WiWavelength

Planes? Their planes are a threat?! Are they weaponized drones? Everybody, dive for cover! AJ

If so, the next generation Airave does include a CDMA1X 800 carrier. But that carrier transmits only pilot, sync, and paging channels. It does not allow traffic channels. The paging channel then includes a message that redirects mobiles on the Airave to CDMA1X 1900. AJ

Hey, we do not criticize religion at S4GRU. Methodists, Baptists, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, Shintoists, Atheists, Animists, and, yes, Presbyopiists are all welcome here. AJ

But, sooner or later, Plateau has to plateau. It cannot continue at this pace. It will exhaust its magma driven deployment. Then, deployment will slowly tail off, like basalt eroding into the valley. AJ

I cannot speak to real world performance, but the 802.11ac spec is MCS index 9 (single stream, 256-QAM, 80 MHz bandwidth, 400 ns guard interval). AJ

I am not sure. Only occasionally do FCC OET filings reveal those sorts of details. What I can say is that it has 802.11ac specs identical to those of the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Plus, it will definitely have processor and cellular baseband modem on the same MSM8974 chipset. AJ

One advantage of the Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) is that it potentially brings processor, baseband modem, and Wi-Fi all back on one 28 nm process chipset. Compare that to the HTC One, which has good battery life, but it has separate processor, baseband modem, and Wi-Fi chipsets. AJ

Now that the summer vacation is over, I am working on a belated article for the LG G2 FCC OET authorizations. Some of the data still seems to be missing, much like with the Optimus G last summer. So, I am basically betting on a Class II Permissive Change filing down the road. Similar to last year, that probably pushes the release back to later in the fall. AJ

Not really. Absent a DAS or microcell contract, no wireless operator guarantees indoor coverage. So, if you want faster, yet less robust airlinks, such as LTE, then you are largely on your own for data coverage indoors. At home in Phoenix, you should be able to deal with indoor data, no problem. If you do not, if you "go with the flow," then you are part of the problem that clogs up the flow. AJ

EV-DO Rev B is too often confused with EV-DO Multi carrier. The two are not necessarily conjoined. The same would have held true for EV-DV. Multi carrier would have been an option. AJ

Are you deaf yet from the jet engine/wood chipper/snow blower noise? AJ

Read the post which I quoted, UPdownLoAD's post. It clearly assumes that iPhone 4S supports CDMA1X 800. AJ

No, guys. This has been gone over dozens of times. Thus far, only iPhone 5 supports band class 10 CDMA1X 800. AJ

LTE is not for inside your house. Wi-Fi is for inside your house. AJ

I have several years to go before I hit 40, but I am getting in some early practice. AJ

Ah, yes, I just played some "The Legend of Zelda." It is inarguably one of the 10 greatest video games of all time and was just rereleased on the Wii U Virtual Console this week. AJ

I would not be so sure that "everyone else can use their phones." Michigan Stadium, among many others, may never get any better -- 100,000 people are way too many unless there are 50 different wireless networks. AJ

I am glad that we have this thread. Now, I know who the first person shooter, sports simulation, and crime fantasy *crack addicts* are so that I can look down my nose at you. Meanwhile, I have a Wii U and am enjoying Virtual Console play of the two greatest video game systems ever made -- NES and SNES. You know, back when video games were actually *games*. AJ

Cell site towers have no arms; thus, they have no reach. AJ

Maybe doing "the opposite" will work out well for you... AJ

Yeah, I have heard that Charlie is a big fan of Ann and Nancy Wilson... AJ

No, you are supposed to write messages that the aliens can see from space. AJ

The Sprint variant LG Optimus G passed through the FCC OET last August, too, but it was not released until November. As I have stated previously, that sets something of a precedent. My suggestion is to temper your expectations so you will not be disappointed. Then, your expectations may even be exceeded. Besides, if the Sprint variant LG G2 is released next month, do you want to jump on it just because it is potentially the first tri band LTE handset to market? With no tri band LTE competition, you have no basis for comparison. How would you feel, then, if Samsung and HTC offer tri band LTE handsets in November that blow away the LG? AJ

Sprint would have been able to deploy 3xEV-DV in all markets. But VZW sway over economy of scale nipped that in the bud. AJ

Agreed, that would be correct in theory, since W-CDMA has a similar per user voice payload but a wider spreading bandwidth than does CDMA1X. However, HSPA data pumped down the same carrier seems to erode that advantage in real world performance. Meanwhile, EV-DO has its own carrier, and that is a key difference between W-CDMA and CDMA2000 technologies. Had EV-DV gained traction, both technologies would be in the same boat. AJ