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    Man, that's kind of harsh, Fast Company.

    in Apple/iPhone/iOS

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    Why? Apple does way better than almost every other manufacturer. They pay better and treat their workers better /because/ they are the 800lb gorilla and can force the supply chain to comply.

     

    If we wanted to have more state involvement in the economy and risk tons of debt financing capital construction and handing out free educations to all US citizens we could compete with China at this scale. The difference per iPhone seems to range from 20-60 bucks depending on who you believe. The problem is no one will front the capital on a speculative bet that you will win the contract and educating engineers/managers to be ready just in case. The Bank of China will. Simple as that.

     

    Not Samsung. They make nearly everything in house in South Korea, a first world country with fairer labor laws.

     

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    Verizon to end grandfathered unlimited plans

    in General Topics

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    That would be a good idea to stop the carriers from changing things, but it could also stifle competition in some ways. If the government stopped carriers from changing data plans, would there have been reason to build up their networks? The government would have to force the carriers to build better networks. And then you basically have "government controlled telecoms". That would be bad for sure.

    Sprint has said they have reached a peak in pricing structure and won't raise prices for a long time. So, price increases don't necessarily mean new infrastructure (Sprint is staying put at pricing but full steam ahead on network building).

     

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    LTE advanced and LTE 10 on sprint

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    8x8 mimo antennas in a phone would be a technological marvel. It would make sense of the 100mhz of spectrum was less than 2ghz but as it stands the signal just doesn't go very far or penetrate buildings well, It is best suited for use in small cells and large gathering areas where cell providers struggle to provide capacity for a large group of users rather than bandwidth speeds.

     

    Putting 8x8 mimo and 80mhz carriers on their network would be irresponsible as it would fail to suit this need (in the capacity constrained areas) as the carrier would quickly reach its maximum user capacity. It would also set unrealistically high expectations for users who can't receive a good 2.5ghz signal (most people). They (might) be disappointed when they only get 60mbps when Sprint claims speeds of up to, whatever ungodly real world speed it is, let's say 400mbps.

    Sprint and VZW spar over LTE network speeds

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Verizon can't shut down the EVDO network until it can move over 98% of their customers to LTE. Also Verizon as well as all carriers would need to create basic dumbphones with LTE voice because NOT everyone wants data and can't afford to get a smartphone. Until these things can happen for any carrier, no carrier can shut down their 3G network completely.

     

    Unless they're on Sprint.... or Tmo.

     

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    Prepaid LTE. Good Idea?

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    It hasn't been discussed, so i'll start.

     

    It would be nice to buy a Sprint Galaxy Nexus off-contract, pop in a Virgin Mobile LTE SIM and have prepaid LTE on it.

    Of course this is not the case. But this can be an interesting way to get subscribers onto the LTE network (only 5% of VZW subs have 4G devices). Since Sprint wouldn't have to worry about subsides, what the customer pays would go directly to them. It would also help speed up adoption to LTE, free up 3G spectrum on a otherwise hard to move sub base since service doesn't have contracts, old devices would remain in use longer.

     

    I say yes but only on 2500mhz and MAYBE 1900mhz spectrum. The 800mhz spectrum should be post-paid only. I think V-Mo and Boost are part of the reason the Sprint network has fallen so far in network quality.

    Signal Amplification - I want to install a booster at my house

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    will the wilson yagi 1900 and 800 directional antennas work with Sprint's Lte? I am asking this because i saw ebay listing for wilson products mentioning does not work with Verizon and ATT lte..is that becuase they are on 700? With sprint launching on 800 and 1900 (and 2500 thru Clear) is this a advantage for sprint in the sense aftermarket products dont work with 700 mhz?

     

    The 1900 certainly will and I can confirm that the Wilson 801247 amp is designed to amplify the G-block.

     

    I bet the 800 antenna does as well but maybe not as well as an antenna specifically tuned for SMR bands.

    This antenna is designed to amplify the 850 cellular band which is only slightly different in frequency than SMR when it comes to making antennas. However, what is key is that the amplifier supports SMR bands, which most do not! Amplifiers are very specific in their operating frequencies, so specific that Wilson warns that SMR users will see no gain from an 850 cellular amplifier like the 801247.

     

    So basically, the antennas work fully but the amplifiers will only work partially (1900 only) unless you get a separate amplifier which is specifically designed for the SMR 800 (iden) band.

     

    Edit: just fyi, Wilson does make Verizon 700mhz and ATT 700mhz LTE amplifiers.

    Sprint and VZW spar over LTE network speeds

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    Until they migrate all their customers over to LTE. EVDO should be around even on Verizon for a few more years. And if Verizon gets the AWS spectrum they want, then EVDO could be shut down as soon as the end of 2014. Roaming on Verizon's 1x & EVDO will remain for a little while longer, but VoLTE would already be in most new phones by then.

     

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    The only advantage to shutting down the CDMA network would be to free up spectrum for other technologies but seeing as how they are still selling CDMA-only phones, I doubt the network will be shutdown soon. If I had to guess, they would probably shut down the network at least three years after they sell their last CDMA phone.

     

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    New LG Flagship device

    in LG

    Posted

    I'm hoping the SGSIII also has the Quad core Krait SOC. It would make sense given the rumors of a quad core US version with LTE. This could mean the US version is more powerful than the international version by a LOT.

     

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    Athens, GA LTE

    in Markets

    Posted

    I don't see us using 2G for data much after NV is complete, but I do remember that 1X Advanced is faster than current 1XRTT. 1G networks don't exist anymore as they were shut down in 2008 when AMPS was turned off.

     

    I hear 1xRTT has a max speed of 384kbps with real world speeds around 100~200 kbps. So since 1xAdvanced has maximum speeds of ~560kbps I would expect 300~400kbps on it but since LTE will be deployed at 800 I seriously doubt you will run into 1x data enough for this to matter, unless you're roaming which is still 1xRTT.

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    WiMax Protection Site Operation Confirmation

    in WiMax

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    I'm late to the party, but Alabama > Auburn is confirmed! Service extends through downtown area up to Dean Road. Speeds ~4-6mbit down, 2-3mbit up. Nice little bonus. Has been around for about a year, I believe.

     

    Konane, you're a badass. I'm glad you found s4gru.

     

    I'm still sad you stopped devving for the epic with the SyndicateRom.

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