blackwaterstout

Hey bubretti,

My source of information was from a RF engineer that is under contract with Sprint and provides installation and maintenance of Sprint's wireless and wire-line networks. I was informed that Sprint is aggressively planning the LTE builds in these areas and plans on building approx 1,200 sites to cover these areas starting early summer 2014. Site preparations have already begun. Areas would include eastern KY (Ashland area), Huntington/Charleston WV, Beckley etc..

 

In addition to my previous posts above this regarding problems activating a Sprint LTE aircard in Ntelos territory, Co-workers have complained of having the same issues in WV (Beckley) and VA (Roanoke). I was extremely pleased with the download and upload speeds in Sprint LTE, Southern Ohio. Can't wait to get this service!

This would be bad-ass if Sprint overbuilds. nTelos sucks. Do you know if Morgantown/Fairmont/Clarksburg was on the list?

My question is can people on ntelos roam on sprint lte now that they have lte capable phones?

When this first came up a month or so ago I was told by an nTelos rep that nTelos customers would NOT be able to roam on Sprints LTE network. Which for potential nTelos customers is not a selling point. So the premise of nTelos reps lying to move Sprint customers over to nTelos is not 100% valid. If they were bold enough to lie about Sprint customers not being able to use their LTE towers you would think they probably also would lie and say they could use Sprints towers. I'm not certain but its just a thought.

This is certainly a frustrating position for those of us that are Sprint customers living in nTelos territory. I've been with Sprint for over 6 years now on Sero 500. Prior to LTE I felt like Sprint was definitely by best option. I paid $68/month for 2 lines the first 2 years of my contract and now I spend $111/month since moving to Sero premium. I'd rather stay with Sprint in order to keep my unlimited data. Although the other carriers (ATT, USCC, VZN) all have LTE here, a 2 phone plan would cost significantly more and wouldn't have unlimited data.

If Sprint over builds it may take a vary long time before WV residents would be able to take advantage of it. If they don't over build then we are at the mercy of crappy little nTelos and we may have to pay additional fees to access their LTE or even worse not have access to it at all.

If it was strictly the nTelos reps saying that their LTE will be off limits to Sprint customers I would be more likely to believe they are lying in order to drum up customers of their own.

Its kind of disturbing to hear Sprint reps repeating the same thing. This makes me wonder if this rumor may have legs.

What are the ultimate financials of the Sprint/ntelos relationship. I keep hearing everyone talk about how much Sprint has to pay ntelos. But nTelos has 500k subscribers that use sprints nationwide network so is this as lopsided as we think?

~60 million sprint customers, how many of which live or travel through a small state like WV? versus ~500k nTelos subscribers that travel across the entire country (minus VA and NC) using sprints network. What do you suppose the total data usage is by each customer set on the others network?

My understanding is that WV is the primary state where Sprint has minimal footprint and relies on ntelos. Some of the ntelos territory in other states like VA actually overlaps with sprint doesn't it?

When I talked to the store rep in Morgantown he was adamant that sprint customers would not be able to use nTelos LTE network, and vice versa ntelos customers would not be able to use sprints LTE network. He said that Sprint and ntelos agreement was only for 1x and 3g. I know you can't put any stock into what store reps tell you but that is what he was pushing.

The screen cap of the iPhone with ntelos LTE..........please tell me the guy ran some speed tests! If so what were the speeds like?

3G on ntelos towers in Morgantown have been good for a long time. Normally around 2mb down and 0.8mb up.

That's why I hate nTelos. They keep pushing their lower cost plans but in the end they are not going to be any cheaper than the big 4.

I really hope Sprint over builds in WV and they sever ties with ntelos.

Was at Cabelas near Wheeling WV today when signal check alerted me of 800mhz. It was only on for a few minutes and there was no LTE but what I found interesting is that the tower is physically located in WV. Isn't that supposed to be nTelos territory? The tower is located 2-3 miles from Cabelas and when I drove right next to it on my way back toward Washington the 800mhz was not operating.

I wish there was an option to differentiate what I've mapped versus what other people have mapped. Since I travel a lot I'm curious as to how much of the state was actually mapped by me. I suspect a lot. Lol

"What a great question!" Sheesh!

 

This had the same uppity tone as his previous statement - I'd file under "Doesn't know what he's talking about"

Lol yes. He did cop the attitude as soon as I said I was a sprint customer.

Today I was in the Morgantown mall and stopped in the nTelos store for my monthly dose of laughs. "when are you guys going to get LTE in Morgantown?". Was my standard question. This time the rep said "i think early next year but they are installing it in Beckley and some Virginia cities right now". He went on to ask me how many lines I had and I told him I was with Sprint and that I was aware they used nTelos towers throughout much of WV. He said I was crazy for having Sprint in WV as it was more expensive than nTelos for the exact same coverage. I told him I was on Sero and his comment was that id never be allowed to upgrade again and still keep that plan. Then he went on the say that Sprint phones will not be allowed to use nTelos' 4G LTE network because the companies agreement was for 3g only. He said that nTelos customers won't be allowed to use Sprints LTE network either.

Any truth to this or is this typical worker bee jargon? If Sprint is not over building in WV and there is no 4g agreement then I'd be screwed.

Woo! That's more important to me at the moment than 800 at the time being.

 

 

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How would it work in a spark environment where you phone can technically receive 2600, 1900, & 800?

I assume your phone will grab on to 2600 first and will only drop it if it gets below a certain dbl level? Then grab the 1900 until it degrades and last 800?

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Now its showing up in Chinese. I swear the first time read the topic is just listed a bunch of random meat types.

I'm still laughing......

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Lol. The topic is written in meat! That's hilarious.

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I live in an area with USCC LTE but no Sprint LTE. My phone definitely does not roam on uscc LTE.

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the tower with the 2 on it.. It's about 1/2 mile from my house

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Where in Beckley is this tower?

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I'm in the same boat only I'm in Morgantown. nTelos does not provide much information but I have heard that nTelos first LTE test markets will be Beckley/Bluefield along with Waynesboro VA. So maybe this isn't a Sprint overbuild and an actual nTelos upgrade.

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5 new 1x800 towers in Washington, pa. 2 reached close to Houston, pa before I lost them. Also I believe I connected to 1x800 on the tower in Brownsville the bsl line in signalcheck would not update. If the Brownsville tower is up that would mean all non-gmo sites have 1x800 near me.

So that is just the 1x on 800mhz? I assume the LTE is still on 1900?

If the 800 is operable that means its been NV'd right? Does that also mean the 800 LTE is installed but hasn't been activated yet? Sorry for the newb questions

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I Luke everything about the G2 except for the back buttons. Played with the att version and not sure that's something I can get used to

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Was using signal check today and noticed my 1x was through a Verizon tower while the 3g was through a sprint tower. I didn't realize this could happen.

Also, what is eHrpd?

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Can anyone is this tower. I'm thinking ntelos. Not 4g though.

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Haha. Sorry I didn't realize I stuck the pic on the Denver thread. Brain fart on my part I guess

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Can anyone identify this tower. I'm thinking its an nTelos tower but now sure.

 

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