JossMan

i missed that post, can you link it here for the time being so at least premier members can take a look at it, thanks!

You can find it here post 100.

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

Yep, I posted a list of the sites by cascade ID that are due microwave backhaul in the Premier sector of the forums.  If Robert would allow it to be posted in here I would copy and paste it.  

World War 

Not sure what's causing those battery drains.. I haven't released any updates in several weeks, so it's not anything new. Have either of you tweaked your location settings, or started using the site logger or location service within the app? I use GSam Battery Monitor and sometimes I see random spikes from SignalCheck myself, and I have no idea why. Part of me wonders if it's a Google-something in the background and somehow it's getting reported as SCP. I do not have any wakelocks directly coded into the app; they are probably tied to one of the Google components it has, such as the 1X geocoder or location service.

 

-Mike

Mike I fixed my issue, SignalCheck uses less than 4% now.  I disabled site logger, location neighbor notes, and changed the location service priority to low power.  The neighbor cells do not work on the tri-band Galaxy S3 so there was no need in having it enabled due to the PCI not being reported to SCP, its a shame it doesn't but it is what it is. 

Just a note:  Android will report high battery usage from SCP if you have the "keep screen on" setting enabled and are the type to leave SCP running while your driving or looking for new LTE sites.

Got hyped when I saw the new sprint maps showing great Spark coverage but I came on here to see if it was too good to be true, and yup its false and  It shows I'm not in LTE coverage but I have been getting LTE signal...

New LTE sites come online everyday, your more than likely getting Sprint's general 1900MHz LTE coverage.  

Marcelo's Twitter page has gone teal. Is this a hint of the branding possibly changing?

Funny how the Sprint Zone app matches Marcelo's color scheme on Twitter.

Just finished reading the entire thread, its looking good you have come a long way!  Now Android and iOS can co-exist in searching for Sprint's three LTE bands.  

I bought an LG Tribute to track the rollout of Sprint Spark (and to test Network Vision service as well) in my area. Is there anything I should know when I start tracking? Any particular apps I should get or dialing codes I should know? 

Just as newboyx has stated SignalCheck Pro is by far hands down the best app to use especially for us Sprint users and wireless nerds.  Mikejeep has developed one hell of an app and is my most used app on my device to monitor my voice and data connections, this app does it all except deliver chicken to Robert. 

Mikejeep has setup shop here on the S4GRU forum and is highly respected and informative member in the S4GRU arsenal, you can find the SignalCheck app thread here if you have any questions.

By the way  to S4GRU!

Yep, the WiMAX network is still alive and kicking for a little while longer.  But it will join the iDEN network soon.

 

AJ

WiMAX will be riding off into the sunset.

Are you using the default messaging or a 3rd party messaging app via Google Play?  Are you able to make and receive calls?  Have you tried powering down both handsets for a few minutes and then re-attempt sending SMS messages after you power them back up?  Have you done a PRL and data profile update? 

anyone know if you can take a "Sprint prepaid" galaxy s3 new in package and activate it on your "regular" sprint plan?  wife's s3 is almost completely dead, and she's got a few more months to stagger along before cheap upgrade...

Simple answer is...no.  

The real issue for me right now is the significant battery drain.  I have turned off site logging and changed the location settings to see if that will help.  The neighboring cells feature I don't absolutely need because I know the GCI patterns in my market when on Band 25, 26, or 41.  

Neighbor cells work on my samsung note 4. Are you sure you have them on in the settings? I know sometimes they don't show up when there are no other cells around.

Yes, I have the setting enabled for them to show up, I beta tested this feature before it was released publicly on two other devices. 

Mike is there anyway SCP can track neighboring cells using the GCI instead of the PCI?  The neighboring cells feature does not seem to work on Samsung devices.  

Also SCP seems to be draining my battery, on my other devices SCP does not use this much battery consumption usually less than 2%.

I imagine this is typically what it looks like when Ericsson attempts to optimize a site:

 

 

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The member that we dare not speak their name retweeted a screenshot of a T-Mobile speedtest in New Orleans.

I doubt Legere will respond to either the poster or the retweeter..

 

TS

Legere seems to be in a speed competition with himself, to me coverage and reliability is more important and Sprint is delivering on both of those fronts in my market.

Is this what T-Mobile customers can expect in a couple of years when their metro-LTE network is saturated?  

I'm in the middle of suburbia but the tower density is so low that I drop into 1x in clear outdoor areas between towers and often, within buildings.  It seems it doesn't matter if the building is wood construction, masonry or steel.  The signal just tanks.

 

We have pretty sparse tower density in my area, pretty big B26 holes, no B25 and very few B41 sites.

No Band 25 1900MHz?  If there is Band 26 800MHz then there is Band 25, after all Sprint has the PCS G Block nationwide.  

What are the prices for each of the tiers?

The upgrade is free so I will give you the price of each after the upgrade which will be the same price as the old tiers.

• 75x10Mbps - $59.95
• 150x20Mbps - $99.95
• 250x30Mbps - $169.95
• 1Gbps - $319.95  

There is a base internet package that is $39.95 that will be going to 25x5Mbps

Well that was fast my ISP will be upgrading speeds like I mentioned in a earlier post, got this in the mail yesterday.  I will be going from 50Mbps to 75Mbps thanks OptiNet 

UPDATE:  Bestbuy has pulled the Sprint prepaid variant Moto E LTE off their website.  Did Bestbuy jump the gun and leak this little bundle of LTE joy on accident?  

United PCS™ "America's Newest Network" 

Wow!

 

That brings back memories!

 

I had totally forgotten about that advertising campaign

 

Like to go back a bit further?  

Well this little guy just popped out into the mobile world sometime in the last few days, found it on BestBuy's website.

Sprint Prepaid Motorola Moto E 4G LTE

• Qualcomm quad-core processor @ 1.2GHz
• Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box
• 1GB RAM
• 4.5'' qHD 540 x 960 screen
• 8GB of memory, expandable to 32GB with SD card

Link provided below.

Sprint Prepaid Motorola Moto E 4G LTE

I love my Sprint PCS stuff, still have all my business cards, polo shirts, everything. Even the original plan guides from my RadioShack days.

 Brian Baker loves you too 

I found a good read on Sprint, hopefully the start of an improving trend.  The article is a couple of days old and I'm sure some of you have read this already but I'm posting it in the link below for the others that haven't come across it.

Sprint cares more about improving than its rank among carriers