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That is a good idea. I've considered doing the same. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

It sounds like this was an issue with all carriers and not isolated to Sprint. It was a traumatic event to communications in the whole region. Robert

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by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 6:00 AM MDT The next market in our Network Vision/LTE deployment schedule update series is, the Big Easy, the Crescent City...New Orleans. The New Orleans market has yet to be announced by Sprint, but is expected to be announced in the near future. Perhaps around the time of the first market launches. The Sprint New Orleans market encompasses all of the Sprint native coverage in the Southeastern Louisiana area. This includes New Orleans and its suburbs, up to Baton Rouge, around the north side of Lake Pontchartrain in Hammond, Covington and Slidell and then over toward Houma and Morgan City. Sprint's Network Vision OEM Ericsson is scheduled to begin mobilizing with its subcontractors before the end of August. Completed Network Vision sites should start coming online in Septemeber. New Orleans Market Launch It was Sprint's original plan to launch markets when they reached 50% of sites converted to Network Vision. However, it has now been determined that Sprint will move up launches sooner than 50% completion in several markets. This is likely to maintain a Mid 2012 launch in markets that have already been announced. However, in an unannounced market like New Orleans, we don't know if they will resume pushing back market launches to 50%, or if they will now settle on a 40% completion to be the new normal for market launches. It doesn't much matter in this market if Sprint launches at 40% or 50% completion. Ericsson is scheduled to hit both the 40% and 50% milestones in the month of January (should they stay on schedule). It may seem that 40% - 50% site completion is not enough to launch LTE service, but it would provide pretty good coverage. Even Verizon doesn't launch on all sites in a market initially. Usually less than 50%, then filling in with more and more sites every few months. Anticipated Sites Complete at Market Launch. According to the Network Vision schedules that S4GRU has reviewed, if Sprint launched the market in January, these are the anticipated sites that would likely have LTE complete at that time. This would provide fairly good LTE coverage over many parts of the market. Schedule details and the bottom line We currently do not have a date that Sprint will formally "launch" LTE service around NOLA. It is difficult to try to pick a date now this far out, but we will take a stab at it. In looking at the schedule as of today, it would indicate a January market launch (going on a 40% - 50% completion for launch). But there is no way to know if Ericsson and their subcontractors will actually hit their schedule dates this early in the deployment for this market. We will be able to gauge better after a few months of production. Ericsson will only need to hit a production rate of 40 sites per month to stay on schedule. This appears to us to be an achievable rate. If properly prepared and equipped and if backhaul is ready timely, this market shouldn't have problems staying on time. But this is easy to say before they get started. S4GRU has examined the schedule in great detail in this market and sees that most of the sites will be complete by May 2013. However, there may be a few sporadic sites that will linger past the completion. Photo of New Orleans skyline provided courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. NOTE: S4GRU Sponsor Members can track regular updates of Network Vision sites completed nationwide. Completed sites are shown in an interactive Google Maps interface. Information about sponsorship can be found here: S4GRU Sponsorship

I guess you haven't seen my posts about this around the forums. Robert

*sigh* Yes, Dannible told you that above. An insurance claim does not affect upgrades at all. Since your questions have been answered, I am closing this thread. Robert

And the 30 day cancellation is now 14 days. Robert

He assumed you still have a E4GT, because that is what is listed in your profile. You should update your device when you get a chance. Robert

If they have the same phone available in stock (and they keep refurbs long after EOL in many cases), then you will get the same device. If they are out of stock, they will replace it with one they deem the best equitable or better device that they have in inventory. Robert

I had an OG EVO die after 7 days from purchase. I went back to the store and they said they couldn't give me one out of inventory, but I pitched a huge fit and threatened to cancel my service (and since I was a new customer, I was within my 30 days). Then all of a sudden they were able to give me one from inventory. They don't want to give one from inventory because they are afraid they may run out of devices for new customers, and that's where they make the most money. Sales folks don't make a penny on that device if they let it go out the door for a manufacturer issue. Then if a new customer walks in later and they are out, then they lose a potential commission. Sprint store sales people pull that all the time. They will even tell you it's policy and they can't do anything about it. But that's bunk. However, if you are not in the position to threaten cancellation, you probably have nothing you can do but ride it out. Robert

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I'm so unhip...I have no idea what that is in reference to, Robert

I don't notice any difference in quality in screen at all. However, that may be my older eyes. I do notice a difference outside, unless I take the auto bright off and crank it up. It's easy to read in my Gazebo, though, outside of direct sunlight. Robert

balloon payment

No big deal! Robert

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Ummmm, no. Neither pimpin nor pigs was in the previous post. Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

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No, there wasn't. The map had a search limitation of 12/1/2012. However, the first Bloomington site is not scheduled to go live until December 10th, so it didn't show up on the map. But should be going live right around the time of market launch. Robert

They coordinate channels and usage across the border. Nextel cannot use every channel in their national spectrum allocation next to the border. Some are reserved for the Canadian licensee to use in their border zone. Robert