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I love how Cheyenne, Wyoming has a 4G Core... Makes you wonder why. FIT in Montana, 4G Core in Wyoming... seems odd.

It's interesting to see statements like "By incorporating the H Block frequencies into existing operations, PCS licensees such as Sprint can provide additional capacity, higher peak speeds, and expanded service to customers." I am curious if sprint is feeling a little heat from competing 10x10MHz TD-LTE solutions. Maybe WiWavelength can explain what this means:

I had this problem with the first LTE device. According to Duffman, he explained that it was due to different codings on the backside of things at sprint. You can do a chat and they will take care of the activation for you. Once you are on an LTE device, you can once again use the online activation tool to swap from LTE device to LTE device. Hope this helps.

That's actually a very sexy looking tower. I wonder if NIMBY people would complain less if more towers had some design elements added to them vs. just completely industrial/functional element. Forget the fake trees, let's just design sexy looking towers - turn them into something people can appreciate.

For me, I just don't really see the point. I love the fact that it's actually made in the USA - that would be a strong selling point that would make me buy it over most competitors if I was remotely interested in its functionality. As a windows media center user with a ceton cable card, my home theater PC typically pulls duty as all things content, and it is wonderful at that. This is just "another device" (as is the googleTV). I am interested in all-in-one solutions, not adding "another" device. I still don't get why setups like the Ceton InfiniTV and Windows Media Center aren't more popular. The ability to remove monthly DVR costs plus add any content you want would seem like a large driver of consumption. The fact that the xbox 360 is the perfect media center extender just adds to the value.

28nm qualcomm - LTE built-in I am personally excited about a competitive windows phone. In my opinion, the biggest hurdle windows phone has had is poor hardware. Give me some modern hardware that's competitive to Android and I'll give it a whirl.

The two places I remember specifically: route 30 by the race track and on the corner of Kanal Gade/Norre Gade. It was this company doing the work: http://www.innovativevi.net Press release: http://www.innovativ...ion_Updates.pdf Dunno if they are the AAV or not for sprint but they sure were stringing a lot of fiber. Considering that the Airport just got fiber... I suppose these guys are the only game in town for fiber backhaul. I am very curious how much Sprint was driving them to speed up deploying fiber.

This is a good point - it's also worth noting that they regularly have pretty good sales for various devices. If you are in a clear service area and can get 4G, it's a really good deal for no contract 4G.

I agree. The 28nm qualcomm is a HUGE step up from the GNEX. The quad core 28nm qualcomm will come this fall, greatly improving performance but battery life will probably remain roughly the same. You can always wait for something better around the corner, but I think that the latest 28nm phones are great phones to get in bed with LTE. There is no way I could recommend the GNEX over the GS3 (or EVO).

No idea if it was for sprint but when I was in the USVI at the end of May I saw the local internet co stringing a lot of new fiber. It made me wonder if it was for Sprint.

All of the hardware is being installed though, right? More of a function of clearing iDEN, not waiting for hardware (for 1x Advanced on the SMR band). Is it just a function of Sprint dispatching Ericsson to install the base station hardware, or is that ready to roll as well? Just wondering how they will be rolling out 1x Advanced @ 800MHz vs. how they are rolling out network vision.

Makes sense if she was caught up in the performance of her store. I am guessing customer credits reflect poorly on her so there was no incentive for her to do what Sprint had already promised to do for you. I had an issue with the Galaxy Nexus as well and my local sprint store manager would not budge on the $35 unless I signed up for insurance. I signed up for the insurance and just removed the service online at home. He would not wave the $35 any other way - not sure why.

Alcatel Lucent is doing the deployment in Los Angeles. Robert has mentioned that there are might be a few LTE sites in LA active but they are most likely blocked. Otherwise, network vision seems to be spreading across LA like wild fire. Can't wait until they flip the switch!

That's why all of these people recently went to jail? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/nyregion/senator-carl-kruger-pleads-guilty-in-corruption-case.html?pagewanted=all http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich_corruption_charges http://news.yahoo.com/pa-ex-senator-gets-prison-corruption-case-165339379.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Jefferson#Corruption_case

You would think he is trolling but these guys are just nuts. I got into somewhat of an argument with some Verizon-lover over @ android central. He was insisting that Verizon had "thousands" of small cells around NYC even though I showed him that the CTO of Verizon said they planned to deploy small cells later this year, and they had yet to deploy a single small cell. He, without any proof whatsoever, continued to argue that since he lived in New York and with the number of bars he had, he was unequivocally qualified to say how many small cells Verizon had. It was hilarious.

This is the insurance provider: http://www.asurion.com/ It really doesn't have much to do with Sprint. Sprint just offers the service. There are other 3rd parties that you can purchase insurance from... doesn't have to be from asurion. I think insurance has lost all value. With the increased fees and high deductibles, it doesn't make much sense. Unless you have a nasty habit of breaking phones or you break your phone within about six months or so of it being release, you end up on the wrong side of the deal. The $200 you paid was the subsidized price - the actual cost of the device was much higher, so you can't really think about it that way. Also, a lot of scammers "lose" their phone, sell it on eBay brand new with a bad ESN and profit, which probably has a lot to do with the recent hike in deductibles and monthly premium. When I was looking for an EVO on eBay to buy, it was amazing how many brand new in box with bad ESN EVO's I saw. Truly sickening. Maybe all aren't scammers, but I suspect a fair amount of them to be.

I apologize, I should really rephrase in an attempt to bring about a more serious discussion. My attempt was not to turn this into a heated debate over who has the right to state their opinion on this forum. I was in the wrong on that. My whole point was - it's a big leap to say apple has paid off judges. I have never ever seen any articles that Apple has gamed our courts by buying judges. I think it does a large disservice to this forum to say something like that without any evidence to back it up (aka rumors). Especially when on the flip side, we have the Chairman of Samsung basically admitting to having a giant slush fund to pay various interests off (well documented).

Just hope Apple slips up. Could you imagine the headline? "iPhone Launch Delayed due to Court ruling Apple infringed on Motorola patent" followed by "Foxconn workers go on strike, refuse to build iAnything" Nice thing about higher end Samsung phones is that they are made in Korea. HTC phones are made in Taiwan. I try to avoid anything made in china, if possible (which is actually pretty do-able if you try really hard).

Yeah, the drama never seems to end... hopefully the smartphone battles will simmer down though. After all, that's why google bought moto. Rambus puts Apple Vs. Sammy to shame. Nice little "brief" synopsis on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia....Rambus#Lawsuits Read the monster ones too... those are just downright horrible. I will NEVER EVER EVER buy a monster product. I really start to take issue when a company tries to sue another entity solely based on the other entities inability to pay. It's so bad that Engadget put a moratorium on Monster products. Absolutely downright horrible. Another one is MagicJack: http://www.boingboin...dials-wron.html Just wrong.

I think that's the hardest part - we just don't know what's going on behind those closed door meetings. While Steve Jobs definitely seemed to take a more hardline approach, I think Tim Cook takes a more dollars and sense approach. At the end of the day, I think companies like Microsoft win as resources are used by Samsung and Apple duking this out. If both Samsung and Apple feel they are in the right, the only thing left is to let the courts settle the matter... which sadly, turns into a poop show. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-21/apple-samsung-ordered-into-patent-settlement-conference.html But we still don't see any resolution... http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2012/05/133_111367.html

I agree, congress needs to do more - but we can't blame judges and our current justice system for that. We have a patent system that can't keep up with how quickly technology changes. I personally think apple should put their money where their mouth is - they should stop doing business with Samsung all together. If Apple feels like Samsung is knocking off their products - why would you have Samsung build them? It's pretty ironic. I am guessing this should slow down soon. Everyone has been bulking up their IP portfolio under the "if you hit me, I'll hit you back" theory. Hence why google is suing apple now.

That's true - we saw Palm/HP go down the "Palm/HP devices only" path with their awesome touchtone charger - didn't pan out well. The concept of a global ecosystem is like HDMI - you need everyone to have HDMI for it to be a solid interface. The HDMI licensing group allows people to license the technology, requires you to pay a fee, then a fee per device, then you have to display the "HDMI" logo correctly, etc etc. HDMI becomes branded and valuable. But this is more apples to oranges - interface globalization vs. protecting IP. If a 3rd party like apple decided to copy the A4WP interface and not pay royalties to A4WP, one would hope that A4WP would offer them a licensing agreement like everyone else. If Apple told them no, I would suspect that A4WP would protect their technology and take them to court. Look at apple getting skooled by HDMI group: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/08/mini_displayport_to_hdmi_cables_face_recall_over_licensing_issues.html

It's irrelevant because it's based off nothing but your "gut". Don't take it the wrong way, but let's have a thread that we can have discussion - not a thread based off gut feelings and instincts. This is not to be "anti-patent" it's to create an ecosystem that multiple parties can profit from. It's the same thing as apple allowing a ton of 3rd party vendors to create alarm clocks with iPhone docks, etc.

Yes, a nice google search on "Monster" (maker of Monster Cable) or "Rambus" will show some real treasures. That being said, you have always had the choice - and that's what matters. If they interpret the law incorrectly that's A) what the appeals process is for B - because they are trying to interpret poorly crafted laws. The second part is more of a rant than a real response... not sure what to say to that. Again, this comes down to if you feel that a company doesn't operate in a matter that you are comfortable with, don't do business with them. Like I said in the other post - I don't buy any Apple products. The most ironic part is - I see no news articles on corruption within apple... however Samsung has been plagued with corruption. Samsung Slush funds scandal On January 14, 2008, Lee's home and office were raided by the Korean police for an ongoing probe into accusations that Samsung is responsible for a slush fund used to bribe influential prosecutors, judges, and political figures in South Korea.[3] After the second round of questioning by the South Korean prosecutors which occurred on April 11, 2008, Lee was quoted by reporters saying "I am responsible for everything. I will assume full moral and legal responsibility.” This is unlike his statement during his first summon on April 4, 2008 in which he bluntly denied allegations against him for his role in the Samsung Slush Funds scandal.[4] It is believed that Lee is looking for resignation as the CEO of Samsung. On April 21, he officially resigned, and stated: "We, including myself, have caused troubles to the nation with the special probe; I deeply apologise for that, and I'll take full responsibility for everything, both legally and morally."[5] On July 16, 2008, The New York Times reported that the Seoul Central District Court found him guilty on charges of financial wrongdoing and tax evasion. Prosecutors requested that Lee be sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $347 million. The court fined him $109 million and sentenced him to 3 years suspended jail time. Lee has not responded to the verdict.[6] On December 29, 2009, the South Korean government moved to pardon Lee Kun-hee to help Pyeongchang's bid for hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics.[7] However, IOC decided to suspend his right to participate any IOC commission meeting for five years.[8] On March 24, 2010, he announced his return to Samsung Group as its chairman.[9]

Courts don't create law. I think the collective group of members on S4GRU who are tired of the lawsuits should really focus on the patent laws, which are created by congress. There are lots of laws people could write to change how the process of ruling on IP is done. I think a lot of members are barking up the wrong tree. When someone creates something, patents it, and feels someone infringes on it, I don't see the problem with having a court rule on if that IP was infringed upon. My issue revolves around the complete and total chaos that results. This is not a judges fault. The laws that say what to do are simply out-dated and don't/can't apply to this new world of technology that's changing so quickly. Cliff notes: Bad, outdated patent laws are a giant problem in the quickly changing tech industry. People are allowed to sue, you can't take that away. Judges just work with law someone else created, they don't create law.