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You can always use CellMapper to take a look at what towers and coverage are like in an area.

I guess I haven't been paying attention.

https://www.cellmapper.net/map?MCC=310&MNC=260&type=LTE&latitude=41.953659214207136&longitude=-88.73794697304687&zoom=11&showTowers=true&showTowerLabels=true&clusterEnabled=true&tilesEnabled=true&showOrphans=false&showNoFrequencyOnly=false&showFrequencyOnly=false&showBandwidthOnly=false&DateFilterType=None&showHex=false&bands=5,13,17,25,71&showVerifiedOnly=false&showUnverifiedOnly=false&showLTECAOnly=false&showENDCOnly=false&showBand=0&showSectorColours=true&mapType=roadmap

I've seen them, per CellMapper!

Does anyone have a Pixel 3 XL case recommendation that's more rugged than the Spigen Rugged Armor? Let's just say it's not rugged enough.

5G is purely about manufacturers trying to sell more equipment.

Did you run CellMapper when driving around?

13 hours ago, Sanyo M1 said:

Pretty sure the issue was that it was characterizing incompatible fast wireless charging as charging fast before the update. This is because Google uses a proprietary fast charging method instead of what Samsung and others use. With the update it's showing the correct charging.

Was the problem in the messaging (calling it charging rapidly when it was really charging slowly) or was the problem in that Google forgot to enable the DRM in the release version?

The only real way to know is a screenshot of a battery management app before the update showing what the charge rate actually is when "charging rapidly".

I am looking for more observations on this.

I believe the restriction on the Google-approved wireless chargers for charging rapidly was instituted in a software update.

Out of the box, my 3 XL was "charging rapidly" from my old generic wireless charger. I installed the update and now it's "charging slowly". Can anyone else confirm?

Can I roll back my update?

Apparently, the 10w wireless charging is a Google standard. If you wish to use Qi, you're limited to 5w. The Qi standard goes up to 15w.

Why, Google, why?

The Nexus 6 was the last Pixel\Nexus that had wireless charging, so it was the last one worth considering. Now it's back.

Is the Pixel 3 an RF powerhouse like the Nexus 6 was?

The one I was looking at was 8290, so that should hold true.

https://www.cellmapper.net/map?MCC=310&MNC=120&type=LTE&latitude=41.85563059481918&longitude=-88.50457084856009&zoom=11&showTowers=true&clusterEnabled=true&tilesEnabled=true&heatMapEnabled=false&showOrphans=false&showNoFrequencyOnly=false&showFrequencyOnly=false&showBandwidthOnly=false&DateFilterType=Last&showHex=false&showVerifiedOnly=false&showUnverifiedOnly=false&showLTECAOnly=false&showBand=0&mapType=custom_map&showSectorColours=true

If a Sprint channel is on 1875 MHz, what size of channel is it?

What is the Chicago-area currently running on?

I noticed that Fi doesn't have all of the Google Voice features. No voicemail to email, no call screening.

Okay, so I'm likely to move down to 3G with the RRPP coverage (if any)?

On 5/25/2018 at 10:22 AM, bigsnake49 said:

You have 3 networks that you can be on depending on the availability and strength, T-Mobile, Sprint, USCC.

Right, but that doesn't really address my questions (about Google Fi vs. Google Voice feature parity or Sprint rural partnerships).

How much of the current feature-set would one have if they just moved over to Google Fi?

I assume that you would lose any of the roaming partnerships that Sprint has, for whatever those are worth. I'm not sure on the current functionality.

I'd like to figure out how closely I can replicate the existing Sprint - Google Voice full integration. I use it extensively.

Send and receive SMS and phone calls from multiple devices including PC. Send MMS from multiple devices including PC.

Make and receive calls with the standard phone functions on my primary number.

On 2/21/2018 at 9:30 PM, Paynefanbro said:

Wow, those are unattractive. Do other parts of Chicago have rules about how these are supposed to look that go beyond "make it the same color as the pole it's on"?

Who cares what it looks like? I didn't know this was the Victoria Secret Fashion Show.

I drove by today and it was there. I didn't visually confirm the equipment on the tower, but all indications are that's where it is. There's a small cell EARFCN in the vicinity and I haven't figured out where that was. It could be at the Sprint store that's near there.

3 hours ago, Dkoellerwx said:

Not sure what you're asking. That site still has a valid Sprint ID.

I misread the site. I thought it said that the last seen was in 2016, therefore assuming it was offline. It has the last seen in December, so likely I just haven't had CellMapper on when driving past there since then.

https://www.cellmapper.net/testmap/map/310/120/LTE?lat=41.954192385285396&lng=-88.73004913330078&z=15

Any thoughts on site 517309? There is a tower there with multiple carriers, but it's not a legacy site and doesn't appear to be an active Sprint site any longer.

Major APAC real estate and infrastructure investor partners with Softbank on US infrastructure.


http://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2017/towercos-headed-for-some-stiff-competition-with-formation-of-lendlease-towers/

Well, a new tactic might have worked. A Tweet to Guenther got me in touch with Sprint's VP, Network Engineering and Deployment. Hopefully I can get some traction there.

Has Sprint changed their backhaul capacity at all? I believe it was last rumored that it was 1 gig to the tower. I've heard in some areas, some cell companies want an entire sheath of dark fiber. Post in a Premier thread if it's too sensitive for public consumption.

Now that Android 7 includes EARFCN data in the API, what's the cheapest phone to get the most information out of each network? I'd like to get one phone each for Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and US Cellular and then get the cheapest SIM card I can for them.

I've been gathering information about MSCs and cores in my area, largely through carrier maps, building lists, etc. Most have registered switches with CLLIs, but often just searching that address will tell you what company has that facility.Some information is from property records, some from EPA records for generator fuel storage, some probably from old phone records, etc.

It is geographically limited and by no means guaranteed to be complete within that.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=15ZBWRVe5hVKfDLjsF3hbRCIj7sQ&usp=sharing

Trying to get into the mobile backhaul game, so figuring out where to go. If anyone has leads on doing business with the carriers, let me know.

Is there a map of the MSCs and cores?

I know one can get a list of MSCs from the maps and one can then do some research to actually find them.

I know there's a core in Chicago and IIRC, it's either in Chicago proper or Bridgeview, but that's from speculation based on prior testing work by Sprint.