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My parents are in a similar situation; they have a vacation cabin in Ruidoso, NM.  Although they do not spend as much time there as it sounds that you do, they are there for about 10 weeks per year for a week or so at at time.  They have Sprint's 40gb shared plan, which includes the use of the Mobile Hotspot built into the phone.  Since Mobile Hotspot is included in Sprint's shared data plans, they just use that for WiFi when visiting their cabin. They use about 3-5Gbs each visit.  

Also, they have a vacation beach house in Mexico, which they spend another 5 to 10 weeks a year at.  They have Sprint Open World which is free and includes Talk/Text and 1GB of internal data per line per month (so, actually 2GB international data since they have 2 phones).  Even in Mexico they use their laptop via their smartphones WiFi hotspot for checking email, sending me photos to make me jealous, etc.  

This has worked great for them for the past couple years without the need to make any hardware or additional service purchases. 

I've definitely been getting Sprint LTE on B26 in several West and North Valley locations.  I've visited a friend who has an apartment near I-17 and L-101 on two occasions over the last few weeks.  The signal was a moderate, with usable data transfer.  I've also seen it pop-up here and there while I've been out-and-about in town.  

Back to my friends location in far North Phx:  The apartment complex is (was) a dead zone for all 4 of the big networks. ATT and Verizon get some signal while outside.  T-Mo gets "1 bar" of LTE on her Samsung SGS7, assuming you're lucky enough to live on the 3rd floor of the complex.  Now, I'm pretty excited to report, after running a couple speed tests, that Sprint gets about 3-4 DL, and about .25 UL on LTE B26.  And, the other carriers are little to no service.  (Sorry, my first taste of B26 in my hometown and, I'm excited to see it!) 

I love this phone, I've tried several others over the last year or two, but keep coming back to my Moto X. Unfortunate there has not been a Android 7 release, true.  But, it is still pretty early.  I've read reports of Moto X getting the update in a couple other countries (India was one, I think.  And, it may have been on QBKing77's website that I saw it).  Regardless, I don't think it will be much longer till we see it. 

Looking forward to the 2017 Moto X!  Hopefully they keep it "pure" Android, solid specs, and reasonable price.

If the price goes up by much, I'll probably jump on the Pixel XL bandwagon.  

radem: Do you know how many Sprint lines your business has?  Just curious if they're targeting larger (valuable) business, or if they might provide this for all business.  Also, how is the Sprint LTE signal inside your business now?

Also, thanks for the post.. interesting stuff! 

If that includes Roaming thats the way to make people mad. People dont care about the cost to the phone company they want native coverage not roaming. Thats why Alot of people I know use Verzion. Coverage. Coverage is my complain. I also question  their LTE coverageg numbers. Here in Minnesota and, wisconsin, they still have 3G only areas. why. 3G should be all covered with LTE.

Thats the name of the game.  Marketing at its finest. Wake up!! Open your eyes.  T-Mobile and Verizon are experts at fraudulent marketing. Especially T-Mo, as of late.  Here in Phx, VZW shows a blanket of solid LTE coverage, yet I know multiple people with late model VZW LTE phones that frequent unusable 3G service on a daily basis.  Looks like you took the bait, hook, line, and sinker. 

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That's odd. Has anyone been to Orlando with pings this low? 

Every band 41 speed test I tried it on was in the Orlando market and not one of them are below 60. 

Note 5 having a issue maybe?

 

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The only thing odd I can see is on your end..  Must be that Note 5?  I've never understood the speed test obsession but, I've run numerous here while visiting the Orlando market.  Only one test has resulted with a ping over 60.  All other tests have ranged from 38 to 58.  

Note 5 having a issue maybe?

 

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That's a good question.  I haven't owned a Samsung device since WiMax. 

From my findings that low latency is coming from Sprint's band 25/26. I have rarely seen band 41 below 60ms even on nokia equipment. When band 41 becomes more widely available I believe Sprints download will increase and ping will get worse.

I'm just outside of Orlando on business right now; I'm in Lake Mary, at Lake Mary Blvd and the 4.  I am inside a hotel, on the lower level, with a fairly weak B41 signal (-115 - -119), and I have still been getting sub-60ms pings. The test I just ran when I saw your claim was 48ms. Must be something strange going down on your end...

I missed it, but heard activation and upgrade fees are going to be drastically lowered and collected up front. No more hidden fees and crap. Huge savings in calls to customer care amd wasted time and discretionary credits. Only 40% of them were even paid, so should be huge savings and help with having less call centers.

 

Not sure when that starts.

 

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Sounds like Sprint is making some good and promising changes on the business end of things, too. 

Am I missing something. Did sprint just stop the rollout or has the thread just died

 

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Nothing "died."  Topdownat4 is keeping us very well updated in the PHX/AZ thread found in the sponsors forums.

This Open World has really become quite impressive.  I never would have guessed Sprint would have such good international roaming agreements included in their standard plans.

Anyways, I've had the chance to use Sprint Open World in Mexico a few times now.  The first time, I activated Open World at Sprint.com before I left Phoenix,  I got the Welcome to Open World text from Sprint within minutes of crossing the border, I had to reboot my phone a couple times to get data to authenticate on Movistar, and it's worked flawlessly ever since.  Usually get 2-6 meg's/sec on the downlink while on Movistar.  Can't beat it! 

I hope the performance is great using it on the GSM side too. My N5 was good on Sprint and AWFUL on T-Mo/AT&T. 

The 5X works great on Movistars GSM and HSPA+ in Mexico, FWIW.

As an ED1500 plan holder who is ready to jump ship to T-mobile,  everything you say is true as long as the network is in good shape.  I have the unfortunate circumstances of living next to / in a big donut hole of coverage in the suburbs.  Also, I need a 6th line and I can't add it to my plan.  

If you live in Litchfiled Park, I think you'll find that t-mo's network leaves a lot to be desired in the West Valley.  I'm just a few miles North of you in Surprise, on Litchfield Rd, and t-mo is 2G in my house with unusable data.  Sprint's got 2 B41 carriers and B25. Just sayin, t-mobile is not going to solve your problem in West Phx. 

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How long is the ND one in place? 

That question came to mind for me as well... Since Hesse is an ND Alum. 

Diztronic put their TPU case on preorder for the N6P on amazon! I've been a fan of them for awhile. If you're like me and like thin TPU cases that are plain with basically no logo check this one out. Another reason I like Distronic is because many TPU cases are flimsy on the sides and this brand tends to be the least from the ones I've tried.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Diztronic-Slim-Fit-Flexible-Huawei/dp/B017DU6GMK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446604561&sr=8-1&keywords=nexus+6p+case

I've used Diztronic on my last 4 or 5 phones and like them as well.  Bargain priced, too.  I've got one on my Nexus 5X and it's great like always. 

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