dkyeager

If I make to Dublin today, I will stay on the southern edge to leave space for you (plus save time for me)

I plan on checking out the untouched in Hilliard area later today and might have time to swing through Dublin. Noticed last night and this morning that what had been eHRPD changed to EV-DO at many of these sites. Also think I might be able to add some clear 2600 sites (My deactivated Photon 4G can still pickup Wimax signals.) Detailed results will be posted in the comments for their respective maps in the donators' areas, unless you want them elsewhere. Tomorrow I will be out in the Cambridge area and will hit those sites at the edge of the columbus 4gru.com map and plan on working back through Zanesville after my meeting. Since I have a G2, only spark-enabled sites will be visible, but all the new sites (brought up within last few weeks) I have seen on Sensorly in the columbus metro have been visible to the G2. I will recheck James2004 LTE find north of Cambridge and older Zanesville LTE to see if they are upgrading the remote LTE sites for Spark. (The other site that did not work for my G2 was Stringtown Road in Grove City in case someone else with a triband LTE phone wishes to check it out)

Has anyone tested the Sprint G2 with the Verizon G2 car dock? In Columbus Ohio, Verizon did not have them in any of the stores. I tried a magnet but... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48067217&postcount=61 It did also find that I needed a 3.1 amp USB car charger to power everything. I have also seen on several occasions where I get a data error after a reset (triband enabled), then I get 800 SMR from a distant site then eHRPD from a local site. It was Byesville tower obtained north of Cambridge and New London East of Hilliard (Ohio in all cases). I was hunting LTE at the time and was trying to reconnect to LTE in one case. Could this be e/CFSB issues? Also with the G2, I have noticed that older LTE sites are rarely visible while newer LTE sites I typically have few problems finding, which I assume is also e/CFSB issue or just part of the testing process. It also amazes me how well the LTE speeds hold to the edge (or can fall off at the edge) -- I can be getting 12Mb downloads on one side of the street and nothing on the other side (on flat ground). Sometimes I also get deadzones between LTE and 3G (or I am not patient enough). I assume these will be future firmware fixes or network tuning (I know it is being worked on). Of course I realize that I basically have a beta phone in a NV installation area. I have done that before with Wimax and software. I have no complaints here, just observations.

updated link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zrwgy1rwb9jr33a/8U6A02KCuI

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rxe6yb5a2h6s8ih/ZMGnkRFdxG

Amcferrin90, many thanks for your reply. I will donate shortly. I have started reading various sections and trying to mesh them with the advantages/limitations of my G2. I did keep it unmodified for a week and found it to be relatively stable, then added triband LTE. Based on your info plus site reading, I believe I need screenshots of signal check pro and the lte engineering. Will also retest my lte discovery app to see if it can get around the g2's airplane node api design limitation to replace my manual prl updates. I will also try to get better than -80, although no always possible (see scioto darby road near 270 on following screens) For the non-lte sites i also need the rf engineering screen shot. Correct me if i need anything else. Personally i will also do sensorly signal strength and speedtests where i stop. More screens in a minutes

forgot to include raw info last night. You may already have these sites. Is this noob getting it right and/or are adjustments needed? Can i just use the signal app for 1900mhz? Is it correct that it does not cover the other bands? will the lte engineering shots work, especially for 800 and 2500mhz? many thanks for your patience.

Sorry about coming in from the cold here... Just getting back into mapping since using Sensorly for Wimax several years ago... Like the post very much, but would hate for someone to make a wasted trip. Was out in Zanesville a few days ago and did not find any LTE at that time south of Northpointe dr and Frazeyburg rd. Was using a G2 in stock mode at that time. I did find LTE around near Cherry Valley Lodge in Newark, and Oak Praire Metro Park north and NE of 70 West Liberty exit, but did not find it on Stringtown Road nor north of Cambridge (did spot 800 from Byesville, but no regular LTE there seen by my stock G2.) I figure some of this could be my phone (Robert's article) and some of this the sites being in test mode. Will be back in this area later this week. Did paint some of Northwest Columbus with triband enabled. Amazing how quick LTE can fall off and how narrow some of the signal paths can be (perhaps propagated on the high voltage power lines) On Scioto Darby near 270 LTE is only one block wide. It is nice that Sensorly posts almost immediately instead of taking a few days, bad that it no longer auto tests bandwidth speeds. Same with airplane API loss. Good to see that Sprint seems to be tightening the LTE circle around Columbus.

I can not speak for using it specifically in Mexico, but it is an international (world mode) triband phone according to Sprint, along with the nexus 5 and g2: http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/phone_wall.jsp?INTCID=AB:HERO:110813:PICWE:960x320 The G2 offers one more band while the nexus offers 8 more bands: http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/compare.php?p=4292%2C4312%2C4215 , of couse that depends on whether you use sprint internationally or wish to insert another sim. If you are going to use Sprint, set it up in advance of your trip (data plan recommended) and write down the international service number in case you have troubles. In general, international coverage has gotten alot better in the last few years, at least with Europe, China, and Guatemala from my direct experience. Others in this forum may have more details and expertise. Hopefully this is helpful.

dkoellerwx, Thank you for the market map for Sprint. Only two of the dozen or so markets I deal with have more than a few LTE towers. Fortunately they have made far greater progress in other markets. I wholeheartedly agree that technically and logistically NV is a very complex project for Sprint and far exceeds what other carriers are currently doing. Marketing wise, it has been costly for them to not be fully LTE operational in a number of major cities. Maybe Sprint will tweak (or have tweaked) their project plans since they have more cash and more contractors (or the contractor's employees) are becoming available, as other providers initial LTE projects are completed. I am glad to see Sprint getting LTE roaming deals, even if we may be effectively limited to 100 to 300 MB per month (hopefully not). Note that Sprint even settled billing disputes with Ntelos now that they have some cash.

Your comments make tactical sense at the beginning of a multiple location project, especially one as complex as Sprint is trying to undertake -- start small then see if it scales up properly (make adjustments if needed). They also make sense from a critical path perspective as you noted. But why choose one "market" for LTE upgrades versus another? Why put markets with larger populations further down the list when Sprint's stated goal is LTE available to 200 million people? AT&T and Verizon, with their larger access to capital, have often gone for major metropolitan areas first then smaller cities then towns. Several months ago when the project plans were made, Sprint needed cash and places like the middle of Wisconsin with US Cellular may have stretched it, while also blocking satellite and other companies possible deals with these firms (http://www.telecompetitor.com/lte-will-underlie-dishntelos-fixed-wireless-broadband-service/). Even today these LTE roaming deals also have strategic advantages for Softbank by improving future chances for buyouts to further increase Sprint's market, while not increasing financial risk in case Sprint runs into trouble with NV. Of course additional factors in market selection for LTE upgrades could be contractor and equipment availability, Sprint Wimax availability/complexity, number of LTE subscribers, and the permitting delays that you mention just to name a few other possible explanations.

FYI for others like me: http://www.uscellular.com/coverage-map/coverage-indicator.html then pick data. http://www.ntelos.com/coverage-map This could also help explain why Sprint LTE has been going to so many small towns before metro areas -- more strategic than I thought. Makes sense that they would strike deals with those who they have dealt with before.

was wondering what bands it would affect and where...