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January 9, 2007
A new T-Mobile cell site is now active near Stead Blvd. and Lear Blvd. in Stead – co-located on an existing monopole with Cricket and Clearwire. CID 4344x
A new Cricket flagpole cell site is now active behind WinCo Foods on Northtowne Lane in Reno. This site will improve coverage in that area and along the Hwy 395 corridor between N. McCarran and Parr Blvd.
December 31, 2006
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| Dec 20, 2006 |
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New Nextel cell site active at Robb Drive and Sharlands Avenue – a new monopole next to the Winner’s Corner convenience store.
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| Dec 9, 2006 |
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| Dec 6, 2006 |
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New T-Mobile cell site active at Rock Blvd. and Greg Street in Sparks, next to Abbey Carpet. CID 4340x.
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| Nov 12, 2006 |
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| Nov 8, 2006 |
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New Cingular cell site active on Overmyer Road in Sparks, which is 2 blocks SE of McCarran and Glendale. This new cell site will improve coverage and capacity in the I-80 and E. McCarran Blvd. area. CID 6118x.
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| Nov 2, 2006 |
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New T-Mobile monopole cell site active behind Speedway Market at Peckham Lane and Neil Road. CID 4337x.
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| Oct 13, 2006 |
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New Sprint PCS cell site at the Galena High School football field. A temporary mast was recently erected, and there are plans to put the antennas on one of the stadium light poles.
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| Oct 11, 2006 |
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New Cingular cell site now active behind Sportsman’s Warehouse near Moana and Kietzke Lane (CID 6121x). The site is a 75′ tall flagpole that should enhance coverage at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Atlantis Casino and residential areas to the east of the site.
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| Oct 10, 2006 |
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New Cricket cell site active on North Edison near Mill Street – co-located on a monopole with Cingular Wireless. This new site will improve coverage in the industrial area of south Sparks.
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Cingular micro-cell site discovered at the Cingular Wireless store at Damonte Ranch Parkway and South Virginia Street (CID 6195x). This site provides 1900Mhz coverage at stores around the shopping center. Due to the limited coverage of the site, it will not be included in the “number of known cell sites” totals or on the maps at this time.
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| Oct 9, 2006 |
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New Verizon cell site active at Pyramid Way and Queens Way in Sparks. The new site is co-located on a church tower with Cricket.
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| Oct 6, 2006 |
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New Verizon cell site approved for construction on Chalk Ridge Court in Somersett development in west Reno.
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New T-Mobile cell site approved for construction near Speedway Market at Peckham Lane and Neil Road.
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| Sept 28, 2006 |
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New Verizon cell site under construction at Pyramid Way and Queens Way in Sparks. The new site is co-located on a church tower with Cricket.
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| Sept 26, 2006 |
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New Verizon cell site now active at Aircenter Circle near Longley Lane and Mira Loma Drive. The new site is co-located on an existing pole with Cingular and Cricket.
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| Sept 16, 2006 |
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Thanks to a spotter, a new Cricket cell site has been discovered on Grove Street, between Kietzke and Harvard. The spotter indicates the site went up around the beginning of this year. The antennas are on a guyed pole.
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| Sept 13, 2006 |
- Updated links to Sprint PCS and Nextel’s Published Coverage Maps to new website showing zoomable street level coverage maps.
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| Sep 9, 2006 |
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New Sprint cell site active behind Wal-Mart at South Virginia Street and Damonte Ranch Parkway. The site looks to be temporary, with the antennas mounted on a guyed pole, The site is next to a permanent monopole currently occupied by Cricket and Clearwire.
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| Sep 3, 2006 |
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New Cingular cell site approved for construction – flagpole next to Sportsman’s Warehouse at Kietzke and Moana Lane.
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| Aug 17, 2006 |
- Added Premium Content that let’s website contributors download Google Earth KML files showing cell site locations for all the wireless carrier’s in the Reno/Tahoe area.
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| Aug 4, 2006 |
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Discovered 4 new Nextel cell sites along I-80 corridor between CA/NV border and Hirschdale, filling in former coverage gap.
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| Aug 3, 2006 |
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Nextel co-located on Chalk Ridge Ct. in Somersett development in west Reno.
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| Aug 1, 2006 |
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Changed link to Cingular’s new interactive, street-level coverage map.
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Added map point for newly discovered Cingular cell site in east Dayton near Pinenut and N. Rainbow Dr. (thanks to R. Silver)
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| Jul 25, 2006 |
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Cricket and T-Mobile cell sites now active on Chalk Ridge Court in Somersett development in west Reno. T-Mobile CID 4338x.
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| Jul 23, 2006 |
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3 carriers approved to co-locate on existing monopoles providing coverage to the Somersett development in west Reno: Cricket, T-Mobile and Clearwire Wireless Broadband. Sprint PCS already provides coverage from the site located Chalk Ridge Court.
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Cricket approved to co-locate on a monopole with Cingular on North Edison Drive, next to the Truckee River.
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Verizon approved to co-locate on a monopole with Cingular and Cricket on Aircenter Circle near Longley Lane and Mira Loma Drive.
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| Jul 3, 2006 |
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2 new Cingular cell sites discovered covering the I-80 corridor between Reno and Truckee: One is located near the CHP truck inspection station, approximately 1 mile east of the Prosser Village Road/Truckee interchange near Truckee (CID 1254x). The other is located approximately 1.5 miles SSW of Floriston (CID 1255x). Calls on Cingular still drop between Floriston and Farad, however initiating a call is possible courtesy of roaming on a T-Mobile cell site in Floriston.
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2 new Verizon cell sites discovered in the Truckee area: One is located east of Glenshire along I-80 – approximately 1.25 miles ESE of the Boca interchange. This site is on a lattice tower co-located with T-Mobile, Sprint and Cingular. The other new site is next to the Northstar Ski Resort administration building, co-located on a monopole with T-Mobile.
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| Jun 13, 2006 |
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New Nextel cell site approved for construction at 910 Robb Drive, at the Winner’s Corner convenience store.
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| May 12, 2006 |
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Two side-by-side monopoles under construction above Somersett subdivision, near Sprint’s temporary cell site on Chalk Ridge Ct. At this time known carrier’s that will co-locate at the site include a permanent Sprint cell site, and Clearwire Wireless Broadband.
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| Apr 23, 2006 |
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New Nextel cell site active at 3105 Plumas Street at an office complex near Brinkby Avenue.
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New Nextel cell site active behind Scolari’s supermarket on South Virginia and Hwy 395 freeway – co-located on a monopole with Sprint, Cricket, and Clearwire Wireless Broadband.
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New Sprint cell site active near Longley Lane and Aircenter Circle – co-located on a monopole with Nextel.
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| Apr 20, 2006 |
- Sprint Nextel to acquire Ubiquitel – the local affiliate for Sprint PCS. News Release
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| Apr 11, 2006 |
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New T-Mobile cell site active in northwest Reno near Kings Row and Wyoming Ave. The antennas are disguised inside a church steeple at 2207 Kings Row. CID 817x
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| Feb 27, 2006 |
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New Cingular cell site permit approved at 1750 Mountain St. in Carson City according to Reno Gazette-Journal
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New Nextel cell site approved for construction at 3105 Plumas Street at an office complex near Brinkby Avenue.
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| Feb 14, 2006 |
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New Nextel cell site under construction behind Scolari’s supermarket on South Virginia and Hwy 395 freeway. This site is co-located on a monopole with Sprint PCS and Clearwire.
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| Feb 6, 2006 |
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| Jan 18, 2006 |
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New T-Mobile cell site approved for construction near Kings Row and Wyoming Ave. in Reno in a church steeple.
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| Jan 9, 2006 |
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Confirmed new Cingular cell site co-located on monopole approx.1 mile east of Spooner Summit along Highway 50. CID 378x. This location provides good coverage from Spooner Summit east to Carson City for Nextel and Verizon as well. Updated Dec. 13 and 15th updates with CID info.
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Discovered new Cingular GSM cell site on tower at Spooner Summit. CID 336x.
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2 new Cingular cell sites in Carson Valley, south of Carson City – locations unknown. CID 1358x and 6101x.
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| Jan 4, 2006 |
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New T-Mobile cell site active in Spanish Springs near the water towers at Pyramid Lake Hwy and Golden View Drive. CID 1315x. |
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December 31, 2005
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| Dec 27, 2005 |
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New T-Mobile cell site at Hwy 395 and Parr Blvd. is active. CID 1519x
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New Nextel cell site on Peavine Mountain providing coverage in northwest Reno, Somersett area, Cold Springs and along Hwy 395 a few miles into California.
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| Dec 21, 2005 |
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New T-Mobile cell site at I-80 and Stoker is active. CID 1322x
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| Dec 17, 2005 |
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4 new cell sites approved for construction in the past week in Reno… |
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T-Mobile at I-80 and Stoker Avenue, co-located with Cingular and Cricket. |
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T-Mobile off Hwy 395 and Parr Blvd., co-located with Cricket. |
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T-Mobile off Hwy 395 and Golden Valley Drive, co-located with Cricket. |
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Sprint (Ubiquitel) near Longley Lane and Aircenter Circle (south), co-located with Nextel.
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| Dec 15, 2005 |
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Another report indicates that T-Mobile constructed and is also located on the monopine on Highway 50 (noted in the Dec. 13 update). CID 1305x.
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New multi-carrier monopole along Hwy 50 approx. 1 mile east of Spooner Summit. Website contributor reports that Verizon and Nextel are currently operating on the monopole, and Ubiquitel (Sprint) and Cingular will be adding antennas very soon.
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| Dec 13, 2005 |
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A website contributor reports a new Cingular Wireless cell site along Highway 50, about 4 miles west of Highway 395 in Carson City. CID 339x. This new site fills in an earlier dead zone. Coverage is now solid from Carson City to Spooner Summit. (Added to Google Maps pages).
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| Dec 1, 2005 |
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New Cingular Wireless cell site approved for construction atop east building of Scolari’s Shopping Center at McCarran Blvd. and Caughlin Pkwy.
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| Nov 22, 2005 |
- In the news… “AT&T Wireless” name to be revived? With the SBC merger with AT&T finalized, SBC will adopt the “AT&T” name – and possibly revive “AT&T Wireless”.
- User reports… Cingular Wireless customers who were customers prior to the 2004 acquisition of AT&T Wireless and their network are now using the New Cingular/AT&T Wireless 850/1900 Mhz network. Until recently they were still roaming on the T-Mobile 1900 Mhz network which Cingular had to give to T-Mobile as a condition to acquire AT&T Wireless and their CA/NV network.
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| Oct 19, 2005 |
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New Cricket temporary cell site active near McQueen High School in northwest Reno. The site is across the street to the south of the school, just west of an RV storage yard, and provides new coverage to previously non-coverage areas of northwest Reno in the Robb Drive & Mae Anne Ave. area.
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| Oct 18, 2005 |
- Now testing the use of Google Maps to show cell site locations. View the new maps pages in progress here.
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| Sept 29, 2005 |
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New Nextel cell site under construction atop Peavine Mountain, which should help provide coverage in Somersett area of northwest Reno, and partial coverage in Cold Springs.
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| Sept 28, 2005 |
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New Cingular cell site active on medical building behind Sak-n-Save on Silverada Blvd. in Reno. New site should help prevent drop-outs along Hwy 395 between N. McCarran and Parr Blvd, and along McCarran between Sutro and Evans. (CID 6119x)
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| Aug 22, 2005 |
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New T-Mobile network cell site active on Sparks High School athletic field light pole. (CID 1317x)
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New Cingular cell site approved for construction, co-located with T-Mobile and Nextel on medical building behind Sak-n-Save on Silverada Blvd. in Reno.
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New Sprint PCS cell site applied for construction, co-located on tower with Nextel near corner of Longley and Aircenter Circle.
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| Aug 12, 2005 |
- Sprint PCS and Nextel officially merge companies. Sprint will continue to support and invest in both networks.
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| Aug 9, 2005 |
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New Verizon Wireless cellsite active at Caughlin Pkwy. and Caughlin Square, just north and across the street from the Scolari’s shopping center in Reno.
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| Aug 8, 2005 |
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| July 29, 2005 |
- Wireless internet service provider Clearwire has been co-locating antennas on several cell towers in the area preparing for upcoming launch of their service.
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| July 18, 2005 |
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| July 5, 2005 |
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New Sprint PCS repeater serving the Somersett subdivision of northwest Reno.
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| June 11, 2005 |
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| May 10, 2005 |
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New Sprint PCS cell site at 7125 W. 4th Street in Reno active. |
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| May 7, 2005 |
- Updated Cell Site Maps. In the past few weeks discovered some new cell sites in outlying areas…New T-Mobile cell site co-located behind Safeway in Truckee. New Sprint PCS cell site co-located along Hwy 89 near Alpine Meadows Road. New Cingular/AT&T Wireless cell site co-located along I-80 near Farad.
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| Apr. 22, 2005 |
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New Nextel cell site completed construction on a co-located hilltop near Interstate 80 at the NV/CA border. This site should extend their I-80 coverage from Verdi to Farad.
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| Apr. 12, 2005 |
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New Verizon Wireless cell site approved for construction near the intersection of Caughlin Pkwy. and Caughlin Square, just north and across the street from the Scolari’s shopping center. The cell site will be located at an office building, with antennas hidden in the attic, similar to a Verizon cell site at S. Virginia and Wells Ave.
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New Sprint PCS cell site at 7125 W. 4th Street in Reno completed construction.
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| Mar. 28, 2005 |
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New Sprint PCS cell site under construction at the church at 7125 W. 4th Street in Reno, approx. 3/4 mile west of W. McCarran. This site will enhance coverage in the lower Caughlin Ranch and Mayberry areas.
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| Mar. 16, 2005 |
- Added link to CellCoverage.com – A website to report poor wireless cell coverage. Operated by a tower leasing company who is working with the wireless carriers to report and solve coverage problems.
- This website’s author is still trying to confirm if new Cingular Wireless customers are being placed on the Old Cingular/T-Mobile network or the New Cingular/AT&T Wireless Network. Existing customers of either carrier are still using their original network but are able to roam onto the other network in case of poor signal on their primary network. Eventually all Cingular customers will be put on the New Cingular/ AT&T Wireless Network.
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December 31, 2004
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| Dec. 23, 2004 |
- Website update on the way… Due to Cingular Wireless’ acquisition of AT&T Wireless late this year, it’s time to update the Carrier Evaluations. As part of the deal, Cingular will be giving it’s network and cell sites in Nevada and California to T-Mobile, and Cingular will use the former AT&T Wireless network and cell sites. According to news reports, this transition could take up to 4 years. In the mean time I will be referring to the 2 different wireless systems as…
1. New Cingular/AT&T Wireless
2. T-Mobile/Old Cingular
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| Dec. 15, 2004 |
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| Dec. 14, 2004 |
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New Cingular/AT&T Wireless adds GSM 850Mhz to cell site at Plumas and Plumb. This addition improves coverage in the Plumb and Sharon area of old southwest Reno for people with GSM850 phones. They also recently added GSM850 to the Lemmon Valley water tower cell site. These additions complete their GSM850 overlay in the Reno/Sparks area.
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| Dec. 9, 2004 |
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Newly discovered T-Mobile/Old Cingular cell sites… One near Daggett Pass on Hwy 207/ Kingsbury Grade providing coverage to the Carson Valley below, and Heavenly Valley Nevada Ski Resort. A website contributor reports T-Mobile/Old Cingular coverage at Kirkwood Ski Resort and along Hwy 50 around Strawberry and Kyburz
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| Dec. 2, 2004 |
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| Oct. 27, 2004 |
- Local newspaper story in the Reno Gazette-Journal reports on the Cingular/AT&T Wireless merger and comments by local residents.
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| Oct. 25, 2004 |
- The FCC has approved Cingular Wireless’ acquisition/merger of AT&T Wireless according to various sources. AT&T Wireless employees have reported that they are already receiving new training, and that the name and rate plans could be changing within the next 20-30 days. Previous announcements have stated that Cingular will use AT&T Wireless’ cell sites, and Cingular’s present-day cell sites will be transferred to T-Mobile.
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| Sept. 15, 2004 |
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Nextel cell site approved for construction above Interstate 80, just east of the NV/CA state line. This site will be co-located with 4 other carriers at the same site, which provides coverage along Interstate 80 corridor from West Verdi to the Farad area. |
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Contributor report and Nextel coverage map shows coverage now available in the Susanville, CA area.
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| Aug. 31, 2004 |
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AT&T Wireless coverage in Reno/Sparks improved today for customers with 850Mhz GSM phones, due to the lower frequency standby or “control” channels being activated.
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| Aug. 23, 2004 |
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Contributor report about a month ago of a new Verizon Wireless cell site completed construction in Carson City near N. Carson St and Ruby Lane. The antenna structure is disguised as a flagpole.
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| Aug. 6, 2004 |
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AT&T Wireless coverage at Lake Tahoe/Truckee/I-80 has improved in the last month for subscribers with GSM 850Mhz capable phones. The 850Mhz frequency generally delivers longer range and better in-building coverage than the 1900Mhz frequency which AT&T Wireless also uses. Full GSM 850Mhz support has also been activated south of Reno in the Carson City area.
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| June 13, 2004 |
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Contributor report of new Cingular/T-Mobile cell site at Bordertown in Cold Springs now active (as of June 7).
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| May 23, 2004 |
- Number portability now fully effective in Reno. See the prefixes page for more information.
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| May 17, 2004 |
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New Cingular Wireless cell site under construction at Bordertown along Hwy 395 in Cold Springs – co-located with Sprint site.
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| May 12, 2004 |
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Both AT&T Wireless and Cingular have construction plans in progress. Details will be announced as soon as permits are finalized.
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| May 3, 2004 |
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New Nextel cell site at the base of Squaw Valley ski resort |
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Previously undiscovered Nextel cell site at the Diamond Peak Ski Resort, southeast of Incline Village.
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| Apr. 18, 2004 |
- AT&T Wireless introduces GSM America Plans that allow roaming on other GSM networks in the United States. For the Reno area, that means that AT&T Wireless customers may now roam on the Cingular Wireless network.
- AT&T Wireless announced plans to add 14 cell sites along U.S. Hwy 95 and Alt. Hwy 95 in the Fallon and Yerington areas. See last story on page here.
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| Mar. 14, 2004 |
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| Feb. 29, 2004 |
- Added Combined AT&T Wireless/Cingular map showing both Cingular and AT&T Wireless cell sites as they exist today. With the February 17 announced acquisition of AT&T Wireless by Cingular, the map shows likely post-acquisition Cingular cell sites assuming that the acquisition is approved by stockholders and governmental agencies, and that Cingular keeps existing AT&T Wireless cell sites as part of their network.
- Added Feedback section.
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| Feb. 17, 2004 |
- Carrier News… Cingular To Acquire AT&T Wireless, Create Nation’s Premier Carrier
It is not known at this point if the acquisition will allow GSM phones to utilize the cell sites of both carriers – a total of 56 cell sites serving the Reno/Sparks city limits! A few of the two companies cell sites are co-located, so some consolidation is likely. A hypothetical combined cell site map will be posted soon. More to come on this exciting news for wireless coverage in the Reno area…
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| Feb. 9, 2004 |
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| Feb. 2, 2004 |
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| Jan. 29, 2004 |
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| Jan. 20, 2004 |
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New Cingular Wireless/T-Mobile monopole cell site active at at 940 S. Virginia Street – just north of the intersection with Sierra Street. (CID 8164x) |
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New Verizon Wireless flagpole cell site approved for construction at 4550 North Carson Street, Carson City at the new Regional Hospital. |
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New AT&T Wireless GSM850 support during calls from several existing cell sites in central Reno.
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| Jan. 13, 2004 |
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| Jan. 8, 2004 |
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| Jan. 2, 2004 |
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New Cingular Wireless/T-Mobile cell site active at the easternmost wing of the Scolari’s Shopping Center at S. McCarran & Caughlin Parkway (CID 814x)
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December 31, 2003
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| Dec. 31, 2003 |
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| Dec. 29, 2003 |
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| Dec. 23, 2003 |
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| Dec. 22, 2003 |
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User report about about a new AT&T Wireless monopine cell site under construction at the Placer County Administration Center and Road Division yard near Lake Forest, between Tahoe City and Dollar Hill along Hwy 28 at North Lake Tahoe.
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| Dec. 18, 2003 |
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| Dec. 17, 2003 |
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New Cingular Wireless/T-Mobile cell site approved for construction at 940 S. Virginia Street – just north of the intersection with Sierra Street.
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| Dec. 15, 2003 |
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| Dec. 11, 2003 |
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New Cingular Wireless/T-Mobile cell site under construction at the Scolari’s Shopping Center at S. McCarran & Caughlin Parkway. |
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AT&T Wireless has added support for GSM850 phones on at least 7 cell sites in the Reno area. Specifically, cell sites on Peavine Peak, Red Peak, Slide Mountain, Steamboat/S. Reno area, Spanish Springs and 2 cell sites in northeast Sparks now have the ability to use GSM850 during calls.
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| Dec. 3, 2003 |
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Discovered existing AT&T Wireless GSM cell site in Lemmon Valley – CID 301. Will update maps soon.
Updated Cingular Wireless Carrier’s Published Coverage Map link.
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| Nov. 26, 2003 |
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| Nov. 22, 2003 |
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User report of new Sprint PCS cell site coverage in the Silver Springs area and Lahontan Reservoir. |
• Updated Prefixes page with information about Number Portability
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| Nov. 5, 2003 |
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3 new AT&T Wireless GSM cell sites confirmed serving the North Lake Tahoe area. CID 1314 is located on the Pepper Tree Inn in downtown Tahoe City. CID 1312 is located near the corner of Hwy. 267 and Speckled in Kings Beach. A third cell site, CID 1321 was identified, but it’s exact location is yet unknown. AT&T Wireless maps updated. Dead Zones updated. |
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A report on October 9 about the existence of a Sprint PCS cell site near the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort is false. There is no coverage in that area at this time, however they have an application pending for a cell site in that area according to public records.
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| Oct. 28, 2003 |
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New Verizon Wireless cell site now active on the west side of Virginia Street at Wells Avenue.
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| Oct. 20, 2003 |
- Added link to the Reno Area Wireless Users Group’s user editable list of public Wi-Fi Hot Spots here.
- Added more cell site pictures taken with camera phones here.
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| Oct. 9, 2003 |
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User reports and public information about as many as 3 new AT&T Wireless cell sites under construction or on-the-air in the Tahoe City/Tahoma areas of North Lake Tahoe. |
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User report and public information about a previously undiscovered Sprint PCS cell site serving the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort on Alpine Meadows Road.
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| Oct. 3, 2003 |
- Cell Site Locations are now viewable on Landsat imagery maps, zoomable to resolutions as low as 6 inches. Further information on this exciting new feature is available on the Bonus Pages. If you’re not already a contributor to this web site click for Bonus Pages Information. Web site contributors can click on Landsat Imagery Cell Site Location Maps to go directly to all the details..
- Added cell sites in the Verdi area to the total count of cell sites per carrier serving the Reno/Sparks city limits because Verdi recently became annexed into the Reno City limits. This change added 2 cell sites to the total number for AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, Cingular/T-Mobile and Verizon. The annexation added 1 cell site to the total number for Nextel, and no additional sites for Cricket since they have no coverage in the Verdi area. Fun fact: The western-most point of the Reno City Limits are now within 1/2 mile of the California/Nevada state border.
- Added Link to TK.COM – Wireless
- Added Sprint PCS prefix to the Prefixes by Carrier page
- Added more pictures from the Los Angeles area here.
- Added to Dead Zone Guide
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| Sep. 25, 2003 |
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| Sep. 22, 2003 |
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New Sprint PCS cell site active at Lake Tahoe above Round Hill / Zephyr Cove. More new cell sites for AT&T Wireless, Nextel and Sprint PCS should be operational by the end of the year according to a recent article in the Tahoe Daily Tribune. |
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Cricket cell site on Ormbsby House Hotel in Carson City moved across the street to the Nevada Legislature Building, due to building renovations on the Ormbsby House.New photos and updated maps to be posted soon.
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| Sep. 20, 2003 |
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New Cingular/T-Mobile cell site (55′ monopole at Moana & Lakeside) now active. CID 813x. (updated map).
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| Sep. 18, 2003 |
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New Sprint PCS cell site confirmed as active – atop Bordertown Casino in Cold Springs at the Nevada/California border along Hwy 395. (updated map)
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| Sep. 15, 2003 |
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| Sep. 11, 2003 |
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Sprint PCS cell site under construction atop Bordertown Casino in Cold Springs at the Nevada/California border along Hwy 395. (updated map)
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| Sep. 10, 2003 |
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| Aug. 31, 2003 |
- Updated Bonus Local and Regional Maps to cover exact same coordinates on each map for easy comparison of cell site locations for all carriers. See Bonus Pages Information for access to the Bonus Pages maps.
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| Aug. 30, 2003 |
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New Verizon Wireless cell site approved for construction near the intersection of S. Virginia and Wells Avenue. (red “X” on map)
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| Aug. 12, 2003 |
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New Sprint PCS cell site active near I-80 and Boca – between Truckee and Floriston. (updated map) |
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New Cingular 55′ monopole approved for construction in Reno at Lakeside & Moana. (red “X” on map)
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| July 29, 2003 |
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| July 9, 2003 |
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| June 30, 2003 |
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| June 26, 2003 |
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Maps updated for Cingular, Nextel, Sprint and Verizon. Recent cell site discoveries this month…
• Sprint cell sites on Sugarloaf Mtn. north of Carson City, Spooner Summit, Glenbrook and Cave Rock.
• Verizon atop the Reno Hilton, downtown Carson City near or on the old Post Office, 2 approximate locations in S. Lake Tahoe (exact locations are hard to find there due to the trees)
• Cingular on Echo Summit, west of S. Lake Tahoe
• Nextel site thought to exist on McClellan Peak (NE of Carson City) does not exist.
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| June 9, 2003 |
- Updated Cingular and Verizon Carrier’s Published Coverage Map links. Updated site and home page table of contents
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| May 28, 2003 |
- Cosmetic Updates. Added link to Cell Site Picture Gallery page.
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| May 19, 2003 |
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Improved Cell Site Map navigation. You can now compare maps easily on one page while the maps open in a separate frame.
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| May 17, 2003 |
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New maps posted…
• AT&T Wireless map now includes new GSM cellsite at the “Y” in S. Lake Tahoe.
• Cingular Wireless map includes approximate location of cell site in Kings Beach (not new – I’ll find the exact location eventually ☺)
• Nextel map includes newly discovered cell sites in the Truckee and North Lake Tahoe area – thanks to recently acquiring a Nextel phone for test purposes. Deleted cell site pinpoint on Peavine Peak, which does not exist.
• Sprint PCS map now includes newly discovered cell sites in the Truckee and North Lake Tahoe area – thanks to recently acquiring a Sprint phone for test purposes.
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| May 16, 2003 |
- Added links to similar websites.
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| May 4, 2003 |
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User reports Sprint PCS coverage extended from Fernley to Fallon – highway coverage now solid from Fallon to Reno.
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| Apr. 15, 2003 |
- Updated prepaid resellers in “Provider Links”
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| Mar. 31, 2003 |
- Added prepaid wireless information to “How to Choose a Wireless Provider” and “Provider Links”.
- Updated dead zone information.
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| Mar. 27, 2003 |
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New AT&T Wireless GSM only site in S. Lake Tahoe near Hwy. 50 & Emerald Bay Road “Y”. Co-located with Nextel on a monopole. CID 1324. |
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Discovered new Nextel & Sprint sites between Carson City and Minden – will update maps.
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| Mar. 26, 2003 |
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Discovered another Cricket Wireless site at El Rancho Dr. and Garfield Dr. in Sparks. Updated maps. |
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Deleted a Nextel site that was believed to be located near Hidden Valley according to FCC data. Updated maps.
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| Mar. 20, 2003 |
- Added button to add this webpage to your favorites.
- Added background sound to Cricket Wireless cell site map.
- Added map of all carrier’s cell site locations plotted on a single map.
- Reorganized similar website links by geographic area.
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| Mar. 17, 2003 |
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Added AT&T Wireless cell site to maps: East 2nd Street & Jensen (just north of Reno Hilton) that was previously accidentally omitted from the maps.
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| Mar. 12, 2003 |
- Launched “Bonus Pages” section of website. All future cell site pictures and additions/enhancements to the website will be made exclusively to the Bonus Pages. Coverage information will still be updated on this public page.
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| Mar. 7, 2003 |
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Improved AT&T GSM only coverage confirmed on Interstate 80 east of Reno with new cell sites at Painted Rock (exit 40) and Fernley. |
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New Cingular coverage confirmed east of Reno past Fernley. Cell sites located at Lockwood, Patrick, Painted Rock, Fernley and east Fernley at Farm District Road & Alternate Hwy 50.
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| Mar. 6, 2003 |
- Updated and added pictures in the Cell Site Picture Gallery: cellsite #013, 031, 053
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| Mar. 5, 2003 |
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New Cingular/T-Mobile coverage confirmed in the Hirschdale area of west Truckee – filing a former dead zone along Interstate 80 from west of Floriston to west of Boca. (CID 808).
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| Mar. 3, 2003 |
- Added more cell site picture links from the Picture Gallery page
- Added cell site description tool tips to the thumbnails in the left frame of the Picture Gallery
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| Feb. 22, 2003 |
- Added cell site picture pages #40 – #53 over the past few days
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| Feb. 11, 2003 |
- Added link, and hyperlink formatting changes
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| Feb. 6, 2003 |
- Added 6 more local cell site pages to the picture gallery
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| Jan. 29, 2003 |
- Added more Oregon cell site pictures
- Added site search box
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| Jan. 27, 2003 |
- Added links to other cell site picture web pages from the Cell Site Picture Gallery Home Page
- Added Cell Site Picture #31
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| Jan. 23, 2003 |
- Added pages with cell site pictures from other areas
- Condensed “Recent Updates” table so that the most important updates are shown in HTML view (still shown in source code)
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| Jan. 21, 2003 |
- Added Dynamic HTML effect to Cell Site of the Week Picture
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| Jan. 17, 2003 |
- Added Telephone Number Prefixes by Carrier page
- Added 5 more pages to Cell Site Picture Gallery
- Added link to Wireless-Florida
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| Jan. 15, 2003 |
- Improved Cell Site Picture Navigation
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| Jan. 13, 2003 |
- Added new symbols to all maps. Re-designed some pages for easier navigation. Added PayPal donation link.
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| Jan. 12, 2003 |
- Added Cell site pictures and “Cell Site Picture of the Week” on home page
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| Jan. 7, 2003 |
- Formatting changes, added links, updated Carrier Evaluations
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| Jan. 4, 2003 |
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The last remaining AT&T Wireless cell site that was TDMA800 only, now also is GSM1900:
- CID 82x on top of the Business Building on University of Nevada Reno campus
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| Jan. 2, 2003 |
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2 new AT&T Wireless GSM1900 only cell sites now active in Reno (updated metro map):
- CID 64x near Plumb & Kietzke. Building permit applied May 2 – issued October 18 – cell site active Jan. 2
- CID 334x at Plumas and Plumb. Building permit applied Sept. 27 – issued Dec. 6 – cell site active Jan. 2
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New AT&T Wireless GSM1900 only cell site discovered in Incline Village (updated regional map):
- CID 311x – possibly the new cell site that got approved for construction on Nov. 25 on CalNeva Lodge, Crystal Bay, or possibly co-located at a Cingular cell site at the Diamond Peak Ski Lift.
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Discovered Nextel site co-located in Tahoe City (updated regional map):
- I don’t think this is a new site, it was just overlooked in previous drive tests.
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| Dec. 24, 2002 |
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| Dec. 21, 2002 |
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New Cingular coverage confirmed along Hwy 50 east of Carson City in Moundhouse and Dayton (regional cellsite map updated). New coverage reported in Fernley – I-80 east of Reno
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| Dec. 19, 2002 |
- Now two ways to view cell site pictures – Thumbnail selection (better for slower Internet connections) or Large Picture Gallery view.
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| Dec. 17, 2002 |
- Modified Cell Site Picture Gallery to thumbnail style viewer
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| Dec. 12, 2002 |
- Added Cell Site Picture Gallery, Carrier Ratings
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| Dec. 10, 2002 |
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New AT&T Wireless cell site under construction — northwest corner of Plumb & Plumas, Reno (see yellow dot on map)
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| Dec. 4, 2002 |
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| Dec. 3, 2002 |
- Updated Links, Added Published Coverage Map links
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| Nov. 26, 2002 |
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| Nov. 25, 2002 |
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New AT&T Cellsite under construction — co-located on CalNeva Lodge, Crystal Bay/North Lake Tahoe
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| Nov. 20, 2002 |
- Added links, re-worded some sections, posted new maps with local streets shown
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| Nov. 16, 2002 |
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| Nov. 13, 2002 |
- Added Reno/Tahoe Dead Zone Guide, Deleted Cricket site on Sundowner Hotel (Site was replaced by another site nearby at St. Mary’s Hospital)
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| Nov. 1, 2002 |
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Found a new Sprint site in Sparks industrial area, updated map
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| Oct. 30, 2002 |
- Nextel/AT&T Regional Map updates
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| Oct. 28, 2002 |
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| Oct. 27, 2002 |
- Updated map listing order, higher quality local maps
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| Oct. 26, 2002 |
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| Oct. 25, 2002 |
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New AT&T cellsite under construction near Plumb & Kietzke, map updates
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| Sept 17, 2002 |
- Updated map pages for AT&T, Cingular, Cricket and Verizon
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| Aug. 20, 2002 |
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| July 30, 2002 |
- New Regional Maps (Reno/Carson/Tahoe) posted for most carriers
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| July 22, 2002 |
- Added Coverage Comments below the maps on the map pages
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| July 17, 2002 |
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T-Mobile launch: Added T-Mobile Link, and name on Cingular map page
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| July 10, 2002 |
- Lots of formatting changes
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| July 8, 2002 |
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Thank-you! Thank-you!
We decided on Cingular wireless for our cell-phones based on this site and recommendation from a friend… We live in Fernley and needed good coverage in Reno, Fernley, and Fallon…The only place we have yet had no signal is deep inside the Fallon Walmart (standing inside the front door by the snackbar gave a strong enough signal to use our new Nokia phone). We had older AT&T service previously that was almost useless in Fernley and Reno and especially in the I-80 canyon between Fernley and Reno (mostly in the canyon our phones showed “no Service”). We are now able (with our new Cingular phones and service) to talk all the way through the canyon with absolutely NO dead spots!) It is also the same in Fernley and Fallon and all along Alt 50 between them.
I hope this info on our experience will in some way help with your site! You are providing a great and needed service to this area!
Thanks again, R.S.
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Thanks for giving the customer a better shot at choosing a carrier.
R.G.
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I recently tested a Motorola V505 flip phone… …where our Nextels barely worked. The V505 is a Quadband phone and it seemed to pickup a signal in more locations. It did have some trouble but by simply walking around a little, I found a strong signal to make a call. We then purchased 8 V180 Quadband phones for our company, and switched from Nextel to AT&T Wireless… .
Thank you, D. M.
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