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Checked the map and unless that is Clear that isn't Sprint. Picture doesn't look like Clear either... EDIT: Coz beat me to it.

This is unfortunately a Band 41 sighting. Your iPhone is not capable of this band. To note, that entire band / frequency is still undergoing quite a bit of testing and is not officially launched yet. We have sites confirmed, but only using an LG G2 with LTE only mode. Hope this helps.

Interesting, it's always good to hear what the field guys are saying. Even if we have to take it with a grain of salt.

That's very interesting... I have the same experience in my Columbus network. Have a co-located site with Clear and Sprint with the NV upgrades not done on the Sprint side, but the B41 confirmed to be working from the one member in our market that has a G2. I haven't checked with a T-Mobile SIM, I might have to snag one of those. Even with LTE only mode and restarting I cannot find the site.

Could be high capacity? "Up and Running" is the problem. From their standpoint, it most likely is up and running when it is complete on their side. The problem is Sprint verifying its completion and then the cluster launch nature of NV. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but continue to be hesitant. This tower will most likely not be live this week. I'd love to be wrong though.

I'm not sure what you mean... The spreadsheet link is in Coz' signature if that is what you are looking for. EDI: Coz beat me to it.

Spark Active - Samsung Galaxy Mega, Samsung Galaxy S4T, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, HTC One Max. Spark Ready - LG G2, LG N5 I may be missing a couple...

Or you can download Signal Check Pro from the Play store. The most recent update should work for showing Band information.

Digiblur can say this much more eloquently, but dkyeager is correct. When in LTE only mode, you are able to theoretically send text messages thru LTE by using CSFB. However, the Columbus market is plagued with CSFB issues which is why it makes sense that the part of town you are in affects if you can or not. In other words, you will most likely NOT be able to use SMS or talk when in LTE only mode unless the site you connected to is CSFB upgraded (which is somewhat rare for our market). Hopefully that didn't confuse anyone. Feel free to ask more questions, by no means am I the expert. They work extremely well for normal LTE sites when you are connected to them. When in LTE only mode that is a different story.

Yea, that is the main reason why it is NOT setup this way to begin with. In LTE only mode, I do not believe you will receive any phone calls or text messages... However, with sms tunneling thru SMS is it possible to receive those?

Typically, the more pictures the merrier. However, for B41 it is a software only upgrade so we won't see any difference between original and NV upgraded sites. Thanks for the thought.

Okay, that is what I was figuring. Good news to hear that someone else's G2 is grabbing some B41. You and Dyeager should talk together about how to help out with the B41 sightings. He has confirmed a TON by himself. You would be pretty excited to see the B41 progress in our market. Maybe you can become a sponsor and you would at least be able to see the sponsor maps. B41 is premiere level information, but it is a great start. Feel free to keep posting any questions that you may have.

What phone do you have? Do you have the latest signal check pro update? It should show you the most recently connected to LTE site. I'm wondering if you are somehow connecting to B41 and then being disconnected... Main and Taylor would DEFINITELY be in range for that and would somewhat make sense. The only other explanation is one of the sites on Main is in testing mode.

That sounds great. Thanks.

That site, believe it or not has not been checked once by any member here. If you are able to get a picture of the site, even from a distance and post here we may be able to help. Just for the record, it is not a matter of IF the tower is being upgraded, but when. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions. Thanks again.

Thanks for the quick reply, oh well. I was hoping the pure Google device was going to help me here. I understand how this is a pretty unique situation though.

I was going to hold out for another TYLT, but when you can buy two and still save money that's a tough sell to the wife. Thanks for pointing it out!

Nice work. I cannot believe how bad the Evo LTE's radio was. I wonder if I'll ever buy another HTC. Certainly won't buy one with AJ checking the RF...

Does the charger create a decent magnetic grip with the phone? Just curious, might snag a couple of these for the price...

Any chance you know / have heard about the N5? I'm hopeful it's similar to this update (fingers crossed)...

How'd you get the Moto X for $250 if you don't mind me asking. That's a great price for a great phone. It gets great reviews. I was thinking about it or the N5 and went for Triband. I'm a sucker when it comes to new technology...

Nothing here, but I'm on ART.

Yea, that's definitely a start. I saw that Coz posted a little while back trying to get some members to create a spreadsheet / market map. It's INCREDIBLY helpful.

Just wanted to drop a friendly note to this market, I'm originally from Stow / Kent but moved to Columbus after college. If you are able to download Signal Check Lite (free) or Pro it would be extremely helpful for your LTE confirmations. I noticed that Mrick has done some sensorly updates, but it is difficult to tell where the LTE is coming from because it is so weak. With the Signal Check App it recovers unique site information that allows you to confirm where the LTE is coming from. Please note that the 1X signal is NOT always where the LTE is coming from. For example, you could be on a 1X site 1/2 mile away but be receiving LTE from 2-3 miles away. This happens quite frequently. I've attached a screenshot to show you what I mean. Feel free to ask me any questions or let the Columbus market know if we can help. We are lucky enough to have a pretty strong group of people that know what they are doing. Good luck and happy hunting! EDIT: Also, when I was home from Christmas I was able to drive past the Newcomer Rd. tower at the Stow Bus Garage and noticed no NV work. At least in regards to the RRHs, I wasn't able to drive up to see if any cabinets were there.

For now, the story is as follows: HTC One Max, SGS4 Mini and the Galaxy Mega are the only tri-band enabled phones with the Spark update already out. The LG-G2 and LG-N5 WILL work with band 41, however, we are at the liberty of LG as to when that update will hit and allow our phones to connect to B41. The current timeframe is "early 2014" for the update, but keep in mind that could be April or it could be tomorrow. If you are buying the phone on contract, I may recommend holding out for the new S5. The N5 is a great phone and I LOVE it, but I wouldn't waste my upgrade on it. Keep in mind it can be had for $350 with no contract (which is how I purchased it). Hope this helps.