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  1. WiWavelength
    No, I did not make your point "even easier to make." Your math is way off. My billing cycle ends in four days, and I have used 225 MBs of total data this month. That is not "most" of 500 MBs. "Most" means a majority, but I have used less than half of 500 MBs. AJ
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    Nope. I would then have to nitpick those conventions. "2x20" sounds like an asymmetric pairing of uplink and downlink bandwidth. And "20+20" could be carrier aggregation. Trust me, I have thought this through. My conventions are impeccable. Either "20 MHz x 20 MHz" or "20 MHz FDD" is as clear as it gets. Neal Gompa wants a band 7 FDD configuration, but it is not feasible. The BRS/EBS 2600 MHz band plan would have to be reworked, the licenses reassigned. To illustrate, I doctored the BRS/EBS band plan and have posted this image numerous times. If an EBS license in the band 7 uplink is not leased (or the lease is lost), then the corresponding BRS/EBS spectrum in the band 7 downlink is rendered worthless. AJ
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    Oh, give me a break. I am not evenly remote comparable to a "60 year old grandma" and was an early adopter of wireless data about a dozen years ago when many of you were still clinging to mommy's skirt. But I have used 134 MBs of EV-DO and 91 MBs of LTE so far this month because 1) I wisely offload to Wi-Fi, 2) I also have laptops and tablets for data access, and 3) most importantly, I have no need for wireless data to be my pacifier every waking moment. Some of you guys need to stop staring at your little screen or listening to your headphones for a moment. Use your mind, and get a life. Sheesh... AJ
  4. WiWavelength
    No, read lynyrd's post more clearly. He says that Sprint has stated that it will not release any dual band LTE 800/1900 devices but will skip directly to tri band LTE 800/1900, TD-LTE 2600 devices. Thus, LTE 800 and TD-LTE 2600 are predicated on each other. No device, reportedly, will possess one capability but not the other. AJ
  5. WiWavelength
    Careful. "20x20 TD-LTE" is a contradiction in terms because TD-LTE uses only one allocation that is shared in time between uplink and downlink. "20x20" would be 20 MHz FDD, but Clearwire is deploying 20 MHz TDD. AJ
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    Your screenshots do not show CDMA1X signal strength nor carrier channel, only EV-DO signal strength and carrier channel. We need to see the CDMA1X signal metrics. We also need to see comparison screenshots of the same while connected to the macro network. AJ
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    Neal Gompa is a good guy, but he has published yet another T-Mobile love fest. One statement in particular is a head scratcher: "T-Mobile is launching the fastest LTE network seen to date." http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/151758-t-mobile-usa-launches-lte-network-with-breathtaking-speeds AJ
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    Were all of the tests run at the same time in the same market? If not, they are meaningless, as T-Mobile is deploying a mix of 5 MHz FDD and 10 MHz FDD. Honestly, the iPhone 5 and One results look like the former, while the Note 2 results look like the latter. AJ
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    Josh, please edit your post. Quoting digiblur's entire change log to respond with one sentence is really annoying. AJ
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    Yes, you are mistaken on several of the above statements. First, Sprint roams on both Cricket and MetroPCS; both have numerous SIDs included in Sprint PRLs. Second, keeping the same SID does not solve the problem. If the CDMA1X carrier channel assignments change -- even within AWS or PCS, let alone an AWS to PCS shift -- the ACQ index must be updated to list those new carrier channel assignments. In other words, that requires new PRLs all around. To provide a bit of additional background, T-Mobile currently holds the AWS E block 10 MHz and F block 20 MHz licenses in NYC. The F block is running DC-HSPA+, and the E block is being refarmed to LTE 5 MHz FDD. MetroPCS, on the other hand, holds the AWS C block 10 MHz and D block 10 MHz licenses, and MetroPCS is running its CDMA1X carrier channels in the D block. So, the CDMA1X carrier channel assignments interrupt T-Mobile-MetroPCS' potential LTE spectrum contiguity. Those CDMA1X carriers will have to be relocated before T-Mobile-MetroPCS can pursue LTE 10 MHz FDD in the adjacent D block 10 MHz and E block 10 MHz licenses. But, as I have described, that is easier said than done. I do not expect T-Mobile-MetroPCS to have LTE 10 MHz FDD in NYC before 2014. AJ
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    I will take that bet and raise you an additional six months. See my post in the NYC thread: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1901-network-visionlte-new-york-city-market/page__st__2560__p__119091#entry119091 Furthermore, any MetroPCS CDMA1X carrier channel relocation and PRL reconfiguration has to be coordinated with all MetroPCS roaming partners. AJ
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    I would not want to be on the same sector with too many users like that. Heavy data use while truly mobile is one thing because it spreads the use across numerous sectors, thereby tends to average the loading. But heavy data use while always in a static location is another animal altogether. It causes an effectively permanent reduction in capacity for other users in that sector. AJ
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    Season or off season does not greatly matter. Casinos want you gambling, not talking on or messing around with your phone. So, casino interiors are frequently, even intentionally dead spots -- unless the casinos and carriers install DAS. AJ
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    This is a forum, but it has rules to address and hopefully prevent problems that are known to crop up. Please read the rules. As for a "diatribe," your first post in this thread fits the bill. AJ
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    You did not "ruffle so many feathers" so much as you broke the rules. http://s4gru.com/ind...-aka-the-rulez/ This is a Sprint Network Vision discussion board, not a Sprint complaint board. And your posts in this thread have been borderline rants. AJ
  16. WiWavelength
    In selected rural areas, yes. In all rural areas, heck no. You have to realize that, over the years, VZW has bought up hundreds of thousands, if not millions of square miles of rural coverage: AirTouch, Midwest Wireless, RCC Unicel, Alltel, etc. Sprint Network Vision cannot challenge that. SMR 800 MHz, where available, will only expand and thicken coverage moderately. AJ
  17. WiWavelength
    I will put it in blunt terms. No carrier guarantees indoor coverage. Be thankful that Sprint has the Airave option to address indoor coverage if that is a problem for you. Additionally, all carriers have areas of weak coverage that they may not be able or willing to improve. If you are dissatisfied with native coverage in the area(s) where you use your service the most, then you should find a different carrier that better suits your coverage needs. Plain and simple. No, digiblur most definitely does not work for Sprint, but he is one of our most knowledgeable members and an adjunct moderator. You need to take a more respectful tone. AJ
  18. WiWavelength
    Rawberrie could not be connected to EV-DO because his handset was connected to LTE. Most devices that support SVDO, including the Galaxy S3, put LTE and EV-DO on the same radio path, hence cannot run both simultaneously. AJ
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    A few problems... MetroPCS has one Lower 700 MHz A block license in the Boston BEA. That is it. And USCC does not have as much Lower 700 MHz spectrum as you may think. USCC's designated entity, King Street, tried to acquire Lower 700 MHz spectrum to cover existing USCC markets, not to expand USCC coverage. So, any T-Mobile-MetroPCS-USCC Lower 700 MHz spectrum would be limited to a few areas of the country. It would be a highly limited, inconsistent solution. Also, T-Mobile is positioning its W-CDMA and LTE bands to be a subset of those of AT&T as a means of easing device procurement. Any AT&T device design can be simply rebadged for T-Mobile, and any unlocked AT&T device can be used fully on T-Mobile. Unless AT&T opts to or is required to retire its boutique band 17, band 12 Lower 700 MHz A block spectrum would throw a big monkey wrench in T-Mobile's plans to ride AT&T's device coattails. AJ
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    Uh, no. You are going to need to produce some documentation to back up that assertion. AJ
  21. WiWavelength
    Now, now, Ryan, you know better than to grumble and moan about market order. Some markets necessarily had to come last. AJ
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    Sprint has in essence already made a down payment on the PCS/AWS-2 H block because Sprint would not have to reimburse itself for BAS relocation costs. Dish or any other buyer would, though. AJ
  23. WiWavelength
    The base stations could be located almost anywhere. The only thing that would be run through the tunnels is leaky coaxial cable, and that takes up effectively no space at all. AJ
  24. WiWavelength
    Using 12 panels? Not a chance. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    I am not sure what you are talking about. That database includes lots of Nextel iDEN sites with 12 panels. But did you bother to check the dates on those site installs? They are are all 5-15 years old. AJ
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