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Idea has some promise. Been unsuccessfully trying to test it for a while, 1st with esim then psim, on a variety of devices. Could be getting hung up on Verizon network quirks. Communication is poor, very bot like. Officially launched, but not ready for prime time. Usual rule with MVNOs should apply: if automated processes work then great else move on.

https://www.telecompetitor.com/5g-revenue-analysis-fwa-ranks-last-out-of-8-services-at-the-top-is/ No mention of network slicing. Low speed IOT makes sense to me, but how long will it take to ramp up? How much support costs to help get it launched to a much larger degree?

"70% of T-Mobile network traffic is 5g" - Neville Ray

Could also be something ad simply as getting new roofs.

Now that Neville is retiring soon, they may want all Sprint decoms to occur under his watch.

https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-advances-5g-standalone-to-deliver-faster-speeds-and-enhanced-performance 4 new VoNR cities: Cincinnati, New Orleans. New York, Seattle. No mention of official VoNR devices. Previously the s21 was listed iirc

Systems are starting to come back to life:

Dish statement on outage from website second page https://www.dish.com/statement: Thank you for your patience On February 23, we experienced a cybersecurity incident that has affected some of our internal communications, customer call centers, and internet sites. We immediately activated our incident response and business continuity plans to contain, assess and remediate the situation. We retained the services of cybersecurity experts and outside advisors to assist in the evaluation of the situation, and we notified appropriate law enforcement authorities. On February 27, we became aware that certain data was extracted from our IT systems as part of this incident. It’s possible the investigation will reveal that the extracted data includes personal information. The forensic investigation and assessment of the impact of this incident is ongoing. The security of our customers’ data is important to us, and if we learn that information was compromised, we’ll take the appropriate steps and let any impacted customers know. As a result of this incident, many of our customers are having trouble reaching our service desks, accessing their accounts, and making payments. We’re making progress on the customer service front every day, including ramping up our call capacity, but it will take a little time before things are fully restored. DISH TV continues to operate and is up and running.

I believe T-Mobile said this would happen later this year.

If you have not already done so, I would try using a safety pin or small paper clip on your wife's phone to remove any lint. A small amount will prevent USB charging.

Wonder if these radios will also support just n77 c-cband access for phones that are not ex-DOD compatible?

Starry files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Will it become a zombie corporation? The question is who is taking a haircut? Almost certainly the shareholders (likely a total loss), likely the lenders as well. https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/starry-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy https://www.starry.com/blog/mission/path-forward https://www.starry.com/blog/mission/chapter-11-restructuring-process-faq https://dyajmw2sca9cs.cloudfront.net/press/pdf/PR+Starry+Announces+Voluntary+Chapter+11+Bankruptcy+Filing+FINAL.pdf

It is interesting that T-Mobile has not announced any increases in VoNR devices or markets. Dish really wants to offer all 5g services thus VoNR is essential. If we look back at VoLTE early day issues, they were reportedly density (which was largely solved by several low bands), new switches, and new VoLTE standard "codecs". Wonder if we will have to wait for the x75 modem in the s24? Hopefully people more knowledgeable than me will comment on this.

I believe they are focused on #1. They really need VoNR working, especially with a phone that has n70, to get people on their airwaves.

Does it still reboot when in safe mode? Power on your device in Safe mode: Power off your device. Power on your device. When the Samsung logo appears by itself, press and hold the Volume down key. The device will switch on in Safe mode. "Safe mode" will be displayed on the bottom left of the screen.

Downdector.com shows a large issue that is now almost solved.

I biggest issue I have noticed with earlier phones is the permissions sometimes need to be manually set for Signalcheck Pro before it will work.

I biggest issue I have noticed with earlier phones is the permissions sometimes need to be manually set for Signalcheck Pro before it will work. Is that your problem or something more serious? (What is the SCP issue you are having?)

More of a future item... Sent a couple of diags from my s21u factory unlocked with Tello sim using CA with latest firmware where the second band does not show. One was n41+n25, then rest were n25+n41, all SA. Was also showing same issue with older firmware on other s21u factory unlocked with T-Mobile sim. *#0011# results showed both for each phone.

T-Mobile n77 was reported a while back in part of Houston. Basically they have some in their top metro areas iirc. https://specmap.sequence-omega.net/

Is that info from the former Shentel area (whose deal was closed late compared with other merger areas) or from other areas such as around Washington DC, etc? Could mean they have barely touched their planned 10,000 new rural sites)

This means a significant number of people feel Dish will never pay them back. Dish should have borrowed more money sooner at lower rates. T-Mobile has been much smarter at this during this merger period.

Mike, are you still recommending that this beta only be used on on dual psim/esim devices or should it now be basically safe for all devices (with usual beta risks)?

https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-att-and-verizon-gear-super-bowl T-Mobile DAS upgrades and AT&T under the seats antennas are interesting. Hopefully someone gets pictures and details of the under the seats antennas.

What is the app in the lower right corner? 🙃