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  • Birthday 03/25/1991

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  1. There appears to be some sort of outage in the NW burbs. I noticed it driving through Barrington and Palatine, and it continues into Schaumburg as I was heading down IL 53. Anyone else noticing issues? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. I agree with your statement on upload speeds holding them back. Sprint is in a difficult position there until upload CA is implemented and/or they change their TDD ratios for B41 (unsure of the technical term). The other carriers have the advantage, with respect to UL, of having the same amount of spectrum deployed for upload as they do for download since they use bigger channels of FDD for LTE. Sprint's 10x10 PCS deployment will help with this, but generally they will eventually need to bust out higher UL speeds on B41 to get on par with the other carriers in that respect. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. My sister had one that cut signal strength by at least half for 3G, LTE, and WiFi. I took it from her and used it to find 800 Mhz & force roam when needed [emoji13] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. I'm curious how wide of an LTE channel this is and if they have more than 1 carriers deployed out in nTelos land. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. B26 actually does seem to be optimized here in NW Chicagoland. My nearest tower is a mile and a half away and I still get at least 2 bars in my house. When they first turned it on it was pretty similar to B25 penetration, so I would bounce to 3G a lot. I'll drop to 3G in my basement now but it's not a huge deal since I have pretty good wifi. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. If I find myself down in Orlando in the next few months I'll be sure to test my GS3 to confirm, if someone else doesn't beat me to it of course. Also to add, Sprint has made excellent progress in Orlando since I moved up north in June 2014. In the 2H2015 Root Metrics report released on 10/15, Sprint finally beat T-Mobile and tied AT&T for 2nd place. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. If Orlando is truly going exclusive on 10x10 B25, I'm curious if older single-band Samsung devices will be able to connect to the LTE network. I recall hearing about some sort of limitation on those devices which prevents them from connecting to anything larger than 5x5 on B25. I still have my Galaxy S3 which I believe was one of those included devices however I do not live in the area any more to investigate.
  8. I hope it happens soon. I'm still stuck on a stupid Verizon variant iPhone 6 (activated on Sprint, long story) without B41 support... It's been a little annoying not being able to take advantage of the extra spectrum. So in Orlando, does that mean that they only have a single 10x10 B25 carrier deployed since it's C5 +G? Or is there still a 5x5 B25 carrier deployed somewhere else in the PCS band?
  9. So I went back today and the guy at the Apple Store says they don't differentiate phones by model number, just CDMA vs GSM. Soooo by that logic they seem to think it's normal to activate Verizon model phones on the Sprint network! He said I was the first person to ever come in with an issue like this and basically told me to go to Sprint or call Apple Care. I'm a bit disappointed in the service I was provided today, I may have to tweet at Marcelo and tell him the situation. I can't imagine he would be happy with a bunch of iPhone 6's (and possibly iPhone 6s's) on his network that can't even take advantage of B41, if that is truly how Apple does things. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. They actually sent me to another store because the model wasn't available at the store I originally went to. I was pretty much on a wild goose chase for over a week to get this replacement. I'm glad I did though, because I had just gone out of warranty. It took them a good 25 minutes to activate it; They even had to call Sprint to get it working. Not quite looking forward to dealing with them again to get the correct model but it will do me good next time I go to a venue or event with a lot of people since B41 is almost everywhere in Chicagoland.
  11. So I got my iPhone 6 replaced at the Apple Store last weekend as I was having some issues with signal reception and GPS locking. I've noticed that I have yet to connect to B41 on my replacement. I realized today that they gave me the Verizon model A1549 instead of the Sprint model A1586... Everything works fine except I do not have the ability to connect to B41. Has anyone had this problem before? Do you think Apple will be able to swap my current phone for the Sprint variant? I also think that since it's a Verizon model that it may be unlocked, so I could probably sell it and get a 6s. (Better resale value) Any thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. Fantastic. Sure as hell beats paying $20 /mo for a paltry 2GB of tethering data as I was previously on ED1500. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. My sister had a case that would decrease reception by what I would guess a good 15 dBm. It also cut the wifi signal strength/range in half. It was some kind of plastic with what looked to be pyrite glitter on the back. Or maybe it was just made of lead, because that thing was the worst signal clock block I've ever come across. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Interesting this is being discussed at this current moment because I was wondering the same thing myself. I just changed over our plan from ED 1500 to the 40GB Family Share Pack ($20 /mo cheaper!) . I had put tethering on my phone for $20 /mo on my old plan but they made me take it off when I switched. Does tethering just take the data out of my bucket as if I was using it on my device? Or is it a lower allotment? I wasn't able to find anything on this specifically when I was looking online. (Or I just wasn't looking hard enough lol) Tethering is a really nice option for me to have especially when my internet goes out and I'm working remotely, or decide to go down to the park and work from there. I really hope I still have a decent tethering allotment with this new plan. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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