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    Questions about returning to Sprint

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I would test it out on a trial with the LG Optimus G2 when it comes out. Know that even if all of the sites around you have LTE on them they are still a far cry from being fully upgraded. 2500 and 800 LTE will dramatically improve service

     

    2500 LTE will give you those ridiculous 50+mbps speeds when it arrives (and it will as a full overlay over existing sites)

     

    and

     

    800 LTE will give you the in-building LTE coverage other carriers have

     

    If you like Sprint's current 1900 LTE network in your area keep the Optimus G2 and enjoy while looking forward to being able to use the new 800 and 2500 networks in the future (the G2 is the only one that can support them for now)

     

    If you don't like your experience, return the G2 and wait until 800 and 2500 LTE arrives in your area then give Sprint another try.

    Sprint TD-LTE 2500/2600mhz Discussion

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Why doesn't WiMax Forum just stop upgrading WiMAX and just merge into LTE-TDD?

     

    No one is gonna be using WiMAX soon.

     

    WiMAX Forum expects to issue WiMAX/TD-LTE network specs by year-end

     

    Read more: WiMAX Forum expects to issue WiMAX/TD-LTE network specs by year-end - FierceBroadbandWireless http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/wimax-forum-expects-issue-wimaxtd-lte-network-specs-year-end/2013-08-02#ixzz2apqSjZqR

    Subscribe at FierceBroadbandWireless

    Because WiMaximus is still prevalent in many countries and continues to be frequently used for rural wireless broadband.

     

    Sent from my HTC Two using Tapatalk 1

     

     

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    Sprint TD-LTE 2500/2600mhz Discussion

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Quote from transcript

     

    Jonathan Chaplin - New Street Research

    A quick question for Steve. I am wondering if you could give us some detail on how quickly you think you can deploy the 2.5 gigahertz spectrum on your network and how pervasively over the next year or two you expect to deploy that? And then you mentioned that you'd have 2.5 capable handsets in the back half of this year. How quickly do you think the device ecosystem around 2.5 for you is going to mature? So that by the end of the year, how much of your portfolio do you think will be 2.5 capable and how does that sort of progress in the first part of 2014? Thank you.

     

    Steve Elfman

    Hey, Jonathan. Let me start at the back first because I now remember that question. We'll have a few handsets in the fourth quarter that are 2.5 capable and that of course will be a low percentage of our overall portfolio. But beginning in '14, all of our devices that we get will be 2.5 capable. So as we sell more, it will be a higher percentage of our portfolio. In terms of the build out of 2.5, we have already begun the zoning, the leasing, on quite a number of our sites. We will get more specific as time goes on, as we are just now working with our vendors on the final contracts for 2.5. But we'll have several thousand sites up this year because of the work that Clearwire was doing before us. Next year we'll get across the nation. It will not be fully built up, but it will be quite a bit easier than the current Network Vision plan because we will already have backhaul. We will already have done most of the leasing and it will be more of an overlay effect the way you’re seeing our competitors do overlay LTE network. So it will move much faster than the current Network Vision plan. 

     

    Jonathan Chaplin – New Street Research

    And so when it's fully deployed, Steve, what percentage of your 38,000 sites will it ultimately be on?

     

     

    Steve Elfman

    I would expect it to be on close to 100% of those. The reason I say that, Jonathan is actually it requires more density for 2.5. So overall when it's fully deployed it will be more than the 38,000 sites that we'll be on once it's done. So it will be on the ones that we've got now and the ones that Clearwire has and then likely additional ones. We'll get more specific as time goes on. 

     

     

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    AT&T's conquest continues with Long Lines Wireless

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I typically end up roaming at home except when I'm near my 2nd story office window or in some places outside.  With SignalCheckPro now showing the network provider I noticed I was roaming on "Alltel", which kind of surprised me.  I didn't think they were still in business but apparently North Carolina is one of the 6 states they still operate.  They used to be real big here but I remembered Verizon bought them out.

     

    Now I see that AT&T also bought the remaining parts of Alltel in January with the sale expected to close later this year.  All of this consolidation won't be good for consumers.  We've seen it too many times in other industries and the results are rarely good.

    On the Roam Control app, many areas that are now Verizon owned show up as Alltel. If signalcheck uses the same list you may be on Verizon.

    Android 4.3 Release date for sprint

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

    Posted

    To add to that, the obsession some have with the latest official Android release is borderline insanity.  Folks, Android 4.3 is not going to change your life.  And you are not deprived if you are still on Android 4.2.  So, as a suggestion, relax and do not worry about it.

     

    AJ

    Once upon a time Google made updates worth worrying about upgrading to. That was before android 4.0.

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    Future 600 MHz band & OTHER discussion thread (was "Sprint + 600 MHz?")

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    At this point, the only operators that offer CDMA-850 or CDMA-1900 service globally are MTS India (850), Verizon Wireless (850/1900), and Sprint (1900). KDDI and China Telecom use CDMA-2100, and U+ uses CDMA-1800.

     

    Come on now. There is CDMA 1900 and 850 service in Canada and Mexico as well.

     

    If you were right, U+ using CDMA 1800 as a lone user would throw a dagger into your previous argument. How does U+ get devices for its network if its such a small fry with a proprietary CDMA spectrum?

    Future 600 MHz band & OTHER discussion thread (was "Sprint + 600 MHz?")

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    And my point is that from the suppliers' perspective, the R&D costs aren't made up from such a small base. It's not just parts. It's paying the people to figure out the proper optimizations and arrangements to make the hardware work with a suitably high level of performance. If this was a raw manufacturing game, he'd be right. But he's not because it isn't. It has never been that way.

     

    And besides, of that 50 million, only 25-28 million actually are served by the Sprint brand. And that makes it worse. Because of those subscribers, roughly 30-40% actually upgrade to new handsets. That means that the reasonable target is much smaller.

     

    Really?

     

    50 Million possible sales isn't worth the 2 or 3 million dollars worth of research to create a radio for these devices? I don't think so.

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    Future 600 MHz band & OTHER discussion thread (was "Sprint + 600 MHz?")

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    I'm glad it has it so we move quicker to one LTE model for America: 4, 13, 17, 25(includes 2), 26(includes 5), TDD 41. Bam! Sprint will NEED 1xA on CDMA B10 but when it hears the price from Apple to include it, it'll quickly move to add more towers with B26 (ESMR) LTE.

     

    CDMA BC10 is already available on the iPhone 5.

     

    The great thing about band 25 and 26 from Apple's perspective is that they are supersets of other band classes (2 and 5 or 1900 PCS and Cellular 850) which other carriers will use also. So including 25 and 26 isn't a major expense for Apple as they could sell an iPhone with these bands to VZW (which the iPhone 5 for VZW does, at least band 25)

    Network Vision/LTE - Missouri Market (includes St. Louis)

    in Markets

    Posted

    This one works better since you can see the LTE signal. Did I ever say I hate Ericsson? Horrible OEM for not holding their contractors accountable. Sign off and run and care less if it works right or not. Half the sites I have the chance to use don't work right. Evdo works better than legacy though and it is usually what I leave my phone on most of the time.

     

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    I'm beginning to think someone at Sprint really does has something against Baton Rouge. 

    • Like 1

    Samsung GS3 Service Question for all owners.

    in Samsung

    Posted

    Okay in my room. moving around, i get 1 bar.. No 4G lol. I let my phone sit, it connects to 4G and my service is amazing.. Speed tests almost 1mb On 4G.. Does anyone else get better service if they let there phone sit?

    That is typical. Your skin attenuates signal more than most surfaces.

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    Future 600 MHz band & OTHER discussion thread (was "Sprint + 600 MHz?")

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Those are links to a thread discussing triband Sprint devices not PR releases.

     

    Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    Sprint Launches LTE in New York, Philadelphia, Portland and 56 other communities, July 30, 2013

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    We've already heard about Sprint launching Bronx and Brooklyn on July 30, but according to the coverage maps, they're also preparing to launch several other cities, including:

     

     

    • Tulsa, OK

    This is a preliminary list based upon coverage maps. I will update when we get official information.

    So, does this mean I can report a botched site install and have them fix it now?

     

    :)

    Network Vision/LTE - Oklahoma Market

    in Markets

    Posted

    Well, I mapped it a bit more on sensorly.  I also go the SignalCheck app and here are the results I am seeing:

    RSRP: -109 to -113 dBm range

    RSRQ: -11 to -20 dB, SNR 10.6 to 14 db

    Serving Cell: 05C0E501

     

    I always assumed based on the map here that I would be using OK------ or OK------, but since I only get the signal from 62nd and Classen down to I-44 through Villa and I-44, I am guessing it is OK------.

    I appreciate the info and the sensorly mapping but in the future, please avoid using site names like this in this thread. It's considered a sponsor perk to have access to them and this thread is public.

     

    If you want to post about specific sites, its better to post in the AR/MO/KS/OK NV Site Map thread. That way you can use the site names and even use screenshots from the site map to show the site visually.

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