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  1. WiWavelength
    The code changed with the Nexus 6. Try *#*#33284#*#* next. AJ
  2. WiWavelength
    Did you put that donation toward one of the handset raffles? If not, you should have. You can double dip. AJ
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    Good job. The Best Buy Mobile suggestion is useful. I am not averse to paying $10 for a new UICC/SIM. For comparison, T-Mobile charges $15. Now that you have the 2015 Moto X activated on Sprint, we need you to check a few things. Access to engineering screens is somewhat in doubt. Start by trying the classic Sprint dialer code ##DEBUG#, then report back. AJ
  4. WiWavelength
    One of the CSIMs, probably V3. AJ
  5. WiWavelength
    Various UICC/SIM cards that S4GRU members have received or had ordered for them thus far... CZ2104LWR SIMGLW406R 760492013512 Worldwide 4FF removable LTE + GSM CZ2114LWC SIMGLW416C 760494000060 Worldwide 4FF removable with CSIM v2 CZ2124LWC (???) SIMGLW426C (???) 760494000114 LTEGSM REMOV 4FF CSIM V3 CZ2144LWC SIMGLW446C 019962040146 WW GEM LTE+GSM REM 4FF CSIM V5 The last appears to be the correct "new" UICC/SIM, as its identifiers do match up with those listed in the leaked Playbook document. AJ
  6. WiWavelength
    That could be true. If so, it would help to explain some issues. First, it is a V3, which does not appear in the SIM compatibility matrix posted here at S4GRU. Thus, it could be the "new" SIM type that some have been told. Second, it is a CSIM, which I understand can activate both LTE and CDMA2000 in one step. That would not surprise me, as a non CSIM inserted into the 2015 Moto X prompts an automated activation sequence that does not complete. AJ
  7. WiWavelength
    Sprint does, but maybe not for an unlocked, Sprint capable, but unofficial device that just made its way into the hands of a select few consumers in the past 48 hours. The 2015 Moto X will get added to the SIM list. Just give it due time. Honestly, the notion of the SIM card is not all it is cracked up to be. Different sizes, different types -- hardly universally compatible. Apple has almost constantly driven down the size of SIMs from micro then to mini then to nano. Now, Apple wants to reduce that size to zero with a "virtual" SIM. Choose/switch your provider right on the handset. And that is probably how it should be, getting rid of all of these physical SIM issues. AJ
  8. WiWavelength
    SIMGLW406R is what I picked up at the corporate store across the street from the Sprint Campus this evening. I believe it is also the SIM that is in my Republic Wireless 2014 Moto X, which runs on the Sprint network via a Sprint SIM. So, one would think this SIM to be compatible with the 2015 Moto X. AJ
  9. WiWavelength
    Yeah, that quote makes it look like my post was directed specifically at you. My mistake. I was just using it as an example of people in a general sense. I will change the quote to the one with the Reddit thread link. Those people are up in arms and need to R-E-L-A-X. AJ
  10. WiWavelength
    To take a page from Aaron Rodgers' book, people need to R-E-L-A-X. On almost anything technology related, early adopters face kinks that get worked out in due time. Sprint knows that the unlocked 2015 Moto X is coming its way. We have posted the internal documents to prove it. But disseminating that information takes time. And very few people (besides me) have the 2015 Moto X in their hands right now. Most are still in Moto Maker manufacturing or in transit. Motorola may have even given Sprint a date of next week when customers would start to receive their handsets. I was going to swing by a Sprint Store in the Kansas City metro this evening while in town. But I will probably pass. Not worth my time and effort right now. I will get the correct SIM shipped to me, and by the time it arrives, the kinks in the activation process will probably have been worked out. AJ
  11. WiWavelength
    Already posted in this very thread weeks ago. Try to keep up to date. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/7063-moto-x-2015-pure-edition/?p=440123 AJ
  12. WiWavelength
    You misspelled it: /r/affle. AJ
  13. WiWavelength
    No. All Moto X handsets dating back three generations now have required 4FF nano SIMs. The Nexus 6 is no different. Along with Apple, Motorola was one of the first OEMs to switch away from 3FF micro SIMs. AJ
  14. WiWavelength
    The Nexus 6 is noticeably longer and wider (both about 0.33 in) than the 2015 Moto X, while the 2015 Moto X is noticeably longer but barely wider than the 2014 Moto X. That is a key difference. You still can easily wrap one hand around the handset. I would prefer a smaller screen for a smaller phone, but I will give the 2015 Moto X a try as a compromise. It may get retired to my technology museum very early if I do not like it, as I will also buy a 2015 Nexus 5 when it becomes available. As for RF, I wrote up FCC OET testing analysis somewhere. It is not in the article on The Wall. Maybe it is buried in this thread. Or we kept it among the staff for the time being. The figures are good but not quite as solid as those of the 2014 Moto X. Still, even with not quite as much uplink ERP/EIRP, the 2015 Moto X may provide a better LTE experience. Firmware and programming also play roles. Each new generation of handsets seems to acquire and hold LTE better than the previous generation. So, we shall see. I doubt that I will have time for activation today, thus will have to wait until tomorrow. AJ
  15. WiWavelength
    The eagle has landed. AJ
  16. WiWavelength
    Yeah, people, why you not be mapsing? AJ
  17. WiWavelength
    Because of Southwest, Terminal B is the busier one, so you will have more food and beverage choices. At least one of the terminal restaurants serves BBQ, but I cannot speak to its quality. If you like beer, you should have a Kansas City local Boulevard brew on tap during your layover. Try Unfiltered Wheat or Pale Ale. I do not drink beer any longer, but Pale Ale was one of my favorites for years. AJ
  18. WiWavelength
    I am not writing the full article, only a tech editor sidebar on the tested RF. The author is Josh -- or Sanjay if Josh does not hop to it. So, I am not stealing my own thunder, per se, by revealing this. I have not checked for antenna diagrams. But they are usually not made public and are relatively useless anyway. The filings do disclose the antenna gains, however, and the antennas between the two sizes are quite different. Not to say that the Plus is bad, just that the smaller size appears to be notably better. AJ
  19. WiWavelength
    Which terminal, B or C? Unfortunately, none of the Kansas City BBQ legends has a location at the airport. It is a curious omission. If I did not have a class to teach this evening, I would even bring you BBQ at the airport from Bryant's, Gates, or Joe's. AJ
  20. WiWavelength
    It was a joke. Like Swiftel, Shentel is one of the last standing Sprint affiliates. The general perception, though, is that Shentel has been well run. But for Shentel to buy Swiftel is no more possible than for Sprint to buy Swiftel. AJ
  21. WiWavelength
    From Amazon, mine is scheduled now to be delivered today, a day early. The sticking point, though, could be a 4FF nano SIM. We shall see if I have time today to check with the local stores. AJ
  22. WiWavelength
    LTE, W-CDMA, or GSM -- the airlink technology is irrelevant. Compare that map today with this map: Then, show me solid evidence T-Mobile will have constructed that purported footprint expansion in the past year. AJ
  23. WiWavelength
    Talk to Robert. If that is what you wish, he will close your account. AJ
  24. WiWavelength
    That is not a response. I am serious about this. You are often a malcontent, and you have been warned before. This T-Mobile thread has been shut down before. We will not allow it to become a distortion field. I will be conferring with the staff. AJ
  25. WiWavelength
    No, you can stop right there. You are not getting away with that kind of T-Mobile apologetics here. And you should know better. The current T-Mobile coverage map tool is not "better" -- it is bullshit. The lack of signal gradation on the coverage map is obfuscation, plain and simple. The non gradation was probably a calculated move to hide the sparse site density in T-Mobile's footprint expansion, which purports to be almost at the VZW nationwide coverage level in only one year. Not possible. The customer sourced coverage data also is no replacement for signal gradation. That customer sourced data can be limited or even cherry picked. Jane Doe's handset in her wood frame house reporting LTE back to T-Mobile means nothing to Joe Blow's handset in his brick house down the block -- if, for example, both are in a medium or weak signal gradation area. And the Wi-Fi excuse does not cut it, does not help when outside your home but inside another home or building. AJ
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