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AZOclark...great point. Nextel subscriber numbers is not something I had even thought about relative to Network Vision. - Robert

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going long

I always price the 5GB plan on Verizon. And after 4 lines, that adds up. And makes Sprint an extreme value for me.

OK...I've done it too. I was a little antsy when Verizon LTE first went live in my front yard back in October. But I've gotten over myself now.

I remembered hearing Sprint Engineering & Development VP Iyad Tarazi once say they were moving to DO Advanced in Network Vision on one of the conference calls I sat on. Now I finally found a link confirming it... http://connectedplan...hone-data-1025/ Also, here is a brief and simple DO Advanced page from Qualcomm... http://www.qualcomm....ies/do-advanced

Thanks for posting. I would totally move over to this. I can live with these bugs. But the no ClockworkMOD recovery support is the kicker for me. Still going to wait. - Robert

The spell was broken when I played with the Evo for 5 minutes on Friday, June 4, 2010. When the possibilities of Android's customization and personalization woke me up from the spell!

I can say definitively that Sprint is not deploying EVDO carriers in the DFW market in 800 for Network Vision. They are deploying only one 1xA carrier on Channel 476. No EVDO at all. I assume this is the case nationwide, but I need to see more markets to confirm.

I'm more negative on LightSquared that the Sprint Haters are on Sprint, if that's even possible.

S4GRU is brought to you via an ASUS Quad Core Essentio PC. I love this machine. ASUS, FTW!

S4GRU is not prepared to announce any Florida markets at this time. Stay tuned for updates.

I don't care who you are...those Ericsson units are hot!!!

I once used to buy Apple products. Now I'm in recovery...

I make them go and get one from the back to hold, free of tethers. Or use one of the salespeoples personal devices. And then I leave and order from Amazon Wireless...at least I did with my last purchase.

GSIII, FTW!

Tommy gun

I thought I would share some pics with you at a non-conventional cell site here locally near Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is a 'covert' site that I don't mind so much. It looks better than faux mutant pines. These are at the Santa Fe Opera house. The US 84/285 Freeway connects Santa Fe with the Los Alamos/Española/Taos region and this is a heavily traveled highway in our area. Especially at rush hour. However, for approximately a 1-1/2 mile section, this freeway was a RF black hole, with no carriers being able to cover. There is only one piece of property with a perch that could accommodate a site that could cover this section of freeway. The Santa Fe Opera. Needless to say, the demographics who support the Opera, are not fans of cell towers. AT&T, Verizon, Alltel, Sprint and Cricket wanted to be on the site too. They worked out a solution where the property owner developed the site, including shared fiber backhaul provided by the Owner. Antenna/panels were mounted to the parking lot light standards (poles) that are at the edge of the bluff overlooking the freeway. There is one hidden shared equipment yard behind coyote fencing. Coax runs are pretty long to the furthest set of panels. Maybe 500'? But since they are only aimed to cover a 1-1/2 mile section of freeway, it's no biggie. I like these types of solutions. Just integrating new cell sites within existing infrastructure. Pretty neat stuff. Driving down Freeway frontage toward Santa Fe Opera. A little blurry, zoomed in shot. Santa Fe Opera zoom shot, light standards and panels now coming more into view. Good overview shot from the parking lot at Santa Fe Opera. You can see four of the six sets from here. Also, down in the noted set of pinion bushes is where the equipment cabinets are located. Good view of a typical set of panels on the light standards. Here is the equipment yard, hidden behind a coyote fence. Radios are here. This site will likely not be able to have remote RRU's when NV occurs. Looking down a row of them. One final shot, looking toward the Opera. Not visually polluting at all!

Denny, as long as they are talking about how wonderful S4GRU is, I don't mind so much. - Robert