dkyeager

Sprint and Ntelos have extended their agreement to in LTE, etc in WV and Virginia. Better trips for those who drive to the beach, skiing, trout fishing, etc. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4897-lte-ntelos-west-virginia-nw-virginia-not-network-vision/page-22&do=findComment&comment=320298 http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/5985-sprint-and-ntelos-announce-extension-of-strategic-alliance/&do=findComment&comment=320376

My key takeaway items from the conference call is that money spent by Ntelos on LTE is to grow from $45 million to $70 in 2014 with more after that, likely better phones, and Ntelos really wants the 800 LTE.

In theory, you are correct. Depends on the implementation details if there are any issues in terms of possibly more multiple channels to pick from or slight negative consequences of getting ready for carrier aggregation. We will just have to wait and see. Google/Sprint are likely aware of details beyond what we know, and hopefully implemented into this release if possible. Think positive on the reasons for the extra time needed for this nexus update. sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

A few months to go before the Nexus 5 approaches the Photon 4g category of phone abandonment. Even then they would have more work to do to turn it from a prince into a frog. Think positive. They could be addressing issues with Sprint 8t8r band 41, thus the Nexus 5 could be the first phone that fully works with it.

All of the national carriers do. You often have to go to the investor section of their website for the regional carriers and dig through their documents or demand them from a sales rep. The even more interesting Sprint map is their network enhancements and upgrades. 2 data generally means band 25 LTE 1900. https://network.sprint.com/search/chillicothe%2C+oh/ Seems to frequently be updated nightly.

Agreed, some of the changes lately have been to reflect increased coverage of band 26 LTE.

It my be different departments, but it does seem to be a leading indicator for market launches about 50% of time during the last few months. Nothing new in Ohio that I could spot on here: http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp?INTNAV=ATG:HE:Cov

LG G3, Carrier aggregation for Sprint?

In terms of gap issues, the following tools are at their disposal once the site is fully upgraded to network vision: the radios are in the towers rather than on the ground so more signal is available, with new vision they have far greater ability to make remote adjustments, and the backhaul can handle the data demands. Now in addition to this, on rare occasions they will make the site high capacity, which is like having two sites in one. They are also adding band 41 TD-LTE 2600 to many sites, which will increase speed and thus data capacity. We also have band 26 LTE 800, which offers greater range and building penetration, to be added to all fully upgraded NV sites. It has been used in Ohio, but has not arrived in our market yet to the best of our knowledge. Not a simple answer, but now you are more informed. sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

yes, the real issue is the portions of the Sprint network that are still legacy are near collapse, especially when sites are taken out of service to be converted to network vision, which further reduces capacity. This almost forces many customers to leave. Then having a threat against the heaviest users should help the new networks (bands) from being overwhelmed. The poetic justice here will be when a heavy user untouched in an advanced market goes to the legacy market, they will be hammered down to below legacy speeds, which often max out at below 53kbps, in my recent experience, with almost all calls going to voice mail in peak hours. So there are valid technical reasons for this. We will have to wait and see if it gets carried further to purge heavy users or they use it to buy time to fix network capacity issues (or both). sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

Much longer amortization time with Advanced LTE, hence that is where the money should be spent. Let CDMA and GSM die a natural death. Several of the markets mentioned are significant purchasers of used phones, thus don't really factor into new phone economics. Phone radios are also handling more frequencies with each generation. In terms of being global, Son's move to increase purchasing power with his companies and alliances with others may help more than any merger with T-mobile. In terms of companies, consolidation is a known trend world-wide.

gsm and cdma are old school. Just go shared spectrum for LTE advanced. sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

for that reason I kill sensory when not in use or reboot sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

Is there now an official merge Framily offer?

This should have been a technical paper released at some research forum. It generates far too much bad press for Sprint as others have stated. The bigger the pool is of heavy users, the less each one of these users will be effected when their lower priority throttles their data speed. Hence it should not be aimed at just the extremely high data users, but a lower threshold to be less noticeable. Ideally every site sector should always have some reserve capacity to be responsive. The classification of users priority should be refined if possible to heavy users during peak times on congested site sectors and bands. Sprint should also be more open about what sites are congested at what times on what bands (which may encourage more tri-band phone adoption). Sprint can also take actions to reduce or alter data consumption. Backups of data to the cloud should be timed for overnight use. All phones should allow removable sd cards to reduce cloud data use (Google et alia does not deserve total trust anyways). Software which allows movies to be downloaded during off peak hours should be encouraged by Sprint. In the end it comes down to network design, project management, and pricing. Those in legacy areas will feel even more punished and should likely be discounted if on unlimited plans. Those with Sprint b41 should likely pay extra for unlimited given its increased capabilities. Limited plans should add off-peak options. Sprint should be using more of its bandwidth in the congested places (Sprint NV2.5 b41 instead of Clear LTE NV2.0 and LTE 1900 on more channels if possible). More micro site use in congested areas as well. NV1.0 should be completed as quickly as possible with launched areas occurring sooner in smaller areas so as to get the marketing credit sooner. This could be a forebearer of bad things to come, but it could also just be Sprint being more honest. There will always be limited resources. My current view still stands: AT&T and Verizon users are typically hunting for Wi-Fi, Sprint and T-Mobile users are generally hunting for LTE.

yes, provided it is a Sprint iPhone 5s (or 5c for others reading this) sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

app has been bit flaky lately. Clear cache,data, or remove and reinstall sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

answered here http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4742-columbus-market-mapspreadsheet/page-143&do=findComment&comment=314724

like anywhere, it all depends on who you get. Had no problems at my store. sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

The regulars in this thread may already know, but I wish sensorly let you know about the five test minimum when you are running the speed tests. Often it is hard to go back to a out of town location sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

A lot of this is caused by being at the edge off service which always uses more battery on any phone. The charger is also not powerful enough. Also use the LG cable as this phone is very fussy about that sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)

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Cambridge is on the map but not officially listed. Added to the list is Akron and Toledo. Sprint did not release a city by city list so I did a comparison with the march 17th list then spot checked it. I put it on the thread above. Some pretty impressive cites, so check it out.

still seeing if I can find an old list. did find this state by state interactive list which is kept current: http://shop2.sprint.com/en/shop/why_sprint/4g/4g_lte_coverage_list.html?INTNAV=NET:MS:051313:4GLTE Did find a March 17th list. here is what is different: Ariz., Phoenix Ariz., Tucson Calif., Chowchilla Calif., Madera Calif., Modesto Calif., Santa Ana Calif., Santa Cruz Calif., Watsonville Fla., Key West Ga., Savannah Ind., Grant County Ind., Richmond Iowa, Ames Iowa, Cedar Falls Iowa, Des Moines Iowa, Waterloo Mich., Jackson Mich., Sturgis Minn., Brainerd Minn., Minneapolis N.C., Goldsboro N.C., Pinehurst N.C., Southern Pines N.J., Edison N.J., Newark N.Y., Ithaca N.Y., Long Island N.Y., Syracuse Ohio, Akron Ohio, Mount Vernon Ohio, Toledo Ore., Grants Pass Pa., Pottsville R.I., Newport Tenn., Athens Tenn., Chattanooga Tenn., Cleveland Tenn., Crossville Tenn., Harriman Tenn., Knoxville Tenn., Morristown Tenn., Sevierville Texas, Marshall Utah, Logan Wash., Mount Vernon Wash., Tri Cities

Son of Softbank, who owns most of Sprint, figures two years. Wants network work finished so there's no excuses. Technical progress is awesome, unfortunately some area needs to be last sent by tapatalk from my LS-980 (G2)