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I firmly believe no....  we are in 2020 and still sunsetting 2G  etc...       I think we will have some 3G and  LTE (backwards compatible) for a while.       Regardless, these dates tend to slide constantly.     I think those with older phones will have plenty of time.   Besides, if one of the carriers are going turn your phone into a brick, I'm sure they will offer you a replacement phone at very little and in many instances free if your account is in good standing.        

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Definitely not in vain.  Sprint never would have had the number of customers and value without it to be sold.  It would have been bankruptcy.  But after all these years and effort, it kinda feels like

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And what will this all mean for S4GRU?  We are in a wait and see mode before we decide how to adapt.  Until then, we will be here every day with you all, plotting our wireless destiny. Robert

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Alright.  There may not be a Sprint anymore, but the same rules apply.  Just incessant complaining about the old Sprint is getting old.  People will start checking out because it just will become a co

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I firmly believe no....  we are in 2020 and still sunsetting 2G  etc...       I think we will have some 3G and  LTE (backwards compatible) for a while.       Regardless, these dates tend to slide constantly.     I think those with older phones will have plenty of time.   Besides, if one of the carriers are going turn your phone into a brick, I'm sure they will offer you a replacement phone at very little and in many instances free if your account is in good standing.        

I agree with dro1984,

The iPhone 6 VoLTE argument is irrelevant now that Apple just released the iPhone SE/9 for $400 while the iPhone 11 is still $700 with $15 monthly promo/bill credit from Sprint.
My experience with the iPhone 6 was terrible in fall 2014 as Sprint was still in the process of rolling out 4G in Rochester and upstate NY. However, my iPhone 6s Plus worked great the year after as Sprint had really expanded their 4G footprint.


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I know I survived the Network Vision era but this tower work currently going on feel like it’s way worse. As of the last 2 weeks my receptions is completely dropping and then cycles back after 10 seconds. If I have a “connection” with LTE it Times out. I thought re-activating my magic box will resolve things but it now only emits a low signal and my phone will connect to it and then reception drops completely out and then cycles back along with the data connect timing out. I’ll be glad when this over in my market.


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I know I survived the Network Vision era but this tower work currently going on feel like it’s way worse. As of the last 2 weeks my receptions is completely dropping and then cycles back after 10 seconds. If I have a “connection” with LTE it Times out. I thought re-activating my magic box will resolve things but it now only emits a low signal and my phone will connect to it and then reception drops completely out and then cycles back along with the data connect timing out. I’ll be glad when this over in my market.


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When exactly did you start experiencing data issues? I would hope that New T-Mobile should have these issues resolved by next week given how aggressive they have been since the merger was sealed.


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Never thought I would see the day, but New T-Mobile has made it possible to get at least 20-50 mbps down in several of rural areas where Sprint service was barely usable before aka .50-1 mbps down. Definitely knew T-Mobile would improve upon areas where Sprint struggled, just cannot believe they have upgraded the “Greater” Rochester/585 area this fast. I expected the city and suburbs to receive upgrades this summer with rural areas receiving attention next year or later.

This definitely makes me even more ecstatic as my family lives in the 518/Mohawk Valley where I grew up. Unfortunately, with NAFTA a lot of the blue collar jobs/leather mills shuttered resulting in both Montgomery and Fulton counties becoming impoverished. Factor in how Spectrum has not improved upon TWC and you have a region that has unreliable and limited broadband. A lot of folks who cannot afford Verizon or AT&T in that region usually utilize Straight Talk. Hopefully, New T-Mobile will upgrade that whole region and not just focus on wealthy areas like Saratoga, Lake George, Clifton Park, etc.
PS: Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but upgraded or areas in progress will connect to new servers that you probably have not utilized before as in the case with the speed test below. [emoji1430][emoji390]
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When exactly did you start experiencing data issues? I would hope that New T-Mobile should have these issues resolved by next week given how aggressive they have been since the merger was sealed.


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I want to say I started seeing this on the 5th or 6th of this month.


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I want to say I started seeing this on the 5th or 6th of this month.


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Thanks for the heads up, Rochester market has been successful thus far. Hopefully, these issues do not arise in the 518 region where my family still lives. Sprint barely has a blanket of LTE there and little to no service when you head north into the Adirondack Park. T-Mobile is basically non-existent in that area according to Open Signal which should factor into the rollout there.


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I thought they could buy more or dump their shares. Now we know. Masa has lost his focus and is just trying to survive.

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1 hour ago, dkyeager said:

I thought they could buy more or dump their shares. Now we know. Masa has lost his focus and is just trying to survive.

SoftBank could have turned Sprint into a successful wireless giant, or at least it could have been the majority shareholder had a merger occurred. Instead SoftBank chose to cheap out on everything for Sprint and let it languish and flounder while it dumped its financial resources/capital into Uber and WeWork.... and so here we are.

You deserve this Masa/Marcelo. You both deserve it.

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SoftBank could have turned Sprint into a successful wireless giant, or at least it could have been the majority shareholder had a merger occurred. Instead SoftBank chose to cheap out on everything for Sprint and let it languish and flounder while it dumped its financial resources/capital into Uber and WeWork.... and so here we are.
You deserve this Masa/Marcelo. You both deserve it.

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8 minutes ago, bigsnake49 said:

Bye Softbank! You certainly f'ed Sprint. Almost made me wish that Dish had acquired Sprint instead.

Me too. I can't imagine a more incompetent parent company than SoftBank at this point.

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SoftBank may sell down TMUS stake

Scrambling to raise funds following an $18B annual loss at its Vision Fund, SoftBank is in talks to sell a significant portion of its T-Mobile U.S. stake to controlling shareholder Deutsche Telekom.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3575394-softbank-may-sell-down-tmus-stake-using-baba-for-buybacks

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30 minutes ago, JimBob said:

SoftBank may sell down TMUS stake

Scrambling to raise funds following an $18B annual loss at its Vision Fund, SoftBank is in talks to sell a significant portion of its T-Mobile U.S. stake to controlling shareholder Deutsche Telekom.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3575394-softbank-may-sell-down-tmus-stake-using-baba-for-buybacks

Uber is going down in flames. WeWork is likely a larger write-off than Nextel was for Sprint. SoftBank is along for the ride.

Should have put the money in Sprint, Masa.

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2 hours ago, bigsnake49 said:

Bye Softbank! You certainly f'ed Sprint. Almost made me wish that Dish had acquired Sprint instead.

Right. Masa f'ed Sprint and now he f'ed his own company....

 

See, when you do clownery, the clown comes back to bite. Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split ya....

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4 hours ago, RedSpark said:
Uber is going down in flames. WeWork is likely a larger write-off than Nextel was for Sprint. SoftBank is along for the ride.
Should have put the money in Sprint, Masa.

SoftBank was another sprint back choice. They should have let dish buy them. At least with that, they would have gotten more spectrum out of it, most importantly B71

 

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