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    T-Mobile LTE & Network Discussion

    in General Topics

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    It was brought up on another thread, so I'll continue the discussion here:

     

    I almost wonder if the Omaha T-Mobile thing will be dealt with this year. Since T-Mobile has most of their CapEx also going to rural modernization and expansion, maybe they could build more capacity in Omaha to handle the whole metro then let a TPR partner like Wireless Vision come in and market the service.

     

     

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    What thread are you referring to? Is there some action starting in Omaha?

    Sprint Q4 2014 earnings report

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Viaero Wireless covers rural Nebraska wonderfully with a WCDMA PCS network. One of the best rural networks in the world. And it is a large geographic area, larger than the five smallest states combined.

     

    I love using Viaero when I roam off AT&T. You will have to pardon me if I disagree. And Viaero does not have tens of millions of customers to spread its costs across.

     

    And they have to compete directly with Verizon and USCC. And in some of their areas AT&T. But they win market share by beating out competitors in high quality coverage. Even though VZW and USCC have low frequency spectrum.

     

    It can be done. If you decide to do it, and you do it right.

    I can confirm this I got just over 18MB down on a rural HSPA Viaero site not long ago. They have excellent rural coverage.

     

     

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    Phone Unlocking Policy Discussion

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    The VoLTE incompatibility is expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future, because the ecosystem is basically now driven by U.S., Canadian, and Japanese operators, who relish lock-in. Perpetuating the model across Europe and Asia is good for them, because unbranded models are "crippled" against carrier-bloated models.

    This is disappointing to me this VoLTE situation. We're finally starting to get rid of the CDMA problem but now the VoLTE thing brings back the "locked in model" again. Are all carriers supporting the same VoLTE standard? What is proprietary with each carrier regarding VoLTE? Is there some kinda apn that is not able to be edited?

     

     

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    will sprint be expanding coverage in cities that have outgrown it?

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    Current Totals from 5/28/13 - 12/3/14

     

    205 new sites

    102 iDEN conversions

    37 new DAS sites

    0 Clearwire conversions

    0 Clearwire B41 only conversions

    1 new COW/NASCOW

    1 new Pico Cell site

    30 deactivations

     

    For a net total of 316 new sites.

    Feel free to check my math, but it appears that we have passed the 100 iDEN conversions mark! Hopefully they continue, there are many that would still make great infill sites. Additionally if my memory serves me correctly about a 1000 sites that served areas where iDEN was the only Sprint service offered, maybe we will start to see more of these sites converted as well...

    Is it possible to see where those 316 new sites are?

     

     

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    Sprint to expand to Montana using shut down CellularOne sites

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    An interesting tidbit about Commnet. They are doing a huge expansion in Nebraska. They are operating under the name of "Tisdale Nebraska LLC". They just renewed their Nebraska area lease with AT&T 1900 the end of 2013. I've been trying to figure out if the new towers are CDMA or GSM. Also can't figure out why they building out Nebraska because it's covered well with CDMA from VZW and USCC and GSM/HSPA from Viaero Wireless. There's some speculation on Howard Forums that they may be doing this to sell to AT&T.... It makes sense because they building out only in areas with no AT&T network and their doing it under this new LLC.

     

    But maybe it could be for Sprint? Sprint wouldn't really need anybody in Nebraska if they would team up with USCC...

    Uh, oh...AT&T's Network Deployment hits a major snag :)

    in General Topics

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    I think it's going to largely affect their WCS and CA deployment if anything. It doesn't seem to be impacting their initial deployment of Band 17/4/5 nationwide. I came across my first Band 5 AT&T site this weekend in Kadoka, SD.

     

    Robert

    I'll be going through there in a couple weeks definitely have to schedule a fuel stop there. I've never been on band 5

     

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