coverage maps

Why are sprint coverage maps so ****ty... If i put in my area code i get
the redding area map with 6 cities listed for all of northern
california......
What benifit is there to them to have such low quality maps the show almost
no information??????

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I have to say I agree. They really need to redesign their maps and also
make them larger/more detailed. The National map you can barely see.
It's also been a while since they've updated the coverage areas. They
supposedly have coverage in Cheyenne, WY but for over a year now have
not colored it in to reflect that. They also have coverage in Santa
Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Maria, CA but still don't have a
coverage map for that region. They just link it to the LA map which
doesn't show past Ventura County.

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-Larry
Sprint user since 1997



"abel" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Why are sprint coverage maps so ****ty... If i put in my area code i get
> the redding area map with 6 cities listed for all of northern
> california......
> What benifit is there to them to have such low quality maps the show almost
> no information??????
>
>

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i agree also. I live in a rural area, which apparently only has sprint
service because of some fcc thing which says they must have so many
towers in the state, so they stuck two of them here, for about 10
customers--but the area is not reflected on their service maps; service
has been on for well over 1 year--and as a further unbelievable thing,
if you call about service availability here, not only is it not listed,
they *c/s) will argue
that it doesn't exist. strange.
Now is they could just ignore the calls from these non-existent service
areas.

[email protected] (Larry Thomas) wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> I have to say I agree. They really need to redesign their maps and also
> make them larger/more detailed. The National map you can barely see.
> It's also been a while since they've updated the coverage areas. They
> supposedly have coverage in Cheyenne, WY but for over a year now have
> not colored it in to reflect that. They also have coverage in Santa
> Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Maria, CA but still don't have a
> coverage map for that region. They just link it to the LA map which
> doesn't show past Ventura County.
>
> --
> -Larry
> Sprint user since 1997
>
>
>
> "abel" <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
> > Why are sprint coverage maps so ****ty... If i put in my area code i get
> > the redding area map with 6 cities listed for all of northern
> > california......
> > What benifit is there to them to have such low quality maps the show almost
> > no information??????
> >
> >
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

p lane wrote:
> i agree also. I live in a rural area, which apparently only has sprint
> service because of some fcc thing which says they must have so many
> towers in the state, so they stuck two of them here, for about 10
> customers--but the area is not reflected on their service maps;
> service
> has been on for well over 1 year--and as a further unbelievable thing,
> if you call about service availability here, not only is it not
> listed,
> they *c/s) will argue
> that it doesn't exist. strange.
> Now is they could just ignore the calls from these non-existent
> service
> areas.

Sounds more like that if you do live in the boonies, that you also live
close to an interstate or a major highway ...and the coverage is more for
the folks traveling on the interstate or highway.

Bob

maybe they think they can hide that fact that their nationwide network
most closely resembles swiss cheese that way? just a hunch...

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**** i'd be happy with swiss cheese...i think their network is a little bit
more sparsly populated then swiss cheese...anybody see an actual sprint
engineer map...it makes the maps visible on the website and in sprint stores
look wonderful in comparison...i saw one in the back of a sprint store,
looks nothing like the ones they show the general public...and even those
are engineer estimates not real through...

"K Mart" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> maybe they think they can hide that fact that their nationwide network
> most closely resembles swiss cheese that way? just a hunch...
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

tmc wrote:

> **** i'd be happy with swiss cheese...i think their network is a little bit
> more sparsly populated then swiss cheese...anybody see an actual sprint
> engineer map...it makes the maps visible on the website and in sprint stores
> look wonderful in comparison...i saw one in the back of a sprint store,
> looks nothing like the ones they show the general public...and even those
> are engineer estimates not real through...
>

I have seen them. Watch the public notices for your town council/county
commissioner/whatever for next time Sprint applies to add new towers.
They will bring the engineering maps that honestly show how bad the
coverage is, to persuade the board that they need the towers they are
applying for.

abel wrote:

> Why are sprint coverage maps so ****ty... If i put in my area code i get
> the redding area map with 6 cities listed for all of northern
> california......
> What benifit is there to them to have such low quality maps the show almost
> no information??????

The benefit to them is less arguing with customers over what's covered
and what isn't, fewer pesky questions about when depicted holes will be
filled in and MOST IMPORTANT customers not being able to make an
informed decision and pick their carrier based on coverage in very
specific locations.

In the early days of PCS Sprint and their competitors did publish much
more detailed maps than they do now. Too many customers (like me) would
scrutinize the maps carefully for coverage in specific locations where
I'll use it. Not only did that result in my making a semi-informed
purchase decision, but then when the coverage wasn't there when the
detailed map said it was they actually had to fix it.