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They will almost definitely work on Madison and Milwaukee at the same time. However, they may start on the outside of Milwaukee and work inward as you suggest. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

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That's not unusual. If the backhaul upgrade was completed over six months ago, it will not show up. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

You Tampa folks should start a LTE Cell Sector ID spreadsheet like the New Orleans and Austin threads. It would help you identify new sites and anomalies and where they are coming from. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

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It's funny you should say that. Five sites were accepted in Kingman today. Robert

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Just got word the first five sites in the Vegas market were accepted today. All were 3G only, so far. No surprise considering this is a AlcaLu market. They are currently In Progress on the Sponsor maps. Robert

First LTE site was accepted in La Crosse, Wisconsin today. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/622-network-vision-site-map-minnesota-dakotas-milwaukee-and-north-wisconsin-markets/page__view__findpost__p__93116 Robert

First accepted LTE site in the Portland market occurred today. More details in the Sponsor section: http://s4gru.com/ind...dpost__p__93114 Robert

I'm concerned for this man's safety. The wrong person thinks he stole their phone, they could attack him or shoot him. Sprint could be liable. They need to do something stat. Tomorrow is not good enough. Robert

I think billboards are good solution for two sector highway infill locations. Robert

Backhaul readiness is the biggest issue. Backhaul in rural communities is usually easier. Sites are often right at local ILEC switches. Also, rural areas usually require no permitting for backhaul runs. Also, then there are different types of sites, tower mount and ground mount. Ground mounts are quicker and easier to install, and are most often in rural areas. And furthermore, smaller towns tend to have less red tape, planning, zoning and permitting issues for the NV upgrades. All these factors give an edge for these sites to get started first in many instances. Like it was said above, Sprint and its subcontractors started working in the entire Oklahoma market. Started logistics planning, permitting ordering equipment, etc. And the very first sites being worked on are the very first sites where everything has come together already to allow work to begin. In most markets, there is ample supply of guys to work. They are chomping at the bit. The second there is a site ready for them, they jump on it. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

I will be available on a more limited basis the next 4 to 6 weeks because of work obligations. My response time for posts, PM's and emails will be significantly reduced during this period. Especially during the day. Please understand that it may take awhile to respond. I try to provide personalized attention to all of you the best I can. And that is challenging even with a normal work schedule. But it will be even more so for me in the near future. I will be relying on S4GRU Staff and Moderators more than ever before. I appreciate your understanding. If you see people complaining that I haven't responded to them yet, please link them to this notice. Thank you for being a part of making S4GRU the best Sprint and network oriented forum on the internet. You guys (and the occasional gal) are awesome! Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

If you have a site ready in Ardmore, and you have people sitting around waiting to work, you send them. It's that simple. Sprint is doing Network Vision as fast as possible. Every site that can be worked on in a market is being worked on. If they were deploying like Verizon, then they would choose sites to be worked on first and then they would wait until those sites are ready. However, Sprint isn't doing that since they are upgrading every site. So they don't need to wait on sites. Whichever sites are ready, they get moving. Period. If people found out there were sites that could be worked on, but Sprint was waiting around doing nothing until more important sites in larger cities were ready, they'd be pissed about that too. But that is exactly what Verizon did. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

It's in the East Texas market with Shreveport. Work just started in the market a few weeks ago. All the sites in the market will be upgraded to Network Vision standards. There is a map in the Sponsor section which shows the sites with work completed. More gets added every week as they complete. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Work is still continuing in Puerto Rico. Most of the work is being done by local subcontractors. However, inspectors come from stateside. If you look back in the history since work started in PR, there have been many weeks with no accepted sites. It all comes down to inspector's schedules. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Think about it. If Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Ardmore and Muskogee started on the same day, which one(s) do you think will complete first? This is the answer to your conundrum. It is elitist and arrogant to say that Sprint should not dare start work in other Oklahoma towns until the entirety of its largest cities are covered. Sprint is converting its entire network. Network Vision affects every one of their 38,000+ sites. They all need to be worked on. Fixating on a priority of communities is wasted energy and serves no purpose. Many of us live in smaller communities. We deserve a better network too. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

Downtilt will not be adjusted down until other sites come online making a denser signal. Also places with dense high rises are designed with 3D RF patterns to make sure the buildings get signals too. I wouldn't worry about it. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

No, not at all. With cell breathing on the CDMA network, it can shrink to the point where LTE travels farther. Also, a 1x site can be down, but LTE is still active. Also, at NV sites, LTE is being deployed with little to no downtilt, but the 1x does. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

That Puerto Rican joke went right over my head! Robert

It means you are on Sprint LTE but roaming for 1x. It happens all the time. Robert

Thanks. Sometimes I forget that compared to a lot of these folks, that I'm old. I'm happy to have reminders that I'm not alone. I need to get an old geezer emoticon. Robert