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Service Improvements in Hoodland Ore Area
I live 1 mile north of Welches Oregon on the north side of the Sandy River. Despite this areas constant growth and its popularity as a resort gateway to Mt. Hood, the lack of coverage here is alarmin...
Yup. similar to many rural areas, TMobile often uses the big macros to 'cover' large areas, and most often use terrain. Unlike At&t and Verizon, which both appear to have local towers in Welches, TMobile has decided it isn't worthy, and 'service exists'. I'd recommend their messaging for support, and push a request. This is a consumer forum.
Similarly, you can dial 611, but expect to go through low-level troubleshooting before you can escalate
It isn't always carriers not wanting to build towers. There's a lot involved. Spectrum licensing, neighborhood boards, and swaths of other things.
Sprint for example wanted to put a tower in Aeia heights in Hawaii for example. Sprint found someone to lease land so they could put a tower up. The board there refused Sprint to put a tower up in their area. Sometimes carriers can even lease or buy land in the area. It's not so simple as I want to build a tower here.
