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  1. WiWavelength
    T-Mobile does not support it -- the documentation is clear. If you camped on band 12 with a Pixel XL, then that is not band 12 only coverage. You probably do not have any band 12 only sites in New Jersey. AJ
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    I am on T-Mobile prepaid pay per day. But that is not relevant to band 12 access, only roaming access. Moreover, the band 12 access issue is with the Pixel, not the Nexus 5X. I am fully aware of the latter. You need to go back and read the full context of the discussion. AJ
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    No, it definitely is true. Go to T-Mobile's coverage viewer. Click Choose Device, and try to select a Google Pixel. Not an option, only some Nexus handsets. So, the remaining option is "My device is not in the list." Select that. Click See My Coverage, and watch the coverage map erode. At the top of the map, note the disclaimer: "You are viewing coverage without Extended Range LTE. For the best experience, check capable devices here." https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map As for T-Mobile paying Pixel users to port in, T-Mobile cares more about continuing to swell its overall subscriber numbers, less about each subscriber being able to use T-Mobile to its full extent. Besides, T-Mobile knows that most wireless users are located in urban areas, where band 12 may make some difference in actual coverage but will make no difference in depicted coverage. AJ
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    AARP, Gallaudet University, and the Amish. AJ
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    Guys, we could do without the hyperbole either way. T-Mobile has tossed up a lot of new sites. Density, though, is lacking, as giving off just the mapped impression of nationwide coverage is T-Mobile's immediate goal. Some of the new rural footprint is band 12 only. And a legitimate gripe, something of a dirty little secret with T-Mobile is that it greatly restricts what devices can access its band 12. For example, the Pixel XL and 2015 Moto X both support band 12 -- but T-Mobile does not allow those handsets to camp on band 12. I was in South Dakota recently before I realized this T-Mobile imposed limitation and had roaming coverage or no service within new footprint that was band 12 only. Had I also brought along my Nexus 5X, it would have had native service in the band 12 only coverage -- because the Nexus 5X, oddly, makes T-Mobile's curated band 12 list, while the Pixel does not. AJ
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    http://www.droid-life.com/2017/07/17/t-mobile-coverage-map-lte-markets/ Reportedly, a T-Mobile blog post today crows about footprint expansion and -- in typical Magentan fashion -- shits on Sprint. Somebody dig it up AJ
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    Horrible, this idea. In all my years monitoring the FCC OET, I have never seen a device authorized for fractional W-CDMA. No installed user base -- unlike CDMA2000. Additionally, CDMA2000 is dead only when the powers that be decide it is. If they decide it is not dead, it is not dead. Qualcomm certainly is not retiring CDMA2000 in its industry dominant chipsets. AJ
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    Credits will do fine...credits will do fine... AJ
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    Because of a confluence of factors -- a hellbent focus on wireless airlink efficiency at the expense of robustness, a priority shift to higher frequencies with greater available bandwidth, and a seeming decline in device RF performance with the dominance of internal antenna smartphones -- the unfortunate reality is that LTE and, by association, VoLTE may never achieve the same voice coverage as that of CDMA1X. Densification in rural areas may not come or not be enough. If I ran the zoo, I long would maintain one CDMA1X, EV-DO, or W-CDMA base carrier in low band spectrum as a last resort fallback for voice and minimal data. AJ
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    Reddit discussions about wireless are highly specialized, exceedingly minority concerns. If those Reddit discussions were representative of the wants and needs of wireless users in general, most people would be chatting away on VoLTE while hotspot tethering a torrent via VPN on their BYOD dual SIM Chinese handsets running the latest Android beta. And because of all that, Sprint would have practically zero subs. In reality, much of what moves the needle in the Reddit wireless enclaves barely registers a blip in the wireless world at large. A small subset of people want VoLTE. Most people have no clue what the heck VoLTE is. A large number of people never have used simultaneous voice and data, do not realize that their device and network support -- or do not support -- simultaneous voice and data. AJ
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    Who wants to post a comment and set Ms. Reardon straight on speed caps versus usage caps, e.g. gaming and music "mbps of usage"? https://www.cnet.com/news/single-again-whats-the-best-unlimited-wireless-plan-for-me/ AJ
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    No, I have not noticed any screen "flashes." But I have been occupied by these random epileptic seizures that I started experiencing lately. AJ
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    Written terms of service already exist -- contract or not. Some of you are making a mountain out of a molehill. Wireless providers should and do have a right to divorce customers, just as customers divorce wireless providers every day. AJ
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    Either side may breach a contract, and penalties may ensue. But who is under VZW service contract at this point? Not many. AJ
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    Yeah, great, switch to another provider. No one here really cares if you do, so you need not post here to say so. Moreover, S4GRU does not host slow speed test results. That is in the rules. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1197-s4gru-posting-guidelines-aka-the-rulez/ AJ
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    Maybe you cannot watch Netflix because too many people are trying to watch Netflix, causing network congestion. Look, a mobile phone is not a TV replacement. And "unlimited" data is not a broadband Internet replacement. AJ
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    Guys, please stop posting ad nauseum which providers work well or do not in your area. That has no transferability to anywhere else, matters not a whit to anyone else. You repeatedly are cluttering up The Forums with the same local observations. AJ
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    So, you are in favor of just a few gigantic "walled gardens" for content and delivery? And no Net Neutrality protections for consumers and society at large? AJ
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    Antitrust concerns are not limited to consumer interests. They extend to market influence over content providers. The larger the merged cable companies -- even if that only minimally affects competition at the consumer level -- the more likely the merged cable companies can make or break any content and content providers. AJ
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    Falling prices. Watch your head. https://www.cnet.com/news/lg-oled-tv-hits-price-low-for-2017-model-55-inch-now-2300/ In related news, Arysyn still is on the fence. AJ
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    If VZW were to offer a special plan to pass along excessive roaming charges, the upcharge to those subs literally would be hundreds to thousands of dollars per month. Almost zero subs would accept such a bargain, and that is why VZW does not offer it. AJ
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    The unsigned 16 bit integer range actually is 0-65,535. So, 65,536 would be the first 17 bit integer. But I do think that you are on to something. AJ
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    Non combustion is an upsell feature. Samsung charges a premium. AJ
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    Uh, that is users gaming the system. I do not know why you would say otherwise. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    Some people with billing addresses outside of native coverage can have legitimate reasons for signing up, thus should not necessarily be prevented from doing so. They may live elsewhere but plan to use the majority of said service inside native footprint. In this VZW case, however, some people signed up for illegitimate reasons. They knowingly tried to game the system in various ways, as evidenced by posts at HowardForums. Those people, who might include most of the affected VZW users, should get booted with extreme prejudice. http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1897881-Verizon-is-kicking-Unlimited-LRA-Users AJ
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