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[RedSpark]

Random question: Data here has been really slow the past two weeks. Feels like a tower is out. Does using sprint zone to report actually help?

 

Yes it does.

[clbowens]

Random question: Data here has been really slow the past two weeks. Feels like a tower is out. Does using sprint zone to report actually help?

It won't hurt!  :-)

[kg4icg]

Sometimes just simply updating your profile will help to.

 

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[anthony.spina97]

While previous generations were probably more concerned with asthetics over function.

 

I know a few folks that have a list of wants before purchasing a new home, and having a good solid cell signal sits squarely in the must haves.

 

So in essense driving the property value up.

I was just about to post something like this. Whenever I move out of my parents place post-college, one of the most important things that I will look for at my house will be good cell signal. I would have absolutely no problems with purchasing a house with a utility pole on it's property if it means that I get good cell signal vs. sub-par cell signal.

 

-Anthony

[greenbastard]

I was just about to post something like this. Whenever I move out of my parents place post-college, one of the most important things that I will look for at my house will be good cell signal. I would have absolutely no problems with purchasing a house with a utility pole on it's property if it means that I get good cell signal vs. sub-par cell signal.

 

-Anthony

Let me ask you this. What happens when that good cell signal becomes overloaded? Assuming you have Sprint, it's not out of the realm of possibility considering Sprint has so many unlimited data users. What if Sprint renegotiates its tower leases and decides to move their equipment down the road where you are now in a fringe area? Or what if Sprint merges with T-Mobile and the new company decides to drop some of their leases in order to cut costs?

 

Would you go through the process of selling, moving, and buying new property? Wouldn't it be easier to just switch providers or get on wifi at that point?

[utiz4321]

Let me ask you this. What happens when that good cell signal becomes overloaded? Assuming you have Sprint, it's not out of the realm of possibility considering Sprint has so many unlimited data users. What if Sprint renegotiates its tower leases and decides to move their equipment down the road where you are now in a fringe area? Or what if Sprint merges with T-Mobile and the new company decides to drop some of their leases in order to cut costs?

 

Would you go through the process of selling, moving, and buying new property? Wouldn't it be easier to just switch providers or get on wifi at that point?

Dude we get it. You are a NIMBY. Other people have other priorities.

 

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[WiWavelength]

Sprint has just overhauled its BYOD Program. You can now order a SIM Kit for free from Sprint. It's actually a 3 in 1 universal SIM card that is designed to fit in any of the eligible devices.

 

Ordered.  A Sprint postpaid 3-in-1 SIM will go nicely with my T-Mobile prepaid 3-in-1 SIM.  The microSIM Nexus 5 can reenter my rotation with the nanoSIM 2015 Moto X and Nexus 5X.

 

Plus, this suggests that Sprint has consolidated down to one CSIM UICC that will work in all current and future CSIM and USIM handsets.

 

AJ

[caspar347]

Plus, this suggests that Sprint has consolidated down to one CSIM UICC that will work in all current and future CSIM and USIM handsets.

 

AJ

Thank goodness. It's about damn time they cut down on the SIM compatibility matrix cluster.

[greenbastard]

Dude we get it. You are a NIMBY. Other people have other priorities.

 

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This has nothing to do with small cells anymore. Your reading comprehension really fails you. This is about cellphone service in general, which although rare, does change from time to time due to carriers switching sites or merging with another carrier (see Sprint/Nextel, At&t/Cricket, Verizon/Alltel not using all of the towers from the network they purchased). I used to have great Nextel service just outside of Austin, but after Sprint decided to shutdown iDen, they decided not to convert my nearest tower. So any customers in my area went from having great reception to average reception after they switched to CDMA handsets.

 

You are just salty about an argument you failed to make valid points for. And quite frankly, I'm done with. You just can't move on.

[utiz4321]

This has nothing to do with small cells anymore. Your reading comprehension really fails you. This is about cellphone service in general, which although rare, does change from time to time due to carriers switching sites or merging with another carrier (see Sprint/Nextel, At&t/Cricket, Verizon/Alltel not using all of the towers from the network they purchased). I used to have great Nextel service just outside of Austin, but after Sprint decided to shutdown iDen, they decided not to convert my nearest tower. So any customers in my area went from having great reception to average reception after they switched to CDMA handsets.

 

You are just salty about an argument you failed to make valid points for. And quite frankly, I'm done with. You just can't move on.

Ha ha.... I could care less about you. I am just tired of getting notified when you are continuing to blather on. Guess I'll have to turn off notification on this thread.

 

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[greenbastard]

Thank goodness. It's about damn time they cut down on the SIM compatibility matrix cluster.

It sure was getting out of hand with so many SIMs. I wonder if these will be installed in all new phones going forward just to reduce confusion and costs.

[greenbastard]

Ha ha.... I could care less about you. I am just tired of getting notified when you are continuing to blather on. Guess I'll have to turn off notification on this thread.

 

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You didn't get notified about the last post you replied to since it wasn't even a reply to YOU. So.......

 

[utiz4321]

You didn't get notified about the last post you replied to since it wasn't even a reply to YOU. So.......

 

I get notified on the tread post. Which I have unsubscribe to. Please stop quoting me. You are a NIMBY. I get it. I don't care. I just don't want to be notified of your rants any more. Thanks.

 

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[greenbastard]

Point proven!

 

Now to unrelated personal attacks...are these new SIMs really free? Sprint may want to fix that since even non-customers are able to purchase them. I added one to cart and stopped short of submitting my CC before I realized I didn't even log-in to my account. MVNO users are going to loot these SIMs in a hurry if they don't fix this.

[caspar347]

It sure was getting out of hand with so many SIMs. I wonder if these will be installed in all new phones going forward just to reduce confusion and costs.

Yeah the more consolidation on SIMs, the better.

 

Now to unrelated personal attacks...are these new SIMs really free? Sprint may want to fix that since even non-customers are able to purchase them. I added one to cart and stopped short of submitting my CC before I realized I didn't even log-in to my account. MVNO users are going to loot these SIMs in a hurry if they don't fix this.

I just ordered two (the SIM in my brother's 5X is flaky and I like having spares) and while it asked for a CC it didn't charge anything. (I used an empty but still valid prepaid Visa.) It gave me the option to order up to ten just from the product page.

 

That's definitely gonna be abused. They could make it like 1 cent or something. Didn't AT&T do that at some point?

[anthony.spina97]

Let me ask you this. What happens when that good cell signal becomes overloaded? Assuming you have Sprint, it's not out of the realm of possibility considering Sprint has so many unlimited data users

 

I can't see Sprint only putting one small cell in to service a large neighborhood, considering it 1) probably wouldn't provide a substantial enough coverage increase to be effective and 2) would only provide a hot spot of coverage in an otherwise fringe area. Therefore, if there were multiple small cells covering this theoretical neighborhood, like Verizon is currently doing in a neighborhood here (thanks for that info caspar347), the likelihood of any/all of them getting overloaded isn't very high considering each one would probably only be covering maybe a dozen or so houses at a time.

 

What if Sprint renegotiates its tower leases and decides to move their equipment down the road where you are now in a fringe area? Or what if Sprint merges with T-Mobile and the new company decides to drop some of their leases in order to cut costs?

 

Would you go through the process of selling, moving, and buying new property? Wouldn't it be easier to just switch providers or get on wifi at that point?

It would be very odd to me if Sprint were to move their equipment to somewhere that would cause a detriment to their coverage that that equipment was specifically put in place to remedy, so IMO that wouldn't be very likely to happen. And if Sprint and T-Mobile were to merge and they decided to drop those leases then so be it. If that caused a problem for me then yes, I would consider switching carriers to someone who better served my home. Good cell signal will be a high priority for me when buying a house, but no, I will not sell the house if that becomes an issue down the road. 

 

And wifi is irrelevant because either way, I will be using wifi. I want good cell service at my home because I would like to be able to make phone calls and send texts while home, and if my power/internet were to go out, I would like to be confident that I will have a back up in case that happens.

 

-Anthony

[greenbastard]

And wifi is irrelevant because either way, I will be using wifi. I want good cell service at my home because I would like to be able to make phone calls and send texts while home, and if my power/internet were to go out, I would like to be confident that I will have a back up in case that happens.

 

-Anthony

You should still be able to make calls and texts just fine as the network stands today, especially if your phone has wifi calling. No small cells are needed for calls in Sprint's current setup (of course, VoLTE may change that). One thing Sprint has done an extremely good job at is increasing their voice coverage for 1x through NV deployments. 1x1900 improved dramatically and 1x800 made the network more reliable than Verizon or At&t. I don't think I've roamed inside Sprint service area or dropped a call since 2012 (pre-NV).

 

I can understand an internet/power outage from time to time, but let's be honest with ourselves; it's not an everyday occurrence. Last time my power was out for more than a day was during Hurricane Ike (2008), but at that point internet was the least of my worries.

[WiWavelength]

Now to unrelated personal attacks...are these new SIMs really free? Sprint may want to fix that since even non-customers are able to purchase them. I added one to cart and stopped short of submitting my CC before I realized I didn't even log-in to my account. MVNO users are going to loot these SIMs in a hurry if they don't fix this.

 

Note, this is a promotion.  The SIM costs $9.99 with currently a -$9.99 credit.  That is not likely to last forever.

 

And I fail to see how MVNO users are "going to loot" this deal.  The credit card size holder for all recent Sprint SIMs has carried the MVNO logos, too.  Any MVNO on the Sprint network is using Sprint SIMs.

 

Lastly, when I ordered, I was not logged into my account.  I tried that route, but I could not get all the way through to the point of sale.  Sprint could cross reference my supplied phone number to see that I am a current sub.  However, I do not think that Sprint cares.  Handing out free SIMs even to non subscribers may be a way to entice them to BYOD and port over to Sprint or at least try out Sprint.

 

AJ

[caspar347]

Note, this is a promotion. The SIM costs $9.99 with currently a -$9.99 credit. That is not likely to last forever.

 

AJ

Oh. I just assumed that $0 was the permanent "web price" and it was $10 in-store. That's fine then.

[RedSpark]

Good article about Sprint's 5G Demo at Lincoln Financial Field, the Ericsson equipment used, and what Ericsson is working on for Sprint in the future.

 

The Ericsson demo used two 4-by-4 multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas, with "single beam" MIMO. This test used a lot of spectrum: 400MHz

 

Sprint's Big Game: 5G at 2.5GHz

 

 

The two stadium tests that Sprint has done so far utilized a 73GHz system from Nokia Networks and a 15GHz rig from Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC). The Sprint CTO says, however, that the operator's first 5G efforts will use its existing 2.5GHz spectrum. Sprint says it holds 160MHz of 2.5GHz spectrum in the top 100 US markets. (See Sprint Kicks Off 5G Tests in Levi's Stadium.)

 

"We're going to start with 2.5 because we can do a lot with 2.5," Saw says. (See Sprint CEO: Our Spectrum Is for 5G.)

 

Ericsson is now working to create a "massive MIMO" prototype for Sprint. This is aiming to combine 16-by-16 antenna arrays to create an overall 64-by-64 array. Ericsson's Laxdal hopes to have that in the labs this year and to tweak it in the field in 2017, with early applications -- think fixed wireless -- in 2018.

 

 

Combining 16x16 antenna arrays to make a 64x64 antenna array? Yikes!

 

[RedSpark]

I was just about to post something like this. Whenever I move out of my parents place post-college, one of the most important things that I will look for at my house will be good cell signal. I would have absolutely no problems with purchasing a house with a utility pole on it's property if it means that I get good cell signal vs. sub-par cell signal.

 

-Anthony

 

You could also request that Sprint put a cell site on your new property.

 

Cell Site Eligibility Requirements: https://www.sprintsitesusa.com/links/cellsite1

Cell Site Request Submission Form: https://www.sprintsitesusa.com/links/Cellsite2

 

I'd gladly take a lease payment from Sprint on a regular basis for a site on my property.

[trug]

 

Lastly, when I ordered, I was not logged into my account.  I tried that route, but I could not get all the way through to the point of sale.  Sprint could cross reference my supplied phone number to see that I am a current sub.  However, I do not think that Sprint cares.  Handing out free SIMs even to non subscribers may be a way to entice them to BYOD and port over to Sprint or at least try out Sprint.

 

AJ

 

I am not a Sprint subscriber and I tried to order a SIM yesterday and today.  Both times my order failed with the error "There were errors processing your request. Please verify your information and try again, or call our order support team can assist you at 866-275-1411."  

Edited June 15, 2016 by trug

[Deval]

Let me ask you this. What happens when that good cell signal becomes overloaded? Assuming you have Sprint, it's not out of the realm of possibility considering Sprint has so many unlimited data users. What if Sprint renegotiates its tower leases and decides to move their equipment down the road where you are now in a fringe area? Or what if Sprint merges with T-Mobile and the new company decides to drop some of their leases in order to cut costs?

 

Would you go through the process of selling, moving, and buying new property? Wouldn't it be easier to just switch providers or get on wifi at that point?

 

When I got married 2 years ago, my wife and I were apartment hunting and the first thing we both checked was Sprint coverage, simple as that.

[WiWavelength]

I am not a Sprint subscriber and I tried to order a SIM yesterday and today.  Both times my order failed with the error "There were errors processing your request. Please verify your information and try again, or call our order support team can assist you at 866-275-1411."  

 

Correlation versus causation, but I doubt that the errors had anything to do with you not being a current subscriber.  I had tried several times -- logged in or not logged in to my Sprint account -- and had received errors but with instructions to call.  Only the last time I tried -- not logged in -- did my order fully process.  It just is one of the quirks of Sprint web sales.  Or this also is a very newly offered "accessory," so expect some growing pains.

 

AJ

[Terrell352]

When I got married 2 years ago, my wife and I were apartment hunting and the first thing we both checked was Sprint coverage, simple as that.

Yep I'm not moving anywhere with bad voice coverage. I don't care how nice the place is.