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  1. WiWavelength
    Unless I am wrong, SouthernLINC is doing band 27 LTE -- because it holds SMR 800 MHz spectrum that extends below the lower frequency limits of band 26. AJ
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    A complete moratorium on S4GRU members commenting at FierceWireless seems like an extreme measure. And, I agree, that somewhat plays into the demagogues' and trolls' hands, letting them hold their little exclusive fiefdom over FierceWireless comments sections. That said, S4GRU members need to do better, be more professional. Do not use multiple Disqus accounts. Sign your name to your comments. Polish your writing skills. But, mostly, cut down on the volume -- comment only as necessary. Comment just to provide factual information. Comment just to correct anti factual information. I had to do so a few weeks ago on a T-Mobile article -- because Phil Goldstein got his facts wrong in the article. Whenever S4GRU members comment, though, do not get into petty fights with Fabian Cortez or his ilk. Agreed? AJ
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    I disagree. iPhoners take the cake in obsessiveness. Lines around the block and Ctrl+R carpal tunnel. Additionally, the iPhone is mainstream. So, any "circle jerk" is like one over fake titted blonde American porn. Nexus devices, on the other hand, are more niche and "exotic." AJ
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    I fixed your quote. AJ
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    Like in FCC spectrum auctions, just get a "Designated Entity" to donate in your place. AJ
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    Cloud storage services generally are not good solutions for embedding images, as they typically do not provide direct links with S4GRU compatible image file extensions. So, actually, I am referring to embedding images like this... AJ
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    That is not much bigger. Honestly, you really should not attach photos. You should embed them via hyperlink to an image hosting service. AJ
  8. WiWavelength
    Yup. I cannot put the analogy more simply than this. Even when a car is parked in a stall, not moving in a parking lot, it occupies some valuable space. Wireless networks are no different. AJ
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    iPhone obsession. Hey, what's your order number? And what's your order number? You guys need to R-E-L-A-X. AJ
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    This is a fascinating discussion. Next, we should talk Social Security numbers or Twitter user numbers. AJ
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    And that is part of why "unlimited" data needs to die, die, die. When people can watch video on TV screens, they will consume more and longer than they will on even outrageously large handset screens. AJ
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    That would fit T-Mobile's modus operandi. It is basically the "all or nothing" wireless operator. Either native service or no service. Either fast data or no data. Either band 12 LTE or no signal. Either ground mount band 2 LTE or no W-CDMA but GSM, which has become the equivalent of nothing. AJ
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    No, it is not "ridiculous." And we have had other members previously deem "unacceptable" the 2015 Moto X activation issues, which have now been sorted out in the matter of a week. This unwarranted criticism needs to stop. Some of these expectations are too soon and over the top. If you want full support from the get go, stick to operator sold devices. For the foreseeable future, unlocked BYOD handsets will always come with caveats. Certain features may not be supported right out of the box. Some operator specific features may never be supported. And this is not limited to Sprint. VZW refusing to activate the 2015 Moto X. Wi-Fi calling, VoLTE, and band 12 support on T-Mobile. And do not even ask Robert about the runaround he has gotten with an unbranded BYOD handset on AT&T. Now, if you are going to London so soon with a just released BYOD handset, buck up and pay like $25 at the airport for a local 4FF nano SIM that will provide you with several GBs of data. Your 2015 Moto X is fully unlocked, and it supports all of the W-CDMA and LTE bands in use in the UK. So, you will get high speed data. AJ
  14. WiWavelength
    "Cell breathing" does not affect LTE in the way that it does CDMA1X. AJ
  15. WiWavelength
    "Mission: Impossible -- The iHeist" S4GRU has several truck drivers and plenty of Chicago area members. You guys put together your crew, then get planning. AJ
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    Miami laughs at Los Angeles' countermeasures. Miami just kills enough of the visiting international tourists to get them never to return nor move there. AJ
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    To play devil's advocate, I suggest that you guys think about what you are doing. Do you appreciate the content on the ad supported web sites that you visit? Are you implicitly biting the hands that feed you? For better, for worse, S4GRU does not fall into the same category, thankfully. For as much shit as we take from the haters who disapprove of our non profit, donation based model, S4GRU has no processor loading and data sucking ads. Though we are a heavyweight web site in expertise and information, we are a lightweight web site on your CPU and data connection. And we want to keep it that way. But what about those web sites that rely upon Internet advertising for revenue to keep producing content? As much as I dislike many of the heavy handed, auto loading ads, I do not want the sites that I frequently visit to fold for decline in revenue. Do you? If you visit the sites, you surely find that they have some value -- or you at least have an opinion on them. AJ
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    Yep. You took the words right out of my mouth. To the end user, which is truly more important? Network reliability or network speed? The general impression -- which third party testing results have tended to corroborate -- is that T-Mobile more frequently bounces between fast LTE data speeds and GSM or no service. Not so reliable. Sprint has swatches of fast data speeds, underlaid by a bed of moderate to slow LTE or EV-DO data speeds. Slow not in a bad sense, just not e-penis fast. Either way, more reliable. AJ
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    If so, I am against gun control -- so that I easily could buy a gun and shoot myself in the head. I would no longer want to be alive in a country where the American populace has become so vapidly stupid that it is pro celebrity, anti intellectual for our national government leadership. AJ
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    Yep. Despite being the technical editor of this web site, I have never worked in the wireless industry. I like to think that speaks to my demonstrated knowledge and helps maintain my objectivity. Monetary compensation has never entered the equation. Instead, I work in continuing education on and around a major university campus. And college students -- most of whom really like new technology -- seem to be a pretty representative sample of the smartphone population. Of course, the 2015 Moto X is so new, I have yet to see one besides my own. But, more interestingly, in the two years that I have had the 2013 Nexus 5, I cannot recall ever seeing another one in the wild. On the other hand, my students during that time have had more iPhone variants and Samsung Galaxy handsets than I can count on any number of hands. Furthermore, I see similar smartphone distribution at pro sporting events. AJ
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    Yes, you are setting the standard too high. What you suggest is unrealistic from national providers serving 50+ million subs -- especially with competition decreasing prices in a race to the bottom, yet CAPEX increasing or sustaining to compensate for coverage from the non robust LTE airlink and to create additional capacity for excessive wireless data demand. No, what you want is basically a wireless concierge service. And you probably can have that from an MVNO. Certainly, premium MVNOs have existed in the past. You BYOD, then pay something like $200+ per month for wireless service. That allows the provider to hire and pay well trained technicians, maybe even engineers, to troubleshoot your problems and ensure your personal satisfaction. But that is a far cry from the level of educated person you will find in most wireless store associates and customer service reps, menial workers who just as likely could be selling furniture or providing customer service for a bank. To end with a personal anecdote, my girlfriend is on a VZW family plan and recently retired her ancient iPhone for a used Samsung Galaxy S5. Why a 30 year old is still on her family plan, not her own plan, thus stuck with VZW and at the mercy of her family for upgrades and plan changes is beyond me, but I digress. I took her into a VZW store to deactivate the iPhone and activate the used Samsung. The VZW associate was reasonably competent in the swap but hardly could have been less pleasant. We took him out of commission -- quite literally -- for 10-15 minutes. He was not going to make any money on the transaction. If you want more than that, expect to pay a premium. That is the reality of the current wireless environment... AJ
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    Hey, guy. Maybe those auto suggestions are Canadian vernacular, eh? AJ
  23. WiWavelength
    I thought you said that you would rather shepherd the process at Pstunt. AJ
  24. WiWavelength
    Yeah, we know. It has been documented and discussed in the 2015 Moto X thread. Every band appears to be one number too low. The 2013 Moto X seemed to have the opposite issue. It was a single band LTE device on Sprint, yet it identified band 25 as band 26. In between, the 2014 Moto X from Republic Wireless but on the Sprint network had no such issues. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    Count me as another Best Buy Mobile success story. I went in with the UPC for the correct UICC/CSIM for the 2015 Moto X. Less than five minutes and $10 later, I walked out with the right 4FF nano SIM. Easy peasy. After SIM installation and a second power cycle, the online activation tool in my Sprint account also worked well. It recognized the IMEI -- which it did not last week -- and the UICC ID. For the first time ever in my Sprint activation history, it did not require any human support intervention. So, my admonitions about patience seem to have paid off. AJ
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