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  1. bandwithhog
    My guess between 6-8 million including the 1 million direct customers based on numbers from the last Clearwire quarterly report and reduced by churn.
  2. bandwithhog
    I am happy when I don't see 3G AND have I have usable speeds. So anything higher as 500KB is ok, 1MB is good and everything higher is better. Verizon yesterday provided 89MB down on my Moto X in Bakersfield while driving on the Hwy-58 near Costco.
  3. bandwithhog
    This was the first time that my phone was not roaming along the I-5 between Bakersfield and Los Banos. My phone used to bounce in and out of MetroPCS and Cricket. Just one little shock yesterday, I got on my Verizon Moto X, 86MB down vs 21MB in Bakersfield.
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    Yes and it work very well. I actually see businesses still using Direct Talk with their old phones. In Las Vegas, you see that staff at the M Resort still using old Nextel phones in Direct Talk Mode, especially at the Buffet.
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    LOL, I still used the good old Nextel at the Park in January on a "framily" trip because the Nextel Direct Connection (without need of a Network) had very good range within the park. I was actually at the Disneyland Hotel while the kids roamed the parks and I was able to communicate with them without an issue.
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    Again I can't get Cox and my neighbor got just booted off Cox for using actually 215 MB on average. He was the last house with Cox service and if I want their service, I need to run a line which cost $$$$. DSL is also not really working because I am too far from the last pop. Wireless is currently the only option and again I am hopeful that Sprint will do a Fixed wireless solution together with Dish.
  7. bandwithhog
    I know that there was a Nextel Data Center in Irvine, CA that provided the data for Northern Mexico. Not sure if that is still working but that was one of the reasons why there was always a little difference in Nextel Mexico withing Baja
  8. bandwithhog
    I had the same issues with my Epic 4G (now on FreedomPOP) while running CM10.3. You need to see if there is a temporaery boot / rom available. I can only speak from experience with the Epic4G but I am able to activate the 2nd rom in recovery and than update my profile and PRL without any issues. As soon I reboot I am back in the CM rom. I guess there is a solution for your phone like it too.
  9. bandwithhog
    They no longer have Internet because Cox disconnected their service for high use. They have different pricing but yes the service is not cheap. Given the amounts of data, it is just a price of doing business and yes it's about 10 times the amount Clearwire gets from me each month I never had a speed issue with Clear and I am blessed with good enough speeds. Still hoping on a fixed solution from Sprint. They don't want to cover just one. If I had an appartment complex on my land, the connection would be free
  10. bandwithhog
    Still better as local dial-up
  11. bandwithhog
    I called Cox and they have no plans to cover my house because I am just past their territory. I would pay $10k to get my house into their territory just to have the continued pleasure to pay them each month. My neighbor is about 1/2 mile away and that is not too bad
  12. bandwithhog
    Correct, but technology has evolved and usage of the Internet has grown. I can't even do HD streaming but I am fine with SD. What kills me is the amount of data that I need to send due to work. Got a nice offer from Towerstream and when Clear goes into the sunset, I will switch to them.
  13. bandwithhog
    You don't even know what you use at home. My neighbors are a standard family, five people: Kids run YouTube and music, Parents have their Roku and Netflix/Hulu. They don't use torrent etc. Still they use a lot of capacity every month and it's getting the norm. I wish I had access to Cox but they stopped at my neighbors house. Most home ISP are looking to maximuze their profits and tax usage. I am sure many people hear would be shocked if they could see their usage,
  14. bandwithhog
    Look at Towerstream and they already provide fixed wireless service and the best part, still unlimited! Yes I can hear the haters, but guess what, the carries seem to have no problem with usage if you're willing to pay. Our neighbor just got kicked out by Cox for using more than 300GB per month but hey he could sign up for a business plan, pay more and their network will be A-Okay with it.
  15. bandwithhog
    I was in Hayward and 50 MB down was the normal speed, but San Jose, I just found some LTE in downtown.
  16. bandwithhog
    I doubt that I am the cause for Sprint's bad coverage or their 1x network which is covered up as 3G. Yes, B41 with unlimited data :-)
  17. bandwithhog
    I wish it would cure bad network :-) suffering
  18. bandwithhog
    Btw, some Sprint MVNO's like Voyager Mobile just cancel customers when they use too much data. We are not talking my kind of data use but go beyong 4-6 GB/month and your account will go. Why bother to promote unlimited data? The customer was a young girl who is watching her cartoons on Hulu and Netflix and got booted for that.
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    I always get a crack out of it when people rate their network experience on Virgin's "network" much higher as people do on Sprint. Hopefully never tells them it's the same CDMA/LTE (WiMax) network.
  20. bandwithhog
    I find LTE quite useless in South San Kose and I am glad to carry an additional WiMax phone with me.
  21. bandwithhog
    I would not even worry about the fact that Sprint and TMo have different networks because both are running LTE and that it the path both will go. There was no joint path for Sprint & Nextel. In addition, many questomers would be able to roam on both networks as many Sprint CDMA phones have GSM radios included and provisioning the chip to look for a CDMA or GSM network could be done right away without much hassle. In the long run you move customers to a single platform (let it be CDMA/LTE) and keep a core within large cities for roaming customers from overseas available.
  22. bandwithhog
    I noticed last week that FreedomPOP is now charging $9.99 to activate any BYOD phone. I have not checked if this price applied only to the Free Monthly service plan but it's a new charge. Still not a bad deal and their messenger app update makes the phone service usuable in 3G areas.
  23. bandwithhog
    Why do you consider these subscribers to be fraudulent? They decided for a product which was offered legally and these subscribers generate revenue for Sprint too. I doubt this will have a large impact on contract subscribers. Sprint needs to get the network fully operational and provide peope with an experience within their coverage area that is not only equal but better as currently offered by AT&T or Verizon. If Verizon launched a market, you could be sure that your service worked, with Sprint you don't get to experience this and people do pay attentention when the phone bounces on or off LTE all the time.
  24. bandwithhog
    I like the move because it brings back value to a contract. You want speed, make a commitment and if you want to pay less you get less. I remember the time when Boost offered $50 all inclusive while contract customers paid $100 for the same plus a little bit of roaming. T-Mobile throttles their customers much more and I am sure if Sprint gets their network right, people will not mind. In addition while I am a heavy user most people use less in mobile data.
  25. bandwithhog
    I have to look at it when I get to that level. Considering that Verizon runs their network on 700 MHz which is even lower as Sprint's 800 MHz. okay that probably have a higher tower spacing but still this back and for seems a little redundant. People in Bakersfield are pretty much 3G/800/4G from the start or very shortly after initial 3G/800 deployment, That was my thought and I would love to know if there is a priority. I was told that Las Vegas may even launch as a Spark market on day one. My buddy is a mile away from tower A and there is a 2nd tower about 2 miles away. I noticed myself that I started a call on 1900 Mhz while driving and was handed over to 800 MHz during the call and stayed on 800 for a while. This should not be an issue with the LG G2 or any other Tri-Band
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