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    Sprint's Policy on Handling Rooted Devices

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Every time I went to the sprint store and the employees noticed that my phone was rooted' date=' it was like they elevated me to a higher class of customer. They stopped spewing the corporate monologue as they knew I could understand technical talk. It was rather nice. Recently, I was in the verizon store and the rep asked to see my phone. He did a power cycle and when the splash screen came up with this animation (just the boot animation from this video) he laughed until I saw some tears and showed it to the other store employees. Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSfguC021kE

     

    :rofl:

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

    Athens, GA LTE

    in Markets

    Posted

    Robert' date=' can you tell me if AT70XC192 is on the 30 day list to be converted to LTE in Athens? It's literally in my backyard...[/quote']

     

    I'm in the car at a stoplight at the moment. :)

     

    When I get to the office later today I will check.

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

    Network Vision/Unlimited LTE/Carrier Aggregation (moved from Athens GA Thread)

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Does anybody know whether they're adding CDMA800 to very NV site or every other or what arrangement are they using?

     

    This is a great question, that I've never seen anyone ask. In docs I have seen for the Chicago market, they are installing 800 CDMA on every site except the dozen or so where they cannot use RRU's. For some reason ground radio units means no 800 CDMA in Network Vision...at least in Chicago.

     

    I assume this is the case in all markets, but I do not have the details for other markets the way I do for Chicago.

     

    800 LTE is only being installed on approximately 80% - 85% of sites according to plans now. But those carriers won't start coming online until the second half of next year.

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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    Clearwire TDD-LTE Network to Serve 4G "Hot Zones" in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and More

    in Markets

    Posted

     

    Now that's intriguing there!

     

    Share the WiFi antennae to use clears 2.5GHz network.....well that answers some of the hardware antennae possible issues with needing to frame more in the phone...

     

    My question would be that' date=' would the phone need to disconnect from LTE to search for WiFi connections since you couldn't connect to both at same time, or no?...

     

    Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk 2[/quote']

     

    Probably. It would likely have to do one or the other. However, if I try to turn on my WiMax on my E4GT now, it tells me I have to turn off my WiFi. So not much difference really.

     

    Robert via NOVO7PALADIN Tablet using Forum Runner

    $139 refurbished Kindle Fire at Amazon *today only*

    in Tablets

    Posted

     

    This was the second time they had this deal' date=' so keep your eyes open for another deal.

     

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2[/quote']

     

    It was such a good deal the last time, that I told myself if it happened again, I wouldn't think about it, I just would whip out my credit card. And I will probably do it again the next time they go on sale like that too.

     

    $139 is an unbelievable deal.

     

    Robert via NOVO7PALADIN Tablet using Forum Runner

    • Like 1

    My tower being 1km away

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    I would like to be a sponsor but I am unemployed at the moment and money is tight. I will try to locate it with GPS and apps.

     

     

    Hey I will donate for you tomorrow sometime.

     

    PM me your email and ill let Robert know.

     

    Someone already made a donation in his name last night. Sandman, welcome to the Sponsor level. We hope you get back on your feet soon.

     

    Robert via NOVO7PALADIN Tablet using Forum Runner

    $139 refurbished Kindle Fire at Amazon *today only*

    in Tablets

    Posted

     

    Nice' date=' did you load a ROM on the first one you bought? Or still on stock KF software?[/quote']

     

    I gave the original to my wife. She won't let me touch it! :lol:

     

    However, this new one is mine. Since I am used to an ICS tablet, I'm not wild about going to KF ROM. At a minimum, I will put an ICS launcher on it. I may go all the way with an ICS build.

     

    Robert via NOVO7PALADIN Tablet using Forum Runner

    $139 refurbished Kindle Fire at Amazon *today only*

    in Tablets

    Posted

    The Kindle Fire is back on Gold Box deal today 139 for a refurb KF. Act quick' date=' the last time it was on Gold Box, it only lasted a few hours. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0051VVOB2/ref=xs_gb_ARRGQEEMLV4PT?ie=UTF8&qid=1327619743&sr=8-1&condition=refurbished&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1Q4RWRC7GYHD3ZREBTDW[/quote']

     

    I bought another one after seeing someone tweet about it this morning. Looks like I will be handing my cheap Chinese Novo 7 Paladin tablet down to my 16 year old son when it arrives tomorrow.

     

    Robert via NOVO7PALADIN Tablet using Forum Runner

    Network Vision/LTE - South Texas Market (Corpus Christi/Laredo/Rio Grande Valley)

    in Markets

    Posted

    Too many store employees are comfortable making guesses based on poor assumptions. There are trucks in the South Texas market adding additional T1 lines, additional EVDO carriers and voice carriers. These are the ones shown at network.sprint.com.

     

    The South Texas Sprint market is not scheduled for NV/LTE in 2012. The planning and design for this market isn't even completed yet.

     

    If Sprint changed its mind tomorrow about South Texas, it would still take almost six months to expedite it at this point. Next time you see this store employee, you should recommend him to check out S4GRU.

     

    Robert via NOVO7PALADIN Tablet using Forum Runner

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    Will sprint release a new airave that support LTE

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    I don't have a Femtocell because I live 250' from a Sprint site. However, my buddy does, and no one in his house uses data on it, because of WiFi. Only guests who happen to be Sprint customers use the data on it. Which is pretty much just me and my wife.

     

    If he had LTE, he would still use WiFi for data on his devices. And since he has 6Mbps DSL, his LTE wouldn't be faster than that anyway. It would just be for my use basically when I come over with a LTE device.

     

    Now commercial femtocells is a whole different animal. It will be great when they start supporting LTE.

     

    Robert via NOVO7PALADIN Tablet using Forum Runner

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    Current phone compatibility with future network

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Question: By handoff do you mean the ability to say continue a youtube video between towers? I was under the impression that WiMax did not do this.. ever. I've never been able to stream content from WiMax tower to WiMax tower OR from WiMax tower to 3g tower. I think the fact that I am surprised this is even able to be done between WiMax towers is testament to the horribleness of Sprint's current "4g" network.

     

    I've heard people say never. But I have been able to do it occasionally in places where there is solid overlapping coverage a few times. The biggest problems with the WiMax network is that there are so many coverage holes and shadows with 2600 spectrum. And WiMax devices by default have a horrible 3 minute rescan set up and -85dBm signal threshold. I believe the resan can be lowered on most devices if you know how to set it up. Mine is set to 5 seconds. And I raise my WiMax signal threshold to the maximum. -110dBm.

     

    So, if during a WiMax to WiMax hand off, there is the slightest glitch, it drops you and waits 3 minutes to rescan. However, in my device, if there is a problem handing off, it rescans in 5 seconds. And since my signal threshold is higher, Im more likely to have overlapping WiMax signal.

     

    A fast reconnect may be able to keep streaming going, depending on what you are doing and how far buffered ahead you are.

     

    However, the bigger issue isn't WiMax to WiMax hand offs, but rather WiMax to EVDO. At the edge of a WiMax cell you are much more likely to get shunted to EVDO than WiMax. And you will not be able to continue streaming through that.

     

    Because of the weakness of the 2600 signal at the edge, its just really hard to do WiMax to WiMax. Most handoffs are WiMax to EVDO to WiMax.

     

    The LTE network will be better in this regard because eHRPD will be there to help provide seamless transfers between LTE and EVDO.

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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    WiMax & rain

    in WiMax

    Posted

    I had this issue at my old house in New Mexico. When it rained, speed slowed way down and packet loss skyrocketed. And it would stay that way for a day or two after the rain. This was on DSL.

     

    Windstream said over and over again there were no problems when I complained. I asked them to come out and check the line, but they refused. Later, Windstream needed an easement across my property and I refused to sign it until they checked out the rain problem. They sent out an engineer who found the issue in 10 minutes. Two parcels down from me, a neighbors tree root had grown into the Windstream box and popped the top just enough that when it rained, water ran into the box and puddled. So DSL speed was affected until the water evaporated in a day or two.

     

    Never had issues again after that.

     

    Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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