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Sure sounds like it. Thanks for the info. If it comes live again, perhaps you can upload these via the Sensorly app , so we can see the coverage plotted. Thanks in advance. Robert

I have no concerns that Sprint LTE can handle the number of LTE devices that have been sold to date, plus the number of iPhones that could possibly sell (even if double the amount sold in the past). The real question is how much can the legacy 3G network handle while these devices sit and wait for LTE? That's the big issue here. Robert

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Cleveland and Columbus are in different markets. Work in Cleveland will likely begin this Winter. But Columbus is not likely to begin until later into 2013. Final scheduling for 2013 markets has not been completed, yet. Robert

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Because Sprint is going network wide with its upgrades, Sprint is bringing LTE to even its rural customers. There are places in Texas where the first LTE to arrive is Sprint. This will happen in other places too. Fortunately, Minnesota is a second round market and work is just about to get under way. The list in this article is forecasting cities that Sprint believes they will have launchable service before the end of the year. However, there will be many more communities that will be started and progress seen before the end of the year, beyond this list. Including many places in the Minnesota market. Robert

So are you going to make the jump to a Sprint iPhone 5? That's what I want to know. Robert

Pre launch only refers to sites that have 4G LTE and backhaul improvements complete will now allow LTE to be discoverable by LTE customers. Which is something we have always advocated from the get-go here at S4GRU. When and where it is complete, let us use it! For a complete list of sites that have 4G LTE improvements to date in the Chicago (and many other markets), you can go to the NV Sites Complete map in the Sponsor section. For more information about how to become a S4GRU Sponsor, you can visit this thread: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/ Robert

We post updated sites every week in our NV Sites Complete Map thread in our Sponsor section. There you can track sites being completed weekly in the DC market. For more information about how to become a Sponsor: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/ Robert

I had a larger response, but could not really say more without revealing too much. A simple yes speaks volumes in this case, as you point out. Robert

by Ian Littman Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Friday, September 14, 2012 - 9:35 AM MDT In the past, Apple’s iPhone wasn’t quite the ideal Sprint phone from a network perspective; it lacked 4G of any sort and didn’t include support for Sprint’s nascent SMR-800 1x CDMA network (in place of Nextel iDEN). The situation could be worse (for example, CricKet iPhones can’t get native service in many of the company’s newer, AWS-only markets), but as a flagship phone it was odd to see the iPhone lacking one core piece of Network Vision support that every other Sprint phone released in the past year has had. That issue has now been solved...sort of. I’m Ian Littman, standing in for AJ (aka WiWavelength) with an analysis of the non-AT&T edition (A1429) of the iPhone. I’ll focus on the pieces that Sprint subscribers will use, as the phone supports a cornucopia of bands and technologies (quad-band GSM/EDGE, quad-band HSPA+ including dual-carrier, EvDO Rev. B with up to 3 carriers in the cellular band) in addition to CDMA 1x, EvDO and LTE (in 2100MHz and 1800MHz, which Sprint won’t use). So, without further ado, the rundown: On the surface it looks like the iPhone is a very capable device; it can realistically hit 100 Mbps on LTE, using both its antennas to receive (but not send) the signal on a 20MHz channel (which a number of Sprint phones don’t support, my Galaxy SIII included). It supports a ton of bands (my bet is that even the “GSM version” of the A1429 has CDMA built in, but it is not certified/disabled in non-CDMA countries) and technologies. However the good news ends there. For example, several Sprint phones now have SVDO and/or SVLTE support; you can make a call on 1x while maintaining a data connection. The Sprint/Verizon versions of the iPhone, to our knowledge, can’t do that. The best it can do is VoIP over LTE or EvDO...garden-variety VoIP, not the more robust VoLTE variety. Being able to transmit LTE on only one antenna isn’t terribly surprising...most current phones are 1x2 MISO (Multiple In Single Out), however Apple’s attention is obviously directed at carriers with HSPA networks when it comes to delivering a high-quality wireless experience. Another example of this is Apple’s HD Voice ability; Sprint will be the first US carrier to support the technology, but not on the iPhone, which can only use HD Voice over WCDMA. Apple’s ability to pack a ton of bands into a single, super-slim phone is definitely a technological marvel, particularly in conjunction with a wide-channel LTE network (since the iPhone’s WiFi is SISO, it may be able to pull down data more quickly on LTE than on 802.11n, given ideal conditions on both). However a tailor-made Sprint phone it most definitely is not, though the inclusion of SMR CDMA softens the blow a bit. As an aside, the AT&T edition of the iPhone supports LTE in the PCS (without G), AWS and Cellular bands, in addition to AT&T’s current 700MHz lower-B/lower-C network (band classes 2, 4, 5 and 7, respectively). So the AT&T edition of the phone is actually a better fit for providers like CricKet, MetroPCS and US Cellular...if not for the glaring omission of those carriers’ 3G network technologies (and VoLTE).

The same thing would be if Samsung made a GS3 that supported simultaneous voice and data on GSM networks, but not on CDMA networks. However, they treated both to simultaneous 3G data/voice and simultaneous LTE data and voice. Apple didn't even give SVLTE to CDMA carriers. AFAIK, the iPhone 5 is the first LTE device that does not support SVLTE. Even budget devices have. Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

It kind of sounds like to me: "Our phone is too awesome to do simultaneous voice and data." Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

My EVO LTE didn't learn about its environment after four days in Waco. How do you figure it learns? Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

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If you are near one of the few completed sites. Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

All right. I hate doing this, but I've had to remove comments. Lets get a grip here, people. Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

New iPhone doesn't support SVDO nor SVLTE. I'm shocked. More Apple arrogance. They will decide what you need. This is a step even farther than I ever expected for Apple. Amazing. Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

We posted 38 new sites in the Baltimore market this past Sunday. Not quiet at all. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

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