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It might if he has a device that supports Calling+. I'm unsure if Sprint has deployed HD voice to it yet. He might consider the Airave 3 otherwise. It'll play nicely with LTE now, which the 2 wouldn't do. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

I remember this happening to me before, but I don't remember what I did to fix it unfortunately... Maybe try clearing data for the app? Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

The one at my parents gets over 30 Mbps, using a very weak 5x5 B25 carrier for relay. It just depends on how loaded the macro is. My home MB is often in the 10-15 Mbps range, but the macro is heavily congested. I've seen speed tests from magic boxes over 60 Mbps. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Yup, I have one as a spare SIM in case I'm in an area without Sprint service (or stuck on 1x roaming) for an extended period of time. I also use one in my car instead of paying AT&T for service (integrated Google maps, built in hotspot, etc). I have friends maxed out, so an extra 500MB/month on it (700MB total). There's a group of us on here with FreedomPop that can help you max out your friends if you want. It's just annoying they make you re-activate it on their website once a month if you don't have any phone calls on it. No cost at least. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Yeah I don't think you can disable b25 without root. The free version of NSG will let you disable it, but it forces a phone reboot every time you enable or disable a band. Rooting the Hydro Icon is also a PITA. The only way is Kingroot, which injects ads and blocks replacement with something like SuperSU. I still managed to do it, but it's non trivial...you need to keep a root adb shell open and delete all the root files and kill the root daemon (but your session keeps root until it exits). This allows you to manually install SuperSU. It took me a few tries to find all the Kingroot files. If you miss one it removes SuperSU and reinstalls Kingroot. Very much malware behavior. So if the Moto E2 has an easier root, go that route instead. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Can you get access to an Android phone for an hour to drive around? If you change the logging interval to every second from the default of every 5 seconds, you'll get 2000 data points really quickly. It might be worth getting a phone on FreedomPop if you want to continue using CellMapper. You can get a cheap Android phone for $20 and there's no monthly cost of service if you disable all the auto top ups and downgrade to the free plan. 1GB/month free with friends maxed out, throttled to 1 Mbps. So it's perfect for a logging device. One of their Motorola devices and the Kyocera Hydro Icon both support band locking too, which helps with hunting. Getting the phone through them puts you on Sprint service. If you order just the SIM (they often have deals for $1 or $0.01 for the SIM) then you're on AT&T. AT&T's free tier maxes out at 700 MB/month Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

I don't think it's that difficult to change it on Sprint routers (T-Mobile makes theirs very hard to reflash). If you go that route I suggest looking at the Merlin firmware. It's stock Asus with a bunch of enhancements and addictions. Pretty stable. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

The Sprint router may be causing problems with it. They do some QoS and rate limiting (I want to say 8 KB/sec or so) on the ipsec tunnels that are used. It sets a dedicated, allocated speed which cannot be exceeded, rather than just prioritizing the connection. It basically breaks an Airave. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Which market? Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

I like CellMapper because it shows the most detail. With enough data you can see the coverage of each sector very nicely in the cloverleaf pattern. It also gives clues for where new sites might be located. I'm finding it useful to visualize small cell coverage areas. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Yes, all the converted wimax sites should be fiber or Ethernet fed. The relay sites are likely new builds. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Just got blocked for the first time. Using the most recent version of Tapatalk free (with VIP from the pay version). My home IP has been blocked for about 32 hours now. I thought it expired after 24 hours? Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Yes, relay small cells are limited to broadcasting a single carrier. Only fiber / non-relay small cells broadcast 2 carriers. It's the same in SF, though I haven't seen any relay fed ones there yet. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Depends. Most Samsung markets (ie all except Chicago) still don't have B25 2xCA. My guess is it will be at least a year before 25/26 CA and 41/25 CA is enabled. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

My Pixel is back on 1x800 :-( I temporarily disabled BC10 to kick it to the Airave, but 2 days later it was back on 1x800. For almost the first 2 months it worked great and stayed on the Airave. I might have to just keep 1x800 disabled and reboot and enable it just when I'm in low signal areas. Sucks that that even has to be done... Inherent problem to constant SRLTE devices I guess Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

You can do it with Tasker. Make a new task that runs system lock (display->system lock). You can then add a shortcut to that task with some launchers (Nova being one of them). I'm not sure if the stock launcher allows Tasker shortcuts. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

It seems that, at least in Pittsburgh, the Airave uses its own CDMA channels, different from the macro. Pittsburgh has C+G block B25, and then another contiguous 10x10 before it (for a total of 20x20 contiguous). The macro has 3 CDMA carriers in the first 5 MHz of this, then there's 5 MHz unused, and then 10x10 LTE (confirmed with spectrum analyzer). The Airave broadcasts its evdo carrier in this unused 5 MHz (channel 975), but its 1x1900 is overlapping the B25 carrier and extends into the unused 5 MHz block (channel 1100). It's partially in the LTE guard band. LTE is 1985 MHz - 1995 MHz, and the 1x carrier is centered at 1985 MHz. Odd that they wouldn't shift the 1x carrier to be somewhere else in the unused 5 MHz block. I wonder if this is just an oversight, the result of legacy channel assignments, or a sign that Sprint is going to attempt to put 1x in LTE guard bands in the future like T-Mobile does with GSM? When Sprint eventually adds another 5x5 or extends the 10x10 to 15x15, they'll have to make the Airave share CDMA channels with the macro I assume. Or else try to put it in guard bands. I wonder if the Airave has its own CDMA channels in markets without unused spectrum. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

No. It's supposedly being worked on, but nothing is even in testing yet from what I've heard. So it won't be anytime soon... Sprint claims they can't add custom software on Google devices, yet Google has a complete framework for doing this very thing that they deployed a few years ago and have continued to expand with each Android revision. Verizon, T-Mobile, and other carriers seem to have no problem getting their custom software on it for VoLTE and wifi calling. Sprint also has Sprint DM for hands free activation on Pixel devices, so I think that excuse is BS. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Yeah there are 2 sets of 2 contiguous carriers below the 3 contiguous macro carriers. So some could be fiber fed small cells (otherwise they'd be limited to 1 carrier), or they're starting deployment of 4th and 5th carriers on macros. We need someone with SCP and earfcn logging to see what shows up. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

It might be complicated by the fact that the wires go through a hole in the brick exterior. Perhaps that has something to do with the holdup. But at the very least they should be able to give it GMO LTE. It's also possible they can't get to the radios easily inside (it looks like the top is an addition. The bricks look to be a different color). Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

1x hands off from an Airave to the macro network, but not the other way around. VoLTE will handoff in both directions. Calling+ does this now. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

You can just set them the same and let devices decide which to use. I do that for my guest network. The reason it's often done is that many devices will pick 2.4 GHz over 5 GHz, or when they get out of 5 GHz range they don't switch back when they come back in range. It's the only way to force 5 GHz to be used. For my personal network I invert the network name, so for example I have "SSID" for 5 GHz And "SSID-2.4" for 2.4 GHz. Better APs like Ubiquiti can try to make clients use 5 GHz (basically disconnect them and hope they reconnect to 5 GHz), but the band selection is completely under the control of the client device. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

In my experience, it might make it into your neighbor's yard, but likely not indoors (at least not very well). I guess it also depends on how close they are and how strong the macro is. A stronger macro, even congested B26, is preferred when the MB signal gets weak ( For houses, it's basically one per household for proper coverage, but you can easily cover a couple units in an apartment building. Sprint is giving them out pretty freely right now. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

Open World doesn't have high speed passes. It's full speed everywhere I believe, but it's pay per MB (or KB). Many Central and South American countries give you 1GB for free though before you start getting charged. I'm unsure if there is a limit for the new/current roaming option. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

I currently have the full version (the developer sent me a 6 month license for free out of the blue, not sure why, maybe because I submitted several bug reports?), but band locking and such doesn't work on newer devices. The option just isn't there. For example, my Pixel 2 XL only got ads removed and the ability to record with the full version, but that's it. My Kyocera Hydro Icon logging device on the other hand has always had band locking with the free version. So for NSG, older devices are better usually. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk