New spark tower in Greytown

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#189336 24-Dec-2015 19:09

I know there are a few people that have had issues with mobile in Greytown. Have been out of town for a few weeks and have just found a new cell site in the middle of town.

Now we get a full 3g/4g signal when previously depending on where I was in the house I would get 2-no bars.

The cell site is 850mhz 3g and 700mhz LTE.

Hopefully 2Degrees and Vodafone follow suit.

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#1456729 24-Dec-2015 19:17

Are you sure that's not the brand new Vodafone site that went up about a month or so ago? From memory it's next to Turkey Red pub.

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#1456731 24-Dec-2015 19:19

@mckenndk VodafoneNZ built a new 2G / 3G 900Mhz and 4G 700 / 1800Mhz site in Greytown CBD about 4 months ago

Edit: Just checked site went live 2/08/2015

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#1456732 24-Dec-2015 19:20

sbiddle: Are you sure that's not the brand new Vodafone site that went up about a month or so ago? From memory it's next to Turkey Red pub.

Was way over a month ago

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#1456734 24-Dec-2015 19:26

johnr:
sbiddle: Are you sure that's not the brand new Vodafone site that went up about a month or so ago? From memory it's next to Turkey Red pub.

Was way over a month ago

Well it was there a month ago when I went past but wasn't there a few months before that when I went past!

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#1456735 24-Dec-2015 19:27

sbiddle: Are you sure that's not the brand new Vodafone site that went up about a month or so ago? From memory it's next to Turkey Red pub.

This one is across the road from fresh choice.

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#1456740 24-Dec-2015 19:32

@johnr Ill have to go have a look I have not seen it.
Only one of the people over for Christmas is on Vodafone and he had 3 bars outside so we did not think there was any improvement but ill go for a walk in the next few days.

Overall a great improvement for the town as coverage has been patchy at best in the past and you could miss calls because of black spots in the house.

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#1456743 24-Dec-2015 19:34

Vodafone coverage was non existent there up until the new site got built!

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#1456747 24-Dec-2015 19:47

@mckenndk Might have been 3 bars 4G 1800Mhz on a handset that does not support 700Mhz band 28,

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#1456767 24-Dec-2015 20:22

johnr: @mckenndk Might have been 3 bars 4G 1800Mhz on a handset that does not support 700Mhz band 28,

Will have a look tomorrow it was an Iphone 6+ but I don't know the bands it has.

Had a walk up to the telephone exchange and yes there is a new cell tower there too.

Good on Spark and Vodafone for finally coming to the party and giving the town coverage.

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#1456775 24-Dec-2015 20:31

@mckenndk bit OT

Some new sites have been turned on in places I have never heard of in the last week, I had to Google Maps some of them, They are all 2G , 3G , 4G some are even 4G CA

Patoka
Glen Massey
Te Kao
Oakura
Waimate Township
Otautau
Reikorangi
Naseby

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#1457062 25-Dec-2015 14:13

2degrees have a site on the corner of Hastwell Street and Main Street on the light pole.

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#1457093 25-Dec-2015 16:20

I noticed a new cell tower recently sprout up in the front lawn of the Greytown Exchange, my guess is thats the new Spark site, or as its now a Chorus Exchange I guess it could be a voda one.

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