Deval

Yep that's why I said it was late logging. Have to say that driving down 50 is a scary effort at night. Was driving back from Lake Tahoe. 

O_O?

 

We're entirely 20 MHz PCS A in norcal minus stockton - modesto so I'm not sure how'd you get 10x10 on B25 (we have 2 5 MHz B25 carriers). 

 

Where were you at o_O?

Could be a glitch in SignalCheck Pro. Checking my logs now and realized I never enabled them during my trip to NorCal. SoCal has it:

Was up in Sacramento for vacation (few hours from Napa) and coverage there was more than usable. Everywhere I went I had 10x10 of B25 and B41 popping up in some places.

 

How did I not see that?! That should be plenty to help me at least create an option to stop the notifications while DeX is going. I'll get that added; send me a PM with your Google Play e-mail address so I can set up some one-on-one testing.

 

 

-Mike

Thanks Mike, appreciate your help, will download the latest version and test it out on my devices. Have both a Sprint and Verizon S8/S8+ to test with. I just got back from vacation so I missed your message.

This made my day, hilarious. 

They only have 5x5 band 12 not totally nationwide. T-Mobile will be a formidable competitor to the Big 2 once the 600MHz spectrum is clear. It is already clear in rural areas.

The only way they will be formidable is if they put 600mhz on every tower, and have enough site density to cover the folks that the big 2 do.

That's annoying. Maybe they can at least tell me how to recognize when DeX mode is active so I can automate that for you. We'll see..

 

-Mike

There has to be a specific API call because the device goes into a different mode when its docked in. Not that I would ever suggest a complete rebuild of the app or something

http://developer.samsung.com/samsung-dex/modify

Here is some good info on the site:

Detect DeX Mode

When the display mode is changed from mobile mode to Samsung DeX, its configuration is changed. Use the below system configurations to detect Samsung DeX mode.

• UI mode : desk
• Screen layout : xlarge
• UI mode : desk
• Density : mdpi
• Resolution : FHD
• Orientation: portrait -> landscape

This code snippet shows how to Query the current status of DeX (for 3rd party apps)

import android.content.res.Configuration;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.Class;

Configuration config = getResources().getConfiguration();
      try {
          Class configClass = config.getClass();
          if(configClass.getField("SEM_DESKTOP_MODE_ENABLED").getInt(configClass)
          == configClass.getField("semDesktopModeEnabled").getInt(config)) {

          // Samsung DeX mode enabled
         }
      } catch(NoSuchFieldException e) {
      } catch(IllegalAccessException e) {
      } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
      }

Ah, I understand now.. every time the notification is updated, DeX pops it up. I was not able to find anything online about configuring notifications a certain way to change how DeX handles it, so I sent their developer team an e-mail. I haven't had very good luck with them, but I don't really have a better option. Does enabling that "Show silently" option change anything?

 

-Mike

Unfortunately not, even with a show silently option it does not stop the pop up. The only way to do so is to disable the notification completely.

I love the app, so I disable and enable once I'm out of DeX mode.

15x15Mhz pretty much nationwide.

Thanks.

Please see attached screenshot.

The box circled in the lower right is the notification which appears every 8-10 seconds.

No, first I am hearing of it.. could you elaborate? I'm not too familiar with DeX.

 

(And just to be sure, you're not referring to the SCP Alert notification that pops up when an Alert from the app goes off, correct? That is very annoying but Android won't let me broadcast Alerts the way I have been doing it without a visual indicator to the user. Just one of many reasons I am overhauling the Alert routines very soon.)

 

-Mike

Sure, I'll send you screenshots.

I use SCP daily on my devices, and one of the main features I enjoy is the status bar icon. When using an S8 & S8+ with DeX, there is a persistent notification which appears as it appears the status bar information is being updated. It appears every few seconds as a notification, and the only way to disable is to disable notifications, which also removes the status bar icons when not docked in DeX.

Samsung DeX Info: http://www.samsung.com/us/dex

Developer Info: http://developer.samsung.com/samsung-dex

They'll be a lot of new changes being ushered in as they deploy this 600 MHz. Since iPhone season is approaching, it's going to an all out brawl with the carriers and trying to steal from each other.

 

I'll say this. The first carrier to cave and offer employee discounts will be the winner. I do feel it's coming back.

 

 

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T-Mobile picked up a 5mhz sliver of 600mhz, right? And not truly nationwide?

Mike, not sure if this has been reported, but there is an issue when using the latest beta, as well as the latest production versions. If the app is installed on an S8 or S8+, and used with Samsung DeX, there is a persistent notification which keeps popping up. I think it has to do with how the status bar icon notification is managed. 

Have you seen that?

Really like the new program. Will simplify all the conflicting offers today regarding devices.

When you say 15 mhz what do you mean?

 

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15mhz of PCS B block (15x15)

Wasn't sure where to post this.  This thread seems as good as any.

 

Went out and about last night and spotted this:

 

http://imgur.com/Y1FdQb4

 

Do you see it?  If not, here's a zoomed picture.

 

http://imgur.com/vqbms0A

 

That's a Verizon small cell.  I knew it was there because of the -50 dBm AWS signal on my Verizon phone, but it took me a while to find it.  When I got home, I found the building permit for it; it was apparently filed 12/15/16, issued 3/1/17, and passed inspection on 6/5/17.  ( https://apps.alexandriava.gov/permittracker/CaseDetails.aspx?casenum=BLD2016-02856 ) 

 

I wish Sprint could move so fast...

 

- Trip

Man that's freaking awesome. I'm assuming they have some form of fixed backhaul for them? Curious how they got fiber there, unless they ran it up the side of the building?

It's a good way to ensure a steady revenue stream, especially for single line customers. The BS about covering 99% of America aside, the entire industry has shifted from single line accounts to family plan discounts. 

Verizon at $45x4 is an amazing offer, very hard to compete against.

I found a new mini macro site in my neighborhood. I'm not sure if it's a completely new deployment or if it replaced Clear equipment. Either way it's good to see movement on macro sites even in mature markets like NYC.

 

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Got a picture?

Is 10x10 possible on the B block?

 

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Not enough spectrum open at the moment.

Sprint has 15mhz in PCS-B, but most of that is tied up with voice and EVDO carriers, with a small 5mhz portion cut out down the center if I'm not mistaken.

I think one thing we can agree on is that this forum isn't an airport or a cruise terminal, so you don't need to announce you're departure.

I'm in a meeting right and audibly LOLed. Not good.

Thanks for the bright moment in an otherwise boring day.

That's how they keep it secret so they can continue selling it as a service.

 

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So the phone is domestic unlock but running the Sprint firmware? Meaning another carrier's SIM shows up as roaming?

Any call lag due to congestion or latency? This was always a problem for me when using Sprint's Wi-Fi calling.

When I was getting close to the edge of WIFI with no LTE in sight, the call lagged out and then dropped.

#firstworldproblems

 

I feel your "pain," though. 3G is largely extinct here in the A as well.

Yep, and I did confirm that it is a hard drop once you leave LTE coverage, had to start a call and walk into an elevator. 

Why? eHRPD is EV-DO routed through the LTE core network. If the VoLTE call is essentially a data session (which is my current understanding) and the network has the ability to instruct your device to smoothly handoff from LTE to eHRPD (through an RRC release), why would the call drop? Data is data, right?

 

This is the only reason I can come up with as to why Sprint didn't do a full VoLTE implementation with QoS and all. A more over-the-top solution has the potential to run on networks other than LTE (it already runs on wifi) and with Sprint's ability to push devices both from LTE to 3G (with an RRC release) and from 3G to LTE (using the OtherRATNeighborList message), it seems like they might be trying to do something slightly unconventional to allow a CDMA fallback...

It's hard to find non-LTE areas where I live, will do some additional testing tomorrow on my commute home. LTE site density in NYC is not conducive for that type of testing

How's the user experience in fringe lte / 1x spots?

I'll do some testing today and see how it works. I'm pretty sure the call will drop if the signal is that weak.