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800 is a lower priority. You only need it when you have a low 1900 signal, like inside a basement or far away from a tower. Your device will only scan for 800 SMR CDMA when the 1900 CDMA carrier have a poor EcIo ratio. There are testing PRL's you can install that will force scan for 800 carriers. You can download one of these to see if 800 Channel 476 is being broadcast in your area. But these PRL's would not be good as a daily driver. We have one in the S4GRU DL Center. Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

I believe this article focused on coverage, not quality of data performance. Robert via CM9 Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

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You mean Dirty Prince Harry? Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

A long overdue move. A very good development. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

Thanks. We definitely came on strong too. I think we need to be open to the fact that sometimes a Sprint rep may be right. We just don't see it very often. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

I'm not that hip to what Tmo is doing. I only know what I hear Tmo customers say in my area. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

That's a great brochure. Thanks for posting. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

Is that picture the connection point at the bottom of the panel? If there is an internal controllable mechanical adjustment, that would be pretty neat. I also would wonder if all three NV vendors have that capability. They all three have different panels, different components all together. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

If you are on a Ting Samsung Conquer, then you wouldn't be getting Sprint 4G LTE. You are likely getting 4G WiMax. Robert

We have not had any confirmed 4G LTE sightings in Minnesota, yet. Please post some screen shots and provide locations. Also, it would be great if you could download the Sensorly app and upload your results there so we can all see and plot the Sprint 4G LTE progress in Minnesota. Thanks. Robert

That third unit at the bottom is just a third RRU. In this pic you can see that this bottom unit does not attach to the panel in a way that could adjust the downtilt. In fact, you can see a mechanical hinge arm between the top and bottom RRU's that allow for the panel to mechanically tilt out. There is a threaded rod at the top that will push out the top and the hinge at the bottom allows it to move. I do not see anything here that looks like it can remote control adjust mechanical downtilt. In this picture you can see that the bottom unit is just another RRU. Most NV sites have three RRU's. Some only have two. And a few have four or five. Robert

I don't believe that the radio is limited by carrier width. I do know it can support 4 carriers. I assume it could be any variation of carrier widths that each card controls. However, I do not know with 100% certainty. As for carrier aggregation, that would be two separate cards for the radio. Carrier Aggregation is mostly handled on the device end, it's just a software issue on the network end (at least for NV it is just software). If Clearwire is aggregating two 20MHz TDD carriers, that would be two different carrier cards. If it was just one card, it would essentially be a single 40MHz carrier (which currently do not exist). Robert

Thanks for the info. It must be an issue with the Moto Blur stock messaging app. Robert

You say that. However, we just started to share with you info about what we know. And we know a lot. And we know more than the average Sprint customer service rep. Your responses back to our initial points were kind of snarky and had an air of being superior or contradictory. In reality, your information that you received is not necessarily contradictory to ours. The responses you received are from our core membership group. These are advanced wireless nerds. You will have to pardon us if we don't take very kindly to the direct affront of our knowledge that you portrayed. You did not seem open to anything we were saying except that it is wrong when compared to a Sprint customer service rep. Sprint CSR's are not exactly known for quality information. We are not bashing positive things you say. We are all about positive information about the Sprint network. However, there were many points that you discussed that were worthy of alternative opinions, yet you immediately dismiss them. All based on communication from an unreliable source. You can expect more lampooning if you don't want to discuss these points. Why did you even bring them up if your comments are above reproach? Robert

Everyone I know complains about spotty Tmo coverage, reduced voice quality, etc. Also, they have less roaming coverage. Also, EDGE areas will stay EDGE, but Sprint is upgrading it's entire network. Unless you live inside a major metro area and stay there, Tmo is not a good solution for most of us. Robert

Even though it paints Sprint in really good light, I don't put much credence in this article. Robert

I have seen several with two though. Presumably LTE 1900 and CDMA 1900. Robert

OK. If you are willing to wait until early 2013, then continue waiting. You are in an active deployment zone. You will see lots of issues. But over the whole market it will get better week after week, with more and more coverage. It will be largely complete by Q1 2013. Robert

They are only deploying needed radios, and it varies greatly from site to site. In a place where they are deploying CDMA 800, CDMA 1900 and LTE 1900 now, there would be three radios per panel. The CDMA 800 radio would only be connected to one carrier card, but would have room for up to three more. The LTE 1900 radio would only be connected to one carrier card, leaving availability for up to three more. The CDMA 1900 radio could support up to four carriers. About 25% of Sprint sites have more than four carriers. In these locations, they would need an additional CDMA 1900 radio. And there are approximately less than 1% with more than 8 carriers. These would need a third CDMA 1900 radio. However, back to your basic premise, there is a lot of LTE 1900 capacity in that radio. Up to three more carrier cards. No need to worry. Robert

I only know definitively when I get an update from Sprint or we get members reporting it in the field. Robert

It involves adding a carrier card at the base station. Each radio can handle up to 4 carriers. Each panel can handle up to 4 radios. Robert

In the map where you think you see Bloomington in the West Kentucky market, it's just an illusion. Bloomington is in the Indianapolis market. However, nearby Bedford is in the West Kentucky market. Those sites in the West Kentucky map in the article are actually around Bedford, but at a glance appears like it might be Bloomington. Those markers have a round top with a point on the bottom. It's where the point is that matters, not the round top. Robert

This is impossible to do. We have no idea in what markets Sprint has cleared Channel 476 from the iDEN network. And this can even be done remotely, by just turning off iDEN carriers. We would need to know Sprint's plans. Robert