Mr.Nuke

Samsung users just need to tell Samsung that they want this EARFCN API supported so they don't have to root. Samsung does not like rooting so the choice should be obvious to them once explained in great enough numbers.

Good luck explaining to the average Samsung customer service rep what an EARFCN is much less getting it escalated to the appropriate person or team. I personally have no problem going to the engineering screen if I need the data. It sounds like Mike was expecting invalid EARFCNs not to show up. If that is the case I'll help him try and figure out what is going on with 7.0 on a Samsung device. If it can't be fixed an option to not display EARFCNs would suffice.

Well that's why we are beta testing. It shouldn't be showing you any EARFCN information if it's invalid.. what are you seeing? I don't have a Samsung on Android 7 to test myself.

 

-Mike

It will rotate between 18015/14/13 on the ul and 15/14/13 on the dl. It is calculating the frequency correctly for the displayed EARFCN, but the displayed EARFCNs are inaccurate due to Samsung's choices. I sent you diagnostic data as well.

So it is a Samsung issue. Even though they would be great to have.

Which still makes it a bit of an issue with how it is implemented in this latest beta. I see the option to not display the ul earfcn in the display settings, but no such option for the dl. It isn't optimal to have something enabled by default that you can't get rid of giving inaccurate information on roughly half of the devices the app is installed on.

I agree. I haven't seen anyone here defend Sprint adding more retail stores right now, and I think that is quite telling, aside from the obvious aspect of us being advocates for network development.

 

Which leads me to a question I have for a poll I might create, once I think of how to arrange it best.

1) no poll.

2) Or it isn't telling at all. Perhaps people have tired of arguing with the armchair CEOs in this thread.

• Air Harmony Small Cell shows as LTE 2500 with description of Sprint B41 SC, which is fine.

I can confirm this as well from another market.

Does anyone have pics of what the display screen looks like when its set up. Surprised it had a display screen.

 

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Tim's article does http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-420-whats-in-the-box-oh-oh-oh-its-magic/

Great info. Is acquiring 8T8R eNB equipment a CapEx funding issue or equipment availability issue?

It is more of a funding decision. 8T8R equipment is not cheap. One complete 8t8r sector is essentially the same cost as an entire 3 sector mini-macro deployment. So if you've got a pool of funding approved for say 1,000 8t8r sites you could use it on that or you could divert that to mini-macros and get band 41 equipment on 3,000 sites. While not without its trade-offs, I think it is pretty obvious for several reasons why Sprint is headed in that route right now.

It really isn't that big of a deal, is it? It still is news

You literally wrote "Sprint is considering a new phone leasing program," and linked to an article that doesn't say that. I have no problem with linking to that article. Just try and be more accurate in your summation of it. Outside of that article Claure provided some pretty good color into why Sprint likes phone leasing during his interview at the conference. A better discussion would be focused on that.

Is this a good thing?

Sure. It is another tool that Sprint can use to deploy their spectrum. You get the benefits of direct backhaul from the cable provider you are using, less permitting hassles than a macro or in many places other small cell deployments, theoretically quick installs, and at a significantly lower cost than a traditional macro deployment.

Is this article hinting at strand mount small cells being deployed?

 

http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/sprint-confirms-trial-small-cells-cable-company

Yes.

Sprint is considering a new phone leasing program :

The article you linked to doesn't really state this, nor did Claure at the conference the quotes in the article are from. Adding a word to "Sprint hints at future phone leasing program" to get Sprint hints at future for phone leasing program significantly changes the meaning.

A user posted on reddit the call he got about his Magic box preorder.  They wont send him one because there is no band 41 in his area which is what the magic box apparently needs...yet, we know band 25 can be used as fall back.

The key word is fallback. The whole purpose of the device much like Mobilitie's small cell deployments using relay is to utilize a dedicated 2.5 channel for backhaul.  So I can't say I'm surprised they're rejecting places that only have band 25 or in rf places where they don't think there will be a potential band 41 macro donor. In either of those scenarios an AIRAVE is the more appropriate solution.

I wonder if he's there to discuss the Sprint/T-Mobile merger.

What Sprint/T-Mobile merger?

Some rumor the mysterious bidder for straight path is SoftBank. If that is true that It will be interesting. They did not spend anything at all on low band but willing to blow at least 3 billions for the microwave.

CNBC has learned that the new bid came from Verizon Communications. Sources familiar with the matter also told Reuters that the unnamed company was Verizon. Verizon declined to comment.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/08/unnamed-company-makes-higher-offer-against-att-for-straight-path.html

 Not sure what kind of doctor he is, but imagining his NIMBYness causing him a dropped call in an area with no cell towers due to NIMBYs like him, where his dropped call leads to a patient's death.

He is a lawyer specializing in telecom law. I doubt him missing or dropping a call on a "patient" will lead to his client's death.

Oh! Their graphic showed that they did 3.5 Billion in FY16. I guess the real number was much lower.

I don't see any graphics showing $3.5 billion, but I think you might be thinking of this one on page 26 here, it shows overall Capex was $3.875 billion. However that is broken down into two segments: devices leased through indirect channels, and network expenditures. For our purposes we are concerned with the network portion. That was $1.95 billion in FY2016 and it is what they're projecting spending $3.5 to $4 billion on this year.

Looks like capex is the same this year as last year.

 

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CapEx for the network last year was $1.95 billion. Sprint is projecting they'll spend $3.5 to $4 billion over the 12 month period beginning last month. So no as of right now CapEx isn't the same. Sprint is expecting to spend nearly if not more than double what they spent on the network last year.

Why never again? Cedar Rapids has no B41 available, but has the usual amount of B26 and B25, would Sprint be able to deploy B25 small cells there?

Sure they could. However, they or people on their behalf (see Mobilitie) are buying mass quantities of band 41 or band 26 capable equipment. In the vast majority of cases one of those two bands is going to meet the deployment needs for Sprint. And even in minority cases like Cedar Rapids where Sprint is much more spectrum constrained than most markets; a band 26 small cell is going to give you nearly everything a band 25 would. Economies of scale on the equipment purchases render band 25 small cells unlikely in the near-term.

That's what we though but the device does have some say so. Depends on how good it is at a particular band.

 

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I still don't believe that 70% story at all. If 70% of all Sprint sites had b41 equipment then most markets would be 80% covered and thats not the case at all. You look at that coverage map and tell me if you see 70% LTE Plus. I know I don't see it.

So we are going to disregard a statement by the COO of a publicly traded company for your anecdotal observations of a coverage map? Got it....

Anyone know who was behind Channel 51 License Co LLC on the 600 MHz auction?

The FCC knows.

One of the hints: "On March 30, we're removing all limits."

Yeah, that hint is interesting.  Maybe along with the GS8 launch, they will offer "true" unlimited data (no streaming bandwidth limit) plans if you purchase the phone.

Or it is because an 8 turned sideways becomes an infinity symbol.

Oh and i don't connect to Band 26 as much either. Band 25 allot.

That is more proper network management than anything. If a device is capable of getting a Band 25 signal (especially in markets with multiple carriers) it is better to keep that traffic off of Band 26 and reserve that for people in buildings or at the edge of the cell where it is either band 26 or no lte.

If your in a market where band 41 is on at least some towers you might not notice but trust me when i say it is weaker.

 

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I only get Band 26 at home and my phone is getting the exact same signal levels as it was prior to the previous updates.

Has anyone noticed not being connected to 800 voice since last update or could be one from before?

Still connecting to 1x800 for voice here.

I dont know about that but that last update definitely made the note 5s amazing band 26 a lot weaker.

And no change in band 26 reception for me either.

Nope I like lazy typing.

If it continues you can enjoy a "lazy" vacation from this site. Spend the extra minute to fully type out a post out of courtesy for everyone else that has to try and read random capitalized gibberish.