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Did Sprint use any of G block prior to LTE?

Of course we do . Speeds may be good now, but won't be for long as more people start using it. LTE advanced will allow for greater speeds, capacity, and better cell edge performance.

It is not a technical question. It is a philosophical question.

Lowest I got 8mps dl 3mps u. Then 16 down 7up. I got as high as 21up and 7dwn. It was consistent around the 10 and 13 range up. I didn't want to leave the area I enjoyed it so much.

How is the WiMAX in Columbus?

What's the problem with new Airave? I did not experence any problem. And new Airave give me 3G instead of 1x.(Although I could simply turn on WIFI)

In the end, the question will be, do we really need a 1Gbps speed on cellphone.

This is one of those long stories that gets repeating many times in the forums.  Maybe someone on this forum will want to explain it.

Maybe Robert should have a FAQ session. So that I won't need to ask every question you have wrote before.

Between that plan for Highspeed Data and a hopeful 20Mhz TDD in 600Mhz with PCS tower spacing for VoLTE, Sprint would be set for quite awhile, with a very strong network!

And probably we will see that all come to true in 2023 at the current pace.

That is for sure true. However, Clearwire is a relatively small carrier and simply did not have the clout to really get WiMax moving here. Verizon NEEDED LTE similar to how Sprint NEEDED WiMax due to being CDMA carriers and not having HSPA available to scale up their 3G speeds. By waiting a bit they managed to latch on to LTE and the rest is history. Also important to note is that Verizon is #1 in global procurement for smartphones with AT&T #2. That type of buying power is huge! 

I know Verizon/ATT were huge and have the power to (do whatever they feel fit). One thing I don't understand is, while GSM carriers embrace HSPA+, why no CDMA carrier embrace EVDO Rev B

Considering this type of news http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2013/04/18/record-wireless-margins-boost-verizon-profits/:

I'd say it has worked out just fine for them to be a first mover into LTE, even if it costs them money to retrofit their towers. They will have backhauls in place and be ready to go, unlike Sprint who seems to be experiencing some major delays in getting backhaul actually in place.

But that doesn't work out for clearwire, though they were first into WiMAX

As far as I know no current phones support LTE-Advanced but I wouldn't be surprised to see it next year. I believe Verizon has stated that their LTE rollout will be done this year and then they will switch to LTE advanced deployment. However, it won't be as difficult for Verizon as they have the backhauls already in place for a faster network. T-Mobile is in a similar boat as Sprint in that its LTE network is easily upgradeable to LTE Advanced rather than a hardware change like Verizon.

I was thinking when a carrier deploy a new technology. And only after two years they need to do upgrade. Is it really good on ROI?

Speak of the devil, LTE just turned back on but the signal fluctuates from full to one bar and vice versa. I'm gonna check out this site since it is down the road from me

 

 

 

 

What a tease, back to 3G

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LTE Release 9 which is software upgrade able to Release 10 standards (LTE-Advanced). 

For Verizon using LTE Release 8, how difficult it is to upgrade to LTE-Advanced? Does it needs cellphone side support?

It's a long story, well documented throughout our forums. It's more than just enough money. It was their entire business model and the spectrum they were using was not good enough for an independent network.

 

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Please point me towards that direction.

Band 25 currently (1900MHz) and soon Band 26 (800MHz).

I mean which release

Has anyone experienced problems with incoming calls in markets that are pre-NV? Columbus market rolled out eHRPD months ago and starting in February all phones on my account began to "ignore" incoming calls. When I spent 2 hours on the phone with support, after wiping my phone, reset, reset, reset, OMG another wipe??! the recommendation was to take my handset to a tech store to have it checked. The tech checked my phone and it was perfectly fine. The tech checked my account and discovered something called "blocks" and said they were high. He also said it's a compatibility problem with new 800 MHz hardware that is being deployed and there are tickets opened to be resolved.

 

Has anyone else had this problem in pre-NV markets? Service is horrible. I can make outgoing calls fine but it's hard to be reached if I'm not in range of an airave (I have two). I feel like a lab rat.

I have the same issue as your phone. In the end, I got a airwave. Now, since NV completed in my area, appreantly the problem is resolved.

Which version of LTE does Sprint uses?

VZW has been upgrading its EVDO backhaul for the past two years, not to mention they also have been adding additional EVDO carriers as needed. Sprint allowed its 3G network to get overwhelmed by all these unlimited data hogs while expecting Clearwire to come through with 4G WiMax to help relieve the burden from the 3G EVDO network. And once it was apparent that Clearwire was not going to be deploying anymore WiMax (or even properly maintaining the current WiMax network where deployed), Sprint was already knee deep in Network Vision/LTE planning and starting deployment.

 

When you are starting Network Vision, you don't go invest billions on upgrading the legacy network that is about to be ripped out. So they have piecemealed some band aid 3G fixes to limp into Network Vision. Network Vision is the fix for Sprint's network problems.

 

They cannot go back and change the past now. Hindsight is always 20/20. Given their financial position at the time, the was the best course of action to take. But Clearwire and the 4G WiMax offload solution failed miserably and never delivered as promised. Otherwise, if we all had a good 4G WiMax network to carry us, waiting on LTE and 3G upgrades would have been much easier.

 

Robert

Could you keep me up to date that why Clear failed? Not enough money?

Oh. So Alltel was part of Sprint (as 360 Communications)20 years ago. But now.....

Sure.  The source is me in the Google "time machine" from about seven years ago...

 

 

http://www.howardforums.com/printthread.php?t=788064&page=2&pp=15

 

AJ

Did Sprint actually weighted benefits and disadvantage between CDMA & GSM?  And, I am curious how PCS-over-cable works.

That was limited to American Personal Communications (APC) dba Sprint Spectrum in Washington-Baltimore about 15-20 years ago.  It is a long story, one that I have written up many times previously...

 

AJ

I know. I am in those previous GSM area. Could you point me to those old stories with a link?

Thanks

I think long long time ago, Sprint has deployed some GSM. Anybody know why they ditched it?

BRS 2600 MHz is attributable to Clearwire, not Sprint.

 

AJ

Wan't that the same as licensed to Sprint? No practical difference.

You have it flipped. Sprint has very little 900mhz, while having 14Mhz of 800SMR nationwide( well except in the southeast where they share some of it with SouthernLINC)

 

 

Why BRS show up as 0?

See the other thread where it costs Sprint $50,000 a year to do that?

 

Sprint needs:

 

1. More low band spectrum.

2. Someone to help share costs with on rural buildouts.

3. Profitability.

4. SoftBank. Not Dish.

 

If and when all those conditions are met, then Sprint can be more aggressive about rural deployment of more sites.

What's the advantage of Softbank over Dish?

Agree that mobile data is more important?

 

Well, you will find that, particularly in emergency situations, OTA is much more important than mobile data.

Maybe a text message to alert the emergency is more efficient than OTA broadcast.