WiWavelength

No, I was driving yo momma to her mustache bleaching appointment. AJ

Is that how you scored an 800 on your LTE? AJ

I hate questions that get asked incessantly, and of those, this XYZ signal propagation/reception distance question is probably my least favorite one. For a currently weather appropriate analogy, if my car starts sliding on an ice covered road, how far will it travel before it comes to rest? A. 50 ft B. 150 ft C. 300 ft D. until it slams into a cellular monopole E. not enough information to answer the question, so STOP ASKING IT! AJ

Yes, but that does not mean Sprint will be able to deploy a 5 MHz FDD LTE carrier or even an LTE carrier at all in the IBEZ. That will still depend upon coordination between Sprint and Mexican operators. In other words, keep your hopes low so that you will not be disappointed. AJ

Call your Sprint voicemail and clear out all "new" messages. Otherwise, deal with the persistent notification. It is just an icon, not a problem. AJ

Yep, for Cellular 850 MHz, the Gulf of Mexico is its own separate CMA. The two licenses have long been held by oil companies or operators whose sole purpose is to serve the oil companies. Ah, the oil companies... AJ

That is EVRC-NW in narrowband mode. AJ

That, too, is not accurate. Because there are no obstructions other than the curvature of the Earth, propagation over water tends to significantly exceed that over land. AJ

No, that is not accurate. Plenty of cellular antennas are coincidentally or even intentionally directed toward the water. AJ

It just sits there? It does not spin? So, it does not sit and spin? AJ

You guys cannot keep up with my equipment acquisitions any longer, can you? Especially as I do not divulge my handsets in my "Phones/Devices" info. Yep, per my extensive handset collection, I am quickly becoming Robert Jr. (not the Downey variety). AJ

Speaking of worry, as I have said many a time, we cool guys do not worry about dialer codes. We have our hidden APK shortcuts laid out on the home screen. AJ

Some of us need the explanation in simpler terms, such as service option, radio configuration, Ec/Io, code excited linear prediction, etc. AJ

Of course, you might also get docked double airtime for a three way call. And, no, I am not kidding. AJ

Geez, Robert, do you have to make it that complicated? AJ

In order, those service options are EVRC, EVRC-B, and EVRC-NW. The network ultimately determines codec selection, and that can vary due to many factors, such as loading. AJ

As an aside, the handset does not generate real touchtone. That audio would not pass unaltered through the low bit rate codec. Instead, signaling from the handset is used to generate touchtone at the MSC. AJ

No, I guarantee that the flip phone does not support EVRC-NW. Though CDMA1X Advanced should not be necessary, EVRC-NW seems to have gotten wrapped up in that standard. Regardless, the end point of your call should have no bearing on your codec in use. For example, the codec is not selected via a mutual "handshake" method -- à la dialup modems. As necessary, transcoding is applied in between the call end points. And any call that hits the POTS network gets transcoded to POTS quality. So, a call to an old Sprint flip phone could be EVRC-NW on one end, EVRC on the other. A call to a T-Mobile phone could be EVRC-NW on one end, AMR-WB on the other -- both support HD Voice standards, but the call will be transcoded to POTS quality in the middle leg. The same holds true for your VoIP landline. AJ

Dialer codes should not work in call since the dial pad then generates touchtone signaling. AJ

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The embers are dying. Here is some more fuel for the fire... http://bgr.com/2013/12/19/top-10-best-smartphones-2013-part-3/ Discuss... AJ

Have you been viewing Ariel animated porn again? AJ

Uh oh, do not let digiblur hear you say this. He has a disdain for "skinny jeans." If you are suggesting that he has a Note series handset for his skinny jeans, well, I am glad that half a continent and half an ocean separate you. AJ

Another Freudian explanation for Note 3 fixation is "tablet envy." AJ

Yes, you must have some ruffled feather pruning to attend to that is very important. AJ