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"Nadeen" is great. But "Collette Reardon" was Cheri's top recurring sketch character. https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/colette-at-home/n11258 A video clip does not appear to be available online, but the best may have been the first -- at least, I think it was the first. John Goodman was the pharmacist. I cannot believe that sketch is already 20 years old. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96sreardon.phtml AJ

For further reading on light fixture RF emissions/interference… http://www.pcworld.com/article/2095940/la-buildings-lights-interfere-with-cellular-network-fcc-says.html http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/atts-lte-network-impaired-salons-fluorescent-light/2013-10-30 http://www.commlawblog.com/2013/10/articles/enforcement-activities-fines-forfeitures-etc/bulbs-behind-bars-ii-fcc-goes-after-hair-salon-lighting-fixture/ AJ

Yes, I did. Just as you posted. I am Jimmy John's freaky fast. AJ

Both VHF and UHF? Unless the LED lights are producing line spectrum, that sounds like very wideband interference. And, yes, if UHF, then such could interfere with at least Lower 700 MHz, Upper 700 MHz, SMR 800 MHz, and Cellular 850 MHz. AJ

The PCS/AWS-2 H block is considered both PCS and AWS -- hence, the "H" nomenclature and slash. You also could say that the PCS G block is not exactly PCS, since it was not part of the original band plan, not to mention, most PCS devices do not include PCS G block compatibility. But you are correct that the PCS/AWS-2 H block would require a new 3GPP band and new infrastructure. AJ

Not authorized for use in the US. Fair enough. If you want a provider other than Sprint, buy your device from that provider. Or completely unlocked BYOD. With recent HTC handsets, some wireless provider ports will require device swaps. HTC has some one time program in place -- called Oops or something like that. AJ

Under one of the standard user facing (not hidden) data settings menus on the handset, be sure that international data roaming is toggled on. My experience with at least one other handset when traveling to Canada a few years ago is that the international data roaming setting is toggled off by default. Even though I had paid for a Canada/Mexico data roaming allotment, I was puzzled why I had no data when I crossed the border. Well, I had no data until I went into the settings and toggled on international data roaming. My Sprint postpaid SIM currently is in my Nexus 5X, my AT&T prepaid SIM in my 2015 Moto X. Otherwise, I would check out the data roaming settings myself. Maybe the international data roaming toggle is missing. The Nexus 5X has only one data roaming toggle -- all or nothing for both domestic and international data roaming. Or the Nexus 5X could have trouble in Canada, too. AJ

"Ma'am, who is this queen of disco?" "Donna Summer" "Now, how do her name appear in the phone book?" "Summer, Donna" "Stretch it out now. Stretch it out." "Summer Don-na" "Loud and clear now." "Summer Don-na" "Keep going." "Summer Don-na!" "That's right. Simmer down now!" AJ

And that is about the amount of money Sprint will make with its license protection network in Montana. Do not use any lack of CAPEX in Montana to extrapolate to Southern California. Illogical thinking. AJ

Wireless operators are never as good at supporting devices that they do not sell. They are not obligated to do so. And do not expect otherwise. That just is the reality of the current situation. AJ

To all the recent infighting posts and members in this thread... I have two words for you. Brush your teeth! Credit to those who recognize that terrible movie reference. But, actually, the two words I have for you are -- simmer down now! S4GRU probably should and will have dedicated 5G, EHF, and/or VLC thread(s). Staff will decide. In the meantime, more unnecessary infighting will result in hidden posts and possible disciplinary actions. Got it? And those truly are two words. AJ

What does that have to do with Project Cedar? You are overly generalizing by equating two very different things and places -- more small cells in Southern California and more macro sites in Montana. Sprint makes a lot of money in Southern California. Sprint will make very little money in Montana, thus low priority. AJ

Infeasible. Not one of the big four domestic operators uses the same infrastructure vendor across all markets. Supply chain. Not enough equipment to go around quickly. And, in some cases, Network Vision, for example, certain vendor infrastructure plays more nicely with certain legacy infrastructure as some sites are upgraded, others remain legacy during the lengthy network overhaul process. Ericsson CDMA2000 is Nortel legacy intellectual property. Alcatel-Lucent CDMA2000 is Lucent legacy intellectual property. Samsung CDMA2000, on the other hand, still is Samsung intellectual property. But Sprint had only one or two Samsung legacy markets. AJ

Seven new handsets -- Samsung, Nexus, Moto -- coming to Republic Wireless this summer. https://republicwireless.com/phones/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160511_new-phones%20(1) AJ

Maybe you are the cause. You are RF kryptonite, anathema to cellphones. You should move to the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) in West Virginia. It is even better than than the IBEZ. AJ

Wait, this USB C to micro USB adaptor allows the Nexus 5X to be powered by traditional micro USB chargers? Or the vast majority of micro USB devices to be powered by the Nexus 5X USB C charger? Or both? This is what I have wanted from the beginning. One charger + adaptor to rule them all. On a somewhat related note, I accidentally let my Nexus 5X almost fully discharge one night. So, I turned to my 2015 Moto X for the first time in a few months. Absent no finger print sensor and a borked engineering screen, the 2015 Moto X is the superior handset. I had forgotten how Moto's OS, launcher, and app implementation is so snappy, silky smooth. On the other hand, the Nexus 5X can be fast -- or it can be so slow and stutter like crazy. Maybe that forced encryption is a real bitch. AJ

With my technical expertise and years of historical experience come some baggage -- mostly, clever, punny, referential quips in good fun. That is what you get with me. Or you can walk away and leave the baggage on the carousel. AJ

Just the Cellular A block? The Cellular B block is more useful -- because of the 2.5 MHz FDD Cellular B high segment. Regardless, with the number one pick in the S4GRU Arysyn fantasy wireless draft, AJ selects the entire Cellular 850 MHz band. The Cellular cross ownership rule is long gone. So, I could run three CDMA1X carriers or one W-CDMA carrier and 20 MHz FDD all in that 50 MHz (25 MHz FDD) of low band spectrum. AJ

Arysyn, if you cannot catch that fantasy football/baseball/basketball reference, then you have not been living in the real world, ironically, for at least the past decade. AJ

Arysyn, as a suggestion, why not start your own S4GRU fantasy wireless league? You can hold operator, spectrum license/band, and even CEO drafts. AJ

See, that is part of the problem, Arysyn. You want equal/proportional spectrum for 3-4 national operators. You want the government to pick winners and losers in an attempt at spectrum parity. And you basically want the government to lock in VZW, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint (or Sprint-T-Mobile) as those national operators everywhere for all time. But what about the smaller operators? Where/how do they get their equal/proportional spectrum? Your plan would be unfair to smaller operators/new entrants and foolish to cement the future already. In urban markets, for example USCC in Milwaukee, where it is a Cellular incumbent, your attitude essentially is for the FCC to say, "Thanks for the multi decade head start, USCC, but get out of there. Merge or go out of business. VZW should have your Cellular A block spectrum to be on par with AT&T." The same would hold true for USCC, its Cellular B block spectrum, and VZW in Tulsa. In rural markets, for example Union Wireless in Wyoming, where it is a Cellular incumbent for half of the state, should the FCC tell Union, "The time has come. AT&T needs your Cellular A block to gain parity with VZW. So, we appreciate your service, Union, but goodbye?" That is called robbing Peter to pay Paul. In your wireless fantasy, there is little, if any room for other operators outside of the big 3-4. And that is practically nationalized oligopoly. Well, if you are going down that path, why bother with even a big 3-4? Just go with a big one. The public spectrum and infrastructure company. "VZW, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Comcast, Charter, etc., you did some good things but failed on too many levels, broke too many promises. We are revoking your licenses and franchise agreements. And you are going to sell your networks to the government. Using one standard, vendors will interconnect your existing networks, removing redundancy and especially expanding to every nook and cranny in this country -- because you refused to do so. You can retain your brands and subscribers, but all of your services henceforth will be sold over the top (OTT) of the public spectrum and infrastructure network. Plus, hundreds or thousands of others may join in becoming virtual operators on the public spectrum and infrastructure network." If you are going to lean on or even force smaller operators to merge with the big 3-4, tit for tat, it would be fair to lean on or even force the big 3-4 (and the cable cabal) to merge with the government. Now, there would be your spectrum parity. Mic drop... AJ

Am I missing something? Are my calculations off? Look at the FDD offsets -- the emphasis on plural. Because of the need to protect radio astronomy UHF channel 37, the 600 MHz A-F blocks have an FDD offset of 73 MHz, while the 600 MHz G-J blocks have an FDD offset of 61 MHz. Do you know what that means, folks? Separate 3GPP bands in 600 MHz. Two more incompatible LTE bands. Yea, everybody from manufacturers, to operators, to end users loves even more bands. The battle of the bands. This auction -- the planning and the impetus behind it -- is looking more and more like techno political bullshit. I mean no insult to you, Trip, and I am sorry for all the work that you have put into this unnecessary auction. But I do, I really do hope it falls flat on its face. AJ

If this actually is SRLTE, it seems a capability that was added to Android radio firmware with Marshmallow and beyond. AJ

The Sprint map clearly is depicting LTE native + roaming. Look at Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. Much of that is Nex-Tech Wireless and USCC. Of course, VZW shows its LTE in Rural America partner coverage. I am not sure whether roaming or partner footprint is shown in the AT&T and T-Mobile maps. But the T-Mobile map is a fabrication, a massive overstatement. AJ

The map image is huge, 3300 x 2549. You need to view it at actual size. AJ