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    Clear Site Triband Conversions

    1 hour ago, chaddy0122 said:

    Does anyone have any updates for Expedience sites that never got the upgrade to WiMax, like Dayton OH?

    1 hour ago, dkyeager said:

    A few of these expedience sites did get upgraded to triband sites a while ago.

    Also some Expedience sites in Anchorage, AK!  :tu:

    Robert

  1. Ugh I'm torn. I love my 6 plus and want the 6s plus but the small 6 has better rf performance but not by too much but it all counts. I think I'll just take my chances and just pre order the plus. If it's a mess I do have 14 days.

     

    Or you can donate to the S4GRU iPhone 6s raffle and see if you win that.  Also, you aren't too far away from Premier, so you could join the raffle and get upgraded.  You can message me to find out far away you are from Premier.  And remember, Premier memberships never expire.

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  2. Also, Shentel's HQ is in Edinburg, not Harrisonburg. Not that I am complaining, this site is fantastic.

     

    I can't believe after all this time I incorrectly thought Shentel was headquartered in Harrisonburg.  I would have bet money on it.  Thanks for the gracious correction.  Much appreciated.

     

    They also know they are behind the eight ball with LTE spectrum having only three 5 MHz carriers in all markets, granted their hands are a bit tied by Sprint. B41 deployments will proceed full steam ahead - they have to. Otherwise the LTE network will practically collapse in on itself.

     

    Also, today Shentel said they are only building 125 Band 41 sites in their Legacy Shentel areas and committing to another 125 additional Band 41 sites in nTelos areas.  See Page 4.  I hope they expand their commitment to Band 41 Spark and Carrier Aggregation further than that.  I think they need more than 250 B41 sites in their combined coverage areas.

     

    Thanks for your insight.  It adds a lot to the discussion.   :tu:

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  3. So sprint get some nationwide aws? How much spectrum are getting? Since phones are now coming unlocked why not add some aws if the slice is big enough??

     

    No, definitely not nationwide.  Sprint will pick up AWS A-Block, which is 10x10 in most of Western Virginia.  This includes the Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Blacksburg, Lexington and Martnsville/Collinsville CMA's.  But no AWS in West Virginia.

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  4. This is going to be great for my area. I'm actually going into ntelos area tomorrow and it's a pain since where I'm going is right on the line between Shentel and ntelos. My phone keeps going between Sprint 1x800 and ntelos 1x1900 and on occasion I'll connect to EVDO. I can't wait to see how this plays out over time. My guess is Shentel will sell off the AWS spectrum to help fund the upgrades. I'm sure one of the other big 3 would buy it. One question I have though is if this acquisition will slow down B41 deployment in Shentel's current area if they are trying to do quick NV 1.0 upgrades in the newly acquired area. Hopefully it won't but some areas truly need the increased capacity.

     

    The way I read all the releases yesterday is that Sprint gets all nTelos spectrum in the deal, not Shentel. So Shentel would not be able to sell AWS, if that's accurate. But Sprint might sell or trade AWS. Or they may use it. As you state, I'm sure there is demand out there for it.

     

    It's quite possible that Shentel's own B41 deployment could get slowed down with the nTelos distraction. And I guess it would be naive of me to say it won't. But I do believe Shentel will make the best decisions possible given their limited resources. I fully expect them to keep trucking on in their existing footprint as best as they can. They will manage to work in their existing areas and new areas to the extent possible. They may have to bring in some more people to manage the plan.

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  5. So it's still the case that MFBI would have to be activated for Sprint to use nTelos LTE? I thought band 25 scanned the G block and then the rest of the PCS band (that makes up band 2) and would connect as long as the device were authorized. 

     

    Band 25 devices do scan Band 2 spectrum.  But cannot authenticate with a network that is broadcasting Band 2 only.  nTelos devices are Band 2, so nTelos LTE broadcasts in Band 2 only.  But if nTelos LTE were to broadcast Band 2 with MFBI, then Band 25 devices would be capable to authenticate and use the network.

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  6. I wrote an email to Marcelo and other people in Sprint about the need of some kind of tethering in their plans and other value they can add to the plans. They don't hear.

     

    Marcelo recently Tweeted in response to one of our members that Sprint is currently evaluating the addition of a tethering allotment to be included with unlimited plans.  So it may happen still.

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  7. Previous attempts were video streaming may be throttled around 1Mbps, when necessary. Or data throttles may occur if you were on a congested site and you are a heavy user. And people didn't really report that as happening.

     

    A 600kbps throttle on all streaming is a very big departure from all previous Sprint plans. The new All In video streaming throttle affects all customers on the plan, no matter what.

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    Thanks for the links.  I see where you are coming from now.  In context, I don't think it should be interpreted that it cannot be anywhere else as the same time as Chicago.  It really is discussing how Chicago will be the first showcase city.  The preeminent example.  Likely meaning that B41 deployment, backhaul upgrading, and additional B41 carriers are so much farther along in Chicago, and Sprint is pouring out more resources there than anywhere else.  It will be the prime example, and will be the first to be a compehensive example.

     

    I wouldn't interpret it to mean that markets that are ready to have 2xCA ready will be held so Chicago has exclusive bragging rights.  Anyone reasonable would allow 2xCA to go live anywhere and everywhere it is ready, as soon as possible.  Regardless of how ready Chicago is at that moment.

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  9. I thought Chicago was suppose to be first to get/test CA? anyway I will be able to upgrade next week.  I will most likely get a GS6 and see if i can get CA in Chicago

     

    I don't recall it being said in any official capacity that Chicago will get 2xCA before anyone else will get it.  But even that being said, this could just be a part of testing and not a formal fire up.

     

    Additionally, I would offer, if Nokia gets farther ahead of their Samsung counterparts in Chicago, would you hold them up from getting it going in Atlanta because it was originally planned to be live in Chicago first?  Absolutely not.  Sometimes some teams get ahead.  And they deserve an atta boy for that.

     

    But really, here, we are lacking lots of details.  We don't know the extent of all this currently.  I have not seen any other reports from anywhere else yet.  And I haven't even heard if the Atlanta 2xCA is still live today.

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