Tmo HSPA to Sprint LTE on the EVO LTE. Well, that explains it. First, LTE will not be as usable as far HSPA from the same site. Even Tmo is going to have this issue with their LTE compared to their HSPA network. And the EVO LTE is a poor RF performer, and that exacerbates the difference even more. You're not in the position to make an apples to apples comparison, I'm afraid. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

And now the Admin is complaining about the complainers. Tone it down, guys. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

It definitely varies by area. However, this is not true anywhere that I go, unfortunately. Tmo indoor coverage in New Mexico is pretty poor unless you're within half mile of a site. Sprint is better in that I can keep 1-3 bars inside (but the data speeds are poor until NV). But with Tmo, I lose service altogether in most commercial buildings. If I'm lucky, I'll fall back to an EDGE signal. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

intense pleasure Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

The thing about location of the site order is...well, it's not selected. Sprint would love to do them in order of usage. However, some sites are much easier and faster to get approvals, permitting and high speed backhaul to. Once a site is ready and has everything they need to convert, they jump right on it. Typically, permitting is faster in exurban and rural areas, and tougher in cities and NIMBY suburbs. Also, backhaul is typically easier to get in newer suburbs and rural locations along major roads, railroads and highways. Since Sprint is upgrading their entire network, all sites will be worked on the second they are ready to start work, regardless of location. And given the ease of getting things ready, it will often begin in exurban, tertiary and rural areas first. It's better than doing nothing, just waiting for the more important sites to become ready. If Sprint ever gets to the point where they have significant backlog of urban/suburban sites ready, they will completely stop working on exurban/rural sites all together. Robert

First LTE site accepted in Colorado!!!! YEAH! It's south of Brighton. It's just south of the I-76 and 470 junction. Near Buffalo Run Golf Course on 104th. It will be on the Sponsor maps later today. Congratulations you Centennial Staters. Now go park under the tower, light up a blunt and go to town. Robert

It's not unusual for them to disavow LTE in market prior to launch. Enjoy it where it's working. It can be exciting being an early adopter. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I agree with the concept. However, I do not have the time to manage a network, or manage members managing a network. Watching DSL Reports go offline as long as it did was a wakeup call for me. If S4GRU was down that long, it would be the end of the site. A good man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others. We get what we pay for from IP Board. They manage the network, the servers. I have dedicated 24 hour support. They handle all our software upgrades. It's a fair cost for what they do. If the members cannot support the cost of the site, I would look at other options. The current model works. But given my technical experience and available time, it's the only solution so far that works. Our members in the past have said they are more interested on me spending time on content, updates and forum posts than managing the network. Every hour I spend on other site management activities, is an hour less I can provide to the experience. We initially had another host prior to IP Board, and it was a disaster. It was often slow, lots of downtime. Our members were very unhappy. Since then, we have all taken for granted how good IP Board has been for the whole S4GRU experience. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Like AJ said, I don't mind posts where people discuss how to utilize their roaming, as long as they are not advocating ways to bypass the 300MB monthly limit. If there is a way to allow a Sprint iPhone on the VZW LTE network and be used as roaming, that information would be allowed at S4GRU. If it was discovered that the method hacked the VZW network and the usage wasn't showing on your Sprint account as roaming, then we would disallow the thread and probably remove it. S4GRU considers all roaming that counts against your monthly allotment as fair game under the current T&C's. In our mind, data is data, whether it is 1x, EVDO or LTE. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Me either. If intrigued enough, I will break out my VZW hotspot and switch wireless networks temporarily and hit refresh. Then I will turn off my hotspot and return to regularly scheduled programming. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I'll clarify. The Sprint community forums are filled with Sprint haters, whiners and a huge amount of ill-informed people. Even when a Sprint employee does post something from the horses mouth, it is often from a person who doesn't understand the big picture or misunderstands the intent of the info they've received. There are some quality Sprint folks from the community, however, most of them also hang over here. Since you have to read through so much garbage to ever find a quality post, it's not worth the effort to read the Sprint community forums. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I'm getting so much conflicting reports on the One's RF performance. Once they drop below $400 on EBay, I'm going to pick one up and put it through my RF testing rigmarole. They just are too expensive for me to buy off contract right now. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

LTE 800 can be run on the same RRU as CDMA 800. If you see a 4th RRU, it usually means the site has more than four CDMA carriers. Each RRU can handle up to 4 carriers. In the case of the 800 RRU, it is running only one CDMA 800 carrier and eventually one LTE 800 carrier. They tend to leave LTE 1900 on its own RRU in Ericsson markets. So that is two of the four. The other two are CDMA 1900, for a combination of 1x and EVDO. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Population density can change very rapidly from one site to the next. However, even if the next Sprint site over from the Clearwire site has less density, just put up a second one. It is cheaper to run two EBS/BRS Protection Sites in a given community on the Sprint Network Vision platform, than to keep the one Clearwire site online with all redundant costs. So I definitely agree with you. Sprint should commute all Clearwire WiMax protection sites over to the Sprint network where Sprint offers coverage and make them TD-LTE protection sites. And then, in non-Sprint coverage areas, Sprint should convert Clearwire Protection Sites to full Network Vision and provide an island of Sprint coverage there, since they have to pay to keep a site active anyway at that location. Just slap up an NV panel and one carrier card for each band/technology. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD