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No, it was Marshmallow. The day my phones upgraded, I started dropping LTE in any previously weak spot. Where I could hold the weak LTE in the past, I no longer can. The new software made things much worse. LTE drops and I am on CDMA until I get in a stronger area. I run Signal check all day. Now I get the audio beep every time I go into a weak area.

Your profile on this site indicates you live in Cleveland. But you are asking about 17265 (Upper Strasburg, Pa.) If you look at the Sprint maps and enter 17265, it shows some area that is not covered by voice. That is probably correct especially if you are at the area the pin drops on for 17265. That is a very very hard area to cover. The maps do show some data coverage there, but it does not show 3G coverage. This tells me that there is absolutely no Sprint coverage there. This is all surprising as Verizon or maybe AT&T is probably the only other carriers that I would suspect as a LTE provider in the area. I doubt is Sprint is LTE data roaming on either one of those. I really doubt that the data coverage showing in that area is actually there. Have you actually had the coverage or are you only looking at the maps?? If you are in the area, show us an engineering screen or a Signal Check screenshot. Some of the 17265 zip code does have service, but not likely when the pin drops on the map. The spot of the pin drop is not really where the Upper Strasburg community is actually located. I think the LTE maps are probably wrong.

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Sure does show Shentel's fantastic coverage on I-81

Yep, Starting in WV, at the Maryland Line, Falling Waters exit. Most Sites in Hagerstown are Upgraded to B-41. A few still remain to be completed. What I have been encountering in Hagerstown is slow speed on B-41. Looks like it went active without adequate back-haul. Band 25 and Band 26 were slow before the band 41 upgrade. Unless they added back-haul, it would make sense that Band 41 would be slow too. I do not see the super-fast speed in Hagerstown like we see some other places.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Officejet-4500-All-in-One-Printer-Series---G510/3919445/model/3919446/document/c04675206 I am not positive that I used this exact link to find the APP, but it was something very close to this. The APP I installed to make the Scan feature work was an official APP and not a hack by some unknown individual. My printers are 8600 model, so I am not sure this one that might be for a different model is what I used or what you need. Might be worth a try.

I just used the official 8600 software and installed the printers as "Network printers". A standard network install. I did have an issue when I obtained a new laptop with Windows 10. I had to install a "APP" for the printer to get it to scan. The printer portion did work. The"APP" was not on the HP website and the existence of the "APP" was not mentioned on the website at that time. I can not remember where I found the "APP", but it is available somewhere on the internet.

Yes. I have two HP8600 printers connected to the router via Ethernet cords just because it was so easy to connect that way. Two laptops on Wi-Fi and two Desktops on Ethernet cord can all access the printers.

They have to keep minimal traffic on 800 because if you are on 800, it is the one and only last resort for service. They want as much traffic on 2500 as possible because they have loads of capacity there. 1900 is used to handle the the traffic that 2500 can not handle. 2500 works great for people that are close to a cell site. If you are a little further away or in a tough old building, 1900 takes over. 800 is reserved for the traffic that can not be handled by 2500 or 1900.

It will show as Sprint LTE once Shentel gets control of nTelos. This overhaul and expansion is quite a large project, so it will take some time. Shentel still has a few loose ends to tie up yet before they officially take over the nTelos footprint. You should see some improvements quite quickly but for the next year or so, there will still be issues in this area. Keep in mind, this is a very positive thing, it just takes time to fix the nTelos network and make it equal to the Shentel/Sprint standards.

Shentel has received approval from the FCC on the Shentel Buyout http://seekingalpha.com/news/3173488-shentel-gets-fcc-ok-640m-ntelos-buyout

Shentel has received FCC approval of nTelos buyout. http://seekingalpha.com/news/3173488-shentel-gets-fcc-ok-640m-ntelos-buyout

Found 3 and maybe 4 sites in Hagerstown, Md today with newly activated Band 41. One thing for sure, Shentel is moving forward on Band 41. Driving alone and in heavy traffic did not allow me to really get all the info on the sites. Probably was one on W Oak Ridge Drive, One on West Washington St, One on CW Brooks building on S Potomac st and another one but I am not sure of which one. No real proof on any of these.

Found more Band 41 today in Smithsburg, Md. Again, the download speed is more than anybody needs, but not as fast as I had on Las Vegas sites two month ago. I suspect the backhaul is not fully upgraded, but that is only a guess. I do not know how many crews are upgrading sites to band 41 in Shentel Land, but I am finding quite a few sites. I also still see quite a few sites that are not upgraded, but they sure are making progress. Shentel is doing what they said they would do. Upgrade sites to Band 41 that really need band 41.

Found two more SHENTEL Band 41 activations today First one in Rouzerville, Pa near Food Lion, Lowe's, Wal-Mart. Second one in Hagerstown, Md on S Burhans Blvd in the railroad yard. Both had slower speed than I would have expected and it kind of looks to me like the backhaul might not be upgraded. Also the sites might need some optimization yet. Sure is good to see things getting better even if it is in the early stages.

More Shentel - Also found B-41 in Waynesboro, Pa on Saturday March 26. Site is on N Broad St on top of city water tank. Best speed was 34.81 down and 9.11 up. This was not in the most favorable area, so it may be possible to find better results This was using a Galaxy S-5, non-CA phone. ]http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1828318196 Another site east of Waynesboro has the new B-41 antennas installed but No B-41 active yet. Shentel is progressing on B-41. Not every site is under construction, but sites that really need Band 41 are in the pipeline.

SHENTEL -- Just found B-41 in Hagerstown, Md. Interstate 81 and Maugans ave Exit. Site is on top of Volvo manufacturing plant water tank. Hard to run a speed test or look at engineering screens while driving, I am not sure if this is the only site with B-41. I just stumbled onto this one. 46.91 down, 12.32 up on a non CA galaxy s-5. I was within 1000 feet of the cell site and moving. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1831130346

That Sensorly map looks good to me. I would have to strongly suspect that Sprint 4G LTE is alive as Sensorly shows. Notice the darkness of the purple near your "dots" which are the cell site locations.

Take some photos of the ground mounted RRU's too. If you have a good camera, zoom in on the bottoms of the antennas so we can see the connectors. I would suspect that any new install today would have more that just the one PCS G Carrier. You could find a Band 26 carrier too, but not close to the cell site. As the Band 25 carrier dies as you get away from the site, you might see a band 26 carrier.

They already do have it prioritized in that manner. Right now, I might have band 25 on the street, walk into a building and immediately am moved to band 26. Years ago, there would have been nothing in the building except maybe 1X voice. Now, the presence of band 26 is great, except it just struggles to handle the load and the speed drops. Normally the signal level is not really that good since it is only a few DB better than the band 25 signal that crapped out as I enter the building. The end result is low speed due to low signal level and the load on Band 26. If band 25 does not enter the building or travel around behind an obstruction, it does not matter how much traffic is on band 25 or 41. These users that are now on band 26 because Sprint can not shift them to band 25 or 41will still be on band 26 no matter how wide the band 25 or 41 carriers are. Today, if I walk or drive out of a weak area, I might stick on Band 26 for awhile, but as soon as any significant data transfer starts happening, I am shifted to band 25 or band 41. Band 25 coverage in Shentel territory is amazingly good, but there are just areas that only band 26 reaches into. Almost impossible to get many users off of band 26. They are on band 26 not because they want to be there. They are on band 26 because that is the only channel that will work.

Correct. I am mostly in Shentel territory and they occasionally do add a cell site in a weak area. However, no matter how many they add, we still have areas in business buildings, some homes, basements, and just low valleys where band 26 is the only carrier that works. Is is great that we have this band 26. But, there are enough users on band 26 that a 5X5 carrier just can not handle it. We have the second band 25 carrier and even band 41 in some areas. Those two bands (25 & 41) just will never reach into some of these questionable locations. Adding wider band 25 or 41 is not going to do much as the signals are just not strong enough to get into some places. Maybe the answer is some small cells in the middle of these questionable low signal areas. Somehow the band 26 carrier needs to have some of the load lifted off of it. If I see this issue in Shentel territory, where the site density is very good, I have to think this has or will be happening in other areas where the density is not as good.

Posted accidentally before I was done typing. Usage on band 26 can be quite high if you are between cell sites or at a fringe area. I see low speeds (like 2 down and 5 up) on band 26 at times. One 5X5 carrier just does not get it. It probably is going to get worse too. More users in those areas are going to drive speed down.

I see quite a few instances of a loaded Band 26 LTE carrier. Yes, Sprint does tend to shove users onto Band 41 and 25 as much as possible, but the usage on Band 26 is q

Karma totally kills the unlimited "neverstop" deal. http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-mvno-karma-terminates-neverstop-unlimited-service-time-we-went-too-b/2016-02-18

Correct. Very Very few long distance calls in the United States are handled by Satellite. Fiber optics handles almost everything even to Alaska and Hawaii. You will notice the delay in the conversation if you ever experience a satellite connection on a long distance call. Not desirable at all. I did notice some delay in Hawaii 15 years ago, but most of that is gone now.