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  1. WiWavelength
    Not quite. None of the various proposed transactions would grant Sprint any Cellular 850 MHz spectrum. AJ
  2. WiWavelength
    Well, that is at least one misconception right there. The Sprint native network and the T-Mobile native network are very comparable in size/coverage. In some areas, Sprint has the advantage; in other areas, T-Mobile has the advantage. But to say that the Sprint native footprint is "inherently small" compared to that of T-Mobile is inaccurate. Yes, you are unrealistic. Sprint cannot compete with VZW and AT&T on a native footprint basis. That ship has sailed because an oligopolistic Baby Bell telecom industry and a pro big business Republican FCC enabled VZW and AT&T to buy up whatever they wanted. So, now, Sprint has to compete on other terms, such as price and quality. And Sprint has weighed the cost-benefit ratio and determined that paying roaming costs in certain lower population density areas is more cost effective than building out a native network in those areas. AJ
  3. WiWavelength
    AWS-4 band: 2000-2020 MHz x 2180-2200 MHz (nationwide) Lower 700 MHz E block: 722-728 MHz (nationwide, except New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco) AJ
  4. WiWavelength
    So, what is the dish on the Dish name? Because if this merger goes through, the Sprint name will be history, no doubt, rebranded to Dish. AJ
  5. WiWavelength
    Hmm, I think that you may hold several misconceptions about Sprint or the wireless industry as a whole. A Sprint rural buildout is unlikely, as it would not be a cost effective venture. Over the past decade, VZW and AT&T appear to have built out much rural coverage, but they actually have constructed very little new coverage. Instead, they have bought out numerous other carriers and claimed those footprints as their own. As for "renting towers," that is called site leasing and has been standard practice in the wireless industry for many years now. All of the carriers lease sites from other carriers and tower management companies. But that is a real estate issue that has no bearing on their wireless network operations. AJ
  6. WiWavelength
    It could be that you misremember the map or that you previously interpreted it incorrectly. The only issue I see on the West Coast is that former Ubiquitel affiliate footprint in California's Central Valley is far too conservatively projected, leading to spotty islands of coverage that are actually much more contiguous. And, as I posted earlier, the expiration of a roaming deal would affect roaming coverage, not native coverage. But your supposition is that the native coverage depiction has been diminished. AJ
  7. WiWavelength
    You will need to be more specific about the so called missing native coverage in question because what you describe is fairly typical for PCS 1900 MHz footprint. AJ
  8. WiWavelength
    Back to the original question, Sprint has no affiliates nor Sprint Rural Alliance partners on the West Coast presently. And the expiration of a roaming agreement would reduce roaming coverage not native coverage. As for the map, to anyone's eyes, what native coverage has gone missing? AJ
  9. WiWavelength
    Big tilts or small tilts? AJ
  10. WiWavelength
    Guys, you are making a mountain out of a molehill. With a shared antenna, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cannot both transmit at the same time. Think about it... AJ
  11. WiWavelength
    Not so fast with the improvement talk, folks. baba booey self discloses that he lives in extreme southern San Diego County. That places him practically right on top of the border with Mexico. As such, SMR 800 MHz may not be forthcoming anytime soon. And, depending upon his actual proximity to the international boundary, PCS 1900 MHz may remain weak because of field strength limits. AJ
  12. WiWavelength
    Not this again. Geez, you are a broken record, JoeJoeJoe. You need to put up, shut up, or move to somewhere that has wireless coverage that does not elicit your complaints. One, Sprint is using its spectrum as intended. Sprint satisfied all of its buildout requirements (33 percent or 66 percent POPs) already 10-15 years ago. So, if you have issue with that, take it up with the FCC and its MTA/BTA geographic licensing schemes. But you had better have your time machine ready, since you will need to be a revisionist historian going back 20 years. Two, Sprint has directly assisted other carriers in their rural buildout. Iowa Wireless, Viaero Wireless, Nex-Tech Wireless, and United Wireless are four of the very few carriers that have used PCS 1900 MHz (or AWS 2100+1700 MHz) spectrum to cover large segments of exclusively rural area. And two of those four carriers could not have done so without PCS spectrum from Sprint. So, Joe, put your money where your mouth is. Try to gather financing for PCS buildout in your rural area. Approach Sprint for a spectrum lease -- Sprint would be happy to make that deal. But see that the business plan does not exist because the demand is probably not there. AJ
  13. WiWavelength
    We do need greater accountability from our wireless carriers. But the current lack of that does not make it right for you to violate the Ts and Cs of the contract that you signed. If you cannot afford your ETF, then you have your answer. Make the best of the situation, and know that it will get better in the coming months. AJ
  14. WiWavelength
    To be clear, embracing VoLTE and converting to VoLTE are two very different outcomes. AJ
  15. WiWavelength
    Yep, at least once per week, but usually several times per week. Our crack staff is hard at work. For a taste, here is what Inland Northwest market completion looks like right now: AJ
  16. WiWavelength
    I vote that Charlie should stick his hand in a glory hole. AJ
  17. WiWavelength
    Well, here is a little quick math: 5 billion MHz·POPs works out to 16.7 MHz per capita. So, if this leased spectrum (i.e. EBS 2600 MHz) were fully nationwide, that would equate to three 5.5 MHz TDD leases per market. AJ
  18. WiWavelength
    Do not push your luck, little man. Unlimited data is not for you to abuse, and tethering is against Sprint Ts and Cs -- not to mention, discussion of it is against S4GRU rules. Shame on you... AJ
  19. WiWavelength
    We do not provide tutorials on how to violate your Sprint contract Ts and Cs. If your network coverage or performance is so unacceptable, then you should consider porting out to a wireless carrier that better suits your needs. AJ
  20. WiWavelength
    Not exactly. It will be used for CDMA1X data, too, in buildings and at the coverage fringe where LTE and EV-DO are inaccessible. That is the theoretical maximum. But it relies on many variable that will not be be met in the real world. So, think of CDMA1X 800 as just another carrier channel, though special because it possesses SMR 800 MHz propagation. AJ
  21. WiWavelength
    You said "Friday." Why did you have to do that? Here it comes. Oh, the horror... AJ
  22. WiWavelength
    The attitude in this thread and elsewhere about Network Vision geographic deployment is like that State Farm insurance commercial in which the husband uses the money saved on the insurance policy to buy luxury items, and the wife calls up the agent and says, "Stop buying my husband frivolous things. Buy *me* frivolous things." Get over it, folks. Network Vision is coming to the entire Sprint network. But some will have to wait longer than others. Just like the wife in the commercial, you do not dispute the process. Rather, you just put your self interest at the top of the list. And that makes your complaints, well, frivolous. AJ
  23. WiWavelength
    Okay, I will. Thanks. AJ
  24. WiWavelength
    If that is the way that you look at the matter, then I would guess your teachers at school do not expect very much of you -- or you are not getting very much out of your education. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    ...unless you are on VZW, AT&T, or T-Mobile, which do not get along with the other children and frequently preclude in market roaming. AJ
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