dkyeager

Has there been anything done with the decommissioned iDen sites or in the works in Columbus due to network expansion announced?

I have seen many former Nextel sites with the old equipment still present (decommissioned and obsolete) in our market at more remote sites and the west side of Columbus.  I don't doubt that many are no longer available.  Sprint already did convert many Nextel sites along the various freeways.  We do know where these possible future sites are, but you need to be a premier member.  There have been a few new sites in adjacent markets as well as downtown during the last year.

Also, when do you think you might have a beta test for the dreaded "Null GCI" feature. More than half of the GCIs I see are currently being reported as null. I'm about to drive to Philly and back, and would love to be able to track a bajillion sites. Just asking. Lollipop!).

Some of our users are exceeding 10,000 null GCI entries in their logs.

Won't try to speak for Mike, but I think the problem with this is that not all carriers treat the 3G BID the same way.  Sprint seems to follow the third character rule, which I assume is what you're seeking.  Verizon usually does, but some former Alltel areas I've been to seem to use sequential numbering for different sectors on the same instead.  (So it goes 0x8A1/0x8A2/0x8A3 instead of 0x18A/0x28A/0x38A.)

 

I'm also not sure how it's identifying 1X 800.  If it's only by SID, then there may not be a simple way to relate the 1X 800 to 1X PCS.  Not sure I know enough about that, though; for all I know the SIDs for 1X 800 may be 1-to-1 mappings to the 1X PCS SIDs.

 

The thing I want to see changed about 1X is the bug where it won't log a 1X sector if no BSL is being reported. 

 

- Trip

I agree with your comment "The thing I want to see changed about 1X is the bug where it won't log a 1X sector if no BSL is being reported"  as most nTelos sites don't provide lat long, which we are interested in and overlaps a portion of my market (maybe Signal Detector can do this now that it handles CDMA).

We are also trying to use SCP to quickly identify new sites that should be coming online.  Much easier if you can reduce the number of "sites" you are tracking by 2/3 (ie actually notifying via user notes by site rather than sector.  We can find them via logs, but many people are still screen only oriented.  With this feature a site with no notes on the display is likely new.)

This will also help when 1x800 becomes active in the International Boundary Exclusion Zone and the surrounding extra Sprint Buffer Zone, which could start at any time.

Mike, I was wondering if you could get 3G in SCP to behave more like LTE: User Note to display for the entire site (all sectors, including 1x800) and to place the User Note at the bottom of the "paragraph". Even better would be if it no longer displayed bsl if a user note was present

Currently a note only applies to one 1x1900 or 1x800 sector. I have screen shots if you need them.

We are getting ready to display the real site location for some members in several markets using sid nid bid. Thanks

Others have reported to me that when on T-mobile, the Sprint bands appear, also unusable.  My thoughts are this is for the rumored Google MVNO as well.

Small cell with an omni-directional antenna. Probably not Sprint, most likely Verizon.

Does not look like what we believe to be Verizon in Columbus, based on spectrum analyzer report from amcferrin90.

Been wondering if wifi calling is included. Saw only two hits on wifi directly.

How valid is this? I picked it up by blacklick metro park ...

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For the cell identity to display correctly, it needs to be set to bold.

New 8T8R and B41 continuing to be found in Columbus metro!

Don't think so.

I don't know anyone who has deployed b12 or b4 that is a RRPP member.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I was under the impression that nTelos was operating LTE 700 on some its earlier LTE sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#cite_note-4GA_North_America-226 and other web sites.

I believe that current plans use bands that are aligned with Sprint: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/ntelos-reports-improved-traction-western-markets-aims-cover-50-customers-lt/2015-02-26

Would love to see engineering screens from the latest deployments in Charleston, Clarksburg, etc to verify the actual bands used.

...they seemed pretty confident that was wrong and that LTE would be available on Sprint any day now.

Sprint roaming could turn out to be only for the latest phones that support roaming on CCA or RRPP  (Competitive Carrier Association / Rural Roaming Preferred Program), a least in the short term.

What is the best brand 10ft charger for this phone? Mine is frayed now where it plugs into the phone and loses connection every now and then..thanks!

2014 4th quarter results

http://content.stockpr.com/ntelos/db/Presentations/1294/pdf/Investor+Presentation.pdf

https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/811/7331

Expects to bill Sprint about $140 million in 2015 for roaming.  Total western revenue for 2014 was $360 million.

Can sign wholesale agreements with firms other than Sprint

Q & A starts at 22:27

Has agency agreement with Sprint where they get referral bounty for customers switching to Sprint.  I believe this is just for eastern market because it is referred to as winding down. Coordinated effort.  Next seven to nine months.  Biggest advantage for Ntelos is that the customers migrate to Sprint.

Plans on using 800 primarily for better building coverage -- does not expect increased coverage.

Primary competition is Verizon, AT&T and Sprint.

Main impediments to LTE build out are structural issues. It is all hands on deck. Main priority.

Also covered here: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/ntelos-reports-improved-traction-western-markets-aims-cover-50-customers-lt/2015-02-26

Was in a Radio Shack store yesterday. About half are closing. This one will stay open but does only a few phone sales. Another store which the clerk had worked in, did far far more phone sales, but is being closed. Sprint will take over half this store in two months.

Sprint filed frequency coordination  for hundreds of New Microwave paths last November covering Washington, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois and Ohio

Details of how to find these for Ohio would be most welcome.  Please post  details over here.

Unfortunately, Sprint appears to be continuing to publish near term plans as b41 coverage. If this holds with the past, there are frequently other unpublished areas in the same market that do have coverage. This premature publishing is a bad habit that diminishes an awesome amount of progress.

any site reports?

I think all Sprint has been talking about is Pico cells. Verizon has been putting Pico cells up all over Columbus. Sprint would do themselves well to build out full NV sites where Clear sites are and Sprint already isn't coexisting. Unfortunately I don't think they're too worried about voice, not nearly as much as they are data. They should just sell off their voice service to another carrier, become just a broadband service and call it a day.

Sprint still has lots that they need to do.  Upgrade of GMOs certainly needs to be on this list (unless they are in very remote places).  More sites and bumping sites to high capacity around the edges of growing cities since they have not really expanded in ten years (especially where they currently have narrow beam antennas).  More sites along new freeways.  Decisions on what to do with various roaming agreements.

To say that they don't care about voice belies their dramatic improvement in dropped call rates.  Much of this improvement has been credited to 1x800, which the northern half of our metro does not have given their buffer zone.  Eventually voice and data will totally merge.

Helpful tip: these maps have multiple layers.  To just see LTE 1900, select a phone like the Motorola Photon Q 4g LTE, or the Motorola Admiral for just 3G.  That stated, these layers should vary more than they do.

That's what I was looking at. It was showing dark yellow (best) Spark coverage where it doesn't even show EVDO (purple) or LTE (orange).

No offense intended here, must have misunderstood you.

Not sure what you mean?

Spark is a lot closer to my home on the maps. Is Spark only B41 on these maps or is it all bands? Because I have B26 already at my home and have had it for a few months but the maps just updated recently.

I wonder what the Spark population count will now be?  at least 150 Million, maybe 175.

Just noticed my area has changed to showing fair, yet we get 50Mbps+ plus turbo is gone from map in this area as well.  Seems like they wiped out some of the Clear B41 coverage.

Interesting... the LTE footprint (orange) in my area has suddenly become much, much more realistic. However, the Spark coverage is now wildly optimistic. Showing yellow (best) coverage where neither 3G (purple) or LTE (orange) coverage is shown.

 How about when you zoom in about 3/4 to maximum zoom?