WiWavelength

Ah, I hated the kernel with his wee, beady eyes and that smug look on his face... AJ

Alternatively, Tina Turner 40 years ago... ...and Tina Turner today... AJ

I am not sure. But that is not germane to what I said. Sprint will have its urban and rural network upgraded to LTE by this time next year -- 2014. If nothing else, that gives Sprint a year lead in which to rail on T-Mobile in public, and Sprint should do so. Tit for tat. AJ

Bye bye... AJ

I thought that Apple was reportedly working on a penis sized and shaped iPhone because, no doubt, many smartphone users would love to hold that form factor in their hand at all times. AJ

"As of now" is the operative phrase. Give it a year. Then, Sprint will have its entire network overlaid with LTE 1900, not to mention, significant deployment of LTE 800 and TD-LTE 2600. Meanwhile, T-Mobile will likely still be working on overlaying LTE 2100+1700 on its "archipelago" of HSPA+ coverage islands. That level of coverage is going to look really good for Sprint, really bad for T-Mobile. And for a real world counterexample, I drive on almost a daily basis two major freeways among three metro areas along a 120 mile stretch. Sprint is already 90 percent LTE on that entire stretch. On the other hand, T-Mobile is nothing but GSM in between the metros, even after six years of W-CDMA deployment. So, John Legere and Neville Ray can crack jokes about LTE in Manhattan, KS versus Manhattan, NY. Well, both buffoons can kiss my ass, then go back to serving their poor, credit challenged urban dwellers. AJ

Hmm, that sounds a lot like -- wait for it -- a spectrum analyzer. AJ

If RSRP to RSRP, then that is an apples to apples comparison. Additionally, both Sprint and T-Mobile have 5 MHz FDD LTE bandwidth in Miami. But not really anything about T-Mobile's LTE deployment is inherently superior at lower signal levels. So, you are likely just encountering greater loading on Sprint LTE, since it has a one year lead on T-Mobile in that regard. AJ

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/tv-funhouse-maraka/n12132/ And, actually, it is common knowledge that Dora the Explorer is a drug mule. AJ

You may have noticed that there is this quiet guy named Google hanging around The Forums all the time. He seems to know where most everything is located. So, if you need to find something, you should try asking him. AJ

Careful. That could be an apples to oranges comparison. On CDMA1X, -106 dBm is an RSSI measurement, while on W-CDMA, -113 dBm is likely an RSCP measurement. And like RSRP on LTE, RSCP is inherently lower than RSSI. For some similar background, see my article: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-308-rssi-vs-rsrp-a-brief-lte-signal-strength-primer/ AJ

Nope. You mean band 12, as VZW has/had Lower 700 MHz A/B block spectrum. And adding device capability is practically irrelevant to throwing up license protection sites. Simply put, the FCC lacks the investigation and enforcement power, since it has not taken me up on my offer to become Spectrum Czar. AJ

You need to get off this soapbox. Your perception of "use" is highly skewed toward rural areas. Both Sprint and T-Mobile have long since satisfied the POPs based requirements of their PCS 1900 MHz licenses. If you do not think that sufficient, complain to the FCC or your politicians. But what is done is done. AJ

Okay, with its five transmitters, your station is employing unity frequency reuse. I am curious if Clearwire TD-LTE 2600 will do so or if the TD-LTE 2600 carrier will vary in EARFCN by site/sector. Alright, we are back on topic... AJ

David, David, living in Missouri for so long, it is starting to rub off on you. You are forgetting your Kansas roots. I seem to recall that we had this discussion once before. Your station's call sign is KRBK, correct? And it has multiple, on channel repeaters. I think that is somewhat unusual for 8-VSB DTV. AJ

I could crack a joke about how many of them actually have "one of them newfangled 'piture boxes'," but I will keep it focused on the objective info. I suspect that the Springfield TV market is quite expansive. On this side of the border, the Wichita-Hutchinson TV market, for example, occupies basically the western two thirds of Kansas. Many repeater/translator stations. AJ

Springfield, MO is somehow number 74??? Oh, I see why you like that list... AJ

Hold on. The FCC has not yet set service rules for 600 MHz; we do not know what geographic licensing scheme -- CMA, BTA, BEA, MTA, REA -- will be used. But I can practically guarantee that there will be no nationwide license block. The US is simply too large geographically, so the FCC does not do nationwide licenses with terrestrial spectrum. Additionally, we do not know what buildout requirements the FCC will impose. Will they be area based? POPs based? And what percentage? If POPs based, for example, T-Mobile could overlay only its existing "evolved" network and likely meet the benchmark. AJ

Neither. VZW made the non binding announcement to sell off its Lower 700 MHz A/B block spectrum well before the SpectrumCo-Cox-Big Cable deal was approved. AJ

Phoenix? No. When old people migrate en masse to live out the rest of their lives and die there, you probably have an indication that you are located close to either Heaven or Hell. As for which, well, the extreme heat should tell you. AJ

Not so fast. Proof is far more conclusive than that. USCC sold off Chicago and St. Louis because they were underperforming markets. Additionally, USCC had no spectrum in which to launch LTE in Chicago. As for the Mississippi Valley REA AWS E block 10 MHz license sale, I called that almost immediately nine months ago: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-334-updated-sprint-uscc-spectrum-deal-sprint-gets-20-mhz-broader-in-the-city-of-broad-shoulders/ St. Louis was the only really major market native to USCC that was included within that AWS license. But in your proclamation about USCC selling itself off, you overlook that USCC retained a partition of the AWS license around Knoxville -- one of USCC's largest Cellular 850 MHz markets. AJ

We will take your suggestion into consideration ASAP -- to reach the four character minimum. AJ

While waiting 20 minutes for the clip to load, you may have actually yelled the relevant catchphrase several times. AJ

Considering? AJ

You have lived in the West for most of your adult life and you do not recognize the very common "Letter + Bar Ranch" name/brand convention (e.g. Ted Turner's Z Bar Ranch in Kansas)? And you call yourself a geography buff... It is a good thing that you are not at one of Turner's ranches in Montana, though. He has one there called the Bar None Ranch. And that is undoubtedly perfectly fitting for native Sprint signal. AJ