ceopwong

I found this article interesting regarding VoLTE updates! Enjoy all! 

https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/sprint-eyes-volte-launch-virtualized-core-2019

13 minutes ago, stlman314 said:

So confirmed the sites here in STL that area reading Sprint B41 that use to be Clear sites are still Clear sites. They only changed the site name. 

 

I have however confirmed two Clear sites that have been converted to Sprint B41

Great job! 

VoLTE experience question for KC area folks:  Does your VoLTE drop between the Nall Exit around the YRC building to US Hwy 69 going westbound?  I don't believe it happens to me going eastbound.  I was not sure if this is something that is specific to my device or many of the S8 VoLTE users out there.  I appreciate everyone's input! 

On 10/12/2018 at 6:21 AM, ceopwong said:

I'm in Denver (Longmont Hampton Inn) area and woke up this morning (10/12) to have my VoLTE on my S8. I'm not sure if it is only the site serving this area because I've not roamed outside of my hotel room yet but wanted to alert fellow Denver market members on here! 

I was nearby Lookout mountain and around the highways around Golden and got VoLTE as long as I got a decent signal. 

2 hours ago, lilotimz said:

S8 was selected as it was the test device with the largest concentration of users.

S9 is newer and was not as widely adopted so it was on the backburner. 

That makes perfect sense! Thanks for chiming in and adding value to the thread! 

1 minute ago, deankelem said:

Finally! Does your contact happen to know when it will get it?  

No timeline given but they're working diligently on it. This is a total guess is soon. When I asked him about the S8 then it was about a month later the soft launch occurred. This it total speculation but I'm guessing the S8 was the biggest hurdle to jump over and now bringing on additional devices is a bit simpler maybe? This is pure speculation and guessing from my end. He had to help during his vacation time to get the initial VoLTE deployed so they're working hard. A lot of it is they're doing simultaneous things while deploying VoLTE so a lot of moving parts to coordinate. 

I'm in Denver (Longmont Hampton Inn) area and woke up this morning (10/12) to have my VoLTE on my S8. I'm not sure if it is only the site serving this area because I've not roamed outside of my hotel room yet but wanted to alert fellow Denver market members on here! 

I also was told from my contact that VoLTE will be available for the S9 series next! Woohoo! 

On 10/7/2018 at 6:14 PM, 1dante said:

Does anyone know if the unlocked version of the S8+ works with VoLTE?

I heard from my contact that VoLTE will work with unlocked S8 so I'm assuming the S8+ is in the same boat but it will become "live" with the release Android Pie release and upgrade. No timeline given but at least something to nibble on in the meantime! 

1 minute ago, RedSpark said:

Hello! That’s exactly what happened. I tried it again after about 20 minutes post-update and it worked.

Of course, if you happen to get a clarification on the market boundaries or new device additions (iOS etc.) from your contact, I’d love to hear it. Thanks so much! ?

You're welcome!!  I told him the same thing about getting denied and then I tried the age old wait and see approach and in this rare instance it worked!  

4 minutes ago, RedSpark said:

Can you ask if your contact can clarify the definition of a “soft-launch market” as it relates to Washington, DC?

I ask because I just updated one of our lines which has an S8+.  When I tried moving the toggle to enable VoLTE, I got a message that VoLTE is not available at this time. I’m in Bethesda, Maryland which is just outside of Washington, DC, but I thought this area would be considered part of the Washington, DC market.

Hey RedSpark, I will say that it took several minutes after I just did the S8 update for VoLTE to kick in.  I initially tried to toggle it but he said that post update the SIM has to update with Sprint then it worked but he did not give me a time.  As I just went to my kitchen to grab an orange juice and play with the kiddo for a few minutes then I came back (estimating around 15 min) and then tried to toggle it again and woolah it worked.  I know this is not really answering your question but giving feedback about my experience and it might be a few minutes and try again type thing.  But I will ask him and see if Bethesda is included in it.  He did use the word "intense" and mentioned there were several delays so I am not surprised if the initial "soft launch" markets were modified (shrunk?) last minute too.  But I will toss the question at him.  

1 hour ago, ceopwong said:

Hey everyone! I got confirmation from my contact that VoLTE is live. Therefore I did the update it is up and running in the KC area now on my S8. 

From the two initial two calls I made the receiving recipients didn't complain about voice quality and I personally asked them if it was better and I got the comment of "night and day" out of one of them. Just my $0.02 into the conversation! 

Hey everyone! I got confirmation from my contact that VoLTE is live. Therefore I did the update it is up and running in the KC area now on my S8. 

Heck yeah! I can confirm I got the Galaxy S8 Sprint calling plus warning me to delay the update should I want to continue to use the calling plus feature. 

1 hour ago, bbostwick8 said:

My RF engineer was issued S8 test phones... he told me that he thought after testing phase was complete that would probably just be pushed to all compatible phones.. in phases

Yeah that was the general idea that I was given by my source as well.  Just the second testing phase was pushed back a month so it will delay and S8 devices were the first compatible phones they were going to try first is the impression I got from our brief conversation. I appreciate your confirmation and info though! 

1 minute ago, RedSpark said:

Where do iPhones fall on the list?

That I do not know since his wheelhouse is Samsung only so the short answer is I don't know and I doubt he knows either but I can toss the question out to him but it will be a bit before I get a reply.   

I have heard from a very reliable source that Samsung devices are first to be on the VoLTE testing bandwagon and there are three phases before it reaches testing out in the wild.  Sprint is on phase 1 and the next one has been delayed approximately a month and needs to be done before they are asking for volunteers for their devices to be put onto the VoLTE list.  He also mentioned the S8 devices are the first ones on the list.  Fingers crossed!  

I experienced this when I was traveling on I-29 from Omaha to KC area around middle of November.  It said Sprint on my Moto X Pure the whole entire way down on my signal Check Pro and I got at least EV-DO the whole entire way except for a few pockets which was nice so I could get streaming radio on my drive home!  Although I suspected it was roaming on USCC now I know for sure! This is some awesome progress that Sprint is making in terms of expanding its network (via partners or internally).  

I'm thinking it is not going to be released under the current Motorola X, 2nd generation moniker and perhaps a new naming just for Sprint. I'm thinking a person handling customer care Twitter account probably doesn't care, have this type of knowledge, or isn't a reader of S4gru.com! Lol!

This is what uneducated folks and why not everything read on the Internet is true! "This cannot be!  It was on the Internet!" Lol!  

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-Sprint-customers-should-call-our-new-phone-the-Moto-Ex_id60831

Looks like AJ and I are getting a treat this year from Sprint! I know some of the towers in the Lawrence, KS area have the new or improved backhaul because I would get around 1-1.5 Mbit north of town along 6th Street in Lawrence.

Thanks guys for jumping on this so quickly. I do not even post because I am just way too slooooow! I promise I did not eat lead paint as a child!

Patrick Wong

FYI: The Sprint coverage maps are down on the Sprint site. So good things are to come to those who are patient right? I am guessing they are updating it down to street levels for LTE coverage (hopefully!). I just thought I would let people know as I stumbled upon this when I was wanting to check LTE coverage in a certain part of the City.

I was at an event around the KS Driver's License Bureau around 63rd & Parallel. Then I went along State Ave to Turner Diag then onto I70 to I435 South to my house near 95th and K7. I will say except for a few minutes, then I had 4G LTE the whole way through. For the sake of safety, I was only able to do one test around I435 and 78th Street exit and got about 10Mbps Down and Up. So LTE is pretty live and well around the "City"! I just thought I would let everyone know of my experiences with 4G LTE.

It could be. It does include the S4. Thanks for the link.Robert

Robert, I finally contributed to the site!

Here is another possibility? I don't think so but could possibly be the same as the Optimus LTE II but with a different name? Check out the article below and make your own decision!

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dont-stare-directly-at-this-picture-of-the-LG-Eclipse-4G-LTE_id30278

Pic (link in article): http://www.phonearena.com/image.php?m=Articles.Images&f=name&id=59743&name=eclipse.jpg&caption=Latest+picture+of+the+back+of+the+LG+Eclipse+4G+LTE&title=Image+from+%22Don%27t+stare+directly+at+this+picture+of+the+LG+Eclipse+4G+LTE%22&kw=&popup=1

These are some exciting times for Sprint LTE and the LTE ecosystem in general with all of the awesome handsets getting launched out there!

Another possible NDA #105 candidate?

http://www.phonescoo...cle.php?a=10452

The link above leads you to an online WSJ article so it will require some login credentials to read the entire article.