JustinRP37

I have noticed recently that 4G WiMAX in Westchester NY has been having lengthy outages. The phone will connect to a WiMAX tower, but then no data services are present. When I switch back to 3G it works fine. There are also times when I am connected and then the phone will just drop 4G for no reason and then will not reconnect. I personally cannot wait for NV and LTE to be done with Clearwire. Hopefully Sprint has learned to always take care of your own network first. Is there a way to report an outage to Clearwire or Sprint without having to call and them acting like it is your phone?

All I can say is wow. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/13/homeless-people-turned-into-walking-wifi-hotspots-in-charitable-experiment/ I really do not know how I feel about this. Isn't this how Clearwire deployed WiMAX?

I really agree. I was not trying to be a smart ass either. I just wanted it to be known that there are large markets that are large markets that are losings tons of customers as well. I will say it again that Sprint is currently being saved by unlimited data (albeit slow data). As Robert even points out Puerto Rico definitely makes much more sense than some of the other announced markets. And when peak travel season begins with cruise ships in ports and lots of people on the beaches the network can get really bogged down. When these new mega ships pull into a harbor it is like bringing a whole new market into an existing market! Imagine if 7,000 people just pulled into your market in one day. Sorry if I came across as saying the PR market is not as worthy, because it definitely is, and I'll say it is even more worthy than West Michigan . I also wasn't trying to say that my market should be first, I was just trying to show that NV rollout is clearly not being based on population density. I still think Monowi, Nebraska will get NV before Phoenix . Kidding kidding!

I hate to burst your bubble but many areas have more than 1,100 people per square mile. New York City for instance has a population density of 27,012.5 people per square mile. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_york_city Also, Phoenix, Arizona has a population density of 3,071.8 people per square mile. So when you talk about losing customers, the networks in NYC, San Diego, Chicago, and LA are actually more crowded than Puerto Rico. This being said, I do think Puerto Rico needs NV too. The US as a whole is not as crowded as Puerto Rico, but some of the larger cities are much more dense.

Whoops my connection dropped during the chat tonight. Oh well off to bed I suppose!

True I like what you say. I tend to agree with everything they say. Also, many reports are saying to buy for LONG positions. I don't think Sprint would go bankrupt, but I do think a major deal would be more likely if the outlook does not improve. Both have a good deal of valuable spectrum. I have just been thinking about adding them to my small portfolio since I do see so much potential there. Especially with NV underway.

I am just looking to see what everyone thinks about Sprint's stock. As you all probably know Sprint stock has been below $3.00 a share for quite some time. It has been downgraded, but recently there are some big names taking notice of NV and saying that S is a cautious buy now. They still have a lot of debt and have yet to turn a profit in many quarters, but if NV is a success and they prove it to the rest of the nation, then investment may start to pay back. I am very cautious right now with my S forecasts and do not personally own any S stock. However, if all goes well, then I can see this stock easily finishing up $2.00-$5.00 by the end of the year. The main things that would prevent this are: 1) Keeping investors out of the loop (something they are great at and continue to do) 2) Clearwire problems (Sprint is the majority owner and Clearwire is still not run well in the eyes of investors) 3) NV Budget (If the project comes in significantly over budget there will be problems) 4) NV Performance (If NV improves the network but it is still overly congested when compared with ATT and Big Red then people will not switch back to Sprint) I still personally hate the fact that Verizon and ATT get off charging so much for such little data, but I have to say the performance they offer is pretty amazing. Today my Sprint 3G was pulling a whooping 39kbps down and could not even load m.espn.com to track college basketball. Needless to say my Kindle keyboard on ATT pulled the same site down in less than 3 seconds. NV is badly needed in NYC. One of the buildings I work in in the Bronx unfortunately does not get WiMAX and 3G is super slow. Other times the 3G is pulling 800kbps down.

I would agree 100%. I think many people would also be appalled to learn the truth behind electronic "recycling". It really is sad how we tend to ignore the problems associated with electronics manufacturing and recycling. And it is definitely true about Apple pretending to be something they are not. Granted they have done much for the technology industry, but I do think now is the time to be sure that employees are not mistreated (especially with all those record profits). Speaking of that, I hope that Sprint properly recycles and reclaims all the e-waste NV will generate!

Anyone know how long it takes to upgrade one tower? Is it just a few hours or is it days?

Apple announced that iPad 3 will not be on Sprint's 4G LTE network. However, if I had to guess I would say that it will eventually come to Sprint. I wonder what the pricing will be like to use 4G on the iPad 3.

I was just thinking the rollout tonight. I am not trying to be pessimistic, but it is mid-March. If Sprint is trying to bring NV to all their towers by then end of 2013, then they really have to start rolling it out. They have given no updates, which for a project of this magnitude is not very reassuring, especially for investors. They should be releasing some information on how the Texas projects are coming along. They have 97 markets to complete before the end of 2013, which is 22 months away. That means each month, in order to hit this target, they need to complete 4.4 markets. I really do not see this happening in any of the markets. While contractors will be working simultaneously in these markets, many markets (especially large cities), will more than a few months. I just have not figured out how this will roll out quickly. If they can, then it will be a true success. Regardless, I am very excited for the future of this network, as they are pulling out all stops to improve their product. I still love the value we get from Sprint.

Not to defend Apple or anything, but all tech companies are pretty ruthless with their employees overseas. Foxconn makes far more than just Apple products.

I wonder who is reading from Overland Park?! I hope that potentially DH has been reading. Would pretty pretty nice if he has been posting and we all never knew

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/28/rumor-sprint-adds-los-angeles-to-list-of-planned-network-visionlte-markets-for-2012/ Don't know if you saw this! This website is getting multiple articles on Google news when you search Sprint.

Yeah in the Manhattan market they have done 140 bandaid fixes and 84 more planned. These as far as I know are not NV. But why are they doing these bandaid fixes in NYC when NV is starting shortly? Seems like a waste of money.

I read it as if they will experience the improvements by the end of springtime. That would make it seem like NV should be complete by June(ish). If Sprint is to overhaul their entire network by the end of 2013, then Atlanta should be done by the end of June at the latest. I personally do not think the end of 2013 is feasible for any carrier. Even Verizon did not has as widespread a rollout as NV claims it will be. I think we will be highly lucky if all the first round cities are completed by the end of 2013.

Yeah I can say that the big cities will present multiple issues as many towers are not directly accessible by the companies as they are up on top of building towers. This could slow the process down in large cities. I expect NYC will be very hard because of the density.

What I was trying to say is it looks like primary cities will be available in 2012, but it will take more time to get smaller markets on NV.

I do have to worry that they may get behind on all these schedules. The first round is definitely a big first step, but it looks like it will take a lot longer to get the secondary markets up and running. With all the first rounders announced and with just 10 months left to the year, I really don't see too many more complete markets coming online. LA, NYC, DC, and Boston will all take 8 months at least.