Sprint PCS Dead Zones
- Indoor coverage in various areas of the city — Generally, the further you are from their closest cellsite, indoor coverage deteriorates. I’ve experienced many dropouts talking to people on Sprint PCS phones throughout the area. Even though Sprint has quite a few cellsites spread throughout the area they usually have their antennas lowest on the towers, which gives them lower range per cellsite than other carriers.
- Moundhouse
- Inside Renown Medical Center on Mill Street.
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May 24th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Your “lowest on the towers” statement is misleading. It can also mean higher data speeds and increased capacity as well as less interference all of which result in better battery life and better voice quality.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I have terrible service for my spring internet card inside my home in the D’Andrea development located on the corner of S.D’Andrea and Vista Bl;vd in Sparks. My roomate also loses calls on his RenoPD issued Nextel cell phone in our house.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Sprint is dead in the Caughlin Ranch area (McCarran/Caughlin Parkway). Do any carriers work better in this area?
August 30th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Upper Caughlin (by the Scolari’s), or lower Caughlin ?
September 10th, 2008 at 8:01 am
odd, sprint put up a new site last year, coverage seems good in that area…
http://renowirelessinfo.com/2007/09/sprint-cell-site-near-mccarran-skyline/
unless you are talking about further west (scolaris / up the hill on caughlin parkway)
May 10th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Sprint drops the signal on Hwy. 50 just East of the Lyon county / Carson City line. The signal strength recovers about 1/2 east along Hwy. 50 or, heading westbound, right as you top the hill going down into Carson City.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:59 am
Submit your Sprint coverage problems on our map at http://deadcellzones.com/sprint.html
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
Submit Sprint dead zones on our map at http://deadcellzones.com/sprint.html
January 29th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Jeff, Your deadcellzones map isn’t very good. Sprint has tower on Hyatt, and was the first carrier to cover “NV line to Applegate”. The other comments seem to be more valid.
January 30th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Sheryl,
This is the exact kind of feedback we want from the carriers or customers on the map. Tell us when coverage has improved. We are obviously helping raise the exposure of dead zones in problem areas and this feedback loop is exactly what we want. Anything else about our data (not the map) that seems inaccurate? We will update the location on the map and delete the point you highlighted at the Hyatt.
Jeff@deadcellzones.com