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  1. WiWavelength
    I am disappointed by the lack of a Nexus 7 2 announcement, but that makes those of us who ordered the Nexus 7 immediately last year look pretty wise. We are getting our money's worth and then some before the sequel arrives. AJ
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    This is the PCS channel that several months ago I alerted folks in Fort Wayne to be on the lookout for... AJ
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    Show me the 600 MHz band plan and the 3GPP 600 MHz LTE band. Neither exist. And the incentive auction is hardly a sure thing. Many UHF TV broadcasters are not keen on the idea at all. AJ
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    Rukin1, your habit of creating new threads on topics that already exist is starting to become annoying. I have had to merge numerous threads of yours into preexisting threads. And this thread, too, is going to disappear soon. AJ
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    And that would probably be true of most users' next two devices on T-Mobile. Even if the 600 MHz auction actually does happen next year -- and that is highly questionable -- 600 MHz standardization, infrastructure, and devices are years away. Likely, 2017 would be the earliest arrival. AJ
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    The crowd shots of all of the hipsters wearing Google Glass are kind of disturbing. AJ
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    So, neither a new Nexus 4 nor Nexus 5 is in the offing? Instead, a Nexus-ized Galaxy S4 will be offered on the Google Play store. AJ
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    Just let me know when the Nexus 7 2 is announced. Meanwhile, I will go back to enjoying S4GRU F/C. AJ
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    I have long used Mike's app but have never observed it while on a CDMA1X call, so he may have to confirm how it behaves. But CDMA1X calls are frequently subject to soft and/or softer handoff, which means that the call is connected through multiple sites and/or sectors simultaneously. Now, one site and sector does remain the primary PN, and I suspect that is what Mike's app always shows while on a CDMA1X call. But the entire active set can consist of up to six PNs. And in your case, chamb, chances are good that the same four sites or sectors that you mention remain in the active set with just the primary PN toggling because of Ec/Io fluctuations among the sites and sectors. AJ
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    I already made an allusion to "The Nutcracker" a few posts above yesterday... But, apparently, no one got it. I guess that we have few ballet or Tchaikovsky fans here. Imagine that. AJ
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    Well, the answer is rather simple. VZW and AT&T reached the 300 million POPs benchmark by each buying up roughly a quarter century of Cellular 850 MHz geographic buildout. They built relatively little themselves, yet the regulatory environment allowed them to acquire about as much as they desired. Now, you are asking why Sprint and/or T-Mobile would not build out similar footprints. Ah, see the difference? AJ
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    Possible, but doubtful under the current market conditions and regulatory regime. That said, I am 36 years old. If any major competitive changes are/were to happen, ask me again when I am at least 50. AJ
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    Mea culpa. I may have come across too emphatic, previously. Nothing has been set in stone for this potentially upcoming 600 MHz band. But I highly doubt that any operator or 3GPP itself will push through W-CDMA standards for this band. Now, I could be dead wrong... AJ
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    Think of it like this: Sprint is just trying to let you know the damage to your local economy that Walmart is causing your community. AJ
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    Robert, what am I missing? My day off has not gone well. I tried to do some yard work, stepped wrongly on a stump that I cut, badly sprained my ankle, and am now under the influence of pharmaceuticals. That said, I hope that I am still thinking clearly enough. Whether the 600 MHz band is FDD or TDD, it will be all LTE, hence all VoLTE. Even T-Mobile -- which I have criticized at times for its over abundance of spectrum dedicated to W-CDMA -- would not try to push through a W-CDMA standard for the yet to be created 600 MHz band. AJ
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    You can practically bet that most consumers who are truly taking advantages of those downlink/uplink speeds are violating their terms of service by running server operations, quite likely committing copyright fraud, too. While those speeds are admirable, our nation would be far better off by ensuring that basically everyone has access to at least a tenth of those speeds via wired broadband. AJ
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    In that case, the cause could just be, as of yet, highly incomplete LTE deployment. I happened to pass through Seattle two weeks ago and grabbed LTE upon landing at Sea-Tac. Otherwise, LTE was almost non existent, as our maps have indicated. AJ
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    Ah, but that tells only half the story. What about the pong? While I have never owned a ping pong table, I happen to be an excellent left handed player -- even though I am a strong tennis player right handed. And I have vanquished many a friend who had a table at home. So, if you really want to know the whole ping and pong equation, you must challenge me. AJ
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    The problem is likely your weak handset. The Galaxy Nexus is basically junk because of its chipset configuration, which features separate CDMA2000 and LTE basebands from VIA Telecom and Samsung, respectively, both of which can operate independently and are sub par compared to a singular Qualcomm solution. My guess is that you were likely attracted to the Galaxy Nexus by unadulterated Android, but you got substandard hardware in exchange. That was a bad choice, but it is also one that you will likely not face again anytime soon, as any CDMA2000 compatible Nexus handset is probably never again in the offing. AJ
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    NetCracker sure sounds like a sugarplum of a program. AJ
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    Quick question, Jeffas332. I can understand running an Airave at home for CDMA1X voice calling. But why are you concerned about connecting to the Airave for EV-DO? If you have an Airave, you have home broadband, and your devices should be connected to Wi-Fi for data. I do not have any need for an Airave at home, as I have very good CDMA1X and EV-DO coverage, as well as marginal LTE coverage until one more site in progress comes online. But I use almost zero EV-DO and LTE data at home. I pull into the driveway, and within 10 seconds, my handset automatically is attached to one of my two Wi-Fi SSIDs. Honestly, that is the way to operate a smartphone these days. AJ
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    As an S4GRU research request, I need several iPhone 5 users in Sprint LTE coverage to post screen caps of the following Field Test screen: Tracking Area Code must be visible in the screen cap. Then, at the same time and location, do likewise for CDMA1X with SID and NID visible in the screen cap. Any takers? AJ
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    Top floor of the K-State Union, standing at a window, looking roughly 500 feet due south at the north sector Network Vision panel atop the Holiday Inn. AJ
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    I just so happened to have grabbed this engineering screenshot at K-State on Sunday. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    Yep, comparing the EVO LTE to a mobile hotspot is like comparing a Ford Fiesta to a Ford F-350. AJ
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