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The photographed antenna panel does seem to represent an AT&T infrastructure bandwidth expansion. Previous antennas supported Lower 700 MHz (band 17) through AWS-1 1700+2100 MHz (band 4). This antenna supports Lower 700 MHz (band 12/17) and Cellular 850 MHz (band 5) via its low frequency port, as well as PCS 1900 MHz (band 2), AWS-1 1700+2100 MHz (band 4), and WCS 2300 MHz (band 30) via its mid/high frequency ports. And it does appear to have dual mid/high frequency ports. Antenna gurus, can you corroborate? AJ

Band 30 WCS 2300 MHz. I guess it is happening. AJ

It has a "T" and an "E," but no "L." AJ

Yeah, I will sell you a pebble, too. And it will be your best friend. Order now for the low price of $75 + S/H. AJ

Maybe my Nexus 5 is already the "Nexus XXX"... AJ

No one has made the Nexus XXL joke yet? Sometimes, you people disappoint me... AJ

Sha-moo! That thing is a cow -- a big, fat cow. AJ

No, it is not a typographical error. The LTE band table is just an illustration and comes from the Part 22/24/27 test documents. In FCC regulations, those three parts cover Cellular 850 MHz, PCS 1900 MHz, AWS-1 1700+2100 MHz, Lower 700 MHz, and BRS/EBS 2600 MHz. Note the absence of SMR 800 MHz, which falls under Part 90. For that reason, band 26 typically has two sets of test results -- the Cellular 850 MHz segment under Part 22 and the SMR 800 MHz segment under Part 90. The former is depicted in the aforementioned LTE band table. But I found something interesting this morning. I checked the separate Part 90 test and noticed that the results were for band class 10 CDMA2000 only. In other words, this 2014 Moto X variant was not tested for the SMR segment of band 26, or those test results were not submitted to the FCC. And there is possibly the smoking gun -- the reason why this variant is reportedly not headed to Sprint. AJ

÷≥√=×, take that, AT&T! AJ

No, not that I am aware. Billings is not that large of a city, though, so Chinook PCS sites should not be that hard to find. However, that would be largely a waste of your time. The Chinook sites have been turned off, some may have been decommissioned, but they are all W-CDMA/GSM or GSM only sites. The infrastructure is of no use to Sprint. AJ

The above SignalCheck Pro and engineering screenshots have nothing to do with the takeover of Chinook PCS sites. The screenshots are of Nemont Communications, a local CDMA2000 operator. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseMarketSum.jsp?licKey=2360492 http://www.nemont.net/pdfs/Nemont-local-wireless-coverage.pdf AJ

No, hold on, the Galaxy Note 4 is not very relevant. And no one is intimating that pairing a standalone Snapdragon processor with a standalone baseband is "harder to do." It has been done on many, many handsets, including the Galaxy S4 and HTC One M7. But pairing a processor with a separate baseband opens the opportunity to use a 3GPP only baseband. And, to make the Galaxy Note 4 relevant, if you were to check the AT&T and T-Mobile variants, I bet you would find the 3GPP only MDM9235 baseband. The Sprint variant gets the 3GPP/3GPP2 MDM9635 baseband purely for the reason that it is headed to Sprint. AJ

Coming soon to a theatre near you... "How to Train Your Otosan" AJ

Ahem... AJ

You stole John Legere's bike at your wedding? Nice prank! AJ

At Boston College, they call that a "Hail Flutie." AJ

No. But we will presume the status quo ante unless/until irrefutable evidence arises to the contrary. AJ

My educated guess is that the single RF path but lack of e/CSFB plays a significant role in the CDMA2000 band switching issue. And that may explain why the iPhone receives separate PRLs. If so, it is an Apple issue, not a Sprint issue. AJ

Microcells or repeaters? AJ

Why is that interesting or relevant? Major operators routinely sell off some/all of their owned tower structures, then lease back space on them. AJ

Yes, somebody knows. He might know. But we do not. AJ

What would help is for Joeynach to "shit or get off the pot." He has been hemming and hawing over a new handset for nearly a year. AJ

Maybe this is a routine occurrence, but as of today, Google Play is out of stock of two of three colors. The end is nigh -- or it may already have happened. AJ

I seem to recall that the Nexus 4 was sold through the release of the Nexus 5 last year, but my memory may be faulty. If so, my desire to get a red Nexus 5, too, may go unfulfilled. Oh well. But I do not buy dirty used phones -- I leave that to the poor iPhone congregation. AJ

No, radio firmware is operator agnostic. AJ