Thomas L.

I can't find the actual PROVIDERS - or is it any provider in those countries?

Can someone link me to the list of mobile providers by country that are explicitly included in this? Thank you!

Would that mean they would have to go through the process of another 3GPP band standardization? Or is there already a band assigned to the original SMR spectrum?

Hi all, As many of you know, the Canadian BRS auction is upcoming. The majority of the spectrum will be band 7 (FDD), while all of the spectrum that is TDD unpaired will fall squarely in band 38: I was a bit confused about a few things though: number one, I thought that Bell and Rogers already had band 7 deployed in Canada in many markets? In addition, I know SaskTel has a band 38 TD-LTE network deployed in Saskatchewan. Is BRS already sold in some areas and not in others? What do our local spectrum gurus have to say about the auction?

Did we get wifi calling?

Am I missing something here? I don't think this will have anything to do with the Sprint Connections Optimizer POS app. It's a good bet all of this will be done using Passpoint, which was standarized by the Wi-Fi Alliance, using 802.11u: "Security in Passpoint can be quite high. SIM-based devices, usually mobile phones, can be authenticated based on the SIM ID, which is the same ID used for the cellular network. All Passpoint connections are secured with WPA2-Enterprise for authentication and connectivity, and Passpoint enhances WPA2-Enterprise by adding features to mitigate common attack methods in public Wi-Fi deployments." More information: http://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-passpoint Devices which are Passpoint certified: https://www.wi-fi.org/product-finder-results?sort_by=default&sort_order=desc&categories=4&subcategories=38&capabilities=1 Several European carriers have been making use of Passpoint extensively to enable seamless transitions between their wifi hotspots and their mobile network, with seamless authentication done based on the SIM card. One provider in Belgium actually managed to offload 45% of their data traffic to wifi hotspots using carrier grade wifi access points in really dense urban areas, along public transportation routes, etc. Passpoint can even relay provisioning information to the phone so that information is sent over what amounts to a VPN (separate from what normal users of an access point use). I actually believe this is what Google is doing with Project Fi.

Hi everyone, So, Band 7 is essentially the FDD version of Band 41 (band 41 actually covers an even wider spread of spectrum), and is essentially the by far the most widespread LTE band world wide, along with band 3. Band 20 is the European digital dividend spectrum, basically their equivalent of our 700mhz spectrum, and has some overlap with band 26. Band 28 is the "APT" configuration for 700mhz spectrum - it theoretically overlaps the same spectrum as bands 12, 13, 17 do in the US and Canada, but with different configuration which requires a different hardware configuration. My questions are: how hard would is be to include band 7 support on Sprint phones? This is turning into a (the) major international band for LTE and from what I can see, pretty much all new phones from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile support at least band 7 for international roaming. It would be great to have. A similar question to that above about band 20. My question about band 28 is a little bit different - CAN there be cross compatibility between the user hardware for the APT configuration of 700mhz spectrum and the FCC configuration? What are the technical hurdles that stand in the way of that? I look forward to hearing from people who actually know!! Thanks Tommy

What will Nextel Mexico do with that low-band spectrum? More band 26 LTE maybe?

Where exactly are you that VZW is that bad and T-Mobile and Sprint are not in the game yet?

I got an e-mail today, interestingly enough (I'm barely a year through a two-year contract): "Have your sights set on a shiny, new phone but feel stuck waiting for your contract to end? Lucky for you, you're eligible to upgrade early when you lease or use Sprint Easy PaySM to purchase a new LTE-capable phone—we've got the latest from Apple, Samsung and HTC. Head to a Sprint store today to take advantage of your upgrade eligibility and get the most out of your wireless service." Does anyone have any information on this? Would I be able to take advantage of that new $80 a month plan that includes the Samsung S6? It might keep me from leaving for T-Mobile! Thanks all Tommy

Band 20 is the European digital dividend spectrum - so like our 700mhz band in the US (12,13,17, 29).

Something that is big on my list is a phone that has as broad a roaming capability as possible. The Nexus 6 comes really close, if it included Band 20 it would be very nearly perfect, but now that I know all of those antennas can fit in one phone, that's what I want. I also of course want any phone that is released now by Sprint to be able to be unlocked and used domestically or internationally.

Does anyone have any concrete information on if anything really makes the Google FI SIM card different? The ability to roam across CDMA and GSM networks isn't new, it's been done in other countries, but how about in terms of wifi, is there anything new there? Is authentication done through the SIM card with Passpoint? Also, does anyone have any more information on these hotspots? Are they just all manner of random hotspots that exist out there?

The other reason there isn't as much interest about AT&T is that they're not really doing anything extraordinary or exciting, really, where as Sprint and T-Mobile are doing massive build-outs and actually shaking things up. AT&T is just maintaining.

What is AT&T doing?

The average American uses 80-100 gallons per day according to the USGS. The average shower alone is ~ 20 gallons of water. The average toilet flush is ~2 gallons, an average of five flushes a day per person. Then there's tooth brushing, hand washing, cooking, cleaning. We use WAY more water than we are prepared to admit, as a nation.

Uhhhhhh If a large chunk of California's population has to evacuate, you better believe Sprint and the whole country are going to have bigger things to worry about than their cell phones, like where they're going to get a lot of their food and where to put 30 million refugees. That said, it's not going to happen, at least not in the next decade or so, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Hi all, I know AJ responded to this question about a year and a half ago, but I wanted to see if anything had changed, especially considering the SoftBank acquisition, etc, etc. Since I know Softbank places a premium on international roaming ability and seems to be more open to more device support, I was wondering if people thought there might have been changes in terms of Sprint being willing to support Band 38 devices and enabling MFBI. What do you all think? There seem to be a good number of band 38 devices out there that aren't band 41 compatible, and at least some level of data roaming might be beneficial if it could be offered in the US. Thanks for your thoughts, Tommy

So Sprint is now offering the Lumia 635, and I'm wondering how people are feeling about Windows phones in general. I think the Windows 10 Technical Preview for PCs really shows that Microsoft is upping its game, and I'm excited for the possibilities of Windows 10 for phones, universal apps, etc. What do all of you think? Are you excited? Still think it's going to be a flop? Others thoughts? Tommy

I want this phone just for international roaming! Also, if they're officially selling it on Sprint, isn't it required to be band 41 compatible? I thought that was part of sprint's regulations now.

I had honestly forgotten WiMax even exists.

Something like 8-9 I feel like. My memories are fuzzy too, but the highest I think I ever say was maybe 12? If that was even possible.

I mean I don't mind it, in reality the 10-15 is more than enough for everything, including Netflix and other video streaming. It's more curiosity and observation on my part.

I'm really surprised at how much band 41 has slowed down in LA over the past 6-8 months. I used to get speeds of 40 mpbs plus. Now I get 10-15. What does Sprint need to do to deploy additional band 41 carriers, and what is their rational for rolling out additional band 41 carriers over time instead of just getting it out there?

I'm interested to see the performance of these phones in terms of signal strength. Someone said that phones that support all those bands tend to suffer with signal strength because they have to be 'tuned' as to not really be optimized for any band, providing somewhat mediocre performance on all bands.