WiWavelength

It states 10 years, not 15 or even 20 years. AJ

I thank you for that endorsement -- or not. AJ

The real overloading may be all of that mustard, beef heart chili, and onions on a single wiener. After a Coney Island and a ride on the Cyclone, the huge relief may be in the restroom. AJ

Okay, I think I understand. For example, my name is Asswipe Johnson. But my first name constantly gets mispronounced. It is "AHS-WEE-PAY." It boggles my mind why people cannot see that. AJ

What is this word "lose"? How is that even pronounced? Like "LOZE"? I think you mean "loose" -- because that is apparently pronounced "LOOZE." AJ

Don't call me Shirley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5t5_O8hdA AJ

Are you still sorry, deeply sorry, sorry again? What are you, BP? AJ

The dBm unit of measure is decibels referenced to one milliwatt. Unlike say meters or grams, decibels are not an absolute unit of measure; they are a relative unit of measure -- always relative to some set standard. For dBm, if the power is one milliwatt, then the value is 0 dBm. If the power is greater than one milliwatt, then the value is positive. If the power is less than one milliwatt, then the value is negative. There is no getting around that, and it is not really confusing. Using dBm units also avoids long strings of decimal places. To illustrate, a typical -90 dBm signal is one billionth of one milliwatt (i.e. 0.000000001 mW) AJ

Your wish is not going to come true. Sprint does not manufacture devices; for that, it is basically at the mercy of the OEMs. And Sprint does not have the luxury of declining to offer a sure to be popular device that ends up with sub par RF lab tests. If Sprint had opted not to carry the Samsung Galaxy S6, for example, that would have been commercial suicide. Just like in all electronics, some products perform better than others. But even the inferior ones still get sold. For whatever engineering reasons, it happens to all OEMs and all operators. To provide yet another Samsung example, the VZW variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was by far one of the worst RF tested performers that we have ever seen. Nevertheless, many VZW users were blissfully unaware and happy with the Note 3. Then, the VZW variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 was back to roughly average RF performance, so the anomaly in the chain of succession was just momentary. Caveat emptor. Fortunately, S4GRU is the rare outlet that publishes advance analyses of tested RF performance for many handsets. That is why you should always read and support our FCC OET articles. AJ

No, they have not. Much of their networks they did not "build," and those networks are not "nationwide." Or if it is your standard that they do have "nationwide" networks, then so do Sprint and T-Mobile. AJ

In geographic area, Germany is about the size of one US state. So, it is not all that apt of a comparison. I built a wireless network across my property, but that does not make me the equal of Sprint, for example. Size/degree is everything. No other country has done what the US has done, can do, and should do across such an immense geographic area. Capitalism needs to take a back seat to the greater good. That is my point. AJ

Small hands? Does she smell like cabbage? If so, beware... AJ

My top choices are Oxford and the Sorbonne. But Harvard is my safety. AJ

You got the whole thing wrong. It is not "universal." And it is W-CDMA. AJ

What the hell does China have to do with this? You miss my point completely. The US does not need to follow any other country. The US needs to lead -- like it used to do. Blaze the trail. Show the rest of the world how it is done. Build the Interstate Highway System, go to the Moon, establish the Internet, etc. The long term payoff is immense. Today, none of those great, big things would happen. All would be left to for profit corporations, which would endeavor only when and where convenient for short term profits. But, in order to appreciate that point, you may need to remove your head from so far up your gluteus maximus. Or did I get that punctuation wrong? Should it be gluteus, maximus? Or gluteus maximus, maximus? AJ

Think of it as you have just been put on the wait list for your third choice college. Quite an honor. AJ

Yeah, Google sent that update to a select few. AJ

Capitalist $Murica. AJ

If the "ish" is a euphemism for shit, yes. VZ and AT&T -- not just their wireless arms -- will never cover the US as befits the most dominant country in the world. Meanwhile, Sprint and T-Mobile will be just shit across most of our geographic area. AJ

No, they do not "have to go somewhere" -- not under the current system in which wireless operators are private businesses. Now, if we want to get sensible and make telecom a national utility, then we can have one infrastructure entity. Everywhere gets fiber and wireless. Providers pay for their use and sell their services over the top of the national infrastructure. Then, if locales want to opt out, they can -- or maybe not. That depends on the court system. Highways get built via eminent domain. National telecom infrastructure could, too. AJ

Strongly "worried" or "worded"? Is the former a Freudian slip betraying your own thoughts on VoLTE? AJ

Inside his lead mine. AJ

I am sorry, Arysyn, but twospirits is right. Your title and instructions are vague. Additionally, you are making assumptions about S4GRU members that are incorrect. A large number of members here have multiple lines or devices -- personal, business, tablet, hotspot, etc. Furthermore, some of them have multiple lines on Sprint and other providers -- or have no Sprint service at all. For example, our very own Robert answered with usage from his AT&T and/or VZW lines. Because it is not Sprint, should that have been excluded from the poll? It was not explicitly stated so. So, your title and instructions have holes. Do not take it personally. Just admit that your intentions and directions do not fully match up. We can always run the poll again, and likely most of the same membership would participate. AJ

Unfortunately, the polled data set may have been polluted by some unintended responses about total data, not per line data. But that is at least partly the fault of ambiguous instructions in the opening post. Regardless, the data set may be large enough now that any spurious entries will not alter the overall trends. So, I will leave this graphic for viewing, then follow up with some analysis tomorrow. AJ

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? AJ