PedroDaGr8

Came across a T-Mobile permit for a site with both n258 and n260 panels. This is the first site I have seen including n258 and the first with two mmWave bands. Looks like Tmobile is using the AWEB for n260 and AWEUD for n258 in Nokia markets.

Link to the Permit:

https://cosaccela.seattle.gov/Portal/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=DPDPermits&TabName=DPDPermits&capID1=21SCI&capID2=00000&capID3=59600&agencyCode=SEATTLE

Click on the NIER report in the attachments to see the bands for the site. 

1 hour ago, floorguy said:

I have started to see this in Utah as well... Just yesterday they are swapping out my "home" site that was sprint (but no tmo on this tower) Which is in a good spot to help with density....

Same around here, a number of sites have been converted. So far, none have started broadcasting but I have to think they will soon.

T-Mobile has been busy! The Sprint Keep site by the 405/522 intersection (eNB 745951) has also been converted in the past week or so.  None of the convert sites are live yet but two new b41 sites went live today.  I haven't located them yet but I think I know which ones they are.

10 hours ago, RAvirani said:

That’s likely because Verizon is colocating onto the T-Mobile/Clearwire downtown site.

Are you sure about that? When I drove by this morning, it looks like they are done on the tower. They have basically installed all new  antennas on that tower and even added three Ericsson 6488 n48 CBRS panel. Seems strange to so that upgrade now is they will just be moving in the not too distant future.

It is apparently cell tower week in Woodinville as Verizon has joined in on the fun, upgrading their DT Woodinville site.

As of today, they have increased the height of the Warehouse district tower in about about jankiest way possible, by bolting an extension to the top. I'm sure it is structurally sound but it sure looks cheap at this stage: 

The National Glass site is still not live as it is still being worked on. The workers were still there, as evidenced by the safety cables still hanging from the rack. Here is the equipment installed: 

The last is a couple images of the Verizon work:

8 hours ago, RAvirani said:

Ooh - good progress! I’m interested to see what the azimuths are for the Woodinville warehouse district tower. 

What equipment is on the Valley Industrial site?

I will try to get some pictures later today but per the permit:

310599 National Glass SE02023A
T-MOBILE PROPOSES TO COLLOCATE ON AN EXISTING UNMANNED TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AS FOLLOWS: TOWER SCOPE OF WORK: REMOVE SPRINT ANTENNAS, RRU'S, FILTERS, MOUNT KIT, & CABLES. INSTALL A PLATFORM MOUNT W/ HANDRAIL KIT. INSTALL (3) FFVV-65C-R3-V1 & (3) AEHC PANEL ANTENNAS. INSTALL (3) AHLOA & (3) AHFIG RRU'S. INSTALL (2) HCS 2.0 PENDANT STYLE HYBRID CABLES GROUND SCOPE OF WORK: REMOVE SPRINT EQUIPMENT CABINETS, GPS ANTENNA, & UTILITY H-FRAME W/ TELCO BOX, METER, & PPC. INSTALL A 6'-0"x10'-0" ICE CANOPY. INSTALL (1) HPL3 BATTERY CABINET W/ (4) STRINGS OF BATTERIES & (1) HPL3 POWER CABINET W/ (2) AMIA, (2) ASIB, (3) ABIA, (3) ABIC, (2) ASIK, (4) ABIL, (1) FSMF, (1) CSR IXRe V1 ROUTER, (1) VOLTAGE BOOSTER W/ (2) AMPLIFIERS, & (1) EXTRA AMPLIFIER ? INSTALL (1) 25 kW DIESEL GENERATOR ? INSTALL (1) GPS ANTENNA, (2) HCS 2.0 JUNCTION BOXES, & (1) H-FRAME W/ TELCO BOX, TECH LIGHT W/ TIMER, PPC, DISCONNECT, & 200A METER

On 4/8/2021 at 11:04 AM, PedroDaGr8 said:

Looks like they changed their mind. That or they are just covering all of their bases:

Permit ID: BLD21040
Application Date: 04/08/2021
Project Address: 14125 NE 189TH ST B
Project Name: 880310 Sprint/TMO Installation
Project Description: T-Mobile to remove existing platform and equipment and extend tower 20', install new platform mount with (6) antennas, (6) radios, (1) MW, (2) lines, relocate (1) replace (1) cabinet in existing compound.

 

Interesting that they intend to make that tower 20 feet taller. It seems that would make the cross-talk worse, unless they intend to not populate the direction pointing towards town. 

Was at my companies site in the Warehouse district today when my Sprint signal cutoff. I get zero T-Mobile signal in the lab so it was very obvious. Anyways, when I left work, I drove by the Warehouse district tower and it was decapitated:

https://imgur.com/a/rpX07lU

Also, the Sprint site down by the Woodinville Slough (SE35XC004) has been fully converted but isn't live yet. Not a trace of Sprint on the site anymore from what I can see. 

1 hour ago, RAvirani said:

I forgot about this - I’ll trim down the message from the web server right now. 

I'm not sure it is the message from the web server because I have received longer messages before without issue. It's just the close button isn't there. 

11 hours ago, RAvirani said:

Great news and long overdue!

Yes, really about damn time. Verizon has already rolled out mmWave through out all of DT Kirkland (and what looks like maybe C-Band in a couple places).

On 10/23/2021 at 8:36 AM, mikejeep said:

I experienced that myself a couple days ago, working on a resolution! I may move the uploading pop-up to an Android notification.. we'll see. For now, you should be able to get around it by clearing SCP from your recent apps and then reopening it.

Add me to that list. It just happened for me as well (first time ever). I can confirm your workaround (clearing it from recent apps) works.

13 hours ago, notsrealinc said:

I have a few questions:

Does the Pixel 6 Pro from Sprint/T-Mobile have an unlockable bootloader?

Does the Pixel 6 Pro support 5G CA from different bands (n41 + n71)?

It uses the Samsung Exynos 5123 modem which I believe supports 5G CA (8x D/L, 4x U/L). 

Kirkland Urban tower finally got the B41 upgrade. 

5 hours ago, mdob07 said:

Just got the October update and it's still missing...

Thanks for the heads up on the October update. It's out for the Note 20 Ultra as well. 

Sept 1st Update is out for Note20 devices. Kinda surprising since the previous update was 10 days ago. 

Sept. 1 security updates is out

Dang it, just did a road trip and none of that will count.  😁

2 hours ago, Cardsfan96 said:

I’ve gotten up to 850 down in STL on n41 100 mhz.

That's about my max as well. 

N20U and got the update today as well. Pretty hefty at 1350MB.

Example of capacity, speed tests are now in the 750s when they used to be in the 60s.

The tower in the Hollywood district got the full suite (2/12/41/66/71). This is a much needed upgrade improving capacity and range in the area, expanding into some notable weak spots. 

Starting to see more and more mentions of n25and n66 in local permits:

TMobile continues their trend of keeping and updating absurd towers.

SE02656A (18324 151st Ave, Woodinville, WA) received the full suite of upgrades including B41/n41. That site is horribly located,  serving almost nobody (it is heavily geographically shadowed).

Also, I just saw this permit for Kirkland. It appears they are keeping the Sprint mini-macro site at the top of 85th. This is along with the previously mentioned site across the 405. I fully expected this mini-macro site to get decommissioned because T-Mobile serves that area pretty well already. 

https://permitsearch.mybuildingpermit.com/PermitDetails/WIR21-00494/Kirkland

Speaking of the site across thr 405, I believe this permit is for said site:

https://permitsearch.mybuildingpermit.com/PermitDetails/WIR21-00477/Kirkland

FYI the Evergreen hospital n41 panels are live. They do a great job of covering I405, I was able to maintain a B41 connection  to that tower almost all the way down to Kirkland exit 18.

On 7/28/2021 at 12:06 PM, jreuschl said:

Users on reddit are saying the N41 areas are greatly exaggerated.

Unfortunately the MVNO map hasn't been updated yet that shows bands and strength per.

Quite accurate if not conservative in the Metro Seattle area. In fact I know of two recent B41/n41 towers that aren't on the map.

11 hours ago, mdob07 said:

I can see it if they include N2 and N66 along with N41 in that number. Has N2 or N66 been spotted yet?

I saw a permit for it in rural Washington a few months back. I also believe one or two people have seen n66 on Reddit.