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PCSuser · 09-22-2007, 12:14 PM

Here is a good map, that we have all been waiting for. Its THE detailed coverage map SPRINT NATIVE service. This does NOT show roaming -- it strictly shows Sprints native service.

Good job Virgin Mobile!

Thought it was cool because now we can know EXACTLY where Sprint service is and is not -- and where it isn't we can know we will be roaming. No more getting mixed up with Sprint's native service (green) and their data roam (green with dots).

This is great check it out here:

Prepaid Cell Phone Comparison by Virgin Mobile

chamb · 09-22-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PCSuser

Here is a good map, that we have all been waiting for. Its THE detailed coverage map SPRINT NATIVE service. This does NOT show roaming -- it strictly shows Sprints native service.

Good job Virgin Mobile!

Thought it was cool because now we can know EXACTLY where Sprint service is and is not -- and where it isn't we can know we will be roaming. No more getting mixed up with Sprint's native service (green) and their data roam (green with dots).

This is great check it out here:

Prepaid Cell Phone Comparison by Virgin Mobile

And it plainly shows just how poor the state of Pennsylvania is covered. You better have free roaming if you travel in Pennsylvania. Verizon must make a fortune handling roaming calls for Sprint subscribers. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are covered, but then it is very poor coverage elsewhere. Just why is Pennsylvania ignored by Sprint?? Sprint really looks awful if you look at the native coverage.

larry · 09-22-2007, 3:08 PM

Good find there! This map is pretty well up to date unlike previous Virgin Mobile maps which were 1-2 years out of date. It's also interesting to note that these maps show where Sprint has 1900 Mhz only coverage in Montana. As we know Sprint also has native service in Montana on the 800 Mhz band via a partnership with Alltel. I think these maps are very conservative unlike some other carriers maps which tend to exagerrate coverage.

larry · 09-22-2007, 3:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chamb

And it plainly shows just how poor the state of Pennsylvania is covered.

I don't know the maps for Pennsylvania look pretty decent to me. They cover all of the most important parts of the state and a lot more than just Philly and Pittsburgh. Besides what's so bad about roaming if you need to? It's free for the majority of users and most if not all features are available these days. If Sprint doesn't want to cover specific, more rural areas of PA it's usually because those areas are not profitable for them and I don't blame them one bit for not wanting any part of it if there's not enough money to be made. Remember these things all come down to money.

Yankees368 · 09-22-2007, 6:14 PM

Hurray! No more green dots!

~~RJB~~ · 09-23-2007, 2:30 AM

HUH that is interesting to really see their network.

Andy · 09-23-2007, 12:31 PM

This really is neat! Thanks for posting this!

TelcomJunkie · 09-23-2007, 6:00 PM

That's the first Sprint map to reflect coverage as it actually is at my house, poor to fair.

Andy · 09-23-2007, 6:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TelcomJunkie

That's the first Sprint map to reflect coverage as it actually is at my house, poor to fair.

Still shows my house as an Excellent area. If I'm lucky I can sustain -100 outdoors. Not all that great in reality.

larry · 09-23-2007, 7:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TelcomJunkie

That's the first Sprint map to reflect coverage as it actually is at my house, poor to fair.

That's the exact same coverage map that's on the Sprint web site. There's no difference between the two other than it leaves out the roaming areas.

TelcomJunkie · 09-23-2007, 7:53 PM

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Originally Posted by larry

That's the exact same coverage map that's on the Sprint web site. There's no difference between the two other than it leaves out the roaming areas.

It looks like Sprint updated my area on the map as I previously was rated good and now I'm at fair.

larry · 09-24-2007, 4:56 AM

Yeah there was a minor revision to the maps about 2-3 weeks ago. I think they are getting more conservative (at least here in the LA market).

TelcomJunkie · 09-24-2007, 5:26 AM

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Originally Posted by larry

Yeah there was a minor revision to the maps about 2-3 weeks ago. I think they are getting more conservative (at least here in the LA market).

Honestly the blocks surrounding my house need to be labelled roaming! Even then, the VzW coverage is bad too.

TKR · 09-24-2007, 9:56 AM

Still no signal strength for affiliate/partnership areas like zip code 24060 in Virginia.

larry · 09-24-2007, 2:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TelcomJunkie

Honestly the blocks surrounding my house need to be labelled roaming! Even then, the VzW coverage is bad too.

Maybe there's just no place to put a tower. Some neighborhoods are like that. Nextel probably didn't have a good synergy candidate there either?

~~RJB~~ · 09-24-2007, 9:40 PM

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Originally Posted by larry

Maybe there's just no place to put a tower. Some neighborhoods are like that. Nextel probably didn't have a good synergy candidate there either?

NIMBYS lol

SmArTeStChIlD421 · 09-29-2007, 12:07 AM

don't even get started on the NIMBYs

but anyway..........i used the Virgin maps bedore to tell where the native Sprint coverage was but you're right they were years out of date

TelcomJunkie · 09-29-2007, 2:15 AM

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Originally Posted by larry

Maybe there's just no place to put a tower. Some neighborhoods are like that. Nextel probably didn't have a good synergy candidate there either?

There's a Nextel site, that provides about -70dbm levels to my house. I can see it, line of site from my drive way.

larry · 09-29-2007, 4:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TelcomJunkie

There's a Nextel site, that provides about -70dbm levels to my house. I can see it, line of site from my drive way.

Ok so what happened? Didn't make the cut as a synergy site or is one of those ones that doesn't have room or something?

Gamer03 · 09-29-2007, 7:41 AM

In my area, the Virgin Mobile map of Sprint's native coverage is pretty accurate.

SmArTeStChIlD421 · 09-29-2007, 8:04 PM

yeah but i've also noticed that this map is accounting for the lack of coverage of the road at the bottom of my street...........idk cuz i havent checked the Sprint map lately but if there is roaming where Sprints coverage is bad or non existent they just put the full green with polko dots

09-22-2007, 12:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
PCSuser Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern US; Born a Brit! Posts: 318 Phone(s): PPC-6700 w/ WM6 Provider(s): Sprint PCS - happily holding crystal clear calls! Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE Here is a good map, that we have all been waiting for. Its THE detailed coverage map SPRINT NATIVE service. This does NOT show roaming -- it strictly shows Sprints native service. Good job Virgin Mobile! Thought it was cool because now we can know EXACTLY where Sprint service is and is not -- and where it isn't we can know we will be roaming. No more getting mixed up with Sprint's native service (green) and their data roam (green with dots). This is great check it out here: Prepaid Cell Phone Comparison by Virgin Mobile __________________ I am here to soley offer any and all knowledge I may posses. As well as my opinions, which are own opinions and are not to be thought of anything other than a personal opinion. And within my power I will attempt to be as unbiased as possible. Your WA nieghbour, PCSuser.

09-22-2007, 3:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,870 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE Good find there! This map is pretty well up to date unlike previous Virgin Mobile maps which were 1-2 years out of date. It's also interesting to note that these maps show where Sprint has 1900 Mhz only coverage in Montana. As we know Sprint also has native service in Montana on the 800 Mhz band via a partnership with Alltel. I think these maps are very conservative unlike some other carriers maps which tend to exagerrate coverage.

09-22-2007, 6:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Amherst, NY & Long Island Posts: 3,197 Phone(s): TouchPRO, Mogul, Sanyo M1, Motorola K1m,Samsung a900, Sanyo 7400 8200 8100 6200, Samsung a460, Nokia 5190 Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell Latitude E6500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Images: 528	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE Hurray! No more green dots!

09-23-2007, 2:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
~~RJB~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 35 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Images: 69	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE HUH that is interesting to really see their network.

09-23-2007, 12:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Andy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Campione, Italy Posts: 10,285 Phone(s): HTC 6900 Touch, Motorola RAZR V3i Provider(s): VZW, Vodafone D2, Solomo, Swisscom Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Images: 130	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE This really is neat! Thanks for posting this!

09-23-2007, 6:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
TelcomJunkie Bad Handoff Investigator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The 4145 Posts: 1,257 Provider(s): Big Brother Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Images: 147	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE That's the first Sprint map to reflect coverage as it actually is at my house, poor to fair. __________________ -tj

09-24-2007, 4:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,870 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE Yeah there was a minor revision to the maps about 2-3 weeks ago. I think they are getting more conservative (at least here in the LA market).

09-24-2007, 9:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
TKR Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 445 Provider(s): AT&T Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE Still no signal strength for affiliate/partnership areas like zip code 24060 in Virginia.

09-29-2007, 12:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
SmArTeStChIlD421 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 3,639 Phone(s): Motorola RAZR V3m (Red) Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE don't even get started on the NIMBYs but anyway..........i used the Virgin maps bedore to tell where the native Sprint coverage was but you're right they were years out of date

09-29-2007, 7:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
Gamer03 Technology Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Florida Everglades Posts: 8,254 Phone(s): AT&T Tilt (me), AT&T Tilt (Dad), Motorola Razr 2 V9 (mom), Motorola Razr 2 V9 (sis) Provider(s): AT&T (4 lines on a FS plan) Devices: NB;GPS;Sling Pro; iPod 80GB; Kenwood DDX512 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Images: 68	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE In my area, the Virgin Mobile map of Sprint's native coverage is pretty accurate. __________________ My Video Game Systems (in order of purchase): Sega Genesis > Sega 32x > Sega CD > Sega GameGear > PS1 (died so I upgraded)> PS1 DualShock > PS2 > Xbox > Xbox 360 Premium (died so I upgraded)> Xbox 360 Elite > PS3 80 GB

09-29-2007, 8:04 PM	#21 (permalink)
SmArTeStChIlD421 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 3,639 Phone(s): Motorola RAZR V3m (Red) Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Detailed Coverage Map -- Update -- JUST NATIVE COVERAGE yeah but i've also noticed that this map is accounting for the lack of coverage of the road at the bottom of my street...........idk cuz i havent checked the Sprint map lately but if there is roaming where Sprints coverage is bad or non existent they just put the full green with polko dots

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