WiWavelength

In Chicago, this is "thin crust"... Or is it a loaf of bread smothered in pizza sauce? AJ

I am out and about so will have to explain more fully later, but SINR is "signal to interference + noise ratio." A 6 dB difference equals a 4x ratio. AJ

Sector is the same at both locations, but signal to noise is four times better at your house. That affects data rate. AJ

The reasoning is not population based. It is efficiency and completion based. Does that make any sense? AJ

The press release writer must have gotten in a good soak in the hot tub time machine over the holiday weekend. AJ

Whoa ho ho ho... AJ

Indeed, yes, it does. It also relates to the Lewis Black observation/joke that "at the Waffle House, there will always be someone who weighs 150 pounds more than you will ever weigh." AJ

I had this discussion on Twitter with AnandTech's Brian Klug. The Nexus 4 supports W-CDMA Rx diversity, but that is not the same as MIMO diversity and did not guarantee LTE MIMO capability. My first suspicion was that the Nexus 4 did not support LTE MIMO, as evidenced by early speed test results coming out of Canada. But more recent speed test results show without a doubt that the Nexus 4 -- with current firmware, mind you -- is fully functional as an FCC unauthorized Category 3 UE for LTE band 4 (AWS). AJ

Unfortunately, changing locations does not really matter. The law of large numbers suggests that the loading on sites will tend toward a long term average -- basically, as one heavy user exits a cell, another heavy user is just as likely to enter the cell. AJ

I appreciate the disclosure. But that is high throughput, completely non-critical data usage that affects the ability of users around you to access the data network. Your monthly usage is easily 5-10 times that of what the Sprint network can confidently support per sub. Does that bother you? AJ

The Lower 700 MHz A/B/C block license five year buildout deadlines are June 2013. That is the reason for "hauling ass." AT&T has lots of Lower 700 MHz B/C block licenses. VZW has many Lower 700 MHz A/B block licenses, maybe even some C block licenses, though I know that VZW sold some of those. Regardless, both AT&T and VZW are on the clock. I have no idea how VZW expects to sell off its Lower 700 MHz holdings with the deadlines looming -- unless VZW constructs license protection sites between now and then. And that would be quite the miscarriage of FCC rules and regulations. AJ

Oh, yeah, I am thankful that you use Wi-Fi and that you have reduced your load on the Sprint network by 45 percent to only 11 GB per month. Would you like a hearty round of congratulations? On the other hand, I am sorry for you that you are such a phone addict. That does not bode well. AJ

Backhaul is a later bottleneck. The RF airlink itself is the initial bottleneck. And one sector most certainly can be more loaded than an adjacent sector on the same site. You have the Galaxy S3 and access to excellent engineering screens. That should be your first reference. Third party apps are poor simulacra, if you ask me. Check your EV-DO PN offsets in both locations, and report back. AJ

You should feel a little bit guilty. That is too much data usage -- both for the experience of your fellow users and for your own mental health. And you can use rationalization to excuse many things. "At least, I'm not as bad as that guy." AJ

That is possible but exceedingly unlikely on EV-DO. Is this on LTE? Regardless, I read some time ago that network use tends to go like this. For 90 percent of users, their use does not impact the network negatively. For the next five percent of users, they just need a little bit of education about the impact of their use. For the next four percent of users, they need stern reprimands about the impact of their use. And for the last one percent of users, they need to be permanently barred from the network (and flogged within an inch of their lives). AJ

Are you paying attention? Check your reading comprehension. What VZW is doing with LTE is not even remotely comparable to what Sprint is doing with Network Vision, and that has been expressed multiple times within this thread. If you have that much of a hard-on for LTE, get it over with and go to VZW now. But you may regret it a year from now and only a year into your contract, as VZW's LTE 750 simple overlay looks old by comparison to Sprint's LTE 1900 complete reengineering of its network. AJ

Oh, I think he has... AJ

Uh, yeah, we need to talk about your TPS reports... Bill Lumbergh

The debate is well settled at this point. Offloading is the way of the future. Carriers, themselves, speak incessantly about heterogeneous networks, i.e. a mix of large and small cells. Now, do you want to leave that entirely up to the carriers? If so, we will all be paying the price for data -- either in higher costs or in slower speeds. Alternatively, you can participate. Offload to Wi-Fi whenever realistically feasible, thus improve the wireless experience for both yourself and your compatriots. I agree. But we have plenty of naive members who come into these forums, write using poor English skills, and believe that their perspectives are beyond reproach. We try to educate them. When they vehemently object, they deserve to be put down with extreme prejudice. AJ

SID/NID are CDMA2000 characteristics. In LTE only mode, the CDMA2000 radio should be shut down, thus SID/NID figures not accessible. AJ

Excellent! We appreciate it. I know that Robert and others will share my interest that the LG engineering screens almost exactly mirror the HTC engineering screens. That leads me to believe that Sprint, not the OEMs, is the driving force behind those largely consistent engineering screens. AJ

picciloplayer, I did come on a bit strong, and for that, I apologize. But at least one of your previous posts (see the quote below) essentially excuses abuse of "unlimited" data and runs counter to the editorial policy of S4GRU. We are highly enthusiastic about Network Vision; for that reason; we will not countenance members advocating taking advantage of Sprint or violating the Ts and Cs. AJ

Check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation, not to mention, your attitude, "picciloplayer." If if it looks like an idiot, writes like an idiot, it probably is an... AJ

So, basically, your attitude is "I'm gonna use as much as I want. I don't care about the experience for other users or sustainability for the provider. And I don't care if I am part of what causes the business model to fail. I'll just move on to whatever else will allow me to abuse it." I am impressed. That is very far sighted and mature of you. Are you the piccolo player in a high school band? (Note that I know how to spell "piccilo.") AJ

I wish that were true, but I continue to believe that SERO is nothing more than a loophole that will eventually be closed, rightly so. It is a Sprint Employee Referral Offer, in which seemingly 99 percent of SERO subs have no legitimate connection to any Sprint employee. Years ago, I could have switched to a SERO plan but chose not to on ethical grounds. AJ