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Thanks for the replies. Sorry for posting about a topic that's already been talked about.

 

I'm hoping Sprint comes out with a new BlackBerry that way I could pick up B26.

 

According to Sprint's coverage maps, I'm in a roaming area.. But that's not true. If I stand on the porch or outside, I can get 5/6 bars on my Moto X. eHRPD is weaker- SignalCheck rates my connection around -96 dBm. I'll double check those numbers when I get home tonight.

Well ALL the carriers have poor coverage maps, lol

B26 shouldn't be an issue, B25 is the possible issue. [emoji14]

 

Sent from my Nexus 5

I didnt say it was an issue.... lol

The closest Sprint tower to my house is about 3.5 miles away. In between are hills, trees, a handful of houses, and fields. However, I do have line of sight. I can see the blinking light of the tower in the distance at night. I do not think Sprint has deployed any LTE at this tower. When they do, is it possible that the LTE signal would reach my house?

 

Right now I have a Moto X, but I may go back to the Q10. I do pick up eHRPD at my house. What frequency is that on? I'm thinking Sprint's 800ish mhz LTE band might. Not sure about 1900 though..

 

Thanks

This has already been answered, but I am not sure exactly where on here....

eHRPD is on 1900MHz, not sure on the B25 LTE reaching you but I am sure if you have line of sight you will most likely pick up B26.

LTE would just be more weak but its possible.

no problems here....

Recently, Neville Ray made a comment about T-Mo getting to a network size of 300M PoPs in 2015 which would put their network size generally on par with AT&T and Verizon.  While there wasn't much talk of how they're going to achieve this milestone (i.e. through native buildout or through roaming, etc.), it seems like a new dimension of 'network wars' (or deja vu if one counts the tussle between T-mo and AT&T in 2012 over '4G' coverage) and such parity would really put pressure on the duopoly by taking away one of their key talking points/differentiators.

 

I've always assumed that completion of Network Vision wouldn't result in appreciable increases in network size (+/- 280M PoPs) but the above concerns me that Sprint might end up at a competitive disadvantage relative to the others. Is there any insight into whether Sprint is planning to respond with a 300M PoP coverage target of their own?

we will get there

Spark areas on Sprint coverage maps ONLY means B41 has been deployed. It does not include Band 26.

 

Sprint has released several things where they talk about the fact that their new Spark network includes up to three bands and says it in a very confusing way...as if Spark only exists when all three bands are present. And that's false.

 

Spark is only Band 41. And Band 26 is also apart of the Spark network, when and where it is deployed. But Band 26 is not required for a Spark launch. Just Band 41.

nice!!

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/mobidia-verizon-sprint-customers-use-lte-data-more-att-t-mobile-subs/2014-11-19

 

I think this is no surprise because there's more of a push to get speeds up from EvDo rather than HSPA+ that the GSM carriers have.

 

Sent from my LG-LS980

Makes sense big red V dominates so looks good to me lol. Although it says "98% for big red V, 93% Sprint, 86% At&t, T-mobile n/a" "....percent of their cellular data consumed on LTE..." The At&t and Sprint I think are off because at%t has more LTE then Sprint currently, we are not far behind anymore but just seems like this article is just a little off. Maybe because I never go to that site much because I have come across incorrect information before. lol

soon would be nice

I am NOT point any one person or persons out but PROPER ENGLISH would be appreciated PLEASE!! 

Band 41 at RIT

Yea were getting there!! Slow but one by one lol

doubt it

weird page

It's weird and wonky.  So he loves it.  It matches his personality.  Since it's just a secondary phone for him, it's perfect.  He spends a lot of time praising it and bitching about it.  He is starting his own smartphone collection.  So whenever a phone on his list gets below $200, he guys it off Ebay.  And of course, Fire Phone prices are sinking like the Titanic.

Phone collectors!! I can I join that group? LOL!!!! I do that same thing, I swear I have well over 10 cell phones.

I have not been charged for the seven AT&T SIM cards I have received in the store...yet.  When I started service with 3 Nexus 5's and a Galaxy Mega...no charge.  When the SIM card on my Nexus 5 started giving me errors...switched out...no charge.  And when my son decided to get an Amazon Fire Phone and changed to Nano SIM from Micro...no charge.  And when I added a line for my daughter on a used phone, no charge for the SIM card.  I guess if you just said, "hey, gimme a SIM card", maybe they will charge for that.

When I had at&t it depended on the store, most of the company owned stores its free, the authorized retailers, good luck lol!! (some of them are decent and some are not good). 

cool!!

Yes. But I think the frustration comes when they know a stronger signal that would drain the battery less is present. Ideally, your device would camp on the stronger signal and then move you over to the better performing weaker signal when needed for an active data session. That way your device would maximize the benefit of standby for battery life.

 

But this does not seem to happen on AT&T, Verizon nor Sprint in my observations.

Good point. I had AT&T before and there network is not all that bad, I had issues with dropped calls when the tower is right down the road from me. 

Yes, this is true. But I'm having the same issue now with AT&T and VZW Band 4 over Band 17/13. Getting stuck on weak signals of B4 inside of buildings when a strong B17/13 is available. Reduces battery life. Not extremely, but noticeably. A review of my battery stats will show that it is still screen using the most battery. But it does move up a good 15%.

 

But in both instances, AT&T and VZW are both faster with weak B4 signals than 17/13. So it's just like Sprint in that regard. B41 reduces battery life when on a weak signal, but it will likely perform faster than B26 would with a stronger signal.

Isnt that the case with any poor signal or "searching for signal" it drains your battery more then if you had a good to excellent signal? Not just B41 lol 

I watched the progress of a B26 carrier card install at work today. (Technically...)

 

Lost all Sprint service for about an hour, got B25 back, then lost LTE and had 3G for about an hour... then LTE turned on and I was able to catch blips of B26 during the LTE --> 3G handoffs in my building. It's at a super low power level right now, but I did see it for the first time here.

 

This site recently got 1x800 so I'm happy the B26 card install only took a few weeks after that! I'll use this post as a moment in time to see exactly how long it takes to go from B26 installation to full optimization.

How do you know for a FACT "super low power" was what your receiving? Your most likely getting a signal from another tower....

Also the shorter the coax the better.

cool

I wish I could say more about what there is in the market. The premier sponsor area is really heavy on the information, it's pretty awesome. You should donate and get into it!

I was gonna say that too but I didnt lol 

I didn't know so this is an FYI to anyone else that doesn't...

 

There is active Band 41 LTE in Greece.

Its not on every tower that has LTE yet but on SOME, but I cant say anything else here sorry....

I didn't know so this is an FYI to anyone else that doesn't...

 

There is active Band 41 LTE in Greece.

yea....

I didnt mean I am all for JUST him totally dropping subsidies, but for possible CHANGES he COULD make in order to improve Sprint and give customers more choices. I guess the way I worded it before was not good lol. 

I'm not. I don't want payment installments added on top of my bill. I would rather keep it the exact same and just pay my one time fee with my phone trade in which is usually $100 or less. Pass.

Its not for everyone.