Sgt. Slaughter

Well FWIW I had someone post saying they took their EVO on stock JB and their GF's EVO on stock ICS and the JB device picked up LTE while the other sat on 3G and had to airplane toggle to get LTE I believe... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Man has a point... I'd put one up free of charge if had the option... Told em that during the wimax ordeal when I had been stuck between two wimax towers and was in a black hole so to say. Lol I am surprised that Cisco has not been a bigger player in this space.... Though I think I recall them getting involved with one of the other carriers recently... They did some big things for a TWC network switch hub a few years back I believe... Guess still not their full wheelhouse as the others... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

That in a sense is what I was somewhat trying to get to understand... Right now it seems its easier/cheaper to just gain more spectrum which will up the avg DL overall on already built site....as opposed to buying and deploying many little peco cells in constrained areas... So another step back.... When we say when a tower gets over capacity and sprint will then roll a truck to add a carrier to said tower.... This can not happen unless sprint has extra in used spectrum in that area they didn't deploy initially...correct? Or did I just take 2 steps back in this learning session? Lol Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Okay now were talking... So what makes it considered spectrum constrained if they have a 5x5 and it seems additional carriers do not help?....so there is a limit on the number of carriers one can add to a tower for a fixed piece of spectrum? Is this more so a physical technical limit in terms of what they can put on a tower carrier/sector wise?... Why not in Chicago go the Pico cell route if that's a possibility over adding spectrum? Guess spectrum cheaper than adding a ton of hardware everywhere? Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Ok so in theory if they had a constant issue with a tower over capacity that is getting backhaul of 35Mbps, then the solution is to add carriers/sectors to the tower....and in turn they could theoretically add 15 carriers/sectors so everyone got 35Mbps DL all the time?.... Or is there a limit on number carriers/sectors you can add to one chunk of spectrum? Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Ok so if they have 5x5Mhz on a tower then the total backhaul needed would be 35Mbps, and any more than that would be a waste as it would provide no benefit at all, correct?... Now that's just for 1 carrier sector on the tower which typically have 3 per tower right? Could they add as many carriers or sectors as they want/need or is there a limit in that too? OR that 5x5 35Mbps is for that spectrum chunk total and all the carrier/sectors must share that bandwidth thus 3 panels and 3 ppl connected 1 to each panel, would be the same as all 3 connected to one panel?... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

See I was talking 5x5 versus 10x10 not 2 5x5s vs a 10... Still trying to figure out the limits of the spectrum user wise for each to be able to get X speed and what amount of backhaul bandwidth would be the theoritical max a site would need for unlimited users and any higher bandwidth of backhaul and no increase would be seen. ... I know speed will drop with signal and typically be faster at a tower vs away. I'm simply talking about the # users on the tower and limits of spectrum and also backhaul for that number since they both factor into the speed a user will see... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Mine wasn't geared much at 10 PCS as much as it was just 10 in general... Which then got the brain running through the rest of my post trying to figure out the calculation and such for when speeds are effected as backhaul or spectrum can affect speeds when more ppl pull on the tower and just started to try and figure out where each meet its respective limit... I think its easier to figure out/understand when backhaul causes it, but spectrum can do the same it seems... You have a calculation or can explain the relationship of them both for unlimited ppl what levels of backhaul for X spectrum will be more than said spectrum can handle/need? Like if you go to a tower and are the only one on it you'll see 25Mbps DL and that drops with each person that joins that tower ontop of you...I'm assuming increasing backhaul in these cases is not going to increase speeds as it shouldn't be the bottleneck...if it was then sprint would be increasing it and increasing advertised speeds expected when done.... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Annnnnd another trip through the FCC for testing and approval... Till that happens nothing already released will be allowed to work on said freq... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

While this is true, this is the kind of rational that got Sprint into the mess they are in now, no?... Assuming X speed will suffice should never be the case as they should be preparing to go way above the norm to be able to handle data trends going forward.... Part of what I just said though depends on the relationship between backhaul capacity, spectrum capacity/bandwidth, to that of # customers and their speed on a tower... I know more customers the slower the speed but would that really only be because of backhaul?.... I'd think that spectrum capacity/size on that tower would also play into this, no? The way it seems is that if your lacking in either one then speeds drop with # ppl connected, so its not guaranteed that 5x5 or even 10x10 spectrum size will suffice all the time for X speeds... Backhaul is not going to be an issue or limiting capacity for sprint since they are all scalable quickly if needed... So that leaves spectrum right? I guess another way to put it would be at what point with unlimited users will increasing backhaul not help speeds at all for the given spectrum deployed on the tower? Seems really I'm getting more to wanting to see the formula to how its determined I guess. lol Sorry for the ramble ramble here. Hehe Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

They will still need clearwire in the end of things. Won't need them big for awhile but at somepoint they will need them as hotspots as they won't ever catch up spectrum wise to the big dogs and with the goal of adding users they will need more...I'd think more than what is able to be bought at auction I think...but AJ knows that answer more than I do... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Will be interesting to see the handset the do it in as you can't add unlimited antennaes as there is a limit of space... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Lies I tell you... Yeah in future they will but they do not now. Pretty vague article with no source or quotes there tbh.... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

I believe FR was purchased by someone else too and since then the product hasn't been near as great compared to others imho... It has its place but seems there is no movement at all... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Well any of this won't go through till after sprint Softbank is finalized as it uses that money for the deal... Then I worry how this will effect the spectrum auctions sprint has already stated they are interested in coming up... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

If I had big issues I'd try a few things. 1) full power cycle(not a restart but power off then power on) 2) full factory reset and start from scratch 3) if rooted I'd flash previous backup to see if problem was there too 4) depending on issues seen I'd start uninstalling apps till it went away or start installing one by one to see if one is root cause of issues and look in my systempanel app from marker to see if any apps are likely culprit... 5) call sprint and ask for a new one bc mine is borked Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

JD is not a simple app... Thing is a full blown task manager and possibly eats up more than it saves... Esp if a user can do things such as setting up syncing in the apps themselves as you see fit... Most people I see use it, use it to manage syncing of things which 99% time can be done on ur own in the app and save u more in the long run. I can go full day here easy now with average-moderate use. That's all I need. Now if your in a poor service/speed area all the time ur phone will chew battery as it'll take longer to sync everything data wise than if in a solid fast area. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

I'm still trying to wrap my head around how its worse than before... Before you'd leave WiFi on and it'd scan all the time and anytime it picks up a saved connection it connects automatically... From my brief reading on the new thing it seems it does the exact same as leaving WiFi on all the time, and just that it reduces the scan times when not connected to WiFi for extended periods... Now as for JB experience... Complaints would be: -HTC keyboard typing lag is horrid at times - wtf is the need to STICK the battery saver in the notification dropdown even when NOT on?....if they just used the freaking quick settings tab on the pulldown they could put it there and all would be fine! How again this is left out is beyond me... - LOVE how they folded and went with some JB theming in sense....TO BAD they forgot to change the color on the 1980s battery icon in the status bar! Wtf all this blue and then that ancient color still used... -pluging into your computer is insane now! I do not need 3 fixed notifications when I plug into any computer saying file share/sync, debugging, and the tethering one! There is no longer a "charge only" option when you plug in as that is now considered file sync so ur phone will sync with HTC sync on any computer... Totally not needed. Haven't looked too indepth on that one but I don't like seeing "file sync" displayed when I plug into a random computer to just charge... -gallery seems slow to show up every time from the time I click phone/photos to when it shows the albums/folders... It is smoother and I do like it overall, just some big misses imho that hurt it. I like Google now to an extent as its cool to get a notification on how long it will take to get home from work taking X route...I just worry the battery sacrifice is not going to be worth it in the long run... It is good to hear some positive stories about LTE though and ppl seeing better signal, and handoffs...least I've read a few saying that. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

JD is hardly needed... Still surprised when ppl say they are using battery managing apps... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

The number of microwave sites is really minimal compared to the rest though.... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Drove out and mapped the ten ten rd tower myself. Had to toggle airplane to pick lte up from it. Don't think 3G is on yet as speed I got b4 i toggled wasn't that good.... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

So is the site at 401/ fayetville rd and ten-ten complete yet since this had lte a week or so ago

Don't believe everything you hear on that site.... They thought they had it fixed last time too.... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Then they should report that its out too bc sprint has said that one also....or that we are getting ics upgrade as well.... Can't just take the one tweet that's out that makes you happy and believe only that one as a valid rumor... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

The nm isn't gonna matter here as we are comparing the battery use from cdma to volte... The chip used in both will be the same nm.... Thus you might last longer on the 28nm but CDMA would still trump volte... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2