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That is not a simple question to answer. For CDMA1X data, the most common (or, seemingly, the only permitted) radio configuration is RC3, which permits a max transfer rate of 153.6 kbps (oft quoted as 144 kbps). At the max rate, RC3 precludes use of one quarter of all codes in the Walsh tree. In plain English, it takes up one quarter of the capacity of the CDMA1X carrier. But RC3 does not operate at max rate unless capacity is available. That is the nutshell answer. Feel free to ask follow up questions. AJ

Me or "towers"? AJ

As always, be clear with use of the word "tower," or just do not use it unless it specifically applies. Carriers -- old or new -- are rarely building new towers. Instead, they are mostly co-locating new sites on existing towers. Dish would absolutely rather not have to build thousands of new sites. But it is not as if Dish going it alone would have to build thousands of new towers. AJ

Simple. Sprint ≠ AT&T. AJ

AT&T may be running out of room to buy or host Dish's S-band/AWS-4 spectrum. Adding WCS panels may already be enough of a challenge that a deal would need to be struck soon so that dual band WCS/AWS-4 panels could be arranged. AJ

Population density? Wait, there are still people living there in Allentown? But they've taken all the coal from the ground And the union people crawled away-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay Ayyyyyyyyy-ayyyyyy-ay AJ

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I presume that you are referring to the PCS D block 10 MHz license. It came from AT&T in a quid pro quo roughly four years ago. In that transaction, USCC acquired quite a bit of PCS 1900 MHz spectrum, much of which has been or likely will be divested. See the public interest statement filed at the FCC: http://wireless2.fcc...?applID=4933178 AJ

To my eyes, that does not look like a Sprint site. The panels are too large. Plus, I checked our North LA market site map, and the Sprint site appears to be a stealth flagpole a block north of the intersection. AJ

No, definitely not. If I recall correctly, one of the South Korean carriers, probably SK Telecom, was the first in the world to deploy EV-DO. In the US, Monet Mobile, a small market carrier, was the first to deploy EV-DO. Monet launched EV-DO in late 2002, just a few months after Sprint launched CDMA1X nationwide. However, Monet went bankrupt a few years later, as it was hamstrung by smaller markets and ill equipped to make the transition from EV-DO Rel 0 to Rev A. VZW started EV-DO commercial trials in Washington, DC and San Diego in 2003-2004, then started expanding nationwide by 2004-2005. Sprint launched its first EV-DO markets in 2004 or 2005 and had most/all of its corporate footprint covered by 2006. What Sprint may have accomplished first in the US is the launch of EV-DO handsets. Sprint first offered several Power Vision handsets from Samsung and Sanyo in November 2005. Monet had been a modem only carrier, and VZW's commercial trials had been modem only. However, I do not recall if VZW offered any EV-DO handsets prior to Sprint's Power Vision launch. AJ

Okay, all I have to say to that is, "No tethering." If you do, shame on you. You do not get to cheat Sprint and your fellow users just because you are cheap. AJ

I vote this to be the standard answer whenever anyone is experiencing any connectivity problems. AJ

An outage for at least 10 days? Absent a natural disaster or other calamity, that would be pretty rich. AJ

Two things: band class 10, carrier channel 476 or 526. That said, if I recall correctly, our resident PRL expert, digiblur, has stated that iPhones have not received an SMR enabled PRL yet. So, SMR acquisition on an iPhone 5 is highly unlikely. AJ

If you are using the above to describe T-Mobile and its strategy, I disagree. You may see it differently in Texas because of the many small, independent telcos that have kowtowed to AT&T and gone GSM. But on a widespread basis, T-Mobile has only one roaming partner left: AT&T. And that is because AT&T has gobbled up AT&TWS, DCOC, Centennial, and divested RCC and Alltel (WWC) assets. Yet, T-Mobile wants to limit licensees' ability to dominate the sub 1 GHz spectrum landscape. That is a direct shot across the bow at AT&T and VZW, the current and potentially future roaming partners for T-Mobile. AJ

This has been covered so often, yet it comes up time and time again. The only iPhone that supports Sprint's SMR 800 MHz for CDMA1X/EV-DO is the CDMA2000 version of iPhone 5 (A1429). Not iPhone 4 nor iPhone 4S. However, I suppose that users are not really to blame for misinterpreting Apple's poor use of 800 MHz terminology. Thankfully, Scott has long since included a section on this issue in our FAQ: http://s4gru.com/ind...sked-questions/ AJ

He may have been roaming. I have no direct experience with AT&T -- I refuse to give that vile company any money -- but my understanding is that AT&T uses AMR-HR network wide. And it makes sense that AT&T would continue to use AMR-HR even in GSM only coverage because those areas are still stuck on EDGE data. Any GSM half rate codec uses only every other TDMA frame, so two half rate calls can be effectively packed into the same timeslot -- they just alternate frames. And that frees up GSM channels for EDGE data. AJ

Nope. Nexus 7 supports only ISM 2.4 GHz, not U-NII 5 GHz. That was maybe my biggest disappointment about its tech specs, but I noticed the omission when the tablet was announced, so went in with full knowledge. I do exactly likewise. I even include the terms "2.4 GHz" and "5 GHz" in my two separate SSIDs. The separate SSIDs preclude automatic handoff between the two, but I would rather manually control that anyway. And in the end, I really keep only my laptops on the 5 GHz network. Wireless printer, Wii U, and Nexus 7 are 2.4 GHz only. EVO LTE and HP TouchPad are 5 GHz capable, but I keep them on 2.4 GHz, too. Lastly, NAS drive and BD players are on Ethernet. AJ

You and Apple are mixing and matching terminology. iPhone 4/4S support Cellular 850 MHz, which Apple ambiguously calls 800 MHz. But those generations of iPhone do not support SMR 800 MHz. AJ

Maybe Sprint is providing wireless service to the US military bases on Diego Garcia. AJ

If this location data is from your source, that is okay. But please remember not to post S4GRU info outside of the sponsor areas in The Forums. AJ

As long as you have satisfactory CDMA1X signal at home, you should be set. If not, you may need to look into an Airave. For data, you do not need LTE or even EV-DO at home. Your phones should be on Wi-Fi. AJ

In all likelihood, there is not outage. That rep is just trying to give you a reason to get you off the phone. I have said it a million times: do not call Sprint, talk to an entry level worker, and expect to get accurate information about the network or deployment. Network Vision rollout is far along in Chicagoland, but it is not complete yet. So, your LTE coverage may still improve. However, LTE is a more fragile airlink than is CDMA1X or EV-DO. So, LTE coverage indoors will not likely be as good. But if you are at home, why do you need LTE? Why are your phones not on Wi-Fi? AJ

Really? This is purely an "either...or" proposition? There are no other factors in play? For better, for worse, we live a results based society. Much of this is driven by fixation on monetary wealth and inability to analyze performance critically instead of just looking simplistically at results. Thus, like so many CEOs, Dan gets paid way, way too much. And when the results do not meet expectations, he takes a bigger than deserved hit. AJ

I take it then that I have a distinctive voice. AJ