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How about something like this, which would be much simpler. Max 10 devices on a personal account (unlimited on corporate accounts). Tablets and mobile data devices are $15/mo. Phones are $25/mo (because they have talk/text too). Data bundles are as follows 2Gb=$20, 4GB=$40, 8GB=$60, 16Gb=$80, 32GB=$100. 64GB=$150 (Business accounts will pay a fixed linear cost per Gb and not have any limit on number of lines/devices). Since you now have data buckets, not extra charge to use tetheringAll discounting will occur on the per line fees (e.g. 10% discount will save you $2.50 on each of your phones and $1.50 per tablet/modem. And NO more phone subsidies, but Sprint/Brightstar should still offer some kind of insurance.

If Sprint really wanted to simplify, they'd go to EasyPay, Full pay, or BYOD only. Also, why 4 different monthly access charge prices. If it's a phone, then charge one price ($20 say), with "data only" devices at a slightly lower cost (maybe $15). I was really hoping for something simpler. It's not that Sprint has uncompetitive prices, but Framily and this new pricing are time consuming to get customers to understand. That is the biggest problem Sprint has right now.

Ok, so far I see Commnet, SRT, James Valley, and Sagebrush on the CCA list (looking at SD/ND/MT carriers here. Any chance of adding these guys http://www.midrivers.com/cellular-coverage/ ? They seem to have a regional plan that treats Sagebrush service as native. Maybe the Sagebrush can get them onboard?

I assure you, it can go over 10 miles with the right terrain. I see that all the time on highway sites around here.

To be pedantic, both statements are correct, assuming he is speaking geographically and you are speaking in terms of population covered.

I really hope they AT LEAST achive complete complete coverage of the interestates in MT, ND, and SD. Ideally they'd cover some of the US highways too, starting with US2.

Having driven from Missoula to Fargo a few years ago (stopping only for gas and fast food), I completely understand!

I thought ATT only had a single 6x6 in Rapid City. Are they leasing the A Block stuff?

Ty, are you getting LTE from the tower in the middle of town? It is showing as accepted on the map, but I haven't gotten a sniff from it at all lately.

I was having data issues like this until i did a profile update.

It also depends on how much spectrum is available in a market. If the FCC clears 70Mhz of spectrum in a market, I'm fine with someone who has Cellular plus some 700Mhz bidding on a 10Mhz worth. What I don't want to see is customers in a particular market only having 2 choices because the two carriers who have the cellular licencses also have large pieces of both 700Mhz AND 600Mhz.

I don't have any traffic figures I can site that can somehow "prove" Sprint's need for additional low frequency spectrum. They obviously haven't moved to VoLTE yet and many phones on the network now can't yet use band 26. Look at the existing low frequency spectrum of ATT and VZW. VZW holds 24Mhz of 700 nationwide plus a 25Mhz of cellular license spectrum in most markets. ATT has a cellular license in most markets, and any array of 700Mhz licenses varying from 0 to 24Mhz from market to market. I largely agree that providers with a Cellular license plus ANY 700Mhz spectrum in a market simply shouldn't be bidding in the 600Mhz auctions. if they want additional capacity, then they need to bid in the AWS auctions, deploy WCS spectrum, or by some other mid/high frequency spectrum (like maybe Dish's stuff?). Sprint AT BEST will have 14-16 Mhz of 800 spectrum, but in some places they won't even have that due to IBEZ issues and SouthernLINC spectrum. Hence the need for Sprint to get additional spectrum. Even if they just swap their WCS holding for some 700Mhz licenses in areas where they are particularly hurting for low frequency spectrum. They need SOME additional low frequency spectrum. I'm still a fan of Sprint trying to buy up any 700Mhz A block that isn't held by a CCA member (all these holding companies). If they can do that, then either buy TMUS 700Mhz spectrum, or turn around and sell your purchased 700Mhz spectrum to TMUS if they won't sell to you. Doing that will make the reserved spectrum pool less expensive to the remaining bidders.

I mostly agree with this, but you have to remember that voice and data will both be sharing that 800Mhz spectrum and a single 5x5 of LTE isn't going to be enough once we start transitioning to VoLTE. I think a provider needs either a pair of 5x5 or a single 10x10 of lower frequency spectrum for LTE. Sprint probably would be fine with just a nationwide 5x5 of 600Mhz, to pair with their 800Mhz holdings,

It's not so much that 600Mhz will be better than 800Mhz, it's that Sprint doesn't have ENOUGH low frequency spectrum. In most places, Sprint only has enough 800Mhz for 3x3 or 5x5 Mhz of LTE. IMHO Sprint needs at least 20Mhz of usable sub 1Ghz spectrum to make for decent VoLTE and data performance. They can get that by combining a 5x5 of 600Mhz with 6.5x 6.5 or more of 800Mhz. In markets where Sprint lacks at least a 6.5 x 6.5 of 800Mhz, they will probably need 10x10 of 600Mhz. Given their lack of 700 Mhz holdings and their minimal 800Mhz holdings (compared to VZW and ATT which have both 700Mhz AND their Cellular holdings. Frankly, they only really need to bid for 600Mhz in markets where they don't already hold either side of the cellular license.

The only change I would make with Framily is to move the first line down to $50, instead of $55 and move the bottom price up to $30 (but you would get there with only 5 lines.) It would make them more competitive with "typical" family plan offerings but offset some of the revenue losses but increasing the costs on the highly discounted lines 7-10. The exising setup really makes them uncompetitive with those who don't want to run around adding people to their framily.

Really? I think Sprint has plenty of Mid and highband spectrum in most places. It's lower band spectrum that is really their only need. That's why everyone keeps saying to keep thier powder dry for the 600Mhz auctions.

I don't think PRLs affect your GSM/UMTS coverage one way or another, IIRC they are purely a creature of CDMA networks.

Panky wafers

Nope, that would be band 38. I don't think we use 2300Mhz here in the US. Something else is using that spectrum.

As long as you get decent native (not roaming) 1x recpetion inside the house, you shouldn't need the airrave if your phones all can use wifi for their data. Airraves are really only useful for providing a 3G connection. They are never going to make an LTE airrave because it would simply be easier/cheeper to do wifi callilng.

You need to get the money shot in AJ, he needs to shoot the luggage!!

I think the calendar app took a step back in usability from the Evo 4G LTE. The Agenda view only shows stuff from the current day. It's completely redundant to the day view.

I'm fine with this sort of arrangement, provided: 1. Users of the "public"wifi have their own bandwidth and don't eat into mine. (Maybe some kind of QOS on the modem that gives the paying subscriber's traffic priority?) 2. Those users are kept on a separete network from my internal network, such that it's not any easier to access my internal network from the public wifi than from some other location on the internet.

Don't forget, Sprint has some PCS G block buildout requirements to meet, and most of those are in the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming. So there will be some additional Sprint coverage in those areas. We just don't know how much.

So I finally decided to jump over from the Evo 4G LTE to the M8. I was debating going with the LG G2, but I really wanted that headhphone jack on the bottom of the phone. That and the better build quality/Sense UI was the winner for me. Any improvements in the 1x/evdo signal compared to my old phone? I know it is a better performer for Band 25 LTE (of course the E4GLTE can't even DO band 26 or 41).