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Sounds almost exactly like Google Wallet. hmm.

Definitely agree.  However, I have never used Gwallet.

Apple pay at Disney world by christmas!

NFC radio built across the top.

LTE bands and VOLTE.  Getting interesting.

Edit: Sprint was not on the VoLTE slide.

I WANT TO KNOW PRICE!!!!

I am getting a translation in the background. Is there a way to remove?

Took lunch early today so I can work and listen at he same time.

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Second permit is not needed for B26, right? So only means one thing We can talk in the premier forum.

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It certainly was. Data speeds have definitely increased throughout most of the city. With the added layer of B26, ABQ will be sitting very pretty, B41 is just icing on the cake!

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Well September 9th, Albuquerque was launched.  We all need to break out the bubbly.  This was a long time coming. 

We saw that one coming, huh?

Also, i don't think the coverage on the maps is overstated.  In my experience, it is very similar or worse than the connectivity i have had.

Also what does this push the total covered pops too?

Double, double, toil, and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

 

AJ

As a big harry potter fan, this made me happy today.

The following is an update of the ABQ market and specific cities based on Robert's update.

ABQ Market

82% of towers now have NV accepted

31% of NV towers have LTE accepted

Albuquerque

79% of towers now have NV accepted

50% of NV towers have LTE accepted

Rio Rancho

69% of towers now have NV accepted

31% of NV towers have LTE accepted

El Paso (already launched)

80% of towers now have NV accepted

71% of NV towers have LTE accepted

I was hoping for Commnet as well. In addition to the areas that you mention, they have extensive coverage in rural Nevada.

I don't think i can read. Per Robert's link above, Commnet is included as a CCA Partner with Sprint that was announced in March.

Well, well, well, look who is back.

 

 

AJ

Perhaps your trip was ill-timed and not for nothing. 

Edit: I was also hoping for Commnet to be on the next release even though they don't have any LTE.  They would cover most of norther New Mexico and southern Colorado.

My sweeps of the spectrum analyzer disagree with your guesses. An unburdened LTE signal on the spectrum analyzer shows very tall peaks and empty valleys. A burdened one shows very shallow valleys up near the top of the readings near the peak.

 

I am watching the valleys fill in nicely on VZW Band 4 around here. And with a 70 share, that's to be expected.

 

Are you trying to convince yourself or Verizon that they don't needs AWS 3? Because you haven't convinced me that they don't or won't.

I agree.  I was looking at a coworkers phone here in the ABQ market where XLTE is only 10x10.  Now it has provided great capacity for the city for Verizon but it was already bogged down.  In Journal Center, he was pulling 10 to 15 megs on band 4. Still great. I wouldn't complain, however, last time Verizon pushed LTE out, it took a while for speeds to come down.  Amazing to see the speeds already decreasing. This was an iphone 5s. 

I would be really surprised if they didn't. They have available cash (several billion) after all of the debt issuance to buy themselves.

I think he means that he hopes that the iPhone will have the LTE bands necessary to take full advantage of CCA/RRPP carrier networks. 

Bands 4, 5 (covered by band 26) and 12 will be in upcoming sprint phones.  The iphone already has both of these bands. I am not sure if they are in the Sprint variant though.

Edit.  Just checked, band 4 and 5 are already in the Sprint variant. Band 12 is not included in any iphone currently.

I'm jealous as I work further down Jefferson, between San Fransisco and Masthead in what must be a Faraday Cage as I get zip for service.

Parked in traffic under the new Paseo overpass@ Jefferson I got some pretty amazing data performance.

That area is doing really well. I work in Journal Center smack dab inbetween two towers and it works great.

However, the far northeast heights is really lacking. Three monopole sites are stuck. They each have had the first permit pulled back in May but still no activity. Checking DAILY!!

I've been picking up smr from the site on 528 right by the Ford dealership right as you come into RR.  I have picked up signal from that site anywhere from Bernalillo to Tramway/Montgomery.  I can't wait for smr to be everywhere.

Just to clarify, this is voice right? I just ate at a new place down the hill from there but i doubt my i5 picked it up. never does.

Sorry I don't have a current picture, as I can't really come to a halt here.

This is clipped from Google.  If I recall, this odd site located on the power line @ the eastbound Paseo off ramp leading to Coors is a Sprint site.  Currently it's got new white panels and all sorts of fancy new hardware beneath the panels on the poles.  Looks like more service to the west side shortly.  Getting too used to the LTE on the other end of Paseo that the dead zone once you cross the river is disappointing, hopefully that will be gone soon.

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If i remember, that site was 3G accepted in spring.  Just waiting on backhaul like the rest of the market.  Hopefully soon though.

Holy Sprint Spark speeds!!

 

 

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Indeed!

 

I would say we would be on the next round.

You may want to check out Swappa first -- you may end up getting more for the phone on Swappa than by selling direct to Best Buy. Here's what iPhone 5 is going for on Swappa.

Band 30. 2300 MHz.

 

AJ

Thank you.