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I think the entire review process is now a bunch of cr*p.   "Bonkers" as she put it?!  How dumb!    Not sure who is telling the truth or if anyone in DC even knows what that is anymore?  This whole process has been a circus!   Was / is there a "process" to review and approve?   If so, why wasn't it followed?   Why is it being revisited 5 times?!  No company has ever had to go through this... in this manner.   If you keep re-reviewing something, then no doubt, you WILL find something.   You've (certain FCC commissioners and certain DOJ officials) have been looking for something over and over to pick on with this merger and won't stop until it is found.    The official vote/doctrine should have been voted on way before and signed off and this whole thing should have been put to bed by now.  They have had 1 1/2 years to review this!  Now she says they didn't see the documents and or are having a different order circulated through??   What the heck was going on there for 1 1/2 years?     

 

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Improved? Worse? About the same?

Just got my 11 max Pro today and I must say. My speeds are good here in Columbus OH


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Yes, interband CA has gone live in Portland as well as several other major markets. You're seeing 15 MHz L1900 UL in that speedtest. 

Anyone order from Best Buy and was promised delivery on launch day and then got a delayed shipping status?

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Who pre-ordered and which version?
 
Green Pro-Max
 
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I was able to get in through Best Buy this afternoon and still have a delivery date of 9/20. The cool thing was they still offer installment billing and it was only $39 per month.

Has there been a article posted on here yet concerning the RF performance for the new devices?

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2nd Half 2019 RootMetrics reports are starting to come out. Here are a few highlights from what's available (both good and bad)
Baton Rouge, LA - Median download speed decreased from 17.6Mbps to 11.5Mbps
Boise, ID - Median download speed increased from 10.7Mbps to 18.9Mbps
Cincinnati, OH - Median download speed increased from 21.6Mbps to 31.1Mbps
Concord, CA -  Median download speed increased from 18.5Mbps to 32.1Mbps
Dayton, OH - Median download speed increased from 19.6Mbps to 28.2Mbps
El Paso, TX - Sprint had the fastest median download speed at 27.2Mbps, down from from 28.5Mbps on the last report
Las Vegas, NV - Sprint had the fastest median download speed at 46.5Mbps, up from 45.7Mbps on the last report. 
Madison, WI - Median download speed decreased from 12.2Mbps to 9Mbps
McAllen, TX - Median download speed increased from 10.5Mbps to 20.7Mbps. 
Minneapolis, MN - Median download speed increased from 24.1Mbps to 33.7Mbps. 
Portland, OR - Median download speed increased from 23.4Mbps to 43Mbps (wow!)
Provo, UT - Sprint had the fastest median download speed at 33.9Mbps, down from 37.8Mbps. 
Sarasota, FL - Median download speed decreased from 22.6Mbps to 14.1Mbps. 
Spokane, WA - Median download speed increased from 29.6Mbps to 39.8Mbps. 
Temecula, CA - Median download speed decreased from 24.2Mbps to 15.1Mbps. 
No awards. 

I think we all just want someone who is going to be serious about growing Sprint unlike SB. In the slim chance the merger is denied, it would be nice for SB to sell off Sprint to someone who is serious about taking Sprint to the level we all know it can go. If Sprint was in better hands, this merger would not be needed.


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TMobile was banking on the merger for 5G. They don't have enough spectrum for 5G plus Sprints capex was also part of the plan. If they are on their own, they will have to find a way to buy more which isn't available unless the can some how get their hands on B48 which VZW is buying. So their only option would be to force people onto 5G devices and use B71 and 66 or 2 for it.

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I think if Sprint’s 5G deployment continues to go well, they’ll be able to buy themselves some time to figure out how to make a comeback. 

Looks like Illinois jumping on the train to block the merger. I’m sure what comes with this is people saying “if the merger is blocked, Sprint will be out of business and their assets sold to other companies.” Everyone is just completely looking past T-Mobile stopping their 5G deployment all together. To me, that looks like a money issue if you ask me especially if it’s suppose to be BAU until the merger closes. 

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When is the merger expected to officially close if all goes well? It seems like everyday it’s something new and I’ve gotten lost along the way.

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That’s an interesting approach...

Probably a cherry picked location but who knows. Let’s try this with 4G and not 5G.

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I’m really interested to see what T-Mobile does with this 2.5 and the rate of tower integration. I would like to guess that cities are going to be very dense and the service not working in buildings should die as well. Crowded events like concerts and stuff shouldn’t be as bad either.


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I’m curious if the merger announcement will affect or delay Sprint’s 5G deployment plans.

I was planning on switching back to Sprint (Verizon customer currently) around September. Would I still be able to get a current sprint plan since the deal hasn’t closed and probably won’t until October? Also has there been any detail as to if T-Mobile will honor the Hulu, Tidal add-ones for the 3 year promise?


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Interesting that they say they commit to pricing levels for 3 years... but after that??

Once the DOJ hurdle is crossed then we still have the FCC (which is where the real details will come from).  Then the state suits, half of which are likely just trying to get a better deal for their states.
so: 

Rootmetrics 1H19 report has been released.

http://rootmetrics.com/en-US/content/review-of-the-us-mobile-landscape-US-1H-2019

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Oh for sure. Sprint had all the makings to be a force. 5G is a prime example of that. As it currently stands, they have the most coverage. Son definitely had no plans to bring Sprint back from the dead.


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Well I suppose when you get loads of money you can do that. 

Sprint is showing some good results. Granted, it’s not 1gbps but it’s exceeded Verizon in terms of coverage and reliability. Kudos to Sprint! This is the good press they needed. Playing up their strength of allowing the reviewers to walk around the city and still maintain speeds looks great on them.


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I hope pcmag bas great results in their testing. The upload...well...


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Uhhh boy...  Where does this madness stop?!   Really?!   Set up a 4th competitor?! What???   
U.S. Wants T-Mobile to Create New Competitor as Part of Deal