dkyeager
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49 minutes ago, though said:
Is this more of a coverage boost or speed boost? If it's a coverage boost, what would the coverage map look like after they flip the switch?
This should add both in many areas. Basically because T-Mobile has seeded so many 5g phones, they are getting rolling on n25.
The even bigger flip the switch moment will be when the can activate the rural n41 licenses they recently won. They just have to wait out the challenge clock set in motion by AT&T and possibly others.
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20 minutes ago, 1dante said:
T-Mobile has partnered with Cisco to launch the world’s largest cloud native converged core gateway according to a tech channel on YouTube. Article should be found on T-Mobile’s website also. What do you all think?
Link to video?
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18 minutes ago, tremendousjohnson said:
I had this service for nearly a year, at $50/mo with no bandwidth caps. Here in the Twin Cities area my speeds and reliability were great. Similar to yours. I ended up dropping it for 2 reasons: 1) Comcast started offering a $50/mo unlimited plan for 2 years, and 2) I needed better router capabilities than the very limited Nokia device allowed. I couldn't set IP addresses on my internal private network, without using a separate router in double-NAT config. I couldn't VPN into my home network without setting up a separate 3rd party service.
I told them when/if they get an improved device with better routing capabilities, I'd be back. (I don't love Comcast). But with CGNAT who knows if that will even be possible.
Good luck. I hope it works for you.
I have the same constrains as you on the T-Mobile and Starlink offerings. Have somewhat reasonable service from Charter. VDSL from AT&T is maintained purely for redundancy purposes and would be the one I would switch. Would be awesome if they upgraded it to fiber, but that remains just a dream.
The one area I have not tried is IPv6 VPN. Have any others used this on T-Mobile's WISP offering?
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Mike, in case you are feeling lucky, I sent in diags when on n41 from my s21 ultra U1 (factory unlocked) which can still use samsung band selector app. Both *#0011* and cellmapper can see the n41.
The s22+ U1 has T-Mobile esim and USMobile (Verizon) psim. Cellmapper can see both, but often gets confused in the carrier display. The latest production SCP can not see the Verizon network. Did notice no web update in production version so maybe other differences? Thanks.
Edit: I also sent diags in on the s22+ with two networks.
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7 hours ago, mikejeep said:
Another SignalCheck beta is rolling out now -- I was able to replicate an additional instance of n7/n38 appearing incorrectly and improved the workaround for that (hopefully that resolves it for you this time, @dkyeager).
This update is being pushed out as version 4.731b to the Beta Crew and version 4.73 to the public!
It works on the Samsung Galaxy A32 5g , which was one of the "free" T-Mobile 5g phones, and also the factory unlocked firmware. Thanks for all your hard work Mike.
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11 hours ago, Dkoellerwx said:
I know they have nationwide PCS holdings, just questioning whether they can say they have deployed n25 nationwide.
I reread everthing and can see where you are coming from. Some aspects are definately foward looking: “We’re rapidly executing on our vision to deliver the highest capacity network this country has ever seen". I need to test on a s22, but that phone is currently not available to me for a few more days.
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6 hours ago, belusnecropolis said:
The n25 carrier is 20MHz FDD here in coastal Best Carolina, centered at 1989.85. C5+G. The rest of their ePCS holdings are non contiguous. I wonder if it will get shoved around when this Starlink agreement is activated.
Starlink is supposed to operate more like roaming.
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https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/qualcomm-boosts-mmwave-coverage-compact-macro-cell-site
Promises up to 240% increase in coverage area.
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Much like 2.5Ghz years ago, mmWave is often derided for its weak coverage. Can't go through glass, only covers a block outside etc. Personally I expect it to get much better over time. This thread is based on that premise.
Some of the mmWave bands also have licensing buildout requirements, which should help push this trend.
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2 hours ago, the_intern said:
Has anyone actually seen n25 being labeled as "Ultra Capacity" on their device? The times I caught my device on n25 it did not show the "UC" icon in my case.
I have it on my a32 5g factory unlocked. Even works with Tello, at least for tracking.
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7 hours ago, iansltx said:
Calling n25 "Ultra Capacity" is...annoying, to say the least. It's worse than calling 40 MHz n77 5G+.
Particularly given that AT&T and VZW don't do this for n25/n66 that they have, which is comparable.
Like, PCS NR as an extra layer is great, but... 😐
7 hours ago, Dkoellerwx said:Nationwide n25? How do they come up with that metric? I know I've seen it reported in a few spots, but hardly what I'd call nationwide. Unless I'm missing something.
6 hours ago, jreuschl said:Plus how many phones support N25 SA? The recent N25 update only added NSA
I am going to side with T-Mobile on this one on lumping n25 with n41. Outdoors band footprint can be slightly bigger than band 41. Don't forget when comparing the two that their are two sides of the FDD n25 bandwidth versus just one timed on TDD n41. n25 also brings greater upload speeds. I have not checked recently, but in some portions of the country T-Mobile has 40Mhz of band 25 iirc. So it does add a few lanes to the very wide n41 freeway.
As far as nationwide, don't forget the G-block, which will be used with the Space-X satellites.
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SpaceX files FCC request to add T-Mobile hardware to 2,016 Starlink satellites to beam service directly to smartphones: https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/fcc-t-mobile
Lots of good details to digest.
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6 hours ago, Paynefanbro said:
None of the Samsung phones do but the moto g stylus 5G and all of the iPhone 14's have hardware support at the very least. A software update should be enable it at some point in the future.
This 2022 phone has some weird issues. Actually bought the 2021 version a few months ago for T-Mobile network use because it has n25 which the 2022 lacks. 2022 has reported issues with T-Mobile LTE. Lacks band 14 support for AT&T (has n14). Boost is listed as not supported. VoNR support is not listed. https://www.reddit.com/r/motorola/comments/yx2nwl/does_the_moto_stylus_5g_2022_support_vonr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
The Samsung s23 has not listed n70 support so far in the FCC filings but should support two active esims plus a psim. Project Genesis reportedly uses an esim and a psim in the s22.
In the last quarterly q & a, there were comments about upselling phones to support their new network in 2023. Perhaps this is what this new service is really all about.
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On 12/7/2022 at 8:18 AM, Paynefanbro said:
The Boost Infinite beta launched today.
Looks like it’s $25/month for unlimited talk, text, and data. You’ll get deprioritized over 30GB though.
They demand an e-mail address that you don't use with an existing Boost Mobile account.
They look at Experian credit, which you must unlock if you locked it because of T-Mobile negligence or any one of several other large Corp security breaches.
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4 hours ago, floorguy said:
what differences?
My son is thinking of going from the 21 ultra to the pixel pro... Yea, nay??S21 esim not supported at all on Sprint billing.
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13 hours ago, Paynefanbro said:
The Boost Infinite beta launched today.
Looks like it’s $25/month for unlimited talk, text, and data. You’ll get deprioritized over 30GB though.
Strange that they require a credit check before they will tell you if your BYOD phone is acceptable.
None of the phones they sell appears to support n70.
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23 hours ago, RedSpark said:
Sprint's backend systems are probably a mess of legacy junk/bloat that just increased over the years, but were merely reskinned for marketing appearance. You can clearly see sections of the Sprint website where this is the case. Whole sections of the site look like they're from 10-15 years ago.
T-Mobile has to figure out a way to extract the Sprint customer data and put it into a compatible form to be seamlessly imported into T-Mobile's system. It's clearly a gargantuan task that's taking them much longer than they expected, because I'm sure they can't wait to shut down the sprint website, save a bunch of money/time that it's costing them to maintain it, and put in a URL redirect that it's done.
I prefer the term "spaghetti code". Typically easier to recode from scratch than to attempt fixes. Personally think T-Mobile is making a mistake by not throwing more consultants at it, myth of the man month considerations aside.
T-Mobile should at least ask for customers who want to be converted sooner and use them as beta testers.
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6 hours ago, dnwk said:
I am using Starry for my home internet. I hope it doesn't collapse and make me go to cable.
Could be a good fit for T-Mobile. AT&T is heavily invested in Fiber To The Home. The spectrum alone is worth money. If management/major shareholder have hubris, it will likely need to go bankrupt first.
Some argue that it should have gone with more markets at once to get scale. That would have resulted in faster bankruptcy. Basically timing is everything in business.
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Some of the other plans have been throttled, like the ED1500. Fixes ultimately came, but it took several years iirc. I moved on to the Sprint Max. One of my hopes was I would get the billing transition sooner. Nope.
Wonder if they are going after the static IP. Likely work around is VPN, especially with a smaller more obscure service. Rumor has been T-Mobile would start transitioning Sprint Billing customers in earnest next quarter -- wait, isn't that always the promise?
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Any word on how SCP works with lineageos 19 on a oneplus nord n200 5g? Alternatively, how does the modem option work with rooted Android 11 on the same device? Maybe it has been depreciated in the past given the APIs. But since those are failing with NSA was planning to revisit the rooted modem options.
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This could mean an upgrade of Boost Mobiles lowest locations.
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https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/fcc-grants-first-batch-25-ghz-licenses-minus-t-mobile
Does not include T-Mobile for whatever reason. "51 of the 68 total long-form applications". Miller, David is one of the finalized winners in Ohio. Could just be a speculator.
Edit: More details on David Miller from FCC filing:
I certify that as the date of this additional supplemental filings that I have not entered into joint
ventures, partnerships, agreements, or understandings of any kind with any party related to the
licenses in my application.
While I currently have no specific plans for the licenses, I may elect to partner with Wireless
Internet Service Providers (WISP) in eventually selling the licenses or considering joint ventures
that aid in their ability to provide service. Secondly, I will likely consider selling the licenses to
telecommunication service providers as they seek to consolidate their holdings in this
frequency band. I have no understandings or agreements with such providers or service
providers at this point as outlined above.
Official Tmobile-Sprint merger discussion thread
in T-Mobile Merger/5G NR Deployment
Posted
I need to figure out where it fits in the FCC system. Current getting a 504 Gateway Time-out error when I try to lookup the original documents. Extemely rough guess would be at least 60 days. Not a topic in the next commisioners open meeting (may not even need their input).