At last Sprint improvements in Thousand Oaks, CA!

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I checked out the panel antennas being put up at the Ralph's shopping center off Hillcrest.
My question is:
From what I can see, the antennas are not active and I have full signal around that area as well as in both directions along Hillcrest (same direction the antennas are facing). So what is the purpose of these antennas?

Also, I found a spot where you can kind of see the roof of Macy's (Oaks Mall) where the Sprint antennas may be (i did not have binoculars with me, so I could not see that much detail on the roof). The addy is 509 Marin St. (this street feeds out to Hillcrest across from the mall).

 

Thanks, for the update I thought it was going to be Sprint. Nice to see all the improvements in Ventura County.

 

As of this week, the exterior fiinishing and painting remains uncompleted. I don't know if the actual equipment is activate yet or not.

 

As of Sunday, Sept. 26 I was getting 1-2 bars on my Samsung A700 on Hillctest in the Ralphs shopping center area. I also noticed it had boards on all 4 sides of both towers, but not yet painted/completed. Also as of Monday, Sept. 27 the tower at the end of Lynn Rd. is still not complete as well.

 

I believe so (its way at the end of Lynn Rd. - heading toward CSU Channel Islands). It has one or two flat pannels that look like they would hold telecommunications equipment/boxes. These pannels currently have nothing on them indicating it is still not complete. There are also wires hanging loose and not connected to anything.

 

if you got signal where u didnt before and there's no other locations that a potential site was found...trust me they fried that puppy up. You'd be amazed how desperate they get to get something fired up to get it on air for the customers. I just feel sorry for the workers that have to stand in front of those antennas working on them.

 

larry a lot of time w/ these carriers is they push push push to get sites zoned/BP approved and lease signed. THen you turn it over to them and they site on it, for when they need it especially if it's an 05 build site they'll back burner it and keep it in their back pocket or they just wait till they are budgeted for that build.

I know exactly where that one is too it's a low site relatively speaking. I did the flag pole site just south of there in that water district for CW...it's looking pretty delapitated these days from lack of upkeep

 

I have tried and tried to look for those panels and have not been able to locate them. I take it they are in front of or attached or behind the brown wooden wall/fence that is on the roof of Macy's. Do you remember exactly where they are?

 

Re: Help with service at Westlake High School

I need to buy a phone for a high schooler. I want to go with a prepaid phone..I was told today at a cell store that Cingular and TMobile will not work there...I know Cingular doesnt because my Cingular phone will not work in North Ranch. Since I dont have the luxury of returning the phone, Im asking for anybodys help on which service provider WILL actually work in this area....before I throw a lot of money away) The man at the store said he felt Sprint and Verizon were my only choices...I just hate to buy with them and find out they wont work either...Any suggestions, comments, hints would be appreciated)))

 

Gosh... It's fun to read these posts about T.O. :browani: Perhaps I'll get around to publishing all of the sites I've worked on in T.O. over the last 15 years.

I have many, many site photos from T.O. at my own site, including a series of photos of the undergrounding of KMLT's new transmitter. :cool2:

jlk

 

:browani: On Tuesday, May 16, the Thousand Oaks City Council approved a Sprint/Nextel tower to be installed on Erbes Rd on top of a traffic signal (i believe).

 

Actually, the approval of the appeal filed by Sprint for 801 1/2 Falmouth (at Erbes) was for a radome on top of a light standard.

Jonathan Kramer
RF Advisor to Thousand Oaks (and about 100 other cities/counties):browani:

PS - For T.O. photos, please see my CellularPCS.com site and search for Thousand Oaks. You'll see a few of the dozens of sites I've been involved with over the past 15 years. j