Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

[RedSpark]

Tmobile only bid AWS3 in very small  pockets around the country. TMOBILE and Verizon will need more spectrum, and this is why Dish will have these fighting and bidding for their assets. 

 

 

While  those carriers scramble for more spectrum  Sprint will be riding on densification and deploying extra Carriers on the 2.5ghz band. This is why they are rushing to the 5G hype, and using very high bands that won't penetrate paper bag.  

 

 

See this Bloomberg Article about the Ericsson demonstration in which Sprint used 15 GHz centimeter wavelength spectrum: Sprint Plots Come-From-Behind Victory With Unusual 5G Approach

 

The smallest of the four nationwide U.S. wireless carriers demonstrated an experimental 5G network system in a parking lot outside Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia Tuesday. It used tech partner Ericsson’s gear to beam signals from a transmitter on top of a van to a receiver on a golf cart loaded with data processors and power equipment 30 yards away. The speeds -- even through triple-paned tinted glass to simulate an office window -- reached 4 gigabits per second, more than 100 times faster than today’s fastest connections.

 

Triple-Paned Tinted Glass. Pretty solid performance.

 

Sprint's prior 5G demo on June 3 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California was in partnership with Nokia and involved transmission of 4K video at 73 GHz .

[Houston_Texas]

You mean on Wideband CDMA like what the 3GPP evolution specified, or old TDMA based GSM voice? The former was very good at it. The other sucked and was a large reason why I dumped AT&T for Verizon long ago. The former didn't reach where I lived into 2013. Wasn't on 850 MHz until 2015 here. T-Mobile never bothered to put the former here, it was only AT&T.

 

Specific generations of the technology matter. As for VoLTE, it is a completely different beast with lots of different implementations. T-Mobile has a different VoLTE implementation than Verizon, for example. I might have to write an entire technical post on this and ON VoLTE standardization. It's going to be a while, though, before the dust settles in that regard.

 

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My apologies, I should have been more precise. I was referring to conference calling . To my knowledge, gsm handles it much better.

[Flompholph]

Interesting find in New Haven, Conn.

[Paynefanbro]

Pretty sure Band 41 was in New Haven when I was there this winter.

 

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[Deval]

Pretty sure Band 41 was in New Haven when I was there this winter.

 

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Carrier Aggregation and unique EARFCNs.

[Flompholph]

Pretty sure Band 41 was in New Haven when I was there this winter.

 

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Look at the GCI sector first third carrier I have seen outside samsung markets.

[lilotimz]

Look at the GCI sector first third carrier I have seen outside samsung markets.

 

Hmm.. isn't ALU / Nokia GCI ending #1, #2, #3 just the first carrier? 

 

GCI 02549143 doesn't seem like it's anything out of the ordinary. 

[Flompholph]

For B41

31,32,33 first carrier

39,3A,3B second carrier

and looks like 41,42,43 third carrier

 

Also 3 different earfcn in the area. Tring to get pic of the first carrier it's to fast.

[WiWavelength]

My Sprint 3-in-1 SIM is out for delivery on the UPS truck.  I should have it within the next 3-4 hours.  Then, I will make the UICC switch online, and that brand new nanoSIM running CSIM from last fall already will get retired.

 

I misread the date of delivery, not yesterday but today.

 

 

 

 

AJ

[Flompholph]

Hmm.. isn't ALU / Nokia GCI ending #1, #2, #3 just the first carrier?

 

GCI 02549143 doesn't seem like it's anything out of the ordinary.

Finally caught the first carrier.

 

B41 first

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wvg8nocuh8pon5/Screenshot_20160617-200605.png?dl=0

B41 second

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c7q5bcsrg9vmrd1/Screenshot_20160617-185848.png?dl=0

B41 third

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7qai18dii6zigut/Screenshot_20160617-183109.png?dl=0

[lilotimz]

Finally caught the first carrier.

 

B41 first

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wvg8nocuh8pon5/Screenshot_20160617-200605.png?dl=0

B41 second

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c7q5bcsrg9vmrd1/Screenshot_20160617-185848.png?dl=0

B41 third

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7qai18dii6zigut/Screenshot_20160617-183109.png?dl=0

Eureka?!

 

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[WiWavelength]

My Sprint 3-in-1 SIM is out for delivery on the UPS truck.  I should have it within the next 3-4 hours.  Then, I will make the UICC switch online, and that brand new nanoSIM running CSIM from last fall already will get retired.

 

No bueno on new SIM online swap.  One or two steps time out and direct to call or chat.  Probably will be a few days before the online activation is running smoothly.

 

AJ

[Terrell352]

Eureka?!

 

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Did you ever see I found a 10x10 b25 in Orlando? It's in the Jax market thread.

[lilotimz]

Did you ever see I found a 10x10 b25 in Orlando? It's in the Jax market thread.

 

Yep. Saw that too!

[WiWavelength]

No bueno on new SIM online swap.  One or two steps time out and direct to call or chat.  Probably will be a few days before the online activation is running smoothly.

 

 

Chat ID: 742345606401768712 DATE/TIME: 2016-06-18 08:38:27

Your chat transcript:

Willie V. : We received your information and will connect you with a Chat Specialist soon. Willie V. : Thank you for contacting Sprint. My name is Willie V.. I am happy to help you today. Willie V. : I'll be glad to help you to activate the phone. 

May I please have the MEID/DEC number of the phone you wish to activate?

You : Yes. It is the Nexus 5X that is already on my account. You should already have that MEID.

You : But if you need it in DEC form it is 353XXXXXXXXXXX.

Willie V. : Thank you. Willie V. : Please confirm the phone number on which you wish to activate this phone.

You : 785-XXX-XXXX. It is the only line on my account.

Willie V. : Okay. Willie V. : I have activated the new 890XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SIM card for you.

You : Okay, one moment. Let me power on the phone.

Willie V. : Sure

You : Powered on, it is "Configuring your cellular network."

Willie V. : Okay.

You : But it seems to be stuck at that step.

Willie V. : Please wait for few more time. Willie V. : Is it working?

You : I do have a Sprint LTE data signal, but data is unregistered. I am trying a second power cycle of the phone.

Willie V. : Okay. Willie V. : I will stay online with you.

You : Yes. The second power cycle seems to have worked. Mobile data is now registered. And cellular configuration completed. Let me make a test call.

You : After the second power cycle and a network update, all seems to be working now, both LTE data and CDMA voice.

Willie V. : Awesome!! Willie V. : Based on our conversation today, do you feel I have resolved your issue?

You : Yes, you did. I just wish the online SIM card swap tool worked. It has in the past. I am not sure why it did not with this new 3-in-1 SIM card.

Willie V. : I understand you were having trouble activating the SIM card online. I apologize for the inconvenience. Willie V. : I will forward this feedback to management to check and fix this website issue.

You : Not a great inconvenience, but I appreciate the apology. And thank you for your assistance.

Willie V. : You are most welcome. Willie V. : It has been my pleasure assisting you today. 

Have a good day!!

You : Yes, you do likewise.

 

 

Your mileage may vary, but for the time being, chat or a call to customer care may be required to activate the new 3-in-1 SIM.  Automated new SIM activation from the "Manage this device" menu in my online account failed to complete both last night and this morning.  Additionally, with chat intervention, two power cycles may be needed to complete cellular activation followed by an automatic profile update.  The first power cycle acquires LTE signal, but only the second power cycle registers LTE data.  However, that last part may be a Nexus 5X quirk.  It often requires two power cycles following an inter operator SIM swap (e.g. Sprint to AT&T) of already active SIMs.

 

AJ

[Terrell352]

Yep. Saw that too!

Any word on the spectrum swap status for the Florida markets?

 

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[lilotimz]

Any word on the spectrum swap status for the Florida markets?

 

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Inactive / No Movement

[Terrell352]

Inactive / No Movement

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[belusnecropolis]

Nifty, my obligatory 10 paq o 3in1's showed up Thursday. I noticed the box on the porch and when I realized what it was had an excellent simplosions when I tore it open at the door.

 

Partner said mini Xmas morning type action, I was going for piñata without the swift beating. Anyhoo, like mod said up top activation is a chat box away. I had to do the same w a nanosim last week as well. Chat seems to be super effective at handling my issues lately. I even did the survey.

 

http://i.imgur.com/NLeFvB7.jpg

[JonnygATL]

Nifty, my obligatory 10 paq o 3in1's showed up Thursday. I noticed the box on the porch and when I realized what it was had an excellent simplosions when I tore it open at the door.

Partner said mini Xmas morning type action, I was going for piñata without the swift beating. Anyhoo, like mod said up top activation is a chat box away. I had to do the same w a nanosim last week as well. Chat seems to be super effective at handling my issues lately. I even did the survey.

http://i.imgur.com/NLeFvB7.jpg

Whoa...I understood, like, fully half of this. And i'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's doing far better than most. Like, huh? ; o )

[david279]

I didn't understand half of it either

 

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[belusnecropolis]

Whoa...I understood, like, fully half of this. And i'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's doing far better than most. Like, huh? ; o )

When I realized what they were, opened the box and poured them and the excellent packing materials out like xmas day. It was fun, barely made it in the door. That 2 day shipper never saw it coming. I used chat to activate a couple and it functions as well as it should I suppose. My descriptimotron may be at fault; but this is how <86% of my posts go down.  

[david279]

When I realized what they were, opened the box and poured them and the excellent packing materials out like xmas day. It was fun, barely made it in the door. That 2 day shipper never saw it coming. I used chat to activate a couple and it functions as well as it should I suppose. My descriptimotron may be at fault; but this is how <86% of my posts go down.

You talk like E-40.

 

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[Terrell352]

Sprint sharing its PC Mag results. http://newsroom.sprint.com/blogs/sprint-perspectives/sprint-is-back.htm

[RedSpark]

In that Blog Post (Sprint is back!), he covered some important points, including this about Sprint's upload speeds:

 

 

The only category where we lagged was in upload speed, which brought down our overall scores. Our lower upload speed though is actually by design because we know our customers download much more data than they upload. Sprint’s network is specifically built to support this, making more efficient use of our spectrum with less capacity dedicated to uploads. Because our network uses TDD-LTE we have the capability to do this while the other carriers using FDD-LTE do not. According to PC Mag, if they’d only measured download speeds, we would have seen significantly better results, including winning San Francisco, where we poured on the speed with peaks of 122 Mbps in Huntington Park.