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How many folks here are looking at flipping and how many are looking at a long hold?

I'll hold on forever. 

I burn about 500-600GB spread over two devices. One is for the family incl. Smart TV and one is for the Home Office. We don't have cable or Satellite TV and we stream everything especially since local TV is not the best in my area.

And this is all over wireless?  

That is not correct, that is the speed you can expect but I am pulling between 4-12 down and 1.6 up every day. Okay my tower is close but pretty full and Clear will no longer activate in this area because the tower is full.

Mr bandwidth hog, how much data are you using monthly on your mobile connection & your home connection?

-Will

I really want sprint to acquire smaller companies such as Ntelos, Us cellular, and other regional companies to expand their coverage

 It would be so much cheaper to acquire a company with the spectrum holdings that are larger than the regional carriers & to make a bust into the ultrahigh speed LTE market.  

-Will

I might even have specifics in mind. 

Or it could be leftover boilerplate from every other worldphone LTE device's label that nobody checked at the factory to be sure it was right. (Plus, Sprint doesn't have any 850, 900, 1800, or 2100 MHz licenses, contradicting what is stated on the label itself, so proofreading was hardly a key consideration when it was written.)  No way to be sure until it's activated and used.

I like this theory & deem it our "most likely" candidate. 

-Will

The first manufacture to make a Triband device with strong radio performance, large 5.2"+ 1920x1080 screen, aluminum body with an SD card will win the holiday season sales race.

-will

I thought I used a lot of data, but I guess I don't use that much. This is from my Comcast account page, I just found out I can see my usage.

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I thought I was more of a data hog.

You are an excellent candidate for fixed wireless. 

-Will

Yeah, I don't plan on using a crazy amount of data. I just don't like that nagging worry in the back of my head about going over. I thought I used a ton of data, but last month I checked and I only used about 2.2 gigs of data on my phone. I will give you an example of why I feel any competition is needed. I have Comcast double play. I did everything to keep my bill as low a possible. I have the standard "preferred" package which includes basic channel plus Discovery, BBC, Science, National Geographic, etc. No premium channels. I bought my own modem and two tivos. I just lease two cable cards for two tivos and one digital box for the guest room. My Internet is the lowest 20 mbps tier. My bill is $180 on average. Sometimes it is higher depending on if Comcast wants to charge a new fee.

If there was a 5-10 mbps speed with say 100 Gb, or even throttle to 3 mbps after 50 gb for around $40-50/month I'd jump all over it.

Except that it doesn't make for the best business model, I would love to charge a flat rate per GB & only charge for what you use. 

55GB @ $.77/GB is $42.35

-Will

I would be happy with even 5-10 mbps at this point with a high cap or unlimited option. I don't download a lot, but I like to stream Netflix and Spotify and I have ADT Pulse. Comcast has over billed me 14 out of 17 months and it takes hours of hold being bounced between reps to fix. My modem has to be power cycled every few days so when I am away and try to adjust my thermostat or lights it won't work since my cable modem won't respond. I am being bent over on my double play package, but if I cancel my TV service, my cable Internet doubles in price making satellite cost even more. I love having high speed, but it's not worth the stress of dealing with Comcast. I am sure there are many others who feel the same way.

Because wireless is a shared resource I couldn't offer REAL unlimited fixed wireless unless I throttle & compress data.  An unlimited plan would exceed $100 monthly if it ever did exist.  Would something between 70-120GB monthly fit your needs? On a 2 year contract for 100GB it would run you about $70 monthly & then you have about $13 between equipment rental fees & tax. 

These prices reflect variables in OKC, bandwidth, lease space, etc.  This makes across the board pricing difficult as the variables may be more expensive in St Augustine. 

-Will

I will need to take on a large strategic partner in order to really win, there is a difference of competing vs beating. 

I am not happy with Comcast and there is no DSL option for my neighborhood. Just having an alternative to Comcast would make me happy since the company only seems to employ crooks and outsourced Indian tech support "experts" who don't seem to know what a modem is besides it has a power plug.

But would you be satisfied with highly varied speeds throughout the day?  Even though you might have 90mbps at one time of the day the next minute you could have 15, this is not something you run into with a cable line. 

-Will

If you have the SSID the same for 2.4 and 5ghz I have found the devices will always scan for 2.4 first.  I run different SSIDs for each band so this isn't an issue for me.

I have 3 Unifi AC ap's set up and continue the same SSID for unity.  However on the Mikrotik I should differentiate them. 

For at least "tentpole" handsets, 5 GHz Wi-Fi became standard about a year and a half ago.

 

AJ

Up until a few weeks ago i had only used 5GHz for P2P applications.  My laptop supports AC wifi, but until i discovered that wifi analyzer allows  for connection to the 5GHz band on the GS3 I was under the misconception that the radio is 2.4 only and limited to some 38.5mbps on the DL. Since my ''discovery'' I have left it on 5GHz.

-Will

Ah cool. That's a good business model, and honestly, having decent speeds at home is really where the core business will be. Mobile users are a fickle bunch, but home modems are the key. 

 

Real world example, I know someone who is stuck with Time Warner Cable for ISP, because the building will NOT allow any alternate access (Clear/Sprint, Verizon FiOS, etc.) They would be a perfect candidate for your solution, depending on cost.

I am trying to make the service a great VALUE.  Customers are happy when they feel they are getting their money's worth. 

-Will

So does anyone actually make off-the-shelf stuff that can be used today?

For fixed wireless, yes.  For mobile, No.

-Will

I'm surprised a communications guy like you didn't know that.  Ever heard of WiFi Analyzer?  It's a great app and I use it all the time on my building or campus wifi installs.  It works on both bands, though not at once.

I had never gotten mine to connect until yesterday, and I had to toggle it through a WiFi analysis app.

So apparently the Galaxy s3 supports 5GHz wifi 

As promised, [2] 20MHz bonded TDD channels (40MHz total). 

-Will

Docsis 3.0 modems? MoCA modems? 

 

I'm still hunting for other ideas, but i think Googles concept is pretty much what people are looking for. 

Dual + band 20MHz TDD (40 MHz) portable hot-spots.  That is my answer. 

I should be able to post test results tonight or tomorrow.

-Will

Ah, plus equipment cost?

For the mobile equipment the cost have not been defined so clearly.  It would not be very "fun" or practical for a mainstream consumer to run around with a hand built Mikrotik with an external battery all sealed in a gallon Ziploc bag so it all stays together as you move around  .  However if I could get a traditional manufacturer like [Netgear] behind the idea, a portable hotspot from them would probably cost a consumer $60-80(on contract.)  As for 2 year contract fixed wireless customers a $4 monthly equipment rental will suffice. 

-Will

Here's a question, what kind of pricing would a user be looking at?

That is a highly variable question.  Do you want 5GB of fixed wireless? $12 a month , 25GB of Mobile data; $100.  That same $100 will get you about 100GB of fixed wireless. 

-Will

I like the new layout & design.  A few modifications from perfect 

-Will

Anyone know how much the LG G2 will be outright?

$575

-Will

I was back in Tulsa this weekend, 81st & Mingo site shows it's been live for some 3-4 weeks yet it was not broadcasting again as of Saturday afternoon.  71st fire-station near the mall remains untouched, and will require more work than some of the other sites to accompany the new equipment. I hope Sprint has taken into consideration that areas like (Tulsa) will not initially receive 2.6GHz & turn on SMR LTE promptly.  It could literally take them 2 weeks to finish Tulsa if they would just DO it. I can only think of about 8 sites that still need equipment in the Tulsa metro. 

-Will

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