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No, you misunderstand the second carrier designation. The second carrier does not necessarily mean that CA is active. If that were the case, then only CA capable devices would be allowed to use the second carrier. It would sit idle most of the time -- that would be poor network management. Instead, traffic is split up between the carriers. Sometimes, you will be on the first carrier, other times on the second carrier, other times with CA on both carriers. AJ

Ah, so you should retract your previous hyperbole. If you lived in an officially deployed WiMAX market, then you had WiMAX. As such, you would have had more experience than to say "so few [WiMAX radios] ever actually connected to anything." Now, maybe the Nexus S or just your Nexus S was a subpar WiMAX device. Or you lived in a poorly deployed yet still official market. Regardless, your assertion was over the top. You can offer your opinions, absolutely. In turn, I can provide my counterpoints to and caveats about those opinions. That is what I did. Always keep in mind that Sprint does not cater its handset policies to us -- the technological elite. That is not realistic. If Sprint did, many average users would run into problems, cause major tech support headaches, and/or blame their own ignorance on Sprint. For the vast majority of users, it is better to keep them within the evolving walled garden of vetted and recent handsets. AJ

Look, if you still are that passively aggressively perturbed years later over being in a license protection market and continuing to deem it a "4G data fee," please port away from Sprint out of spite. Go for it. You probably will be happier in the long run. That said, I understand your "minority report." And those "millions others" are a definite minority. You are a Shreveport guy. Small potatoes. You are not even close to level with Kansas City, which was an officially deployed Clear WiMAX market, let alone New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, etc. Those millions overwhelm your millions. Like it or not, majority rules. We have had multiple reports of Sprint devices continuing to connect to the WiMAX network but passing no data. Airlink access and data center access are two different things -- airlink access typically persists. If you want to test on your account, we welcome your empirical report, too. AJ

Hide your heart, girl... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3FwMa4SNLM AJ

No, you are misreading that. This is SMR 800 MHz spectrum. It is not Cellular A/B block, which is Cellular 850 MHz (also called Cellular 800 MHz) spectrum. The two spectrum bands are adjacent, though individual licensee holdings may not be adjacent. The quote just says that Cellular 850 MHz licensees could increase their holdings, not that this is Cellular A/B block spectrum. However, trust me, the Cellular 850 MHz licensees are not interested. They run GSM 850 and band 5, not band 26, thus have no use for SMR 800 MHz spectrum. And that band 26 mention -- which was an unnecessary inclusion -- is a clear reference to Sprint. The spectrum speculators want to make this spectrum seem more valuable than it is. AJ

I thought that Robert was referring to WiMAX based mobile broadband devices -- especially Clear branded devices -- but not Sprint handsets. However, consider this scenario. First, your claim that "so few [WiMAX radios] ever actually connected to anything" is patently untrue. Many of you in license protection markets seemingly are still wounded over the experience. Years have passed -- you need to get over it. Meanwhile, millions of Sprint users in officially deployed Clear markets had decent WiMAX coverage and used it on a daily basis. Therein lies the rub. You may be educated on the WiMAX shutdown and accept "3G" only service on a WiMAX handset, but how many of those millions of users have that level of understanding? Furthermore, how many Sprint customer service reps actually have that level of understanding, especially as it pertains to handsets that are all 3-5 years old? Because of the injunction, the WiMAX network is still running, though access is now shut off for most/all Sprint devices. Yet, if the WiMAX radio is still active in a handset, the handset effectively will have no mobile data in WiMAX coverage. Even though it displays "4G," it will have only CDMA1X for voice and SMS -- no mobile data. Try explaining that to average users, that they need to put their WiMAX handsets into "3G" only mode. Better yet, try training entry level Sprint employees on that at this last minute. So, if Sprint does refuse to reactivate WiMAX handsets going forward, understand possible reasons for doing so. If Sprint does allow reactivation of WiMAX handsets, a reasonable solution would be to inform users that those handsets may be limited to voice and SMS -- no mobile data. But I doubt that Sprint wants to enact that employee training at this stage in the WiMAX game. AJ

The problem is there was not evidence at that time to support that sweeping conclusion. AJ

Depends upon the infrastructure type and OEM (Huawei, Samsung, et al.). Tim or David will chime in with the specifics. AJ

Somewhere in the South right now, Phyllis from Mulga is chain smoking and shouting at the TV in a hoarse voice -- or a horse voice. AJ

No new antenna panels. Some WiMAX infrastructure already is capable of being run in dual mode WiMAX/LTE. AJ

Yes, many people know. Now, would you like to know? Just ask. AJ

SignalCheck thread or specific market thread, please. The indicator is for a second carrier. AJ

In Pittsburgh for vacation? No, that is not a vacation. Even Pittsburgh Dad would laugh at you. AJ

Even after midnight, Cinderella is still enjoying the ball... But trying to take an internal screenshot was not at all enjoyable. So, I resorted to taking a pic from the Nexus 5X of the HTC EVO 4G. The greatest advances in both hardware and software were from the HTC EVO 4G to the similarly named HTC EVO 4G LTE. Since then, hardware and software improvements have been incremental. AJ

Will the Nexus 5X to HTC EVO 4G now feel like Windows 8 to MS-DOS? We shall see... AJ

I will play devil's advocate -- for a few different reasons. Sprint, as the lessee, may not be able to walk away from the leases without penalty. Mobile Beacon/Mobile Citizen, as the lessor, could still sue for damages if Sprint failed to adhere to the contract. But that might not be the end game. The lessor might allow Sprint to walk away from the EBS spectrum lease contracts -- because another major operator is waiting in the wings. If that happens and VZW, for example, picks up the EBS leases, then we can surmise that the other operator probably tampered with the proceedings. AJ

I just plugged in the HTC EVO 4G for the first time in years. Wow, that guy now is relatively small but thick. I will let it charge for 30 minutes, then launch the WiMAX engineering screen and head out to the local protection site to check for any activity -- or lack thereof. AJ

No, probably not. Sprint can shut down WiMAX sites right and left. As long as Sprint maintains a minimum of substantial service, the complainants have no recourse with the FCC either. A few sites per metro will maintain substantial service. Sprint is not obligated to cover entire metros. WiMAX never did. At no point did the complainants have WiMAX service throughout their entire licensed areas. And their users -- many of whom appear to be mobile hotspot users -- did not have WiMAX service throughout those entire licensed areas. Find an EBS spectrum lease contract stipulation that Sprint nee Clearwire must maintain a certain coverage footprint, and I will rescind my words. But good luck with that. The WiMAX footprint was expanding -- until it stopped -- so it was in flux. And it has included license protection markets that have had just a handful of sites for minimal footprint across entire metro areas. As such, the complainants and users always have had variable or incomplete WiMAX coverage. Honestly, most of your posts now are against Sprint or in support/defense of T-Mobile. You really are becoming a bit of a troll. What do you have to say about that? AJ

Yes. In all my years of reading Title 47 of the CFR -- which hosts FCC regulations -- I do not recall seeing substantial service requirements in perpetuity. The burden of proof is placed on the licensees to self file buildout notifications prior to construction requirement deadlines. The FCC is part of the Executive Branch, it has enforcement authority, but it does not have enforcement capacity for so many licenses in so many bands across such a large country. However, should licensees meet construction requirements, then cease services, they likely would not receive renewal at license expiration. Whereas, normally, license renewal is a rubber stamp approval. AJ

Clearwire already did. That requirement has been met. AJ

A "McDonald's hamburger" is enough information to ruin someone's appetite. There is good reason why McDonald's has started serving its breakfast all day. AJ

I fail to see why everyone is so up in arms over this decision. Courts routinely issue injunctions to buy time to get affected parties to settle their differences out of court. And while this injunction decision went against Sprint, it is hardly a disaster. The WiMAX shutdown is not going to make Sprint suddenly the best thing since sliced bread. Sprint already is doing well with existing band 41 bandwidth. A second, third, fourth, etc., band 41 carrier is just icing on the cake. In Kansas City, Sprint has two band 41 carriers and is humming along just fine. Is it the fastest among the big four? Not sure. But who cares? It works well. However, if your wireless ego requires you to chase the fastest, then you may have to wait at least 90 days or go elsewhere to seek that elusive goal. AJ

Nope. The subcarrier occupied bandwidth of an LTE carrier is 90 percent of its total bandwidth. The other 10 percent is used for unoccupied internal guard bands. AJ

Some wrong number called me yesterday. On the Nexus 5X, e/CSFB worked perfectly -- even though it was on band 41 for e/CSFB and Wi-Fi for data. And after the wrong number caller hung up, the Nexus 5X was back on LTE within two seconds. AJ

So, you will be making clouds in Brazil? The rainforest already has plenty of clouds. AJ