Joeynach
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He probably reported some service issues to Sprint and they told him they would send a technician to the tower or something.
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Yeah I hear ya, knowing what we know now about just how signal strength dependent LTE performance is, the properties & coverage characteristics of the 1900Mhz (data) signal, and the fact that our first couple years of LTE were going to be all B25, I may have even gone in a different direction a couple years ago.
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I think the N5 takes it even further right. Because it supports international LTE, not just the old GSM present in many countries. -
Oh yeah for sure, thats what I was planning on doing. Just excited I don't have to take a 2nd GSM phone (unlocked) with me like I did last time when I travel and want to purchase a local prepaid plan.
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If so thats huge, I have been clamoring for the day my Sprint (CDMA) device can roam on GSM networks instead of turn into a brick when I travel to GSM network based countries....like most of the world.
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When I said holes above I was referring to NV Sites complete that still show 3G/800, I actually haven't noticed any dead B25 data in areas that I traverse like you have.
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There are still a few 3G/800 sites on the Indiana Toll Road corridor in both Gary and LaPorte, thats what I was asking. Still a few in the loop and a few outlying suburbs so I know there are holes out there. I guess in the city its less of an issue with the density of adjacent towers. Maybe to find B26 in NW Indiana you can find a Sprint person with an iPhone 5s or find a Sprint store with the 5s on display and pop in and test for it once in a while.
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What part of NW Indiana is still w/o LTE? Like LaPorte?
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I have signal check pro too, but I don't see the UCF and DCF data on the LTE section on mine like you do. What gives?
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I second that. I use the signalcheck app, the paid version to monitor mine. And I experience the same jumps between LTE and 3G like you, in my office building too. Since I use the app I can tell when my LTE is fading, anything past -115dbM, I know the spots on my floor in and my building, then I watch it fall back to 3G. The strength of my bars on 3G depends if my phone goes to 1XRTT (a 1900Mhz signal) or 1X800 (an 800mhz signal). Again, the app displays the strength in dbM and that correlates to how many bars you see.
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About a week ago I noticed my phone would start up with the incorrect time and then correct itself 10-15 minutes later. Not sure if the issues are related.
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Same, I had an awful experience there during that storm delayed game against the Ravens in November. No way Sprint was hooked into the DAS system there as the NV Sites Complete map reports. Everyone and their mother was on their phones during the delay, our Sprint devices were literally bricks, no service. The others must have had access to the DAS because they were rocking and rolling with streaming other games and monitoring the radar. The Bears won in OT, so the day ended well at least.
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I just want my Sprint phone to actually have usable service at Soldier Field during a game. After that, then I will worry about the Bears run defense and Cutler's health issues.
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Cubs suck!
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If B26 wasn't there what would you have gotten. Any B25? 3G only?
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I dont want to reveal too much from the premier section but you and I both know from Robert's latest LTE800 schedule map there is a huge swath of towers slated for B26 activation first in the the West and SW parts of the city, other city areas will have to remain patient.
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I'm happy to hear B26 is making its presence known in Chicago, but I think you know where I stand. I am more interested in the core LTE band working as advertised than the B26 glory that say oh currently 3% of Sprint subscribers (outside of this S4GRU community) could even pick up given their device. Not just because I have a B25 only device, its time is coming to an end, but I believe for Sprint to succeed with NV their 1900 PCS LTE needs to work as advertised. LTE on PCS 1900 is what a majority of Sprint users access and will continue to access in the future for LTE connectivity, its what 3rd parties/blogs/review sites are testing Sprint against, and since its the first piece of their nationwide LTE build-out its what their reputation as an LTE provider is going to be anchored on. If B25 is continually stuck in the slow lane, than to me it doesn't really matter how good a few insiders like us feel B26 and B41 are. Still I am happy to hear B26 is falling in line with the expectations and schedule most of us have to come expect. That is definitely good news.
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This is Chicago, if Sprint wants to get the ball rolling they need to grease the right hands.
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Nothing schedule wise surprises me at this point, but the dead silence and lack of rumors on the subject does. When topics get trendy Robert or someone with their pulse on things usually get some sort of inside track info, but so far nothing on this subject. Thats the strange part to me.
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Precisely, and I have been saying without significant number of Sprint users migrating to Tri-Band devices there is no capacity offloading, or demand spread out coming anytime soon. In one of the premier forums there was a discussion on exactly this, and Robert even guesstimated Tri-Band adoption, "I saw the number of Triband device adoption rate in February was in 3% range. Even adding the number of iPhone 5s/5c's to that, it is likely around 5%.......It will likely not hit 20% until Q1 2015." Chicago needs more LTE capacity, and we need it in the form of additional LTE carrier on B25.
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Yeah on B25 too, where is our additional LTE carrier from US Cellular?
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Network Vision/LTE - Miami/West Palm Market
Joeynach replied to Mondays In Flames's topic in Markets
Wow, you guys weren't lying, service was very hit or miss. Unfortunately for me I experienced a significant amount of miss with my stay in Delray Beach. Even though there is a 3G/4G complete tower just about a 1/4 mile away from my location, I was unable to get any signal indoors at the Seagate Hotel where I stayed, nor at any adjacent locations along Atlantic Ave or A1A (bars, restaurants, shops). My phone was literally No Service once I stepped indoors, with the occasional blip of weak 1XRTT or 3G Roam. Essentially useless. As soon as I stepped outside LTE went strong and connectivity was fine. I was flabbergasted by this. -
Good and bad to me. Good that Sprint actually responds to customers complaint/input and acts, but bad because it implies Sprint needs to the customer to tell them where and when they have service disruptions, outages, or trouble with equipment. I really figured by now that would be something they would have an expert eye on internally with like a master network operations center that monitors and alerts for these types of things automatically.
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Network Vision/LTE - Miami/West Palm Market
Joeynach replied to Mondays In Flames's topic in Markets
Similar issues in Chicago. Our city gets a good rep widely noted as an advanced LTE market for Sprint. The data experience (on B25) has never been that great, In building coverage in the Loop has always been hit or miss at best, and I have yet to have a positive experience at crowded events and venues. But even here all the suburbs people have 100x better experiences, that's why I assumed things would be better in SE Florida becuase the urban landscape of Broward and West Palm counties is closer to that of our suburbs here like DuPage and Lake Counties, where people have much better LTE experiences with Sprint. -
Network Vision/LTE - Miami/West Palm Market
Joeynach replied to Mondays In Flames's topic in Markets
Ill be in Delray Beach next week, looking forward to seeing what kind of LTE experience the SE Florida market experiences on the core B25. Coming from Chicago to a less dense area, though still quite urban, my assumption is I will see better throughput speeds both on/off peak hours on B25 LTE. I will be over by Atlantic Ave and Ocean Drive, I see the closest couple of towers are 3G/4G for some time. Anyone have any experience in this area they can share? I will also be in Boca for a day or so, unfortunately the sites on Yamato and Client Moore show legacy so that stretch along Military Tr. doesn't look like its going offer a good data experience.
