gilly

Thanks very much for that info!  I've had this phone for about 18 mths or so, so I may be qualified for a new one...I'll have to check that.  Is the Samsung S5 a good tri-band phone?

*crickets* i'm guessing from the lack of posts in here it means that everyone is happy with the service and data speeds are amazing everywhere around des moines now

Nope, not happy in WDM.  I work right by the WDM Marriott (one block away) and I constantly get dropped data.  No 4G.  I live south of Fuller Dr just off of S. 35th St and I get spotty 4G from the water tower on 50th St.  Very frustrating to say the least!

I'm sitting a block from the Marriott on Jordan Creek Pkwy and I get really bad reception.  I thought that tower was upgraded?  I get a very low 3G signal.  Even when I get a few bars, I can't get to the internet off and on (mostly off).  Anyone else having that issue near the Marriott in West Des Moines?

That goes for inside the building as well as outside.  Outside is slightly better, but not full bars and just 3G and still get can't establish data connection errors quite frequently.  Very frustrating!

Here are a few screenshots...

next to WDM Marriott tower:

near intersection of Valley West Dr and I-235 tower:

Driving south on Valley West Dr near E.P. True Pkwy (50th St tower).  Had a quick 5 second LTE signal:

Yep, I did have it set to fast boot!  Rebooted (w/out fast boot) and it works!    Thanks!

I keeps moving from tower to tower.  Is that normal if I'm between towers?

As far as the screen shot, I'd be happy to do that.  Can you tell me tho, how to post a screen shot here from the phone?  Right now, I am accessing this forum from my PC.

Thanks again!

Thanks for the "welcome" bmoses!  Yea...I've been monitoring the map for DM and saw that this tower is a unverified LTE (with question mark).  I do not get LTE from this tower (Valley West Dr & I-235), at least from my office building near the WDM Marriott.

Also, I just powered down and back on my phone and it still says "click for map".  It does (and did) go to google maps and show the tower on the map.  It just doesn't show the street and/or address next to BSL.  Not a biggie!

Do you know if the WDM Marriott tower are going to 1x800 or LTE?  I noticed crains there before Christmas and saw some posts here about it but wasn't sure if this tower is getting upgraded based on what I've read here.

Thanks! Gilly

I'm new here and have a question about the SignalCheck Pro app...

How do you get the street address on the BSL line?  All I have is "Click for map".

BTW, it appears that the tower at Valley West Dr and I-235 is now 1x800.  I am connecting to that tower from near the WDM Marriott.  I figured I would just connect to the tower at the Marriott.

Thanks!