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    Please stop. It's not blatant thievery. Your local network is overloaded. They are upgrading it. Nothing more that can be done than that. If it's not happening fast enough for you, then go. However, I will not allow inaccurate hyperbole. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    There are a lot of places that Sprint beat AT&T with LTE. And Sprint even beat VZW with LTE in a few places (like Fredericksburg, TX). But it's very satisfying to hear of places where Sprint LTE arrived before AT&T even got off 2G. That's the way it is here in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Sprint has 3G, Tmo and AT&T only have 2G EDGE. If Sprint gets LTE here in the next few months, they will have LTE here before AT&T even has 3G. It's priceless. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    Juicy Fruit Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    I'm married to a good woman. She is a simple woman with realistic expectations. She appreciates gifts when given, but does not have any expectation. She wants my time, more than anything. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    Haven't a clue. Just observing a pattern. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    You may have been between two sectors at that location. LTE 1900 performs the same as 3G EVDO on 1900, all things being equal. The only difference between the two will be out at the service edge of the cell. Also note, if earth ever gets between you and a radio panel, it's bye bye signal. No radio wave can penetrate dirt more than about an inch. The only reason people can get signal in basements is because of penetrating the structure overhead or windows. RF cannot penetrate earth. Even VZW and AT&T LTE 700 would have failed in that same location if installed at the exact same place on the tower as Sprint LTE 1900 if the cause of the signal drop was because of going behind a small ridge. We don't need line of sight to an LTE tower. However, if you draw a line from your device to the panel on the tower, it cannot ever pass through dirt...or no bueno. Or too thick of concrete or masonry. If the cause of your signal drop was because of a small ridge, you may have been just barely in the RF shadow. As stupid as it sounds, just holding your device up in the air in your car is enough to keep it out of the RF shadow created by a small hill. I do this all the time in the areas I know that are problematic. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    The site is not 3G accepted, only 4G accepted so far. 3G upgrades have to be brought online in clusters. LTE upgrades can go live immediately upon conversion if the backhaul is in place. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    Progress in Florida has stalled. I'm hoping it's a minor short term hiccup and not systemic and lasting. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    Home Slice Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    If I understand correctly, if you move the S3 back to Line A, it would be on the phone number you wanted. Correct? Then you could remove seasonal standby on Line A and put Line B on Seasonal Standby. Then when you're ready to use the upgrade on Line B, you can take it off Seasonal Standby. As long as you are off contract when you put the line on Seasonal Standby, you will have no problem with upgrades when you take it off. You can put any phone on any line at any time. The phones are not on contract, the line is. No matter which line you put the S3 (or even on no line), the line you extended the contract on when you purchased it is where the contract resides. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    I could see Ergen trying to create a Dubai Ports style political firestorm. It will likely backfire though. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    No. This has to do with Substantial Service Requirements for their licenses. Sprint already has a roaming agreement with Verizon. The FCC will not allow VZW to block Sprint from reasonable cost access to roam on their network. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    It was around the entire market...all over. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk
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    Since LTE 800 is a part of NV 2.0, it's kind of starting now. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk
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    Thanks for becoming an active member and jumping straight to Premier sponsorship. Hope to see you around! Robert
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    1x services are not known for being over capacity or a problem in general. Besides, whenever adding services like this, you better believe that they crunch the numbers and figure out how much it will cost in additional capacity over the lifetime of the contract and price accordingly. And then the resources exist to pay for the added capacity. Making growth pay for itself. Nothing to see here folks. Move along... Robert
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    Protection sites are a whole 'nother animal. They will need to remain intact, but don't necessarily need to be WiMax. They can be any technology that their customers possess. Even Expedience. Sprint has native NV sites in about 85% of Protection Site locations. Sprint could even move Protection Sites to an NV site in those instances. In my opinion, in the Non Sprint coverage areas that have a Clearwire protection site, Sprint should just convert the site to full NV with all bands. Since they have to pay to run that site anyways, they might as well get full benefit and cut roaming in that area. Most of the overhead costs are already paid. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk
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    Beyond all the good answers given here, additionally Sprint wants to phase out 3G EVDO eventually. If they keep doing things that will encourage people to use the EVDO network even further by upgrading to a new standard, it will only prolong the closure of that network. Also, EVDO-B equipment costs are pretty high because virtually no one is using it. LTE has the economy of scale. As LTE usage increases and EVDO decreases, Sprint will be able to pull an EVDO carrier here and there for an additional LTE carrier. The burden on the EVDO network will be going down every year. Especially when small cells start deploying and filling in the little LTE gaps in urban areas. EVDO-B would only be useful to Sprint for the purposes of bridging to LTE. however, they are already deploying LTE network wide. EVDO-B would be redundant and a waste of money and spectrum at this point. And all of the network side advantages of EVDO-B are included in the DO Advanced network architecture from Qualcomm that Sprint is already deploying in Network Vision eHRPD. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk
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    I cannot feel good about any nomination supported by AT&T. Red flags abound. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    Agreed. I was just acknowledging for the theoretical crowd that the antenna in the panel is essentially just a conduit for the signal provided by the RRU. I have heard of several scenarios where adjacent frequencies can be run on an antenna/panel than what it's designed for, with varying levels of success. Up to 100-200MHz in the examples I've seen. So, it may be possible in the most scholarly example. And I only wanted to make the point about the possibility to prevent someone using that as a counterpoint to argue with me. I wanted to explain that even if it were possible, that it wasn't going to happen. You make a great point on the merits, that it would be pretty problematic with downlink/uplink spreads and the reversal of uplink and downlink sections compared to PCS. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    To add Clearwire 2600 TD-LTE to a Network Vision site will entail adding an additional panel/RRU per sector and adding a TD-LTE carrier card(s) in the base station. If existing NV backhaul cannot support the 60Mbps+ speeds, then it may need to be upgraded too for full benefit. I think initially they will focus on hotspots, but will go more widespread in 12-18 months as a means to be more competitive in speed. I think Softbank will fully leverage 2600 for competition. To add DISH AWS-4 Band LTE to a Network Vision site, it would also require a new panel/RRU and adding a LTE carrier card at the base station. Depending on the arrangement, Sprint could run DISH over its backhaul, or may require DISH to have their own. That is not clear which way it would be handled, but I'd guess it would be separate. It may be technically possible to run DISH LTE over an existing Sprint PCS panel, but I don't think Sprint will give up its own panel capacity for a 3rd party. The 3rd party needs its own panel and pay for it accordingly. It could be done pretty darn fast. It's only limited by equipment manufacture, backhaul install speed and manpower. But if planned appropriately, I think it could be done in less than 12 months. As for LTE 800, most sites just need a carrier card. Most of the panels already support LTE 800. Some OEM's early RRU units may require an additional RRU installed. It should go pretty darn fast on completed sites. 6-9 months? Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    Currently, WiMax will remain in operation until at least December 31, 2014. It may remain online even longer than that. Sprint will want to decommission the redundant Clearwire sites that are wasting money and move over to nearby Network Vision sites. However, I can't imagine them moving WiMax to a NV site for a short period. They will probably decommission WiMax with the site. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    Looks like they will maintain 3G EVDO roaming in those areas. That's not bad for folks like us driving through. So it really only affects people who maintained a Sprint account and lived in those areas. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    jiggly belly Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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    The entire South Texas market is under deployment. Including the McAllen area. We don't know the date when the first site will be accepted in your area, because sites are rarely accepted on the first inspection. The Contractors usually have to fix a "punch list" of items. And the number and severity varies for each site. I'd guess your area would have it's first site in less than 30 days. But if there are installation problems, it could be longer. However, the South Texas market will remain being deployed steadily until every tower is converted to Network Vision. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD
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