WiWavelength

Mine shipped this morning, too. And my estimated shipping date range was the same as irev210's. My delivery date is now set for Wednesday 10/21. AJ

You have no idea how directly offshore IP connections are routed. AJ

Several thousand miles of Pacific Ocean. Think about it... AJ

Your post has little to do with SignalCheck Pro. Likely, it will be moved to the Ting discussion thread. You ordered a 2015 Moto X with a Sprint SIM. That is not a Ting SIM. Yes, I know that many, if not all Sprint MVNOs use Sprint branded SIMs. But you made a miscalculation by ordering a Sprint SIM, then expecting that to activate and work seamlessly on Ting. Certain UICC ID ranges may be assigned to Sprint, other ranges assigned to MVNOs. We do not know. However, you should not assume. You should contact Ting for support to confirm that the 2015 Moto X is an eligible device and to request an actual Ting SIM. AJ

The previous posters are talking about 10 MHz FDD on band 25. Two of your three screenshots are band 41. Not the same thing. AJ

Greater problems with that article/blog entry are the headline and the writer's premature conclusion. The headline makes it sound as if she switched from AT&T to Sprint and found the network "a nightmare." But as of the writing of the article, she had barely, if even at all used her Sprint service. "Now I'll get to see if Sprint is a reliable provider." Next, people need to realize that all huge service providers have customer service issues. Sprint is not really worse than others in that regard. Some of the customer service issues are systemic problems; others are isolated occurrences. When someone has a bad customer experience, she cannot assume that others do. And writing an online piece about it is just narcissistic. Lastly, that the writer has an AT&T iPhone 5 incompatible with the Sprint network and/or ineligible for the full trade in value of the plan is her fault. It is hardly "a sneaky ploy by the company." Rather, she failed to understand the technological limitations of her three year old AT&T handset and/or to read the terms of the plan. AJ

I cannot argue with that. A fluke win is still a win. But it also still is a fluke. It is not earned. And Michigan State is living on borrowed time. AJ

Eh, ridiculous ending. Dumb luck. I like blue blood universities over ag schools. AJ

Nope, I am not quoting just one of your posts. That is only for reference sake. Rather, I am summarizing many of your fantastical missives that have seemingly no grounding in logistics, engineering, economics, etc. You hatch proposals that appear to be based upon your wants and needs, your notions of fairness and future possibility -- but those proposals have no clear connection to reality. S4GRU members constantly tell you that. Then, you get defensive. I like you. Others do, too. This is not an attack upon you. It is serious, sometimes humorous criticism of your wild eyed ideas. For an analogy, the sidewalk preacher on the street corner shouting directives to passersby might be wise to listen to the vast majority telling him that his ideas are crazy -- because they probably are crazy. AJ

They are fantasy, Arysyn. You are like Brian Regan making unrealistic demands of a tow truck company… Sprint, here is what I am gonna let you do for me. Densify your network. Buy 600 MHz spectrum. Sell your PCS spectrum. Improve your average data speeds -- even under congestion. Increase your data tier quotas. Lower your data tier prices. And remain a viable, competitive business. Take it or leave it, Sprint. No. Can. Do. AJ

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Culled from our S4GRU members data usage poll thread, here is another interesting statistic. Yesterday, I reported that approximately the top 10 percent of data users exceed 23 GB, and that top 10 percent make up at least 43 percent of total data usage. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6319-marcelo-claure-town-hall-meetings-new-family-share-pack-plan-unlimited-individual-plan-discussion-thread/?p=451445 I went back and reran the calculations. This time, though, I took out of the equation the first 23 GB for the top 10 percent. With the first 23 GB excluded, the additional data usage that now could be subject to prioritization account for at least 27 percent of total data usage. And I say "at least" because we cannot reliably estimate how much data the 90+ GB users are consuming. It could be pushing from the GB range to the TB range. So, the actual data usage beyond 23 GB could exceed 30 percent of total data usage. That is a sobering statistic. If prioritization greatly slows down that additional usage, deters it, or causes those users to churn, then other users could feel a significant difference in network performance. AJ

Children often make idle threats. They have no plans of carrying through on those threats. They just hope to get what they want or irritate a decision maker into reversing course. AJ

"Hi, I'd like to cancel my Sprint service." "I'm sorry to hear that, sir. May I ask why you are canceling your service?" "For spite." AJ

GIF is the native image format for Sprint's online coverage map tool. Simple as that. AJ

Still processing. Processing, schmocessing. That Snapdragon 808 processor must be really slow after all. AJ

My point is that -- if the auction actually happens and is successful -- up to $10 billion is not going to buy the national footprint that Arysyn or the TmoNews commenters want. The AWS-3 prices should make that clear. AJ

That sounds good. If the 23+ GB subs are part of the reason those markets are congested, then the 23+ GB subs need to own their usage. That means taking responsibility by reducing their usage, getting prioritized, paying for greater tiered data, or pursuing other options. AJ

I will add that I have been on week long cruises twice in my life. Once an Alaskan cruise, next a Mediterranean cruise. Both were before I had a cellphone. But I am happy to report that I survived. AJ

That is not going to happen -- not for Sprint, not for T-Mobile. Micro cell based cruise ship roaming is little but a huge profit play against high rollers who do not care about costs and ignorant tourists who are unaware of costs. Even one cruise ship guest who used the wireless service the same as he would at home could put Sprint or T-Mobile on the hook for thousands of dollars in roaming charges. And the profiteering cruise ship wireless operators are not going to play along with Sprint or T-Mobile by lowering their roaming rates so that cruise ship roaming could be included in standard plans. AJ

The TV broadcasters are not stupid. They plus their engineers, financiers, and lawyers saw the MHz⋅POP prices for AWS-3 in FCC Auction 97. They are not going to sell out for discounted prices on superior spectrum. Meanwhile, many of the TmoNews commenters are stupid. That much has been demonstrated repeatedly. AJ

What is the difference, if any price wise? AJ

No way. Look at the prices from FCC Auction 97 for AWS-3 spectrum. T-Mobile spending up to $10 billion will not get it nationwide 10 MHz FDD of 600 MHz spectrum. AJ

I will say this. The top few percent who use 23+ GB per month going forward may want avoid all sporting events, concerts, theme parks, etc. For mobile data, you guys probably will not be able to squeeze out a drop. Better hope for Wi-Fi. AJ

Data prioritization is a good compromise between the extremes of "unlimited" data and tiered data. It allows "unlimited" data to remain an option -- but the gravy train of racking up 23+ GB month after month for many "unlimited" users in the top few percent may be over. AJ