RightNow

Has this been cross posted to the general forum since some may not go to the iOS one? (Saying that because I am not sure Tapatalk users would see the main page link.)

Is there a site similar to S4GRU for t-mobile? If the merger were to actually happen in the future, I’d love to know where the nearest towers are to see if things would be different. I doubt it as the death star was horrible here and I figure they wouldn’t have built out a rural area. 

4 hours ago, MarshieZballer said:

I'm still on the fence about updating my 5S to iOS11... I really like 10.3.3 on it and by far my favorite thus far since I got it early last year.

I don't know? Should I download now or wait? Is iOS11 really worth it?

I keep a few phones around because of work and such. One of them is an iPhone 6. I was a bit hesitant but it was fine. The first few days of it are a bit sluggish as things index and so on. I'd give it a shot if I were you but if you want to be extra cautious wait for a 11.xx update. Personally I like the changes and find it much nicer overall. So seriously thinking about getting a new one for myself. A 7 I use often is fine as well, which we'd expect of course.

6 hours ago, shaferz said:

Bumping again - new (replacement) MB arrived Friday.  We were gone this weekend, so i just now got it set up.  Achieved a 'score' of 59.  MB has been configured and running now for 2 hours, and neither of our iphones will connect to it.  Guess I'll let it go overnight to ensure it does its update to the latest software, etc.  If we still aren't connected to it in the morning, then i guess it's a call back in to MB Support.  

I'm starting to wonder if it's our iPhones.  Has anyone in this thread had a consistent experience in regards to iphones connecting to their Magic Boxes?  Maybe iOS 11 will have a carrier settings update that helps?

I've seen some that take a while, Droid or iPhone alike. Try airplane mode on and off a few times or restart the phone. Wouldn't hurt to do PRL updates or whatnot. For the stubborn devices I've seen, airplane mode has done the trick.

Thanks!

11 minutes ago, lilotimz said:

Way too much work as that would require going over every single EBS and BRS allocation per market. If people are interested in it then they are free to ask and it can be looked up but I doubt anyone wants to do it for every single region (EBS leases are a pain in the butt). 

Slightly off topic, do premier sponsors have access to which towers have Band 41 active? I didn't see it in the regular sponsors map section. 

4 minutes ago, though said:

 

@RightNow which city/zip code is your Magic Box in?

27316

So a bit of update to my situation with one of my MBs. 

I wrote about how it had the 20% issue and then it got stuck in a boot loop crashing out. I emailed last night to send it back and gave some information. They wrote back this morning and asked if it was showing a SIM error message. It was not, it was an initialization message but since I hadn't plugged it in since the boot loop crashing where I let the battery die, I did so just to see if it popped up a new error.

It powered on and took what felt like forever with flashing e-ink screen and then brought up the familiar signal check screen. And it passed. Color me surprised.

So any of you that had that issue and just happen to have the box around still, check it out. They may have misconfigured something on your account or whatever but give it another chance. Especially those in the NC area. 

On 9/13/2017 at 11:18 PM, nexgencpu said:

I really don't want to veer this thread to a PC vs Mac thing. Being an IT admin for multiple companies I can tell you testing the most powerful equipment, PC is the name of the game. 

We are currently testing 16 core/32 threads CPU's for architectural devs. Apple will take years to even consider stuff like this.

Yeah... no. They've already announced 18/36. 

Regardless, this Mac/PC and Droid/iOS piss contest BS needs to stop. Let's talk about Sprint and stop with these useless mine is bigger than yours and can do this or that. All the current top line phones are capable. Pick what you want without putting down the other. 

Anyone able to point out the new coverage for Macro sites. The images on Imgur are not clear to me being slightly colorblind. I can't tell if my area would have anything new or added.

15 minutes ago, swintec said:

i have another coming tomorrow (completely by chance) so we will see.  The one giving me problems I have completely put it outside at this point to see what happens.

Haha I did that. I took it up on the roof. I took it to another town nearby that should have better signals based on maps and such. It either got stuck at 20% or came up on error messages and got stuck in a loop. It finally started a boot loop where it wouldn't even get past startup. Sprint logo, then a command line where it freezes.

56 minutes ago, swintec said:

thanks.  got further now.  problem is, initialization simply times out at this point in any window i try.

I'm going to ask for mine that did this to be returned. The other one worked as it should. So I think it's device specific,not necessarily market/tower specific in these cases. 

On 9/7/2017 at 9:45 PM, anthony.spina97 said:

You are in the same boat as Bill and I. Hopefully we can inform Sprint about this issue and get us some Magic Box love!

 

-Anthony

I had just about given up on the original box (I opened one of two received) after I had taken it a few places where I knew it should connect for sure. It finally got stuck in a boot loop. So letting its battery die and I'll send it back.

Tonight, Spectrum took a dump again so I said what the hell. Let's try the other one. I opened it and with no expectations of success it popped up a test. The first window was a 4. haha The second one was 24, third one and likely best was 36. I said I'll take it. It set up on that one.

Before:  DL: 0.93 UL: 0.60

After: DL: 12.81 UL: 0.48

While not the best I think this isn't too bad in my zip code/rural area. 27316. The upload speeds in the area are bad even if you're line of sight to tower on a nearby hill, so I hope there's something going on soon to help that out. At least I can use this as a hotspot on occasion now and hopefully it will only get better from here.

I have noticed more than one person complain about the 20% issue in N.C..  There might be a possibility that the network in that area still needs some software or hardware to make the Magic box connect.  Might be a good idea to just hold on to it for awhile.

I think I'll do that rather than call them or send it back right now. They sent me two for two locations in the same general area. I'll give it a few months to see how it works out. Thanks for the info!

Has a consensus been reached on what to do with the 20% and stuck boxes? Mine arrived today and so far stuck at 20% each time. Run the battery down and then try again? Send it back for replacement? 

Has anyone, especially in Randolph County, seen a dramatic reduction in available LTE in the past month? It had been improving for ages and seems to have gone backwards in the area now. I rarely get LTE in spots I got it before. (Have tested on several phones.) 

This could all be in my head but it seems as if phones switch to LTE slower on Sprint than other networks.  I also have Verizon.  Despite that pretty map they don't have LTE every where but even when I am on a 3G signal as it switches to LTE it does it quick without any interruption.  My Sprint phone switches very slowly to LTE and often when it does switch there is no data available at all.  This could be 5 seconds or 30.  Many times I will drive thru and area with LTE and be almost at the end of the range of that antenna before it switches.  Does anyone know why?

I've found the same thing with a droid phone and an iPhone. I cannot explain it. Sometimes I see that it hangs on to 3G for half a trip. Stop for a moment, go back in the other direction and boom.. LTE on the same road not 30 seconds later. 

I went down 421 to 62 today and had LTE the whole way.  Came back Alamance Church Road and it was in and out.  So it is possible that 421 has LTE all the way to Liberty.  Where I got off at 62 is just above the signals mapped a month or so ago.

This is near to my home area. I go through this area frequently. Liberty does have some LTE on 421 (and of course in town.) It's pretty steady but seems that it hasn't been optimized yet as I have it somedays in some areas and on other days the same areas are terrible 3g. The area around Forest Oaks/Southeast High School is seeing better 3G speeds but I often don't have any LTE there until I get closer to Greensboro. Southeast School road is pretty horrible for the most part. I will say it is improving though.

Asheboro seems to be in flux. There has been LTE for months but it's up and down. Going up 220/73-74 towards Greensboro I see LTE from N. Asheboro towards Randleman. I74 going towards High Point is not very good yet and drops to 3G. 

The Ramseur area has some LTE service. 3G speeds have improved but there needs to be a LOT more work for it to be useable on either front. Between Asheboro-Ramseur-Siler City things are quite patchy. I hope this area improves quickly as I need good service on this 64 corridor for work.

Hope that helps a bit.

My 5 is equal to or better than before. The first 2-3 days after it was a bit worse. It is as good as it ever was now. Some people have found a complete reinstall restores things to the same general time frame they had in 6. My iPad (2) is just the same as it was, no gain or loss. I have not disabled anything on either device. Again, on both devices I saw a slight reduction in the day or two afterwards, after that it was back to normal. 

Asheboro was that way over the weekend. Known LTE areas we're 3G only and had no data for all intent. Ramseur lit up this week for the first time.