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  1. chamb
    I have a different opinion. I think we want to know if it is a Mini Macro site or an full 8T8R. Maybe a better way to show it, but I like to see it. If you are trying to find a new site, knowing it is a mini makes the hunt a whole different process.
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    Bloomberg's thoughts on a stock for stock deal involving Sprint & T-Mobile. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-05/in-t-mobile-sprint-talks-stock-deal-said-to-emerge-as-an-option
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    Google "Sprint Moves Media account" to read the latest on a move from Publicis Shop to Horizon.
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    Rule # 1 - Anytime a phone does not act the way it really should, power down and reboot from scratch. Rule # 2 - if it still ain't fixed, repeat rule # 1.
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    Also, note that the fiber going north through Martinsburg, Wv & Hagerstown, Md also goes into many towns on its way to York, Pa and Harrisburg.
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    Ditto on this. I had an S-5 that would not work long in the sun if the screen brightness was turned up. It is natural to have the brightness up so you can see the screen outside. The bright screen uses power and that equals heat.
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    Do it AJ, just do it.
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    It is not really much Spectrum. 11.5mhz compared to Sprints 120 mhz or so on 2.5. Might not be worth anybody setting up to use that little bit of Spectrum. Might even be directional, like all download direction.
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    I asked for one on the first or second day. The web page indicated I would get a phone call. So far, no call. I have B-41 outside my home, but not inside the home. All my nearby Neighbors have the same situation.
  10. chamb
    This site is about Sprint Cell phones and LTE. The costs of the site are quite high. It is funded by contributions of its members. If you want to talk about things other than Sprint 4G rollout, maybe you should be the biggest contributor to the site. I bet you ain't.
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    YES, Inappropriate waste of bandwidth on S4GRU.
  12. chamb
    Best post of the day: You can't polish a turd, it is far more sensible to invest in not being a turd then trying to polish one.
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    Yep, I had the same experience in March. Extremely bad speed and bad pings on the strip near Excalibur in particular. Even outside on the strip. Practically unusable. WHY?? Some other places too. WHY? Horrible. It ain't a moving target. Grab it and fix it.
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    That really does not look bad. I would think that they could get approval for this type of install almost everywhere.
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    Yes, VOLTE. Right now, if I were on VOLTE service, Driving toward my home, I would be on B-41. If I walk into my home, I would have to drop to band 25 or maybe band 26. Band 26 is already congested, so that might not be a good experience. I might be better if it dropped to band 25, but until that gets upgraded to wider channels, the extra voice traffic on it is not going to help with congestion there. I have a -109 level on Band 41 outside my home, but it will not penetrate my home especially at a level good enough to use VOLTE. Unfortunately, my cell site is at a location that causes the signal to go through my garage and then my kitchen before into gets to my living area. Several walls, kitchen cabinets, refrigerator, and tinted glass in the windows. To use VOLTE in my home, B-41 is not going to get it and the other two LTE bands are too congested to be effective. I was anti-VOLTE until this solution came along. I have ordered the "magic-box". Not sure if I am going to be approved for one. I am a perfect example of a home that has great CDMA voice service but would probably have crappy VOLTE service. I probably might have to use Wi-Fi calling and that is sure a downgrade from the great CDMA service I now have. My neighbors have the same issue. Millions of people in the country are going to have the issue. If they try to use VOLTE on band 26 with the congestion on the narrow channel, it is not going to be a good experience.
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    Sounds like it may be a good idea to place this on a second floor if your home has one. It would probably grab a better B-41 signal from the cell site. Hopefully it would drop a strong signal down to the first floor. If you are trying to cover a basement, maybe a second floor might not be the best place.
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    On a galaxy s-7, I can occasionally hold onto a 117 signal on band 41 but only in a idle condition. If I try to actually use the data, I will drop to band 25 or maybe band 26. At -115, I sometimes can hold on to an active data session, but it will be super slow and probably move to band 25 or 26. I do not have an S-8 to test, but I would hope that you would be able to hold and use the data connection at -115 or worse and actually have some decent speed.
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    "Speculation" should be identified as such. Your statement did not look like speculation or a joke. Any statement like you made requires some proof and it should be posted along with your statement.
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    Have any proof of this? If not, your statement is out of place.
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    It better would or we have a big issue. Are you sure you do not have something set up wrong or not doing the test properly? They do not switch band just for the fun of it, but they should switch if another band is more appropriate.
  21. chamb
    They sure should be.
  22. chamb
    look at the RSRP on SCC1 & SSC 2. I doubt if you are really getting any boost on those two.
  23. chamb
    My GS 7 will mostly stay connected at -115 on B-41, but the speed is horrible, like 1mbs download or less. I had hope that a GS-8 might stay connected at -120 but you did not say that. You also did not mention the speeds. Hope you get better results in more extensive testing.
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    Maybe Mike should find a way to not update the old version but come out with a new improved version and charge a fee on the Google Play store. He needs to be paid and I sure do not have an objection to paying for his time and efforts.
  25. chamb
    Nothing really stand out except it looks like you are using your phone heavier than I am. Looks like you are on Snapchat and you have screen usage. Nothing really looks too wild. When you are in the general area of looking at your battery usage, there is an optimize option. That should be high, close to 90 or more. Optimize things and reboot. Maybe keep your screen brightness lower. I do not know just how heavy of a user you are so it is hard for me to make any judgment on your battery usage.
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