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Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 23 January 2012 WiMax devices sales numbers are dropping, just like their pricing.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 16 January 2012 @pyroscott...I think with at least 32GB on board storage, I may consider it. However, I like to take my SD card out and put into my computer when moving files. At least large files. I can't stand how slow the USB connections to my devices run. @legion125...I think the FCC is waiting for the technology to be there to easily support it and then they are going to start mandating it. Especially on spectrum and merger deals. And I think the technology is really going to be readily accessible this year. Carriers...you are on notice. No more anti-competive network hogging is going to be tolerated for much longer. You might as well start working out deals on your own now.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 16 January 2012 That's great news that the CDMA capabilities transfer with the LTE service when moving SIM cards. So that's the good news in all this. The bad news is that sometimes those SIM cards take up valuable real estate in a device and you might not get expandable storage via a Micro SD card slot.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 15 January 2012 This is a great thread. I love these kinds of conversations. Good job!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 19 January 2012 You guys are too nice to me. I did completely forget about the XPRT. I don't think you would be so nice in pointing out my mistakes if I was just another forum poster. I sometimes have a tendency to only think of blockbuster/flagship devices, since that's all I want for myself. Thanks for not making me feel stupid! -Robert

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 19 January 2012 Yeah, I'm hoping the Moto drought at Sprint since the Photon is related to the switch to LTE. I would be willing to give a Motorola product a try if it is a truly flagship device. Especially if it's packing a 3300mAh battery!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 19 January 2012 It would be great to see Moto provide a Sprint model. In the past, I wouldn't think that Motorola would cross their biggest customer Verizon by giving that device out. But with Google getting in charge of things at Motorola Mobility, I think the chances are getting better.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 15 January 2012 The iPad3 will be telling. Great point.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 13 January 2012 Great link, Scott! I'm just about to go into a meeting. But I think I am going to write a story about this when I get out. Thanks!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 18 January 2012 For me, it bears little weight. I wouldn't buy a phone that I thought was inferior in specs to get something green. Smartphones are terribly ungreen by their very nature. That being said, if I was in the unrealistic situation where all specs were equal between two devices, I would go with the "greener" product. But in reality, how green a device is for me would just be an additional bragging point on a device I was already going to buy anyway. - Robert

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 3 February 2012 I read that. It made me consider quickly trying to build a S4GRU Android app to try to get a free Playbook out of them. But I'm too busy trying to set up the new forums!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 18 January 2012 Maybe a Launcher type of skin will be created for WP eventually. It just will have to come with WP's blessing since its not open source like Android.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 17 January 2012 It could hurt them. If WP starts to take off and demand starts to occur. But in the current device ecosystem and consumer demand weighted against Sprint's overwhelming contract with Apple, I know I wouldn't be investing much time or effort on a Windows phone at the moment if I were Sprint

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 29 January 2012 I think there is a slim chance. But, it will take a major outfit in the market to give it a shot. However, I am not optimistic for webOS.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 19 January 2012 True dat. But I would have to think that Microsoft will stay true to its roots and keep their platform open to any manufacturer. Nokia will likely never be a sole Windows Phone provider. But if they play their cards right, they could be the most successful WP manufacturer and the dominant player. I could see Nokia with as high as a 75 percent market share of WP. I wasn't sure about Nokia dumping its own OS and jumping in with Microsoft a year ago. It seemed like too little too late. However, I'm starting to change my mind. However, I'm still very negative about RIM. Their new Blackberry London is a beautiful piece of machinery. But it needed to be out 6 months ago. I'm afraid RIM is starting to circle the drain. Their executives look like this guy ---->

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 23 January 2012 It half makes me wish I had a Photon.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 16 January 2012 A early prototype may be shown at CTIA to quiet the WP fans, so they feel something is imminent. But I'd guess that WP will sit on the sidelines with Sprint until at least September. If they wait that long, they might as well wait until after the launch of the iPhone 5. Hesse & Company must be very concerned about WP cutting into iOS device sales. That point alone should make Bill Gates happy. That his OS strikes fear in iOS Carriers.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 9 January 2012 Apple is so pig-headed and think that everyone needs to adapt to them. That's just my thoughts.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 9 January 2012 I think Apple will try to support as much as it can with it's initial LTE devise(s). It likes to have a device that is all things to all people, to sell as many devices as possible. But it also likes its Nazi like control scheme and organization, and picking winners and losers. It will be interesting to see it play out. But for Sprint, they MUST find a way to make sure they are on the first wave of LTE devices with Apple. Otherwise, they will never meet their Apple sales obligations and the brand will get tarnished.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 9 January 2012 I read that article this morning. I specifically remembered thinking of this thread as I read it. Also, thanks for all your inputs here on the site and in the forum. I only sent the private message requesting to join our site to a few select people. I'm definitely glad you were on that list. Good job!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 7 January 2012 This is a great find. Kudos! I missed this article yesterday. Thanks for the link. I may re-post as a story... My thoughts are...I actually think this is a good idea. Since Leap doesn't sell service outside to customers outside of it's coverage area, pretty much their customers will only be using Sprint LTE when outside of the Leap/Cricket network. I don't think it will be a significant burden at all. Mostly in rural and tertiary markets where Leap/Cricket doesn't have service and Sprint will have spare capacity. Also, in the latest agreement with Clearwire in early December, Sprint received the ability to wholesale Clearwire's LTE network. So, I would guess that if Sprint worked out a deal with Leap, it would include MVNO services on Sprint 4G LTE and Clearwires. This would also help in alleviating congestion on Sprint's LTE. Sprint counts on Leap's money that it receives in MVNO fees for 3G. So they are kind of in a catch 22. Even if they wanted to be protectionist with their 4G LTE network, they don't want to lose the revenue from Leap. So including them along for the ride is probably more important in the long run. It will just probably cause Clearwire spectrum to be integrated earlier on more towers.

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 10 January 2012 I hope frequency clarification is one of the things that comes out in tonight's Sprint event at CES

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 5 January 2012 Good point. They are going to be very churn sensitive in the near future

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 5 January 2012 I've said a similar joke in the past. But, they had better not. In the investor webinar today, Dan Hesse said they have raised the rates and fees the past year or so to help cover costs. But he made no mention of any in the future. And investors are the group that would love to hear that if they were planning on it. So I'm taking that as an optimistic sign that something like this won't happen. But, as we know with Sprint, all bets are off!

Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 10 January 2012 I'm not a big believer in trying to keep the 4G moniker "pure." There is a huge evolution in speed and latency from EVDO to WiMax/LTE, that it is definitely worthy of a new title. And 4G is as good as any. In reality, LTE-Advanced as deployed by American carriers is going to perform around what LTE does today. So, even though LTE-A is capable of speeds much higher than LTE and will technically qualify as a "true 4G" technology, speeds aren't going to go up for consumers. A Verizon LTE 10x10 FD-LTE carrier would perform at the same speeds as a Verizon LTE-Advanced 10x10 carrier. Where LTE-Advanced gets faster speeds is through channel/carrier aggregation and MIMO. So if the carrier has more spectrum available, they can start pasting it together with LTE-Advanced. However, I don't think consumers have much use for LTE that is faster than 30MB if there are 2GB and 5GB caps. You can make it 100MB speeds, but no one will know the difference. And consumers certainly aren't going to be willing to pay more for it. LTE-Advanced is going to be more about wireless co's being able to take small disconnected chunks of spectrum and aggregating it together to make something perform like a bigger 20MHz chunk. This is something that both Sprint and AT&T have announced they are going to do. So, since 20MB to 30MB download speeds are all we are going to see in the U.S. for the next 3 to 5 years, we might as well call everything that performs like that as 4G. There will be no 100MB+ deployed mobile LTE in the U.S. in the forseeable future by anyone. Not even Clearwire (which might hit 60MB). But Clearwire will just be a whole bunch of 2500MHz islands, and not a cohesive national network.