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dkyeager

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  1. One area that people often get confused on is the carrier count versus carrier aggregation. B41² typically means Carrier aggregation but not always. It does always mean there are at least two band 41 carriers at that site. B25² 10x10 means there is a second b25 carrier that is 10x10 as compared to the usual B25 5x5, thus offers twice the speeds and is a little bit more resistant to interference. Sometimes B25² 10x10 indicates carrier aggregation but typically not.
  2. I had the same thing happen inside a house in an area with strong Sprint signal. I believe it is because the B26 signal may have briefly dropped and then the T-Mobile signal does not let go. It was 700Mhz with more bandwidth. I airplane moded it and b26 returned.
  3. What are the usual earfcns for small cells in your market? In most markets those would line up with 8T8R from a macro site.
  4. We have noticed on a Magic Box in my market that speeds took a dramatic hit for a week or so while Sprint appeared to be working on changing the host site QAM, specifically 64QAM disappeared. They later it was restored. We hope that 256QAM support was added to that site, but we had no one who went up to test that.
  5. In at least the Columbus area, rural sites are getting triband first. Of course a lot of sites were already triband. Urban areas might be last when you consider former Clear sites getting B25 & B26. The B26 will make a big difference for VoLTE. Yet to find a GMO site that they have not converted to all RRHs, which gives about a 20% boost in coverage iirc.
  6. Interesting, the plmn is T-Mobile. Most people have seen it as Clearwire, although obviously T-Mobile based on band.
  7. Stuck on restart is also a symptom of a network issue. I personally would go to the nearby sites and take photos. Check to see if crews are present. See if all are working. If the sites are being tuned it could take a few days.
  8. These folks may no longer be in contract as two years have likely passed since their last phone purchase. We only have a very few cases of where people have been noticeably throttled on Sprint, so they likely already fall under this policy. I would separate the data prioritization policy from the billing in this situation as one falls under network and the other marketing (who does not want churn and should be making money when they are collecting for an unutilized subsidized phone unless there is a heavy utilization of their higher roaming allowances). An alternative view is the contract carries on month to month.
  9. With small cells you can often see signal redirected to the small cell immediate area before it has power and then before it goes live. Seams like what I describe above would meet your definition: https://cdn.rohde-schwarz.com/pws/dl_downloads/dl_application/application_notes/1ma186/1MA186_2e_LTE_TMs_and_beamforming.pdf
  10. Active smartphones in cars are followed by MIMO which can bring the Band 41 to your Magic Box, which then locks onto that signal. Unlike a smartphone, the Magic Box does not let go. Just do not unnecessarily reboot the Magic Box.
  11. Decimal GCI as been there in the Premier Hunters maps for a long time. Typically we try to keep sponsor maps a little easier to understand, but could do it if requested.
  12. The key item we are waiting for is the update of a number of former Clear sites from b41 to full Network Vision (we have lots of permits showing on the premier hunters maps). Most will have LTE 1900 and LTE 800 added with 4x4 capabilities for better performance at the edge. No word on whether they will have CDMA. Also have three permits for new sites plus discussions of others. But they do not exist until work is complete. When work begins the sponsor maps will be updated to show the known permits.
  13. Concerned that they have not updated it yet.
  14. I assume this issue would be largely resolved with 5G, unless non-contiguous or shared with 4G. Of course we also have b25 + B41 + B41 siting out there.
  15. Unfortunately they are tough to come by right now. Sprint keeps stating that should improve soon.
  16. I read the new T-Mobile's strategy quite differently. Never hurts to have more low band capacity - 5g will about double their 600 MHz speeds. In some areas they may have an untouched 600 MHz reserved for 5g. Their strategy also called for making b41 all 5g. Likely would do the same with other bands as quickly as possible. Also to hold on to enough Sprint sites to cover several years growth (a lot of Sprint sites are cosites). For extra 5g capacity they have started buying 28mm (already have 800MHz in lots of Ohio) and likely would continue an auction. Don't forget more 2.5 will come up soon for auction (mostly rural and small cities). Masa's strategy has always been to get critical mass to compete against the duo. I think Sprint has given various options a reasonable try in recent years. More money would always be nice, but marketing strategy has always been the weakness. In business timing is everything. Can't be too early or too late. T-Mobile sucked the air out of the room as far as Sprint is concerned. Masa could likely buy a larger share at a later date if desired. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk
  17. Good to put your name on the list now if you need one. These used Magic Boxes allows Sprint to work off some of the backlog. Magic boxes don't work for everyone or needs change (moving, site improvements, etc) so some do get returned. Certified previously owned sounds reasonable as some did fail as well. I think you are correct on the usb ports. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk
  18. No issues with the latest update. I have not yet made it to a Samsung site with the sequential GCI sectors.
  19. The competition never stands still. Sprint and many other companies are generally working against old data about their competitors rather than projecting where they will be at a future point in time (at least in their public statements).
  20. I see a small army of consultants for T-Mobile to pull this together. It could be the bureaucracy fighting back and wanting to kill the merger. Definitely a totally regulated industry. You would always have to be careful with what you put in writing. Many of the Sprint questions are about why the past mergers did not succeed. I had an interesting discussion with a high ranking industry veteran about the Nextel merger and he put the blame on 9/11 and homeland security forcing greater use of Sprint's 800 MHz for first responder use.
  21. I had one instance of where SCP was freezing on yesterday's beta. OS ask once if I wanted to kill it, said no. SCP returned to normal a few minutes later. Never had frozen on that phone before. Already upgraded to today's beta.
  22. You are correct about 750. If caught earlier I would remove it since it is redundant. It is a different photo as implied later. I should have just gone to sleep. Before any of these last 24 hour posts. Apologies for being snarky to nextgencpu.
  23. Yes on the left side of the facing two antennas.
  24. lol. The other middle. Perhaps LTE 750 (700 c 10x10 from the PRWireless PR, LLC deal, dba Open Mobile) like Verizon -- 700 a used by T-Mobile elsewhere (different bands). Sprint also has enough 800 for only 1x800. References: http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseMap.jsp?licKey=3069548 http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseMap.jsp?licKey=1935940
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