Jump to content

Blogs

BREAKING NEWS: Clearwire announces funding deal with Sprint

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 8:20 AM MST   This morning Clearwire has come out with a Press Release stating that they have come to an agreement with Sprint on new funding. Up to $1.6 Billion in additional funding in total. This is significantly more than analysts were anticipating if Sprint were to come to the rescue. The deal, as reported from Clearwire on Thursday morning, would include keeping the existing WiMax network operating throu

S4GRU

S4GRU

Rumors abounding that Sprint and Clearwire very close to deal

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 5:14 PM MST   The tech and financial world are abuzz today about new rumors that Sprint and Clearwire are close to a new deal. Confidential sources are saying that they may even be close enough to preliminarily announce a deal by Thursday. As those of you who are following this closely know, Thursday is the due date of Clearwire’s jumbo $237 Million payment that they have threatened to default on. Though, technic

S4GRU

S4GRU

Sprint accepts Dish Network plan for S-Band LTE

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 5:14 PM MST   Today, Fierce Wireless is reporting that Sprint has signed off and agreed to Dish's use of the S-Band (2 GHz) spectrum. It's is immediately adjacent to Sprint's PCS G-Block, which they plan to deploy LTE on. In October, Sprint filed a complaint to the FCC raising questions about interference, and other issues. So, Sprint and Dish Network started to get heated in their arguments after Sprint's e

S4GRU

S4GRU

Now the FCC allows AT&T to withdraw merger

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 3:50 PM MST   The Federal Communication Commission announced today that they will allow AT&T to withdraw it’s merger application. There were some rumblings coming out the past 24 hours saying that the FCC may prohibit AT&T from withdrawing because they may want to go on record actually denying the merger. AT&T threatened to sue the FCC if it was not allowed to withdraw. In the grand scheme of thing

S4GRU

S4GRU

Sprint Affiliate commits to Network Vision and LTE

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 3:35 PM MST   I know some of you who live in Sprint affiliate coverage areas are concerned about Network Vision deployments and whether they’ll ever make it to your area. And rightfully so, since too many affiliate areas are still covered with 1xRTT networks, having never even been upgraded to 3G EVDO. This has created some concern among Sprint affiliate customers because there has been zero news to date about how,

S4GRU

S4GRU

SHOCKER: AT&T yanks its FCC Application for the Merger with T-Mobile

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 8:25 AM MST   I decided to break from my Thanksgiving merriment to bring you breaking news that AT&T has decided to withdraw it's Application to the FCC for it's merger with T-Mobile. However, even though technically the merger is off with this change, AT&T says they are not giving up completely. They have announced that they are still proceeding with the lawsuit in February with the Dept. of Justice

S4GRU

S4GRU

New Samsung commercial stirring controversies. Really? Get a life!

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 9:36 AM MST   In a new television commercial, Samsung takes a swing at Apple and it's iPhoniacs. The blogosphere is going wild and people are nutty suggesting the commercial goes too far. Really? To these people, I just want to say, get a life. It's no different than the Mac commercials dissin' on PC. In fact, it's almost old hat. Passe. Who cares? See the "controversial" advertisement below, at least u

S4GRU

S4GRU

Sprint Announces Exclusive Event at CES in January

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 4:01 PM MST   Sprint announces an "Exclusive Event" for CES 2012. Scheduled for January 10th at 6:00PM. Exciting stuff. I'm as anxious as a little school girl. What do you think will be announced? LTE devices? Some new exotic 5 core tablet? Some juicy Network Vision details? Sound off below...     Thanks to S4GRU Member Steven Cote for the heads up!!!

S4GRU

S4GRU

FCC now provides latest Snag for AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 2:35 PM MST   BREAKING NEWS: The FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is now reported to believe that the AT&T/T-Mobile merger is not in the public interest and will call for an agency judge to set up a hearing on the anti-competitive nature of the deal. This is different from the Dept, of Justice who filed a lawsuit earlier this year in opposition. The fact that the FCC is now taking this position does not bod

S4GRU

S4GRU

Clearwire is Abandoning its Legacy Pre-WiMax Service

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 1:38 PM MST   Although, it's not common knowledge for many folks out there, Clearwire runs two wireless broadband networks. The 4G WiMax network that is very familiar to Sprint 4G customers, and what's called Clearwire's Legacy Wireless Network. Both run on it's 2.5/2.6GHz spectrum. Clearwire's Legacy network is based on a Pre-WiMax wireless broadband technology called "Expedience" that has performance similar

S4GRU

S4GRU

AT&T and T-Mobile Merger approval odds have slid below 50% according to analysts

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Monday, November 21, 2011 - 6:21 PM MST   News is getting more and more bleak for the approval of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. This weekend, and in to today, there have been several articles painting a more dire outlook on the merger getting the necessary government approvals. The Financial Times is reporting that most analysts now think that the $39 billion merger has less than a 50/50 chance of being approved. Some being so dire as gi

S4GRU

S4GRU

Jay Leno Mocks Sprint iPhone on Tonight Show

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, November 18, 2011   I received lots of messages and e-mails today showing a parody that Jay Leno featured last night on the Tonight Show where he took some good digs at the Sprint iPhone. It's pretty funny. You can fast forward to 3:10 seconds if you don't want to watch the whole skit. Click on image to follow the link to the video...  

S4GRU

S4GRU

Clearwire Considers Skipping $237M Debt Payment

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Friday, November 18, 2011 - 1:12 PM MST   Here we go! Clearwire, has found itself in a cash flow crunch. According to the Wall Street Journal, the struggling WiMax carrier and Sprint 4G partner is now considering skipping its debt payment of $237 Million dollars that is due December 1st. With only $698 Million currently available to fund it's entire operation, skipping the payment sure would give them a little breathing room. "It's a very

S4GRU

S4GRU

New Sprint Network Enhancements & Upgrades Site

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Friday, November 18, 2011 - 11:50 AM MST There has been an exciting new development over at the Sprint website. If you go to https://network.sprint.com/, you can enter in your city, zip code, or select a major metro area and observe Sprint's network upgrades for the past six months, or planned for the next 6 months. You can scroll around all over the place and click on towers for more info. This is a great idea, and a much more transparent a

S4GRU

S4GRU

Amazon Kindle Smartphone in the Works

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 3:26 PM MST   Can you believe it? The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet just came out and there is already talk of a smartphone offering from Amazon. But you can't let grass grow under your feet in this business. Everyone saw how quickly RIM fell from grace by waiting around and not jumping in and taking risks. Amazon is reportedly working with mega Chinese phone/tablet manufacturer Foxconn for a release in the fourt

S4GRU

S4GRU

Qualcomm Developing 4G LTE Push to Talk

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 12:09 PM MST   Qualcomm announced this week it has a program under way to develop Push to Talk (PTT) technology to run over Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. As we all know, Sprint is migrating to a LTE network for it's 4G technology in Network Vision. Qualcomm's current development schedule for LTE PTT is several years, with a commercial release in 2015 or 2016. In case you are wondering what PTT is, it's

S4GRU

S4GRU

IMOD Mirasol Displays Coming in 2012 will dramatically improve battery life

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Wednesday, November 16, 2011   Yesterday, we told you about new Lithium-Ion Graphene batteries that will last 10 times longer than current smartphone and tablet batteries. Today we bring to you Interferometric Modulator Displays (IMOD). Qualcomm is now finishing up their product of IMOD's branded as Mirasol. And these displays are promising battery consumption efficiency increases approximately ten times over current LCD's. Mirasol displ

S4GRU

S4GRU

New Li-ion batteries being developed offer 10x life and faster recharge

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, November 15, 2011   This is a product development that all dorks will unite and embrace for. Longer lasting device batteries! There have not been any significant efficiency improvements on the battery side for many years. The improvements to battery life in smartphones and tablets the past few years have been largely only related to bigger batteries and smarter and more battery efficient devices and operating systems. And wi

S4GRU

S4GRU

Sprint to offload Commercial Airaves at your work and favorite destinations

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Monday, November 14, 2011 - 12:36 PM MST   Many Sprint customers are all too familiar with personal at-home femtocells called "Airaves." These plug and play devices connect to your home router and use your internet service to provide extended 1x Voice and 3G EVDO data services in your home. These are great for folks who live at the edge of service or live in subterranean homes. Or like many here in New Mexico, people that live in adobe. B

S4GRU

S4GRU

HTML5 is going to change Everything. Soon, there WON'T be an app for that!

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Sunday, November 13, 2011   I've been having this discussion a lot lately with fellow wireless dorks. About HTML5. How it's going to transform the mobile computing experience. On smartphones and tablets. In the current scheme of things, most of us use apps on our smartphones and tablets. In fact, one of the most important things that most people consider before selecting a mobile operating system is the app selection available. Most shopp

S4GRU

S4GRU

Looking for 50 Hardcore Beta Testers for the new S4GRU Community

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Thursday, November 10, 2011   If you are here reading this, you now are experiencing Beta Version 1.0 of the S4GRU Community. It's designed to be a full community, including unique sign-in and forums. THIS IS ONLY A BETA. In the beginning, I am only looking for serious testers. Everyone is open to peruse the site. However, I only want people who regularly participate to register for membership. The first trial is limited to just 50

S4GRU

S4GRU

Where do all the S4GRU Fans come from???

S4GRU FAN MAP:   Last Friday I asked you all where you are from. Today I created a map of all the places you represent. We definitely have fans from all over the United States, from Metro Seattle all the way to San Juan, Puerto Rico.     Here are the final rankings of cities with the most fans: Milwaukee (approx. 5% of all fans are from the Milwaukee/Waukesha Area). Phoenix (missed the mark by only one fan!) Detroit Indianapolis San Di

S4GRU

S4GRU

×
×
  • Create New...