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Here in the triangle (aka the Research Triangle, RTP, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) we can't keep anything consistent. I-440 is also called the "inner" and "outer" beltline, which is the same road, just depending on which direction you're traveling. Then the new I-540 is sometimes called the outer loop, even though it's not really a complete loop yet. And most folks just call it "540".

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Now that you mention "half capacity", it's one thing I've been wondering lately. How many people connected to a tower would be full capacity? I'm sure it depends on the number of carriers. But how many people per carrier?

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Wow, that is really good. Hopefully more band-aid fixes coming to the area soon.

Kind of off topic, but I think worth mentioning. This is one of the things I really enjoy about this site, even though sometimes things might get heated or taken the wrong way, almost everyone on here is able to move on and not let the conversation devolve into something personal and ridiculous. Comment sections on way too many sites these days aren't even worth the time to read with all the negative, personal attacks and lack of respect for others. I think the staff all do a great job helping things stay civil as well. Thanks everyone for making S4GRU a great place to learn and communicate.

My speeds have been terrible lately too. And these band-aid fixes that are "within the next 6 months" around me (Franklin county) have been on there for at least 4 months now. Wouldn't they have to come soon? I sure hope so.

What's interesting to me is that the Sprint rep said in the video they will be making announcements about San Antonio (and I'm assuming their first launch cities) next week. Maybe this will be the mysterious text that was supposed to come a couple weeks ago. Maybe the OTA fix for the EVO LTE connection issues is just around the corner.

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From the article: But what they didn't count on was all the S4GRU users (lke themuffinman) who were probably running speed tests at exactly the same time.

Right Robert. As someone with no other choice but cellular high speed at home, I've looked at this ad nauseum. And as of last November, Sprint ended it's unlimited mobile broadband options. Now with Sprint you can get 12 GB of data for $80/mo and pay 5cents/MB for anything over 12GB. However, Verzion has a new service they are calling HomeFusion which gives you 30GB of data, but it's kind of pricey at $120/mo and is only available on their LTE network, which hasn't reached me yet. It's $10/GB for anything over 30GB. There are also plans with 10GB for $60 and 20GB for $90. Sprint's overage charges seem extreme compared to Verizon and AT&T. It works out to $50/GB. So it would cost an additional $900 in overage charges to get the same data capacity as Verizon's new HomeFusion service. It seems an easy choice when you compare the costs. Untill (if ever) I get some wired home internet, I had hoped to stay on Sprint for my home internet. I still might because I do have an old unlimited 3G data plan, which should get better when NV upgrades hit my tower. For now, speeds are slow most of the time, and get downright unusable during certain parts of the day.

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Of course, you're assuming no issues with the GS3. Which is easy since noone has them and can report the problems yet. The Evo is supposed to have a software fix for the LTE connectivity issues, as Robert has reported before, which would eliminate that issue Since I won't have LTE here for a while, I think I'll wait and see how the GS3 shakes out in people's hands before I make a decision.

Yes, I agree. It could become overwhelmed very easily. And in emergency situations there's not a lot of time for capacity planning, site planning, etc. Plus, could they support multiple carriers (Sprint, Cellular South, Verizon, AT&^T, etc, etc) on one balloon? Would each carrier have their own? The more options the better.

Yes, it probably would. It might be harder to get in some areas with a wheeled vehicle just because of debris in roads, etc. The day after the hurricane my brother-in-law had to park over a mile away and walk and climb over debris to be able to reach their house. I would suspect you can cover a wider area with an aerial type of tower, as AJ mentioned above. I'm sure there would be situations where each would would be a better fit. Like I said before, I think it's worth investigating anything that could help.

From what I read, the FCC is investigating these for emergency situations such as hurricanes, tornados, etc where the local infrastructure is out of commission. The NIMBY problem wouldn't really be much of a concern in those situations. I grew up and have family on the coast of Mississippi where the eye of Katrina came through. For weeks after the hurricane there was only one place in the small town where cell phones would work. It was at the end of the highway where a bridge across the Bay used to be. There must have been one tower on the other side that was still working. I was down there a month after the storm and people were still driving to the end of the bridge to use the phone. People were still able to charge their phones either in their cars (for those that still had cars) or with generators when they were finally able to get them. I think it's worth investigating any technology that could move in quickly and provide service in these types of emergencies. And since the article stated the military already uses similar technology I would imagine a lot of the technological hurdles like power, etc have been worked out to some degree.

Come on, there's still an hour and a half left of today. Even longer if you're in Overland Park, KS. Don't give up hope!!!