davidtm

Charlottesville is definitely Central VA, and its not listed (yet?!). In fact, I don't see "Central VA" even on that page. It's really the Richmond area, Hampton Roads, and the Shenandoah Valley (which extends east only as far as Waynesboro).

I've always used the flashlight option in Power Toggles, which seems unaffected by the update.

Sigh.. I'll quote the relevant parts for you guys..

 

Neal is the S4GRU for the other carriers...

If they use Sprint's frequencies and not their own (is that even possible?), that sounds like it's OK for us.

Would someone have the patience to do the tech translation?

Thanks!

David

At what time did youvsee this happening? I was in that area between 515 and 545pm and didnt see it. But I could of missed it thought while going threw that area.

Saw someone working on the tower at corner of I-64 and Fifth St (exit 120, I believe) today. I have no idea which towers are nTelos, but I'm hoping it was NV work afoot! I also happened to pass a Lumos utility truck and saw a Shentel truck, too.

:-D

Here ya go:

http://www.lgg3promo.smsrebates.com/LGG3Promo/Default.aspx

More (non?)-info from yesterday. We were having issues with family and friends who are out of state not being able to call us. They were getting the "number no longer in service" message. So I stopped in the Sprint franchise repair store and was told it was a network problem. She did the ##72786# reset on my phone. (Didn't help) So, I asked about whether this was due to nTelos network upgrades. With with wry smile, she actually told me that we would have Sprint towers in our area. (Thanks to s4gru, I knew she was absolutely making this up.)

So I then went to the corporate store to see my buddy there. According to him, an nTelos switch was out and they're working on it. He has a friend in an nTelos call center (yeah, I know) who says that Sprint techs are working alongside nTelos crews in the network upgrades. He said that they're having to switch out the legacy Motorola hardware, and that "they've learned their lesson" from Richmond's eCSFB issues. According to them, the timeline is 3G NV here in October, and 4G rollout is November.

More hope, little substance . . .

My desperately optimistic reply to you, Robert: Sprint and nTelos DID sign the agreement which included Sprint access to their 4G network, correct? Are you saying there's a BS way around honoring it?

I dropped into an nTelos store today to ask about 4G implementation in Central Va.  (Insert all the usual caveats here)  I was told that it would be "the first of the year" for C'ville.  I then said I was a Sprint customer, and was interested in when Sprint folks would have access.  She admitted that is not yet available in any market in which they have deployed 4G, saying that "depends on their agreement".  I should note that her examples of 4G markets were Richmond, Va Beach, and Harrisonburg.  I pointed out that there was native Sprint service in those places, so I was not concerned with those markets.  She looked at me funny, and reiterated the statement regarding "their agreement".  

Just a big 'ole (worthless?) FYI for everyone.

You know there was a time not too long ago when everyone was brave and traveled the country without electronics in their pockets. Just a handful of dimes to use at a payphone I need the side of the road. [emoji12]

Yeah, it seems a lot longer ago than it really was!

I shoulda known it wasn't nTelos making progress! ;-)

Ah, bingo! I had changed Location to device only for power savings.

Thanks!

Hey, Mike, Llama has been acting up lately, and I'm thinking it's due to network issues. Here's a screenshot, and I notice the utter lack of data other than signal strength. I'm hoping this is due to nTelos network changes (upgrades?)

Thoughts?

Thanks

" . . . but officials said it won't delay classes."

Bummer!

And if you guys were to help out your neighbors at nTelos get up to speed with their network, we in central VA would REALLY appreciate it! ;-)

I wish they'd turn it on early for us single radio guys! ;-)

I don't recall noticing any 800 1x or LTE. I was streaming music on the road, so I tended to stay on EVDO.

This was Rockland/Rockport

Vacationing in Maine, and struggling with roaming on USCC 1x for both voice and data going up RT 1. Good thing the scenery is its usual beautiful!

Mashed the button a lot and it seems to have helped, but I want to avoid pressing it as much as possible until I can get a temporary replacement. Anyone know of any good apps that will let me tap the screen to turn on the phone? Tried some basic one off of the Play Store but didn't have any luck.

nTelos - Sprint customers in nTelos land would probably rejoice if Sprint acquired them! Again their network and spectrum holdings would dovetail nicely into Sprint's. However, I think a well run nTelos could be a strong regional if it wisely partners with Sprint, T-Mobile (who also lacks coverage in much of that area), and Dish (for fixed broadband) while still retaining a core group of local subscribers.

 

I certainly agree that a Sprint acquisition of nTelos could result some rejoicing. HOWEVER, a "well run nTelos" is, IMO, a real long-shot. It appears that they had to be strong-armed into updating to 4G long after NV got started.

On my way up north, I had the pleasure of cruising through Shentel-land today with all the yummy 4G!

Welcome, fellow C'villian! We hope we're on the brink of nTelos providing some 4G love here

I'll echo what lazydog said above.  We've been on an unlimited data family plan for years.  It's now called "Everything Data - 1500 Shared Anytime Minutes" on the bill.  Our manager rep also said in an email to me, "Customers on existing unlimited data plans will be grandfathered in indefinitely."

Given the uncertainty of keeping unlimited data being done away with (given the usual caveats mentioned above), I'm inclined to stick with what we've got.  We could switch to 40 Gigs at what we pay now (or "downgrade" to save some $), but then we're on the slippery slope of no more unlimited data in the future.

Yes, but how do they know? Were these Sprint reps or nTelos?