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    Good catch. It's disappointing that sprint is taking this approach. While it's not hard to swap devices online, swapping a SIM card is "less hard".
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    No, but I am still holding out hope.
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    Copy that... patiently waiting for UPS guy - we'll see if he has it today
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    The biggest issue I see with Dish buying sprint is DEBT. Charlie is pulling out all the stops to make this deal even a possibility. Bottom line: The two companies, combined, would have too much debt to effectively utilize all of the spectrum they would have to properly execute any sort of business plan. Softbank is throwing a lot of money into Sprint because of the foundation that Sprint has and the opportunity of building on that foundation with Clearwire's spectrum to offer a mobile experience that rivals can't match - IE they would actually offer hugely disruptive services that the established incumbents wouldn't be able to duplicate. This is a similar strategy that Softbank deployed in Japan which was hugely successful. Sure, Sprint shareholders might be pleased but let's not forget about Sprint bondholders - they wouldn't be pleased one bit. Basically, Dish would be too levered to do anything meaningful with the solid sprint foundation that's being laid. Softbank, however, is primed to build.
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    Well, as a long-time poster here, I've gone against the grain more than once and have never had my opinion censored. I think Sprint has a lot of things going for it and a lot of challenges. There is so much going on, it makes for a lot of things to talk about. If we all said/thought the same thing, we would have nothing to discuss and this site would sit idle.
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    This is 100% proof right here that cell tower radiation is bad. Even the clouds stay away. I am packing my bags and moving to the only safe place left... Or as I like to call it, AJ's version of Hell http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/04/green_bank_w_v_where_the_electrosensitive_can_escape_the_modern_world.html
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    Sprint Preorders are always the same and people always get upset. Sprint's preorder system stinks. They will ship today via ups "second day air" according to the website but are actually overnighted. Those that preordered by the 16th will have their "One" by Thursday. The exception was the EVO 4G LTE which was because of customs.
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    I can also confirm that networks were not shut down. Sprint was beyond overloaded; T-Mobile actually held up well. Even without the crisis, this area is notoriously overloaded for Sprint. This is one of those times where you really wish Sprint could have had a few more sites upgraded - it could have helped loved ones connect with each other a bit faster during this tragic event.
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    Well, I think sprint using it for how they've explained (urban areas for additional capacity) is fine. I think the entire ecosystem is better off if there are more providers that offer 2.6GHz service. At 160MHz, there is enough to go around to benefit the ecosystem.
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    This is above the spectrum screen - why would it not be approved? Frankly, more than one company should offer 2.6 service.
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    Sort of goes both ways once VoLTE/LTE is fully built out among all four major carriers (assuming your phone supports the band, of course), no? In four years, it sounds like unlocked handsets will be in much greater demand.
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    Bummer. I don't care about the voice (I know no CDMA support), it would be nice if data worked though.
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    They should because the phone supports it - it's no extra work for them to ship the phone unlocked. The incentive, I would think, is to draw customers to your service. It should be unlocked because it A) makes your phone more valuable to others if/when you decide to resell it and gives you the choice between carriers without having to buy a new phone. Look at Verizon - the HTC DROID DNA is unlocked and supports T-Mobile and AT&T on PCS with no trouble. I think customer choice is always a good thing and unlocking handsets encourages customer choice. I personally enjoy using both Sprint and T-Mobile. Instead, Sprint ends up having me in seasonal stand-by more often and ends up making less money off me with these anti-competitive practices. Sprint used to have a much friendlier viewpoint towards unlocked devices... sadly, that's gone away.
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    It would be great if it worked. The HTC One for developers is carrier-unlocked and comes with unlocked bootloader and 64GB of internal storage. It supports quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), tri-band 3G with HSPA (850/1900/2100 MHz) and tri-band LTE (700/850/1900 MHz). I mean, with the 100 dollar rebate, 550 for the 64GB developer edition that's unlocked seems pretty nice.
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    I'll be curious to see if I can take a sprint SIM and stick it in an unlocked One and get Sprint LTE, that should be interesting... I could end up just doing that and using groove or some other VOIP service for voice.
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    Looking at the HTC One overview, it doesn't seem like Sprint's version supports WCDMA? It would be awesome if Sprint's One was similar to HTC Droid DNA and was unlocked and supported WCDMA. I am curious if I can take a HTC One Developer edition that supports LTE on PCS and stick a sprint SIM and get 4G? Ideally, it would be fantastic if they supported CDMA 1x as well. "One" can dream. I'll finally be able to use "One" phone on T-Mobile and Sprint and switch at my discretion! Edit: It looks like it does support HSPA 14.4 on AWS and PCS but it's locked Stupid sprint. How annoying.
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    Don't get me started. Stupid sprint marketing people officially launch the Boston market with about 15% of the actual sites upgraded. It drives me bonkers. Sprint needs to stop fake launching markets, just makes them look bad.
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    brand changes, no. recent plans since the new CEO stepped in, yes. recent brand changes will take more time to work through.
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    The only thing to watch is Churn. It's too early to tell how their new plan will play out, but considering 1Q was the first Q in a long time they did not lose subscribers, I would say things are finally looking a bit better. We can re-discuss in 2 years once all of the old t-mobile has washed out and we see new t-mobile take hold and see how subprime they've turned.
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    I really want to order another HTC One in black. Anyone know the best place to grab One (off contract)?
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    This should be comical. AT&T will offer 1Gbps for up to 100GB, then overages. 1Gbps will be download only, 1Mbit up, subject to availability. 1Gbps speeds may vary by market and location. Not all locations will be able to receive AT&T fiber but instead U-Verse+, an expanded U-Verse offering up to 30Mbit*. AT&T fiber customers are required to sign a 5 year contract and must be an AT&T wireless subscriber.
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    Did you read Brian's review on anandtech?
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    Just preordered my phone via telesales. Took a good 20 minutes but had no choice thanks to sprint.com being broken and not allowing upgrades.
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    It's getting more comical by the day. Who else is going to buy Clearwire? Nobody. Crest probably just wants sprint to put forth a higher bid now that Sprint is full of cash. Unless Crest wants clearwire to default, if Sprint says no to higher payout, I suspect they'll hush up when it comes voting time. Big difference between Softbank running the show vs. Sprint. Sprint has historically appeared to be not very financially sophisticated.
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    Coverage, service, policies, and price are all heavily related to what spectrum a carrier owns. Are you going to take 22MHz of C block and cut it up 4 ways? What if a new carrier wants to join the business - they have zero customers... should they not be granted any spectrum since they have no market share? Leases sound like a good idea until ultimately lease costs get passed down to customers and it ends up being a tax. They already tax your wireless bill; If you want to ensure a steady stream of income to the Treasury, I suppose you can increase the tax but that would require congress to act. Good luck with that. As far as reallocating spectrum annually, you've said yourself many times about the limitations on how many bands can be built into a phone. Also, what about pricing for service? I think before a carrier makes billions in capital investments, they want to make sure the infrastructure will be there to realize those gains. If Sprint deployed antennas, base stations, radios for ESMR and then the FCC said "well, sorry, you aren't using it very well" perhaps Sprint wouldn't take the risk with Network Vision. A prime example is light squared. They took a LOT of risk, bought a LOT of spectrum that they couldn't end up doing squat with and blew through billions doing it. It was a big risk, could have paid off, ended up not. It was LightSquared that decided to take the risk. You could say the same thing with Dish - they took the risk with the S-Band, ended up working out well for them.
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