WiWavelength

Uh, no. That is called Hot Pocket pizza -- eaten by the same level of people who eat Hot Pockets. AJ

Sorry for you Plus size fetishists, but you are going to take an RF performance hit. The smaller handset this year measures notably better. More to come... AJ

Somebody posted that T-Mobile is updating its band 12 maps tomorrow. That is most likely the "Extended Reach LTE." T-Mobile was probably waiting for the iPhone to be on board band 12 before promoting the hell out of low band -- where available. AJ

Not a priority area. Low population. And Swiftel has already sullied Sprint's good name in the area. The ROI on a new buildout would be low. Plus, if Sprint started building before the affiliate contract is up, Swiftel might have grounds to sue. Not to mention, Swiftel is a rare affiliate to which Sprint actually transferred licensed control of some spectrum. That is a liability. AJ

What does it say? Shall I summarize thousands of pages for you? Wait for the S4GRU article. Soon™ AJ

It is the Applecalypse on wireless networks every time a late to the game RF band/capability finally gets added to a new generation of iPhones. AJ

You could have pulled them out of another three letter word that begins with "A." AJ

We laid off Josh. S4GRU outsourced his job to India. Now, Sanjay will be performing those duties. But Sanjay also will go by the name "Josh" to make you feel more comfortable. AJ

The FCC ULS database still is not back online after server relocation. So, I cannot write any updates, if necessary, until probably late this week. The good news is that the FCC OET database has been back online since at least Tuesday, thus the iPhone/iPad reveal today should have authorization filings uploaded this afternoon. We also expect the 2015 Nexus 5 authorization filings any day now. AJ

People are not uploading that much. Downloading is swamping both the downlink and uplink -- because even downloading requires acknowledgement and signaling on the uplink. Look at your evening downlink/uplink ratio. It is 1:3. For unloaded FDD, we normally would see about 3:1. If you do the back of the napkin math, your downlink is getting slammed at something like 9x the uplink. AJ

With that bandwidth, you easily should have been able to stream some ABBA with no buffering... AJ

Would require or should require? S4GRU has long maintained a "PG-13" rating level in its posting guidelines: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1197-s4gru-posting-guidelines-aka-the-rulez/ Everyone here, including staff, does all of this posting, writing, and moderation work for free, so we like to have a little fun on the side, too -- even if that fun can get a bit ribald at times. AJ

Just as a reminder, the winner can always pay for Moto Maker customization/upgrades. A $10 entry plus a $50 upgrade for 32 GB could still win you a $450 handset. Not a bad deal. AJ

Eh, I would not exactly fault the Brookings Municipal Utility. It got into the wireless business as a Sprint affiliate over 15 years ago -- times have changed. Now, it is in over its head. And because it is a municipal utility, Sprint cannot buy it out. What would Sprint do with an electrical service provider in rural South Dakota? And depending upon its structure, Brookings Municipal Utility may not have the ability to spin off Swiftel for Sprint to acquire. Just call it a bad situation all around... AJ

No. 14. Platinum Mach 14. Saturday Night Live. AJ

Two reasons: municipal utility and contract law. AJ

My 2015 Moto X (16 GB white/bamboo default configuration) purchased from Amazon is slated for delivery Friday 9/11. AJ

Shentel is well hung, by the way. AJ

No, I believe the K-State Wildcat marching band has that sort of carnal knowledge. AJ

I think Shentel is trolling us with a male genitalia shaped coverage area. At least, the nTelos acquisition will turn that coverage area into a different shape. AJ

Here is what is going to happen... If the RootMetrics 2H 2015 results continue to roll in like this, the Sprint haters are going to change their narrative. Previously, it was that BRS/EBS 2600 MHz is "garbage" spectrum, "can't penetrate a wet paper bag." Low band and mid band spectrum holdings make the other LTE networks superior. Now, with Sprint rapidly rising in the RootMetrics reports -- in large part due to band 41 and 2x CA -- the detractors are going to proverbially move the goalposts. Next, it will be that Sprint has an unfair advantage with so much BRS/EBS 2600 MHz spectrum. The FCC never should have allowed such accumulation. Something needs to be done. AJ

Following the article, see the comment from the T-Mobile user who ran five speed tests that racked up 700 MB of data usage in one morning. Yeah, that goes to show my point about numerous speed tests. AJ

Disbelieve, discredit, and diss. AJ

Worry not, your secret is safe with us. We will not rat you out to Imo's and have you St. Louis excommunicated. AJ

Clearwire is a reasonably good analog. But the word "region" should be replaced with "license." Clearwire BRS is licensed on a BTA basis. For license protection, it deployed at least 1-2 sites per BTA. Sprint PCS G block is licensed on a BEA basis -- the same as the Nextel SMR spectrum it replaces as compensation in rebanding. BEA based licenses are geographically larger than BTA based licenses. So, Sprint likely will need to roll out greater than 1-2 sites per BEA. However, 2-5 sites in each BEA titular city, plus maybe 1-2 sites in a secondary city would cover the "substantial service" requirement, no questions asked. Do not get your hopes up, guys. I do not anticipate a massive Sprint buildout in the rural West. Montana could be a different story, since Sprint has acquired some significant assets from now defunct Chinook Wireless. Otherwise, look for a few sites in larger cities, such as Rapid City and Casper, as well as at popular tourist locations, such as Yellowstone. Unlike the popular groundswell for T-Mobile, people in underserved markets are not chomping at the bit, "I wanna get me some Sprint." T-Mobile is taking a footprint expansion gamble that it hopes will pay off. It may not. The newly constructed T-Mobile coverage may be okay, but it will not be solid -- you can count on that. You do not build a mature wireless network in a year. So, many of those rural dwellers tempted by T-Mobile marketing may not stick around very long, leaving their no contract plans and returning to the Twin Bells. Sprint cannot afford that same gamble right now. AJ