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    HTC EVO 4G LTE

    in HTC

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    I just pre-ordered through Wirefly and the ship date of the Evo 4g LTE is May 18th.

     

    :D

     

    First confirmation. I'm still waiting on the official site to come online in the next 30 minutes.

     

    Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

    Nokia Siemens Networks hits 1.4 Gbps using LTE-Advanced, shows us the future

    in General Topics

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    Nokia Siemens has developed radio technology. That would reduce the cost of building a TD-LTE network by a 1/3rd. It improves coverage by 40% and capacity by 80%.

     

    http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/news-events/press-room/press-releases/nokia-siemens-networks-launches-industry-s-first-td-lte-6-pipes-remote-radio-head

     

     

    Its beamforming! I'm glad to see a commercial beamforming system now. It would be great to see Clearwire implement beamforming in their TD-LTE network. But it's my understanding that Clearwire is sharing the same radios and panels between WiMax and LTE. Except in their oldest WiMax markets, that supposedly is not possible. Like Portland, Cincinnati and Baltimore.

     

    Beamforming also gives a significant gain in obstacle penetration too.

     

    Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

    Athens, GA LTE

    in Markets

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    So on average how many miles would you say for a typical urban area?

     

    Urban? It varies again. But a place like Urban Atlanta, its approx 1 mile on average. Urban Manhattan is much denser than Urban Atlanta.

     

    Suburban Atlanta is more like 2 miles on average. Atlanta exurbs is more like 3 miles on average. Looking at the NV sites map and looking at the site density as you zoom in on the maps illustrates it.

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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    WiMax & rain

    in WiMax

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    Or Arizona' date=' Nevada and Utah:).[/quote']

     

    Even protection sites work pretty darn good here in New Mexico. :)

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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    Post your screens....

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

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    Anyone care for some popcorn?

     

     Sent via Forum Runner on my redsn0w iOS 5.1 iPhone 4 

     

    I ain't eatin' no popcorn that stares me down!!!! I may have nightmares about that popcorn. :lol:

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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    Athens, GA LTE

    in Markets

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    It all depends on the downtilt. Signal can go over 5 miles in rural areas if pointed high enough and the physical conditions between you and the tower are right.

     

    However, most cells are created to be smaller than that to support stronger signals and more users.

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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    Chicago NV Issues?

    in Markets

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    Chicago in NV mode? My dropped calls are every 3-4 times and my usually steady 4g of 7-10 d/l is now 1-2. Can't wait for September so this can be fixed.

     

    Network Vision does not have any direct impacts on Clearwire's 4G WiMax network at all. If WiMax is being impacted, it may be because more people are using it because of the issues going on with the Sprint 3G network.

     

    Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

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    Uh Oh Spam Bot

    in Suggestion Box

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    Yeah, we were able to shut that guy down pretty quickly. He only got 12 PM's out before I shut down his account and banned him. Our first spammer.

     

    Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

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    Samsung Galaxy S III Launch event

    in Samsung

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    Now' date=' that can either be good or bad. Only time will tell.

     

    [/quote']

     

    Exactly. The EVO LTE is equal or superior to its brother it morphed from. In this case, it was good.

     

    I hope that the Sprint version of the GSIII is equal or superior in every way to the original. Anyone want to guess a name yet? Epic LTE TouchMe? :lol:

     

    Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

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    Hesse to give up $3.25M of his salary to hush iPhone haters

    in General Topics

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    http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-has-to-pay-Apple-15.5-billion-for-the-iPhone-says-it-needs-7-billion_id23294

     

    Sorry' date=' meant to put that in earlier.[/quote']

     

    Thanks for the link. It still doesn't make sense to me, though. The iPhone 4S is the same exact model between all carriers. Why would Sprint pay more for theirs? Could they just be referring to the cost difference between the CDMA iPhone 4 and the GSM version?

     

    Its my understanding that Apple charges the same pricing to everyone for the same devices. The carriers can take it or leave it. Also, it is my understanding that the contract with Apple is just a guaranteed amount of sales. Sprint has to sell the 15.5B of devices, or pay the difference at the end of the contract.

     

    Has any other media picked up on this 40%? Doesn't quite make sense to me.

     

    Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

    Just got my new galaxy nexus, who's with me? Also, any lte in your area?

    in Samsung

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    On a few posts you mention that 'most' sites will have their feeds upgraded to fibre/microwave' date=' why not all, is that because they already have the higher bandwidth feeds?

     

    Who knows what will happen if the towers get saturated over time, just how the current towers have done slowly over the years. Whether its the spectrum of the backhaul data lines.

     

    I hope that Sprint will expand their coverage foot print.

    Do you know anything if they plan for this by adding towers, or are they sticking to be a urban carrier like T-Mobile?

     

    I was surprised that the county law enforcement agency in my area uses Sprint CDMA for their patrol car laptop connection and Sprint iDEN for their phone, combined about 1200 devices. They go to some areas where they have zero signal from Sprint/Verizon for their data, their Nextel still works a lot of the time. I do hope that Sprint has thought of all of this in their grand plan.

     

    thanks[/quote']

     

    When I say most sites, I mean 99.9% or so. There will be approx 100 sites out of 38,000 that will not get LTE because Sprint cannot get backhaul to serve the sites. These are typically in very remote and unusual spots. Like isolated desert canyons, etc. Sprint will not set up repetitive MW links for 30 miles to pick up an isolated tower in a remote location. Its just not worth the expense in those situations.

     

    And you're right about 'who knows' over time. And if you would have said 'who knows' how Sprint will handle their future network over time, I wouldn't have responded. And who knows how AT&T, VZW, Tmo will respond over time? And this time around, Sprint has solid plans for additional LTE capacity. If anything, I would be more nervous to be an ATT customer for the long term. They have the weakest long term capacity plans and keep crying they are running out of spectrum.

     

    Sprint will likely grow in the long term. Some time after profitability returns. They do not have the funds to add new coverage areas at this time. They are just going to be able to fund Network Vision at this time.

     

    Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

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