WiWavelength

No, I said that Ookla is not the "gold standard." First, remove server selection from the equation; that is a whole other ball of wax. But what relevance does one or even a few Ookla speed tests have -- besides to the runner at that very location at that time? In the multipath wireless, multiple access network world, here is the statistical answer: close to zero. AJ

Your post feeble. You think this game? This how you post... AJ

Unless you are going to Ukraine to pick up your mail order bride -- the Ukrainian gene pool produces some of the most attractive brunettes in the world -- Ukraine is not a desirable destination. Presently, it is about as stable as North Korea. To be followed up with the obvious "Seinfeld" Ukraine reference... AJ

What partner in western Kansas? It is not Viaero -- its coverage is not that substantial. No, when I look at western Kansas on that projected coverage map, I see mostly RCC Unicel's footprint that VZW acquired, then divested to AT&T. So, that is AT&T, which you can rest assured is not T-Mobile's partner. Honestly, I think that T-Mobile map is a fabrication -- in many ways. It is just an approximation of what T-Mobile had in mind several months ago. AJ

"The Legere" "The Kramer" AJ

maximus, if you are going to quote all of one of Arysyn's novel length posts just to reply with one or two lines, please do not bother. Save yourself the trouble -- and staff the trouble of going in and removing your needlessly long quote. AJ

Uh, yeah. But if you did not know that, you are qualified to run a T-Mobile news web site. AJ

Home to Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. A bit like Boston College of Chestnut Hill. AJ

That is one scary "Star Wars" character. I wonder what it looks like underneath its mask... AJ

A Class II filing mostly lowers but partly raises the ERP/EIRP output for the LG G4. I have updated the article on The Wall. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-385-updated-use-the-4th-lg-may-the-4th-be-with-you/ AJ

Likely, too big. The lower the frequency, the longer the wavelength, the larger the antenna. A 4T4R 800 MHz antenna might be the size of a refrigerator. AJ

I know, hence why I was joking. But it seems that a CTO would be a better choice to "jump start" Dish's moribund, meandering wireless business. AJ

What is a CMO? Charlie's malevolence officer? AJ

Statistical uncertainty. We do not know the sizes of both data sets. We do not know how much their pseudo randomized locations overlapped. But we do know that their time frames were offset by about a month. All of that adds up to statistical uncertainty in comparing the two sets of results. So, even if 4 Mbps amounts to a 40 percent difference, I do not consider that a statistically significant difference. AJ

Nope, you are wrong on that one. Users have ways of knowing, expecting, or at least hoping that they are on the high end, hence intriguing their speed test curiosity. They may notice remarkably fast downloads, for example. More likely, though, VZW, Sprint, or T-Mobile tells them that they now have XLTE, Spark, or "wideband," respectively. That tends to bring out the e-penis measuring stick. Either way, Legere is wrong, too. Thanks for posting the Ookla results and RootMetrics results, as they are substantially similar. And I put far more faith in RootMetrics methodology, which takes human bias out of the equation. AJ

Ookla is not the "gold standard." A lot of Ookla speed tests tend to fall far outside the median at opposite ends of the spectrum. As Ookla is a user initiated app, think about what prompts users to run speed tests. Showing off amazing speeds for e-penis erection. Confirming agonizingly slow speeds and venting frustration. The large middle part of the bell curve gets neglected. When in the middle, users do not care so much to run speed tests -- because their data just works. AJ

How spoiled has the wireless world become that 5 MHz FDD is deemed "tiny"? AJ

The site admin has requested that members not discuss overwriting the Wi-Fi calling firmware, yet you are already arguing against that request. Four of your five posts here have been in this thread, so your primary purpose at S4GRU seems to be hacking the Wi-Fi calling firmware. While your intentions may be good if you manually enable QoS for Wi-Fi calling, you are still violating the spirit in which Sprint extended this offer for a free Wi-Fi calling router. And others will not enable QoS -- they will just take the free router and run, Wi-Fi calling be damned. That is why S4GRU discourages or prohibits certain discussion topics. Basically, if you want to flash alternate firmware and enable QoS or not, you buy your own router. If you want a router for free, you accept Sprint's locked down Wi-Fi calling firmware. As the saying goes, "Do not look a gift horse in the mouth." Also, unnecessarily posting "Sprint's inadequate network" is a gross simplification and generalization. It is a non constructive negative comment, hence against the rules. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1197-s4gru-posting-guidelines-aka-the-rulez/ AJ

FYI, thread participants... Robert is presently traveling through rural territory with limited wireless coverage, but he has asked that you not engage in discussions of overwriting the Sprint Wi-Fi calling firmware. That just takes advantage of Sprint and defeats the spirit of offering this free Asus router -- to provide Wi-Fi calling in difficult coverage locations and to lessen the load on the macro network. We realize that you probably can find such alternate firmware discussions elsewhere. But S4GRU will not host them here. Please think about ethics. And thanks for your cooperation... AJ

Yes, keep in mind that if/when LTE roaming goes live, no current iPhone supports band 12. So, your iPhone will lack LTE roaming capability in many areas. AJ

You are missing my point. The update may have just inflated the RSRP figures -- as many claimed the .15 baseband firmware did on the Nexus 5. That only means higher numbers, not necessarily stronger signal. Unfortunately, we really have no way to judge this objectively without expensive diagnostic equipment. So, real world testing in fringe coverage and low signal locations is our best substitute for objective RF performance testing. AJ

Well, to rain on the parade, that could be just number inflation -- what many claimed the infamous, unreleased .15 baseband did for the Nexus 5. Regardless, the latest firmware certainly has not increased the weak uplink ERP/EIRP, since that requires a Class II filing with the FCC. AJ

That is a good Android app. I have used it for years. But why are you surprised that neighboring networks are mostly on channels 6 and 11? That is to be expected from the automated setup using general public. In the US, only channels 1, 6, and 11 are non overlapping. For that reason, access points tend to default to those channels. AJ

If or when band 12 roaming goes live, my guess is that a profile update will be required to enable band 12 -- but not brick the handset. We know from plenty of experience that a profile update can alter band settings/priority. AJ

As I recall, yes. But, remember, it is not technically a Sprint device -- it is a Republic Wireless device. Or are you referring to the Nexus 6? AJ