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    FCC Revokes Net Neutrality [WAS: FCC Approves Net Neutrality]

    in General Topics

    Posted

    2 hours ago, S4GRU said:

    It hadn't happened before Net Neutrality. But it was starting to be discussed.

    Is "discussed" a strong enough word?  The threats and schemes go back more than a dozen years, at least to 2005...

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    Interviewer: How concerned are you about Internet upstarts like Google (GOOG ), MSN, Vonage, and others?


    SBC CEO Ed Whitacre: How do you think they're going to get to customers? Through a broadband pipe. Cable companies have them. We have them. Now what they would like to do is use my pipes free, but I ain't going to let them do that because we have spent this capital and we have to have a return on it. So there's going to have to be some mechanism for these people who use these pipes to pay for the portion they're using. Why should they be allowed to use my pipes?

    The Internet can't be free in that sense, because we and the cable companies have made an investment and for a Google or Yahoo! (YHOO ) or Vonage or anybody to expect to use these pipes [for] free is nuts!

     

    https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/10/5498-2/

    AJ

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    Sprints major network investment.

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    8 hours ago, jakeuten said:

    Sprint ranks ahead of them in call and text... which they can roam on Verizon for.

     

    39 minutes ago, jakeuten said:

    You mean to tell me that Sprint, who has a nationwide roaming agreement with Verizon for voice/text, does better than T-Mobile? Shocking.

     

    37 minutes ago, derrph said:

    I think those stats that conclude that Sprint is more reliable than T-Mobile also includes those native roaming areas as well and not just Sprints native coverage.

    Listen, and listen carefully, folks.

    You can state that Sprint, according to some third party studies, is measurably more reliable than T-Mobile.  And you can state that Sprint has a widespread roaming agreement with VZW, as Sprint does with other operators.

    Those are facts.

    But you may not conclude that Sprint is measurably more reliable than T-Mobile -- only because -- Sprint has widespread roaming agreements with VZW or any other operator(s).

    Notorious Magentan troll, Fabian Cortez, makes that conclusion.  If you want to make the same argument, you can take it and stuff it in your turkey.

    That argument overlooks numerous other possible explanations:  Sprint is measurably more reliable with or without roaming agreements, T-Mobile is highly unreliable due to its own decisions and shortcomings, etc.  Until you have additional evidence to substantiate one explanation or to discount alternative explanations, any argument for the former is not sound reasoning.  In short, it does not pass the critical thinking test.

    AJ

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    Essentially a sprint exclusive.

    in Misc.

    Posted

    1 hour ago, swintec said:

    They arent very receptive to the...reception issues though so I am not sure what to make of that.

    Essential's reception to the reception issues was not very receptive because their reception at the time was poor and they did not receive full receipt of the reception issues.

    AJ

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    Sprint 2017 handset SRLTE mode survey/discussion

    in Smartphones

    Posted

    Many Sprint 2017 handsets operate in continuous SRLTE mode.  For the uninitiated, SRLTE means that the handset is camped on both CDMA1X and LTE simultaneously, using LTE primarily but also monitoring CDMA1X every few seconds per the slot cycle index.  Some Sprint handsets prior to 2017 would fall back to SRLTE mode in areas of low signal.  More recent handsets, however, operate continuously on SRLTE.  The easiest way to check for SRLTE is to use SignalCheck Pro -- if it constantly displays both CDMA1X and LTE signal metrics, then the handset is in always on SRLTE mode.

    To gather further info on what appears now to be permanent SRLTE operation and to allow for discussion of the advantages/disadvantages of SRLTE, we have opened this thread with an informal poll:

    Does your Sprint handset operate continuously in SRLTE mode?  If so, what year, make, model?  Also, does the handset require a new ISIM, as there may be correlation between SRLTE and ISIM?

    Lastly, lest this get confused with SVLTE, VoLTE, or Calling Plus, SRLTE is not connected directly with any of the aforementioned, nor does SRLTE enable simultaneous voice and data.

    AJ

    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    53 minutes ago, avb said:

    Guys when T-Mobile offers free things it's because they're adding value to the already best unlimited plan.  When Sprint offers free things it's because they're desperate and no one uses the free offered service anyways.

    If that is not sarcasm, somebody grab a shovel.  Because the bullshit, er, I mean nifty shit is piling up around here.

    AJ

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    Calling Plus (VoLTE "Lite")

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    1 hour ago, RAvirani said:

    Config 2 doesn’t help things either. Since the change to Config 2, even with a -80 dBm signal, I have trouble pulling more than 5 mbps upload. At -110 dBm, I’m lucky to pull half a megabit. 

    Yes, but 0.5 Mbps uplink at -110 dBm RSRP on the downlink is at least an order of magnitude greater than what is needed to support Calling Plus.  Unless network congestion is a factor, uplink data speeds alone are not the bottleneck.  Rather, if those uplink data speeds are low because of retransmissions due to poor handset uplink RF output, then the uplink may have difficulty keeping up with near real time Calling Plus transmissions, even at 0.5 Mbps.

    AJ

    Calling Plus (VoLTE "Lite")

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    1 hour ago, lilotimz said:

    This is the downside of a VOIP based setup like Calling Plus. In a full VoLTE setup voice packets are prioritized and the eNB will do whatever is needed to maintain voice quality / continuity. 

    Poor handset RF performance also could be in play.  A -110 dBm RSRP on band 41 downlink should be fine for Calling Plus.  But if the handset is weak on band 41 uplink, it could be running out of uplink power at that signal level.

    AJ

    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Someone at The Motley Fool is trying to make a point by comparing T-Mobile theoretical peak speeds to Sprint empirical average speeds.

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    Here are just a few examples of Sprint's network improvements:

    • Washington, D.C.: up 45% to 20 Mbps
    • Atlanta: up 86% to 32 Mbps
    • LA Metro: up 55% to 23 Mbps
    • Colorado: up 44% to 25 Mbps

    Those are big percentage improvements, but they pale in comparison to T-Mobile's demonstration of 600-plus Mbps downloads.

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-mobile-apos-latest-announcement-170700579.html

    This just further goes to show that questionably qualified investment advisors should refrain from proffering obviously incompetent technical analysis.

    AJ

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    Essentially a sprint exclusive.

    in Misc.

    Posted

    If the comparison is to the Sprint/Republic Wireless variant 2014 Moto X, that may not be a fair fight for the Essential.  The 2014 Moto X is the best band 41 real world performer I have encountered.  I fired up my 2014 Moto X for the first time in a long time when my Moto X4 arrived and seemed to have great RF.  Indeed, the Moto X4 also is stellar on band 41, the Pixel 2 XL is very good but a shade below, while the 2014 Moto X tops them both in real world drive testing.  I was so thoroughly reminded of the 2014 Moto X top notch performance that I went further and bought a white/bamboo AT&T variant, $120 new old stock on Amazon.

    AJ

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    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    40 minutes ago, Fraydog said:

    No offense but if that's the case, and that is truly what Masa is thinking, he should divest himself of Sprint somehow. 

    Why?  Just because you say so, that argument does not fly with me.  You need to support your position with reasoning or evidence.  What is then is the crucial connection between Masayoshi Son and an geographically expansive Sprint network?  His only experience with SoftBank is on the small island nation of Japan, for Pete's sake.

    AJ

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