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The lack of ping response doesn't necessarily mean anything. My Airave 4 doesn't respond to pings on one of its IPs, but does on the other (but only if I do it from the same subnet/vlan as the Airave, which is odd. Using a different subnet it won't respond). My Magic Box responds, even from a different subnet.Have reset the device about 4 times - all with the same result - LTE but no CDMA.
My guess is that something on your network is interfering with the Airave's ipsec VPN tunnel. It sets up two, one for LTE and one for CDMA. Perhaps something is only allowing one tunnel to be created, though I can't think of why/how. Or for some reason the CDMA side doesn't have internet access.
I would contact Airave support and see if they can login to your Airave and see what the problem is. If you're able to do a packet capture on your network, that can be used to help diagnose the issue as well.
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I would try factory resetting it.Have had an A4 for 10 days now. Basically, LTE is working fine and CDMA is not. C-NET light is always blinking red. I have reset the device several times now - always the same result. Basic setup, is Fiber into my ASUS router > Airave. No ports blocked nor forwarded. As has been pointed out, there are two ethernet addresses occupied by the Airave; one for CDMA and one for LTE. On my system, those two addresses are 192.168.1.136 and 192.168.1.137. The 137 address is pingable, but if ping the 136 address, it times out. Unless this is supposed to be normal behavior (which I doubt), I suspect that 137 is for LTE and 136 for CDMA; and why it is not pinging/working is beyond me.
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No SIM is needed. You can set it up with eSIM.Just put in my preorder [emoji4]
What SIM is this going to need?
Such a shame they removed original quality photos backup. That was one of the things keeping me on the Pixel line. Thinking about jumping to One Plus now.
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It's not more likely to stay in 1x in the future. Sometimes the phone associates a 1x or 1x800 connection with a certain LTE connection, but in my experience once it switches to 1x800, it will hang onto it until it loses it (either no signal, or a new PRL region is encountered). The region thing was useful to me, because I'd be on 1x800 in more rural areas but I'd enter a different geo region when I got back to the city, so that caused me to switch back to 1x1900 (1900 is scanned before 800 in the PRL, but they have the same priority).So with an A4, devices are more likely to pick up the 1x and STAY on 1x on future re-connect attempts? Is Sprint aware of this problem? Will they swap the A3 for A4 without much headache?Thanks
Otherwise, you have to manually switch back to 1900 each time you enter Airave coverage if you usually drop to 800 coverage outside your house.
And yes, they should swap it no problem.
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VoLTE technically works on the MB and Airave 4 if you force the phone to ignore the whitelist (only possible on a rooted Pixel 3 running Pie. Not possible in 10). But they haven't been whitelisted the devices yet. It's hypothesized that there is a whitelist of TACs that have VoLTE. So all Sprint needs to do is push a TAC change to the femtos. From a software perspective, they're ready (other than the relay link on the MB not being prioritized).Really? I thought the A4 was basically an upgraded experience to the A3 - a femto cell tower that generates a cell signal with backhaul over the internet, where the MB was basically a signal amplifier - taking an existing tower signal, and regenerating it for local consumption?
So, just out of curiosity, if nothing else, were it available, relative to what I'm looking for, would it meet those requirements: Basically VoLTE or at least enhanced voice quality.
VoLTE 100% does not work on an Airave 3, even forced, because the final update for the device broke IMS. The 3 shouldn't be used with any device that uses IMS (ie, any VoLTE device), because it will break SMS as well. This also includes pre SRLTE devices (2016 era and earlier, any device that uses eCSFB).
Your only real solution is to use wifi calling and wait for an update to fix the location issue. Wifi calling is identical quality to VoLTE (they're the same system).
That's weird and unfortunate that Samsung tied it to your location like that, and broke the location. I'm surprised it doesn't just use what cached/most recent location from Google Play Services. In one of your previous messages, you said the call drops when the signal goes to 0. You mean it drops when you're on the macro network on a call, right? Or are you saying that it drops on wifi calling when it loses the tower signal?
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1x isn't necessary, but a non wifi connection is. Can be LTE, roaming, etc. It doesn't seem to run over the ipsec tunnel. At least it was in January when I last tested.I need to investigate if 1x is required for MMS. I suspect it is....
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It doesn't seem to actively use 1x and instead just listens and maybe registers. It is kind of annoying that the signal bar becomes the 1x signal, but that's just the way they do it. I don't think it impacts battery much at all. The battery usage is from transmitting.So here's a weird (or maybe expected from Sprint) observation about WiFi Calling and VoLTe:
* On WiFi: Phone connects to BOTH - Wi-Fi and 1x
* On VoLTE: Phone only connects to LTE
Kinda partially defeats the purpose of WiFi Calling if phone is still gonna drain my battery by looking for 1x.
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How are you orienting the antennas? And which antennas are you using?Currently working with two 4x4 cards, life is getting spicy fellas.
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Possibly. They could also be on wifi calling or be using Calling+. These both use the same codecs and system as VoLTE.Question: If you have a phone on Sprint that VoLTE enabled, and you call another Sprint person and the call is in HD, does that mean that person also has VoLTE enabled (since the call was in HD)?
Calls to 1xAdvanced (CDMA HD voice) won't cause one of the HD codecs to be used on VoLTE, so that can be ruled it.
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Anyone have NSG to check?Looks like 3rd carrier is finally spreading in the northern part of the Bronx. Hit nearly 200mbs, think they might have settled for a smaller carrier size for the 3rd carrier.
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Wait you never even get to login to your Sprint account? I don't think that's Sprint related then. This might be a silly question, but you're on wifi when you try to add the eSIM right?I never get to that step. Simply get an error.
I'll take a video of doing that when pixel 4 comes out.
Do you have a regular Sprint account? Or is it through an MVNO?
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I'm not sure if any carrier is doing VoLTE roaming yet, are they? The tricky part might be setting up the EUTRA session? I just know it's not at straightforward as regular LTE data roaming.If Sprint is still around in 2022, they will have no choice but to use LTE for calls or expand their coverage as att plans to shutdown Hspa+ in early 2022
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Could be. I have a Google purchased Pixel 3 XL and it worked fine. You get to the step where you login to your Sprint account and select the number right?I see that same option, but continually get an error upon selecting it and confirming a sprint dialog. Then I'm told to call a number for help. Starting to suspect it's something about my plan / account that's choking it.
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It will definitely have VoLTE at launch. Since the 3 and 3a both officially have it now with the Android 10 update. All newly released phones have VoLTE out of the box, it's older phones where Sprint is dragging their feet.Would be very surprised with a 5G pixel this year, I would also like one, but leaks do not corroborate it.
I do fully expect VoLTE w/ P4 on Sprint from launch.
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No. See my comment above. If you remove -w from the script and save it, it won't wipe data.Nope not rooted. Completely stock. I will have to download the factory image but I dont want to delete all my stuff from the phone. I believe everything deletes if I flash the factory image from the settings right?
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Are you rooted? That can prevent the OTA from applying.Still havent been able to update to Android 10 on my P3XL as it fails to install. [emoji20]
If you aren't rooted, download the full factory image and flash it with adb. This will not apply though if you're currently rooted, and will also throw an error.
If you are rooted (or bootloader unlocked at least), get the factory image and remove "-w" from the one line in the .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/Mac) file, so that it won't wipe your data. Leaving -w wipes the device, removing it preserves data. This is guaranteed to work.
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Yup! It came with the Android 10 update. Glad to have it officially supported instead of requiring a hack.Just noticed that VoLTE was enabled on my Pixel 3 XL. Haven't used it yet, but my phone no longer needs to connect to 1x + LTE... It's now just LTE or Wi-Fi. Life's Good! [emoji4]
The question is, does it continue to ignore the VoLTE flag on the eNB (ie, will it work on a Magic Box or Airave), unlike other VoLTE enabled devices? I've been out of the country since it came out, so haven't been able to test.
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It depends on the market. In Pittsburgh and other cities, I rarely see B26, and when I do, it performs well. I think in less urban areas there is higher B26 usage, but urban areas account for a majority of traffic. So that will affect the % of traffic on B26 in total.By this report band 26 should perform better but I dont see it. Was surprised to see this though. Proves that HPUE likely works.
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On the other hand, there are some cities where Sprint is lacking. The Bay area (SF, Oakland, Berkeley) doesn't have sufficient density for the topography, despite having a ton of sites. I'll be on B25 or B26 a lot, and it can be painfully slow. Even B41 gets congested, due to only 2 carriers on most sites (and only 2xCA on ones that do. Non contig B41 spectrum there).
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About time haha. Assuming this means FDD-TDD CA.Improved CA is what I have been told.
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I would love an 8GB Pixel. The question is, what 5G bands will it support? Verizon or Sprint and T-Mobile?Looks like there might be a 5G variant after all and with 8gb no less..
https://www.gizchina.com/2019/09/15/pixel-4-xl-5g-variant-surfaces-at-geekbench-with-8gb-of-ram/
This is shaping up to be the best Pixel ever..
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It's hard to make further suggestions without being able to play with your router directly and see exactly what settings are enabled and disabled, or getting a packet capture to see what's happening. Lilotimz's suggestion is probably your best bet for now.[mention=21091]ingenium[/mention] or anyone else, i really dont want to give up, i get no reception in my house....any suggestions?
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I believe it is live in some non-Samsung markets, but I'm not sure. It's been coming soon for a while now.Is this coming anytime soon or no word on it?
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Yes. The Pixel 3 can do TDD-FDD CA I believe, as well as many other devices. The way it would work is B25 or B26 is the PCC and is used for upload (no UL CA). Then B41 is used as the SCC for supplemental download. Presumably they can prioritize B41 on the downlink over the PCC (to keep B25 capacity for when B41 is too weak), but I'm not sure if this is actually possible. Either way, in some markets where B25 is 15x15 and B41 coverage is very good, B25 is can be unused and has tons of capacity. Same for B26.FDD-TDD CA is compatible with current and future UL CA handsets?
It would also help at events where the network puts everyone on B41 which is unusable from congestion, but B25 and 26 are wide open. That's a decent amount of extra capacity to add.
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Did you try Calyx? That was one person reporting potential throttling (I was one of the commenters on the post) over a year ago, and I was still unthrottled when I last used Calyx a few months ago. I suspect his site just got congested (which happened on my site as well. Verified with my Sprint phone getting the same performance).I am using qty=4 of the 100 GB/month plans. Each MiFi8000 has an individual plan and an individual phone number at $65 each, that comes to $260. So it is a tad more expensive than my existing $240/month for 120 GB.
My four MiFi8000 units are load-balanced by the MAX-OTG-U4. So it distributes the load among the four and also (might) make things more reliable. I've been watching the load graphs over the weekend and the MAX-OTG-U4 is doing what it is supposed to.
Although there are other features in it (speed aggregation, etc.) I didn't activate any of those features. Quite frankly, 20 Mbps is fine for what I need. I just need a good download speed for video streaming (there's no cable where I am), and a reasonable upload speed for the plethora of security cameras that I have.
I share your frustration. In my area, there is no cable, DSL is 3 Mbps, Verizon throttles and severely limits, Tmobile limits, and AT&T coverage is spotty. So I'm stuck with Sprint until something better comes along. I'm just lucky that I am "only" 3 miles away from the Sprint tower.
I've seen reports that Sprint is starting to throttle Calyx accounts also -- seems they wised up. At this point, I have eliminated finger-pointing; for any problem it is Sprint's fault since it is their contract, their tower, and their branded hardware. Ever since my Clear (WiMax) was eliminated it has been a continual mish-mash and has been a continual headache.
I can take a headache; but when my wife or sons constantly say "Daddy, fix the Internet" it really digs...
As soon as something comes along that is reliable and cheaper, I'll jump. Living in the "country" means that I'm not on any company's front-burner. So right now I have internet, it works, and speeds are reasonable; but yes, it is horribly expensive. So I can bide my time waiting for SpaceX's satellite-based system that should work BETTER in the country since there is less multi-path interference and clutter.
For those gentle readers who are confused, note that I'm paying $260/month for 400GB/month unthrottled. So any hardware costs are ignorable... When forced to abandon Clear's WiMax several years ago, then I had cycled through 3 passive 18dBi 6-foot long 2.5 GHz Yagi high-gain antennas, a Netgear modem, several routers, two Cradlepoint COR-IBR900's, one Cradlepoint COR-IBR1700, and a dozen SIM cards. At that point, enough was enough.
Thanks,
Scott
Calyx is coded as a "Spectrum Mobile Broadband 30GB" plan, which should not be throttled or deprioritized. It is a metered plan just like the one you're on now. It incurs overages after 30GB (expensive on paper, like $20 or $30/GB) in theory, but Calyx / Mobile Citizen have basically an unlimited bucket that these overages come from.@lilotimz can explain it better, but basically Sprint doesn't charge them for the overages. Sprint would need to re-code the plan I believe to throttle it, since the Spectrum Mobile Broadband plan is not throttled since it charges for overages.
Even if it did start getting deprioritized, if you can get a Magic Box and have it get a usable signal, it should bypass deprioritization. The deprioritization is done on a per eNB basis. Since you will be the only person on the MB eNB, it will be seen as uncongested and not deprioritized. In theory the MB is actually prioritized over other devices on the macro / donor.
If your setup is working for you and you're happy with it, that's fantastic and is what really matters. But there may be ways to save you a substantial amount of money for basically the same service (that is less complex), which is why we're suggesting them.
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I use two of these https://ltefix.com/shop/antennas/700-2700mhz-15dbi-4g-lte-directional-antenna/
They work pretty well. Right now I'm using them on AT&T on a site that is 3.4 miles away. I get about -110 to -115 on a B2 20 MHz carrier, which gives me ~20 Mbps down. On my phone with an AT&T SIM, I can just barely get a B12 signal that doesn't work particularly well.
The frequency of those antennas works for Sprint as well. The Sprint site is much closer in my case, but due to antenna positioning and topography doesn't work as well. Just make sure you orient the antennas properly for MIMO.
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