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There are actually four completed NV sites in the area now: Robert

I'm sure RadioShack would love to give you one on Friday. If they can't, it's certainly out of their hands. Robert

This is correct. Robert

This is also my status right now. Robert

The are more LTE sites that went live last week in the Waco area of the Austin market. June is went sites will start to go live in the Austin Metro area. Robert

Network Vision is under way in the NYC market. Only 3 sites are verified complete. But many more under way. Robert

It's my understanding that Sprint is negoatiating up front lease termination fees now with decommissioning. I don't think they are holding on to leases for some possible future expansion. Robert

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No one has posted a screen shot confirming this. Also, using the UPS tracking by reference as noted did not produce any results for me. Anyone else able to verify shipping? Robert

They do have enough spectrum. Sprint is not spectrum deficient. The amount of customers that Sprint will get on their network from this is negligible. Maybe one million new customers in a year, and spread all over the country. If Sprint gained one million new post paid subscribers, no one would be complaining. Network Vision will make Sprint's network very capable to serve many MVNO's. Most of Sprint's 3G woes are related to backhaul, and the backhaul issues get resolved in Network Vision upgrades. Sprint cannot wait for its network upgrades to be 100% complete before working on increasing revenue. It needs to increase revenue ASAP by every means necessary. Sprint is fighting for its survival. Robert

If it is the same issue as we reported here, then it has been quite awhile. But the exact cause of the reported delay is not yet known. Robert

It's assumed this affects product deliveries to stores and third parties as well. But I am awaiting more information. The source said that a software issue may be the cause. A glitch, perhaps? Robert

by Robert Herron Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 11:12 AM MDT I just received information from a very reliable internal Sprint source that there is a delay occurring with the shipments of the EVO LTE pre-orders. According to the source, the delay is being caused by HTC and may impact shipments going out as late as May 25th. This may be the cause of the EVO LTE pre-order statuses being changed yesterday for many customers to "back-ordered." What is not clear yet at this time, if this affects all the pre-orders, or some of the pre-orders. It may be related to the quantities that Sprint will receive from HTC and when. We will bring you more information as we learn it. UPDATE 11:40 AM MDT: The source believes this will delay the launch to be as late as May 25th. Therefore, it affects stores and third parties as well. Will update with more info as we learn it. UPDATE 6:41 PM: The source of the delay is customs due to alleged infringements of Apple patents. S4GRU article here: http://s4gru.com/ind...firmed-delayed/

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By my estimation back in 2011, Sprint would only need to keep 1,000 iDEN only sites of the Nextel network and convert to Network Vision. This would provide NV/LTE coverage in current Non-CDMA areas that are covered by iDEN. This included using strategic sites to create better urban density in places that appeared under served (like Baton Rouge). Although rural iDEN sites are spaced on 800, they could be deployed with 800 CDMA now, so the impact wouldn't affect those with 800 CDMA devices. And the 1900 could just be islands. Islands of coverage in rural areas are much preferred over nothing. We have lots of towns here in the rural west that just have one Sprint site. Not that big of a deal, really. However, Sprint is counting on the operational cost projections of a 38,000 site network. And the cost savings of decommissioning the entire Nextel network...every site. Even 1,000 sites is too many for Sprint to try to absorb at this time. It is tragic that once Sprint loses these sites, there will be no easy way to come back and add service in the future. The barrier to entry for service in the old iDEN areas will be the same as starting service in any new coverage area, once the leases are terminated. And although I am disappointed that iDEN only sites in Non-CDMA coverage areas will not be converted to NV, I am looking forward to Sprint getting on its feet financially. It will allow them to keep up with the LTE capacity curve of adding carriers timely. I also think that Sprint will start adding coverage after a year or so of financial stability (or dare I say even profit). But I think their model for additional coverage will be solely based on where they pay the most in roaming fees. It will be very targeted expansion. Where it basically pays for itself. Robert via Kindle Fire using Forum Runner

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