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I have to tell you all I am near tears right now.  I am so stoked that Marcelo listened to us, directly.  I am sure he listened to all the feedback he heard.  But I believe S4GRU was influential in th

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I'm still shocked and amazed how successful S4GRU has been in staying online, remaining relevant and keeping quality members and staff all with member donations from a relatively small pool. When we

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Maybe he's outside of the city limits. He'll tweet as soon as he's back in town with a data connection.

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Oh Verizon! SMH!

 

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/20/16005426/netflix-verizon-data-speeds-cap-net-neutrality

 

Even with these shenanigans they are still seeing speeds take a big hit after the UDP.

Haha, I saw on twitter earlier neville ray posted about how T-Mobile is the only network that can handle unlimited data, like huh *cough* Sprint has more spectrum than you and AT$T or Verizon. If any network can handle unlimited data it's Sprint.

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Marcelo acknowledged T-Mobile's results this past quarter: https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/888279149327941632

 

Hopefully we see a strong performance from Sprint at the Earnings Conference Call. (http://investors.sprint.com/news-and-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Sprint-Corporation-Schedules-Fiscal-2017-First-Quarter-Results-Announcement/default.aspx)

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It is a great move for the urban NYC market. Sprint has a strong network in the inner boroughs and might as well capitalize on that to shore up subscriber numbers. For those tri-staters outside the city, hopefully it will translate into suburban improvements.

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Favorite part, *Millennials Agree*

 

Oh lawdy.

lol The Verge writer Natt Garun (a millennial from Maspeth) didn't like the fact the video and article say its in Flushing instead of Maspeth and also that it mocks millennials/ lol Either way its one awesome funny video. 

 

So who's driving to Maspeth today to chech it out. If you do take pics. lol

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Ok so I couldn't resist. Left work and went to check it out. Freaking awesome. Actual store with items an a worker in Verizon clothes. Lol.

see pics at link.

 

http://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B4cTomAjJlS7RXRneXprbDZ3T3M

Thanks for this ????

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The funny thing is that when I went inside the store the guy was dressed in your typical Verizon outfit/uniform and this was the convo between us as I was taking pics inside the store...

 

TTP guy "Can I help you with anything?"

Me: "Oh, no thanks, I'm just checking the place. Great marketing btw".

TTP guy: "What do you mean" (at this point i caught that he was staying in character) lol

me: "I like the look. How long are you going to be open till." (knowing its only for a day)

TTP guy: "For as long as the customers keep coming in. Hopefully I can pass the business down to my kids"

me: I start laughing like crazy

TTP guy: Are you okay.

me: "Yeah"  barely audible since I'm still laughing.

 

then outside, one of the Sprint folks/marketer took my pic and asked me to sign the form that said I may show up in future advertising as a background. I should have held up a sign saying "S4GRU WAS HERE" when he took my pic lol

 

I guess Guenther got there after I had left the place. I would have love to met him.

 

TS out

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Looks like H310 got signed into law by NC Governer...

 

https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/888524245151744000

 

http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H310v7.pdf

 

 

Good to see Marcelo push the small cell agenda and get some positive results.

Holy crap I didn't even know this was happening. So glad that it is!

 

-Anthony

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Good story about Magic Boxes:

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/sprint-magic-box-poplar-grove.htm

 

To close the deal, Sprint included a Magic Box at each school's main entrance.

 

Mr. Rudolph had this to say:

 

“I wish everyone had a Sprint Magic Box,” Rudolph said. “In fact, Sprint should just package them up with their phones – it would create a big powerful network.”

 

Sprint ended last quarter with 59.7 million connections: 31.6 million postpaid, 12.0 million prepaid, and 16.1 million wholesale and affiliate connections.

 

Marcelo did say "millions of units":

 

"Carriers have traditionally been shy about mentioning signal boosters because they're a tacit admission that network coverage can be spotty. But Sprint said it will likely be more proactive in pushing these boxes because they offer a benefit to the customer and the surrounding area. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said he expects to ship millions of the units over the next few years."

 

(https://www.cnet.com/news/sprint-to-offer-free-wireless-signal-booster-magic-box-small-cell/)

 

The more the merrier in my opinion. Eventually the unit cost will drop to a relative pittance.

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Looks like H310 got signed into law by NC Governer...

 

https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/888524245151744000

 

http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H310v7.pdf

 

 

Good to see Marcelo push the small cell agenda and get some positive results.

Trying to get through it. Looks like the law allows any ROW small cell to go through expedited permitting as long as it's at or below 50' AGL. (It's actually 60' because the telecom equipment can extend up to 10 feet above the physical pole.) This means the city can't impose any permit requirements on top of what they already require of other utilities and the permits are actually approved by default if the city doesn't issue a denial after 45 days.

 

There's also a weird limit on batch permitting. The mass-permit batches can't contain more than 25 sites.

 

So I guess as long as Mobilitie can dial their 70' poles down to 50', we're all good.

 

Also looks like cities can't require permits for same-size equipment upgrades down the line either.

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I don't have anything nice to say about this but I'll post it anyway. It could be beneficial though. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3280627-report-softbanks-son-mulls-massive-stake-uber?uprof=60&dr=1#/email_link

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SoftBank Emerges as the Lead Financier for Uber Rivals

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-24/uber-in-the-crosshairs-as-softbank-helps-rivals-raise-9-billion

 

Grab gets $2B from Didi and SoftBank to fuel bid to defeat Uber in Southeast Asia

 

https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/23/grab-raises-2b-from-didi-chuxing-and-softbank/

 

Feel better? :-)

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1/2 Big day as we announce the @MotorolaUS #motoz2 force edition as the FIRST #GigabitLTE capable device for @Sprint https://t.co/LSiNWwWIlH https://t.co/EdN8MKHDIl

 

2/2 @Sprint customers who pre-order the #GigabitLTE & #HPUE capable @MotorolaUS #motoz2 get TWO great offers! https://t.co/omMjoYiR6e https://t.co/7de0kVO6ZT

 

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This was the unreleased Motorola device that was "under wraps" during Sprint's Gigabit LTE demonstration in New Orleans, LA.

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/sprint-debuts-gigabit-class-lte-in-new-orleans.htm

 

http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/sprint-shows-off-gigabit-class-lte-qualcomm-motorola-new-orleans

 

I was under the impression the HTC U11 was a Gigabit LTE handset.

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I was under the impression the HTC U11 was a Gigabit LTE handset.

I was gonna ask the same question.

 

Maybe its more of a firmware thing.

 

I'd be willing to bet this ends up being one of the best radio performers on Sprint, considering they used it as a reference device and probably optimized the snot out of it.

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