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    Network Vision/LTE - Missouri Market (includes St. Louis)

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    Posted · Edited by mmark27

    If you have an android device, simply download the sensorly app from the play store. You can configure to do background checks or only when you are actively using the app.

     

    If you have an idevice, there is also a sensorly app, but it can not do signal checks.

     

    Either app will let you see the various carriers signals on a google map overlay.

     

    you can also view the map on the web @ http://www.sensorly....t/lte_310sprint

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    Also if you have an android device, you can get this app http://goo.gl/5XNLg (free version available too) made by a S4GRU member. Its great for determining your network and such. Also includes a quick way to reset your data connections and potentially pop into LTE. Sensorly will just keep you stuck in 3G if you started in 3G because its sending data that way. It will be reluctant to switch over to LTE.

     

    So if you're in an area that has LTE for sure, then go airplane mode and back, or use the SignalCheck Pro app.

     

    EDIT: then kick on the mapping tool Sensorly after you've established the LTE connection. :)

     

    This is what I have learned in the Milwaukee/Madison market thread. Very helpful. We FINALLY have our first towers in the STATE!

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    Posted · Edited by mmark27

    Maybe if the weather gets consistently better we can have a Wisconsin S4GRU meetup. One possible place would be having a picnic at the I-94 E rest stop at Lake Mills (Since we'd be under 4G) <img src='http://s4gru.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' :)' />

     

     

    nothing like a bunch of dudes meeting at a rest stop.

     

    Haven't you seen Something About Mary? :lol:

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    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    I made a quick drive down to the south side of McFarland. LTE is active!

     

    From the edge of the cell area I ran a speed test, ~10mb up, ~4mb down. I didn't have much time so I didn't drive deeper into the cell to do further speed tests... a project for another time.

     

    I was running Sensorly so check out the glorious purple :) (you might need to zoom in a ways... fresh traces seem to take a while to bubble up to the zoomed out views.

     

    Ha, I was just trying to think up an excuse to tell my wife why we needed to drive to McFarland tonight. :P

     

    Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

     

     

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    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    Hmm only 2 out of the first 3 results for me are s4gru. Gotta fix that.

     

    The problem with pointing you at "the article" is that pretty much every article here is another relevant part of network vision. First I would start with the stickies on the top of the Network Vision forum, especially the "what is network vision" or something along those lines.

     

    Yes, I know that and I thank you all for great contributions. I just was confused on the points that I asked as they weren't very clear to me from reading. thanks for the responses though, I believe I have now filled in my knowledge gaps. Aren't forums great.

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    So after a lot of reading and nice use of that SignalCheck App, I see now that my towers around me are broadcasting eHRPD.

     

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60396219/Screenshot_2013-05-01-17-54-37.png

     

    This is a new development in my area as far as I know, I swear it was reporting EVDO rev A just a couple weeks ago. In that screen shot from SignalCheck, it is saying that BSL: is located at an area that A) a tower doesn't exist (in the ghetto to boot) and B) its not reporting from the tower closest to me which is located at 5995-5999 McKee Rd Fitchburg, WI 53719 (which I recently posted a picture of a few pages back). Now I know that this is a Sprint tower, it had recently been reported on the upgrades list at network.sprint.com, although it doesn't show up now on that page.

     

    The Googles told me that eHRPD is the software upgrade portion for tower handoffs with LTE, so its a precursor, but not necessarily anytime soon kinda precursor, right?

     

    So, my questions are,

     

    #1. Has eHRPD been reported for the Madison area, I see that it has been reported in the Milwaukee area and in between before. Searching this thread showed most chatter about Milwaukee towers dating back to early January, sorry if I'm late to this party. It was NOT reporting eHRPD downtown Madison at all.

     

    #2. Am I reading that SignalCheck App wrong? Why is it putting a tower where there isn't one? I have seen it report this at that station area before using a different app to identify towers, but I thought that one was broken as there is no tower there. I do understand that the BSD is reporting the 1xRTT signal, I suppose it is possible that the EVDO (eHRPD) is coming from the tower at 5995-5999 McKee Rd?

     

    Thanks guys. You can simply just point me to articles that tell me more if you don't want to respond in full or if this has been asked a lot before.

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    Posted

    Fixed. They are on the maps now. Thanks.

     

    Robert

     

    Robert, not trying to be a thorn here, just asking a question. If you aren't turning a profit off the website, why continue to host your own site instead of just making a Google + Community? You can set up different sections and whatnot. I understand being entrenched with all the data that has accumulated over the years on these topics and starting anew, but just a thought. I want to be able to help you out, just can't at this time.

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    If I wernt between jops I would do the sponsor thing so I can look at the map :( I'm pretty confidant My Middleton tower will be one of the firs 4g sites online, as my 3g speeds have been crazy fast as of late!!

     

    The one at Middleton HS on the light post? (if that's a Sprint tower) I was at Bowling Green Rec on Lisa Ln. for softball last night and did see a 1.5mbps 3G speed test. Thought for sure I just had too much beer and was seeing things.

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    You wouldn't have had a signal there anyway. :–)

     

    Yeah, fer sure. but my travels would have taken me up to Mequon to pick up some people for the tailgate, then back to Miller Park, so I would have traversed a bit of the city. I have no idea where these accepted sites are, I'm not allowed to donate to this site according to the boss. Sorry Robert, I tried.

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    Quick.....everybody run sensorly test as you go travel around your respective cities.

     

    I've been running Sensorly for every trip I've taken in Madison in the past 2 weeks and will continue to do so, so if it blips to LTE, it'll get mapped.....but there's nothing going on here with our towers that I've heard of. I also ran it all the way up to GB last weekend (through Appleton area) and nothing but 2G/3G mapped the whole way.

     

    I was supposed to be going through Milwaukee on Sunday but our tickets to the Brewers/Cardinals fell through. Was going to be my first time in a suite, alas, I'll have to listen on the radio.

     

    Great to see some sites accepted in Milwaukee!

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    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    I'm going to get a call back from someone from Dan@sprint.com's office tonight around 5pm (third time in 6 years I've done this :) ). I sent him/them a rather lengthy email with specific points of coverage (lack there of) and a few other items. I know it won't help at all as those people have less information about things than even the entry level CSRs, but it'll sure make me feel good afterwards.

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    During peak times data speeds are pretty terrible. Off peak i usually get 500kbps. They definately skipped miller park. Rediculous.

     

    Ha, have you guys been to a Badger Football game in the fall? You can't use a Sprint phone in the entire city of Madison for the day. Phone calls won't go through, texts - forget about it, and data? no way jose.

     

    I think that cellular traffic around stadiums is always going to be awful, they can't handle that density no matter what. Now, if you look at what New Candlestick Park is doing in SF, that's going to be impressive. Every fan in the stadium could be connected to their WiFi at one time with speeds on average of 15-30 Mbps down/up -> at least they say they have the tech to accomplish this feat.

     

    For what we're charged for seats at professional sports, every stadium should do this for their fans that shell out ridiculous amounts of money for merch and food.

     

    I'm sorry to ramble on there.

    Network Vision/LTE - Missouri Market (includes St. Louis)

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    Posted

     

    Each of the Clydesdales gets two handsets, a tablet, a hotspot, and an aircard. It is in their contracts. They are data using stallions.

     

    AJ

     

    those horses have the life!

     

    Great to see stl getting juiced up in locations. I'll be back there in June (from Florissant originally, now in Wisconsin). I at least let my parents know to flip on their CDMA/LTE on their S3s. I'll help out the sensorly when I'm there.

     

    Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    Posted

    Back in like November, my tower (at PD and Seminole) in Madison had like zero voice and text service. I called Sprint, obviously, and they told me it was for NV upgrades and LTE. However, after more calls and conversation, they back tracked on this and said it was for non NV related issues.

     

    So, I'm not sure anything NV was done (speeds are still abysmal here) since no sites have been accepted as complete in our area according to Robert.

     

    I have nothing new to report. Here's a shot of our tower as of today 4/22/13

     

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    Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    Sprint GS3 leaked update.

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    Posted

    I've been running this since it leaked and can report its great. I'm seeing equivalent battery life really to MB1. Multi view is neat but limited. I'm stock, I know root can do more with it.

     

    Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    Network Vision/LTE - Milwaukee Market (including Madison)

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    Yesterday morning, at the tower right by my house in Fitchburg, WI (Near Seminole Hwy / PD), I saw a mess of trucks near the base and people on the tower. I was pretty excited and wanted to detour my run over there and ask a lot of questions, but its contained within a power station so you can't really get close to it at all. Does anyone know the name of the companies subcontracted in the Madison Area? Is there anyway to know this information?

     

    I believe this is one of Sprint's biggest towers in the Madison area. I'm hopeful that this means something is going in. They have already done "capacity", "speed" and "voice" upgrades about 6 months ago according to network.sprint.com. Now the tower is absent on that page so I'm assuming that we will start to see more with the current activity?? It could be unrelated at all. I still can't imagine a future where Sprint is good here.

    Network Vision/LTE - North Wisconsin Market (Wausau/Green Bay/Appleton)

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    Ugg!!! How can Wausau get LTE before MADISON!!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!?!

     

    Yeah, you're telling me, brother. We've got all kinds of "speed upgrades" and "capacity upgrades" in Madison, but I haven't had an inkling of LTE signal at all....not that I'm expecting to be able to access it, but seriously man. I live directly across the street from one of their biggest towers in the area so I'd assume it would be first-ish on the list. You know, the only place to catch WiMax in Madison (which is/was never launched here) was a fleeting amount of signal on a dinky tower over near West Towne Mall, near Woodman's. So who knows, maybe that'll be the first tower.

     

    The story I've gotten about Madison from a Sprint guy in KC that I trust was that this whole network was 3rd partied for Sprint for many years and then recently (like 5 years ago) they bought back all the towers and started running it again. They know it is under powered for the population and they are working on it. I'm really, really, really holding out here with Sprint. Have 5 lines invested in them in multiple cities. Really hope they do something here soon. I've been patient.

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