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So you'd rather Sprint give everyone premium for free and lose a source of revenue? That makes no sense

 

720p is HD.

 

I don't know why you're arguing taxes and fees. Given how close their prices were anyway, people would likely jump at VZW if they only had to pay $5 more compared to Sprint where they'd likely have to pay $20+ more.

 

Loyal/not easily replaced customers are kind of an oxymoron given the context of their leaving which is they see something that's better for them. 

Right on!

All of the "loyal" Sprint users are chomping at the bit to jump to Verizon because of the more expensive unlimited offering.

I would like to see Sprint let existing customers move to the promotional price but in their last earnings call Robaitti was talking up the future increased revenue when promotional pricing ends.

Verizon's deal was bound to happen but what can Sprint do? Not much, it would need billions and a decade to match Verizon. I think a merger of cableco or other wireless companies is in the future.

I'm going to be in Lewisburg late June early July. Anyone know how the network is there. Any B41 or 10x10 B25?

I haven't been to Lewisburg, WV in several years so i'm not sure about network status. I remember being able to call and text just fine though. It is likely still a very rural town so I wouldn't expect B41 or 10x10 but if seen please report!

Shentel seems to be following through with its commitment to nTelos territory
 
From Yahoo article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/shenandoah-telecommunications-company-reports-q4-134016030.html
 
Shentel exceeded its targets for the nTelos network upgrade during 2016.  The number of targeted sites and the number actually completed during the year are provided below:

                                                                       Target      Actual

Sites upgraded from 3G to 4G LTE:                  301         302

800 MHz capability added to existing sites         94            99

De-commission overlapping sites                       62            76

New Coverage Sites                                           50            51

I think there are 2 different arguments here.

James is saying for those that can afford $800 to choose the interest free installment as that allows more flexibility in repayment.

AJ is saying for those who can't afford $800 a cheaper alternative is financially more prudent.

Why are the forums down?

It wouldn't let me view unless I signed in.

Did anyone catch this announcement about a new device called Essential?

Here's an article mentioning the developer talking to sprint.

http://bgr.com/2017/01/14/andy-rubin-essential-smartphone/

"At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January, Rubin discussed the smartphone with mobile carrier executives, including some from Sprint Corp., people familiar with the talks said"

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It would be nice if the third carrier was live in time for the Presidential Inauguration on January 20th, especially given the huge influx of people to the DC Area for it.

 

Curious to hear what Sprint's preparation plans are for it: COWs, etc.

Well, any announcement Sprint will make, Trump will likely take credit for it.

Hard to not speculate when you trumpet such a big decision alongside the newly president elect.

 

Something is brewing.

Whether that's a good thing likely remains to be seen.

I much prefer the text, at least that way I have time to think about the right response...

HPUE is an uplink improvement. It increases the transmit power of the device from 23dBm to 26dBm, which is a 2x increase.

I wonder what the battery life tradeoff will be - that 2x increased power output has to take a big chunk out of the battery.

No other place to ask and I'm sure a rumor thread would get deleted but I want to ask...

Do you guys think there is weight to Samsung forgoing the home button for a full screen S8 phone with a virtual home button?

Has anyone driven through Squirrel Hill to test if service is active yet?

I always dropped to no service in Liberty, but maintained at least 3G in Fort Pitt and Squirrel Hill.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/06/27/cell-phone-service-coming-to-squirrel-hill-tunnel/

From the article:

Work in the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and the Liberty Tunnel will be easier than Squirrel Hill because the conduits already exist. But Verizon stated that Squirrel Hill will go online first, with Liberty and Fort Pitt to follow. Each tunnel coming on line as soon as the work is finished.

The work is expected to occur through mid September.

 

Or until T-Mobile changes its mind, goes out of business, merges with Sprint, takes over the world, etc.

How is giving away service for free for life a good thing??

I'm no business major but $0 in service revenue with compounding cost to the network is not a good decision.

I've had all 4 carriers. Sprint is a distant 4th and it's not even close.

Sprint, if not #1, is very close in my area. I've not dropped to 3G in 6 months and enjoy all three LTE bands plus 3 bands of B41 while at work.

T-Mobile doesn't offer service in my area...making it a distant 4th (not even close).

Who is Mr. Wayans?

He is the Head Detective!

So Trump is like the inverse of T-Mobile ... no wonder he and Legere don't get along on Twitter.

Not only that but Sprint's CEO actively campaigned for Hillary. So both S and TMUS will probably be liquidated and reformed into a new company:

T-Mobile : Trump Mobile

haha

I recall reading about this a while ago...looks like it has resolved in Sprint's favor. 

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/sprint-wins-appeal-to-put-cell-phone-antennas-back-atop-10-story-condo-building-in-scranton-1.2114323

Interesting snippet:

“The Hill Neighborhood is disappointed that Sprint was able to bypass the city ordinance that states cell towers/antennas are not permitted in a residential area,” HNA President Nicole Pettinato said in an email. “The HNA is committed to fight any company that wants to put antennas in our neighborhood.”

Anyone else having service problems today?  I was in WV today and had no service (in places I always received service).  I had service again around Frederick, but no voice calls.  On and off now in DC.

I spent the morning in Leesburg at the Outlets and had perfect service - B25 or B41 throughout (even indoors). Back in WV now without problems but I haven't made any calls today.

I have noted a lot of B41 coming online in the eastern panhandle's cities - Charles Town, Ranson, and Martinsburg.

I read a seeking alpha editorial article that said Sprint could hugely reduce it's interest expense by taking out more spectrum backed, investment grade notes. 

If that's the case why hasn't Tarek done that already? Was this first spectrum backed funding a proof of concept and then they'll be doing it again?

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4015759-sprint-even-valuable-thought

Only in the east so far - out in Western Washington things are about to ramp up though. Met with my regional VP in person yesterday and although I cannot share details (I gave him my word) I can say that there are a lot of new macros, small cells and 800mhz on the way for Western Washington!

What do you think these managers and VP's think when an S4GRU member contacts them, happy to speak to an enthusiastic customer or weirded out by an enthusiastic customer?

Does the Sprint activated Pixel have wifi calling?

Nvm, found on reddit - mtcii - confirmed it wasn't activated...shame

I just thought the same thing Trip...good one.

I completely agree!

 

As silly as it may sound...when I turned 18, I received a really nice Gillette Sensor razor in the mail from the company as a sort of birthday present.

 

Since then, I have been a loyal Gillette customer.

 

My point is that if a company gives someone something nice once, the person is likely to become a loyal customer in the future.

A Gillette razor was waiting for me in my freshman dorm room. I haven't even tried other razors since then.

Update to the always on display feature... Go to settings > display > always on display > about always on display and click to update.

I use the feature and now there are more clock options, colors, and background images. I think you can use any background image you want now. Which is cool, but will probably eat more battery than just using the clock/calendar.