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No, maybe you are thinking of WacArnold's. AJ

Robert has more or less already stated this, but I think Sprint is fully prepared to lose some subs that it does not particularly care to keep -- because those current top percent subs make life on the network difficult for many, many others. AJ

I am not sure why this "What constitutes the top 5 percent?" debate is useful, since it is based largely on estimation and speculation. The "5" figure that is useful, however, is 5 GB. Sprint appears to have drawn the line in the sand in the vicinity of 5 GB as the threshold at which throttling may commence. Enough said. AJ

"Virgin Mobil"? Did a European write this thread title? In that case, why not call it "Virgin Móviles"? AJ

Corresponding locations are irrelevant. Sprint could divest WCS spectrum to AT&T in Kalamazoo, receive in return PCS spectrum in Timbuktu. So, excess PCS spectrum availability in the affected WCS markets is a non factor. Besides, this is a modest transaction -- if the $130 million estimate is roughly accurate. Heck, Dan spends that much on aftershave. But it will not get you much PCS spectrum. AJ

Hey, batter batter batter, sa-wing, batter! AJ

Maybe you should show the screen a certain "gesture" with your finger. AJ

I already did while you were posting. AJ

Folks, consider this a PSA. Please do not quote a massive post just to comment a few lines. Edit the quote down to manageable size. For context, if needed, we can always refer back to the original. But many of us have already read it. Thanks... AJ

The easiest way is to use a shortcut maker app, such as AnyCut. As long as it can pull up hidden activities, then it can create home screen shortcuts to all sorts of hidden APKs. See examples from two of my handsets: AJ

Ah, but that is the generic Service Mode screen, not the Sprint specific Service Mode set of screens. Try ##DEBUG# to open the latter. Still, I am intrigued that the generic Service Mode screen is also present and accessible. AJ

Got weather on the brain this time of year? Feeling some "pressure"? AJ

David, this is 2014, not 2002. You might want to replace that "MB" with "GB." AJ

To quote Saturday Night Live, "That's why you don't push, okay. If it's not happening, you get up. You come back later. Try it again." AJ

Yes, has a SIM card issue been ruled out? If this is the same SIM across multiple problematic handsets, at least one common denominator is clear... AJ

Yes, in Wyoming, there are the Grand Tetons -- French for "big tits." AJ

Are you four years old? Look out the window. There is your "Netflix." AJ

AT&T should have the movie "Frozen" permanently cached for LTE Broadcast streaming. That should save a lot of capacity right there. AJ

Is that an Arthur C. Clarke story? No, maybe it was Phillip K. Dick. AJ

Yes, $100,000 in cash, $100 million in gold jewelry, $300 million in weed, and $399.9 million in chicken wings. He has the envy of Robert on that last asset. AJ

A few facts to know... Sprint is the king of the domestic operators for what people variously call debug, engineering, field test, or service mode screens. While many variants for AT&T and T-Mobile have those screens removed or blocked, basically all Sprint variants maintain access. However, you need to know that the traditional dialer code for Sprint is ##DEBUG#. This dates all the way back to feature phones. The *#0011# dialer code you list for Android is, as far as I know, only for Samsung handsets that are non Sprint variants. So, it will not work with Sprint handsets. The iOS dialer code, however, is universal. In addition to being basically ubiquitous among Sprint handsets, the screens are basically standardized for Sprint -- they are largely the same across all Android handsets. And you will not find, for example, the downlink bandwidth field that you note in the generic Samsung service mode screenshot. You can see this in the multiple screenshots that another one of our moderators posted in this thread. So, instructing Android users on Sprint to access these screens to assess LTE deployed bandwidth will not be useful. Instead, as one of our moderators also pointed out, LTE bandwidth is almost entirely standardized across the Sprint network. Currently, it comes in exactly three flavors: band 25 LTE 1900 at 5 MHz FDD, band 26 LTE 800 at 5 MHz FDD, and band 41 TD-LTE 2600 at 20 MHz TDD. In the future, we may see band 26 LTE 800 at 3 MHz FDD in some spectrum constrained markets, and that will be detectable by an EARFCN other than 8763. Alternatively, LTE carrier bandwidth can be determined via spectrum analysis. I use a handheld spectrum analyzer and often include the sweeps in my articles. You can view several examples in the following articles: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-358-sprint-scores-an-800-on-the-lte/ http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-308-rssi-vs-rsrp-a-brief-lte-signal-strength-primer/ http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-157-s4gru-first-to-capture-sprint-lte-live-in-the-wild/ And, for further reference, you may wish to read a series of articles that I wrote on Sprint variant debug, engineering, field test, or service mode screens: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-345-whats-the-frequency-kenneth-interpreting-your-engineering-screen-part-one/ http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-347-whats-the-frequency-kenneth-interpreting-your-engineering-screen-part-two/ http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-360-whats-the-frequency-kenneth-interpreting-your-engineering-screen-part-three/ AJ

"Siri, this is very important for you to remember. 'iBeats off' all the time." AJ

Can you pick me up while you are at it? I need a ride. AJ

Will Apple devices then have a switch for "iBeats off"? (If you do not get it, be sure to say aloud what is in quotes for everyone around you to hear.) AJ

Maybe that is your handset's way of saying it is not getting touched enough. Are you a cold, distant owner? AJ