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It cannot happen soon enough. But I'll still have USCC customers complaining to me that "you guys bought my towers, why won't my phone work?" after the shutdown. But yes, that 1900 spectrum should help all existing LTE devices. I apologize for not including that in my explanation. The HTC One will surely benefit from the USCC acquisition. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

Easiest way to learn your towers and their upgrade path is by becoming a Sprint employee. Fastest way is by becoming an S4GRU sponsor. Maps are available to sponsors that give out tower information. That's all I'll say. Clearwire spectrum is 2.5, Nextel is 800. Your phone can take advantage of the 800SMR, which increases voice coverage. 800LTE is not available for every phone. IIRC, your phone only does LTE on the 1900 band, meaning you wouldn't benefit from 800LTE except where it brings users off 1900, which means faster speeds for you. If you're that concerned about 4G coverage indoors, you'll need a phone or carrier that has a low-frequency LTE with a network to match. 800LTE hasn't really launched anywhere, but it'll penetrate walls better once it has. AT&T is 700 & 1900, same as Verizon. It's really the 700 band that sets the networks apart. Once Sprint gets their 800 fired up, any 800LTE device will get solid 4G indoors. 800LTE devices on Sprint so far are the Zing, the MiFi 500, the HTC One Max, the Galaxy Mega, the Galaxy S4 Mini, the LG G2, the iPhone 5c, the iPhone 5S, and the Nexus 5. Look for a Galaxy S4 and Note 3 re-release marketed as "Spark-compatible". Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

The big two got a 3 and 2 year head start on LTE, respectively. Sprint had to finish getting its pants on (Nextel) before it could focus on finishing the network anywhere. Sprint probably hasn't finished the rollout in your area (become a sponsor to see!), but you can only placate the masses with "a few months" for so long. So, I imagine many reps are telling people Network Vision is done in Chicago, when that's not really the case. If you live in an area that's completely done, then yes, the network isn't going to get better till they turn on 800LTE or 800SMR, if they haven't already. Complaining about Sprint won't get you far here. Knowing your towers and what they're capable of is going to make your Sprint tenure a better experience. If CSR says a ticket is open, then a ticket is open. That's no lie. Someone will actually be on it. Coverage varies everywhere. It's a cellphone network, not electricity. I regularly get 5-6 down at -108dBm on the one LTE tower in my town. Move just a few blocks over, and the 3G is almost unusable. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

I only heard the chirp when in an HD Voice call. I'll try later and see what was fixed. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

Only Sprint Spark devices, the 5S, the 5C and Mobile Broadband LG G2, Nexus 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, Galaxy Mega, Galaxy Mini, HTC One Max, Netgear Zing, MiFi 500. But the iPhones don't support B41. Also, look for re-releases of the Note 3 and Galaxy S4 as "Spark-compatible" versions. They'll have a T on the end of their SKU. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

800 B26 , FDD 1900 B 25 , FDD 2500 B41 , TDD Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

I live in a market with several towers yet to have their 4G switch turned on. My G2 holds till -120ish before it drops the data connection completely and takes 10 seconds to grab a usable 3G connection and authenticate. Is this normal? Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

Last I heard was Q1 2014. Heard this from an internal memo. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

I'll have to check that out. Maybe once I get to an area I know is B41.

Is there any way to see what band I'm on without ##DEBUG#? I've been enabling and disabling 26 and 41 on and off, but I'm fairly certain my main tower is only 25. SignalCheck doesn't provide this information, and I'm just curious. I know i can keep checking, but it would be nice to have an option to alert, like 800SMR does.

Likely for the One Up program. I think they're doing that because they do actually make money on the program, and they're aware people want to know when they can get a new phone to replace the EVO Shift they got for free on contract a few years ago. If they see "eligible now", they'll rush to sign any piece of paper that gives them a phone.

At this time, there isn't a good way to BYOD to Sprint As You Go. I think they're trying to prevent people out of contract (low churn) from just switching to a SAYGO plan to save money.