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I have never felt any effect from being around panels and radios, nor living next to a site. Why does it differ from the power of your device which is immediately adjacent to your body? I would say it is coincidence. On another note, when I go out in the field I tend not to drink as much water and end up getting dehydration headaches. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

And to spring board off AJ's points, WiMax signal air link was even more fragile and maxed out between -82 and -85dBm RSSI. Any weaker than that and your device couldn't get a signal back to the sites. Whereas LTE signal peters out around -93 to -95dBm RSSI. So even if WiMax and LTE are deployed on the same band, LTE would go farther. About 10dBm farther. But since there is also a gain in the better band of PCS over EBS/BRS, Sprint LTE 1900 is considerably better in signal strength and coverage than WiMax in most deployment scenarios. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

They are running 3-4 months behind in most markets. Finding skilled labor is the latest challenge. There are only so many people out there with the skills to do the work, and all 4 major carriers and most regional carriers all doing upgrades at once, straining the labor market. LA County has about 50% of its Sprint service area with at least some outdoor LTE coverage now. And more is being added daily. In the Riverside/San Bernardino market, about 1/4 of the sites have been worked on, but only two have had LTE completed and signed off. More will be coming in the next few weeks. It is going to be slowish going, but steady. About a dozen sites a week will go live in LA on average through the rest of the year at the current pace. It may pick up, but not likely. It will just slowly get better and better. This deployment is nothing like WiMax. The WiMax network was owned and installed by a 3rd party called Clearwire. Clearwire ran out of money and hadn't even finished planning the Inland Empire, let alone deploy anything meaningful. Sprint has completely planned and already has the money to complete the LTE deployment and they are doing this themselves. And work is already underway. The reason for the slow speed is signal strength. LTE performance is very signal strength dependent. And this is true no matter which wireless carrier you use. The stronger the LTE signal, the better the speeds. For more info about that, you can visit this thread: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2040-bars-lie-for-lte-signal-strength-how-to-determine-your-actual-lte-signal-strength/ Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Here is more information about S4GRU Sponsorship: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/ Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I posted some new San Diego LTE sites to the Sponsor map on Sunday night. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

There probably is. But it is not info that we have been privy to. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

When I am in a fully complete area like Wichita Falls or Waco, I can tell you that it's awesome. However, you get used to having fast data quickly, and the novelty and excitement goes away in a few days. Then you feel like you've been punched in the gut when you end up on an underperforming legacy 3G site. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

It happens all the time. It's just not consistent. During the Contractor testing phase, they may leave it on. Sprint prefers them not to do this, but it does indeed happen. Sometimes the site goes live before acceptance, sometimes during, sometimes after, sometimes weeks after. And in rare cases, months. There are hundreds of people involved with accepting sites and different scenarios play out each site. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

The Victory equals or bests every device I've ever tested in 1x and EVDO on 850 and 1900 and LTE on 1900. It's a solid budget device when it comes to radio performance. My sister in law picked one up on my recommendation based on where she lives and works. She says the difference between the Victory and her OG EVO is night and day when it comes to signal strength, and voice and data connections. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

My wife and I text back and forth in the same room often. We live next to a Sprint site. It's virtually live chat in most instances. Usually takes 1-2 seconds to appear on the other device. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

The S4 is full of gimmicky stuff, or so it sounds. I guess it's nice that they keep pushing the envelope. I just wonder how many of these type of innovations will be useful. If the leaked pictures are right and the design looks virtually identical, but slightly larger, I may skip the S4. But the thought of a size halfway between the S3 and the Note 2 is appealing to me. If it had Band 26 or 41 support, I'd definitely pick it up. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD I do not expect that at all. Flagship device with flagship pricing. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Definitely. LTE signal is more fragile. Cramming more data in the same spectrum requires optimal signal conditions and more antennas. But when it's good, it's great! Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

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Did you S4GRU Sponsors see the first full build North Wisconsin site was LTE accepted yesterday in Sheboygan? You can see it on the NV Sites Complete map in the Sponsor section. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

A full build site with ground mount units is exactly the same as a normal full build site except for the mount location of the RRU's. Everything else is the same. The site would still get new panels and CDMA 800 service. This is very different from a GMO site. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I'm pretty certain this is a full build site with ground mount RRU's. They are not all that uncommon. Rickie has found some in the Kansas market. Most sites like this will have to be hot swapped, because weight limitation was the most likely culprit why it had to have ground mount RRU's. They may even have to remove and add each panel individually, swap one for one. Where is this one located? Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I have been told for a long time that the Tucson/Yuma market should start before the end of Winter. That's only 10 days away. So that would be about right. So the manager may be right in this instance. However, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

Glyde? Sounds like some sort of industrial lubricant. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

The Samsung 800 RRU definitely does LTE and CDMA together. The Ericsson 800 RRU's currently do not do LTE together with CDMA, and have to be separate. With AlcaLu, I'm not certain. I know that on AlcaLu GMO sites, on 1900 they have CDMA and LTE on separate RRU's. I assume that 800 would be the same. However, I think that AlcaLu was working on a RRU that could do both. Ericsson too. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

Yes indeed. Will not utter their names. Any mention of their spectrum holdings only adds value to their spectrum squatting. No way we will advertise their misdeeds here. It may lead to their legitimacy. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

I think all the Northern CT sites are GMO so far to date. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

All the work to date in SC have been at GMO sites. They are just about wrapped up. There will not be any real activity until Full build sites start work in a few months. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

I've suffered from CC fraud so many times, you'd think I wouldn't be concerned about it. It wasn't a big deal in each instance and always had the charges reversed. I guess I see GW as a minor convenience that its not a big deal to wait until it is supported. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

It is common for them to do testing in the middle of the night to impact as few of customers as possible. Robert via LG Optimus G using Tapatalk

Area codes and zip codes don't mean anything to us. Where specifically?