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Yeah, I am not sure what is the problem for AT&T in the Rocky Mountain Front Range megalopolis. The market share data that we have from a few years ago puts AT&T well ahead of both T-Mobile and Sprint but well behind VZW. So, you would not expect the issue to be oversubscribed congestion. Regardless, Robert certainly has corroborated the RootMetrics objective testing -- AT&T is in the crapper in Denver. AJ

That is not a Sprint issue -- it is a OnePlus issue. And I do not see OnePlus supporting CDMA2000. OnePlus is too Asian centric for that. AJ

It is a calculated move and will pay off with some, falter with others. "Extended Range LTE" or not -- as many handsets do not support band 12, not to mention, many T-Mobile markets do not and probably never will have band 12 -- T-Mobile is counting on some VZW users being tempted. They may try T-Mobile and find it works as well for them as VZW, much to their surprise. Some will have later regret once they start to enter different buildings and travel outside of cities, but they may be beyond their trial periods, already effectively locked in to T-Mobile device payments. Finally, others will find the T-Mobile network still weak straight away and jump right back to VZW. The first group may become T-Mobile subs for life. It is the second and third groups that could prove problematic. The second group may be stuck with T-Mobile for a while, but once the financial opportunity to leave arises, they may bolt forever. And the third group most likely will not try T-Mobile again. So, T-Mobile hopes at least for short term gain from the second group, and by improving its network in the interim, T-Mobile may be able to retain many of those former VZW subs. We shall see... AJ

Sure, it is Republic Wireless. But the SIM card is pure Sprint. SignalCheck Pro displays the PLMN IDs and provider as Sprint. So, bar none, you are on the Sprint network. And with Republic refund, my Republic bill last month was under $20. AJ

You can have basically a smaller Nexus 6. It already exists. It is called the 2014 Moto X. And it is really inexpensive now, starting at $300. AJ

If the two current fundraisers go well, then that is the likely plan to raffle off future devices of interest. To maintain relevance, they will need to be cellular devices that are Sprint specific or Sprint compatible. The iPad Pro in its LTE configuration would qualify as the latter, though that would make it an extra expensive raffle. AJ

I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop -- for Google to announce that the Nexus 6P is both a phone and a vacuum cleaner. AJ

The disturbing part is that "South Park" episode was based on an actual 2009 Dutch horror film, "The Human Centipede," a film which is some utterly f@#cked up s&*t. You would think that the wide availability of prostitution and marijuana would relax the Dutch. Nope. Some of their horror films are almost unwatchable. Do you know of "Spoorloos"? It was released in English speaking countries as "The Vanishing." Then, the same director remade it five years later as a Hollywood financed, English language production with a sanitized ending. The ending of the original film is just claustrophobically brutal. AJ

The Nexus 6P is downright fugly. It has a backside that only Sir Mix-a-Lot could love. AJ

If you are counting on plenty of or even any reserved spectrum in all markets, stop counting. That is entirely dependent upon TV broadcaster participation. I still expect another delay in the 600 MHz auction -- or outright disaster, as TV broadcasters may opt out. I hope so. This could be a fun train wreck to watch. AJ

If you actually believe that, you need to put on your tinfoil hat, pack up your things, and move to a fortified compound in rural Idaho or just outside Waco. AJ

He means your S4GRU user profile. According to it, you are still sporting a Samsung Galaxy Note II, not your actual Samsung Galaxy Note 5, which is a weak band 41 uplink RF performer. And that was just the test unit(s). Your particular handset may be even worse. You cannot say that S4GRU did not warn you. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-393-even-more-guardians-of-the-samsung-galaxy/ Regardless, data profile and PRL updates are not going to help. Little by little at S4GRU, we are trying to dispel the ridiculous notion that PRL updates somehow grant access to new "towers" or improve LTE speeds. Bar none, they do not. Finally, in Sprint's current band 41 TDD configuration, it is not intended to have high uplink speeds. It is designed to have high downlink speeds -- because that is what most end users notice and care about. AJ

Welcome to Fabian Cortez's Magenta Superfans... So, who would win in a fight between between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Legere? Of course, Legere would have one hand tied behind his back. LE-gere! LE-gere! LE-gere -- but it will not be a TKO until the final round. What will be the subscriber numbers at the end of Q4 2015? T-Mobile: 380 million. VZW: 60 million. AT&T: 50 million. Sprint: negative 37. But, Fabian, those numbers don't add up. Legere will somehow find a way. Finally, who's a bigger rock star, Bono or Neville Ray? NE-ville! NE-ville! NE-ville! Yeah, that one wasn't even close. AJ

Yes, I know and have read the Jack London story. But do you know "Dancing in the Dark"? AJ

I think Springsteen prefers the New Jersey Shore to the Yukon. AJ

I guess that means you no longer have Spark. And you can't start a fire. You can't start a fire without a Spark. This gun's for hire. Even if we're just dancing in the dark. AJ

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/t-mobile-all-band-12-lte-devices-our-network-must-support-volte-e911/2015-08-28 AJ

I do not know whether it is an indication of bad planning -- especially in Silicon Valley -- or a sign of the apocalypse that a DAS at a year old stadium had to be redone and expanded already. "Unlimited" wireless data needs to die, and people need to get back in the real world. Otherwise, people should stop going to pro sporting events. Stay at home, watch on the big screen across the living room -- at the few times when not staring at the small screen in hand. Maybe, then, ticket prices for people who actually want to watch the pro sporting events in person will come back down to earth. AJ

Why won't it read?! Because reading is hard. Being lazy, not doing research, and asking redundant questions are easy. AJ

Well, maybe not you, but many of our members seem to believe that Sprint cannot deploy band 26 at all or is limited to a 3 MHz FDD carrier in SouthernLINC territory. We helped foment that idea. However, it turned out not to be true. I wrote about this in another post a year or so ago, though I cannot recall in what thread. Some are under the wrong impression it is the band 26 LTE carrier that could infringe upon SouthernLINC spectrum. Nope. The band 26 LTE carrier is higher in frequency than the band class 10 CDMA1X carrier. Think higher frequency to the right, lower frequency to the left. And SouthernLINC spectrum is to the left. See these two graphics/images I created for two S4GRU articles in the past few years. People also need to understand that a 5 MHz FDD carrier is not really 5 MHz FDD -- its occupied bandwidth is 4.5 MHz FDD. So, a 1.25 MHz FDD CDMA1X carrier and a 5 MHz FDD carrier require a bare minimum of 5.75 MHz FDD plus guard bands. Even in SouthernLINC markets where Sprint does not hold a full 7 MHz FDD of rebanded SMR 800 MHz spectrum, Sprint still may have spectrum wiggle room. The higher placement of the band class 10 CDMA1X carrier at SMR 526, instead of the preferred SMR 476, for example, does not preclude a band 26 5 MHz FDD carrier at the usual EARFCNs 8763/26763. Only the spacings between the band class 10 CDMA1X carrier and the band 26 5 MHz FDD carrier are a bit tighter. AJ

Per the FCC ULS, Sprint is not "squatting" on SouthernLINC spectrum in the region. I know that Robert has stated or implied that, but in a rare instance, he is mistaken. If Sprint can deploy band class 10 CDMA1X in the Southeast, band 26 LTE is a foregone conclusion, since the LTE carrier is even further away from SouthernLINC spectrum. AJ

I am uncertain what you mean. Is what available? AJ

You figured it out. And I am also changing my name to Caitlyn. Because rose gold is for girls. AJ

If you say so. But that means SouthernLINC can deploy LTE only in places where Sprint has no current band class 10 nor band 26 operations. Anywhere near Atlanta, for example, is completely off limits. AJ

But is that band 26 as MFBI? Bar none, SouthernLINC holds SMR 800 MHz spectrum below 814 MHz on the uplink and 859 MHz on the downlink. That spectrum is unusable for band 26, only band 27. So, if SouthernLINC does not do band 27, it will orphan that spectrum -- or leave it decrepit iDEN forever -- and be able to deploy only a piddling 3 MHz FDD carrier. AJ