T-MoblieUser207

On 2/11/2023 at 6:59 PM, Paynefanbro said:

Sprint eNB 6290 finally got converted. Now it's T-Mobile eNB 307360.

Mapping B41 for this is proving to be the hardest thing to do with the macro density around it. I picked up all the other bands but that one.

On 2/16/2023 at 7:36 PM, Paynefanbro said:

@T-MoblieUser207 The Sprint billboard site in Red Hook right next to the BQE got converted.

Updated! I don't see the eNB on Cellmapper yet, so that part is still unknown.

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Has anyone else spotted n41 PCI changes? My home tower n41 PCIs no longer match B66's PCI, and plenty of towers that used to match no longer do. Convert sites were always the exception but now it seems most, if not all T-Mobile pre-merger towers no longer match.

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On 2/3/2022 at 11:20 PM, T-MoblieUser207 said:

I went and visited this site, and the downtilt is extreme for the 6449 panel on the 3rd sector that the Google car didn't catch. I'm surprised they even did a 3rd sector, with how close the site is to the others nearby.

I was able to pass by this site recently and the extreme downtilt has been fixed lol.

The DAS systems at LGA Terminals A and B have updated B2 to match the citywide current allocation, no idea about Terminal C. Both A and B have n41 at 100 MHz, no idea if the 40 block is also live, and B41 at 20 MHz. JFK T5 also has n41 live on it when I passed through mid January, I didn't check if B41 was there.

The subway system is still a mix of some stations at 10 MHz (pre-merger B2 allocation), 15 (post-merger first expansion, not the current EARFCN 15), and 20 MHz. Besides the L train tunnel between Bedford and 1st Avenues, still no sign of NR anywhere underground, but the 5G icon shows up at some stations. B26 is officially gone from the subway system DAS, so I would assume B25 is gone as well. Fulton Street in Manhattan and a few other stations had 20 MHz B41 active for Sprint as well, and that is gone too.

I think this is a fully converted keep site and I added it to the map, but I haven't confirmed it yet.
Sprint eNB unknown
T-Mobile eNB 307890
Location: 40.66482192961257, -73.78369100014841

Happy New Years to all!

I updated the map with the latest info everyone has given, and I also passed by a few (6256, 6290, 6300) to check if B26 is still live and it is. There are a few others I haven't passed in a while to see what is going on that I'll check in the next week or so. Sprint eNB 6879 is still offline and still has Sprint panels up, and a few others on the map I expected them to convert by now are still dragging along with the Sprint panels up.

The DAS at LGA Terminal B got the n41 setup on it late last year December, but its nothing to much to hype about. Either the routing is awful, or the system needs an upgrade, as dead days at the airport means 200-250 Mbps down, but busy days means data doesn't load, even though n41 is 100 MHz.

On 10/31/2022 at 1:50 PM, Paynefanbro said:

Nostrand Ave station on the 3 train has that switch flipped that makes your phone show 5G when you're only connected to LTE. My phone was reporting full bars on 5G but NrConnectionStats showed absolutely nothing on my phone. Still fast at 140Mbps but I'm not a fan of the false reporting. Also held signal well into the tunnels leaving the station so that was new for me.

When you take the subway again, idk if Field Test updates fast enough to check, but I would assume the device handed off to B26 as the train left the station, as its very easy to pick it up depending on how close the station is. Sadly, B26 is starting to disappear across the system now, and besides the three 6 train stations and the L tunnel, I haven't seen B12 anywhere else to replace it.

The 5G icon is starting to be a mixed bag. Some stations have it, then the next day they lose it, then they get it back again. While the icon comes and goes, the expansion of B2 to 20 MHz continues, as the G stations are getting it now.

On 11/3/2022 at 3:14 PM, Paynefanbro said:

Sprint eNB Unknown Location: 40.840684672278606, -73.873443189382

I kinda figured this site was special, as when I did a trip in the Bronx it was only showing under 311-940. No idea why it popped up under that PLMN, as the other sites around it didn't do that. I switched it to converted, as T-Mobile eNB 216905 is the new ID for it, and the NYC streetview car caught it. I'll try and visit the other sites over the next few days to see if the NYC streetview car saw any other conversions.

On 9/22/2022 at 11:06 PM, wispiANt said:

• I think Sprint eNB 253661 is the Sprint site at the Steinway and Sons factory. Haven't been able to confirm

Confirmed it on Sunday.

On 10/14/2022 at 11:08 AM, Paynefanbro said:

1.9Gbps over 160MHz of spectrum (120MHz NR + 40MHz LTE) in Long Island City. 

 

This site (T-Mobile eNB 879491) is near the Triboro bridge in Queens, and is also a convert site as well. It would be the second convert site that can do gig+ speeds.

On 10/9/2022 at 1:12 PM, Paynefanbro said:

1. Sprint eNB 74807 converted to T-Mobile eNB 893446 (40.912314944943354, -73.83685018328866)
2. Sprint eNB 74823 converted to T-Mobile eNB 879711 (40.918340614561544, -73.81986721486727)
3. Sprint eNB 76809 converted to T-Mobile eNB 878027 (40.92748872281188, -73.85343332944689)
4. Sprint eNB 74756 converted to T-Mobile eNB 893809 (40.92371008212241, -73.86538499506544)

Added!

The subway DAS changes continue, as the L tunnel has B12 active, for a total of 4 bands active in the tunnel (B2, B12, B66, and n41). B71 and n71 (NSA nor SA) were not found in the tunnel. ULI has also been flipped on at select L train stations now as well.

T-Mobile has been going around and flipping on ULI at many subway stations, as the A/C stations in Brooklyn, and a few others in Manhattan have it now. The 6 line stations between 42nd and 14th seems like they have enabled B12 in addition to ULI, as I picked it up zooming by on the express. The L train tunnel is still the only place I have seen any NR underground.

On 9/26/2022 at 10:55 AM, wispiANt said:

A whole bunch more:

• Sprint eNB 79606 (40.75132648431523,-73.90146879382196) --> T-Mobile eNB 310071
• Sprint eNB ?? (40.76217959031908,-73.98290725716903) --> T-Mobile eNB 306359
• Sprint eNB ?? (40.73515112286398,-74.05620754132336) --> T-Mobile eNB 219100
• Sprint eNB 74287 (40.70103618706469,-73.88568221202024) --> T-Mobile eNB 307512
• Sprint eNB ?? (40.61153605033678,-73.97809151056654) --> T-Mobile eNB 216122 
• Sprint eNB ?? (40.85506888812853,-73.8833696864961) --> T-Mobile eNB 894975
• Sprint eNB 74711 (40.8825393882436,-73.8824177643403) --> T-Mobile eNB 894014 
• Sprint eNB ?? (40.853581236454886,-73.96895437356767) --> T-Mobile eNB 878599
• Sprint eNB ?? (40.858543517828,-73.99069077095734) --> T-Mobile eNB 879007
• Sprint eNB 103747 (40.72050408418687,-74.05430368479026) --> T-Mobile eNB 216911
• Sprint eNB ?? (40.71543795248539,-74.04311338634996) --> T-Mobile eNB 894452

On 9/28/2022 at 7:34 PM, wispiANt said:

Plus, one more Sprint convert in the Bronx:

• Sprint eNB ?? (40.86715407494202,-73.90311136271255) --> T-Mobile eNB 894795

I have added them all, and a few more:

1. Sprint eNB 6290 has been located (40.7484069,-73.8948223), switched to planned.
2. New unknown location sites: Sprint eNBs 6155, 73921, 6208, 15833, 6156 and 6214.

On 9/22/2022 at 4:10 PM, Paynefanbro said:

1. Northern Jersey market Sprint conversions:
   1. T-Mobile eNB 876455/56/57
      1. Location: (40.61113401914055, -74.2524862287992)
   2. T-Mobile eNB 219129/30
      1. Location: (40.75352065564415, -74.12406427496255)
          
2. NYC market Sprint conversions: 
   1. T-Mobile eNB 875964/66
      1. Location: (41.39722227227573, -74.33717864431144)
         1. This one is in Orange County but was still part of ex-Sprint's NYC market.
   2. Sprint eNB 6881 -> T-Mobile eNB 216104/05
      1. Location: (40.89755146946985, -73.80013909444185)
         1. In Pelham, just outside of the Bronx

On 9/22/2022 at 11:06 PM, wispiANt said:

• Sprint eNB 899078/899079 is now live and is broadcasting T-Mobile eNB 219280/219281
• T-Mobile eNB 331166 isn't a Sprint convert. All carriers used to be located at 88 East 111th Street, but relocated once new construction wrapped up next door (at 94 E 111th St). Confirmed via DOB.
• Sprint eNB 6867 (planned, location unknown) is actually a duplicate of Sprint eNB 6867 (Planned) in east Greenpoint
• I think Sprint eNB 253661 is the Sprint site at the Steinway and Sons factory. Haven't been able to confirm
• T-Mobile eNB 875326 is at 40.87448416330753,-73.83759099992582. Confirmed via Streetview.

Added and modified them all!

I took a trip through the L train tunnel between 1st Avenue and Bedford Avenue recently and found n41 live in the tunnel. It's 80 MHz, speeds were 250-300, and I didn't have time to check if n71 is there. Some stations speeds slow wayyyy down when a train pulls in now, even the ones with B2 at 15 or 20 MHz, so any upgrade is great sight to see.

On 9/17/2022 at 2:32 PM, Paynefanbro said:

Stopped by the infamous Greenpoint Sprint keep site and it's not broadcasting anything. Antennas still up though.

That is 2 keep sites that are now dormant. Definitely not good at all.

A few changes to the map:

1. Sprint eNB 196271 has been converted, but when I passed by on Saturday, it wasn't active.
2. Sprint eNB 6867 added, location unknown.
3. Sprint eNB 6290 moved to its new Cellmapper estimated location.
4. New estimated sites: T-Mobile eNB 216222, 331166, 879491, and 875326.
5. New converted site: T-Mobile eNB 880559.

Dish has co-located on Verizon eNB 81069, but their panels haven't been plugged in yet, just installed on the new rack. I think they are also co-located with Verizon eNB 81717, but I'm not 100% sure about it. 

There are a few new converted eNBs all over the map, I'll probably get around to making the list this weekend. There are also quite a few more Sprint keeps popping up here and there as well in Queens, at some point I'll locate and add them as well.

15 hours ago, Paynefanbro said:

On the flip-side, performance in southern Brooklyn has been improving quite a lot recently despite being stuck at 40MHz n41. 600Mbps+ is becoming a lot more common and 400Mbps+ is quickly becoming the norm.

This result is from Coney Island tonight. Phone was also reporting NRCA but unfortunately I don't know what the second NR carrier is or the size of it.

When I checked my relatives' S21 in April, n41 was 40+20 in Bay Ridge, but now it's bumped to 40+40, so I would assume Coney Island is the same way.

The PCC switched to B66 during the scroll capture of the screenshot, hence why B2 shows twice.

On 9/8/2022 at 12:36 PM, wispiANt said:

Still enabled on certain sites in the Bed-Stuy/Williamsburg/Bushwick area.

Yeah, in the areas of the city with 100 MHz n41 they still do 20+20, as there is a tower near 125th and Lexington Avenue that does it as well. Still only a targeted area thing though, with Bay Ridge, Staten Island, maybe the Bronx being the only areas where they are doing 20+15 instead. 

2 hours ago, RAvirani said:

I’m at the US Open in Flushing Meadows right now and the T-Mobile service is horrendous. My phone is bouncing between unusable NR, unusable LTE and no service.

Looks like they’re trying to make use of DTX/DRX/short inactivity timer/etc but I’m getting more RRC connection failures than successes. My phone has dropped down to no service for extended periods of time despite T300 being set to only a couple seconds as well  

Meanwhile, AT&T and Verizon are both delivering 100+ Mbps .

I have stood at the eastern end of the Willets Point station on the 7 and had the same experience. The area is a RF nightmare, and makes the data experience awful since numerous sectors from multiple towers point into the area. 

T-Mobile still does 2xB41 in Bay Ridge, but it's 20(2558)+15(2599). I haven't done a scan of the neighborhood in a while, but I would assume it's still only T-Mobile eNB 131646 that does it. 

The subway system DAS is definitely getting some love now. More and more stations have B2 at 20 MHz, and Sprint bands (25/26 at most stations, 41 at select stations) are either broadcasting the keep PLMN, or have been removed entirely. I no longer pick up Sprint at the Fulton Street station in Manhattan. 

More Sprint towers that T-Mobile has decom'd have gotten their panels removed, as Sprint eNB 15937 is wiped clean now. I also passed by Sprint eNB 6879 to see if it's been converted, but it hasn't, and the tower is currently off. I wonder if they are still keeping it.

AT&T is having fun rolling out the AEQK, as some towers that I thought were Verizon have gotten the AEQK now. 

I spotted the new LinkNYC poles further into Brooklyn now, 1 at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Eastern Pkwy, and another on Fort Hamilton Pkwy 45th Street. 

18 hours ago, T-MoblieUser207 said:

Checked just now at work in Queens, seems like it's turned off, I'll check when I get home. 

It's off on my home tower as well, so I think it's safe to say 3G is off across the city. 

The subway system DAS has both 2G and 3G off, but macros still have 2G active. Still haven't spotted any 5G bands underground yet, besides ULI. 

4 hours ago, T-MoblieUser207 said:

I haven't had time to check B25 either

Still live along with B26

2 hours ago, Paynefanbro said:

Another user on Reddit mentioned that they noticed that Sprint Band 41 was absent in eastern Queens last week. They hypothesized that the second n41 carrier is at 40MHz now but they weren’t able to confirm it. 

They usually move quickly to widen NR after closing down LTE, so I agree they probably did widen NR, but I would assume it's 30 MHz if that's an option for n41, not 40, since the last time I checked Sprint macros it was 10 MHz B41 live. 

2 hours ago, AirlineFlyer said:

Is T-Mobile's 3G HSPA network still alive and kicking? It was last week but now my phone doesn't seem to see it anymore

Checked just now at work in Queens, seems like it's turned off, I'll check when I get home. 

I haven't been able to properly confirm it, but for the past week or 2 I haven't gotten B41 from Sprint keep sites anymore. I haven't had time to check B25 either, but B26 is definitely still chugging along.

The subway DAS seems like is getting some treatment. More and more stations have 312-250 now, but still only the three 6 line stations I mentioned before have ULI on. 

Would this be a T-Mobile COW outside LGA Terminal A? eNB 49106 seems to line up to its position, plus the arm for the trailer to hook onto a truck says T-Mobile. Here is the NYC streetcar view the image was pulled from.

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My phone has been showing 5G at 33rd street for a long time. I think the DAS might be off or something since the the signal is never strong when I’m near the antenna.

For all the years I have been monitoring the DAS, I have never gotten -55 or better, even after passing by every antenna in a station that is deep enough to have 0 outside macros reaching in. The SNR is still 20+, so its probably designed that way on purpose.

The DAS at Grand Central for the Lexington lines platform (4/5/6) has upgraded B2 for T-Mobile to 20 MHz. Also, 23rd, 28th, and 33rd Street stations on the 6 line have ULI (UpperLayer Indicator for anchoring a 5G band) turned on. 

1 hour ago, AirlineFlyer said:

You also snagged a shot of the new oDAS in there, too.

I did mention it before, but I don't remember if I did post a picture of it, so I did a 2-for-1 special the second time around.

2 hours ago, AirlineFlyer said:

I also spotted one while on LIRR above Atlantic Ave. They’re starting to really get rolled out now.

Ah, so that is what I saw. I walk by Boys and Girls field if the C train takes forever to show up in the late evening, but I cared more about getting home than investigating it lol

I have added T-Mobile eNB 879366, a Sprint convert site, to the list of gig+ sites, as I was able to break the 800 Mbps ceiling with it.

I'm still trying to understand the DAS mess at LGA and locate them, but the bad thing about it is inside the terminals I can occasionally pick up the macros inside. It anchors 5G, which is great for a speed boost, but occasionally data hangs because my device is having a handoff frenzy trying to pick the best macro and/or band for the 5G connection.

I have spotted 2 more Dish sites, one on the corner of Church Avenue and East 16th (photo below), and the other is an in progress site co-located with Verizon eNB 81069.

At Verizon eNB 81069, the ports on the Dish panel weren't connected yet, brand new racks were being used on the roof Verizon is on, and it looks like Sprint's equip is still up on the building next door.

The keep site map got a few more updates:

New:

1. Sprint eNB 253661, location unknown
2. Sprint eNB 15848, location unknown
3. Sprint eNB 6295, location unknown
4. Sprint eNB 6726, location unknown

Updated:

1. Sprint eNB 6269, location found

On 7/23/2022 at 1:30 PM, Paynefanbro said:

Also here are some converted keep site locations confirmed:

In addition to these, a few more updates:

1. Sprint eNB 5843 added, via the 312-250 map
2. The keep site at the corner of Smith Street and 5th Street in Brooklyn has an eNB number now, 6856. 
3. Sprint eNB 6755 added, location unknown.
4. Sprint eNB 6300, via the 312-250 map
5. Sprint eNB 6269, location unknown, via the 312-250 map. I know I mapped this, but I'm a little skeptical as I wasn't looking at my phone to see it.
6. Sprint eNB 6290 added, via the 312-250 map, location unknown.

T-Mobile eNB 45016 has Dish co-located on it now, but I also recently mapped 3 new eNBs near it, 894983/5/6. Either those eNBs replace 45016 and the split that are mapped, or T-Mobile converted a very, very close by Sprint site, but I'm leaning towards the former, as it was done on a Bronx site before.

Edit:
A friend of mine was able to clock 180 up on T-Mobile eNB 41047. They did it on an iPhone, so I would assume the mmWave on the site has been turned off, since they were close enough to be in range of it.

With all the development going on around the Barclays Center, I am expecting new sites to go up, and Verizon has done it with eNB 84403.

19 hours ago, wispiANt said:

It seems T-Mobile is finally addressing some of the on-building multi-sector "microcells". eNB 41048 in Park Slope was upgraded with B41/B71 (I think you mapped this @T-MoblieUser207)

After I mapped the splits for this tower, I left them alone as I'm not 100% sure what is going on here. I did make a note to pass by there again for pics, but I'll await the pics you take @Paynefanbro.