WiWavelength

Rant² AJ

Oh, you know what? On that second plan, I confused Sprint WiMAX with AT&T GSM. Yeah, remaining AT&T GSM users will definitely have their homes burned to the ground. AJ

I have heard of two plans: Remaining WiMAX users will be encouraged to upgrade; otherwise, they will lose 4G service. Remaining WiMAX users will be taunted, then rounded up and jailed, their homes burned to the ground. Sprint is probably leaning toward the second option now, but the first option is likely to win out by 2015... AJ

Restaurant managers are reportedly big pervs, so eHERPES at Ruby Tuesday may not be anything out of the ordinary. AJ

Plus, reloading your typical 27 browser tabs would eat up your included VZW EV-DO 100 MB/mo quota in one fell swoop. AJ

I thought of you when I read that. Ha. AJ

When I was about 16 years old and KFC (or was it still Kentucky Fried Chicken then?) introduced Honey BBQ wings, oh, the stories I could tell... AJ

Careful. If you think Sprint reps can sometimes be saucy now, just wait... AJ

Speaking of Son (or Sons), I cannot wait until Son gets the real Kansas City experience by visiting Gates and Sons Bar-B-Q and has a Black American woman yell at him, "Hi, may I help you?" He may be a skilled negotiator, but unless he knows how to order at Gates, he will be put in place before he gets to chow down on deliciously charred pork ribs and burnt ends. AJ

Even the $249 Wi-Fi only version comes with the 12 free Gogo in flight Wi-Fi passes -- not too shabby if you fly on partner airlines quite a bit. AJ

But the Hesse and Son theme instrumentation would change the lead to the shakuhachi... AJ

You can change your post, but that does not change the answer. No, not obvious. GSM 900 MHz and DCS 1800 MHz are the so called "global" bands. Cellular 850 MHz and PCS 1900 MHz are largely North American bands. Regardless, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 quad band capability does not reflect at all on W-CDMA capability. Plenty of international quad band GSM devices lack W-CDMA 850, W-CDMA 1900, or both. In other words, those devices are potentially impotent on AT&T -- unless the user is happy with GPRS/EDGE speeds that make EV-DO look like LTE. AJ

If you do not like to be corrected or clarified, tough. Be more specific in the first place. I have little patience for ambiguity. My tolerance of you, too, may be wearing thin. AJ

The third generation $329 Samsung Chromebook 3G includes 100 MB/mo VZW EV-DO data and 12 Gogo in flight Wi-Fi passes (both usable over the next two years). Any interest? http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/chrome-os-devices/XE303C12-H01US-features AJ

Here in the US, SIM cards should be called SUP cards -- Steal and Use the Phone cards. Steal the phone, pop in your own SIM card, and go. That GSM carriers AT&T and T-Mobile have been so slow to institute a stolen device blacklist is unconscionable. AJ

Not so fast. "tandard GSM global frequencies" are the GSM 900 MHz and DCS 1800 MHz bands, both used extensively outside of North America, neither used in North America (at least, not in the three countries that matter). Now, quad band GSM -- Cellular 850 MHz, GSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz, PCS 1900 MHz -- has become ubiquitous. Is that what you are calling "standard GSM global frequencies"? Regardless, the lone standard W-CDMA global frequency is the UMTS 2100+1900 MHz band, which is not in use in North America. (The Eurasians like to screw with Americans, even though or, perhaps, because the US is still the single most important market in the world.) AT&T requires W-CDMA in both Cellular 850 MHz and PCS 1900 MHz bands, both of which may be common on many international handsets but are by no means given. AJ

A queue in Singapore could be a dangerous thing. I hope none of those people litter or spit on the sidewalk while they are waiting. AJ

"Good, good..." AJ

Uh oh, a line. That could be awkward for Samsung. Well, if there is a line, I am sure that the wait will "only feel like four hours, tops." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKh68YfQYkE AJ

For the simple explanation, the Airave makes an IP connection to your MSC (i.e. "switch"), which is likely within ~100 miles of your billing address. Your MSC, not your handset, is the home location of your phone number. No matter where you are in the world, all incoming calls to your phone number are originally directed to your MSC. AJ

I consume S4GRU raw -- desktop, mobile, always. That is just the kind of man I am AJ

Oh, you are in for an education. Are you ready? AJ

No sources have revealed Sprint's intended EARFCN center frequencies yet, but any band 26 LTE 800 5 MHz x 5 MHz carrier will be located within the 818-824 MHz x 863-869 MHz ranges. AJ

No. Sprint does not have enough SMR 800 MHz bandwidth to run CDMA1X, EV-DO, and LTE all concurrently. Sprint has no plans for EV-DO 800. Your CDMA1X 800 report, though, is much appreciated. Thanks... AJ

If "the future" means up to a decade from now and hundreds of millions of dollars of additional relocation costs later, then, yes, the answer is maybe. See the graphic that I put together six months ago for this article: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-90-fcc-ready-to-give-sprint-official-go-ahead-on-smr-800-mhz-wideband-operation/ The graphic shows Nextel's ESMR 800 MHz allocation -- previously surrounded above and below by Public Safety users -- moving up in frequency, while Public Safety moves down in frequency so that all operations are below Nextel's rebanded ESMR 800 MHz allocation. Many of those Public Safety users may eventually move to the Upper 700 MHz D block, which was legislatively given over entirely to Public Safety this year. But that transition could take years and incur costs well above and beyond the time and money that Sprint Nextel has already spent in the current rebanding process. AJ