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

[Rawvega]

For those coming to Las Vegas for CES:

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/ces-2017-visitors-get-free-uberx-rides-up-to-10-from-sprint.htm

 

LAS VEGAS (BUSINESS WIRE), January 03, 2017 - Sprint (NYSE:S) is teaming up with Uber to help attendees skip the long cab lines during CES®. Building on previous successful collaborations with Uber, Sprint is providing free UberX rides (up to $10) from the Las Vegas Strip or McCarran International Airport to the Las Vegas Convention Center from Jan. 5-8.

 

It’s simple and easy for CES attendees to take advantage of this offer. Uber enables users to simply push a button and find out how to get a ride. Riders simply have to open the Uber app and they will see a special Sprint vehicle view that riders can select to take an Uber to or from the convention center for free up to $10. This will be available to riders from the Strip or downtown. It’s a seamless way to get to the Las Vegas Convention Center and with $10 off your ride, there’s no better time to tap the app!

 

In addition to free rides to the convention center, Sprint is also providing free UberCHOPPER rides1 of the Las Vegas Strip from Jan. 5 through Jan. 8. Just open the Uber app and enter the promo code “SPRINTCHOPPER” to unlock the free promotion. Once the ride has been initiated, an Uber will pick up riders from the Convention Center and take them to the UberCHOPPER lounge at the Maverick helipad. They will then board a helicopter and fly high above the Strip.

 

"Our continued partnership with Uber brings exciting and unique offers to this year’s CES attendees,” said Jim Hyde, president, Affiliates and Wholesale-Sprint. “Sprint is making sure CES attendees will be transported in style with UberX rides to the Las Vegas Convention Center and a premium view of the Las Vegas Strip after the show from a free UberCHOPPER ride.”

 

Riders who take advantage of this great offer will also have the opportunity to receive a $200 Uber rider credit when they switch to Sprint2.

 

“Collaborating with Uber allows us to deliver innovative offers that provide value to consumers, which is exactly what Sprint and Uber are all about,” Hyde said.

 

“We are excited to partner with Sprint to provide a reliable and affordable transportation option for CES attendees,” said Eric Wimer, Uber general manager. “Navigating Las Vegas during CES just got a whole lot easier with free rides of up to $10 sponsored by Sprint.”

 

Now is the perfect time to switch to Sprint and get the Best Unlimited Plan – unlimited data, talk and text. Customers can get two lines of Unlimited for $100 a month and enjoy unlimited mobile optimized streaming videos, gaming, music and data3. And, unlimited 4G LTE data for most everything else, all while on the Sprint Network.

 

[ericdabbs]

It would be nice if sprint had excellent LTE service during CES by bringing extra capacity online. Hopefully that is more of the focus instead of handing out uber coupons.

 

 

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[RedSpark]

It would be nice if sprint had excellent LTE service during CES by bringing extra capacity online. Hopefully that is more of the focus instead of handing out uber coupons.

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Fortunately, Sprint has signed onto the DAS at the Convention Center.

 

From December 2015: http://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/cox-business-gains-at-t-sprint-sign-to-its-las-vegas-convention-center-das

 

More in the Press Release linked to in the article.

[jonathanm1978]

Do all carriers use the QoS QCI class identifier?

 

Mainly, the big 4...do they all have that in-play currently on LTE and 3G for throttling?

[Rawvega]

It would be nice if sprint had excellent LTE service during CES by bringing extra capacity online. Hopefully that is more of the focus instead of handing out uber coupons.

 

 

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I don't really see how one precludes the other.

[IamMrFamous07]

I think they are assuming there will be one because of the Inauguration network announcement around the same time four years ago. That said, work on the DC network has pretty much stalled over the past year or so.

So I connected to EARFCN 40978, 41176, and 41374 in the D.C. Metro area... so maybe the DC metro area has 3 carriers active?

[Tengen31]

So I connected to EARFCN 40978, 41176, and 41374 in the D.C. Metro area... so maybe the DC metro area has 3 carriers active?

Any pictures of that?

 

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[Tengen31]

So I connected to EARFCN 40978, 41176, and 41374 in the D.C. Metro area... so maybe the DC metro area has 3 carriers active?

I read that wrong. Thos are the 3 carriers in my area. So yeah that sounds like 3 carriers.

 

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[RedSpark]

So I connected to EARFCN 40978, 41176, and 41374 in the D.C. Metro area... so maybe the DC metro area has 3 carriers active?

Great! Hopefully Sprint can flip the switch on this and push updates before the inauguration.

[IamMrFamous07]

Any pictures of that?

 

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I didn't connect to all 3 of the same time but yes I can send screenshots later.

 

I live in Montgomery County which is the suburb of DC so I would assume all 3 carriers will have the same

[Tengen31]

I didn't connect to all 3 of the same time but yes I can send screenshots later.

 

I live in Montgomery County which is the suburb of DC so I would assume all 3 carriers will have the same

That's fine I read that as CA. Lol

 

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[Dkoellerwx]

So I connected to EARFCN 40978, 41176, and 41374 in the D.C. Metro area... so maybe the DC metro area has 3 carriers active?

 

I believe that would be the first major ALU/Nokia area to have 3 carriers on air. If you could capture a GCI with 41/42/43 as the ending, that would be one way to confirm it is 3rd carrier on a Sprint site, and not perhaps a small cell using separate spectrum from the macro sites. 

[AgathosAnthropos]

I believe that would be the first major ALU/Nokia area to have 3 carriers on air. If you could capture a GCI with 41/42/43 as the ending, that would be one way to confirm it is 3rd carrier on a Sprint site, and not perhaps a small cell using separate spectrum from the macro sites. 

 

In Festus MO (I believe NSN market) eating breakfast with my daughter I noticed this...

 

 

[Tengen31]

In Festus MO (I believe NSN market) eating breakfast with my daughter I noticed this...

 

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That is the 3rd carrier. Wonder why it doesn't show a 3 next to B41.

 

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[kg4icg]

That is just a single carrier just like this.

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[kg4icg]

Damn switched to band 25 while doing a screen shot darn it

 

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[kg4icg]

 

Here is the right one

 

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[Tengen31]

Damn switched to band 25 while doing a screen shot darn it

 

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Since that's B25 any 2nd carrier or 10x10 in your area?

 

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[kg4icg]

Since that's B25 any 2nd carrier or 10x10 in your area?

 

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Sometimes, I'm in the DC area, been seeing it in Frederick and and Dulles at times, in Shentel territory to

 

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[kg4icg]

 

And here is your 2xCA at Dulles

 

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[Tengen31]

 

And here is your 2xCA at Dulles

 

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Signal Check doesn't show CA.

 

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[Dkoellerwx]

In Festus MO (I believe NSN market) eating breakfast with my daughter I noticed this...

 

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Missouri is a Ericsson/Nokia market. Nokia for B41 equipment from the start.

 

ALU/Nokia markets still generally use ALU equipment for B41. That is the difference. We have only see one instance of the 3rd carrier in an ALU market, and it has not been repeated. That's why I am looking for verification of the 3rd carrier in the DC market, as it would be the first large ALU/Nokia market that I am aware of with the 3rd B41 carrier.

 

That is the 3rd carrier. Wonder why it doesn't show a 3 next to B41.

 

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As has been mentioned multiple times, SCP only detects 3rd B41 carrier in Samsung markets (where the GCI ends with 06/07/08). It does not yet identify the 3rd carrier in Ericsson/Nokia/ALU markets. Mike is currently working on an update for the app, see the SCP thread for more details.

[kg4icg]

SCP doesn't show it but my HTC One A9 and LG GFlex 2 sure do use it.

 

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[Tengen31]

Missouri is a Ericsson/Nokia market. Nokia for B41 equipment from the start.

 

ALU/Nokia markets still generally use ALU equipment for B41. That is the difference. We have only see one instance of the 3rd carrier in an ALU market, and it has not been repeated. That's why I am looking for verification of the 3rd carrier in the DC market, as it would be the first large ALU/Nokia market that I am aware of with the 3rd B41 carrier.

 

 

As has been mentioned multiple times, SCP only detects 3rd B41 carrier in Samsung markets (where the GCI ends with 06/07/08). It does not yet identify the 3rd carrier in Ericsson/Nokia/ALU markets. Mike is currently working on an update for the app, see the SCP thread for more details.

Hopefully a fix for Boost is in the works. It still shows B25 when on clearwire sites. I've reported that Multiple times.

 

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[Dkoellerwx]

SCP doesn't show it but my HTC One A9 and LG GFlex 2 sure do use it.

 

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On any 2xCA capable device, chances are if you are connected to the 2nd B41 carrier, CA is active. CA will also be active if SCP shows the 1st carrier as well. Unfortunately, there is no way at this time for SCP to detect whether CA is active or not. The only way to see that is to check the engineering screen of your device, which also has varying success rates depending on the manufacturer.