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Yep. S4GRU has already published an article on the new tri band LTE variant. Damn, we are fast... http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-356-teaser-samsung-galaxy-s4-2-3/ AJ

by Andrew J. Shepherd Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Monday, October 21, 2013 - 3:55 PM MDT Clarification: Many readers seem to be confusing the previously authorized and officially announced tri band Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini with this tri band Galaxy S4 reboot, which is full size. The two have quite different model numbers -- the Mini is SPH-L520, while as stated below, the tri band Galaxy S4 is SPH-L720T. Sprint has not yet formally acknowledged the latter, but it has passed FCC OET authorization. And S4GRU expects it to be another tri band handset available before the end of the year. To alleviate the confusion, we are planning an overview article on Sprint Spark tri band handsets, probably to coincide with the November 8 street date next week for the first group of released handsets. Six months ago, S4GRU published an article breaking down the FCC authorization documents for the Sprint variant Samsung Galaxy S4. Many were disappointed that the Galaxy S4, like all other Sprint LTE devices for the past year, was limited to single band 25 LTE 1900. It was not a Sprint tri band LTE handset -- even though band 26 LTE 800 and band 41 TD-LTE 2600 seemed to be right on the horizon because of the impending shutdown of the Nextel iDEN network and the likely approval of the SoftBank-Sprint-Clearwire transaction. Indeed, with the arrival of several Sprint tri band mobile hotspots, TD-LTE 2600 started to become available in metros around the country late this past summer. Today, we bring you another teaser article. The FCC OET database this afternoon uploaded the authorizations for this Samsung model number: SPH-L720T. Now, if you are familiar with the Galaxy S4, you know that its Sprint variant model number is SPH-L720. So, it does not take a genius to put 2 + 2 together. Or in this case, to put S4 + 2 together. Yes, Samsung has just revealed a Sprint tri band Galaxy S4. It carries very similar specs to those of the original Galaxy S4, but it adds two additional Sprint bands: band 26 LTE 800 and band 41 TD-LTE 2600. So, between the previous release of the single band Galaxy S4 and the almost inevitable upcoming release of the tri band Galaxy "S5," look for a tri band updated variant for the Sprint Galaxy S4 in the coming months, probably before the end of the year. Rest assured, this handset will be of popular interest among the faithful -- and possibly despised among those who already used a subsidized upgrade on a single band Galaxy S4 -- so we will run a full FCC OET RF breakdown in the coming days. To head off the obvious questions in the meantime, no SVDO, no SVLTE, as expected. Before we go, though, view the antenna diagram below to see the Sprint tri band LTE goodness. As always, stay tuned... Source: FCC

At least, it is not "DRH." AJ

Well, Motorola "enginerrs" may be here in the US, not in Korea. AJ

Thanks. Your screenshot contributions are much appreciated. Did you access the engineering screen menu through the traditional Sprint ##DEBUG# dialer code? AJ

There is firmware support for 802.11ac. An FCC authorized lab produced measurements for it. Let me put it this way. This thread is on notice. It has run its course and may be closed soon because the questions just go around in circles. What has become "half baked" is the discussion. If you want that sort of hearsay and amateur observation, go to XDA. But S4GRU has long since provided the facts that need be known. Once the G2 is in hand, we will open a users thread. And then any actual limitations can be discussed with certainty, not speculation. AJ

And your post above, too, is going to get panned because you failed to read the post directly before it. Honestly, many of the posts in this thread make me feel like I should stop writing FCC OET analyses and just start posting screenshots from the authorization docs. Let you guys debate ad nauseam what those hardware specs mean and how they jive with the marketing media. AJ

No, no, no. That app is wrong. Everyone in this thread "knows" that the G2 lacks Wi-Fi. AJ

Well, the Note 3 does support EV-DO 800. Sprint just has not and will not deploy it. Additionally, far too many sources confuse Cellular 850 MHz with SMR 800 MHz. AJ

If you need to have an unsecured "linksys" network in your permitted SSID list, you need to smack the person who set up that network. AJ

You need to be on Wi-Fi at home if you want "unlimited" data to last and be usable. From the less knowledgeable who want "unlimited" data to just magically remain viable, we get a lot of flack about that editorial position. But our position is sound. I am not accusing you of being one of those uninformed folks, but please use Wi-Fi at home. If you care about "unlimited" data, you serve your own interest by doing so. AJ

Several years ago, the local VZW store put this up on its sign: THE STORM COME IN AND SEE IT I wanted to take a photo and crop out the bottom line on the sign so that it read "THE STORM COME IN" as VZW hick grammar. AJ

Uh, why is your handset automatically connecting to your network at work? If you do not want it to connect to a certain SSID or any open network, you have control over that. AJ

How would Ed McMahon respond whenever Johnny Carson would say something risqué? AJ

You need not turn off Wi-Fi. Just leave it on all the time so that it connects automatically to your trusted networks. AJ

Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not think that anyone has officially checked the Sprint variant Motorola X for engineering screens. We need to get this done and screenshots posted, if applicable. AJ

Tonight. AJ

Nope. If this is not psychosomatic and actually occurs across multiple Wi-Fi networks, then something is likely wrong with the Wi-Fi stack in your handset. AJ

Man, those top SEC teams besides Alabama are really good. AJ

The millenicom? That was more than a decade ago. AJ

I disagree. Look at it this way -- if you catch my drift. When BMW is a German company and Germany is waging war against the rest of the world, you might not want to have your money go to support that unjust cause. I am not a price conscious wireless consumer. I could have any wireless provider I choose. But I will not give a dime to support the duopoly and the tremendous harm that they are doing to broadband in this country. AJ

The post you quoted is referencing a 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi 802.11n 20 MHz channel. It is not about LTE. AJ

Well, I find that surprising. The way you portray it, no one in Baton Rouge should still be with Sprint. The bad network should be devoid of traffic. Why do people stay? What do you have, 50,000 SERO account subs down there? AJ

For VZW, it means weak LTE coverage that may frequently fall back to eHRPD. AJ

And I doubt that Sprint would be actively using that upper 10 MHz of spectrum now, either. Honestly, for a city the size of Baton Rouge, 20 MHz should be sufficient, since that can support fully seven CDMA2000 carriers. But there may not be a site in the entire city that has all seven possible carrier assignments deployed. AJ