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It only is related to video streaming. If you never do video streaming, you will never be throttled on the new plans. If you do video streaming on the new plans, you may be limited to 1Mbps throughput speeds if the network is congested. However, if you are watching video on your device, 1 Mbps is sufficient for most instances. And it will still be unlimited. This is nothing to worry about unless you are a data abuser. This policy is to prevent people from streaming HD video to their 60" TV's using the Sprint network. As the resolution they would receive at 1Mbps would drive them bonkers. And rightfully so. Robert

Site acceptance reports from Monday (2/10), Tuesday (2/11) and Wednesday (2/12): Alabama - 1 update (1 LTE) Arkansas - 3 updates (3G) Baltimore - 1 update (1 LTE) Boston - 3 updates (3 LTE) Central Illinois - 3 updates (3 LTE) Central Iowa - 8 updates (8 LTE) Central Jersey - 4 updates (2 LTE) Chicago - 2 updates (2 LTE) Cincinnati - 5 updates (1 LTE) Cleveland - 26 updates (13 LTE) Colorado - 3 updates (1 LTE) Columbus - 48 updates (13 LTE) Delaware - 2 updates (2 LTE) East Kentucky - 4 updates (3G) East Michigan - 7 updates (7 LTE) East Texas - 1 update (1 LTE) GA/SC Coast - 2 updates (3G) Gulf Coast - 5 updates (2 CDMA 800) Houston - 1 update (3G) Inland Northwest - 1 update (1 LTE) Jacksonville - 3 updates (1 LTE) LA Metro - 3 updates (2 LTE) Las Vegas - 1 update (1 LTE) Long Island - 3 updates (2 LTE) Louisiana - 1 update (1 LTE) Lower Central Valley - 7 updates (1 LTE) Memphis - 2 updates (3G) Miami/West Palm - 4 updates (3G) Milwaukee - 3 updates (3 LTE) Minnesota - 1 update (1 LTE) Mississippi - 1 update (1 LTE) Missouri - 11 updates (3G) New York City - 6 updates (5 LTE) Norfolk - 11 updates (2 LTE) North Wisconsin - 1 update (1 LTE) Northern Connecticut - 11 updates (10 LTE) Northern Jersey - 8 updates (8 LTE) Oklahoma - 5 updates (2 LTE) Orange County - 1 update (3G) Orlando - 7 updates (3G) PR/VI - 1 update (1 LTE) Philadelphia Metro - 13 updates (12 LTE) Phoenix - 4 updates (3 LTE) Pittsburgh - 6 updates (3G) Raleigh/Durham - 4 updates (4 LTE) Riverside/San Bernardino - 7 updates (7 LTE) SF Bay - 5 updates (5 LTE) San Antonio - 1 update (3G) San Diego - 2 updates (3G) South Carolina - 6 updates (5 LTE) South West Florida - 3 updates (3G) Southern Connecticut - 13 updates (11 LTE) Southern Jersey - 7 updates (7 LTE) Tampa - 8 updates (2 LTE) The Panhandle - 1 update (3G) Tucson/Yuma - 1 update (1 LTE) Upper Central Valley - 1 update (1 LTE) Upstate NY Central - 1 update (1 LTE) Upstate NY East - 4 updates (3 LTE) VT/NH/ME - 3 updates (3 LTE) West Iowa/Nebraska - 1 update (1 LTE) West Kentucky - 7 updates (3G) West Washington - 2 updates (2 LTE) Winston/Salem - 10 updates (10 LTE) Maps are updated. Robert Links: Comments regarding this thread, NV Sites Complete Map

And for those of you who owe on your taxes, I'm sorry. Robert

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On your N5 or GN2? Robert

Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Kevin, Thank you for taking the time to explain your position. Many of us here read your articles and we appreciate you sticking your head in the Lion's Den. Not many would have the professional courage to do that. Robert Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

I don't think they are counting sites in CSFB problem areas. Like Samsung markets. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

The new CDMA 800 sites shown in the DFW market do not have LTE 800 accepted on them yet. So far, it's not happening like Houston. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

It's sad that you don't even know what you signed, yet you're willing to argue about it. Sprint didn't make you sign anything, you walked into their store and asked for contracted service. You are only entitled to what you agreed in the contract regardless of what Sprint says in a text after the fact. The network build out will be pretty much complete in your area, as Sprint said. But LTE will not. And the text didn't say it would. You are reading too much into it. If you're going to threaten Sprint, find another place to do it. We aren't going to host your ignorant threats. Robert via Samsung Note 8.0 using Tapatalk Pro

It's nothing compared to the band hodgepodge that AT&T is forced to do. At least when Spark is complete, 80%+ of all Sprint LTE traffic will likely be on one band. Robert

Site acceptance reports from Friday (2/7), Saturday (2/8) and Sunday (2/9): Alabama - 1 update (3G) Baltimore - 2 updates (2 LTE) Buffalo - 18 updates (18 LTE) Charlotte - 6 updates (3G) Chicago - 2 updates (2 LTE) Cincinnati - 19 updates (4 LTE, 14 CDMA 800, 1 new 3G/LTE site) Cleveland - 16 updates (16 LTE) Columbus - 17 updates (1 LTE) DFW - 95 updates (38 LTE, 57 CDMA 800) East Kentucky - 6 updates (5 CDMA 800, 1 new LTE site) East Michigan - 21 updates (16 LTE, 1 new 3G site) Ft. Wayne/South Bend - 1 update (1 LTE) GA/SC Coast - 1 update (1 LTE) Gulf Coast - 4 updates (3G) Houston - 2 updates (3G) Jacksonville - 3 updates (1 new 3G site, 1 new 3G/LTE site) LA Metro - 4 updates (3 LTE) Las Vegas - 3 updates (1 LTE) Louisiana - 7 updates (7 LTE) Lower Central Valley - 4 updates (4 LTE) Memphis - 13 updates (9 LTE) Miami/West Palm - 2 updates (3G) Milwaukee - 3 updates (3 LTE) Minnesota - 20 updates (2 LTE) Mississippi - 3 updates (2 LTE) Missouri - 21 updates (1 LTE, 13 CDMA 800) Nashville - 11 updates (11 LTE) New Orleans - 1 update (3G) New York City - 3 updates (2 LTE) Norfolk - 2 updates (2 LTE) North LA - 1 update (3G) Northern Jersey - 1 update (3G) Oklahoma - 7 updates (6 CDMA 800) Orlando - 2 updates (3G) Philadelphia Metro - 4 updates (4 LTE) Phoenix - 5 updates (4 LTE) Pittsburgh - 1 update (3G) Raleigh/Durham - 11 updates (11 LTE) SF Bay - 1 update (1 LTE) San Antonio - 39 updates (1 LTE, 8 CDMA 800, 1 iDEN Conversion) South Bay - 1 update (1 LTE) South Carolina - 3 updates (3 LTE) Southern Jersey - 1 update (1 LTE) Tampa - 1 update (3G) Toledo - 1 update (1 LTE) Tucson/Yuma - 4 updates (4 LTE) Upper Central Valley - 7 updates (7 LTE) Upstate NY Central - 1 update (3G) Utah - 58 updates (6 LTE, 30 CDMA 800) West Kentucky - 1 update (3G) West Washington - 2 updates (2 LTE) Winston/Salem - 2 updates (1 LTE) Maps were updated last night. Just now getting around to the summary. Robert Links: Comments regarding this thread, NV Sites Complete Map

It will show LTE in your signal indicator next to your bars. Otherwise, without CSFB, it will show 3G. Even if LTE is present. Robert

If the site is 3G accepted, it is capable of CSFB. All CDMA 800 (1X 800) is CSFB capable. However, there is no guarantee that even when the site is complete that the CSFB network on the switch level is fully operational. The only true way to know if CSFB is functioning is to turn on your Triband phone in an LTE coverage area. In some Ericsson and Alcatel Lucent areas, the old legacy network is running CSFB. However, in Samsung markets, like Colorado, a CSFB connection is only possible on new upgrade Network Vision 3G sites. Robert

Hey, I have always been critical of that stupid text throughout our forums. But it is stupid to say you're going to sue. If someone doesn't like Sprint's business practices, they have every right to find someone they prefer to give their money to. Unfortunately, wireless providers are not known for their integrity. Robert

And, in my opinion, there are probably opportunities to expedite Band 41 deployment even faster. It's my biggest criticism of Sprint. I think they could have Band 41 complete on WiMax sites in approximately 6 months, and on every Network Vision LTE site that doesn't require permits within six months. If Tmo can do an LTE overlay in 9 months, Sprint needs to do the same with Band 41. Excuses with this are nothing more than excuses. And Band 26 should be able to deployed on every active Band 25 site (outside the IBEZ in the 3-4 months). Anything longer is just a failure to prioritize and manage. Robert

They will not launch Spark service in Denver until all the NV 3G upgrades are nearing completion and CSFB operational. Currently Triband smartphones will not stay connected to Spark sites because there is very little CSFB deployed around Denver. Only hotspots and Triband phones in LTE Only mode are able to connect to the ~100 Spark sites in the Colorado market. Robert

That's not grounds for a class action lawsuit. Your network upgrades will LARGELY be complete within the time period it said. It did not say wall to wall LTE. It did not even say LTE at all. Also, you waived your right to a class action lawsuit when you signed your contract with Sprint. Robert

No problems with Band 41. One Band 41 20MHz TDD carrier has about three times as much capacity as one Band 25 5MHz FDD carrier. So, right off the bat it can handle triple the traffic. If Band 25 could handle triple the amount of traffic it does, then Chicago wouldn't even have an LTE capacity problem. But the good news doesn't stop there. Sprint has enough spectrum to deploy between 3 and 8 Band 41 carriers around the country. They plan to add a second carrier next year in most Spark markets when they start issuing devices capable of carrier aggregation. Sprint has so much capacity available in Band 41, it can handle just about anything customers can throw at it for the forseeable future. Sprint has more Band 41 capacity than any other single wireless provider has total of all their spectrum combined. Robert

I don't understand people who bitch about this. It's not changing. Sprint would lose more customers by having more expensive SVLTE capable Triband devices than they will lose for not having simultaneous voice and data. And it's simple. If Sprint doesn't meet your needs, go to another provider. They have already counted on the X percentage that needs this feature going somewhere else. Most consumers don't need simultaneous voice and data. And not willing to pay $50-$75 more for the feature on a Triband device. So millions of people would waste lots of money for something they don't use. For the benefit of a few. So it's better and less expensive for everyone for those who must have this minor feature just to go somewhere else. However, it seems the people who complain the most about the absence of SVLTE in Triband devices don't actually ever leave. I guess they don't need it so much after all. Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Sprint Triband devices do not support simultaneous voice and data. If you must have it, you need another provider. That's the real story, and we have said it 100's of times. Robert

100 million POPs of launched coverage. It is harder for Sprint to launch a Band 41 market. It's not a bad thing to be in a market with ubiquitous Band 25/26 and 100-200 Band 41 sites fired up. Even though that would not be worthy of calling it Spark launched. I'll take some of that action, please. Robert

No, I would say Band 41 will be like T-Mobile's 15MHz/20MHz LTE deployment, but in many more markets and with a denser signal around the markets that it is deployed in. And then I would say that you will be able to fall back on LTE over almost the entire Sprint network, including the superior penetration of Band 26. And then I would say that even if you were stuck on a Sprint Rural GMO site working at 1-2Mbps, that would be 10 times the speed of Tmo EDGE. That's what I'm saying. Robert

We don't know when. We know that they have to switch out the Huawei gear used at most Protection Sites to satisfy National Security concerns that were brought up when Sprint purchased Clearwire. It is assumed that they will be switched to LTE/WiMax combined capable gear at that time. But we have not confirmed any of this as of yet. We don't even know thew Huawei equipment removal deadline. Robert

No. Clearwire lumps all Protection Sites into one market. That market is called the Substantial Service Sites Market (SSS). They do not belong in the other 76 Clearwire WiMax/Expedience markets. Robert