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You still on Sprint? I still have a Ringplus line for testing but T-Mobile is pretty awesome all around me. I'm keeping an eye out for the B12 sightings as they pop up. Expected to be around August.

Verizon and AT&T have performed an upgrade to replace panels on the tower across the street since I asked Sprint about the site in November.

The legacy site off Old St Augustine Rd and 295 is still not upgraded. They had it planned for March. Wonder what happened.

So, I visited Orlando this past weekend for my brother's graduation and I must say Sprint was very congested almost the entire time I was there. Even on B41, I couldn't get anything higher than 1mbps. I'm sure some of it was due to the memorial day weekend and people all going to Disney/vacation, etc. I think I connected to a second B41 carrier (as it appeared in signal check pro), but I wasn't able to confirm if CA was enabled or not on my N5x. Sprint could use that 3rd carrier asap.

I'm impressed T-Mobile scored as well as it did, their site density is no joke! They have 3 sites right off Old St Augustine Rd where i95 meets and the other carriers only have one or two. I have personally gotten dropped/blocked calls on T-Mobile, but they are inside my work building on an old DAS. AT&T has some serious capacity issues, similarly to Sprint during peak hours. Haven't tested/tried Verizon but looks like even T-Mobile scored better than Verizon on everything.

I wouldn't. I would absolutely love Sprint to expand its coverage instead of relying so heavily on roaming everywhere outside major metros. You can't really make an argument about not giving T-Mobile credit where it's due when Sprint hasn't even made an effort. Of course Sprint can repair it's brand in a similar fashion like T-Mobile did if it had the right focus and executed their plans at a faster pace. It's been proven possible by T-Mobile.

At least they're making an effort. [emoji57]

Yeah, I'm expecting those results too in the Jacksonville market. I'm curious to see how it all scores, though.

Doesn't Jacksonville, FL have Samsung equipment? There's at least 7 sites I have near me that have old Wimax panels that are not broadcasting B41. I'm glad Sprint's making progress in some cities, but they really need to do it nationwide, not just in select markets.

One thing you have to keep in mind when Sprint is compared to T-Mobile is that T-Mobile's was mainly an overlay. Starting from scratch (installing fiber backhaul) is expensive and time consuming. However, I think it is fair for Sprint to be questioned with the lack of B41 panels that are live, considering it should be a relatively similar roll-out to T-Mobile's B4. (Heck, even around me there's a bunch of old Clearwire towers with Wimax panels.) But, I will say for the downtime, Sprint is generally better than T-Mobile, thanks to the in-market roaming. When Sprint was upgrading my tower in 2013 to B25, the site was offline for a few days, where Verizon's 1x/EvDo roaming came in handy for any texting/voice calls and I still had WiFi for internet use. Whereas on T-Mobile, you'd have to completely rely on WiFi calling so if you were leaving your driveway and had to make a call, it'd drop the moment you went outside your WiFi range. I'm still keeping my eye on Sprint in hopes that they someday improve their network in a similar fashion to what T-Mobile has now and continue to improve/grow. Even not being a Sprint customer, Sprint's very existence keeps prices low and affordable.

I can check my local area to see if Sprint's LTE looks different on the PCIs. Although I haven't been keeping track of it, do you know Terrell which PCIs were in Jacksonville last time you were there?

Sprint's been in their A game with the radio optimizing on their newest flagships. After playing around with my HTC 10 unlocked on T-Mobile, it looks like it could be better. Around 5-6dBm weaker on LTE B4 than a GS7. No idea how well Verizon's functions.

They have to make a profit somehow. If you want more high-speed data, you'll need to buy it. I do think Sprint should at least match their pre-paid brand and give postpaid users at least 8GB of data.

And the guy that signed off on the Nextel deal is still getting checks every month. The old Sprint board made a lot of mistakes and I believe cutting capex by 33% is another one. Those actions only mean that they are not heading to be 1st or 2nd in 18 months.

Just a few more days for Sprint users. We'll have to see if it is indeed 3xCA capable. It looks like it does support VoLTE which means it's likely only 2xCA like the G5 and you'd think Sprint would continue to boast 3xCA if it were capable.

How's everyone liking the device? Personally, I am actually wanting to go back to the GS7. At work, my DAS system doesn't reach some areas, so I rely on WiFi calling. However, WiFi calling seems to be very inconsistent on the unlocked variant. That and the lack of wireless charging has gotten me spoiled. I initially got this device for rooting/modding but I've had nothing but a frustrating experience so far with it, so I think it's going back.

Hey @MikeJeep, Did we ever find the solution to the T-Mobile S7 not displaying WCDMA/HSPA+ signal? In Signalcheck it just shows No Connection. It doesn't matter where I am, as long as it's on WCDMA.

What are your B41 speeds on your local site now? How do they compare to the other carriers? I'm still monitoring Sprint with my RingPlus number, but I haven't seen anything new recently.

I've been having Bluetooth issues with my N5x for awhile now. I tried to RMA it but they keep having me troubleshoot. And now they're "investigating my logs" for about 2 months. How did you go about getting it replaced so quick? I went through Google support.

I think the larger B25 chunks will help a lot since most of the issue anyways is capacity. They could use better site density but if they do 15x15 B25 on their existing sites, and adjusted B26 for coverage (and let everyone else sit on B25 by default), Jacksonville would probably be set for awhile until B41 gets rolled out. But as of now, I wouldn't give Jacksonville even an 80 on the chart, but then again, I think data speeds should really count for a majority of the carrier's performance instead of counting the amount of time it takes to send a text.

It's funny you say that, I just went by there yesterday and still has legacy panels. According to a Sprint rep on twitter, it was scheduled to be upgraded by Feb of this year.

Please tell me you have a source. I read my comments from over 6 months ago and nothing new has happened since I expressed my skepticism then. Still 0.8mbps on LTE around me and rootmetrics results has gone down on average. Sent from my Nexus 5X

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-382-sprint-planning-large-network-expansion-adding-9000-new-lte-sites-nationwide/ 9,000 new sites, ~10k Wimax conversions. EDIT: Here's second source. http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-add-tens-thousands-small-cells-bring-800-mhz-and-25-ghz-lte-nearly-a/2015-08-04

I think it's more of "We need to get customers talking about us." It ultimately leads to customers joining. I know a lot of people in my family were considering T-Mobile after seeing the commercial because it emphasizes T-Mobile's network upgrades that's occurred in the last year. The main goal is to change customer perception.

When does Verizon's roaming agreement with Sprint end? I'm curious about what Sprint will do as it gets closer to the deadline.