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[belusnecropolis]

Nifty quotes about network architecture changes. 

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2016/12/08/sprint-ceo-hints-at-upcoming-network-improvements.html

Saw said an addendum to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project's (3GPP) standards for 2.5GHz spectrum could boost uplink and extend the mid-band spectrum's reach.

 

 

“What that means for customers is they’re going to enjoy more 2.5 performance capability over a larger area,” Saw said at the conference. “We’re going to have more to say about that in the next week or so.”

 

OH MAN  

Mr. Tim, is this possibly some of that aggregation wizardry, where 1.9 channels are used for uplink? 

thanks for clearing that up! High Power UE

http://www.tech-invite.com/3m36/tinv-3gpp-36-886.html#e-5-2

[lilotimz]

Nifty quotes about network architecture changes.

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2016/12/08/sprint-ceo-hints-at-upcoming-network-improvements.html

OH MAN

 

Mr. Tim, is this possibly some of that aggregation wizardry, where 1.9 channels are used for uplink?

No.

 

HPUE.

 

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[belusnecropolis]

No.

 

HPUE.

 

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[swintec]

“What that means for customers is they’re going to enjoy more 2.5 performance capability over a larger area,”

 

 

 

Forget about giving "more"...hopefully us users with "none" will get "some" out of this.   i dont even care about carrier aggregation I just want to see band 41 on my phone be displayed once while around town or even just some where in the state.

[greenbastard]

No.

 

HPUE.

 

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First batch of phones to allow this should be expected by early to mid 2017, correct? I remember reading about this a while back. It was part of the 3GPP Release 14, so current phones wont benefit from extended B41 coverage. But on the bright side, today's phones should benefit from the newer phones spending less time on B25 and B26 and freeing up that spectrum.

[lilotimz]

First batch of phones to allow this should be expected by early to mid 2017, correct? I remember reading about this a while back. It was part of the 3GPP Release 14, so current phones wont benefit from extended B41 coverage. But on the bright side, today's phones should benefit from the newer phones spending less time on B25 and B26 and freeing up that spectrum.

 

Yep. Slated for next years flagships. 

 

Double the transmit power from the UE.

[WiWavelength]

Double the transmit power from the UE.

 

Conducted power, not necessarily transmitted power.  We already have some handsets that top 23 dBm EIRP on band 41 by way of antenna gain.  But if the antenna gain is shitty, an increase to 26 dBm conducted power easily could get attenuated back down to 21-22 dBm EIRP.

 

AJ

[RedSpark]

Yep. Slated for next years flagships. 

 

Double the transmit power from the UE.

So hopefully next year's iPhone will benefit from this? (Of course.... Apple does what it feels like doing.)

[IamMrFamous07]

Yep. Slated for next years flagships.

 

Double the transmit power from the UE.

Wait so my iPhone 7+ is already outdated lol

[IamMrFamous07]

So hopefully next year's iPhone will benefit from this? (Of course.... Apple does what it feels like doing.)

They've been pretty good since the iPhone 6 launch

[derrph]

Jan 8th Samsung is pushing out a software update to the remaining Note 7 out in the wild so that they can't hold a charge. Why haven't better yet why are people still holding on to this phone? I understand it costs a lot but is it that serious to possibly catch something on fire?

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/blogs/devices-apps-and-services/sprint-samsung-galaxy-note7-exchange-update--dec-9-2016.htm

 

 

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[kct1975]

Jan 8th Samsung is pushing out a software update to the remaining Note 7 out in the wild so that they can't hold a charge. Why haven't better yet why are people still holding on to this phone? I understand it costs a lot but is it that serious to possibly catch something on fire?

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/blogs/devices-apps-and-services/sprint-samsung-galaxy-note7-exchange-update--dec-9-2016.htm

 

 

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So Samsung has decided to go with the Nuclear Option for the remaining Galaxy Note 7 devices!

[red_dog007]

So Samsung has decided to go with the Nuclear Option for the remaining Galaxy Note 7 devices!

Something like 5 Nvidia Shield tablets batteries swelled up (I don't think they exploded like the Note 7 did, but got hot and caused some burns) and Nvidia did a full recall on them.  80,000 tablets.  Few weeks later they pushed an update to brick the units. 

[jonathanm1978]

Something like 5 Nvidia Shield tablets batteries swelled up (I don't think they exploded like the Note 7 did, but got hot and caused some burns) and Nvidia did a full recall on them. 80,000 tablets. Few weeks later they pushed an update to brick the units.

Verizon has stated they won't allow the update to their users. They "don't want to force their customers to be without a phone".... Suddenly they feel the need to show solidarity...with the idiots that want their 60% charged note 7 instead of returning it as they should.

 

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[BlueAngel]

Verizon has stated they won't allow the update to their users. They "don't want to force their customers to be without a phone".... Suddenly they feel the need to show solidarity...with the idiots that want their 60% charged note 7 instead of returning it as they should.

 

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Not a smart move on their behalf.

 

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[bretton88]

Not a smart move on their behalf.

 

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I don't think it's a bad move, it's the consumer that's being an idiot. It isn't a good idea to suddenly cut people off from even being able to make emergency calls.

[JustinRP37]

I don't think it's a bad move, it's the consumer that's being an idiot. It isn't a good idea to suddenly cut people off from even being able to make emergency calls.

Except here in America when the consumer is an idiot, they can usually sue and end up winning. Besides if their cell phone catches fire, how would they reach emergency services anyway??

[RedSpark]

Verizon has stated they won't allow the update to their users. They "don't want to force their customers to be without a phone".... Suddenly they feel the need to show solidarity...with the idiots that want their 60% charged note 7 instead of returning it as they should.

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This update actually prevents the device from charging at all by disabling its charge capability.

 

http://www.droid-life.com/2016/12/09/official-samsung-pushing-software-update-remaining-note-7-devices-stop-charging/

 

Made some edits...

[JustinRP37]

I thought this update prevented the device from holding a charge at all.

Correct. But they can still use it plugged in supposedly.

[RedSpark]

Correct. But they can still use it plugged in supposedly.

Now that's just sad.

 

It'll burn your damn house down. Get rid of it. It's just a phone, jeez.

[WiWavelength]

Ahem, why is all of this Samsung Galaxy Note 7 talk in this thread?  We already have a longstanding thread:

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/7568-samsung-galaxy-note-7-dying-embers-thread/

 

S4GRU staff will be "pushing out an update" to move the posts to the appropriate location.

 

AJ

[shannonbrian]

What kind questions are we going ask gunther on next ama on reddit. Mind will be do yo have money for theses dam gmos sites for lte.

[IamMrFamous07]

What kind questions are we going ask gunther on next ama on reddit. Mind will be do yo have money for theses dam gmos sites for lte.

I want more clarification about the sattelite LTE backhaul through Gilat

[caspar347]

Hmm. Info on the LTE Airave equivalents and when they're gonna fix the GMOs. But I think we all know the answer to the latter.

 

And I might ask about the network chain of command at Sprint.

[lafester]

Something like 5 Nvidia Shield tablets batteries swelled up (I don't think they exploded like the Note 7 did, but got hot and caused some burns) and Nvidia did a full recall on them. 80,000 tablets. Few weeks later they pushed an update to brick the units.

Wrong. Shield is a voluntary recall. They brick the old one after you activate the new one.