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    I just sat and watched my phone for a half hour. I set the screen timeout to a half hour and watched the signal the whole time. It bounced around varying about +- 6dBm from the average. Then when the screen hit the 30 minute mark and timed out, I unlocked it and started a data session. Then after a minute or so of using data, I checked the signal and it was on the bad side of the average signal from the half hour. I was not able to replicate it either...
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    In my experience, the St Cloud Sprint store employees are friendly and helpful, but lack actual knowledge about the network and future plans. They tried to talk me out of buying the HTC Hero before the OG EVO was released because "4G was coming 'any day." It is now almost 3 years later... still no 4G. They seem to be very good at everything else. I think they just buy in to rumors. I don't think they are misleading customers maliciously.
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    I saw people working on the tower by the Coborns on Cooper a couple months ago. It certainly appears to be upgraded to NV. I should swing by and take some good pictures of it.
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    Still silver...
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    Thanks for the heads up!
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    It is too early to make an accurate estimation. We were given a schedule from an internal source, but the dates are not matching up with what is actually happening, so any guess would be just that, a guess. What we have determined is that some data speed upgrades on that network.sprint site are LTE, but capacity upgrades are usually just adding more carriers to 3G or voice. Nearly every sprint site nationwide is being upgraded, and will receive LTE, it is something like 99 percent. A large majority (about 80%) will also see future upgrades with LTE 800mhz being added. The reason for less 800mhz sites, is that when there are densely packed cell sites, the increased range would cause interference if they all received 800 LTE. The consumer shouldn't see any holes in 800 LTE even though it is not on "every site"
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    Nexus 7

    pyroscott replied to 9erHater's topic in Tablets

    I bought this one before I got the N7 http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Slimbook-Leather-Android-Function/dp/B008IEGSGU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1358130606&sr=8-3&keywords=poetic+nexus+7 I like it, but then again I only paid $7. I planned on getting an official one once they were back in stock, but I liked this one so much, I stuck with it.
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    How about MapDroyd Edit: never mind, to use Navigation, you have to buy the $7 program NavDroyd... That also has offline maps though...
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    Bummer.
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    NavFree is an offline navigator. I have never used it though. Google maps will allow you to cache an area allowing for offline navigation, but you have to tell it to cache the area ahead of time and it only saves it for a little while.
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    That's what it was! Thanks, that was eating me up.
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    I could have sworn I saw that the Droid DNA and Nokia 822 also supported AWS LTE, but I can not find anything to back it up now. Maybe I am misremembering...
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    Verizon's LTE rollout is more like Sprint's WiMax rollout (except that they are not contracting it from someone else) they are essentially deploying another separate network. In contrast, Sprint is updating the equipment on nearly every site, adding LTE and modernizing EV-DO and 1xRTT. As far as Nextel and WiMax, they are converting a few nextel sites but nextel sites were not usable for "sprint" customers anyway, so how does that have any bearing on this. WiMax speculation is just that, speculation, so that has zero bearing on the discussion. Edit: AJ beat me to it...
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    Don't start with the Puerto Rico hating...
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    Misunderstandings happen... All is well
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    This would create a ton of jobs
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    LMAO, I was really pulling for that...
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    Just to clarify, when I am acting as a moderator, and say that something is a prohibited post, it is NOT up for debate in the public forum. I don't understand why anyone would feel this is acceptable.
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    Once more sites come online, the downtilt will be adjusted. The combination of more sites and better downtilt will result in stronger signal and faster speeds. Just my theory based on user experiences in more developed markets.
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    You likely have a weak signal. LTE speeds are highly dependent on signal strength.
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    Ah, still not something that should be discussed here. Discussion of ways to circumvent Sprint's control measures to enforce the Terms and Conditions is a good way to get this website shut down. I doubt anyone wants that.
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    Miami is still not launched, so there are bound to be fluctuations
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    Did it kill the official sprint app for tethering? If not, then this discussion violates our rules.
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    I'm sure they will finance them, just not "subsidize" them. That is how they handle the rest of their phones on the value plan. You pay a down payment and then finance the remainer of the phone price with your monthly bill. Or you can pay for the whole shebang up front...
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