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That seems anti factual, Neal. If that were true, then a 10 MHz FDD carrier would be able to provide disproportionately greater peak speeds than could a 5 MHz FDD carrier. However, that is not the case. So, I would like to see some evidence to support your assertion. AJ

Uplink MIMO is also possible. WiMAX supported it from the beginning -- though I doubt that it was implemented in many, if any devices. And I doubt that we will see it in many LTE devices any time soon. Most OEMs seem set with one Tx antenna and two Rx antennas in mobile devices. AJ

Last summer, USCC and Sprint agreed to a January 31 sunset date for the USCC network in Chicago. That is this week. I have heard nothing to indicate the network shutdown has been delayed. So, the former USCC PCS B block spectrum should be free and clear by next week. Then, Sprint deployment of that spectrum can follow. AJ

Look at it this way. If you are sitting on an unused upgrade, you are still paying subsidy every month and getting nothing for it. How is that worse than paying the $15 per month fee or financing your handset? AJ

You live in Boston, yet you are not a big Celtics fan? Well, this SNL sketch may be lost on you -- though, I guess it applies to the Bruins, too -- but I have been trying to find video of it again since my teenage years. The parquet floor may still be there, but the Shawmut Center/FleetCenter/TD Banknorth Garden is not the same. So, as Tony Vallencourt would say, drink an entire pony keg in honor of the Gah-den... http://snltranscripts.jt.org/94/94stony.phtml AJ

Shoot lights out from 3? Check. White? Check. Small? Not so much. But we can still get a lot of humorous mileage from a guy from a town called French Lick. AJ

The SIM card also bears a native MCC-MNC. I think that is the issue with Samsung "enginerring." AJ

Well, enjoy that HTC One -- it is a beautiful handset -- for the next five years or so because you are not getting another subsidized upgrade. AJ

Unless it can shoot lights out from 3, Sprint does not recruit small white phones. AJ

You misunderstand my point. I never said that the $20 per month "unlimited" data surcharge would go up in price. No, I commented against those who are seemingly complaining that Framily plan costs would increase their bills. I pointed out that most -- except probably those on "referral" plans -- could lower their bills. Any cost increase likely comes from their insistence upon "unlimited" data, for which they now must pay an additional $20 per month. And that additional cost is justifiable, as "unlimited" users are a burden upon the network, affecting capacity for everyone else. I do not have a "chip on [my] shoulder." That is a product of envy. I do not envy other people. I tire of other people -- especially those who cannot see the larger perspective the way I can -- and that makes me a grumpy guy who is getting old. If you are asking Sprint customer service for definitive answers, you are in the wrong place. S4GRU intelligence and knowledge cannot compete with that of Sprint reps in store or on the phone. AJ

That remains to be seen. But many of us believe that the end of equipment subsidies will eventually bring down the prices on handsets because of true retail competition. AJ

Not to be confused with "nifty shit," which is of a decidedly different, more red color that may indicate a gastrointestinal disorder. AJ

Like my mama used to say, "Life is like 800 MHz acceptance reports..." AJ

As I have stated previously, you may initially think that you are "losing" your upgrade at the end of your contract. But that is not accurate. A subsidized upgrade is not earned from the past -- it is paid down over time in the future. So, any subsidized upgrade strikes the beginning of a new contract. But Sprint is doing away with contracts, hence doing away with subsidies. AJ

Honestly, our membership is pretty bad with that. AJ

In 16 bit binary, 65535 is basically the equivalent of "NO SOUP FOR YOU!" AJ

Just hope that store security does not get you. AJ

What are you talking about? You think that LTE 1900 is little different in coverage from WiMAX 2600? And you think that T-Mobile LTE 2100+1700 is somehow better? You have previously had several of your posts removed. Are you here just to stir the pot? AJ

Handset reverse racism? AJ

Stronger, no. Configured differently via firmware, maybe. AJ

Not "as far as Gatlinburg." I guess it must be the "Smoky Mountain Rain" slowing progress... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t53WonTzNvQ AJ

Slow? No. Sprint is deploying LTE across its network faster than VZW, AT&T, and T-Mobile are doing so. AJ

Round 11: Provisionally Winning Bids Total Items: 117 Items 1-117 of 117 License Bid Round Bid Amount AH-BEA003-H Boston-Worcester MA-NH-RI-VT 11 $14,098,000 AH-BEA004-H Burlington VT-NY 11 $700,000 AH-BEA005-H Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY 4 $437,000 AH-BEA006-H Syracuse NY-PA 10 $499,000 AH-BEA007-H Rochester NY-PA 10 $406,000 AH-BEA008-H Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY-PA 6 $282,000 AH-BEA010-H NYC-Long Is. NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT 8 $134,656,000 AH-BEA012-H Phil.-Atl. City PA-NJ-DE-MD 1 $9,306,000 AH-BEA013-H Wash.-Balt. DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 11 $16,826,000 AH-BEA014-H Salisbury MD-DE-VA 9 $31,000 AH-BEA015-H Richmond-Petersburg VA 8 $2,052,000 AH-BEA016-H Staunton VA-WV 11 $94,000 AH-BEA017-H Roanoke VA-NC-WV 11 $159,000 AH-BEA019-H Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 9 $1,563,000 AH-BEA020-H Norfolk-Virginia Beach VA-NC 9 $6,468,000 AH-BEA021-H Greenville NC 9 $155,000 AH-BEA022-H Fayetteville NC 9 $87,000 AH-BEA023-H Charlotte-Gastonia NC-SC 11 $1,547,000 AH-BEA024-H Columbia SC 10 $1,572,000 AH-BEA025-H Wilmington NC-SC 9 $1,532,000 AH-BEA026-H Charleston-North Charleston SC 2 $317,000 AH-BEA027-H Augusta-Aiken GA-SC 5 $76,000 AH-BEA028-H Savannah GA-SC 2 $238,000 AH-BEA029-H Jacksonville FL-GA 11 $2,524,000 AH-BEA030-H Orlando FL 3 $4,651,000 AH-BEA031-H Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL 2 $4,993,000 AH-BEA032-H Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL 2 $302,000 AH-BEA033-H Sarasota-Bradenton FL 2 $329,000 AH-BEA034-H Tampa-St. Petersburg FL 11 $9,275,000 AH-BEA035-H Tallahassee FL-GA 9 $233,000 AH-BEA037-H Albany GA 5 $74,000 AH-BEA040-H Atlanta GA-AL-NC 4 $5,939,000 AH-BEA041-H Greenville-Spartanburg SC-NC 11 $1,232,000 AH-BEA048-H Charleston WV-KY-OH 11 $231,000 AH-BEA049-H Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 1 $1,376,000 AH-BEA052-H Wheeling WV-OH 5 $29,000 AH-BEA053-H Pittsburgh PA-WV 9 $1,026,000 AH-BEA054-H Erie PA 6 $69,000 AH-BEA055-H Cleveland-Akron OH-PA 10 $1,889,000 AH-BEA056-H Toledo OH 3 $219,000 AH-BEA057-H Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI 1 $5,625,000 AH-BEA058-H Northern Michigan MI 11 $86,000 AH-BEA059-H Green Bay WI-MI 11 $289,000 AH-BEA060-H Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah WI 3 $213,000 AH-BEA061-H Traverse City MI 11 $93,000 AH-BEA062-H Grand Rapids-Muskegon MI 11 $872,000 AH-BEA063-H Milwaukee-Racine WI 1 $1,679,000 AH-BEA064-H Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 11 $26,058,000 AH-BEA065-H Elkhart-Goshen IN-MI 10 $167,000 AH-BEA067-H Indianapolis IN-IL 1 $1,462,000 AH-BEA069-H Evansville-Henderson IN-KY-IL 9 $132,000 AH-BEA071-H Nashville TN-KY 11 $2,294,000 AH-BEA072-H Paducah KY-IL 11 $83,000 AH-BEA073-H Memphis TN-AR-MS-KY 1 $1,784,000 AH-BEA083-H New Orleans LA-MS 6 $633,000 AH-BEA095-H Jonesboro AR-MO 11 $132,000 AH-BEA096-H St. Louis MO-IL 9 $3,126,000 AH-BEA099-H Kansas City MO-KS 11 $2,058,000 AH-BEA100-H Des Moines IA-IL-MO 6 $780,000 AH-BEA102-H Davenport-Moline IA-IL 11 $123,000 AH-BEA104-H Madison WI-IL-IA 3 $561,000 AH-BEA105-H La Crosse WI-MN 3 $196,000 AH-BEA106-H Rochester MN-IA-WI 3 $66,000 AH-BEA107-H Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI-IA 1 $3,634,000 AH-BEA108-H Wausau WI 8 $345,000 AH-BEA109-H Duluth-Superior MN-WI 8 $117,000 AH-BEA110-H Grand Forks ND-MN 11 $115,000 AH-BEA111-H Minot ND 10 $59,000 AH-BEA114-H Aberdeen SD 11 $91,000 AH-BEA115-H Rapid City SD-MT-NE-ND 5 $55,000 AH-BEA116-H Sioux Falls SD-IA-MN-NE 5 $105,000 AH-BEA117-H Sioux City IA-NE-SD 5 $103,000 AH-BEA118-H Omaha NE-IA-MO 8 $445,000 AH-BEA119-H Lincoln NE 8 $180,000 AH-BEA120-H Grand Island NE 11 $382,000 AH-BEA121-H North Platte NE-CO 11 $39,000 AH-BEA123-H Topeka KS 5 $101,000 AH-BEA124-H Tulsa OK-KS 11 $705,000 AH-BEA127-H Dallas-Fort Worth TX-AR-OK 11 $13,390,000 AH-BEA130-H Austin-San Marcos TX 9 $1,641,000 AH-BEA131-H Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 7 $11,101,000 AH-BEA132-H Corpus Christi TX 6 $169,000 AH-BEA133-H McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX 6 $338,000 AH-BEA136-H Hobbs NM-TX 2 $29,000 AH-BEA137-H Lubbock TX 9 $68,000 AH-BEA140-H Pueblo CO-NM 11 $247,000 AH-BEA141-H Denver-Boulder CO-KS-NE 10 $3,174,000 AH-BEA142-H Scottsbluff NE-WY 11 $88,000 AH-BEA143-H Casper WY-ID-UT 11 $363,000 AH-BEA144-H Billings MT-WY 9 $120,000 AH-BEA145-H Great Falls MT 9 $51,000 AH-BEA146-H Missoula MT 9 $152,000 AH-BEA147-H Spokane WA-ID 9 $420,000 AH-BEA148-H Idaho Falls ID-WY 11 $770,000 AH-BEA149-H Twin Falls ID 11 $220,000 AH-BEA150-H Boise City ID-OR 11 $1,131,000 AH-BEA151-H Reno NV-CA 9 $341,000 AH-BEA152-H Salt Lake City-Ogden UT-ID 6 $3,708,000 AH-BEA153-H Las Vegas NV-AZ-UT 11 $2,250,000 AH-BEA155-H Farmington NM-CO 5 $64,000 AH-BEA156-H Albuquerque NM-AZ 6 $664,000 AH-BEA157-H El Paso TX-NM 6 $573,000 AH-BEA158-H Phoenix-Mesa AZ-NM 11 $4,859,000 AH-BEA159-H Tucson AZ 4 $587,000 AH-BEA160-H LA-Riverside-Orange Cnty CA-AZ 8 $81,844,000 AH-BEA161-H San Diego CA 6 $3,833,000 AH-BEA162-H Fresno CA 7 $1,009,000 AH-BEA163-H San Fran.-Oakland-San Jose CA 11 $8,894,000 AH-BEA164-H Sacramento-Yolo CA 6 $1,305,000 AH-BEA165-H Redding CA-OR 3 $49,000 AH-BEA167-H Portland-Salem OR-WA 11 $2,100,000 AH-BEA168-H Pendleton OR-WA 9 $45,000 AH-BEA169-H Richland-Kennewick-Pasco WA 9 $165,000 AH-BEA170-H Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA 7 $5,671,000 AH-BEA172-H Honolulu HI 11 $481,000 AH-BEA174-H Puerto Rico-US Virgin Islands 9 $1,308,000 AH-BEA176-H Gulf of Mexico 11 $113,000 AJ

Round 10: Provisionally Winning Bids Total Items: 114 Items 1-114 of 114 License Bid Round Bid Amount AH-BEA003-H Boston-Worcester MA-NH-RI-VT 10 $11,997,000 AH-BEA004-H Burlington VT-NY 10 $596,000 AH-BEA005-H Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY 4 $437,000 AH-BEA006-H Syracuse NY-PA 10 $499,000 AH-BEA007-H Rochester NY-PA 10 $406,000 AH-BEA008-H Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY-PA 6 $282,000 AH-BEA010-H NYC-Long Is. NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT 8 $134,656,000 AH-BEA012-H Phil.-Atl. City PA-NJ-DE-MD 1 $9,306,000 AH-BEA013-H Wash.-Balt. DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 10 $14,319,000 AH-BEA014-H Salisbury MD-DE-VA 9 $31,000 AH-BEA015-H Richmond-Petersburg VA 8 $2,052,000 AH-BEA016-H Staunton VA-WV 10 $79,000 AH-BEA017-H Roanoke VA-NC-WV 10 $138,000 AH-BEA019-H Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 9 $1,563,000 AH-BEA020-H Norfolk-Virginia Beach VA-NC 9 $6,468,000 AH-BEA021-H Greenville NC 9 $155,000 AH-BEA022-H Fayetteville NC 9 $87,000 AH-BEA023-H Charlotte-Gastonia NC-SC 10 $1,263,000 AH-BEA024-H Columbia SC 10 $1,572,000 AH-BEA025-H Wilmington NC-SC 9 $1,532,000 AH-BEA026-H Charleston-North Charleston SC 2 $317,000 AH-BEA027-H Augusta-Aiken GA-SC 5 $76,000 AH-BEA028-H Savannah GA-SC 2 $238,000 AH-BEA029-H Jacksonville FL-GA 10 $2,114,000 AH-BEA030-H Orlando FL 3 $4,651,000 AH-BEA031-H Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL 2 $4,993,000 AH-BEA032-H Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL 2 $302,000 AH-BEA033-H Sarasota-Bradenton FL 2 $329,000 AH-BEA034-H Tampa-St. Petersburg FL 10 $5,638,000 AH-BEA035-H Tallahassee FL-GA 9 $233,000 AH-BEA037-H Albany GA 5 $74,000 AH-BEA040-H Atlanta GA-AL-NC 4 $5,939,000 AH-BEA041-H Greenville-Spartanburg SC-NC 8 $1,095,000 AH-BEA048-H Charleston WV-KY-OH 10 $201,000 AH-BEA049-H Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 1 $1,376,000 AH-BEA052-H Wheeling WV-OH 5 $29,000 AH-BEA053-H Pittsburgh PA-WV 9 $1,026,000 AH-BEA054-H Erie PA 6 $69,000 AH-BEA055-H Cleveland-Akron OH-PA 10 $1,889,000 AH-BEA056-H Toledo OH 3 $219,000 AH-BEA057-H Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI 1 $5,625,000 AH-BEA058-H Northern Michigan MI 10 $72,000 AH-BEA060-H Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah WI 3 $213,000 AH-BEA061-H Traverse City MI 10 $78,000 AH-BEA063-H Milwaukee-Racine WI 1 $1,679,000 AH-BEA064-H Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 10 $22,175,000 AH-BEA065-H Elkhart-Goshen IN-MI 10 $167,000 AH-BEA067-H Indianapolis IN-IL 1 $1,462,000 AH-BEA069-H Evansville-Henderson IN-KY-IL 9 $132,000 AH-BEA071-H Nashville TN-KY 10 $1,995,000 AH-BEA072-H Paducah KY-IL 10 $70,000 AH-BEA073-H Memphis TN-AR-MS-KY 1 $1,784,000 AH-BEA083-H New Orleans LA-MS 6 $633,000 AH-BEA095-H Jonesboro AR-MO 10 $110,000 AH-BEA096-H St. Louis MO-IL 9 $3,126,000 AH-BEA099-H Kansas City MO-KS 10 $1,789,000 AH-BEA100-H Des Moines IA-IL-MO 6 $780,000 AH-BEA104-H Madison WI-IL-IA 3 $561,000 AH-BEA105-H La Crosse WI-MN 3 $196,000 AH-BEA106-H Rochester MN-IA-WI 3 $66,000 AH-BEA107-H Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI-IA 1 $3,634,000 AH-BEA108-H Wausau WI 8 $345,000 AH-BEA109-H Duluth-Superior MN-WI 8 $117,000 AH-BEA110-H Grand Forks ND-MN 10 $96,000 AH-BEA111-H Minot ND 10 $59,000 AH-BEA114-H Aberdeen SD 10 $76,000 AH-BEA115-H Rapid City SD-MT-NE-ND 5 $55,000 AH-BEA116-H Sioux Falls SD-IA-MN-NE 5 $105,000 AH-BEA117-H Sioux City IA-NE-SD 5 $103,000 AH-BEA118-H Omaha NE-IA-MO 8 $445,000 AH-BEA119-H Lincoln NE 8 $180,000 AH-BEA120-H Grand Island NE 10 $318,000 AH-BEA121-H North Platte NE-CO 10 $31,000 AH-BEA123-H Topeka KS 5 $101,000 AH-BEA124-H Tulsa OK-KS 10 $613,000 AH-BEA127-H Dallas-Fort Worth TX-AR-OK 10 $11,395,000 AH-BEA130-H Austin-San Marcos TX 9 $1,641,000 AH-BEA131-H Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 7 $11,101,000 AH-BEA132-H Corpus Christi TX 6 $169,000 AH-BEA133-H McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX 6 $338,000 AH-BEA136-H Hobbs NM-TX 2 $29,000 AH-BEA137-H Lubbock TX 9 $68,000 AH-BEA140-H Pueblo CO-NM 10 $206,000 AH-BEA141-H Denver-Boulder CO-KS-NE 10 $3,174,000 AH-BEA142-H Scottsbluff NE-WY 10 $70,000 AH-BEA143-H Casper WY-ID-UT 10 $298,000 AH-BEA144-H Billings MT-WY 9 $120,000 AH-BEA145-H Great Falls MT 9 $51,000 AH-BEA146-H Missoula MT 9 $152,000 AH-BEA147-H Spokane WA-ID 9 $420,000 AH-BEA148-H Idaho Falls ID-WY 10 $641,000 AH-BEA149-H Twin Falls ID 10 $176,000 AH-BEA150-H Boise City ID-OR 10 $944,000 AH-BEA151-H Reno NV-CA 9 $341,000 AH-BEA152-H Salt Lake City-Ogden UT-ID 6 $3,708,000 AH-BEA153-H Las Vegas NV-AZ-UT 1 $2,045,000 AH-BEA155-H Farmington NM-CO 5 $64,000 AH-BEA156-H Albuquerque NM-AZ 6 $664,000 AH-BEA157-H El Paso TX-NM 6 $573,000 AH-BEA158-H Phoenix-Mesa AZ-NM 10 $4,157,000 AH-BEA159-H Tucson AZ 4 $587,000 AH-BEA160-H LA-Riverside-Orange Cnty CA-AZ 8 $81,844,000 AH-BEA161-H San Diego CA 6 $3,833,000 AH-BEA162-H Fresno CA 7 $1,009,000 AH-BEA163-H San Fran.-Oakland-San Jose CA 10 $7,569,000 AH-BEA164-H Sacramento-Yolo CA 6 $1,305,000 AH-BEA165-H Redding CA-OR 3 $49,000 AH-BEA167-H Portland-Salem OR-WA 1 $1,909,000 AH-BEA168-H Pendleton OR-WA 9 $45,000 AH-BEA169-H Richland-Kennewick-Pasco WA 9 $165,000 AH-BEA170-H Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA 7 $5,671,000 AH-BEA172-H Honolulu HI 10 $415,000 AH-BEA174-H Puerto Rico-US Virgin Islands 9 $1,308,000 AH-BEA176-H Gulf of Mexico 10 $94,000 AJ

Well, I doubt that you will be able to stay on your grandfathered plan for long. I get the impression that the new Sprint does not want to have these old plans on the books for years to come. So, the quicker that Sprint "rips off the Band-Aid," the faster that plans in the billing system will get simplified and consolidated. If that is the case and you ever wish to make any change to your account -- such as swap in a new handset -- then you probably will be required to switch to a current plan. As I have been saying, "unlimited" data users are going to have to pay a greater premium for their usage. Thus, if you want to save money, you will need to find a way to get your on network data usage under 3 GB or 1 GB. AJ