JossMan

To optimize B26 in his area.  He was giving me the timeline it took Sprint for his area.  It'll likely be comparable to mine, since my area has been un-optimized for ~8 months on B26.

Every situation will be different but usually when LTE 800 is initially turned on it yields the same signal strength as LTE 1900, maybe a couple dBm better.  Post optimization it will vary, the site nearest my home use to have a -105dBm connection indoors on 800 now it hovers around -90dBm indoors, again this was my experience and about 90% of the sites in this area are running dual-band 800/1900 LTE now.  

Update for what?

Going out on a limb here but he is probably referring to the acceptance reports that Robert provides for each market.

When is the next scheduled update coming?

 

 

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Meanwhile on AT&T, my Moto X 2014 Pure Edition says I have one bar with a -134dBm RSRP. In my opinion, everything weaker than -119 should be zero bars, with the LTE signal indicator still showing. It never drops to zero bars anymore, regardless of how weak the signal is.

 

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I've found that the Sharp Aquos Crystal and the LG G Flex do a good job of displaying LTE signal strengths the correct way in regards to Sprint.  I'm sure there are plenty of other devices that do but most I have used/have undercut the LTE signal indicator, hence why so many people complain about not having a good signal even though they really do.  But not all of us are wireless nerds and know that a -100dBm connection is good and a -125dBm connection is bad. 

i cannot say that I was 100% certain but I didn't catch any Band 41 the entire trip.

 

 

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I can't give out certain specifics but I can tell you if there was any B41 it would be on the southern end of Knoxville.  

I've been all over Knoxville today visiting and not once has my phone connected to Spark. (iPhone 6 Plus)

I'm currently looking directly at a tower with Sprint equipment and what looks to be 8T8R antennas and all my phone is doing is jumping between 25/26. Is this a known issue around here or is my phone just refusing to connect?

 

 

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Are you sure the site has B41 gear, if your certain it doesn't mean its turned on yet. 

Mike, does this last beta update resolve the status bar icon intermittently flickering when you connect to LTE?  

Where are you getting those speeds? Wherever I am I'm getting .5 at best.

Read back a few posts and you will know what I am referring too. 

Anyway with spark very close to launch in Detroit, you soon won't have to make excuses for sprint anymore [emoji12]

 

 

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I'm not making excuses for Sprint, 3-5Mbps is solid enough to do tasks on a smartphone or use as a hotspot, etc.  Some people in rural United States would rejoice to get those speeds with a wireline connection.  Meanwhile some complain they are not getting epenis speeds...

Party Train

I am a little late to the party but this phone is just fantastic, RF powerhouse sitting at -88dBm on LTE 800 indoors!  

How is the RF performance with the G Flex?

One step forward, and two steps back.  It's like a country song.

Or a drunk leaving a bar at 2AM, one...step...forward, two...steps...back...one...stepgawhasapl faceplant. 

Sprint actually has a lot of rural LTE coverage. It's very impressive. It's just very noteworthy in GMO areas. Like Western PA, Eastern IA, Alabama/Mississippi, New Mexico. Most other places have good rural deployments. Places like Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Texas, California, Massachusetts, North Carolina and many others Sprint has significant rural LTE deployments. Better than Tmo, and sometimes even better than the Duopoly. It's all about geography and economics.

 

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Yep I can confirm this Sprint has LTE service in the middle of Cherokee National Forest, Band 25 was hovering around 29Mbps last time I visited.  

Ive had a few data profile updates occur automatically when new LTE sites near me got flipped on.

It depends where, but at my dads house, he gets up to 5 Mbps, and for some reason, I get up to 3 Mbps. Oh, for some reason, my phone randomly did a profile update by itself just now.

Your dad is getting just about the advertised speed for Sprint's LTE service, 5Mbps is more than enough for smartphone use.  

is this thread dead ? 

At first I was like ehhhh. Now I have warmed to it and actually like it.

Happy Birthday!

I know its been mentioned but...LTE Advanced for Chicago!  *officially gets jealous*

I hope too see new brand color scheme along with a new logo, the black and yellow and current emblem screams Dan Hesse.  Don't get me wrong Dan Hesse made great strides to improve Sprint with NV, LTE, and such but Marcelo is at the wheel now driving this company lets see some changes. 

Not sure if this has been asked.... will Signal Check Pro report T-Mobile's LTE B12?  I'm wondering if it'll show once I get the band enabled on my Nexus 6 after the 5.1 update.

Right now its included in the beta build (4.272b and above), see the change log here for additional upcoming goodies.

• Added indicators for T-Mobile LTE band 12.