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That theory makes sense & I don't see why Sprint won't buy what it can of 600 Mhz, but the question is how much can it get and that leads to "what-ifs". It'll add to capacity which will need to go up not down with more subscribers... If they can't get enough 600 Mhz they may not be able to move ALL data there: As people are talking less& less and using data more & more..In three more years Im sure fliphones will be dead.. right now 3 or 4 outta 10 still have them.. It might make more sense to use both bands for data.. from a quality point of view there is very little difference between 600 and 800 Mhz it'll add to capacity in areas where there isn't enough 800 Mhz ... 600 Mhz could help fill holes in major cities like NYC, Chicago, LA....where business class accounts must have the highest quality present.. While its possible - I'd think you'd be wasting bandwidth if you used 800 strictly for 1xAdvanced..we don't need all of the 800 Mhz spectrum for HD Voice because people talking less every year

Well after reading the article Im seeing while TDD maybe bad for 600 Mhz it doesn't at all mean that Sprint can't use 600 Mhz and still use TDD 2500 Mhz in close areas..and TDD on 2500 doesn't necessarily mean TDD on any other band... in this case it can't because Clearwire 2500 uses 20x20 pipes.. much bigger then what Sprint uses for 1900 and 800 Mhz !! The one thing I gathered that was nice about the new Sprint NV tower sites was that other bands could be added easily. This means select areas could get 600 Mhz ... I don't know enough to know how Sprint will integrate 2500 Mhz into the whole NV upgrade, but they are going to do it because they are about to release the first TRi-band devices on the Sprint website in a month or so they will be on sale and that means Sprint stores will have them.. These devices always come before the phones so that people who already have mobile hotspot plans or are considering it will have options. The fact that these devices will be available soon also means to me that Sprint has some 800 Mhz sites readying to be turned on by the end of the year !

Thank you....I'll read it, but you gotta keep in mind even if Sprint buys 600 Mhz spectrum it doesn't mean they'll have it in areas ( or implement it ) in areas where they plan on using the current Tri-band ( 800, 1900, 2500 Mhz ) spectrum.. 600 Mhz could be used in areas where they don't or won't use other spectrums due to unfavorable conditions.. 600 Mhz LTE could be used in areas heavily populated by office buildings where 2500 MHz will never be used because it can't penetrate well enough to be used..

@ Fraydog ( or anyone interested ) More on reading.. this article points to why TDD is a better choice over FDD.. for those interested in how Sprint's newly acquired Clearwire 2500 Mhz TDD 4G LTE will help Sprint.. http://electronicdesign.com/communications/what-s-difference-between-fdd-and-tdd As different spectrums become re-purposed and available TDD looks like a better choice. Sprints tri-band will help a lot.. and if they aquire 600 Mhz it'll be even better..

@ ryry4ya I don't even know what that means.. lol.. explain ? One thing is its a very busy area.. tons of stores around that tower, lots of traffic on the roads and many apartments within range.. so the speeds were good being it has to be loaded fairly high..

Went up to Menards on Morse Rd..sat in the car and did several speed test on LTE.. I can post captures from the test, but my best download was around 19 Mb/s.. 2nd best was 18.. with many around 8 to 14 Mb/s... My worst download was 6 Mb/s My upload stay very constant at 5 to 6 Mb/s

@ Fraydog Clearwires TD is nice.. and another thing that makes it nice is its already in some cities. Its fairly cost effective to deploy and unlike what you see now .. bandwidth can be moved by the equipment itself at individual towers during peak times. TD Speeds aren't bad either.. around 100 download.. usually avg around 50 to 70 download.. Honestly no one needs that speed on a smartphone. I have 50 Mb down and 5 Mb up at home on my cable. None of our smart devices or online gaming ever stutters. The one thing about the small screen on a smartphone is HD takes up a lot less bandwidth... so high speeds are more about bragging then usage. On a smartphone you can easily stream an HD movie with a steady 3-4 Mb down connection.. Yes FDD is nice because it has lower latency on longer range, but the way Sprint would implement TD 2500 MHz ( in dense city areas ) this advantage wouldn't matter - because the distances would be shorter with those towers being there in areas where there are a lot of towers and those towers would also be Sprint tri-band - so lots of spectrum would already be there with the 800 Mhz and 1900 Mhz - with just even more to cover busy times.. So latency wouldn't be an issue because there would be none worth noting at short distances.. Back to what I said above in the 1st paragraph: Ive seen in some cities now where Verizon/ATT where download is 8 and upload is 9... In cases like this where the upload is faster then the download its because the tower is overloaded.. The download goes down, but the upload stays good because people use much less of it. With TD if the tower is running (at say rush hour traffic) and downloads ( would normally ) slow alot. ... it'll move some of the upload speed and make it available to the download.. upload speed typically is less important overall.. so it can be moved during busy times.. When 2500Mhz combines with 800Mhz and 1900 MHZ LTE it should be very smooth.. With Sprints new budget things will change much faster. SPrints old budget called for around a $5 Billion dollar budget for immediate NV upgrades and another 10 Billion over 7 years. Well.... that was before Softbank said "We're going to infuse $16 Billion into Sprint in the 1st two years - most of which will be used for upgrading the network" ... Softbank ( Sprint new majority owner ) has clearly said he wants Sprint to be a real competitor to the big players ( ATT/ Verizon )... The major factor in that happening in the past was the lack of money.. Suddenly there's a lot more money..

@asdf190 Sprint's budget is finally allowing them to make plans for things they previously couldn't afford. Remember Top Gun... "Son, Your Ego is writing checks your body can't cash ! " In another year Sprint will be very solid, in two years they'll be downright respectable !

A million articles out there now.. but I posted what most of you already may know just cuz its fun ! 600 MHz auction battle "The dustup kicked off in April when the Department of Justice called on the FCC to create auction rules that would ensure Sprint, T-Mobile and other smaller players get a chance control some of the airwaves, perhaps by capping how much spectrum AT&T and Verizon can get." http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/its-verizon-and-att-vs-sprint-and-t-mobile-600-mhz-auction-battle/2013-06-04

-------------- @Kineticman, I believe there are a couple new towers in Marysville coming online.. Samsung 3g.. but hey nothing new with that info huh? I have a friend that lives along 33... not sure if they are on, but he said someone told them they are about complete.. and that was weeks ago Robf