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Nicely done. My comedic writing is starting to rub off on some of you. AJ

To get access to that backhaul, Sprint just needs to know Clearwire's password. I heard that it is "King-of-Pruschia." AJ

My point of contention is that I would rather not see S4GRU tread down the Slickdeals path. Overall, S4GRU is supposed to be focused on wireless network discussion. And this thread was originally intended for all tri band mobile hotspot analysis, not just on how to get a Novatel MiFi for free. So, any deal threads should probably be kept separate, then closed once the deal evaporates. AJ

We call posters like this "Veruca Salt." And, oh, I see Veruca wants her faster speeds NOW... AJ

Did we not already branch this hotspot discussion off from the TD-LTE 2600 thread? Now, the Wirefly MiFi talk seems to have taken over completely. Do we need to create another specialized thread? If so, I am going to call it "The Wirefly soup kitchen handout line for free MiFis discussion thread." AJ

Short of a test lab situation, you are not apt to see a three sector site with a 5 MHz FDD LTE carrier ever be called upon to deliver a consistent 7 Mbps per user to a dozen UEs. That basically would require an even distribution at four users per sector. Since the total of 28 Mbps per sector would be pushing the 37 Mbps max of the 5 MHz FDD carrier, each UE would need to be in similarly excellent RF conditions to support 64-QAM and 2x2 MIMO. And each user would have to be constantly requesting downlink data at 7 Mbps rates or greater. Those are real world circumstances unlikely to occur. AJ

If you try to "jump" through that "loop pole," your "next" encounter might be with a solid metal "edge." AJ

I see that you figured it out. You must be a genius... AJ

By the way, I have decided to combine Joan Lappin and Craig Moffett together as one person, known as "Crony Laughable Muppet." AJ

Cut to an image of Craig Moffett, who has aged a great deal since he left Sanford Bernstein... AJ

Robert knew that Denver was one of the disclosed markets. We announced it in this thread: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4083-sprint-td-lte-25002600mhz-discussion/ AJ

Yes, in order to function additionally as mobile hotspots, smartphones have to maintain separate radio paths for WWAN and WLAN. Also, thanks for the kind words. And I am sorry that the intended continuation of this series is so long in coming. My paid job in higher ed has kept me busier than expected this summer. Plus, I have a major T-Mobile LTE focused article in the works soon to be published at a prominent tech web site. So, the next installment in this series may have to wait until this fall sometime. But I do really enjoy writing these engineering focused articles. Thus, look for more in the future... AJ

My original 8 GB Nexus 7, which I have had since release, feels like it has slowed down considerably over the last year. Is that likely a NAND issue? AJ

But do you have the touch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJMqGHofdec AJ

I am not sure that I follow your train of thought. Are we talking bands, antennas, elements? We are trying to retire use of the term "panels." Regardless, downtilt is separately adjustable per band in the Network Vision dual band antennas. AJ

Hmm, the center frequency formula remains correct, but I must have had a calculator glitch or mental lapse when I crunched the numbers while writing the article. Thanks, and good catch. I have made the appropriate corrections to those two figures. AJ

No MiFi for you! Come back one year! AJ

In Network Vision, number of sectors tends to remain unchanged -- still typically two or three sectors. Number of antennas per sector, though, is definitely changing. In most cases, Network Vision antennas are being deployed at one per sector, while legacy antennas usually ran three per sector. During the transition, one of the legacy antennas comes down to make way for the new dual band Network Vision antenna. So, that loss of one antenna per sector could certainly affect legacy RF propagation. We do have several existing threads here with pics of Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Samsung deployment antenna plus RRU configurations in various stages of completion. AJ

If you live in Stapleton, are you like Tom Hanks in "The Terminal"? Is your address Runway 15L? And can you point me to the duty free shop? AJ

Are you asking about the number of CDMA1X and EV-DO carriers? If anything, Network Vision is increasing the number of deployed carriers. AJ

Correct. Sprint was the first national provider to acquire spectrum and construct coverage -- albeit license protection sites -- in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. That was 10-15 years ago. AT&T (Cingular) came second through its acquisition of DCOC about six years ago. Finally, VZW is the johnny come lately to Alaska via its Trojan horse...er, LTE in Rural America program. AJ

Does anybody actually need mobile phone service in Alaska? Apparently, the place is so small that one can see Russia from one's house. AJ

This was comedy gold, yet overlooked. I am a little disappointed in you guys... AJ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJwfsV1Ux8 AJ