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Only one site in NYC in the last update. It was a brand new site in Red Hook. You should become a Sponsor so you can see the weekly update maps. Robert

Work is ongoing now. There are almost a dozen sites gone live the past few weeks. It will ramp up and more service will be added every week. You can follow along on Sensorly and see coverages our members are adding to the maps. It will likely launch after the first of the year. But service is going live at each site as it's completing. If you cannot wait, we understand. Robert

Probably just came out for 800 inspection last week over the whole area. Maybe you are about to be smacked with the LTE wand! Robert

It will likely change in the next week or two, unless some Chicago sized updates start occurring this weekend. Robert

Sprint has many massive call centers around the country. Even one here in New Mexico. They definitely do a lot of calls stateside. Although, not everyone in America is free from a foreign accent either. Robert

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If you think about it, all non active Network Vision markets need eHRPD deployed too. Since Ft. Wayne/South Bend are actively being deployed and East Michigan should start any day, Toledo eHRPD needs to be active for when the sites near the border are converted so data sessions can hand off to the Toledo market sites. eHRPD will likely be live in all markets soon. Nothing to think of it, really. Robert

Hmmm. I have never had a Sprint call that didn't seem stateside based. I hope they haven't made any changes to American customer support. I know some companies have overflow contract during exceptionally busy times to foreign call centers. I hope that is all this is. Robert

I had this issue a lot with the Photon. I thought eHRPD was down, but then would go look at my other LTE devices and they were still connected to eHRPD. Cycle through airplane mode and, voila! eHRPD is back. Robert

I believe I usually say that eHRPD is typically deployed in clusters or by whole market, but rarely on a site by site basis. Robert

The description of the General Topics thread is, "Have something on your mind? Doesn't fit with any other category? Post about it here. Off-topic threads are OK." So, no problem. Robert

eHRPD is not a sign of LTE imminence. It is being deployed in some areas way far in advance of LTE. Robert

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I do believe it was the Viper. I know it was not a Samsung device, as I am unable to force them into 1x only mode without having to do a factory reset to get LTE back. Robert

I was able to get one of my devices in Waco to go into 1x only mode for testing. I was able to do simultaneous voice and 1x data on it. I will look at my notes when I get home to see which one it was, because I cannot remember. However, I just assumed from that observation that all SVDO devices could do simultaneous voice and 1x data. Thank you for the clarification. Robert

It could be the local 4G core causing it not to be online. Not sure. Robert

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To answer your questions: 1xA is 1x Advanced. It is a revision in 1xRTT that allows for gains in capacity, coverage and speeds. Sprint is deploying 1x Advanced over 1xRTT in Network Vision when upgrading CDMA 1900 and CDMA 800. There is a lot of variability in the way 1x Advanced can be deployed. It can be deployed for capacity gains, or speed/coverage gains. It is believed that Sprint is only deploying their 1xA for capacity gains only. We do not know for sure, but we have not seen a Network Vision completed site 1x speed test that exceeds 144kbps, yet. Since Sprint will only have one CDMA 800 carrier, it makes more sense to deploy that carrier for maximum capacity, especially given that 800MHz already has a distinct coverage advantage. The term 1xA should not be used synonymous with 800MHz only, as it is being deployed in 800 and 1900. CDMA 800 deployments to date have been deployed only in FIT areas for testing/planning purposes. However, Chicago 800 service has been expedited in advance for purposes of helping to reduce the dropped call problem written about in this article. Sprint is about the begin deploying CDMA 800 more widespread in the near future, as enough conflicting iDEN channels are cleared out of the way of Channel 476 (where the CDMA 800 carrier is going in most markets). There have already been some member reports of CDMA 800 connections in the LA Metro, Baltimore and DC markets. However, it takes a custom PRL to get on these 800 carriers, as the official Sprint PRL's only allow 800 connections in the DFW/Waco and Chicago areas currently. We do have schedule maps of the original Network Vision baseline schedule for the Round 1 and 2 markets in the Premier Sponsor section. They show when CDMA 1900 and LTE 1900 were originally scheduled to arrive for each site in the first two rounds. However, we have not received updates to the schedule, and there has been recent variation. Devices capable of SVDO have two diverse 1x antennas. So they can do 1x data and 1x voice at the same time, or EVDO data and 1x voice at the same time. But it appears that most cannot support 1x data and 1x voice at the same time, only 1x voice and EVDO data. We do not have specific dates for any market specifically starting CDMA 800 deployments. However, you will see them start appearing in the NV Sites Complete maps once they do. Robert

The site near Guerneville went live last week. Good timing. One of the best coffees I've ever had was near the river on the west side of Guerneville at a place called Spliff's. I'm not sure it was the coffee, or the contact high from the on site medicinal marijuana lounge. Robert

There are now 4 sites in the Lancaster/Palmdale area. Even though none have come up as LTE accepted from Sprint, yet, I think there is a good chance that one or more of them are live. But I haven't seen anything pop up out there yet. Any S4GRU members live out that way? Robert

A new Sensorly spot appeared over by Lake Wylie this morning. Robert

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Yes, I can see it on Sensorly now. Hopefully some of our members will get out and wardrive that area soon so we can see the extent of the coverage from that site. Robert