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bq91

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  1. Thanks corrected and fixed. The main point is I live about 1.4 miles from the tower and I get relatively bad signal no matter the phone. I have always thought that since It was such a big tall tower I should get a great signal, but it is the opposite. I can only hope that sprint will correct this with the network vision upgrade that is coming. One note I can drive two miles up I-35 and get a great signal 78dbm or less, which I asume is from the same tower, but two more miles down the highway. Just does not make sense. Thanks, again sorry to post the detailed info.
  2. Sorry, I guess I posted this in the wrong forum; I have edited my post to take out the details about the tower info from the sponsor map. Sorry about my unintentional mistake.
  3. Question about my sprint signal which right now is still 3G, but due soon to be upgrade to LTE here in Austin. I live in exactly 1.4 miles (6300 feet) as a bird fly’s from a Sprint tower in Georgetown, Texas (North Austin). This tower is right off I-35 and close to the 130 loop. This tower though is a boomer, super tall. It is like three to four times as tall as a normal tower. What I don't understand is how I could be so close to a big extra tall Sprint tower and only get a signal on 96 dbm (at best) most of the times it is 101dbm or higher, even outside on the porch on my house. But at my office in town I can be 2.5 miles away from a different Sprint tower and get 85-91 dbm, yet it is almost twice as far in terms of distance. My theory is that this tower is a boomer super tall tower to help throw signal up and down I-35 towards Temple as everything north is farmland countryside, and that it is not angled the right way towards our subdivision, I think it might overshoot us if that is possible. Could that be the issue I and my neighbors face? Can a tall Sprint tower over shoot signal so to speak that it misses us, and we get a weak signal? The reason I am worried is per Roberts posts on signal strength need for LTE, when LTE come (hopefully soon) we will not have a strong enough signal to pick it up when out and about in the neighborhood or on the Golf course. Also, is it possible in LTE conversion that they will reconfigure the tower to help angle it more to get the signal lowered in our neighborhood, or is that not something they do during the conversion? I have always been amazed I get such a average to poor signal (tried multiple phones EVO, Iphone 4s, Galaxy SIII) to close to a tower. Thanks
  4. With the new ONE X + announced and coming to AT&T this month, is there a chance Sprint could also be getting a new and improved EVO LTE later this year, that would complement the new ONE X Plus?
  5. Thanks, for the reply. ( I must just had a better roaming signal when in taos, and very bad in angelfire) THanks again
  6. I live in austin (Georgetown, TX) and am excited about Sprint LTE service. But I have a vacation home I go to a lot in the summer and over christmas in angelfire, NM. I am thus in the Toas, angelfire and Redriver Area a lot. I know I get a great sprint signal in Toas, but am always roaming in Angelfire, no sprint signal. Does anyone know if Sprint will be expanding service and LTE to these Areas of Northern New mexico? Thanks.
  7. So how does one become a Sponsor? And how much does it cost?
  8. Wow this explains a lot. I live in Georgetown, Texas just north of Austin. My wife has a new Galaxy SIII. I had to go to Dallas early this week on Business, and LTE was very spoty almost non existant in Dallas it seemed. On our way back to Austin we stoped in Waco for Dinner and to see a old friend. Best reception yet on Sprint. She thought we must be right next to a LTE tower, she had almost full bars the whole 4 hrs we were in Waco, and we drove across town from Baylor campus area to west side of Waco that day. At the time we thought we were near a tower or as she said , lol the only ones in Waco with a Sprint LTE phone. FYI, it was blazing fast. Reading this thread I see why Waco, of all places was better. Will this fit upgrade be coming to North Austin Suburbs (williamson County)? Hopefully Georgetown, will someday get reception like we got in Waco earlier this week.
  9. Actually just getting back to this, did not intend to upset anyone, very sorry also was not trying to point out I knew someone working for Sprint, in fact he does not work for Sprint, but works for a company that works for Sprint. The point of my second post was to try and let yall know my friend was very high on the plans Sprint had for its network. I was just trying to relay the positive info he had told me, did not want you to think because of the questioned spectrum issue that he was negative on Sprint, I mistook the response to my post. The only negative thing he told me was he thought over time Sprint would need more Spectrum, which I think he was talking in reference to the LTE-A future, I could be wrong. This was my old College roommate, The thing is we would never have had talked so much about his job and what he is doing, except he knew myself and my family are on Sprint. I relayed how my wife and I were tired of Sprint’s service seemingly getting worse in my area the past year. He encouraged me to stick it out and by the fall it would be worth it. Once we talked he peaked my interest and I was curious to do a little research on what all sprint had planned. That is how I found this site. To be honest, my guess is I am like most non tech Sprint customers, who really don't know that much about the cell Technology or what Sprints future plans are, this is new to me. I have enjoyed, reading lots of posts on here the last day and have learned a lot, more than I ever thought I could know. The reason for me doing this research, so when we get together next week, I will know more about what he his talking about and what questions to ask. Again sorry for misunderstanding, I was not trying to make a post about someone I know, if I came across that way my apologies. Thanks for the links of this site to helping some of us non techs understand what Sprints network vision is all about.
  10. Thanks for the replys, just found this site today and starting to read thru it. Like I said I have been catching up with a close college Bud the last three weeks since he has been in Town, mostly talking about family, college and Football since we are former Students of TAMU and the move to hte SEC. I am not a tech guy, but been with Sprint 11 years. When we talked about his job, and that I was with Sprint, he gave me a lot of insite with what He is doing, most of which is over my Head. One thing I think yall would like to know is how much he stated that Sprint is doing the new Network the right way. In Fact what he rold me when done, this will be second to none. He also stated that in Texas it will be very complete before most other States. I now he was in Houston thepast few months, and now in Austin. I think from what he does is more backend field engineering with switching stuff, not sure how it works with towers. Told me the equipement is top end. The other thing I learned was he told me that Sprint weill be set to move quickly from LTE to a new LTE-A, which would be amazing when complete. He would not tell me much about total plans but that the system be put in placed now will be able to change to this newer LTE easily. I know he was in Houston , then Waco, and now Round Rock North austin Area not sure when all this will be done, his team from what I gather is just a part of it all. I did get that my Area of Austin (Georgetown) will be one of the last areas of the Austin Area. After this off to somewhere in Florida. The only reason I asked this questions was that In talking to my friend the only negative concerned he had about sprint going forward long term (like years from now) was the bandwith. He told me that Verizon is deploying more LTE of the Lower end spectrum. FYI, he did tell me Sprint in the near future would be adding the Nextel Spectrum to LTE, but they did not have has much as Verizon. THat all said do not take my post as Negative Sprint, in fact he was gl;owing about the new Network they were deploying. In passing coment that was the only Negative. In fact he encouraged me to stick with Spint, when all was update I would have the best Service in the Area. I think the comment was more Long Term. He did tell me about the plans to have LTE in two bands first the Upper (PCS), he said was what they were doing now, and then later the lower band nextel in 800. I might be wrong, but I was under the impression when that comes it will be LTE-A. On tyhe timing all he told me was early fall, in fact he said early college football season,lol. Also College Station, Texas is getting this also, FYI Sorry to stir anything up, just after talking to him got interested in what was soon coming to Austin.
  11. I am new to the forums and a 11 year sprint customer here in the north suburbs of Austin Texas. I found this site (google) due to a interest in finding out more about sprints new buildout and upgrade of their new LTE Network. You see I have the last couple of weeks reconnected with an old college friend of 20 plus years ago we both went to Texas A&M, He is an Electrical Engineer and works for a company called Ericsson. He was overseeing stuff in Houston, and has now come over to Austin, will be here a another couple of Months after setting up and moving on to Florida. He explained that Sprint is doing some amazing things that will really be cutting edge over the next year, and I was lucky as I would expirence alot of new network before others, by sometime this fall in fact he told me. TH=hat said as we talked he had me a little comcered for Sprint over long term. He said that Sprint over the next few years will be on the short end of Spectum needs. That Verizon had over 100MZ (half of which was in low end sub -900mgz Hi Quality Spectrum) of Spectrum in four bands, and AT&T about 90 MGZ (half in sub 900mgz spectrum) in THree Bands total. Sprints problem is tHat Sprint only had about 50Mgz of Spectrum in two Bands, (not counting Clearwire stuff). THat on ly about 15Mgz is in low wnd specrum 800mgs, that was all old nextal spectrum) What he was sating in the long rum Sprint needs to du=uld the low end Spectrum holds to about 30Mgz in the 800 level to really compete. So is any of this true, he acted like it would be really hard for sprint to get more lower end spectrum, but they could get more 1700-1900 spectrum in the future. Does this put Sprint in a bind long term? I thought when the nextel service was shutdown there would be plenty of spectrum on the low end, Is it really only around 15MGZ nationaly? is that enough? sorry for all the Questions, new to really learning about mobile networks and how it works, was not as interested untill talking to old college room mate. He was an engineer I was Finance, lol. Sorry for the typos on a mobile in a car. Not to be a downer, I got some great info from Him and Sprint is doing some awesome stuff, that will put Sprint is a great positon for what is called LTE-A. Will tell more about that later.
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