Coverage in Central Florida/Tampa Bay

Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
same thing...

Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?

Thanks
AH

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alahater said something like this:

> Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
> with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
> there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
> and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
> Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
> call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
> has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
> but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
> issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
> same thing...
>
> Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?


No info, just adding confirmation to your claim. Lately service here sucks.
*Especially* DC.

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"The Fat Man®²°°³" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> alahater said something like this:
>
> > Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
> > with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
> > there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
> > and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
> > Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
> > call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
> > has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
> > but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
> > issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
> > same thing...
> >
> > Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?
>
>
> No info, just adding confirmation to your claim. Lately service here
sucks.
> *Especially* DC.
>
> --
> The Fat Man-25® ²°°³
> When I want your opinion I'll squeeze your head.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Is that the dim spark of an idea in your brain? Don't let it
> go to waste! Send it to: [email protected]
>
>
>

I hate to hear that sort of thing because I'm planning to move to Florida in
another 6 months & switch to Nextel. Up to this point all I'm reading are
good comments about Nextel in Fl. Does anyone know if there's coverage all
the way across Alligator alley yet?

"alahater" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
> with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
> there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
> and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
> Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
> call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
> has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
> but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
> issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
> same thing...
>
> Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?
>
> Thanks
> AH

Ditto here on the Orlando area..... in the last 6 months I have noticed a
significant amount of dropped calls and no service on my phone.
Additionally, it is not just my phone, it is also my wife and daughters
phone so I know it is not an equipment issue on our end.

"Rich Cacace" <richcacace-REMOVE TO [email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I hate to hear that sort of thing because I'm planning to move to Florida
in
> another 6 months & switch to Nextel. Up to this point all I'm reading are
> good comments about Nextel in Fl. Does anyone know if there's coverage
all
> the way across Alligator alley yet?
>
> "alahater" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
> > with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
> > there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
> > and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
> > Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
> > call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
> > has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
> > but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
> > issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
> > same thing...
> >
> > Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?
> >
> > Thanks
> > AH
>
>
>
>
>

The same thing is happening here in Northern California. I think they
have oversold the service once again and existing customers are taking
the brunt of overcrowding the system.



OCK913 wrote:
> Ditto here on the Orlando area..... in the last 6 months I have noticed a
> significant amount of dropped calls and no service on my phone.
> Additionally, it is not just my phone, it is also my wife and daughters
> phone so I know it is not an equipment issue on our end.
>
> "Rich Cacace" <richcacace-REMOVE TO [email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I hate to hear that sort of thing because I'm planning to move to Florida
>
> in
>
>>another 6 months & switch to Nextel. Up to this point all I'm reading are
>>good comments about Nextel in Fl. Does anyone know if there's coverage
>
> all
>
>>the way across Alligator alley yet?
>>
>>"alahater" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
>>>with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
>>>there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
>>>and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
>>>Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
>>>call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
>>>has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
>>>but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
>>>issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
>>>same thing...
>>>
>>>Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>AH
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

its true. im getting tired of the red light and the system busy 22 message.


"The Fat Man®²°°³" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> alahater said something like this:
>
> > Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
> > with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
> > there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
> > and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
> > Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
> > call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
> > has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
> > but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
> > issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
> > same thing...
> >
> > Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?
>
>
> No info, just adding confirmation to your claim. Lately service here
sucks.
> *Especially* DC.
>
> --
> The Fat Man-25® ²°°³
> When I want your opinion I'll squeeze your head.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Is that the dim spark of an idea in your brain? Don't let it
> go to waste! Send it to: [email protected]
>
>

I live about 80 miles of Tampa.

In January I went to a local cellular store and had them bring a Nextel
phone to my house. I wanted to be sure I had coverage from home. Inside
the house the phone showed a strong signal.

Then in May my phone kept showing "No Service". Then it would go in
service. In and out for weeks. I finally called Nextel. They said Nextel
was having system problems in Florida. After 2 more weeks, there was no
improvement. So I called back.

They opened a ticket and got my cross streets. They said they checked
things out and according to their maps I am only guaranteed street coverage.
They said the reason why my service is bad now is because of the spring
foliage. I informed them that was nice but that doesn't help me.

Nextel was good about it and allowed me to cancel my contract with paying
for the terminiation fee.

I say all this to state that I noticed a significant degradation of service
in May. It was a significant change from January to May.

Shaka


"alahater" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
> with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
> there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
> and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
> Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
> call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
> has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
> but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
> issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
> same thing...
>
> Anyone have more solid info on anything regarding this?
>
> Thanks
> AH

Stanley settled back into the couch, and
alahater <[email protected]> said to him:
> Hey, any Nextel gurus or better out there have any info on what is up
> with the network lately? I don't know if it's getting oversold, or
> there is a retune/refreq project in the works or what, but both myself
> and the 4 other people (employees/friends) I gave or recommended
> Nextel to have been experiencing some serious call quality and drop
> call issues. My phone, location, etc. are not to blame here, nothing
> has changed and I've had my share of several years in the cell biz,
> but I seriously am noticing more coverage/call quality & busy channel
> issues lately in Tampa bay and my partners in Orlando are saying the
> same thing...

Well, we've had service since 2 years ago Christmas... and about a
year ago, we noticed that they filled in several long-standing
coverage holes -- my house and my mom's both got new towers (or
sectors), though my partner's apartment is still iffy -- he gets
intermittent RF dropouts... but even when he's got 6 bars and so do
I, we *still* have DC codec error-burst problems.

I've been wondering if it's handset incompatibility or damage --
we've both got i1kplus's, and they're both up to 28.04.04, but, you
never know...

I am about to go back on the "file a ticket once a day" plan,
though.

Cheers,
-- jra
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