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  1. leozno1
    Well your account is now listed as an S4GRU Sponsor so you're good to go. Just go to the Main forums page and scroll down and there is a section titled "Interactive S4GRU Maps" and if you go in there, you can find the maps specifically for the state of Pennsylvania. And just to help you out here is the direct link to that map. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/705-network-vision-site-map-pennsylvania-markets/
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    You're welcome! The link below outlines everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor and all the benefits that it entails. http://s4gru.com/ind...come-a-sponsor/
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    First of all, Welcome to the site! White Haven, PA is part of the Central Pennsylvania Market which is not slated to begin receiving upgrades until sometime in 2013 so you still have a little bit of a wait ahead of you, but if you become a sponsor to this site you will have access to several interactive maps that show the locations of all the towers that will be upgraded and you can see if any in your area will be upgraded.
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    On Android phones the bars do no indicate LTE signal strength. You would have to go to Settings >About >Network and check your signal strength there.
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    The Katana!!
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    Well I have noticed that I get vastly different speeds depending on the server you are connected to. I live in York, PA but I have noticed that I get my best speedtest results if I connect to the Washington DC server. Try that and see if your speeds increase at all. If not then I would leave one of the experts on here answer your question cuz I would be stumped as well.
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    Well that's not entirely true since they are somewhat correlated. If LTE is deployed on a higher frequency it can affect your signal strength more than LTE deployed on a lower frequency if you go indoors or move further away from the tower. But you are definitely correct that in perfect conditions the frequency does not affect LTE speeds.
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    Sprint's speeds will definitely improve over time. Hagerstown is not done upgrading so there is potential that a tower will light up closer to your home and provide you with stronger signal. LTE speed is greatly dependent on signal strength so while you may see 4mbps in your home, if you stand outside and run the speed test again, in some cases you can easily get speeds that are twice as fast. Also in regards to the rollout not being complete, next year Sprint will be rolling out LTE on Sprint's 800Mhz spectrum which will travel much farther and penetrate buildings much better than their current 1900Mhz spectrum so inside your home you will see greatly improved speeds. Sprint's LTE is definitely in its infancy and you can definitely expect many improvements over the course of the upcoming months and throughout the course of next year.
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    I think that was their original plan with Clearwire but I think that was only because they would still have to pay Clearwire based on usage so they only wanted to use them when necessary. But now that Sprint intends to buy them outright, Sprint no longer needs to pay Clearwire for using their spectrum and it would be Sprint's spectrum to do as they please with. Perhaps they don't do it now or next year, but I think its plausible that they can put LTE 2500 on all towers. Well in the cities at least since it doesn't really do anything to have LTE 2500 in the rural areas since those towers wont really be strained and 2500 range isn't as good as 1900 or 800.
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    Yea I'm pretty satisfied with the rate at which Shentel is moving, they are not playing around. Also Robert seems to have received a good deal of Shentel deployment information as there are a lot more sites shown on the NV Sites Complete map as well as "In Progress" Shentel sites.
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    Since following this site I've learned to accept that, although my point is that coverage hasn't grown in the actual city of York, since the mass upgrades on black friday. In that instance they should have announced York a month ago when they turned those towers on. But I am still waiting, the best way to pass the time is to not think about it and not come to this site 20 times a day.
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    I haven't seen coverage grow in York, PA since the Black Friday announcement. Hopefully this announcement means they turned on LTE on the tower nearest to my house today.
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    Yea if you look at this Pennsylvania market map, Altoona is not covered in any of these markets so that leads me to believe that Altoona is part of Shentel territory. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/705-network-vision-site-map-pennsylvania-markets/
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    Some LTE Showing up in Altoona. Also after work on Friday I drove up Route 94/ Carlisle Pike on the way to NYC and I had 4G from Route 30, north for about a 5 mile stretch but for some reason it didn't map properly on sensorly, but you can definitely look at the map and see the range that tower covers.
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    So I've noticed a pretty significant drop in battery life since doing the update. My phone has been unplugged for 4 hours and its been sitting on my desk since I got to work this morning and I haven't used it much but its down to 74% battery life where normally I used to be around 85% at this time. The "Connections Optimizer" that they added has exponentially improved the EVO's ability to connect to LTE on its own, but I'm thinking that same connections optimizer is destroying my battery life. Has anyone else noticed a difference in battery life since the update?
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    Guys go to your software update screen and queue this bad boy up! http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/13/3763600/htc-evo-4g-lte-galaxy-s-iii-verizon-jelly-bean-update
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    Driving up to the Big Apple tomorrow evening. I'll run sensorly and get some points around the Baychester Ave, and Boston Rd
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    Actually now that you mention this post. I realize the benefit of Sprints decision to deploy LTE in 5x5 configurations. It kind of serves as a sort of limiter so that no 1 user is using up a ridiculous amount of bandwidth. Would this be an accurate assumption? That kind of implies that having two separate 5x5 LTE channels can handle more connections than a single 10x10Mhz LTE channel. Or at least helps the network hold that many connections more efficiently.
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    And if you consider that Apple released the iPhone several months after Sprint had already outlined the idea of using HD Voice, it almost seems like they did it on purpose similar to Google's decision to not make an LTE Nexus 4. These US carriers are really starting to screw us over more than ever.
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    Now that you mention that, I've heard many people mention that they are old fashioned in regards to using their phones for the purpose it was originally intended for, and that is to make phone calls. I have heard many people get into debates and VERY non "scientific" tests (calling each other and then swapping phones and comparing audio fidelity) about who's carriers have better call quality. There are many people that use their smartphones primary as "phones" and is perhaps a feature that would incentivize many users. A way I see Sprint making this a major selling point and getting people more excited about HD Voice is perhaps setting up a little demo area in sprint stores where people can test it out and maybe kiosks at the mall or something. Because a way of making people want something is by showing them what they're missing.
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    So I suppose my closing thoughts may come well into play at that point. Use HD Voice as a perk to join Sprint. Lets see if it works at all. Also, would VoLTE not be susceptible to the same reduced frequency of the PTSN if a cross carrier call is made?
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    So another curiosity came up, currently Sprint's HD voice will require that the network support the capability as well as have all devices participating in the call to support the codec in order for it to work. This would mean that cross-carrier phone calls would be reduced to our standard call quality that we get now. What are the chances that other carriers will implement the same version of HD Voice as Sprint? If it definitely won't happen, I suppose Sprint can use HD Voice as an incentive to pull subscribers from the other carriers by having vastly superior voice quality.
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    What do you mean "hope they do something to fix it"? If you follow this site you obviously know they're doing something to fix it.
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    Yea it will slow down to 6-8 mpbs. And then once they launch LTE 800 it will go up. And then when they launch LTE 2500 the speeds will be much higher.
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    I thought that was the range they always advertised. 6-8 mbps average.
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