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One could fall into a dead zone where 1x 800 voice isn't available and be connected to b41.

I would argue that the actual occurrence of that is almost nonexistent since the network is tuned a certain way for eCSFB.

All the towers surrounding your area are upgraded to an extent for LTE, just need to increase site density.

Have everyone you know who's on Sprint continue to report it using Sprint Zone.

What happens if you are in an area that has Sprint LTE data coverage but there is no Sprint voice coverage?   What happens if someone tries to call you in an area like that.

 

An example area code is 17265.

It's impossible for you to be an area with data only coverage since LTE and voice are coming from the same towers. Looks like a map error to me.

On my graduation day not too long ago..Ive been to the top of MSG where they sell food and stuff and i was holding onto sprints b41 really good on my note 4 then i reset the connection and it went to b26 in which it was almost perfect signal of -72. Then i went down to the corridors right by the Theater and i was downloading something, it was going about 12Mbits/s (1.5 MB/s) constant on b26

There were alot of people at the graduation and i was able to get that speed. I was happy

 

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Sprint is on MSG's DAS and it really shows how awesome experience could be in a public venue.

Most of what?  Many of the Clear sites here are co-located with Sprint, though certainly not all.  There are some WiMax-only Clear sites on the same structure as B25/B26 only Sprint and some that are not co-located at all.  And some Sprint-only sites without B41.

 

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That's what I mean by co-located. So you have ALU NV sites with legacy Clearwire WiMAX still there?

That is my main gripe against sprint. Why are there still sites that havent been touched or are 3g only NV in the middle of major cities and suburbs? There is no excuse for it at this point that should mean a Damn to a paying customer.

 

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Maybe they can't be upgraded at all and need to be moved. Maybe they can't get access to the building anymore.

There was a site here in NYC that was located on the roof of a hospital that went bankrupt. Due to bankruptcy court and change in ownership, Sprint was basically stuck not able to get access to the roof to work on the equipment. The site would go down for weeks on end and nothing could be done.

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140122/forest-hills/former-parkway-hospital-becomes-eyesore-amid-uncertain-future (hospital article) 

You can see the legacy Sprint 3G equipment on the roof: https://static.panoramio.com.storage.googleapis.com/photos/original/58945890.jpg

They finally got approval to move the site to a neighboring building and built out a new site completely NV ready.

If I had to choose between more 8T8R to replace Clear B41 gear or 8T8R on towers that are not currently upgraded/WiMax only, I would take the latter, no question.  Here in the DC market, there are way too many sites, some in busy areas, that are B25/B26 only.  Or areas which are outright holes that replacing existing WiMax-only equipment would fix. 

 

I don't doubt the 8T8R would help matters in tough spots where Clear gear is today, but it seems like a much more marginal benefit to me than filling coverage gaps or upgrading towers with no B41 gear on them.

 

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Are most of them co-located?

Right, but the newer 8T8R equipment has much better signal propagation and performance than the older Clear equipment.

 

3xCA is going to happen early next year, but there would be immediate performance gains from swapping the old gear out, even with the existing site density (which needs to be densified with small cells and other macro builds).

Yes but in urban markets that signal propagation and performance could be rendered moot by the density in place. 

I'm sure eventually it would get upgraded but there is zero reason to invest millions upon millions today to rip out perfectly good Samsung 2xCA equipment. 

Sprint has to get those panels switched out as soon as possible if it wants to see its RootMetrics performance improve in NYC (and in other cities).

 

The old Clearwire gear doesn't support 3xCA either.

The difference between 3xCA and 2xCA based on the current site density is negligible at best. You can walk one block and hand off between a Clearwire B41 and an ALU B41 all day. 

I have a feeling devices are making a big difference. Noticed iPhones don't hold onto B41 anywhere near as well.

I have a few devices  

I just did a speed test on Wall Street and got 19Mbps down and 10Mbps up. I thought speeds were supposed to be slow around there?

 

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It depends on where.

I've been downtown and gotten stuck on 3G quite often.

Small cells in NYC have to follow strict guidelines, so they may not look like ones in other markets 

If you put in an international SIM it will wipe out all voicemails stored on the phone except the ones that are stored on the voicemail system directly. But you should be able to stick an international SIM card in and it should start searching for service.

 

 

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Yeah unfortunately I'm still in the US so I don't have an international SIM to test. 

I've noticed more and more how optimized the network has gotten. In my apartment my phone will switch between very usable B41 and B25 without any hiccup, which is nice.

What this market needs is more B41 infill, which is where those Mobilitie small cells will come into play.

So here's a question. How can I verify that my phone is unlocked without having to do the iTunes wipe and restore? 

To a degree, but theres probably some wins to be had where companies need to cut their costs. Assuming tmobile does eventually get itself to the point where its network is legitimately on a level with att then it can slowly begin to win some big b2b clients. Tmo can probably score some wins and gain some b2b market share both at a corporate and smb level but I dont think they need it, its a side project for them. 

Personally I would consider setting up a mvno for businesses or a different brand for business. This teenage rebellion image tmo has is a hard sell to large clients.

That's why I said SMB specifically. The local guy who tows cars maybe, but not a 5000 line CL account with MPLS and integrated devices using Skype on their exchange platform. 

That's a nice case, I usually keep my phone in my pocket so a slim case is the way to go. 

Nice man, gotta check Amazon, that's usually my go-to

I agree! T mobile should continue to grow the rest of the year! Buisness/corporate is a huge part of the buisness ( there buisness plans are attractive). T mobiles pricing is starting to be similar to verizon t mobile has a lot more value with there price.. at the rate t mobile is growing now it will take them 13 years to catch verizon (if verizons growth declines). Maybe t mobile and dish will set up a deal

 

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The difference is that SMB customers may look at T-Mobile, but no major company will ever switch because they look for more than just mobility. 

10 MHz of deployed LTE does nothing for capacity? B25 is a 10 MHz carrier. Does 2c B25 not matter because it's just 10 MHz?

 

 

 

Spectrum/capacity constrained + spectrum/capacity = little merit?

 

Sure it's not going to help post 900 Mb speed tests, but it's going to add 33% more capacity to the LTE RAN, and greenfield at that, without cannibalizing PCS yet. So calling 5x5 not good for capacity is without merit.

 

 

 

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I didn't say that at all, was actually asking how they would deploy it, every site or every 3-4th site?

Likely every site but at a low power level just like in NYC. Sprint did the same. In these cases it isn't the best for increased coverage but for capacity it works decently.

 

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That's what I was thinking as well. Would make the most sense but also would cost the most.

What cases are people using with their 10s? I'm looking into getting a replacement case that won't cause the flash glare that my cheap one now does.

While having the ability to cover more POP is great, but to be honest, I see very little merit in deploying 5x5 700 in a market that is completely capacity strained.

It's just extra capacity, nothing more.

Wow I'm LATE

Sorry Deval finals are hell! But as I promised, screenshots of 39991 still live on Baruch College campus

Thanks buddy

Compared to what values are post AWS-3, I must dissent here. I don't think that TMUS is overvaluing Chicago at all. It is an area where they have had weak coverage for a long time. Paying big for spectrum to solve a weak point in an urban area is a good move for them. It isn't like they paid over value for 700 MHz in Bum Fuck Egypt or somewhere like that. Chicago is a very important market for any carrier. Now I could argue the city of Chicago still needs far greater density for T-Mobile given they still won't be spectrum rich there.

 

I'm glad someone is at least making Verizon and AT&T look over their shoulder a little bit out here. If not for Uncarrier I'd still be at $2800 for a two year value of a smartphone plan over where I'm at on Verizon now which is closer to $2300 on the same time frame.

 

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The biggest question mark will be how they choose to deploy the spectrum. Does L700 go on every site, or every other site, or every 4th site? That's the million dollar question.

In rural and suburban markets, deploying L700 at full power helps blanket the area with coverage, but does nothing for capacity.