Matt.NY.Tech

I know I'm absolutely beating the crap out of this dead horse at this point but...

As a consumer - I (we) have all heard over and over to put on our big boy pants and be patient. Some of us waiting for what seems like a good year or more.

As a retailer - Myself and select other reps that actually have a clue as to what is going on have had to tell you to put on your big boy pants and be patient for the better part of 2 years. 

Take a look around the completed maps and SEE that Sprint has busted its proverbial ass doing work son. It's not as if your being told that things are moving along without some concrete data to back it up. 

I recently made my yearly pilgrimage to OCMD for H2oi ( Any Vdub brothers here?) and the drive through Eastern PA was an amazing Sprint experience. It fortified for me that Sprint was worth waiting for.

Verizon in Rochester is king, there is no denying that. They offer an outstanding product at a premium cost. Do you NEED unlimited data? No, of course not. Average users consume less then 2GB's a month of cellular data. Is it worth paying $20-$70 more a month to have 4G LTE today? I don't know, I don't know your life. Are you going to pay your outrages ETF and jump ship? OF fkn course you aren't. 

I bitch and moan as much as the next guy and Sprint pays my GD bills! Take a step back, breath deep, spend a few minutes and take a good long look at the completed maps and realize that in the end you will have your reward.

And as if on cue... 0 service in my house. (Mt Read Wegmans)

Coincidentally the radios in my Note failed this morning. Just re-flashed my ROM and got reception. I need to cut down on my Adderall today.

 

Though they may have told you this. ive been calling sprint evey week since October they give me the same run around but instead of November 26th its was the 5 of oct then 14 then the 22nd then 28 then the 5th again each time they said a tower was down and each time they said it would be fix by the end of the night ....starting to give up on sprint after over 12yrs of service with them

 

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The info I received was Sprint internal, not Care. I still take it all with a grain of salt but my IAE knows not to talk to me unless she is confident about what she has to offer.

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My personal experience has been that regardless of acceptance I see no difference in 3G data speeds or voice quality. I have experienced 4G LTE in henrietta but speeds were sub 2mbs. I love to see accepted sites but remember that doesn't equate to any real change yet.

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Im assuming they meant that all of the Rochester market would be 3G accepted and 7 more sites would show 4G accepted. Now whether or not we would see 4G from those sites or even any enhnaced 3G or voice capability remains to be seen.

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You could have turned notifications off. You would still receive the messages. Just wouldn't be notified until you turned it back on.

I know its silly but I just didn't want to see the app in the notification area 24/7. Its almost as bad as the IME notification.

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Not that its relevant anymore but the Xerox issue was equipment related and not due to Network Vision / Spark.

I don't remember who originally brought it up here but I'm interested to know if you know about our store location on Ridge?

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I've noticed the acceptance reports haven't quite matched up with what I am experiencing through customer interaction and field testing. 

There are sites that have indeed had new equipment installed but are not on the map. 

And just to get everyone's hopes up here's what I got today...

"It looks like all new remaining towers will start coming on tonight and be done by the 26th. 7 LTE towers... don't have the specifics.."

BBM just didn't work well for me. The app was fine but the consistent notification ruined it.

Who ever I was talking to about the one up replacement phone, please send me a PM.

What is your pin?

7AD3E33F

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So... I must have broke it? Scanning bar code seemed to do nothing. Then I found an "invite" in the app, clicked accept, nothing. 

Am I dumb or am I missing something? Does device/OS matter?

Come on people, It's fun.

I wasn't going to do it but that's one compelling argument... I'm in.

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That's awesome, was it a strong signal there? Could be coming from Calkins road but that's a stretch. Could mean they are testing on a tower around there somewhere.

 

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In the Dibellas parking lot I pulled a 62ms ping and just shy of 2mbps down.

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Got 4G signal outside henrietta DSW.

@dibellas, can confirm.

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Sesnorly is showing LTE near the airport. I guess that crazy woman wasn't crazy. At least not about this...

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If only she knew that spreading false information would get everyone who looked at this thread's hopes up only to have them smashed into a million sad little pieces... Lol.....

 

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Normally I wouldn't take a civilians word for anything but she was very enthusiastic about it.

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Damn that's really sad :-( the customer that reported 4G at the airport must have been talking about WiMax or something.

She has a GS4 so no WiMax. Perhaps smoking crack though.

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One of my customers just reported 4G at the airport... If anyone can confirm that I'd be grateful. I'll believe it when I see it.

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I'm just posting the news here, first LTE site accepted in the Rochester market! It is in Dansville, time to get excited everyone! :-D

 

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How did you find out?

Backhaul can be an issue, but a "hollaback" might make you forget all of those problems...

 

 

 

AJ

I ain't no Holla back girl.

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The issue is with the in-building coverage. 

In my head I see a truck backing up to the office with a giant Airave on it... 

Backhaul is the physical network (Internet) connection which connects the cell sites to the Sprint network to carry all the traffic. The more the backhaul, the faster the connections. 

Traditionally backhaul brings information from the swith to the tower, right? 

Seems this gentlemen is inferring that they can bring the service directly into the area where the offices are.

We manage a decent sized account in Buffalo, NY that has been having voice/data issues since before the upgrades began. 

Recently one of the engineers stated that a "back haul circuit" was needed to resolve the issue. 

I do product knowledge (play with phone features) and have zero knowledge of advanced network stuffs. Anyone know what he is talking about? Is this an actual device/system?

Don't worry, it gets better.

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Is Sprint sending out more rates plans booklets, or only the new Unlimited my way plans?

We received an additional booklet.

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