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Did LTE 71 also drop? 5 for LTE 71, 15 for n71 in Columbus today, which seems lower.

My HPSA+ still active on AT&T. A roaming deal for their 3g to be on T-Mobile was signed yesterday according to https://www.lightreading.com/4g3gwifi/atandt-inks-last-minute-3g-roaming-deal-with-t-mobile/d/d-id/775491 Yes, I use a VoLTE phone and a 5g with their network.

The last question is whether you live in Las Vegas.

How is battery life?

My home site is similar. After 8 months, more fiber just arrived at the site.

How did you apply? Was it launch.5gmobilegenesis.com?

I will curious to see if esim support improves with the s22 models. In many cases in the US esim is iPhone only. Also hoping it does not lock to your phone put rather can be moved amount your devices like a physical sim.

Just sent in two diag reports. SCP was showing n41 when Samsung diagnosed and cellmapper where showing n71. Exited scp and returned then it appeared normal. Band selection was not active.

They remind me of Sprint's first failed effort with "small" cells that were 130ft tall on public rights of way. I think there are 5 left in Ohio. Same design at the top. Much more reasonable in size. Public wi-fi and kiosk should help with acceptance. Hopefully they also use wi-fi 6e to send a chance of providing usable signal. Wonder how the kiosks will stand up to vandalism or just regular use.

Air makes other products that look quite nice. Such a boring model.

Studies I have seen of large firms indicate about 1% actual loss, so that would leave roughly 80% unaccounted for. Remote jobs are popular likely for the opposite reason, which may indicate a reluctance to take/leave these positions for many reasons (lack of child care, fear of bringing covid home, avoiding combative customers of any stripe, etc). Some of these factors vary month to month. Another way to look at this is how many people has T-Mobile actually laid off (not counting new positions) versus their projections. It was always known they would lay off corporate types and managers -- simple redundancy. A different way to look at it would be T-Mobile store count from before merger (not including Sprint) to now. They consolidated quickly, thus more small town stores should now be appearing.

It would be interesting to know how many unfilled openings they have given our labor shortage or delays in opening small town stores caused by construction delays. I do agree that changing CEOs is one way to get rid of promises, but having more staff in small towns appears to be a strategic shift. Customers have also gotten used to doing more things remotely during this pandemic thus there may simply be less demand.

Varies by place. Except CDMA, Sprint largely pushed to the edge of Columbus while Pittsburgh reports lots of Sprint sites still active.

Leftovers versus strategic focus. Would be interesting if rural places were put into their own "market". However, like highways, AM radio, etc the money comes from the urban areas.

There is a whole school of thought that getting the 5g budget phones is the way to go. I have one s21 ultra for mmWave and Wi-Fi 6e. Then my new phone herd is all Samsung using the band selector app. I have an unlocked a32 5g and the T-Mobile variant. Not the same max speeds, but will do great for most people. The press just seems to care about cameras.

The FCC came out with a revised auction plan for EBS yesterday, which will favor T-Mobile and WISPs over speculators by design. As noted a year ago, it will divide the spectrum into three parts as follows: C1: 49.5Mhz contiguous from 2502 to 2551.5, C2 50.5 Mhz contiguous from 2551.5 to 2602, and C3 16.5Mhz contiguous from 2673.5 to 2690 and 1Mhz from 2615 to 2616. This will all be overlay, meaning it will cover radius and J and K channel gaps in many urban areas but will be mostly rural and small cities. That 1Mhz in C3 will make it more valuable since it keeps BRS fragmented. Those who are very observant will note it does not cover 7MHz at the start of band 41, a 1Mhz guard band and 6Mhz for BRS1. There may be BRS licenses that should also be auctioned in the future, but auction 108 is just for EBS. References for above: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-120A1.pdf http:// https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/wireless/auctions/data/bandplans/BRS_band.pdf

A bunch of high-end Samsung phones just got another year of software upgrades: https://www.androidpolice.com/samsung-leapfrogs-google-by-announcing-4-year-android-os-upgrade-commitment/

I have not found any good cellular specs on the s22 bands and CAs. The later is where I expect the action is especially for AT&T. Obviously will need to pull apart the s22 FCC certification tests along with s21 for comparison. The x65 modem indicated 3 new bands more or less, but s22 could be slightly different. n53 2483 n70 1700 n259 41000

The band selector app still works on the Verizon network after this latest update.

The Verizon coverage maps remind me of Sprint's: more asperational than reality. Using US Mobile which officially supports n77 and is supposed to be at full priority and Red Pocket which does not officially support 5g yet but I certainly get it, thus I can not rule out that it is a priority issue, but the possible sites are thinly spaced. Getting n77 consistently is an issue, even when restricting my bands to 2, 66, and n77. Trying it with s21 ultra and A32 5g both factory unlocked.

I will have to keep you know. Getting n77 consistently is an issue, even when restricting my bands to 2, 66, and n77. Trying it with s21 ultra and A32 5g both factory unlocked. The Verizon coverage maps remind me of Sprint's: more asperational than reality. So far I am the only one with n77 trails in Columbus on cellmapper.net. Using US Mobile which officially supports n77 and is supposed to be at full priority and Red Pocket which does not officially support 5g yet but I certainly get it, thus I can not rule out that it is a priority issue, but the possible sites are thinly spaced.

I can attest to it being rarely used. I am the only person who has put n77 trails on cellmapper in Columbus as of earlier today. In terms of it not being used, both US Mobile (official) and Red Pocket (says it does not have 5g) have it, but not consistently. Even at off hours ghe site does not appear to be fully tuned. Checking other nearby sites and so far no better. Primitive testing, but that is NSA.

Hopefully the FCC will enforce buildout requirements for the speculators. The real mess not mentioned is the fragmented frequencies. it would be so nice if one license could stand alone and have 10 or 20Mhz or more, plus a single 4mhz slot at the end (adding one channel to 2.5 wi-fi would require 5Mhz, thus not enough). Currently a carrier must own several to truly use them. However a speculator can disrupt several licenses with just one license. Perhaps this is why the FCC has not finalized auction 108 plans yet. Or short one commissioner. Not in the February 18th open commission meeting schedule.

T-Mobile has always been cash flow conscious. They start with urban areas first and do rural last. Many rural areas don't require or track permits publically so we will have to wait or do more leg work I sense a certain hubris concerning CDMA's distance advantage, especially 1x800. April 1st will come up fast and we will know at that time. It would not suprise me if they give the Shentel area more time with CDMA. Small towns will be the lynchpin for VoLTE come July 1. I will be watching ones with a Sprint site on one side and T-Mobile on the other. If they follow historical trends and keep the same number of tower hands working to finish rural areas they could surprise us, but time is growing quite short.