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Obviously, you do not know me. I live in Kansas, am a geographer, and have spent ample time in Wichita. I know the area quite well. Additionally, my Sensorly map example perfectly illustrates a problem with your "logic." So, keep digging yourself a hole... AJ

Geez, are you sure that you are not an in the closet magenta fanboy, maybe a secret 3GPP operative? What you say above is one of their favorite talking points, how W-CDMA fallback is so superior to EV-DO fallback. But it is largely GSM centric propaganda. Put EV-DO at spectrum parity with W-CDMA (e.g. three or four 1.25 MHz FDD EV-DO carriers for every one 5 MHz FDD W-CDMA carrier) and provide advanced backhaul, then EV-DO is running at 2+ Mbps. End users are getting very similar experiences between the two airlinks. Alternatively, W-CDMA can be fed by T1 backhaul -- just as AT&T and T-Mobile have on some of their sites. Then, W-CDMA is not much of a fallback at all. AJ

That will continue to be true of SVLTE devices. But considering that we are in the e/CSFB thread, it is important to note that single RF path devices will never encounter that odd situation of Sprint native LTE plus roaming CDMA1X. AJ

I wonder who suggested that... AJ

The HTC One does support SVLTE. If the speed test "fails," that indicates a network signal problem, possibly a handset problem. AJ

As David, who is another moderator, pointed out, you were disciplined for your behavior in the Nebraska market thread. Your "stick up your azz" statement in that thread was out of line, and you received warning points for that transgression. Now, in this thread, I have not been rude to you. I have been direct with you. That you may not like what I am saying does not make me rude. View this snapshot of an AT&T LTE Sensorly map. Wow, look at all of those holes. By your logic, AT&T must have very limited LTE coverage in Wichita. But that is incorrect, and it illustrates a limitation of Sensorly's crowdsourcing method. AJ

Respectfully, watch your tone. You have already been disciplined for breaking the rules once before. You are skating on thin ice again. You can refuse to acknowledge the mapped information available at S4GRU, but that is your loss. And it questions why you are asking questions here. You first asked about coverage at two locations. However, you are now referencing data speeds. That is moving the goalposts. Coverage and data speeds are largely separate issues. As for Sensorly, you seem to lack understanding of what it actually is. For example, go check out the VZW, AT&T, and T-Mobile coverage maps on Sensorly. You will find countless places that have never been mapped but have native coverage. You cannot accurately use Sensorly as a reference for where coverage is absent. Additionally, how do you know that Rock Rd and Webb Rd are "mapped weekly if not daily"? Is it you? If not, what is your proof? If it is you, then your handset could be the problem. AJ

Guys, you can update your firmware, software, even underwear all you want, but it will not change the fact that you still have the EVO LTE. AJ

A few thoughts... We know where the sites are located. We also know which sites have been Network Vision upgraded. We have maps. And as others have suggested, your questions would be much more easily answered if you would become a sponsor and view those maps. Next, the two Wichita intersections you mention are inside Sprint coverage footprint. Signal strength may not be the strongest at those locations, but bar none, they are covered. Sprint cannot, will not have sites at all major intersections. Signal strength will vary. And as an aside, if you are talking LTE coverage, the site at McConnell AFB has not been upgraded, so that potentially addresses one of your areas of supposed "lack of coverage." Finally, what is your point regarding Sensorly? It is not a de facto coverage map. Rather, it presents a crowd sourced coverage approximation. But that does not come without caveats. If no one has mapped a location, that does not necessarily mean coverage is absent. If someone has mapped a location before Network Vision upgrades had been completed, that does not necessarily mean coverage is absent. If someone has mapped a location with a poor RF handset, that does not necessarily mean coverage is absent. AJ

Call me old fashioned, but I do not think a zoom is an appropriate first lens for a beginner. Variable focal length and speed add, well, too many additional variables for a student trying to understand the craft. A 50 mm equivalent prime is the place to start. Learn how to use it in all of its facets and limitations, then move on to a longer/shorter prime or a zoom. Otherwise, I agree with much of the recent sentiment. This thread has likely become technical overload for Deval, who just wants to take better photos. AJ

First, you get mrarried. Then, you have chrildren. And you might get a pret or two. There you go -- you started your Framily. AJ

Deval, by a "fixed focus lens," what you actually mean is a fixed focal length lens. A fixed focus lens, for example, would be found on a disposable point and shoot camera. But a fixed focal length lens is what CaryTheLabelGuy references as a "prime" lens, since that differentiates it from a "zoom" lens, which has variable focal length. I also agree with CaryTheLabelGuy. A beginning photographer should typically start out with a 50 mm equivalent lens. Back when 35 mm film SLRs ruled the photography world, the 50 mm lens was the most ubiquitous because it was neither wide angle nor telephoto. Its field of view was most similar to that of human vision. Additionally, if you want to improve your photographic acumen and not let the in camera auto exposure system control everything, learn to use the aperture priority mode so that you can understand how depth of field affects composition. AJ

Be careful. If this thread advocates "unlimited" abuse, it will not last. AJ

Did Charlie lose his Erges? AJ

That was your highest signal strength. Your lowest signal would be, for example, if you held LTE down to -135 dBm RSRP. AJ

Well, to be honest, how many colleges/universities have you ever seen? Frame of reference is always key. AJ

Meh, Sprint has no reason to serve Germans. Leave them to Deutsche Telekom. AJ

Moving away from the DIDO name is a lost opportunity for a marketing tie in with singer Dido Armstrong. Purr... AJ

I am glad you posted that link. It reminded me that I read that white paper two years ago and still have it on my SSD. AJ

If these are 450 angry mobs, I am sure that digiblur will be among them. AJ

Just FYI for interested buyers, if the leaks and rumors hold true, a Nexus 8 will replace the Nexus 7 this year, and it will be released earlier than in the past two years. AJ

Job had no LTE. God took it away. AJ

If you are going to start a new thread, you need to apply a title more accurately descriptive than "towers." I fixed it for you. AJ

Does that have to be an XOR proposition? AJ

In the last year, I have played on the Wii U more "Final Fantasy II" and "The Legend of Zelda" than I have any other games. Oh yeah, those release dates are 1991 and 1986. Try again, youngster. AJ