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  1. WiWavelength
    Yes, the truth hurts. If you continue to post these kinds of excessive generalizations, they will be removed because distortions hurt, too. AJ
  2. WiWavelength
    All of the above are inaccurate. Please do not make these kinds of statements. Others may read them, accept them as definitive facts, and repeat them. This is how misinformation gets started. AJ
  3. WiWavelength
    VZW is actually Kelly LeBrock? I knew it! AJ
  4. WiWavelength
    So, if you are *tired* of unlimited data, there is a Sprint fix for that. AJ
  5. WiWavelength
    My point is that you might want to look up the definition of the word *weary* versus *wary*... AJ
  6. WiWavelength
    Nice red herring. No one has used bag phones for ages, so that is an irrelevant comparison. Instead, compare handheld device AMPS coverage to handheld device CDMA1X coverage. In terms of usable coverage area, CDMA1X wins. Because AMPS control channels use such simple keying schemes, AMPS coverage may hold out longer, but it becomes completely unusable on voice channels because of inadequate SINR. By its very nature, CDMA1X copes much better in such situations, providing equal or greater overall coverage. AJ
  7. WiWavelength
    If you are *weary* of unlimited data, Sprint now has lower cost plan options that include 1 GB of data. AJ
  8. WiWavelength
    Clearwire. AJ
  9. WiWavelength
    Well, hot damn, now the McMansions in LionsGate can finally get LTE. AJ
  10. WiWavelength
    No, I am telling Sprint to "LE'GO my WEGO." AJ
  11. WiWavelength
    Hooray, now we are going to have thousands of people running terabytes worth of speed tests for no other reason than to play with the updated app. AJ
  12. WiWavelength
    No. CDMA1X 800 has already been tracked at 15-40 miles distance. But no way does it propagate successfully 200 miles from the nearest Sprint coverage. Not even for Robert. AJ
  13. WiWavelength
    LE'GO my WEGO. AJ
  14. WiWavelength
    LTE is simply not built for the low signal strength found across much of rural America, even suburban America -- especially in building. It is yet another Eurasian wireless standard that is folly for the US. This is far from a perfect analogy, but it is serviceable. You can liken CDMA1X voice to a ball bearing rolling down a two inch pipe. Sure, if too many ball bearings try to roll down the pipe at the same time, that can be problematic. If only a few ball bearings do at a time, though, there is lots of leeway. On the other hand, VoLTE is like a ball bearing trying to roll down a single straw among a large bundle of straws. In total, the bundle of straws is even greater in diameter than the two inch pipe. But each individual straw is only slightly larger than each ball bearing itself. Even if only a single ball bearing tries to roll down the straw, it still has very little leeway. AJ
  15. WiWavelength
    Yeah, scare them straight. AJ
  16. WiWavelength
    No. AJ
  17. WiWavelength
    W-CDMA backup would be unnecessarily redundant. Once LTE 800 is rolled out, LTE signal will be ubiquitous inside the Sprint footprint -- except for the lost souls in the IBEZ. Trust me, you do not want Sprint dipping its toe in the W-CDMA waters. If SoftBank were to roll together Sprint and T-Mobile in the next few years, it would almost certainly make the push to go 3GPP only on the device side. CDMA2000 capability would be dropped from new devices. Thus, you would lose CDMA1X 800 and be relegated back to a T-Mobile quality level of voice coverage. AJ
  18. WiWavelength
    Some current Sprint handsets that support SVLTE also have the hardware for simultaneous CDMA1X and W-CDMA because the 3GPP2 and 3GPP modes utilize different RF paths. However, that simultaneous capability is just locked out in firmware. So, pairing Sprint CDMA1X with T-Mobile W-CDMA would be technically feasible but of little benefit to Sprint subs. T-Mobile requires W-CDMA for circuit switched voice, and it is all W-CDMA 2100+1700 or W-CDMA 1900. Coverage wise, that would provide no advantage over CDMA1X 800 and LTE 800, which are far better options for fallback due to the sub 1 GHz spectrum. AJ
  19. WiWavelength
    I am staying with the theory that at least 90 percent of the prospective buyers and users of the Galaxy Note 3 will not notice the absence of tri band LTE. It has LTE -- that is all they know, all they need to know. But many of those same users of the Galaxy Note 3 would notice the absence of SVLTE. They would be unpleasantly surprised were they to discover that a flagship "phablet" did not support simultaneous voice and data while off Wi-Fi. I also do not expect Sprint to market tri band LTE aggressively. VZW certainly does not do so with its newer dual band LTE devices. So, for most users, any improved coverage from LTE 800 or higher speeds from TD-LTE 2600 will be just serendipity. AJ
  20. WiWavelength
    Any BlackBerry is a Canadian device. So, remember, you do not have the "zee-30." You have the "zed-30." AJ
  21. WiWavelength
    Before posting, you might have wanted to think about how that statement could be misconstrued. AJ
  22. WiWavelength
    Well, "sequestered" is the right word, as the posts in question have not been deleted. They have just been locked away in cell block D alongside all of the other inmates from the past year and a half. And to respond to the earlier, now hidden suggestion that rants in this thread might catch the attention of decision makers inside Sprint, that is probably wishful thinking. I have a different suggestion. Support S4GRU through sponsorship, and support S4GRU articles on The Wall through readership and constructive comments. If eyes inside Sprint follow anything at S4GRU, they read our articles. And we have some verification of that. So, I have already thrown down the gauntlet over the single band LTE Galaxy Note 3 in my even keeled, well researched, lucid article. Support that instead of non productive rants. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-353-for-sprints-samsung-galaxy-note-3-one-is-the-loneliest-number/ AJ
  23. WiWavelength
    Some posts in this thread are likely going to be sequestered, and the tone of this thread needs to get back on track. S4GRU does not host rants. End of story. And those of you assigning "blame" to Sprint and/or Samsung need to stop because you have no inner knowledge of the situation. No one here does. For all anyone knows, the lack of tri band LTE may have been a deliberate decision. If that was a conscious choice, you can disagree with it. But you are not allowed to rant about it in this thread. Have I made myself clear? AJ
  24. WiWavelength
    Yeah, digiblur's pics look similar to the T-Mobile antenna pics that I have taken in my market. But the size and shape of the short, flat antenna in digiblur's pics are decidedly different. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    I am familiar with Part 90. It is hundreds of pages long. I am not doing the digging for you. If you want to persist with this 6 MHz claim that flies in the face of channelization and occupied bandwidth in actual use, then you need to produce the info. AJ
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