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You absolutely have the right to express your frustration and dissatisfaction. KSOPHT0101-Z4300 6391 Sprint Parkway Overland Park KS 66251-4300 Doing so in this forum will not do any good as this is a collection of wireless nerds discussing Sprint's 4G rollout among other things. This website is not affiliated with Sprint.

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They finally came out and admitted what we inferred from their comments in January http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprints-azzi-we-wont-launch-more-wimax-devices/2012-03-29

I have the definitive answer to this discussion here: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprints-azzi-we-wont-launch-more-wimax-devices/2012-03-29 No more WiMax devices.

Hopefully this is just a preliminary Sketch and they add band class 25 at a minimum. ESMR would also be great to see.

Whoo hoo! We are heating up. I can tell the forums are getting more and more comments. It's hard to keep up at times

Me too Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

The deal appears to be sold out

by Scott Johnson Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:47 PM MDT When Apple first released the iPhone in 2007, they introduced a technological renaissance. The iPhone ushered in the “smartphone era” bringing phone technology to an entirely new level. Since the iPhone release, the iPhone has seen some technological advancement along the way, but not to the degree of changing the industry. The next iPhone is not only expected to introduce LTE capability to the line, but it may also be a true world phone, connecting to nearly every network technology. There could potentially be a single iPhone model that could be activated on nearly any carrier with the swap of a SIM card. Many carriers will undoubtedly impose a SIM lock, to keep the phone on their carrier, but it has the potential. Many technologies, one tiny chip At the heart of this advancement is the Qualcomm MDM9615 from Qualcomm’s GOBI line. This multiple device modem (MDM) chip supports both voice and data over LTE (FDD and TDD)as well as connecting to EV-DO Rev A and B, HSPA+, dual carrier HSPA+, and TD-SCDMA. With the added support of voice over LTE this phone could also be one of the first to support VoLTE. All this in the tiny iPhone form factor The MDM9615 will pair with Qualcomm’s WTR1605 and PM8018 integrated circuits to combine multiple mode and multiple band connectivity, low power consumption, and small footprint. The WTR1605 is Qualcomm’s first wafer level radio transceiver and will allow LTE FDD, LTE TDD, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and GSM connections. The PM8018 will provide efficient power management at the wafer level. The only sticking point for Apple is how to fit all the antennas, PA's and filters for all the different bands into the iPhone without significantly increasing the size. This may keep them from being able to introduce a “world” phone and have to settle for regional or carrier specific models with the components to support the bands the carriers use. But will it retain Apple’s iconic battery life?[float right][/float] First generation LTE chips are energy hogs, which may be why Apple opted to skip the addition of LTE to their iPhone 4S. The 28nm MDM9615 may be just what Apple was waiting for in order to retain their small form factor and still give outstanding battery life. Not only will the 28nm chip have a reduction in size, but when paired with Qualcomm’s Power Optimized Envelope Tracking (Q-POET) the chip will see further enhanced power efficiency and heat management. What we know As of this point, Apple is only reviewing potential components for their next iPhone, but the fact that they are reviewing these specific components leads many to believe that they will utilize the components to their maximum potential. Apple generally is leak proof, which means that we will have to wait until an official announcement until we have confirmation of what will be included in the newest installation of their iPhone line. The combination of these chips may not even see the Apple device first. An Android OEM may be already working on this and introduce a phone with the wide capabilities possible with this chipset. Sources: Qualcomm (2) Simonblog Engadget AppleInsider Baseband RF Photo courtesy of Barklay's Research

Not to mention that they are already planning to swap out all the equipment on the tower anyway, so it isn't an equipment issue.

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They could have put some network engineers on it and really optimized the network. I'm sure there are a lot of places that the iDEN tower has better location or a lower monthly cost or better position for cheaper backhaul. I wonder why they didn't figure all that out? Not to mention the sites that are currently outside their coverage area.

McDonalds didn't even offer iced coffee at the time. Of course it's hot...

Just saw an article on Phandroid http://phandroid.com/2012/03/27/htc-cooking-up-ipod-touch-challenger-complete-with-kickstand-and-slide-out-stereo-speakers/ where they were looking at a HTC patent filing. It looks pretty cool and might give the iPod Touch more competition than the Samsung Galaxy 5.0. Kickstand and slide-out speakers are definately features that will set it apart from the rest of the pack. As long as the battery life is comparable to the rest.

Maybe there will be a Galaxy Note II late in the year or early next year...

I just want to know how in the world she broke her nose. I guess she is 83 and the bones get mighty brittle, but I don't see 83-year-olds moving very fast either.

Update: I bought one. $139 is too good a deal to pass up...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0051VVOB2/ref=xs_gb_dsd_D_A3EDEHCUHY7K39?ie=UTF8&qid=1327619743&sr=8-1&condition=refurbished&pf_rd_p=313767801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=21&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0S8P8H5WCCCXAY730NB5 If anyone was looking at buying a Kindle Fire, you might want to jump on this deal. Amazon dropped the price on the refurbished Kindle Fire another $30 bringing it to $139. While the specs and features may be underwhelming, it is a really good deal, especially considering the ability to access all of Amazon's digital content including Amazon Prime streaming. When they are gone, so is the deal, so don't dawdle too long.

Or, when you live in Montana, are you really interested in 4G? Or just the next rodeo? Apoligise in advance for any mad Montanians. I would be too busy hunting all the time to care about 4G if I lived in Montana.

Spoiler alert. There may be an article in the works about that. I'm sure I'm going to get flamed on the article though because some might say it can't work.

I have no comment on this. I don't want anonymous mad at me for any reason. They are the REAL revenge of the nerds.

I think 5G will be used before we hear the announcement "LTE now covering the entire state of Montana"

It has to be, I doubt those areas will be covered by LTE by anyone for quite some time...

I think the agreement they have with Clearwire is by data amount, not by device. Sprint will probably have their own network higher up on the PRL list.

The gray areas on the map are denoted as "Roaming Coverage" in the key in the upper right.