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    Give a penny. Take a penny. That is my philosophy for on premises small cells with subscriber provided backhaul. We can all benefit. But, as I understand it, that is not the currently implemented strategy with the T-Mobile Wi-Fi router. It is not open to general subscriber access. It is locked down via WPA authentication, just like any other Wi-Fi router. AJ
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    Did I say "sole" Internet connection? I meant "soul" Internet connection. And when do the WWJLD bracelets arrive? AJ
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    Another benefit of the T-Mobile Wi-Fi router is incentivized offloading. This is something that S4GRU staff has long advocated. Many "unlimited" data zealots see no reason to use Wi-Fi at home. But give them a $200 802.11ac router for free, and they are more likely to offload. Now, that said, the uptake statistics for this Wi-Fi router program will be interesting. Much of the T-Mobile subscriber base is subprime. Many may not pass the credit check for the Wi-Fi router. Better yet, they may not have home broadband -- they rely on T-Mobile for their sole Internet connection. AJ
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    The sale does not have to be to Iliad -- though I drew that obvious connection earlier in this thread. It is just that the Wi-Fi router program would create some unexpected synchronicity with Free Mobile. Regardless, all of this "un-carrier" handing out of candy is a short term ploy to increase subscriber numbers. I do not know how anyone can rationally see it any other way. It is not sustainable long term. T-Mobile is spending more and more per sub to acquire and retain. In that way, Magenta is like the Denver Broncos, which are doubling down on Peyton Manning's rapidly closing window, spending accordingly like there is no tomorrow. In another season or two, Manning will be gone, left behind will be a salary cap graveyard, and the Broncos will be awful. That, too, is T-Mobile. Live for today, then stick the new management with the bill down the road. AJ
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    Sorry, maxsilver, if you are likening the Sprint Airave type devices to the T-Mobile Wi-Fi router, you are full of magenta colored shit. At the very least, consider the following differences: Sprint Airave type devices have been divvied out based upon need and not free to all subs. The T-Mobile Wi-Fi router is available to all subs -- for free. Sprint Airave type devices have no peripheral function. The T-Mobile Wi-Fi router is useful to handsets, tablets, computers, TVs, gaming systems, etc. I recently paid $200 for my primary 802.11ac router. Hmm... Once again, this is Legere and company playing pink Santa, giving away goodies, leading a pied piper brigade, poking and prodding the bigger operators -- all in the hope that somebody swoops in and buys out T-Mobile. That is ulterior, incarnate. AJ
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    General subscriber access to these customized, on premises Wi-Fi routers has to be the T-Mobile end game. Legere is not the altruist that many believe him to be -- he and the pinkish executive team have plenty of ulterior motives up their sleeves. That said, I am intrigued. If T-Mobile can sort out the security and bandwidth management issues for general sub access, this could make for an interesting "small cell" deployment. Better yet, partner with or buy out the Globalstar TLPS spectrum for unencumbered 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. AJ
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    Those RF output figures are somewhat misleading. Neither is/was a regulatory limitation. Cellular 850 MHz mobile ERP, for example, is capped at 7 W (38 dBm). But 3 W (34 dBm) seems to have been a common figure -- or commonly cited figure -- for car phones and bag phones. Additionally, you will not find many smartphones that put out 0.6 W (600 mW) (27 dBm). The typical target max conducted power figure is 0.2 W (200 mW) (23 dBm). Increases or reductions from that figure are largely due to antenna gain. And the majority of smartphones have negative antenna gain for some or all bands, thereby reducing smartphone average max ERP/EIRP to the 0.1 W (100 mW) (20 dBm) range. AJ
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    For its Free Mobile subsidiary, Iliad puts customized Wi-Fi routers on its subscribers' premises in France to expand and fill in its wireless network for all subs to use. Hmm, coincidence? Is no one talking/writing about this potential connection? AJ
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    Let's talk about subsidy, Let's talk about you and me, Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be, Let's talk about sub-, Let's talk about subsidy. AJ
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    Devices will likely need to be tested and FCC OET authorized for VoLTE. As far as I know, third party VoIP is classified as a data service, but VoLTE is classified as a voice service. Thus, at the very least, VoLTE tests will be needed to demonstrate hearing aid and T-coil compatibility. AJ
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    No one at S4GRU knows for certain. The FCC OET authorization docs present confusing, possibly even conflicting info. All we can say is that the baseband is Category 3, 4, or 6. And, regardless, the Galaxy Note 4 is not authorized for carrier aggregation. AJ
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    If you got an iPhone 6, you a baller. AJ
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    Snapdragon 801 has an integrated Category 4 baseband. AJ
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    No. AJ
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    I am funny incarnate. Does that count? AJ
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    I concur. Even if I still pick up an HTC One M8, the 2014 Moto X or Nexus 5 successor will join my arsenal. I cannot find much not to like about the Moto X -- except the AMOLED screen, especially as it is PenTile. But I understand the rationale behind using AMOLED for partial screen active notifications. AJ
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    Why is this discussion separate from the iPhone 6 omnibus thread? Thread closed. AJ
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    Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic, A big, big phone. AJ
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    I swear that Sprint already announced its intentions toward AWS-3 and that we already have a thread. Somebody, please do a search. AJ
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    People want their phones to look like them. The Plus sizing of America. AJ
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    Quoted without comment. AJ
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    The MID RANGE device department. AJ
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    Roger Cheng was in a photo with John Legere when the Pink Flamingo crashed an AT&T cocktail party and was escorted out by security. So, yeah, Cheng, like so many of the tech press, has a thing for Legere and a built in bias for T-Mobile. AJ
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    I remember, but I highly doubt this is a historical reference to that. It is just a dull coincidence. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    I am still surprised that Apple could not come up with a more creative naming convention than the bland iPhone 6 Plus. For example, the standard size model could have been the iPhone 6, while the plus size model could have been the iPwned 6 -- for the e-peeners foolish enough to buy that oversized thing. AJ
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