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Eric47 · 03-09-2008, 4:49 PM

here is the link to my gallery and the pics i took.

id recommend checking back on this regularly for anyone interested as i travel ALOT and there is huge variety of towers in my area and i will be documenting them more and more.

also i promise to get a more suitable camera

EricN4707's Images - Cellular Phone Towers and Cell Site Pictures

Eric47 · 03-09-2008, 9:42 PM

can anyone look at those and tell me if im guessing the carriers correctly? its really a stab into the dark...i have no clue.

JFB · 03-10-2008, 7:42 AM

Thanks for the pictures...keep them coming!

It would help if you could include the city or the name of the highways or streets in the descriptions.

~~RJB~~ · 03-10-2008, 8:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricN4707

can anyone look at those and tell me if im guessing the carriers correctly? its really a stab into the dark...i have no clue.

It is hard sometimes to guess who is who because equipment can vary.

~~RJB~~ · 03-10-2008, 8:56 PM

Which pictures do you need help on all of them?

Eric47 · 03-10-2008, 9:53 PM

yea all of them. i just wanted a general of idea of what im looking at. im pretty much guessing based off of priority and best service in this area.

Quint101 · 03-11-2008, 7:07 AM

In my experiences, guessing the carrier is that much easier with CDMA phones. I often go into the debug mode on the phone and look at the dBm readings... usually, readings in the -50 to -70 range indicate that the carrier is on that particular site.... Also carrier maps, particularly TMobile and Sprint, can help in locating sites. I have also used http://www.antenasearch.com/ to narrow down the carriers, although this is a hit or miss.

Eric47 · 03-14-2008, 7:23 PM

i just updated my pics. added 4 pics of 3 towers.

more to come.

Bill Clinton · 03-14-2008, 11:00 PM

So I have a couple tips for determining carriers but they are just from my experience and carriers may build out differently in your area.

Verizon usually uses 3 or 4 panels per sector. Verizon sometimes has different panels on the same sector.
Rutland Vermont 05701 Verizon - Cellular Phone Towers and Cell Site Pictures
That is a Verizon tower in Vermont with 3 panels per sector and all 3 panels are different.

Nextel usually has 4 panels per sector and they should all match. If you see an array with 3 matching panels and 1 non-matching panel you have probably found a synergy site. Instead of co-locating on the tower, Sprint sometimes replaces one of Nextel's panels with the Sprint panel.

AT&T usually has 3 or 4 panels per sector and they may not all match.

Sprint and T-Mobile are often seen using 1 or 2 panels per sector.

Eric47 · 03-15-2008, 12:51 AM

thanks.

yea VZW ones are easy to tell here as they are split sectors generally

everyone else i pretty much guess by how well their reception in that area is by whether they are on that tower or not.

also i can tell from the look of ATT only towers or sprint only towers and comparing.

Eric47 · 03-16-2008, 7:57 PM

updated 03/16/08

Eric47 · 03-17-2008, 1:38 PM

check out the one pic i posted on there that was of just a mono antenna. pretty sweet for rural GA

Eric47 · 03-23-2008, 11:17 PM

UPDATED March 23, 2008

MasterC · 03-25-2008, 6:54 PM

Great pictures, thanks for sharing!

locust43 · 03-31-2008, 1:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Clinton

So I have a couple tips for determining carriers but they are just from my experience and carriers may build out differently in your area.

Verizon usually uses 3 or 4 panels per sector. Verizon sometimes has different panels on the same sector.
Rutland Vermont 05701 Verizon - Cellular Phone Towers and Cell Site Pictures
That is a Verizon tower in Vermont with 3 panels per sector and all 3 panels are different.

Nextel usually has 4 panels per sector and they should all match. If you see an array with 3 matching panels and 1 non-matching panel you have probably found a synergy site. Instead of co-locating on the tower, Sprint sometimes replaces one of Nextel's panels with the Sprint panel.

AT&T usually has 3 or 4 panels per sector and they may not all match.

Sprint and T-Mobile are often seen using 1 or 2 panels per sector.

Does that affect Nextel coverage when they colocate with Sprint like that?

03-09-2008, 4:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Some south GA tower pics here is the link to my gallery and the pics i took. id recommend checking back on this regularly for anyone interested as i travel ALOT and there is huge variety of towers in my area and i will be documenting them more and more. also i promise to get a more suitable camera EricN4707's Images - Cellular Phone Towers and Cell Site Pictures

03-09-2008, 9:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Some south GA tower pics can anyone look at those and tell me if im guessing the carriers correctly? its really a stab into the dark...i have no clue.

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Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Some south GA tower pics yea all of them. i just wanted a general of idea of what im looking at. im pretty much guessing based off of priority and best service in this area.

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Quint101 I got a lil' RIM Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 2,416 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl, Motorola W385 x2, LG AX4270, SE Z310a, Motorolas V195s, i425e Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Alltel, AT&T, Boost Devices: Jabra BT8010, Plantronics Pulsar 260 Thanks: 11 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts My Auctions	Re: Some south GA tower pics In my experiences, guessing the carrier is that much easier with CDMA phones. I often go into the debug mode on the phone and look at the dBm readings... usually, readings in the -50 to -70 range indicate that the carrier is on that particular site.... Also carrier maps, particularly TMobile and Sprint, can help in locating sites. I have also used http://www.antenasearch.com/ to narrow down the carriers, although this is a hit or miss.

03-14-2008, 7:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Some south GA tower pics i just updated my pics. added 4 pics of 3 towers. more to come.

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Bill Clinton Airave _____ :) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York and Vermont Posts: 462 Phone(s): HTC Mogul, Nokia 6085 Provider(s): Sprint, Unicel Devices: Dell XPS M1710, Dell XPS 400, IBM T61P, +more Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Some south GA tower pics So I have a couple tips for determining carriers but they are just from my experience and carriers may build out differently in your area. Verizon usually uses 3 or 4 panels per sector. Verizon sometimes has different panels on the same sector. Rutland Vermont 05701 Verizon - Cellular Phone Towers and Cell Site Pictures That is a Verizon tower in Vermont with 3 panels per sector and all 3 panels are different. Nextel usually has 4 panels per sector and they should all match. If you see an array with 3 matching panels and 1 non-matching panel you have probably found a synergy site. Instead of co-locating on the tower, Sprint sometimes replaces one of Nextel's panels with the Sprint panel. AT&T usually has 3 or 4 panels per sector and they may not all match. Sprint and T-Mobile are often seen using 1 or 2 panels per sector.

03-15-2008, 12:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Some south GA tower pics thanks. yea VZW ones are easy to tell here as they are split sectors generally everyone else i pretty much guess by how well their reception in that area is by whether they are on that tower or not. also i can tell from the look of ATT only towers or sprint only towers and comparing.

03-16-2008, 7:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Some south GA tower pics updated 03/16/08

03-17-2008, 1:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Some south GA tower pics check out the one pic i posted on there that was of just a mono antenna. pretty sweet for rural GA

03-23-2008, 11:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,388 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Some south GA tower pics UPDATED March 23, 2008

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MasterC Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 67 Phone(s): BlackBerry Curve 8830 Provider(s): Alltel Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Some south GA tower pics Great pictures, thanks for sharing!

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