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As others have said, rootmetrics still hasn't updated their app to support sprint triband devices, and it's been over a year. They don't seem interested in supporting their app.

Sensorly seems to be the best, although they do have a few problems with their mapping. I.e. Sprint LTE mapped in Oklahoma where there is none.

I had no problems with texts either at that time. Certainly not a nationwide outage.

Goodbye 2014, hello 2015!

Ya I figured but I didn't know with the constant stream if that would change anything

Nope, texts don't interrupt data.

My advice would be to never use satellite for internet unless it's your only option. The horrible ping and random slow speeds will give you headaches.

What phone is that that picks up LTE so quickly when moving in and out of coverage? Or was airplane mode being toggled?

 

I swear the nexus 5's LTE scan timer is upwards of 20 or 30 minutes, very frustrating to hit a cell edge and drop to EVDO, returning to LTE coverage mere seconds later but having your phone camp on EVDO for the next 20 minutes.

This is a galaxy Note 4. The reason it's picking up LTE so fast, is because that B26 LTE is the only good Sprint signal it's seeing. When its roaming, it's desperate to find any Sprint service. In an area that has a weaker B26 or stronger 1x/EVDO, it will take the normal ~3 minutes or so to pick up LTE again.

I had it explained to me it is the strong signal areas of sites that have had upgraded backhaul. Places where you will most likely hit speeds above 40Mbps. Because if you have a weak signal from a site with upgraded backhaul, it might not feel very Turbo.

 

The source of this info was a Sprint Area Manager. He doesn't exactly work with the marketing/mapping folks directly. But he is more likely to know than many of the other people we deal with. And it seems plausible to me.

That's what I always thought. Areas where you should be able to hit peak speeds.

False

 

thats literally all that turbo means, the order to increase the speed of the backhaul has gone through and is active so B41 can run at full speed. Spark = B41 signal is being broadcast, Turbo = backhaul has been increased so B41 can hit ~80meg download speeds (assuming all other factors are favorable for those speeds).

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Just look at the coverage map, it's obvious turbo isn't indicating just backhaul, as each site has a variable turbo coverage area within spark coverage.

spark means B41 is available, spark turbo means the backhaul has been increased so B41 can run at full speed.

That's not entirely correct. Turbo coverage differs from spark coverage coming from the same cell site.

There are patches of turbo coverage within spark coverage.

I wonder what the idea to cancel it was due to. It wasn't as if it was marketed. It had to be specifically requested.

I guess they finally did the math, and someone came to the realization it was too cheap? It's too bad, it was a compelling offer.

Sprint doesn't explain it well. 

Here's a 5 minute video I just took of what optimized B26 looks like at the edge of signal. It beats EVDO, and also rivals 1X.

The "action" starts around 1:40.

LTE just isn't as robust as CDMA.

Properly configured 800 LTE has about the same reach as 1900 EVDO from my observations.

I read poss I ble note 4 snapdragon 810 and 3 carrier aggreation.

What?

The funny thing is since kit Kat, the single band Galaxy Note 3 properly reflects the LTE signal, even in LTE only mode. -120= 0 bars, -115= 1 bar, -110= 2 bars -105= 3 bars -97= 4 bars, -92= 5 bars, -85= 6 bars.

I've subscribed to the theory that they forgot to make allowances in the formula that determines the number of bars for the difference between RSSI & RSRP. A -100 RSSI signal for 1x or Ev-DO is rather weak and deserves only one bar, equating roughly to a -115 to -120 RSRP LTE signal.

I'm 95% sure this is the case. I'm not quite sure why it hasn't been fixed yet though. Maybe future Lolipop builds will have it corrected.

No response yet. Just announcing who the winner is like I mentioned in the chat last night.

If they never respond, I call dibs!  

Who won?

I'm guessing it wasn't me. Wish I could have been here to experience the disappointment first hand!

What a mess.

It will end up with bigger advantage in Verizon and ATT.

I can't imagine what the 600mhz auction will be. Maybe it will top 100 Billion.

1 trillion!

Maybe we can eliminate the national debt by freeing up a 20x20 swath of sub 400MHz spectrum! 

I've seen some pings in the low 20s on 8t8r B41!

I think speculation is sometime in 2015.

I'm not sure how voice will be handled when roaming on LTE. ECSFB fallback to roaming providers? Or are we waiting for VoLTE?

1080p is great on the Nexus 5, but the 720 wasn't pleasant for me on the galaxy mega. I think 1440p is great for the phablets.

-Minimum IP67 certified

-Minumim LTE bands: 12/25/26/41

-3X carrier aggregation on B41

-Minimum screen size of 6", maximum of 7".

-Minimum screen resolution of 1080P, maximum of 4k.

-Micro SD card slot, or a minimum of 128GB internal storage.

-Maximum price of US $900

Instant buy to whoever makes it.

If only Sprint would include this for free with all plans, it would be a nice little perk. As it stands now, you're better off using one of the many free apps out there.