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  1. WiWavelength
    Your Sprint variant iPhone 4S is most accurately sold as a Sprint device. In that case, you do not need it to be unlocked. AJ
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    Take it easy, standardmissile. I kowtow to few, if any sacred cows. Anything is worthy of examination, humor, even ridicule. If you are going to admire the intense dedication within Japanese society that motivates excellence, then you must also recognize the negative ramifications of that zealous (overzealous?) cultural drive. Though organized religion may tell you otherwise, there are no easy answers to complex social issues... AJ
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    Oh, I thought of XIT and part of Plateau when I wrote my post, but those acquisitions did not support my point... AJ
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    Since Robert is away, I guess it is like I am the eldest child left in charge of the house. So, sure, if you want to write an article on this Samsung handset, it is all yours. Go for it, and let me know when you are ready to publish. AJ
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    Guess what, Josh? No SVDO. AJ
  6. WiWavelength
    Sprint does not control WiMAX; Clearwire does. And Clearwire has long had two or three license protection sites in Baton Rouge. AJ
  7. WiWavelength
    No, if "someone screws up," they lose face, then amputate a finger or commit seppuku. AJ
  8. WiWavelength
    Increasing sectorization is an idea, as that can increase capacity for CDMA2000 and LTE. But it is no free lunch. First, increased sectorization decreases coverage and increases interference along the sector boundaries. Second, sufficient backhaul needs to be in place to handle the added capacity from the additional sectors. Not to mention, existing racks are almost entirely set up for three sectors. In the end, three sectors per site seems to be the happy medium in most cases. AJ
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    And it includes the return of the McDonald's on the paddle wheel steamboat... AJ
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    Per my understanding, Nex-Tech, United, and PTCI all emerged out of telephone co-ops. They would be seemingly foolish to sell off just their wireless divisions. So, Sprint might have to buy them in their entirety -- wireless, wireline, and broadband. Not likely... AJ
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    What I want to know is: when are panels going to be added to the Arch? That site is too good to waste. Come on, who is with me? AJ
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    Robert likes the attention that comes from swinging around his big phone. What was it again that the drive thru attendant said to you when she saw the Note 2? AJ
  13. WiWavelength
    Correct. Sprint marketed WiMAX as its first 4G solution, and for that reason, many people erroneously think that Sprint was responsible for the WiMAX deployment (or lack thereof). I am glad, though, that you recognize the difference. AJ
  14. WiWavelength
    WiMAX was Clearwire. Network Vision is Sprint. The two deployments share nothing in common, and you should not use the former to prejudge the latter. AJ
  15. WiWavelength
    When you purchase through Wirefly, which is a third party reseller, you sign a secondary contract. If you make changes to the plan that Wirefly sets up for you, then you violate that secondary contract and are on the hook for an ETF to Wirefly. AJ
  16. WiWavelength
    Your Sprint variant Galaxy S3 is incompatible with VZW LTE. So, you experienced Sprint LTE while roaming on VZW CDMA1X. This is nothing new -- it happens occasionally. AJ
  17. WiWavelength
    For those who know the facts about T-Mobile's Network Modernization, your "an unlocked AT&T iPhone 5 will be able to function well on T-Mobile" comment was a stretch. And, as valuable contributor to S4GRU, I did not appreciate your "rolls eyes" emoticon. AJ
  18. WiWavelength
    Uh, no. The update still does not allow AWS W-CDMA 2100+1700. Are you under the mistaken impression that T-Mobile's PCS W-CDMA 1900 refarming effort is even remotely close to finished? It is not and will not be for another year or two. AJ
  19. WiWavelength
    If Nex-Tech is the only Sprint Rural Alliance partner affected (see my post above for the other two possibilities), then this move could make more sense, as Rickie has reported that Nex-Tech is expanding into Sprint native coverage along the I-135 corridor. That may have created a rift between the two carriers. Also, yes, Nex-Tech does hold Lower 700 MHz A block spectrum. And that could be another source of tension, if Nex-Tech wants to go that route instead of utilizing Sprint's PCS 1900 MHz G block spectrum. As for devices, USCC has procured band 12 LTE handsets that should be fully compatible with Nex-Tech's network, too. AJ
  20. WiWavelength
    First, here is the relevant portion of the SprintUsers post: That does describe Nex-Tech, which covers the northern portion of western Kansas and the I-70 corridor in eastern Colorado. But it also seems to describe United Wireless, which covers the southern portion of western Kansas, and PTCI, which covers the Oklahoma Panhandle. All three are Sprint Rural Alliance partners -- and as it would seem unlikely that all three would decide to sever their agreements with Sprint at the same time -- this decision to stop providing pseudo native coverage quite likely could be a choice from Sprint's end. As for not retaining iDEN only coverage, honestly, that is a red herring in this discussion. Nextel had zero coverage in any of these affected areas. So, from that perspective, nothing lost, nothing gained... AJ
  21. WiWavelength
    I have never used the HTC One X, but my understanding is that the AT&T and international variants do not. AJ
  22. WiWavelength
    We would have no way of knowing. You would need to confirm by posting some signal metrics that the nearby site is currently active. It sounds like it could be down, or the radiation pattern could have been changed as part of its Network Vision makeover. AJ
  23. WiWavelength
    No, if you no longer need the Airave, turn it off. You could be causing interference issues for your neighbors. AJ
  24. WiWavelength
    Deutsche Telekom does not really want to enhance its network in the US. Competing against VZW and AT&T is too difficult, so DT just wants an out. This is that opportunity. AJ
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    Just FYI, I asked Brian Klug at AnandTech about engineering screens on the HTC One. He said that, going forward, HTC will not include engineering screens in its final build ROMs because at least one carrier complained. Now, the Sprint variant HTC One could be an exception to this rule -- the EVO LTE certainly was in relation to the One X. But unless that is the case and the Sprint variant does include engineering screens, it will not be a great wireless network monitoring handset. AJ
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