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In order to positively confirm B41 though it would have to be above 37.5Mbps. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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So maybe this new rack being installed here on an AT&T site in Rapid City might be Sprint??? Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk- 417 replies
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Probably won't see any LTE action from Sprint for a few more months. And it will take a long time for complete coverage. If you can't wait, then you probably should go. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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T-Mobile on average has more spectrum than either AT&T or Verizon in more Top 100 markets. Right now. This AWS band expansion could possibly tip those totals to favor either AT&T or VZW. But that is only potentially. They have to win it. Right now, Tmo is sitting pretty. Of course, Sprint has much more than any of them in just Band 41 alone. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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We have had lots of members use both CDMA 800 and Band 26 LTE on the iPhone 5s. In fact, for the first few weeks it seemed only the 5s could connect to B26. Android devices seemed to not be able to initially. Additionally, the iPhone 5s will not even scan CDMA channels on 800 unless there is absolutely positively no 1900 available. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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Yeah, weird things like that are to be expected during testing and integration. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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I agree with Tmo. Having the 10x10 in such gigantic regions just pretty much means that the duopoly will end up with them. They should all be licensed by BEA and in 5x5 chunks. If the duopoly wants a nationwide 10x10 chunk, then they should buy two adjacent 5x5 in all the BEA's. This would give local and smaller providers who have use of the spectrum a shot at it where they can use it. And it will also result in higher income from the bidding for taxpayers. Having really large geographic licenses in 10x10 really only benefits Verizon and AT&T. And using smaller licensing regions and smaller spectrum chunks still gives them an equal shot. They just don't get their more than equal shot that they're looking for. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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Comments related to the NV Running List Thread
S4GRU replied to MacinJosh's topic in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment
I watch them first hand. The number of daily updates has steadily gone up all year. We used to average about 50-80 a day around January 1. It was about 100 a day around the beginning of March. It has been around 120-130 the past few weeks. We have hit 200-300 a day on a few days, but those were statistical outliers. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro -
The quote doesn't mean anything. I bet if I call and say that I ran tests of their Spark in Denver and quote them some slow speeds, I figure she would say the same thing. I doubt she would ask me to prove to her I was using Spark. She is just repeating the canned response...we are under construction, not everywhere yet, and it will get better. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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Since you posted a speed test and plotting on Sensorly, an LTE Engineering screenshot is not really important now. Can you run a speed test using the Speedtest.net (Ookla app)? I'd like to contrast the difference. Thanks! Robert
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It's quite possible that Google is holding the Band 41 update to go out with another planned update. They may not want to pepper people with an update that is mostly targeted for Sprint customers and wants to do an update capturing all the changes that need to be made. Like the camera. So the camera may be holding up the B41 update. Robert
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There is a streak going down Gibson on Sensorly! There is no acceptance report, yet. It may arrive tonight. Robert
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Ooooh! Run a speed test and post an LTE Engineering screenshot if you can. Also, please run Sensorly. Thanks! Robert
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I couldn't agree more. I'm not even disparaging him. But I do wonder if he did not even have a Spark enabled device. Just based on the circumstantial evidence, he very well may not have been. Robert
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AT&T pretty much has to go for it. And they probably will be willing to pay any price for the 10x10 chunks in the big cities. But VZW needs to plan for long term capacity too. Since both Verizon and AT&T are Band 4 players, I could see them getting into bidding wars in key markets, with sky high prices. I would suggest Sprint save it's money and stay out of this mess. They don't need it. T-Mobile probably should look at some more long term spectrum for capacity. However, getting in the middle of a bidding war won't make sense for them fiscally either. But I bet the Magenta lovers will be screaming for Tmo to bid for it all, much like the Sprint Fan Boys were certain that Sprint must get H block too. Robert
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The article says he used a Samsung Galaxy S4 for testing on Sprint. I'm wondering if he used a non Band 41 (non Spark) Galaxy S4 for his Sprint testing. None of his testing seemed to show any Spark speeds. The highest was more than capable of being achieved on B25. And some of the places he reported being had Band 41 nearby. So, this leaves me wondering. Did he really test the Spark network? He claims to. But he very well may not have. Robert
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Since I have mapped B25 on that section more than once, and many of you probably have too, it will likely take a few passes on B26 to see noteworthy change. Robert
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This update is not going to Sprint customers. It is going to all Nexus 5 owners. Because all Nexus 5's need to support Band 41. Because the N5 is designed to be portable to other providers. AT&T and Tmo customers will all get the update too. The Nexus 5 was built to support Band 41. It's not as if Sprint doesn't want it to. It's just waiting for Google/LG to do what they said they would and get the N5 fully compatible. This is a Google update, not a Sprint update. Scratch that from your mind. If the device needs to be modified to better support an AT&T band in the future, it will also go to all N5 customers in a Nexus update. Robert
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I had someone email me recently that they laid down some Band 26 Sensorly tracks over some old Band 25 tracks he laid a few months ago. They are along Gulf Blvd. in Freeport, Texas. He said he's also laid a few other tracks in the area. You can pick them out because of the sudden/stark increase in coverage where his B26 Sensorly mapping started over B25 tracks. Like along SH 36, about 8 miles west of Freeport, west of the junction with FM 2004. He said that the Band 25 in this area from Site # HO03XC639 used to be faint, but is now quite strong. Improving about 25 dB RSRP. Robert
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I've had the CX5, CX7 and CX9 as rental cars. They were great. If you are taller than I am (6'-1"), knee room could be a problem though on longer trips. I drove a CX9 from South Dakota to New Mexico last Fall. Great drive. Although I'm not a fan of Mazda's combined HVAC/Stereo cluster display. It's probably solved with a new navigation system, though. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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Some newer Sprint LTE devices can not be used by an MVNO. Sprint specifically blocks them. Because the purpose of these MVNO's is that they bring new customers that Sprint would ordinarily not get. Sprint wants customers who want the latest devices to go to them for service. So it is possible that his device is not fully compatible to be used on a MVNO. Especially if it was a Sprint network device previously. Or, heaven forbid, it is still on contract with an account on Sprint somewhere. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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Our best to you as well. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro
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Well, I am a man. Does that count? Robert
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This is related to markets where rebanding is still occurring. Rebanding is complete in South Florida. There is just one agency that failed to meet its deadline (repeatedly) and keep asking for extensions. Robert EDIT: I actually think it's two agencies
