CrimsonKnightDX

I am subscribed to certain topics and discussions, so when I receive an alert via tap a talk on my phone anytime there is a new comment. Honestly, I get a rush anytime I see a new alert show for this site on my phone. 

This site is great, the forums are fantastic, so much good information, and no one is demeaning anyone for asking questions, like other forums on other sites I know of. (Phonescoop)

So needless to say.. yes.. I am addicted to this site! Glad I found it!

Not theoretically. It uses either the same 5x5 carrier or a smaller 3x3 carrier depending on market, so nothing that could make it faster than band 25. What you could see is real world differences in speed based on a higher signal strength than the other band or less crowded than the other band at any given time.

Fantastic,  Thank you for clearing that up. Appreciate it.

Should we typically see faster speeds on the band 26 vs 25? 

Just Mapped E-470 North of Quincy.

 

Was driving through Gun Club today and noticed LTE there for the first time. Surprised they started LTE there as there is literally nothing there except for a dump and a highway. Couldn't get a good speedtest as we drove by pretty fast outta there.

You know I have noticed looking at the sensory maps. It looks like they are upgrading towers over in the outskirts and rural areas of colorado first. Starting with smaller cities, gj, springs, castle rock, golden, and Idaho springs.

The only area in the metro area that seems to be lot up is Northglenn and parts of Thornton.

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Now I could live with that...I might have to break down and get an s2 even though I think samsung is the devil just so I can get some work done. Its gotten to where I cant even download attachments for work unless Im on wifi using my g2 or iphone.

I hear ya. I'm not going to lie, I had the EVO 4g WiMAX and though to myself... I kinda wish I still had it for the fact it was still 4G.

Unfortunately I do not have it anymore. Work and home have no LTE yet. So patience will resume on my end.

I hope the WiMAX works out for you. Might as well considering it's better than being on the legacy 3G network right now.

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What kind of speeds does he get with wimax? I had an evo but never even tried using wimax because it drained my battery so fast.

Depending on location he averages around 4-6 Mbps down.

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Do you guys know if WiMAX is still up and running here in the Denver area? I'm thinking of getting an evo or s2 so I can deal with these horrible data speeds until the nv build out is done.

Yes the WiMAX network is still up and running. I have a friend who I carpool with and uses it daily.

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Alright, thank you for that information I appreciate it!

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So question, when a site is excepted does that mean it goes live?

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Not sure if anyone has seen this, Sprint just uploaded a video regarding  the Sprint Spark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKiv6a3FinM

My work computer.

:-)

 

Edit: 40.086340000, -104.98472000000 are the registered coords, see for yourself.

Okay thanks. 

I have taken a look before, but I know there were two towers at that location. The coordinates you gave do in fact show it is the tower being worked on. That is good news, ready for LTE on my drive to work.

Nevermind, This one is sprint. It's wasn't supposed to get NetVision until the second round. A change perhaps.

How were you able to tell this one was sprint?

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Pretty sure that one is not Sprint.

Shoot! Really? See there is a tower next to this one, and I always wondered if the one they are working on was Sprint or not. I have access to the tower maps, but.. it doesn't say which of those two is a sprint tower or not.

Yesterday, leaving work, saw crews back up working on the tower at Highway 52 and I-25. Not sure if I see LTE equipment yet.

That tower has been converted for a few months, I've never seen it lose LTE service since it went active though.  If you check out the sensorly (www.sensorly.com) map you can get a better idea of where the towers are active. 

So question with the sensorly app. Does the app run in the background? Do I need to run the speeds test portion or is this all automatic in the background? 

You're a sponsor, go look at the maps of the CO/UT/ID market. They are really pretty accurate. I could tell you which tower is directly underneath the pin at that location. 

 

What's with the hair hanging off the tower about 3/4 of the way up??

Yes sir, I sure did take a look, and it does show in progress.  As I saw the tower with cables hanging over, I am curious on the progress they have made. The picture I shared shows how the tower has looked for the last couple of weeks. I haven't seen anyone up there this week. 

I am thinking they are waiting on moving some fiber optics or waiting on LTE equipment? I don't think I saw any up there in those pictures. 

I was wondering if anyone knew of a video that shows the network being upgraded, IE towers, fiber, or anything like that by chance? 

Okay, so... another tower I drive by, on my way to work is at Highway 52 and I 25. I appears there is an upgrade being done to the tower. I am not sure if this is the Sprint tower or someone elses. There are two towers in this same location. 

Last week, they had some guys up there with a crane, but they have not been back since Friday. There is week LTE in the area, but I believe that is further up north on I25 before the 119 exit. 

I took some pictures on the way to work from the Car, I apologize, I tried to zoom in as close as I could. 

Well looks like it's back this week. Right now I am near 112th and Grant in Northglenn,CO.

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I just went by there earlier and it was active, there is also another one active on 104th and York.

Okay, great! I was there last Tuesday, and no dice. I will check it out tonight. Thanks for the response! :-)

Glad I found this site! This is great!

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That tower has been converted for a few months, I've never seen it lose LTE service since it went active though.  If you check out the sensorly (www.sensorly.com) map you can get a better idea of where the towers are active. 

Thank you. I am going to be in that area again today, I will see if I can pick up the LTE signal again.

An update to my previous Post, the pictures and tests were done 3 weeks ago. Last week, I noticed I was not able to get any LTE in that area anymore, so I am not sure if they took the site down for further testing or what. 

I located 4G LTE in Thornton, near Grant st and 100th. I decided one night to track down the tower, and I believe I did find it. The image was taken at night, so.. I do apologize for the quality, but I help it helps with the progress tracking.

I was averaging speeds between 11 Mbps down to 24 Mbps down. I had my brother with me, using his iPhone 4, he saw 3G speeds between 1.2 Mbps to 2 Mbps down. Not bad at all!

I am not sure if I could tell who owned the site, Samsung maybe? 

I am using the iPhone 5s.