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I do indeed picture him sleeping in a coffin placed in the center of a dark cold room in his Lower Manhattan high rise apartment. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

For the record, Sprint has not reached out to me. But if they wanted to make a sizable donation to our PayPal account, I wouldn't object. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

Hagerstown is limited to 8Mbps download. LTE must be coming... Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

It won't matter anymore after S finishes the buyout of CLWR. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

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Thankfully Feech, they did the right thing after you got after them. It's a shame though you had to do that. If it's in the TOS...fine. but like Cripton says above, they should notify you through all available channels and then stop charging you insurance monthly fees. That would be the right way to handle their TOS. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

I am flattered. However, the general decorum of the average Sprint Community poster will not be accepted here. Moderators...get out the whips! Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

We have a core member from Waynesboro who spends a lot of time in Hagerstown. He has reported 30Mbps+ speeds in areas with strong signals. If you never get speeds above 8Mbps anywhere around H-town regardless of signal strength, then you may have a problem with your device. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

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San Diego is so large and the market will take a long time. I don't think they will announce it on the imminent list until late Winter. At least you know they are indeed working in San Diego now. Robert

It is either because they have a separate subcontractor base there for that market, or because they are running into road blocks in the NOLA market that is slowing them down and they want crews to keep busy. I believe it is the former than the latter. Robert

You and me both. We have had some members report some work being done at sites. But I have not been able to confirm anything yet. Robert

We have threads about the Tampa Bay in our forums, where we have a very active member set chasing down all the activity. If you want to know the latest, I suggest checking out that page: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2176-network-visionlte-tampa-market/page__st__1320 Robert

The market boundaries do. However, AlcaLu is doing the deployment in both markets, most likely with the same subcontractors. So if a site is ready to be worked on across the border in the N CT market, they will likely jump on it. Robert

It's pretty near the border, though. Sometimes switch boundaries do not follow market boundaries. Robert

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 10:20 AM MST In the latest news from Sprint, they have added another 36 additional communities that they anticipate having at least a prelaunch amount of service available to use by its LTE customers in the "coming months." We were not able to confirm any dates for these cities with any of our sources this morning, but I would imagine there will be a usable amount of service in these areas by the end of March. Most of these markets will not be a surprise to S4GRU members, with the exception of the Louisiana market. As this is a new market that we have never announced. In this announcement, Sprint did not identify that these communities will be in a prelaunch stage. However, this will be the case. We here at S4GRU appreciate that Sprint is opening up LTE sites to be used as soon as they are complete. Even though it creates a patchy and non cohesive LTE network over cities that they have prelaunch service, I for one, enjoy being able to use LTE when and where it is available. Most markets will take a long time from prelaunch phase until they have ubiquitous coverage over the whole area. A few months to a year, depending on the market size and deployment rate. See the city list below and their corresponding markets: Abbeville, LA (Louisiana market) Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX (Louisiana market) Blytheville, AR (Arkansas market) Brainerd, MN (Minnesota market) Bridgeport/Stamford/Norwalk, CT (Southern Connecticut market) Brownsville/Harlingen, TX (South Texas market) Crowley, LA (Louisiana market) Dalton, GA (Nashville market) Duluth, MN (Minnesota market) Dunn, NC (Raleigh/Durham market) Durham/Chapel Hill, NC (Raleigh/Durham market) Eau Claire, WI (Minnesota market) Greenwood, SC (South Carolina market) La Crosse, WI (Minnesota market) Jackson, TN (Memphis market) Lafayette, LA (Louisiana market) Lawton, OK (Oklahoma market) Little Rock/North Little Rock/Conway, AR (Arkansas market) Mankato/North Mankato, MN (Minnesota market) Muskogee, OK (Oklahoma market) New Haven/Milford, CT (Southern Connecticut market) New Iberia, LA (Louisiana market) North Wilkesboro, NC (Charlotte market) Oklahoma City, OK (Oklahoma market) Palm Coast, FL (Orlando market) Pine Bluff, AR (Arkansas market) Ponca City, OK (Oklahoma market) Raleigh/Cary, NC (Raleigh/Durham market) San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara, CA (South Bay market) Salinas, CA (South Bay market) Santa Cruz/Watsonville, CA (South Bay market) Searcy, AR (Arkansas market) Springfield, MA (Boston market) St. Cloud, MN (Minnesota market) Stillwater, OK (Oklahoma market) EDIT: There seems to be a lot of confusion out there, especially among Facebook readers, that cities have been removed from Sprint's LTE deployment list. THIS IS NOT THE CASE! The list above are "additional" cities being added to the list. Sprint has now announced approximately 150 cities total where work is under way. No cities have been removed. In fact, Sprint will start work in every market in 2013. Sprint is deploying LTE nationwide as a part of its Network Vision upgrades.

1. The full effects of Clearwire purchase are still unknown. However, it is believed that the main goals of the purchase is so Sprint can directly control when and where the TD-LTE 2600 is deployed to help bolster the Sprint LTE network...and, so SoftBank can maximize on device adoption scale of TD-LTE 2600, as SoftBank also uses this technology/frequency. 2. Network Vision and LTE deployment is coming to every Sprint site in South Carolina. We should not get hung up in the order. The order is not created as a desire to start places first that Sprint prefers, but rather which places have permitting, infrastructure and everything in place to begin. Upstate will definitely start in 2013, and likely in the first half. Probably even the first quarter. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

The monthly hotspot fee is prorated. You can turn it on, and turn it off the same day and just pay 1/30th the fee. Do this whenever necessary. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

The Galaxy Nexus has the weakest 1x/EVDO radio performance of all Sprint LTE devices I've tested. On par with one of the weakest devices of all time...the Samsung Epic 4G. Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

All markets in SoCal are actively being deployed except Lower Central Valley. Not bad, I'd say. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk

Definite sign? No. But encouraging. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk

Not necessarily. About half of the In Progress reports come from Sprint sources. They are more likely to be able to report early in Progress work, like backhaul work and equipment deliveries. Our members are more likely to report panel installs and other more visible work. So it can go either way. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk

Sounds dirty, when you type it. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk

*snoring* What? Huh? Err.... *cough* Ohio? I've heard of that place before. But I don't think Sprint has. Design wrapped up back in September if memory serves. Backhaul and permitting work is probably under way now. I'd guess work would start in late Winter/early Spring. But I do not have any definite info about the Columbus market beyond that at this time. Robert via Nexus 7 on Tapatalk