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Well I have to say congratulations - imho it's a huge deal to be doing what you're doing and I'd love to do something similar. Unfortunately, despite my aspirations, I am no engineer and I would have no chance in the wireless industry.

 

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I don't believe that's true.  I can clarify many of the questions of "how wireless works."

& I'll throw in a 20MHZ TDD test. Outdoors, NLOS, less than a 1/4 mile from the Sector.  Converted by the MikroTik 2.4/5.8

-Will

Damn NSA  

-Will

Only Robert has any knowledge of my secretly humane inner core.

 

The rest of you can pass me the @#$%ing sweet potatoes.

 

 

AJ

Excuse me! I will pass you the potatoes, but can i please have a ginger ale?

-Will

As much as it sucks to have to hand out those pink slips, especially in this economy, it has to happen. Carrying too heavy of a payroll burden would only hold Sprint back while it tries to slim down to a more profitable and forward thinking business model.

-Will

At least you have "HSI," I've got nothing at my new house...

 

 

Don't forget about me too

I don't want to leave anyone in the dark. 

-Will

Got my 32GB gold 5S on order from Sprint. Not sure when it'll be here.

 

Cannot wait.

That 81st & Mingo site better be broadcasting when i pass by it on Friday!

Wow way to rehash an old comment.  Those were different circumstances that are now OBE.

I apologize i glanced at the date, saw 22 & assumed it was of September.  Did not mean to bring the dead back to life  :F(x_x)F:

-Will

I would love it if Sprint can buy cricket and US cellular. I think 4 national carriers is good enough for the US market. If consumers want a cheaper option, there are plenty of prepaid carriers that can offer that service (Virgin, Boost, Straight Talk, PagePlus, etc).

No, those purchases would sink the Sprint ship.  

-Will

It's true, my home WiFi is terrible. I've been using my (6 GB capped) MiFi 500 on 3G lately, because it works better. I keep holding out for 800 LTE on DE34IP709...

One day I will get a fiberline out to you. Don't die on me.

-Will

I think they already have partnered with Chrysler. Who did you have in mind?

Of course I vote Eon.

-Will

Unless you live in the IBEZ where 800 won't exist (for the near future anyway) and band 41 is already active...maybe I'm the only one disappointed it's not tri-band.

You're not, I am extremely displeased that it lacks band 41. My brother in NYC will never access the band, and it is deployed to his doorstep.  He however doesn't care, wooh IOS 7 & a shiny iPhone 

-Will

Yes, Sprint wants TDD but nobody else really does. Of course, if they don't get enough spectrum they might be forced to use TDD but that's a worst case scenario.

TDD is the future.  

-Will

Well my wife will be going for the Note, I was going to buy an S4 because it seems like a good phone with an IR blaster and I can get a waterproof case for it. I'd love triband but my wife wants to switch right when the Not3 comes out

I would certainly try to delay that until triband is availale.  If you are going to be with Sprint, you really are going to want triband capability. 

Whoa, not so fast.  The MSM8974 (Snapdragon 800) internal baseband is the same as the standalone MDM9625 baseband, which is LTE Release 10 capable.  Whether LTE Advanced features will ever be enabled in firmware, however, remains to be seen.

 

AJ

Thank you for clarifying AJ, release 10 certainly holds some mystical prowess but which features will be adopted into Sprint's LTE-A network is what remains to be seen.  The possibility of an autonomous GN3 on Sprint almost makes it a candidate even if it lacks triband. 

-Will

Robert, congratulations on the move. Hope you have safe travels and enjoy the new home/ work. I'll try not to message you every day.

-Will

what a waste.

 

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Yeah, a lot of folks on Sprint feel very let down that this phone will lack LTE A & Triband support.  I suppose the one perk is that it *MAY support SVLTE so you can talk and surf the web.  For many lack of multi-band support is a deal killer.

-Will

But is the gn3 going to be lte-a?

 

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No.

I've had a couple 38-39 Mbps tests on Sprint. That is full max out & slightly beyond the 37.5 theoretical max.

-Will

How well does that work? I've heard quite a few stories and read a few journal papers about the tech, but I'd rather hear about some empirical results...

From preliminary results, quite nicely sans a few bumps.  I should note that these hiccups are from lack of adjacent cells to continue on with cell transitioning.  As the network grows so does the depth of the testing.   I am going to forgo spilling all the marbles as I already have spoken of the bands I will use, but the ability to maintain a simultaneous connection to 2 or more serving cells [antenna panel] has proven to be a real winner in terms of throughput. 

My highest MSSTDMA test yielded just over 91mbps on 2 separate 10mhz TDD channels. I think what should be most noted about my variances to MSSTDMA is that it combines network architecture aggregation & device aggregation & due to spectral recycling (depending on antenna layout) you can effectively cover more physical area with high-speed broadband.  MSS- is just a build on to the old TDMA protocol & adds multiple streams of connectivity.

Someone mentioned combining with Sprint to use all of 896-928 for MSS wideband LTE and VOLTE.  I am not sure how that would play out but certainly VOIP has been trialed over TDMA before.

-Will

That has been my idea recently, but not just EBS, also BRS.  Sprint should make a strong push to be the wireless provider of choice for the "connected car" that tech heads are talking about as one of the next big things.

 

Unlike the other operators, Sprint with BRS/EBS 2600 MHz has ample bandwidth for cars and users that may be constantly downloading data.  Plus, BRS/EBS path loss should not be a problem with external antennas on cars, and with the shorter wavelengths, those antennas can be made smaller and more discreet.

 

AJ

So perhaps they should partner with an entity which seeks to enable the internet of "things''?  Smart-homes, vehicles, robots  MID, etc?

-Will

Well, if there're no ill effects, then my next question is, how are you providing wireless broadband service over it? Are you using LTE, WiMAX, or something else?

Let's go with the "other" category. [M]SSTDMA

-Will

Just a thought, but would it be feasible for your FTTH customers to have small sites installed at their residences for a discount to service in order to help propagate your service in more densely-populated areas?

Yes, but that will not likely happen unless Its in small cell form factor. 

-Will

Average Revenue per User. If your customers are on plans that are dirt cheap, it's hard to believe Sprint maintains one of the highest ARPUs in the industry.

Since Verizon has so many corporate & government clients it's not hard to imagine they would have a lower ARPU than Sprint.

-Will

Well, there's no LTE band for ISM 900. And of course, only LTE TDD could run on it. No one particularly wants to define an ISM 900 band for LTE, given how complex it is to use for such a network... There's a band that covers 3.6-3.8GHz, which is Band 43.

I have been using 900 for testing with no I'll effects on 10 & 20 MHz TDD setups. I dont care what it is classified as, it works for high speed mobile broadband.

-Will

Septi-band (850/900/AWS/1900/2600/3500) or bust!

 

Are you talking about ISM 900 (902-928 MHz) or EGSM band (880-915 / 925-960 MHz)? And when you say "3600", you're referring to 3.4-3.6 GHz band or the 3.6-3.8 GHz band?

Yes ISN and I'm talking specifically about 3.6 since that's what I have a licence for.

-Will

So Will, should I just wait it out for 2014 since I've waited this long? (Still on ATT work issued BB Bold 9900). Is Triband Sprint in Chicago definitely worth the wait? Again, my concerns are not so much speed as having a signal indoors and in crowded areas (which my Bold seems to have fine at the moment)

If you are not nearing an expiring contract or in a pinch to grab a new handset I would say wait.  Sprint has already promised every future LTE phone will support tri-band, Chicago is one of the first cities to have Clearwire's TD LTE; though as it is based on 2.6 GHz you won't see it indoors.  Lucky for you Chicago has served as a round deployment for 1X Addvanced & 800MHz LTE will be on market-wide by early 2014.  You will see that indoors, & finally Sprint will have a level playing ground to compete against the big dogs.

-Will