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With numbers like that, it makes me want to get one! Although, as close as I live to a site, it could be one quarter of the EVO and I'd still be fine. Robert

All good things must come to an end. Progress...right? Robert

You are correct about the limitations of upload speeds on EVDO-0. So I see why you made the assumption. But I often get 160kbps upload speeds (and even lower) on my EVDO-A connection at my home, even with upload speeds over 1Mbps. Strange phenomenon. And when it happens, the MAC Index is still low. I've often wondered if it is a specific user hogging all the upload bandwith in my sector, or related to backhaul. When it comes to more EVDO carriers, that is occurring in some places. However, it is not a uniform deal across the board. Sprint is reserving some PCS space for additional 5x5 LTE carriers (and sometimes 3x3), where there is enough PCS spectrum remaining in a market to do that. Sprint has prepared a database that shows existing EVDO demand, and projected EVDO demand for the next 4 years at all 38,000 sites. So when Network Vision arrives, they are adding EVDO carriers for existing demand and demand for the next two years, at most sites, so long as they have the spectrum to add the carriers. If it is a capacity constrained market, or if the spectrum is being reserved for LTE additional capacity, then additional EVDO carriers might not be added. Also, 3.1Mbps is the maximum theoretical speed. The maximum real speed possible on the Sprint network is 2.6Mbps. Robert

OK...I see what you're cooking up now. I only went through the blocks individually and did not try to assemble adjacent frequencies together. Robert

Not likely. I don't expect any official launches until June. They will likely start allowing LTE being discoverable before that point, though. Robert

They have only completed 36 sites out of 1,063 total LA Metro sites. That is only 3%. 97% more to go. Also, with such a high site density, that means most of these cells are very small. I would doubt you would notice much right now, unless you were standing right next to one of the completed NV sites. And we have a S4GRU member who is going around and checking some LA sites that are complete and has reported his findings, including upgraded speeds. Network Vision is not a simple upgrade at each site. It is a major tear down and replace of every single piece of equipment, coax, internet backhaul, sweeps, cabinets, radios, panels...it replaces everything at every single site except for the tower/structure itself. It is going to take 10 months to complete a market the size of LA. And perhaps even longer. Robert

I clicked on all the MetroPCS 10x10 holdings and did not see one that covers NYC. I just double checked, and still don't see it. Robert

It would be a challenge. However, even AT&T let Alltel customers out of their contracts when they were forced migrated to AT&T devices. Robert

Cleveland and Toledo are separate Sprint markets. Network Vision has not started in either of these markets. Cleveland will come first, but probably not until the very end of 2012 or early 2013 start. Toledo will not start until 2013. Some backhaul work will begin in Cleveland by late summer or early fall in advance of NV. There are no "NV" speeds, per se. The 3G speed increase that will happen after Network Vision is because there will be more ample backhaul to serve 3G customers at each site. There are many pre-NV sites with sufficient backhaul for existing demand. In these cases, NV will not improve speeds. Robert It is highly unlikely that it is Revision 0. This is a new EVDO deployment. Sprint has not deployed EVDO-0 carriers in many years. Robert With EVDO, I see a huge variability in latency. I have seen pings as low as 75ms on EVDO at sites with AAV backhaul. And I have seen it as high 400ms on sites that are still functioning at full speed. Backhaul is the biggest determination of the latency on a EVDO connection. Although the core back at the switch location can impact the latency as well, should it become overloaded Robert It is not NV related. Network Vision will not start in Milwaukee until Winter at the earliest. There will be some backhaul work in advance, but the new backhaul will not be connected to legacy services. At least that is the plan now. Robert Absolutely. Sites with AAV backhaul can have 3G EVDO speeds up to 2.6Mbps. However, Sprint only started deploying some sites with AAV backhaul since roughly 2009. Virtually none of the EVDO sites before 2009 have AAV. Sites with T1 backhaul max out around 1.4Mbps. Robert

I think I tend to agree with the Net Neutrality folks on this one. Robert

Someone beat you to this topic: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/940-tmobile-in-talks-with-metropcs-about-merger/ Robert

MetroPCS and Tmo have similar spectrum holdings in AWS/PCS. The new combined company would most likely just phase out the MetroPCS network ASAP, forcing those customers to migrate into new devices (kind of like what ATT did with Alltel). I just think that MetroPCS spectrum just isn't very valuable. You can look at it here: http://specmap.sequence-omega.net/ Also, MetroPCS subscribers aren't very valuable either. And you can't use their network. The only value to MetroPCS, IMHO, is the spectrum. They do have two good 5x5 chunks of AWS in the Western U.S. But other than that, it is highly fractured pieces of 5x5 AWS and PCS...and a 10x10 AWS chunk in some rural Florida, Georgia and California counties. Robert

With the GS3, a few possibilities come to mind: A. It could be the NDA 105 in the schedule above. And thus would launch in September, maybe, plausibly as soon as August. Heck, the EVO beat the schedule by approx. 3 weeks. B. It could be tested outside of Sprint labs (like Apple products), and thus not even on the schedule. If this is the case, it may release as soon as June. This is plausible because it may be the GS3 that received WiFi certification so far in advance. C. Another possibility is that the GS3 was not yet on the lab schedule at all as of April 11th, but has since appeared. And if that's the case, maybe an expedited review will occur. So if it was slated to start lab testing as early as May 1, then the device may be on the market as soon as July 15th. If it flies through with no issues. I would love an update to the schedule. Robert

This article is nearly six months old. Robert

There is not another device being launch on 6/10. Sprint decided to release the new EVO earlier than originally scheduled. Robert

We initially reported May 18th for this device back on March 20th. I'm glad the schedule held. Our info comes directly from behind the walls in Overland Park. So anytime our reporting deviates from the final outcome, its because Sprint had to change it for some reason. And that is the reason why Sprint does not report these dates in advance. They are so fluid. Robert - Posted from my E4GT with ICS using Forum Runner

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