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  1. WiWavelength
    That is no problem with my spectrum analyzer. And I charge only $500 per day plus travel expenses. So, who wants first? AJ
  2. WiWavelength
    Please use speed test apps sparingly, as they soak up quite a bit of data capacity that could be put to better uses. AJ
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    Not really. AT&T needs to keep GSM going for a few GSM only MVNOs and for machine-to-machine connections. But nearly all AT&T voice traffic is running over W-CDMA by now. AJ
  4. WiWavelength
    Such a device could be interesting for testing purposes, but I think that VZW band 4 only LTE would be an underwhelming experience. Expect sporadic AWS footprint for years to come, as VZW adds AWS to select sites for capacity but not coverage. AJ
  5. WiWavelength
    AWS LTE, yes. Just pop in a VZW SIM, maybe adjust the APN. CDMA2000, VZW would have to be willing to add the ESN to its database. AJ
  6. WiWavelength
    Maybe all of those people playing Angry Birds on LTE "because it's faster" will switch back to Wi-Fi now. AJ
  7. WiWavelength
    I am almost certain that soft handoff can be accomplished across two different MSCs, as Sprint (in my Ericsson/Nortel market) appears to support soft handoff across NID boundaries, with different NIDs connected to different MSCs. But, as you say, that soft handoff is not automatic. The MSCs have to be interconnected, and the MSC vendors may have to be the same. AJ
  8. WiWavelength
    Not to mention, VZW does not offer AWS capable handsets. So, VZW LTE subs are out of luck with their current phones. AJ
  9. WiWavelength
    Then, you are in the wrong place, gangrene, because that is the very modus operandi of S4GRU -- to detail the "minutiae" of the Network Vision deployment right down to each and every site. And thousands of other members, especially our Sponsors/Premier Sponsors, savor that level of disclosure unprecedented elsewhere in this industry. AJ
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    That is not the question, is just another of your deflections. Are you wise? I would say not particularly. First, VZW started its LTE 750 roll out over two years ago, long before VZW consummated its AWS spectrum transaction with SpectrumCo-Cox. So, do not act as if VZW knew that it could always count on that additional bandwidth. Face it, the SpectrumCo-Cox transaction was a saving grace for VZW that easily could have (should have) been blocked by the FCC and/or DoJ. Second, you completely disregard the stated facts that VZW is currently deploying a Release 8 only LTE network and is not installing AWS compatible panels nor RRUs. Let me put it quite simply: VZW has a lot of work to do before AWS can play any significant role. With Network Vision, Sprint is doing that level of work right now. In the meantime, VZW's LTE 750 speeds are slowing dramatically. AJ
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    Yes, I do fit the profile for Asperger syndrome, which is within the Autism spectrum. And that is a driving reason for my intense research/knowledge of the wireless industry. Do you have a problem with that? AJ
  12. WiWavelength
    Other than by repeated assertion (another fallacious argument technique), you have yet to show how the TD-LTE network is relevant to the discussion. For Sprint is concerned, LTE is replacing WiMAX. TD-LTE is not replacing anything. TD-LTE is supplementing LTE. Got it? AJ
  13. WiWavelength
    Yes, you can stand by your position on "planet under informed." A wise man knows to stop arguing with someone who has the intellectual and informational upper hand on him. Are you a wise man? AJ
  14. WiWavelength
    Western Michigan is a former iPCS affiliate market. iPCS was one of Sprint's worst affiliates -- and that is saying something. So, Western Michigan markets are not representative of Sprint markets as a whole. Additionally, VZW is going to need an additional few years to deploy AWS LTE across its network, so Sprint's 2.5 year timeline for Network Vision is looking pretty good by comparison. AJ
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    I now suspect that gangrene is afflicted with "Hey, buddy, this is New Yawk," a form of hasty generalization. He assumes that if Sprint does not work for him personally in the New York City metro, then Sprint in general must be inferior to other carriers that do meet his personal needs. After all, everyone knows that New York City is the capital of the world and New Yawkers are the most important people on the planet. AJ
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    Ah, now that your original assertion has been shown wrong, I see that you are moving the goalposts, just throwing out logical fallacies in an attempt to salvage your position. Nice try. Sprint is decommissioning the legacy Nextel iDEN network. That is separate from Network Vision. Do not conflate the two. But Sprint is not decommissioning CDMA2000 sites. And the TD-LTE network has not even been built yet, so your speculation is just idle. Never mind that the TD-LTE network is intended for "hotspot" offload coverage, not continuous coverage, since the Sprint LTE network will provide that. Regardless, Milan is correct. No other carrier "has such a granular plan on deploying to almost all sites, nationwide." VZW's strategy of LTE deployment lacks the site density, Release 10 compatibility, and RRUs of Network Vision. It is not comparable to Network Vision in scale or degree. Trust us, S4GRU knows. We have the plans, and Sponsors/Premier Sponsors can view those plans. Look, you moved on from Sprint. If you want to stick around here and be an apologist for other carriers, that is fine, but at least get your facts right. AJ
  17. WiWavelength
    Sorry, but VZW is not overlaying LTE on every site, just enough sites to approximate its existing footprint. AJ
  18. WiWavelength
    Sprint-Clearwire could not really divest EBS spectrum because it is not actually licensed any EBS spectrum. Rather, it only leases EBS spectrum from educational institutions. If Sprint-Clearwire were forced to terminate those leases, that would financially penalize the educational institutions more than anything else. So, I would expect an FCC consent order to require Sprint-Clearwire to allow other carriers the first right to negotiate with EBS lessors as those leases come up for renewal. And my guess is that few other carriers would step up, such that Sprint-Clearwire would be able to renew most EBS leases that it desired. AJ
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    Yeah, I think I recognize some of those figures, too. AJ
  20. WiWavelength
    Be careful. That confirms only that T-Mobile owns the site. Even if one carrier owns a site, multiple carriers may lease space on it. However, if it is a single carrier site, then you can probably rest assured that T-Mobile is the lone carrier. AJ
  21. WiWavelength
    One thing to remember is that T-Mobile is the most "urban" of all four major carriers. Fully 60 percent of T-Mobile subs live in the top 50 markets, and that percentage will likely increase even more with the MetroPCS acquisition. AJ
  22. WiWavelength
    The Future is here. PRL 1138. AJ
  23. WiWavelength
    Not nearly as tough as you make it out to be. Give us something to go on. Animal, vegetable, or mineral? Alaska, Florida, or Kamchatka? I am perpetually perplexed by and amused at most of the geographically challenged among us who do not seem to know where they are unless in an intimately familiar location. Even then, heaven forfend you actually ask them to point that place out on a map. AJ
  24. WiWavelength
    You just used "forsee" and "Sprint" in the same sentence. That is no longer allowed. Did you not get the memo? But I will let it slide just this once, as I assume that you meant "foresee," and this was just a Freudian slip AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    I could be mistaken, but these throttling schemes do not actually kick subs down to lesser airlinks. Such is the folly of associating 4G, 3G, 2G with certain data speeds rather than network generations. AJ
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