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  1. EvanA
    Say adiós to 2 year contracts for new phone customers starting January 8th https://np.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/3znuri/psa_effective_1816_new_sprint_customers_will_not/
  2. EvanA
    Unless you can confirm with engineering mode screenshots I'd consider it a glitch.
  3. EvanA
    Sprint implements HD voice using CDMA. Sprint to Sprint calls with compatible devices can use HD voice. Roanoke is in nTelos land though, so I'm not sure of the status there. You'd be better off asking about that in the nTelos thread.
  4. EvanA
    They're already doing just that http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-network-1-in-austin.htm
  5. EvanA
    The 8T8R antennas are large because they have to fit 8 transmit and 8 receive elements inside. Sprint's dual band NV antennae are only 2T2R capable on each band. The overall size depends on the extra spacing required in the 2T2R antenna for low band elements. Here's a look inside one of those dual band antennas: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/3760-ever-wonder-whats-inside-one-of-those-big-cellular-panel-antennas/?p=253166
  6. EvanA
    God observation AJ. I read 6+ and thought 6S+ for some reason.
  7. EvanA
    It could be. Don't know if enabling it would make a difference, but you could try.
  8. EvanA
    I guess you've confirmed what we've thought to be that case, and that is that unlocked devices won't support LTE roaming. Not surprising really.
  9. EvanA
    Pure placebo. Both use the same Qualcomm baseband.
  10. EvanA
    New blog post about the network today, including VoLTE figures and an attack on RootMetrics for not testing VoLTE. https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/taking-americas-fastest-4g-lte-even-further.htm
  11. EvanA
    Two opposite positions on Sprint published today. One spells out doom and gloom for the stock and one is optimistic that they'll turn around. Sprint And The Buying Opportunity http://seekingalpha.com/article/3773696 Sprint Stock Is In A Lose Lose Situation For 2016 http://seekingalpha.com/article/3773436
  12. EvanA
    Yep 2nd carrier live as well. This sector was never hurting for performance though. It faces a lightly populated area.
  13. EvanA
    Let the games begin http://www.wsj.com/articles/youtube-says-t-mobile-is-throttling-its-video-traffic-1450821730
  14. EvanA
    Yep, the second antenna was added a few months ago.
  15. EvanA
    B25 4x2 MIMO makes a huge difference. I never came close to these speeds at home before.
  16. EvanA
    I think you're underestimating how much idling happens. The phone is idle much more than it is active, and when it is idle it doesn't consume network resources and doesn't get a time slot. The faster the active state can be completed, the faster resources can be freed for other devices. Bursty data like that from syncing activities is what CA is good for since the the phone can finish its data activity quickly and return to idle.
  17. EvanA
    This is incorrect. CA does not just improve peak speeds, it also improves average throughput and decreases time to idle. Faster time to idle allows the network to free up resources quicker and improves overall throughput for all devices, even those without CA. In addition, CA improves load balancing between two separate carriers since the network does not have to move devices between bands, which can take several seconds. Using CA allows load balancing to be done on a packet level, with latency of a few ms. CA does not hurt network capacity, it actually increases capacity by improving the network efficiency and is a better use of spectrum.
  18. EvanA
    2nd carrier is spreading like wildfire. My home tower didn't have it yesterday and today it does.
  19. EvanA
    I was out in the Belleville area tonight and when I wasn't on B41 I saw B25 2nd carrier on almost every tower.
  20. EvanA
    +1 for House of Cards, Sense8, and BoJack Horseman. Sense8 definitely takes a few episodes to get going, but the payoff is worth it.
  21. EvanA
    T-Mobile does not transcode video, in fact they cannot do so with most video being delivered over SSL. Google definitely delivers YouTube video with SSL. The "video optimization" T-Mobile performs is essentially a variable throttle based on available network capacity which forces adaptive bitrate video to buffer and play lower quality streams. The issue with bingeon compatibility is inserting the tracking into the video packets so that T-Mobile can track what is video traffic and zero rate it.
  22. EvanA
    Blazin' in Belleville http://imgur.com/3tqjbOR.jpg
  23. EvanA
    Food for thought. T-Mobile reduces bandwidth for all video regardless of whether it is exempt from your cap or not. http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/12/t_mobile_s_binge_on_program_likely_violates_net_neutrality.html
  24. EvanA
    RootMetrics still doesn't test VoLTE, and many armchair experts claim that VoLTE will reduce those stats. Hopefully next cycle will include VoLTE testing so we can see whether VoLTE is truly better or not.
  25. EvanA
    Saw that exchange too. I bet most people could guess who was discrediting Root.
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