WiWavelength

Among many other things -- such as healthy competition, Net neutrality, and the FCC -- AT&T hates engineering screens. Like it or not, AT&T drives the bus on some of these matters. Randall Stephenson says, "My serfs do not require that information. I will let them know what they need to know." AJ

If a single hardware/software version is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint on Google Play, you can practically forget about engineering screens. They were not accessible on the Nexus 4. That is the downside of "plain vanilla" Android. Now, I ask this question -- how can a Kit Kat be "plain vanilla"? AJ

As far as I know, Clearwire is not replacing the antennas. Why would it need to do so? AJ

The downside to the all encompassing North American LTE version potentially being sold on Google Play is that it will likely come with no access to engineering screens. If so, it cannot be considered a proper device for a wireless network nerd. AJ

Oh, those Samsung "enginerrs." They must be woozy from all of the plastic fumes. AJ

Due to loading or signal strength, the network can set up a traffic channel on another carrier channel, even in another band class. That has happened for years on VZW's CDMA1X 850/1900 network. It is no big deal. No, redirecting an idle mobile to another carrier channel, while possible, is rare. That form of redirection tends to be used only in certain circumstances and locations. The more likely form of redirection is active state, as I have described above. AJ

Rather than write one or two lengthy posts that take too long to complete, I will address some questions/concerns individually in short posts. The CDMA2000 protocol is roughly 15 years old, not to mention, 3GPP2. To my knowledge, it does not contain any sync or paging channel message for the network to redirect a mobile to a 3GPP or IEEE airlink. Even W-CDMA, to my knowledge, cannot redirect a mobile to LTE -- and both W-CDMA and LTE are 3GPP airlinks. In all cases, the mobile is responsible for detecting and acquiring LTE or WiMAX based upon a scan timer. Like it or not, when old technology is standardized, it does not anticipate interfacing with all the iterations of new technology. Even if such a rescan flag were possible in the CDMA2000 protocol, the other issue is it could cause a mobile within a hybrid CDMA2000/LTE cell to get stuck in an LTE rescan loop. The mobile could be near the cell edge and have decent CDMA1X/EV-DO signal but only fringe or unusable LTE signal, as we know that LTE is a much less robust airlink. The constant rescanning in such a situation would drain the battery in short order. AJ

I certainly have not forgotten "Firefox." AJ

I am formulating an article on this topic for my engineering series on The Wall. But I do not know when the article will be ready to publish. So, I will answer some of the questions posed and reveal a few pieces of info later this morning. AJ

BB is now done for you? I guess the thrill is gone... AJ

Close. All of my posts are composed in cuneiform before Google's translation service uploads them to S4GRU. And when I speak of my tablets, I am referring to my clay tablets. AJ

Now, we are being cited on some tech blogs as "S4Gru." Yes, we are the Sprint Network Vision focused site in Russia. Hmm, as I suggested to Robert some time ago, we might as well register the shortcut domain name. S4G.ru AJ

You are welcome to call me WiWave. In other corners of the Web, plenty have already done so. I sign my posts basically to assume ownership of them. I am not going to hide behind some Internet veil of anonymity. I am proud of my posting legacy and think of myself as a man of letters. AJ

Where did you find those comments? They would warm the cockles of my heart, too -- if I had a heart. But my detractors have assured me that I have none. AJ

But T-Mobile did not also have a variant of the Optimus G. It had only the Nexus 4, right? In this case, I cannot imagine that LG would be happy about a less expensive subsidized Nexus 5 in store undercutting its subsidized G2 sales. AJ

And maybe that is a key reason why Sega got run out of the hardware business years ago. AJ

Oh, yes, what a glaring omission because my post was clearly intended as a full chronology of video game systems and generations. AJ

Even if you might make some money, you do not assist your sworn enemies, especially the godforsaken duo of AT&T and VZW. The Twin Bells have played spectrum keep away from the rest of the industry for so long that it is high time Sprint returned the favor. No BRS/EBS for you! AJ

The bigger problem that Sprint and LG may have on their hands is carefully differentiating this handset from the G2. Otherwise, if both are the same price, why would users opt for the G2? One possibility for Sprint could be that the Nexus 5 gets sold only off contract for $350-400, possibly even through Google Play, while the G2 gets sold on contract for $200 subsidized. AJ

However, the Sprint LTE variant Galaxy Nexus had different hardware and development costs from those of the other Galaxy Nexus variants -- both the generic W-CDMA variant and the VZW LTE variant. Those differences helped to justify the price differences. That is not the case this time, as the single North American LTE variant serves AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. A "glass half full" way of looking at it is that the 3GPP only users are getting stuck with helping to subsidize the 3GPP2 hardware and development costs -- a nice change of pace. So, if the Nexus 5 (or whatever) sells unlocked on Google Play for $xxx, Sprint will be hard pressed to sell it off contract for $xxx + 200. We shall see... AJ

No, not exactly without greater context. But they look like peak to average figures, probably conducted not radiated, and not really part of our concern. AJ

No, be sure to read the entire article. I already noted and linked that first Class II filing. AJ

The Wall may crumble under the load. Our article is getting over 500 hits per hour tonight. We may top 4000 views by midnight MDT. AJ

...aka Snapdragon 800 to the commoners. AJ

You asked. You got it. Damn quick! http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-351-teaser-is-the-lg-d820-the-nexus-5/ AJ