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  1. Fraydog
    Considering the spectrum screen is 225 MHz... it wouldn't have to be that much. 600 Mhz 12 700 Mhz 12 800 Mhz 18 AWS 40 PCS 60 2.6 GHZ 64 That would leave some headroom in place. If you want more spectrum in 2.6... divest PCS down to 40. 600 Mhz 12 700 Mhz 12 800 Mhz 18 AWS 40 PCS 40 2.6 GHz 100 Equals 222. These examples are hypothetical in nature and each market would vary. Chicago and St. Louis, for example, would leave more PCS and 2.6 GHZ given they only have 15x15 AWS at 30 MHz. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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    Why in God's name would they do either? Newco would take the T-Mobile foundation and then do 20x20 AWS and 20x20 PCS first. Then additional capacity with 2.6 GHz beyond that. Better penetration and potential 400 Mbps high end on 256 QAM devices. Then TD-LTE would be an additional speed booster atop that. No low band divestiture is needed. Maybe some PCS. I'd rather see Divestiture there first given that Newco will have spare capacity there. There's enough capacity to keep CDMA and HSPA running two years on smaller PCS slivers. Then CDMA probably goes away 2020 ish. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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    I couldn't see it being anything like what AT&T did when they fouled up the merger with T-Mobile. There's probably a better chance of it going through and Sprint having to divest some 2.6 GHz in the areas where they own gob tons of it.
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    There's probably $12-14 B in synergy a YEAR if SoftBank bought T-Mobile and then merged Sprint into T-Mobile... which is what would happen given what leaked about the transaction when it was brought up the last time. First off, for those of you who still love CDMA, this would accelerate any timeline to kill it off. T-Mobile's CTO would likely be the CTO of any merger. And even if he's not, the T-Mobile LTE coverage is bigger than Sprint's CDMA at this stage. More cost synergies are going to be achieved with a LTE network that keeps a 5 MHz of HSPA for legacy T-Mobile in tact in the areas where it still exists. Sprint small cells can be transitioned into T-Mobile's LTE with Multi Operator Core Networks. VoLTE would be mature enough to lean on by the time anything gets improved anyway, and T-Mobile's more dense network would be getting PCS and SMR spectrum infused into it for more capacity. My concern is that prices are going to go up, but it's not like a President Trump gives a shit about that anyway.
  5. Fraydog
    Legere did his part to open up public opinion on Net Neutrality when Verizon and AT&T started doing data free video themselves. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  6. Fraydog
    Have you used VoLTE on T-Mobile? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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    Broadcasters would be out of their minds to give up their spectrum at these prices. There's also newer and better things they can do like ATSC 3.0 to fully maximize picture quality. With cord cutting being more and more prevalent, rabbit ears are more and more important. Not only does this put pressure back on the mobile industry to come up with better solutions for increasing rural spectrum, it also can be a good thing to drain the swamp that is Pay TV. Part of me is surprised Comcast isn't getting involved more to buy up 600 MHz, but they aren't going to sell their NBC spectrum to get in the wireless business.
  8. Fraydog
    Verizon supports talk and surf as well if Advanced Calling is enabled. Enhanced Calling is Verizon's marketing term for Voice Over LTE running on their network.
  9. Fraydog
    It should be, given all US Galaxy S7 models are using Snapdragon X12. That said, I don't know if Permissive Changes are being filed for the GS7 models on carriers other than T-Mobile. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  10. Fraydog
    It does not. Intel XMM 7360 powers the AT&T/T-Mobile/International iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Therefore, Tyrone's speeds are likely done through 3 channel carrier aggregation. I assume Tyrone is in a market where T-Mobile is stacking 20x20 AWS, 10x10 PCS, and 5x5 B12. Unfortunately Intel lags slightly behind with no 256 QAM and no 4x4 MIMO support in the modem. Now Sprint/Verizon/Chinese models could conceivably support 4x4 MIMO, since they do not run on the Intel chip, but instead on the Qualcomm X12 modem. There is likely no antenna support for 4x4 MIMO in this generation of the iPhone. It absolutely could support 256 QAM but there is likely no plan for Apple to enable it when they would be creating a discrepancy between Intel and Qualcomm models. Performance has been better than a lot of people have thought it would be on the Intel models but the features aren't as good for the Magentans. To fully exploit 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM, Magentans need to go to the GS7 class of devices, the GS7, GS7 Edge, or Galaxy Fire, I mean Note7. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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    AT&T usually has more spectrum than anyone except Sprint, and much more of that is low and mid band. By this point AT&T should be close to having most of their customer base on VoLTE with 20x20 PCS over most of the country, and 3 channel carrier aggregation going. Yet they get beat by Verizon and T-Mobile on speed nationally when both T-Mobile have less spectrum. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  12. Fraydog
    It's rural and Midwestern and Southern markets that will get immediate aid. Houston seems to be the largest market where T-Mobile got B66. Still good considering they got aid for markets where spectrum constraints are real. http://maps.spectrumgateway.com/t-mobile-aws-3-spectrum.html Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  13. Fraydog
    https://np.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/52pgh6/tmobile_hasnt_applied_a_security_patch_to_the/ ???????????? When the 4x4 update is a bigger priority than routine security patches. ???????????? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  14. Fraydog
    It is unfortunate. That said, shit happens. I think the worst part for Samsung will be the damage to their reputation that occurs long after the dust and fire has settled from this debacle. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  15. Fraydog
    Them Staten Boys are a bunch of moonshine runners. ???? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  16. Fraydog
    When "race to sleep" turns into a snooze fest.
  17. Fraydog
    I'm not sure any US provider has a clear path to gigabit. T-Mobile only has 20x20 typically in AWS. They have smaller amounts of PCS and then 5x5 of B12. Even with 4x4 and 256 QAM they're maxing out well below 1 Gbps even in Dallas which is their most spectrum rich market. Milan said to look at Australia and Telstra as the first. I assume that is because Milan is looking for carriers that can do 3 20x20 carriers and Telstra is the most obvious candidate for it.
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    I suspect the AT&T/T-Mobile models are Intel. We will get to see the RF comparisons directly and see what the differences are. Should be intriguing. Qualcomm had talked a lot of smack and Intel has been relatively silent about this. We will see if QCOM is right or if they have been blowing smoke. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  19. Fraydog
    Why should I, who does not use more than 10GB ever, have my connection drained by those who use far more? That's why prioritization kicks in on congested towers. That is how Sprint and T-Mobile keep enough bandwidth for the commons.
  20. Fraydog
    https://youtu.be/YoW9kO7TZ-k GAAAAGGGGG. This person is so badly informed it is hilarious. Truth is that there are no true unlimited plans any more. Deprioritization is more accurately called "all you can eat" since that is a more accurate descriptor. There's only all you can eat. Unlimited has turned into a pure marketing term.
  21. Fraydog
    This is why I like SCP readings in speed tests. Then we can see from RSRP readings if someone is close to an antenna. To be fair, I usually get the fastest readings 1/10th of a mile away from a tower. I'm sure this science is different in a rural area like mine on a network calibrated for band 13 that blasts signal out in a strong fashion. Example: I live almost a mile away from a tower and max out 50 mbps backhaul.
  22. Fraydog
    T-Mobile has launched more LTE Advanced tech than any carrier on planet Earth. They do deserve credit for that. What T-Mobile should be called on is "more spectrum per customer". That's only really true in markets where they can toss in a 20x20 block. Verizon can do that over most of the continental United States. If you're in one of those urban (primarily) markets, great. If not, Verizon is likely going to be faster. That's the issue I see here. Not to mention a lot of the expansion coverage is not exactly deep. Verizon has deeper cell density on rural, so if you travel out of the city at all, that is something that has to be considered. Same for AT&T. T-Mobile still has a ways to go on adding sites for rural even with band 12 tossed in the mix.
  23. Fraydog
    I wish we could get this discussion going on T4GRU and talk more about the T-Mobile side of this. That said, Sprint's issue is money. I think SprintNYC got it right here. I think Sprint has much better management NOW, unfortunately they have to run out of the issues caused by Forsee and Hesse combined with the year Masa sat there doing nothing, waiting for Legere. That is hard when the father company won't add capital and is more focused on other endeavors like ARM. I honestly feel for the people like John Saw and Gunther Ottendorfer. They came in, cleaned up a mess, but can't compete with Neville Ray because they aren't even given the opportunity to match capital more or less. More scrutiny has to go over them and frankly over Marcelo for that matter and straight toward Masa. They are doing the best they can under very difficult circumstances but they can't fully compete with T-Mobile on network expansion and fully getting 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM running let alone Verizon and AT&T because the capital budget isn't there.
  24. Fraydog
    These people are idiots. Enough said. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
  25. Fraydog
    The owner should be liable as much as Samsung. I suspect Samsung should mandate the recall to put this foolishness to bed. I respect Samsung for the recall when a lot of companies would hide behind legalese. I'd respect them more if they escalated the recall to mandatory status. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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