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  1. feteru
    Does anyone know how using LTE affects the battery life compared to 3G? I think I might've heard something somewhere that it doesn't really, but I'm still curious.
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    Hahaha, whoops! I meant raining and other inclement weather. And I wish that they were mounted that high, it might mean we could get service in airplanes (besides the whole FAA/FCC thing).
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    Wow, that's impressive. I still haven't gotten an upload above 1mbps when the download was above 2mbps. Was this pre-NV or post?
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    Thanks! On a side note, does overcast weather affect LTE and other cellular signals? Common sense tells me it would, but I don't know for sure.
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    You have a speed test? I would like to see the ping and upload as well, just for curiosity's sake.
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    Ooh! Have you become more optimistic (or pragmatic through testing at Waco), since if I remeber correctly, just a couple of weeks ago, you had said that it would be -90dBm or better to get LTE service. Or is that for a usable signal, and -98dBm is just service? Now, the real question is, how does it compare to your speeds outside of the subway?
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    So tempting to somehow arrange a trip to baltimore that would coincide with this, I really want to see the GSIII in person and use a live demo, to see how the Pebble Blue is versus the white.
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    Hmmm, how bad is it for you? I was down there last winter and I was getting fine 3G signals, enough to watch netflix at sort of low res on.
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    Do you think DC will still be launched at the beginning of October? Also, what is the reason for all of these delays? Is it just that the going is slower than they thought, or something more than that?
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    It was odd, when I was in New Orleans this past weekend (since thursday), I was getting great 3G speeds, but pings around 200ms, so I don't think it was Network Vision upgraded, or even had its backhaul updated. Is it possible that I was just getting great 3G speeds (2mb/s down, about .6 mb/s up) just due to an uncongested carrier/area? I don't think it was NV because NOLA is said to have 0 sites upgraded.
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    I think Sprint is doing pretty well with 1900mhz, but they do have a long term goal to more effectively use their 800mhz spectrum, for when their roaming deal on Verizon runs out, which will allow them to have much better coverage throughout the nation which T-Mobile will then not be able to compete with. The question is, does T-Mobile have any plans beyond their roaming agreement with AT&T, in terms of widespread coverage?
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    Thanks, and I looked on wikipedia, seems as though they have nationwide 1900mhz, and then large areas of 1700mhz and 2100mhz. Anyone else think that that seems a little rough to be rolling out nationwide LTE on, which they would have to do eventually, just to stay competitive? Without any lower spectrum, it seems as though they can't really get the coverage practically.
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    Woot! Stuff like this is only good for the mobile market! Hopefully this could eventually get AT&T and Verizon to bring back some sort of super high tier unlimited plan (and maybe the moon is made out of cheese). Although, it is unthrottled, unlimited "4G." On a side note, what sort of spectrum holdings does T-Mobile have. I know they are in the 1900mhz band for their HSPA+, but do they have anything else they could really use for LTE?
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    Wait, so does anyone have more information on possible price raises? I know that we will eventually not be able to sustain unlimited data for all, but do we have a rough idea of the timeline or estimate of what it will be?
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    Anyone found the video on Fox's site/Youtube?
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    I think the slowdown is largely due to congestion. I was in Puerto Rico, and I don't think the cell carriers are as congested there, so I was able to stream netflix over 3G, something I definitely can't do here without NV. Also, I got this result with full bars (wasn't recording the dBm for that, sorry), on a NV updated tower, it's my fastest yet.
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    Alright, I have a little update for the tower servicing the MBHS/Woodmor area. I believe that tower is definitely NV updated. I pulled down speeds of 1.43, and up of .93, with another sub 100ms ping. This was with full bars, as I have still not had time to do testing with net monitor, or get a picture of the actual tower. Hopefully that will be done sometime next week. EDIT: Also, got this test from the Takoma Park tower that gave me great results last time, with a signal strength of -96dBm
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    That's what I think, but I am not quite sure where the tower is located. I'll post pictures of it if I get the chance. Also, I think the tower by MBHS is band-aided, or they are still working on the backhaul, because I got .89 down, and .91 up, with a 111ms ping there a couple of days ago, with line-of-sight to the tower. I will definitely try to get a picture of that one within a week, so that you guys can tell me whether or not it is.
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    So does this mean it will eventually not require any special hardware?
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    Just a couple days ago I go 2.44 down and .93 up with a sub 100ms ping, in the takoma park area. I'll edit this post in a minute with the image. EDIT: These have been my best tests, and I got at least 15-20 similar ones, so it wasn't a fluke. This was with full bars on my Optimus S, and I will check next time I am there what the signal was with NetMonitor.
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    Thanks! And that's interesting, because I get my upgrade (and SGSIII) on October 1st, so that seems as though it could line up pretty well.
  22. feteru
    Does anyone have more updated information on when the DC Market launches? I had heard rumors of end of August, but I am not quite sure if that is still accurate.
  23. feteru
    Good to have you back, hope you enjoyed yourself, and I am looking forward to seeing the new articles!
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    Hello

    feteru replied to feteru's topic in Welcome

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!
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    Hello

    feteru posted a topic in Welcome

    Hello all, just joined today after lurking for a week or so. This site makes me really hopeful for Sprint's future, and is extremely relevant, due to me having my upgrade in a couple of weeks, and my area slated for 1st round LTE. Thanks so much for working so hard Robert and the admins, and I hope to stick around!
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