LTEBrooklyn

Ha. I got a LTE signal. Didn't think it would actually turn on at 12 am. This is definitely a software switch. I'm thinking more towers are up and with the button it will go. Please report if u see more then avg LTE later

If every LTE site in Brooklyn were on, LTE coverage woukd not be half bad.

I'm guessing more towers will be turned on tomorrow then what we had previously. I'm not quite sure how they did tests without having a public signal for those, but then again something was happening this past 10 days, so I'm hoping besides more towers, some 800 will come as well!

Let me prepare the worlds smallest violin just for this occasion.

An hour and a half to go and we will finally see (official) LTE!

It would be nice to get something a bit more significant than a press release, at least 800 CDMA, since Sprint has more control over how and when that gets completed with minimal outside forces (like backhaul) standing in their way!

You never know! We might get a surprise! Less then 10 hours we shall find out

2 days away till towers are on all over!

Well it's not July 30th yet, but Sprint has coverage maps finally updated to show that NYC has LTE.

Still no LTE anywhere in Brooklyn I went to.

Still no LTE anywhere for the last few days. Guess sunday we will be lit up!

Wait, will Sprint deploy 800Mhz, 1900Mhz, and the 2.5/2.6Ghz underground? That would be insane!

So now there is the 2600 spectrum? Also is 2500 going to be shared/WiMAX or is it going to dedicated to LTE?

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yeah that sounds about right.

 

 

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For real?

Everywhere in Brooklyn so far I went has no LTE. Anyone reporting LTE?

my guess is that they have completed all or majority of Brooklyn and haven't turned on sites like they had earlier and brooklyn and Bronx will be all lit up on the 30th. It's gonna be crazy!

Woke up today with no Lte for the first time in months... Guess they must be doing work

Same here! What do u think it is?

Robert was right! Last year he said Sprint will probably do a borough launch for NYC because it is so large and sure enough, Sprint is going to announce Brooklyn and the Bronx by July 30th!

 

http://m.cnet.com/news/sprint-finally-brings-4g-lte-to-new-york----sort-of/57595197

Are they stating on launch for these Boros that they are both 100% complete?

Maybe for the remainder of the LTE sites, they will be enabling 800, so the whole job will be done at once. If that's the case, it will be well worth it!

800 LTE carrier cards were not available at the time that most of the initial NV equipment installs occurred. Later this summer, new NV installs should include all the equipment needed for 1900 and 800. But the majority of NYC market installs occurred before the 800 equipment was available, which means that additional visits are necessary.

Can 800 1x come before a tech comes out? Is that just a switch?

A remote software switch makes it sound so easy like there is no work to be done. I am pretty sure the 800 LTE carrier card is not installed at these base stations so a trip out to the site needs to be done anyways. But even if it were true, I doubt the first time you are going to launch it live you are not going to test it at all to make sure the signal is transmitting and the downtilt is correct. I doubt there was any testing done with the 800 RRUs when they were installing them and hooking them up to the panels especially before June 30th. If I were Sprint I woudln't just trust a flip of a switch especially if I plan to launch it once and be done with it. The process to launch 800 LTE and CDMA is not any different than 1900 LTE and CDMA in that it still needs to be approved by the inspection team so why not take the time to get it right.

I can't imagine that the 1900 sites that were complete weren't provisioned for 800 at the same time. Time wise and expense wise, sprint (alcutel, etc) can't send out all those techs out again to each site. That would be like doing NV all over again, except not as much work. I figured they would turn each switch on, only then if they have a problem with a specific site, then they would come to diagnose the issue.

I found out today that the East River has 4G almost everywhere. I went on the water taxi and my phone was picking up 4G at about 7Mbps down an 5Mbps up.

Water taxis are fun! I was in manhattan as well today and got excellent 4G signal and speeds

I still think we are still several weeks away from seeing the first 800 cdma sites launched. There could be reasons for the delay. It could be that sprint wants the contractors to wait for more sites to have backhaul so that they can install and launch 800 cdma and LTE at the same time. I would hate to have the crews go to the site now to launch 800 cdma now and then have to go back and launch 800 LTE at a later point. There are just too many sites that need upgrading that unnecessary trips dont need to be made. 1900 cdma is still fine for now since ppl still expect it. I really do hope at least alcatel markets wait to launch 800 cdma and LTE if possible.

 

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Pretty sure any site that is on LTE 1900 right now already has the backhaul for 800 and its a remote software switch. I guess once nyc is officially announced, good chance switches will be turned on.

Wow not 1 800 sighting yet! What's going on?

My router is a NETGEAR from a couple years ago. It caps at 20Mbps. I have Cisco dual band router that I got from IT at my school this year but I never set it up.

Time for a upgrade?

They gave me a new modem when I upgraded to Boost Ultra.

And what router do u have? That makes a huge difference

FiOS isn't available in my area so most are on cable, dsl, or satellite of some kind. As a result, I never get the full speed of the tier of my internet. It kinda sucks. I would have 110 but my internet won't go past 60.

U need a docsis 3.0 modem and a newer n router!

I just got an email from Optimum telling me the speed got increased.

Yes to 101mbps! Pretty nice for the same price as boost! $15

Actually ive heard that they stopped capping, obviously their customer base has declined considerably.

That's interesting. I wonder if sprint has a unlimited WiMAX plan still without throttling or I think it's 5gb.

Capped and WiMAX! No thanks