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Oh, I thought of the T-shirts. But Legere likes to wear his own "magenta" ones. AJ
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As a potential Sprint-T-Mobile breakup fee, I would offer Legere a lifetime supply of pomade, five sport coats and pairs of distressed jeans from the Gap, and a personal meeting with Don Johnson of "Miami Vice" fame. I think he would take it. AJ
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Top 5% being throttled starting 6/1
WiWavelength replied to transitwatch889's topic in General Topics
I would appreciate it if someone would be willing to sample in other major forums and comment sections what the popular response is to this new top 5 percent throttling policy, then report back the consensus and some highlights. I would do it myself, but I fear the worst from uninformed, angry people, and that just might cause me to have an aneurysm. AJ -
Top 5% being throttled starting 6/1
WiWavelength replied to transitwatch889's topic in General Topics
Yes, it will. The policy may need to be adjusted over time. And that is why Sprint set the current threshold at 5 GB per month. That is wise. AT&T enacted a similar top 5 percent policy several years ago but was not at all transparent about the usage required to ascend into that top 5 percent, leading to much relevant criticism. AJ -
Top 5% being throttled starting 6/1
WiWavelength replied to transitwatch889's topic in General Topics
Right. Basically, the use of a few is creating congestion that is unintentionally "throttling" the use of others. This new policy turns the tables on the cause -- explicitly throttling those who are greatly contributing to the congestion. I have no problem with that. Call it operant conditioning. Reinforce the idea to these few that exceeding 5 GB usage per month leads to throttling, managing data below 5 GB per month leads to no throttling. AJ -
Top 5% being throttled starting 6/1
WiWavelength replied to transitwatch889's topic in General Topics
And users are not really sharing a 30 Mbps pipe. In the real world RF environment, average maximum throughput is much lower than that. I have a post on the subject that I will share later. AJ -
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WiWavelength replied to transitwatch889's topic in General Topics
Just post a pic of yourself in a big hat instead. We will get the message. AJ -
Top 5% being throttled starting 6/1
WiWavelength replied to transitwatch889's topic in General Topics
Not "only." If somehow you rack up enough "normal web usage" to degrade network capacity for others, that qualifies. AJ -
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WiWavelength replied to transitwatch889's topic in General Topics
Look at it this way. The top 5 percent may be using, for example, 50 percent of the capacity. That is a reasonable estimate. And if those 5 percent get throttled down, that could free up the 50 percent for other users. So, those overloaded band 25 sectors may not be so overloaded any longer. AJ -
Dan is 60 years old and likely has tens of millions of dollars in the bank. He can do almost whatever he wants with the rest of his life. If I were even 40 years old and had even $1 million in the bank, I would mostly stop working and more seriously start pursuing my interests. I could afford top notch gear for pro photography or test bench equipment for audio/video component measurements. And the funny thing is that -- when you have money and are not concerned about making more money -- you often find yourself in the position to make more money. I could probably earn a fair sum publishing my photos and/or my A/V component test bench results. It might be worth it if Legere, who has repeatedly slandered Sprint, has to make an about face and spin Sprint into something positive. Yep, Legere just might have to sit and spin. AJ
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I think you mean the "Cruise Director." You will have to speak to her about that. AJ
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And to think, they call it "Signal Hill." A bit ironic? AJ
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There is no such thing as "partial W-CDMA." It is 5 MHz FDD or nothing. Additionally, GSM is ridiculously outdated at this point and not standardized for SMR 800 MHz -- that would be a fool's errand. Now, if not for IBEZ and incumbent issues, such that Sprint had sufficient SMR spectrum nationwide for a single HSPA+ enhanced W-CDMA carrier, that might have been a viable option. Band 26 W-CDMA is standardized; albeit, it has never been utilized anywhere. AJ
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For an analog, most of the population is not knowledgeable about Net Neutrality. However, that does not mean the likes of VZ, AT&T, and Comcast should just get their way. The population needs experts informing them and/or making wise decisions for them. See my point? This is largely a tangential point, but I feel it to be related. I cannot help but think what harm VZW and its decisions have done to Sprint over the past 10-12 years. First, VZW effectively killed EV-DV by rushing to EV-DO. Then, VZW did likewise with UMB by selecting LTE. On the latter count, if VZW had just shed Vodafone a few years earlier, we probably could have had UMB, which would have been much better for 3GPP2 operators. And we would not have this nonsense of Eurasians telling us to do things their way. AJ
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Uh, if you have ever been "jammed," I think you would know. AJ
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Issa: Don't sell off airwaves for short-term gains
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And meesa Jar Jar Binks. AJ -
Gag. That would just throw CDMA1X 800 on to the scrap heap already. And that would be a bad move. You see, e/CSFB does not work so hot if LTE is deployed below 1 GHz while whatever is the circuit switched voice carrier -- W-CDMA or CDMA1X -- is deployed around 2 GHz. The propagation characteristics, hence coverage footprints are so different. T-Mobile sure as hell better realize this; otherwise, its band 12 LTE 700 deployment is going to fail e/CSFB calls right and left. That is probably one reason why T-Mobile is pushing VoLTE up in the schedule. AJ
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I believe you mean "loosing" 4G. AJ
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