bill3345

What a slow week. Hopefully next week will be more eventful.

 

 

Its they same 3G data as eHRPD. It just gets routed through a different core.

 

However its significant to us because it implies they are doing some sort of software upgrade/maintenance across the area.

 

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Thanks you.

My network also says evdo today. What does evdo mean?

I got a decent 4g signal 275 and gandy. 12 down and 3 up. I went west on gandy and the signal fell off around 19. I'll try to get back that way later today to map.

 

 

Got really confused when you said USF campus lol. Forgot about the St. Pete campus!

 

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I got buddy that went to the Sarasota campus. Lol

 

 

Bill I have been spending a lot of time downtown lately. There is a very weak 4G signal there.. It must becoming from east of 275..

 

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I've mapped all over downtown and I can't find where its coming from. When I get over by the USF campus I lose the signal and the same by the Vinoy. Any ways it's no big deal. It's just something I was wondering.

Is there a reason there aren't any towers done in east St. Pete, or is that just the luck of the draw? It just seems weird that nothing is done east of 275.

 

 

That's a good question to which I have no definite answer. Even at 100% completion there is no such thing as 100% accountability. As I said, there is no guarantee when it comes to wireless. Ultimately what is considered acceptable is up to the consumer. That said, it's up to Sprint to set reasonable expectations. And to at least deliver what they say they will.

That's where we do agree. If sprint does advertise or promise a service, then by all means they should be held accountable by their custumers.

 

 

But accountability matters. I can't hold Sprint to the promise of LTE because it isn't launched. It doesn't officially exist. If I have problems with it, there is no recourse except turning off LTE or changing providers. This is not the case post-launch. With launch comes the expectation of a certain level of service. And if this not provided, I can call Sprint and have a reasonable expectation that they look into the problem.

 

In the world or wireless there is no such thing as a guarantee. I get that. Most people don't. Which is why Sprint setting expectations is so imperative.

 

But at the same time, I worry that 'under construction' will become a cop out for not providing what they advertise. I'll rest a lot easier once this first round of NV is fully done.

After sprint announces launch, are they 100% accountable or 40% accountable. I only ask because sprint will be about 40% complete when they announce the launch.

While seemingly a superficial distinction, I think that an official launch is important because with it brings responsibility and accountability. The 'beta' nature of an unlaunched market allows Sprint to get away with substantial holes in LTE coverage or lower that expected speeds. However once launch occurs, Sprint is obligated to deliver on its promises of an improved network and 4G speeds. This is a very significant thing to me, and I'm sure to many others.

I disagree. There's a difference between a launch and a completion. Just because sprint announce a launch doesn't mean they are going to change the rest of the build out. They're still going to have to test the panels they put up and ajust for maximum coverage. And unil the build out is complete, there will still be holes in the coverage.

I just mapped it.

 

 

What area you in?

 

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I think the tower I'm getting my service from is on 30 ave. n. and 26 st.

I'm gonna take a walk and map for a bit.

 

 

What area you in?

 

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34 ave n and 21 st n.

I just got a 4G signal in my home. 3 mbps up and 11 mbps down.

 

Yes, read the past couple of pages of posts, including mine.

Actually, Mr.Goats only mentioned 1 site with workers on page 137. And I haven't seen any post referring east St. Pete.

Towers are still being worked on I know a couple of sites that had Ericsson workers there the last few days.

Did you see them in Tampa or in St. Pete? I haven't seen any crews in my area. Ever.

 

Still virtually nothing in either city center, Tampa or St. Pete...except for a little residual coverage from other sites.

It suck to see no progress.

Looks like another day of nothing in east St. Pete.

http://www.speedtest.net/android/367296013.png

 

Speedtest this afternoon from the parking lot at northside hospital on 49th st. I think that's the fastest speed test I've seen.

Wow! That blows my WiFi away.

 

True. Funny thing is about that tower that just went live is there are 3 others that were in progress with panels hung and cabinets set before the panels were hung on that one

 

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I just would've thought that this would've been a more productive week over here. It seems to me that when Tampa started lighting up, things came to a crawl over here.

It seems like it's been a while since St. Pete got another tower going.

It's nice to see a spot down in Ft. Myers.

I love how Pinellas is all purple but... west pasco has nothing... lets go... NPR, Holiday, port richey, st rd 54 st rd 52 ridge road..19 i know there are sites, just none turned on..

There's still nothing east of 275 in St. Pete. From Pinellas Point all the way up. The 3G down town is faster for me than the weak 4G signal. But I know it's coming. I gotta be patient.

I wonder what's up with that. I would've thought the more the nv got done, the faster the speeds should be.