WiWavelength

VZW in Arkansas is primarily Cellular 850 MHz because of the Alltel merger, while Cricket is exclusively PCS 1900 MHz. Have you done any tweaking or flashing to your handset? AJ

Check your roaming settings. In recent Sprint variant Android builds, you must opt in for roaming. AJ

HTC Windows Phone with CDMA2000 band classes 0, 1, 10 and LTE band 25 -- definitely made for Sprint -- hit the FCC OET today. We will likely have our usual RF analysis article up on The Wall in a day or two. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=164126&fcc_id=NM8PO88100 AJ

Yes, I believe that is located down in Storage B. AJ

Good, your 500 word analysis will be due by noon tomorrow. AJ

That is irrelevant. The issue is not fixed base stations but mobile devices. AJ

The veneration of the Founding Fathers goes way overboard in this country. We have far more people with intellects equal to or exceeding those of the Founding Fathers, who lived in an entirely different world roughly three centuries ago. So, the relevance of their oft cited philosophical musings is questionable. I counter with this. Anyone who chooses liberty over security had better embody this doggerel quote: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for I am the biggest badass in the valley." I am increasingly intrigued by the premise of "The Purge," a film released coincidentally today. In such a scenario, many of those who think themselves "badasses" would quickly get their comeuppance. But the "might makes right" principle -- while seemingly the foundation of capitalism -- does not jibe with Christian religion nor secular humanism. Thus, as much satisfaction as a "purge" scenario might provide, it would tend to run counter to why society has formed in the first place. AJ

That is true to a certain extent, but let us weigh the many variables: VZW and AT&T each have about 100 million subs to Sprint's 50 million subs. VZW currently has a single 10 MHz FDD LTE carrier. AT&T, for the most part, does, too. Sprint initially has a single 5 MHz FDD LTE carrier. VZW and AT&T have the advantages of Upper/Lower 700 MHz propagation. Sprint initially is limited to PCS 1900 MHz propagation. VZW and AT&T started constructing their LTE networks before LTE hit the mainstream. Sprint started constructing its LTE network not long before iPhone 5 -- like it or not -- brought LTE truly to the masses. VZW and AT&T do not offer unlimited data for new or subsidized upgrade subs, but Sprint still does. So, here are a few takeaways. VZW and AT&T have larger subscribers bases but they also have greater LTE bandwidth than Sprint does. Thus, that contest is about even. VZW and AT&T, with their below 1 GHz spectrum, tend to have signal strength advantages that can translate into higher data rates. As a counter to that, though, Sprint may have greater site density. Then, because they started their LTE network overlays well before iPhone 5, VZW and AT&T currently may also have lower LTE device penetration percentages than Sprint does. And Sprint invites abusers with its unlimited data policy. As a result, the situation is not clear cut. Sprint may not have the upper hand and could be due for LTE congestion just as VZW and AT&T have experienced over the past year. AJ

Here is the problem: people want government to keep them safe from enemies, foreign and domestic. Yet, they also want government meticulously to respect their privacy -- even though people must acknowledge that there are enemies, foreign or domestic, among them. That is a dichotomy. And it is a huge challenge to the information society in which we now live. AJ

Okay, got it. Thanks, and the thread title has been updated. Folks, please use appropriate, descriptive thread titles. Failure to do so has become a problem of late. AJ

Hold on, what is the controversy? Is this a news item today? AJ

Why choose? Problem solved. Just be sure to drink before its expiration date on June 30. AJ

If you want to see something funny yet delusional, read the Joe guy's Twitter feed. Based on anecdotal evidence, he is convinced that he is still right about his hack. Not to mention, he believes that AnandTech and other tech outlets are waging some Apple influenced conspiracy against him. https://twitter.com/joe012594 AJ

The results would have been highly mixed. WiMAX coverage collocated with all Sprint sites would have been spotty, but it would have taken much of the load off of the EV-DO network, which then would have been less congested. But the patchy WiMAX footprint would have meant a lot of signal switching between WiMAX and EV-DO at the device level. Plus, WiMAX would always have operated from its own baseband, would never have been integrated into the CDMA2000 baseband, meaning that smartphones would have been stuck with multiple chipsets. In short, battery life would have continued to be poor. AJ

Some of what you propose has been known to bork automatic roaming, not to mention the ability to use Sprint's CDMA1X 800 overlay currently under construction. When you return to the US, you could end up with only a partly functional handset. Thus, do so at your own risk, and accept responsibility for your own actions. AJ

The old iDEN network does not have the backhaul even remotely approaching what is needed for LTE. You can bet that each iDEN site is still operating over just a few T1s. AJ

To add to the debate, I coincidentally last night had Beef on Bun at Gates and Sons BBQ -- the king of Kansas City BBQ and maker of the world's best BBQ sauce. AJ

Well, I like to think that I have a knack for sensible naming conventions. I long ago decided on band 41 TD-LTE 2600, and I am sticking to it. I used to refer to WiMAX 2500/2600 and BRS/EBS 2500/2600 MHz. The problem with the latter, though, is that it sounded as if BRS is primarily 2500 MHz and EBS is primarily 2600 MHz. However, the opposite is the case. So, I had to choose, and 2600 MHz just made more sense. Otherwise, a TD-LTE carrier could be at the high end of band 41, nearly 200 MHz removed from 2500 MHz, and that just would not make sense from a naming perspective. AJ

Eh, I question that, as I have not seen any official documentation. And even if there is official documentation, I would call it baloney. For me, I have standardized on 2600 MHz because it is closest to the center of the band. Call it a happy medium. But I definitely agree with Robert that people use 2500 MHz, 2600 MHz, 2.5 GHz, and 2.6 GHz all interchangeably. AJ

Well, as I am known for pointing out, it is still 3G. Like EV-DO, CDMA1X is also 3G. And we need to get people to stop referring to "3G," generically. As for why EV-DO has disappeared, I doubt this is the reason, but I would not be surprised to see it in the future. For one CDMA1X carrier channel, an Airave requires 2.5 MHz of available spectrum. For one EV-DO carrier channel, it requires another 2.5 MHz of available spectrum. That available spectrum comes from unused carrier channel assignments or active carrier channel assignments -- the latter only if path loss is great enough that the Airave will not interfere with service from any local sites. Here is the problem, as part of Network Vision, Sprint is upping the carrier channel count on many sites. And in the coming year, Sprint plans to deploy a second LTE 1900 carrier on many sites. That takes unused carrier channel assignments and puts them into service. Thus, fallow spectrum for Airave use is apt to start diminishing. And it could make sense for Sprint to disable Airave EV-DO (where necessary) to cut down the amount of spectrum that an Airave is occupying to only one carrier channel. By now, anyone who has an Airave and needs wireless data at that location should be on Wi-Fi anyway. AJ

I would say about tree fitty. And, at this late date, that is about what the Nextel iDEN network is worth. AJ

Your CDMA1X 800 engineering screen cap does not show RSSI. AJ

And Brian, thankfully, puts this non issue to bed. Anyone want to set the over/under on these so called "hackers"? Sophomore, junior, or senior. High school, of course. AJ

It is a little known fact that Masayoshi Son's first name most directly translates to English as "Brigham." Maybe that will change Orrin's stance. AJ

You are like "Seinfeld" talking about the movie, "Cocoon: The Return." Why did they come back? Sorry, no obscure clip this time... AJ