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MarceloClaure ‏@marceloclaure  14h

14 hours agoMission Hills, KS

@newboyx @Cletuslol #KC proud. Always

 

Marcelo has answered: KC BBQ

No. And so people in Austin should man up, vote with their feet, and leave. So for not doing so, remaining AT&T users deserve that. One market (although bigger ones can hurt a lot) doesn't change the entire impression for a carrier, it simply doesn't help compliment their overall image. 

 

It sucks your employer uses them if they are not good where you are and work. I hope that changes.

 

However, I almost never hear people admitting Verizon sucks where they do, and there's a lot of apologists not admitting the ugly side of T-Mobile either. That's my problem. Yeah, AT&T does suck in some areas, but that's not my point. And so do the other 3 if you find the right area of the right market. That's still not my point, lol. 

Hum, not sure what evoked that response but it seems clear from the data http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/blog/special-reports/2015-1h-national-us that my experience is, in fact ,not unique. 

If you scroll down to AT&T you will see they are the ONLY carrier to have the following characteristics:

1) To have MORE markets in the 0-5 and 5-10 Mbps speed tiers in 2015 than 2014 (Verizon only went up 1 market in the 5-10 category)

AND

2) To have LESS 20 Mbps+ markets

To me that suggests that AT&T's network performance as a whole is not only not getting BETTER but actually SLOWING nationwide. My experience is actually representative of this decline which is why I posted it.

Not that AT&T doesn't deserve it. There are, however, plenty of markets AT&T beats Verizon and competes with or beats Sprint (for the time being), and it's improving all over. They just aren't always consistent and aggressive enough for some. Coupled with several sour markets like Denver, and AT&T lacks Verizon's libido for using spectrum quick enough.

 

I'm not rooting for them, but I'm interested in how AT&T will fare in the future. They have the capacity to hurt Verizon in a lot of markets and compete with Sprint when they rise. But, the question is how will that go with their mess of spectrum, priorities and decisions.

Here is the Rootmetrics blurb in Austin:

AT&T’s median download speed decreased from 21.3 Mbps to 12.3 Mbps since our testing in December.

Sprint’s median download speed increased from 8.5 Mbps to 10.8 Mbps.

Sprint will easily surpass AT&T on the next testing phase here. I am seeing 20+ Mbps everywhere I have tested over the last 2 weeks or so.

That is pretty aggressive

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-is-celebrating-the-merger-of-directv-and-att-directv-customers-get-free-service-by-switching-to-sprint.htm?view_id=11306

 

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Geez. I hope they take enough customers that AT&T's network actually improves for once (work phone is AT&T).

But seriously that seems SUPER aggressive. Marcelo making moves = mmm.

Churrasco..yummy with mofongo.

Don't forget lechon. ( roast pig )

 

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damn you. fine. you all win. If anyone else is in the Austin area I will be at http://estanciachurrascaria.com/ for lunch

Also, with a grain of salt here are the newest rumored specs: http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/lg-nexus-5-leak-hardware-specs-48424/

I wouldn't be surprised if he says KC.

I'd bet he chooses something else like churrasco or some other style of South American "BBQ"

(churrasco is amazing when made with plantains and fried egg and avocado)

I am so hungry right now

If someone manages to get Marcelo's opinion on BBQ we could bring this all back around.

 

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https://twitter.com/Cletuslol/status/636906523508146176

Now we wait and see.

Wow I don't see how users on t-mobile are running out of data since so much of it is whitelisted

 

 

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Netflix and Youtube aren't. I think Youtube @1080p60fps can use something like 1.5 GB/hr or higher. If you watch Twitch streaming it can DEFINITELY get way up there since it is not as optimized as Netflix/Youtube.

Music doesn't pull even close to the data video does which is why the whole whitelisting of music is really not all that big of a deal except for people who stream higher quality music a TON.

Top 5 Findings: Sprint Consumer Survey

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/blogs/devices-apps-and-services/top-five-findings-sprint-consumer-survey.htm?previousArticle=0&nextArticle=11982&gotoArt=/blogs/devices-apps-and-services/top-five-findings-sprint-consumer-survey.htm

 

Mav.  

 

Interesting results on Dads vs Moms. My experience has always been it is Moms who push for kids to have phones earlier than Dads do (at least in the group of friends I have)

Here is hoping the new Nexus devices and new iPhone(s?) all support CA going forward then.

My wife just went from an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 6 and has already been having a much better experience on Sprint now that she can hop on B41 that is pretty much blanketed Austin now.

I hope Sprint can keep it up but I fear they will need more than a debt swap/lease offloading to Brightstar to bring them to a place where they are doing well. 

Probably a fake leak but it isnt TERRIBLE looking to me at least. It just looks like they slimmed the phone down as much as possible. Makes me wonder how good of a camera that will be..

Still leaning towards the LG Nexus 5 after seeing this though.

The surprising thing for me has been AT&T's relative decline compared to T-Mobile and Sprint. I could see  Sprint really challenging AT&T for #2 network on RootMetrics if Sprint can get their act together 

Hooray, laissez faire capitalism!

 

AJ

Hey, as long as Google Fiber comes to your town then you have internet options to do it! Google Fiber announced they were coming to Austin and my TWC internet was boosted 5x the past speed so now I have 100 down for $45/mo.

Residential Plans	Current Speeds	New Speeds
(Downstream/Upstream)	(Downstream/Upstream)
Everyday Low Price	2×1	3×1
Basic	                3×1	10×1
Standard	        15×1	50×5
Turbo	                20×2	100×10
Extreme	                30×5	200×20
Ultimate	        50×5	300×20

Do they still charge the $36 activation fee on iPhone forever? I'm considering doing it but may just wait for 6S if they are charging activation fees.

Yes, activation fees are still charged.

 

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I called in and they waived both this activation fee and the next fee if I upgrade before 12/31. Give it a shot.

I know this is not popular out there, but I have no need for greater than a 1080p phone screen. Looks crystal clear. The extra computer processing, memory needs (RAM and storage) and battery life hits are just not good payoffs for greater resolution.

 

And then the big kicker is what it will do to wireless data. Each frame of video of 4K takes 16x more data than 1080p. 16 times!!! 1080p streaming is nearly crippling networks now. Can you imagine what increasing the video streaming burden 16x would do?

 

4K could be good for very large screen TV's. But on a phone, it's not useful, not worth the extra cost and not worth the other negatives it creates. Hopefully getting away from the contract model where people actually pay for their devices will cause 4K telephones to not be worth people forking over more money. It's almost all negatives to me.

 

And then people are going to demand getting unlimited 4K streaming everywhere they go. And bitch about the network bogging down. And then I'm going to prison when I strangle every last breath from them.

 

So I pray that 4K resolution smart phones aren't the Next Big Thing.

 

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Same here. Until 4k screens don't come with huge battery life penalties I am fine with 1080p. If 1080p is good enough for me to watch a movie on my TV then it should be good enough on a itty bitty screen as well.

The jump from 480/720/1080p was noticable but I feel the jump from 1080p to 2k and 4k is less noticeable because except for a few youtubers (MKBHD) and Netflix (House of Cards?) I can't think of any reliable sources for 4k video anyways. I mean, honestly, as it is streaming Twitch.tv to my phone even @720p looks great. 

The fact of the matter is many people can't stream 4k over a household internet connection much less a mobile connection.  Even Netflix with their excellent compression is at 15.6 Mbps or higher when trying to do 4k. 

(They recommend 25 Mbps minimum connection speed though https://help.netflix.com/en/node/306)

The sad truth is that something like 25% of American households have home internet connections that can reliably sustain that speed. 

We just plan don't have the infrastructure for land connections much less mobile connections.

So, just as a side comment.. I think it will launch on the 10th or later. Why? Because the Sprint iPhone promo for $15 ends on 9/10.

So, who's jumping into the leasing pool?

I may move my wife's line over and get her an iPhone 6 at the promo rate and pay full price for an iPhone 6S Plus for myself when I sell both her 5S and my 6 on Swappa.

If the rumors of the iPhone 6C are true, that's the phone she's ultimately going to want because of the screen size.

I just hopped on the deal for $15/mo. My wife's iPhone is honestly cracked and super beat up. Plus she wants the newest generation so this seems like a good way to go iPhone 6 to the new iPhone for the same price. Also, I was able to call Sprint and get both this activation fee and the next activation fee waived if we move to the next phone.

...plus it means my wife will have no objection to my getting the new Nexus 5...

I have no doubt, that as part of this whole leasing and re-selling (or re-leasing) process, there will be some kind of refurbishing system established (with or without apples help/approval), where brightstar or whatever the name is, will employ low cost labor to factory reset iphone firmwares/storage along with buffing out and/or replacing minorly damaged screens/etc and re-packaging them into either sprint branded or co-branded sprint/iphone refurb/used boxes with new cable/power bricks and sold retail along side or even in place of, new units.

 

I have to admit, it is a beautiful plan, the first adopters can get their new toys whenever they come out, for generally less than the full cost in exchange for an infinite payment plan, while the secondary adopters/old/poor/less technical people can pick up used devices in ostensibly good condition that are still supported by apple IOS updates, for cheaper than shelling out for the latest and greatest.

 

Sprint also wins by putting this into a separate company which absorbs all the risks, and the aforementioned additional subscriber adds by providing used/older high end iphones to people who would not normally have been a sprint and/or iphone customer. Thus filling the gap left by apple, by not providing a low end phone option (other then the iphone 5c).

 

Whether apple will actively support or fight this concept is open to debate, but I think as long as it is done in a manner which doesn't blemish apple's reputation, they will let it slide or even outright support it.

IMO the best part of this is that having a reliable source of cheaper iPhones for resale which Apple really wants because it is getting stomped on by the cheaper Android phones (most notably Motorola). This accomplishes that while letting Apple sell at it's very high price new at retail. I imagine that Apple is a big supporter of regaining marketshare and getting iPhones into the hands of more people who will probably buy new from them in the future.

Anecdotal sure but my wife is in Chicago for a wedding and some other stuff and she says her coverage and speeds are awesome. Much better than when she finished school there 7 years ago (one would hope that would be true).

Anyway my point is she is getting good coverage and speeds even on her iPhone 5.

I'll take a "I'll believe it when I see it" stance on that.

Agreed. 

I think activation fees need to die, especially if your leasing the phone... if your a member of a credit union or AAA you can have your activation fee waived by sprint (plus some other perks) most wireless carriers, or any company will happily waive a activation fee if you call them and ask real nice any ways..  

I called in and they waived the first activation fee (for when I get to the store) and told me to call in when I get the next iPhone to waive the other one.

Super easy conversation and no hesitation on their part. Good job Sprint customer care.

The only hitch in this new offering is this:

Do you have to pay the $36 activation fee for each phone? So, if my wife gets an Iphone 6 now ($36) and then an Iphone 6s or whatever ($36).. that is about 10 months of the difference between $22/mo and $15/mo. 

Just food for thought. I have a rather large corporate discount at Sprint so I will have to look if that includes waived activation fees as well.

What's a Bullhead? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

 

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It is a species of shark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullhead_shark

The last Nexus 5 was codenammed Hammerhead.

I get that but to play Devil's Advocate, don't Galaxy S phones hold value as well?

 

 

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For a quick answer: Not even in the same ballpark.

https://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-6-sprint/us

https://swappa.com/buy/apple-iphone-6-sprint/us

Iphone 6 was released September 2014 while the Galaxy S6 was released in April 2015 and the Iphone STILL sells for more than the Galaxy. The difference is even more pronounced when you go to older iphones vs older galaxy models.