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  1. Thomas L.
    T-Mobile doesn't have a choice, nor do AT&T or Verizon or any of the smaller carriers on AWS - that's just how the AWS spectrum was paired by the FCC
  2. Thomas L.
    Are triband panels that support all three NV frequencies currently available? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  3. Thomas L.
    Not to derail the thread, but what kind of router did you get? I have had trouble finding a really good power and fast 802.11n router, but haven't tried AC Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  4. Thomas L.
    OK so I feel totally dumb as this is way outside my knowledge - how do you tell LTE from CDMA from GSM/WCDMA when doing the sweeps? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  5. Thomas L.
    Not that quick really - EDGE will have been out there for what, 15 years by that shutdown date, and EDGE is about as 1x for data. I assume GSM will go with it. Since they are redoing their network with LTE and HSPA+ and WCDMA/HSPA+ carries voice, GSM is pretty useless at this point. I also seem to recall T-Mobile saying that, wherever possible, they want to totally shut down GSM/EDGE and be totally HSPA+ and LTE. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  6. Thomas L.
    So there is 1xA 800 being broadcasted from a tower that's technically in Hollister but is quite inland - just as a curiosity, the broadcasted tower position matches a site in the S4GRU within a few feet, so the Bay Area/Samsung, if we're lucky, could be setting the correct positions for the towers. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  7. Thomas L.
    15,000 to 18,000 additional sites... that's a damn significant increase from the approx... what is it, 32,000 sites sites Sprint has now? I would assume they will be full build sites, and, if that's the case, this could be part of Son's plan to increase Sprint's coverage area and truly compete with Verizon and AT&T. That would be pretty awesome. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  8. Thomas L.
    I think they're making an example of him to show what happens when you reveal the atrocities your government commits, making it look bad and hypocritical in front of the world. I think it's a travesty and wonder what will have to happen for people to realize it. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  9. Thomas L.
    They are rolling out quickly in some areas, but their LTE and 3G are too spotty to be valuable to me. It's unacceptable to me that at least fifty percent of the time in some metro areas I can be on EDGE. They're not comparable roll outs. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  10. Thomas L.
    There are all kinds of weird magical inconsistencies like this in the NV roll out - the only people who might know are the people doing the actual installs. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  11. Thomas L.
    Oh and will this Mega have the precious triband LTE?! Can't wait for the FCC approval! Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  12. Thomas L.
    They have?! When did that happen?! Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  13. Thomas L.
    Others may be able to speak to this better than I, but my understanding is that NV does result in some marginal improvements in 1900mhz coverage due to the new panels and use of RRUs. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  14. Thomas L.
    Do we know if the Note 2's issue with 1x 800 is hardware or software? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  15. Thomas L.
    Have we determined if this is an OEM issue? That is to say, is one of the OEMs updating the broadcast coordinates to be correct and the other two aren't? Or two are and one isn't? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  16. Thomas L.
    You are such a tease. I am holding you to your word that I'll get first to know access! Lol Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  17. Thomas L.
    If you're lucky, maybe there will end up bring a data only mvno like freedom Pop or net zero that will offer a plan with high caps. You probably won't get another unlimited provider, but with a bit of luck you might get an acceptable alternative. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  18. Thomas L.
    If site density is high enough, handoff shouldn't be any different than from 1900 to 1900.
  19. Thomas L.
    Absolutely. It's not phone dependent anyway, from what I understand, it's the network. Switching between frequencies shouldn't cause a dropped call. Switching between roaming and non-roaming will. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4
  20. Thomas L.
    It depends on how the towers are engineered and optimized. I don't know what the likelihood of blanketing an area with LTE 1900 coverage is with that cell spacing, but it might be possible with tall enough towers and absolutely no downtilt. People like AJ and Robert would be able to give you a better response.
  21. Thomas L.
    We know the EVO LTE sucks in terms of reception and LTE performance in general, but I don't know that two miles is necessarily an unusually small coverage area for a cell, depending on downtilt and the topography of the area.
  22. Thomas L.
    I really don't notice it as being a big drain, even when it's actively being used.
  23. Thomas L.
    So how realistic is the goal of getting all currently active NV sites updated to LTE 800 by the end of the year? I was wondering if possibly why we haven't seen as many 1xA 800 accepts as we expected after the Nextel shutdown is that they're waiting so they can install 1xA and LTE 800 together from here on out. Is all the equipment, ie carrier cards and all that already available and stocked? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
  24. Thomas L.
    As most other people have said - wait until at least Christmas. It will make absolutely nuts to go between having LTE and good speeds, and then dropping back to the legacy network and having it almost unusable. There are plenty of areas that will still give you the same speeds you showed in your old Sprint speed test. You will also want to make sure you get a tri-band phone, and that will be much easier even in just a few months.
  25. Thomas L.
    This! When you have 3G that works well, you use a bunch more data too!
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