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Long time, no see. Welcome back. I would have to imagine in a mature market like West Michigan, where NV 3G and eCSFB is supposed to be complete that you wouldn't experience significant CSFB problems except where they may be working on further optimizations occasionally. But I'd like to hear from other member in your area to confirm that too. As for the simultaneous voice and data thing, most of us don't need it. But we recognize that some do. And given your profession as a truck driver, I could imagine that you would need to use your phone as a hotspot frequently and/or navigation. That would probably make it so you needed voice at the same time in some instances. Simultaneous voice and data would be very handy for you. But you won't see anymore Sprint devices that will have it until VoLTE devices hit the market. I think the earliest Sprint would do that is another year or two. Their latest comments about VoLTE don't sound imminent. That's for sure. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

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Right now, we are meeting expense projections. We are not desperate. But we always need a steady cash flow to keep things moving. Donations are very cyclical though, so people should continue to donate though as they can afford to. Robert

Site acceptance report from Friday (3/28) through Monday (3/31): Alabama - 2 updates (1 3G, 1 LTE) Arkansas - 7 updates (5 3G, 2 LTE) Atlanta / Athens - 4 updates (2 3G, 2 LTE) Austin - 2 updates (1 3G, 1 LTE) Baltimore - 1 update (1 3G) Boston - 18 updates (2 3G, 16 LTE) Buffalo - 2 updates (2 LTE) Central Illinois - 4 updates (4 LTE) Central Iowa - 5 updates (5 LTE) Central Jersey - 5 updates (2 3G, 3 LTE) Charlotte - 6 updates (6 LTE) Cincinnati - 27 updates (6 3G, 2 CDMA 800, 19 LTE) Cleveland - 45 updates (14 3G, 31 LTE) Colorado - 44 updates (42 3G, 2 LTE) Columbus - 112 updates (66 3G, 18 CDMA 800, 28 LTE) DFW - 2 updates (1 3G, 1 LTE) Dakotas - 7 updates (7 LTE) East Iowa - 3 updates (3 LTE) East Kentucky - 1 update (1 3G) East Michigan - 1 update (1 LTE) East Texas - 5 updates (5 LTE) Ft. Wayne / South Bend - 1 update (1 LTE) GA/SC Coast - 8 updates (1 3G, 7 LTE) Georgia - 2 updates (2 LTE) Gulf Coast - 2 updates (2 LTE) Hawaii - 6 updates (5 3G, 1 new 3G site) Houston - 7 updates (1 3G, 6 LTE) Idaho - 1 update (1 LTE) Indianapolis - 1 update (1 iDEN Conversion) Jacksonville - 2 updates (2 LTE) Kansas - 3 updates (1 3G, 2 LTE) LA Metro - 6 updates (3 3G, 3 LTE) Las Vegas - 7 updates (7 LTE) Long Island - 8 updates (2 3G, 6 LTE) Louisiana - 1 update (1 3G) Memphis - 1 update (1 LTE) Miami / West Palm - 11 updates (10 3G, 1 LTE) Milwaukee - 6 updates (1 3G, 5 LTE) Minnesota - 57 updates (32 3G, 4 CDMA 800, 21 LTE) Mississippi - 3 updates (1 3G, 2 LTE) Missouri - 16 updates (10 3G, 6 LTE) Myrtle Beach - 2 updates (2 LTE) Nashville - 4 updates (1 3G, 3 LTE) New Orleans - 4 updates (2 3G, 2 LTE) New York City - 11 updates (1 3G, 6 LTE, 2 new 3G/LTE sites) Norfolk - 21 updates (1 3G, 20 LTE) Northern Connecticut - 6 updates (3 3G, 3 LTE) Northern Jersey - 5 updates (1 3G, 4 LTE) Oklahoma - 8 updates (6 3G, 2 LTE) Orange County - 1 update (1 LTE) Oregon / SW Washington - 46 updates (32 3G, 7 CDMA 800, 7 LTE) Orlando - 1 update (1 3G) Philadelphia Metro - 4 updates (1 3G, 2 CDMA 800, 1 LTE) Phoenix - 19 updates (3 3G, 16 LTE) Pittsburgh - 21 updates (16 3G, 5 LTE) Providence - 1 update (1 3G) Raleigh / Durham - 12 updates (1 3G, 11 LTE) Richmond - 11 updates (9 3G, 2 LTE) Riverside / San Bernardino - 4 updates (2 3G, 2 LTE) Rochester - 1 update (1 LTE) SF Bay - 3 updates (3 LTE) San Diego - 7 updates (2 3G, 5 LTE) South Bay - 3 updates (3 LTE) South Carolina - 1 update (1 LTE) South Texas - 3 updates (2 3G, 1 LTE) South West Florida - 3 updates (3 LTE) Southern Connecticut - 6 updates (6 LTE) Southern Jersey - 5 updates (1 3G, 4 CDMA 800) Tampa - 1 update (1 3G) The Panhandle - 4 updates (2 3G, 2 LTE) Toledo - 18 updates (1 3G, 17 LTE) Tucson / Yuma - 3 updates (3 LTE) Upper Central Valley - 7 updates (2 3G, 5 LTE) Upstate NY Central - 5 updates (4 LTE, 1 iDEN Conversion) Upstate NY East - 6 updates (2 3G, 4 LTE) Utah - 5 updates (5 LTE) VT / NH / ME - 3 updates (3 3G) Washington DC - 5 updates (4 3G, 1 LTE) West Iowa / Nebraska - 10 updates (10 LTE) West Kentucky - 4 updates (1 3G, 3 LTE) West Michigan - 2 updates (2 LTE) West Texas - 4 updates (4 LTE) West Washington - 40 updates (31 3G, 9 LTE) Winston / Salem - 5 updates (5 LTE) Maps are updated. Robert Links: Comments regarding this thread, NV Sites Complete Map

I'm finishing the update. No new ABQ updates since last. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

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We appreciate all the generosity that our members provide to pay to keep S4GRU online. All of your donations are wonderful and contribute to the bottom line. And I have always wanted to honor the folks who have carried the largest burdens. We know that even to become a Premier Sponsor is a significant financial commitment, and we thank you all who have given so generously. Below are the Top financial contributors to S4GRU. Many of these members are quiet and keep to themselves, rarely posting. Some never posting at all. And many of you probably didn't even realize that our Staff are among the biggest contributors. Hopefully one day, many more of you will be on the list. I will keep this list updated, and as each new donation gets logged in the database, it will be updated. We are starting with the Top 20 donaters for now (we expanded to 40). But once you earn the title Honored Premier Sponsor, you will keep it. Even if you get bumped off the list. Honored Premier Sponsors will get a new title under their avatar. We may in the future add some additional perks, but that's it for now. Thanks again to all of you who generously support S4GRU. You make it all possible, and I couldn't do it without you guys (and a few gals)! Robert

That's correct. NV panels house only 800/1900MHz antennas. The new 2600 antennas will be housed in an additional panel. They may come out with a triple band panel in the future, but that seems unlikely as Band 41 will have considerably different deployment scenarios than the other frequencies. Should be different enough that a completely separate panel will always be warranted. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

iPhones do not use CSFB, but actually do poll for calls every few seconds by undetectably switching off LTE for a fraction of a moment and checking the CDMA network. If it does discover one on the network coming for your line, it stays on CDMA and accepts the call. If nothing is there, it goes back to LTE. It happens so fast, that it is imperceptible to the user. However, since the iPhone is single transmission path, this means CDMA voice users do lose data connectivity if they accept that voice call. All other OEMs use CSFB to my knowledge. And CSFB does not require the device to poll the network. The network tells the device via CSFB to accept the call. Then the call rings through and LTE is disconnected. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

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Thank you all for the well wishes for my birthday. I had a great day with family. Now, time to get back to work!! Robert

LTE networks are dynamic. ALL of them. Including on other providers. No one can offer a consistent speed anywhere. In any given day my Verizon LTE speeds vary from 5Mbps to 50Mbps. And my AT&T service varies from 100kbps to 12Mbps. You can expect huge variation on Sprint too. The only way speeds will go up on one band is if there are still sites to be upgraded in an area or an additional PCS carrier is added. However, are you really unhappy with 11Mbps? If so, you won't be happy with other providers, either. Robert

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Now, we're talkin'! That's worth breaking the diet for! Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

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I use a lot of data at Hobby Lobby. Gives me something to do while my wife peruses things for a few hours. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

No. We will not be having a thread just posting speed tests. The trolls will be out in full force in no time. Denied

Since LTE is not really prevalent downtown, you have a weak LTE signal that's being shared by too many people. That's a recipe for poor performance. It will get better as the downtown area gets covered with Bands 25 & 26. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

Brad answered your question accurately. Tmo and AT&T have lots of 5MHz LTE carriers too out there, and they are also limited to 37.5Mbps. Maximum theoretical throughput speeds are set based on the width of the channel and the number of antennas being used (MIMO). For Sprint, they can only do 5MHz LTE carriers in Band 25 and 26. But they can do 20MHz carriers in Band 41. And they can aggregate up to 3 of them together, pushing up to 180Mbps with just 2xMIMO. If they increase to 8xMIMO with appropriate backhaul, they can get over 1Gbps on Band 41. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

Sprint said about a month ago that the first CA devices were expected toward the end of 2014. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

I don't. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

There is a lot of Band 26 in Idaho shown in the Premier Sponsor maps. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

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On an LTE network, load balancing is handled by the network. It is totally possible for similarly equipped devices side by side to be on different channels, sectors or sites. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro