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Chinasaur · 07-08-2003, 4:50 PM

Was at Sprint store today and Sprint rep said a new tower was going up in West Richland. The real information was that Sprint techs had found a Verizon tower was interfering with Sprint signal by being "out of phase" (his words). This would be fixed/was being fixed and thus we would have better signal in that part of Richland.

Regarding interference ... both are CDMA but is this possible? Wouldn't they have different frequencies to prevent this from happening? Or maybe it was radiating too much power?

Any ideas what he was talking about?

Thanks.

larry · 07-08-2003, 6:44 PM

It's all garbage. Can't happen.

GoodmanR · 07-08-2003, 11:18 PM

verizon is 800mhz in most areas, sprint is pcs 1900. even if they were the same, it wouldnt happen. makes no sense why the guy would even say that, he probably doesnt even know the difference between the frequencies used by verizon and sprint.

SodoMojo · 07-09-2003, 2:11 AM

Perhaps he meant that sometimes the phone will default to the 800 MHZ signal. I find it hard to beleive because as far as I know VZW had hardly any licensed markets in that area of the state. Did they buy sprectrum, and are they going into the Tri Cities? Anybody know?

GoodmanR · 07-09-2003, 7:45 AM

the sprint phone should never default to 800mhz cdma. they use exclusively 1900mhz cdma, and i would doubt they have a digital roaming agreement with verizon in that area, which would be the only concieveable way to recieve the signal, and even so, it would be an alternate signal, and would still not interfere with the existing pcs signal. what the sprint rep told you is just plain wrong.

Chinasaur · 07-09-2003, 1:02 PM

Tha'ts kind of what I thought but had to ask...sounded weird even to a newbie like me... Now I hope he wasn't making the antenna bit up...an antenna in that area would definately help my signal in the bldg I work in

Tks.

Buickman · 07-09-2003, 4:06 PM

If VZW was in the PRL then the phones could be switching over when the sprint signal was weak, maybe that is what he was talking about. A few years back I was talking to someone from Wireless North in Grand forks ND, and he told me when Sprint launched their service there they had all kinds of problems because the WIreless North phones kept switching to Sprint's signal instead of staying on their own.

Rasputin · 07-09-2003, 5:35 PM

The digital amps used in CDMA are clean as a whistle signal wise, they produce such little harmonics which would really be at 1700Mhz and 425Mhz, the only interference you can get is like Nextel transmitters interfere with Receivers for public safety's 2 way radio on the adjacent channels. You always here this BS about interference and 99% it is bogus, just salesperson crap.

jayc · 07-09-2003, 8:58 PM

Sprint reps are trained to lie... end of story. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

GoodmanR · 07-11-2003, 8:21 AM

and verizon digital wouldnt be in the prl for those sids if sprint has coverage there.

TProphet · 07-12-2003, 2:01 AM

Verizon isn't the 800MHz "b" carrier in the Tri-Cities anyway. US Cellular is, and Verizon has roaming agreements with them and Sprint PCS. The closest Verizon markets to there are Spokane, Omak and Portland. Verizon, to my knowledge, doesn't even have any licensed (but unused) spectrum there, as they do in southern Oregon.

So, in short, the Sprint representative gave you incorrect information. This isn't uncommon with Sprint in my experience, and is one of the primary reasons that they are no longer my primary carrier.

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Chinasaur Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 252 Phone(s): E61, Nokia 6230i , 3120 & 3595 Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon interfering with Sprint? Was at Sprint store today and Sprint rep said a new tower was going up in West Richland. The real information was that Sprint techs had found a Verizon tower was interfering with Sprint signal by being "out of phase" (his words). This would be fixed/was being fixed and thus we would have better signal in that part of Richland. Regarding interference ... both are CDMA but is this possible? Wouldn't they have different frequencies to prevent this from happening? Or maybe it was radiating too much power? Any ideas what he was talking about? Thanks. __________________ It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. --Arthur C. Clarke

07-08-2003, 6:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,949 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Verizon signal interfering with Sprint signal? Possible? It's all garbage. Can't happen.

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SodoMojo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Utah Posts: 58 Phone(s): Samsung A670, Motorola 710-Returned, LG VX6000, LG VX4400 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Verizon signal interfering with Sprint signal? Possible? Perhaps he meant that sometimes the phone will default to the 800 MHZ signal. I find it hard to beleive because as far as I know VZW had hardly any licensed markets in that area of the state. Did they buy sprectrum, and are they going into the Tri Cities? Anybody know?

07-09-2003, 7:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
GoodmanR Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,140 Phone(s): Moto v3 Razr, Blackberry 7230 Provider(s): Cingular (Voice) + T-Mobile (Blackberry) Devices: Crackberry Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon signal interfering with Sprint signal? Possible? the sprint phone should never default to 800mhz cdma. they use exclusively 1900mhz cdma, and i would doubt they have a digital roaming agreement with verizon in that area, which would be the only concieveable way to recieve the signal, and even so, it would be an alternate signal, and would still not interfere with the existing pcs signal. what the sprint rep told you is just plain wrong. __________________ New Job = New Phone

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Chinasaur Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 252 Phone(s): E61, Nokia 6230i , 3120 & 3595 Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon signal interfering with Sprint signal? Possible? Tha'ts kind of what I thought but had to ask...sounded weird even to a newbie like me... Now I hope he wasn't making the antenna bit up...an antenna in that area would definately help my signal in the bldg I work in Tks. __________________ It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. --Arthur C. Clarke

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07-11-2003, 8:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
GoodmanR Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,140 Phone(s): Moto v3 Razr, Blackberry 7230 Provider(s): Cingular (Voice) + T-Mobile (Blackberry) Devices: Crackberry Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon signal interfering with Sprint signal? Possible? and verizon digital wouldnt be in the prl for those sids if sprint has coverage there. __________________ New Job = New Phone

07-12-2003, 2:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
TProphet I am a mobile phone Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 576 Phone(s): Sanyo 7200, Nokia 6010, Nokia 6015i Provider(s): Sprint, Cingular, Virgin Mobile Canada Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Verizon signal interfering with Sprint signal? Possible? Verizon isn't the 800MHz "b" carrier in the Tri-Cities anyway. US Cellular is, and Verizon has roaming agreements with them and Sprint PCS. The closest Verizon markets to there are Spokane, Omak and Portland. Verizon, to my knowledge, doesn't even have any licensed (but unused) spectrum there, as they do in southern Oregon. So, in short, the Sprint representative gave you incorrect information. This isn't uncommon with Sprint in my experience, and is one of the primary reasons that they are no longer my primary carrier.

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