GregA

I made this video. You can find some of my posts in the Toledo market thread. No, I'm not a troll... I personally have nothing against Sprint. I've been a customer for several years and it has satisfied my needs. I don't need 50mbps+ speeds on my phone. No, T-Mobile didn't pay me. It was simply my "final project" for AP Statistics class. We had to come up with a topic, collect our own raw data, and we were supposed to write a report featuring descriptive statistics, at least 5 graphs, regression analysis, numerical hypothesis testing, a confidence interval, and categorical hypothesis testing. However, we were told we could make a video instead of writing a report for extra credit. My friend and I decided to do this because we thought it was creative and something we were interested in... whereas most people did something on sports stats. We originally were going to make an "advertisement" for Sprint, but when we collected the data and it didn't look stellar and we didn't have a whole lot of time to come up with something else before it was due, we just decided to flip the message so to speak. I've read a ton of stuff on this website over the past several years and understand all the benefits of CA and realize it wasn't the best phone to use, and I've even replied to the comments stating that, but I didn't see it reasonable to buy a new phone just for a high school project. I just never expected such a backlash when I published it.

Thanks for the help. It looks like the tower on Secor may have 10x10 B25 by looking at engineering screens. Performing better than B41 with relatively poor signal. Speeds not impressive though for this time on a Monday night.

how do you know you're connected to 10x10 using lte engineering screen? also, i know this has nothing to do with 10x10 or even Sprint probably, but I have an HTC phone and while I have SCP, it drives me nuts that it only shows 1 bar for LTE unless the signal is -99dbm or better no matter the band. i wish i could fix that because -100ish on B41 is pretty decent and I think it should have more than 1 bar. it shows 1 bar many places i go and i think this is bad for many Sprint customers who don't have SCP and think their signal is always bad when in reality it's not. oh well.

Do the new dual band 800+1900 antennas provide any better range/coverage than the existing 1900 only ones?

Are Archbold and Wauseon part of our market? There was a lot of 1x800 there! First time experiencing 1x800... Wow! The range is incredible. I'm sure the power is way up since it's rural, but still.

I've been doing some digging around for stuff around our area and found this... I don't know how accurate this site is but I found this pretty interesting: http://www.antennasearch.com/sitestart.asp?sourcepagename=antennachecktxreview&getpagename=pgtxdetail&cmdrequest=getpage&ipos=22&isubpos=1&strtxtype=lmcomm&unique_system_identifier=2356015&location_number=1 I know there is a tower here at that location, but I've never gotten a signal from it. I've gotten a signal from the tower southeast of it near where Bancroft intersects the University/Parks Trail. But since it looks like it's licensed to Nextel for a bunch of 800 frequencies, does that mean we could expect LTE/1x800 service from this tower in the future? I don't really have my hopes up and I don't really know what to make of these kind of reports either but any thoughts? Here's a look at the tower on Street View too if that's significant... https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6731647,-83.6693035,3a,15y,353.9h,108.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYEhJhcp1c8cBPgj2zJed4w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Wonder if this will impact Sprint? http://www.13abc.com/home/headlines/Ohio-Turnpike-cuts-deal-aimed-at-expanding-wireless-coverage-327415511.html?device=phone&c=y

I wonder why we don't have an official B41 launch yet. That'd be good for marketing. Most places I go now around Toledo (at least outdoors) I get band 41, and when I do, it's fast. Near UT I got around 60mbps the other day. Now I just wish we had B26 so I wouldn't drop to 3G so frequently indoors... And that tower near Corey and Sylvania NEEDS LTE. Overall I think Toledo has seen some big improvements in the past couple months.

Are VM devices going to get an update to remove the spark icon?

It's not happening now... http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/04/apple-denies-rumors-of-plans-to-launch-mvno-carrier-services/

FYI there's a new tower going up in Sylvania at N Holland Sylvania and Brint near Village Inn Restaurant. No idea whether or not it will be for Sprint. I don't have any pictures and unfortunately the next time I go by there it'll be dark.

So is the tower near Sylvania/Corey ever going to get LTE? It seems to have been forgotten.

I haven't followed this thread too closely because I don't live near here but I do know that nTelos has been known as a problem area. However I'm on a trip back home and I've got decent LTE with a strong signal throughout the Harrisonburg area. I don't know if this is new but just FYI!

Sweet! That should be a big improvement. As fall has turned to winter, I have seen quite a few improvements signal and speed-wise. IDK if that's optimizing on Sprint's part or just the leaves being gone or something crazy like that? Now they just need to LTE accept the one near Sylvania and Corey and I'll be all set!

I think another tower may be live with LTE for Sylvania folks!

Speeds have been bad recently. Spotify even skips. Edit: Would a low SNR have something to do with it?

What's taking so long for the City of Sylvania to have decent coverage?

When do you think we'll see an official launch by Sprint?

I'm pretty new to this so sorry if this is a dumb question! I discovered the ##DATA# menu a little while ago but just discovered the "LTE Available File" inside. I see it lists SIDs NIDs and BIDs, but if a tower is listed here, what does that mean? Thanks!

I've noticed that many BID #s in SignalCheck have changed (including at Secor near 475, Douglas & Bancroft). I'm getting a stronger signal from Secor near 475 than ever before.

Here's a couple of probably stupid questions... How do I know which tower I'm connected to for data (3G)? The 1XRTT tower info is listed, but there is nothing listed under the eHRPD section about which tower the signal is coming from. Could they be coming from the same tower? If so, then why is there such a difference in the signal strength between the 1X and eHRPD? Lastly, if you look at the screenshots, you'll notice the BID numbers are different. That means that the phone has changed towers, right? Is it normal for the phone to switch towers when it is sitting stationary on my desk? Not moving, it will constantly change between BID 426, 979, 996, and sometimes even a fourth. Thanks a lot.

I am a newbie!!! I did get a response back, from "Sarah B." at Sprint. I asked specifically for a date of when we'd start seeing LTE within the city and even more specifically when the Bancroft and Douglas tower would be accepted. I did also mention the conversation with the contractors. The response: "I understand that you would like to receive specific detailed information as to when LTE will be available in your area of Toledo, Ohio. There are many different factors that go into choosing the cities where LTE will first become available and the amount of time that it takes to complete the upgrades once they have began. Your feedback has been noted and is a great source of information, which can be utilized to positively impact service improvements, product selections, rate plan prices and choices, customer interaction and satisfaction. Sprint is working diligently to add 4G to Sprint covered areas. To obtain a list of the current and upcoming 4G markets, please log onto www.sprint.com/4G. Thank you for being a valued Sprint customer, for your feedback and for your time. Your time is greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day." That was not helpful.

Sent an email and got the automated response: Thank you for taking the time to write. A Sprint representative will be contacting you. From all of us at Sprint, thank you. Dan Hesse CEO Sprint Didn't know "Dan" was the CEO. This should be interesting. I'll post back once the "Sprint representative" contacts me.

So when do you think Bancroft & Douglas will be completed and active with LTE?