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    It will probably be smart of them. They are planning on using the entire band for 5G, which wouldn't leave any room for the MagicBox to operate in. If people really need in-building coverage, there will be Nationwide B71, T-Mobile Signal Boosters, T-Mobile Cellspot, and Wifi calling.
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    Very likely we will never see the WiFi feature used if the merger goes through. And even on the slim chance the merger fails, Sprint has said they're not interested in offering WISP services. It looks like WiFi may just be on the apparatus for diagnostic purposes.
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    Hanging on to LTE and having usable VoLTE are two entirely different things. For VoLTE to be successful, handsets will need to have a very good uplink or users will experience choppy phone calls. I've personally seen this on T-Mobile where I still have usable download speeds on weak Rx (~-117 RSRP). Unfortunately, people on the other end can't hear me because the phone cannot properly reach the macro site. With Sprint's current network, I have a feeling VoLTE won't play nice and there will be a lot of headaches.
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    Instead of having two plans, they should have offered HD streaming as a $10 add-on option. With these two plans, an entire family has to buy HD if only one person wants it. Also, I hope they are including taxes and fees in these new plans. Because if they aren't, then Sprint is selling a Kia Sorento at Chevrolet Corvette prices. A family of four would have $10 worth of Admin Fees added to the bill each month. Then add taxes & fees and Unlimited Basic could be anywhere between $15-25 more a month than T-Mobile.
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    They have begun to go down this road already. During the committee hearing, Sprint admitted that their 5G will be limited to some urban areas due to money constraints (and within those urban areas, 5G coverage won't be available everywhere). They also admitted to have haulted meaningful investments on their network for the past few years. It looks like Sprint isn't scared to let the dirt out in order to get this deal done.
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    I'm not talking about spectrum. I'm talking about small cell deployments. This notion that some communities are responsible for the slow deployment of small cells is nonsense. It hasn't stopped Zayo in my area from deploying small cells.
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    Can we just drop this excuse already? Because it looks like Verizon and T-Mobile aren't hindered by this one bit.
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    >43% of American users have an iPhone. RCS will just become another fragmented messaging solution that is hurt by the division of Android and iOS users. We're better off pushing for cross-platform messaging services such as Telegram or WhatsApp. I'll get exited once Apple adopts RCS. Until then, big ol' meh.
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    Meh. RCS is a pretty useless feature without iPhone support. I don't know why everyone wants it so much. So many people have iPhones and Apple will probably never support RCS. What people should be really hyped about is Android Web Messages. It's a really awesome feature and a lot better than iMessage when it comes to computer support. With such a huge leap in messaging accessibility, I don't know why people are so hung up on RCS.
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    This. Read your bills folks! I avoided paying over $1k in ETF charges just by reading my bill. Sprint raised my bill, so I walked without penalty.
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    As with any corporate promise, I think people should still be prepared to buy new phones in the event T-Mobile doesn't update phones to support VoLTE. Sure, those older phones will work with WCDMA fallback, but voice coverage won't be the same. 1900 GSM isn't as robust as 1x1900.
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    As did I. Midband 20x20 FDD LTE + 15x15 FDD LTE will do that. They also have a very dense network and are pushing ahead with small cells (without being sneaky like Mobilitie as well). Add n41 to all of their towers, and Verizon & At&t won't be able to match the speeds and capacity the New T-Mobile will provide. This truly is setting up the be one scary urban network.
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    I haven't read the report, but it makes sense in my market. T-Mobile has the best site density of all the 4 major carriers in most markets in Texas.
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    So the AC66u was named as a vulnerable router against the VPNFilter hack. FBI is recommending that everyone with this model update to the latest firmware and do a factory reboot. The Sprint router wasn't named as being vulnerable. But since it's the same physical router as the AC66u...shoukd we expect Sprint/ASUS to finally rollout an update to the OG firmware?
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    Outside of small cells, Band 12 is on every tower in my neck of the woods. I stand by my previous statement; 1xRTT BC1 (1900) > VoLTE Band 12 (700). The launch of VoLTE will be very interesting for Sprint. While they do a good job of blanketing entire cities/towns with B26, some UEs will struggle with the upload portion of a voice call.
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    WCDMA-5 fallback will be huge for At&t if they keep it. VoLTE reliability just isn't cutting it for both T-Mobile and Verizon's lowband LTE. Calls can get too choppy on the upload side at times. In terms of coverage; 1xRTT BC1 (1900 Mhz) > VoLTE Band 12/13 (700 Mhz)
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    That's funny, because Nebraska's ego was the reason the Big12 almost broke apart. Nebraska got jelly and they couldn't stand not being the center of attention. Fight mode: [ON] off ?
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    I'm sorry to hear that. ?
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    I thought the same thing at first. Seeing as how they left out CDMA BC10 (Sprint) and LTE B13 (Verizon), it's safe to assume US Cellular worked with OnePlus to get this done. I wouldn't be surprised if the phone is sold in US Cellular stores.
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    One plus 6 has CDMA support for BC0 and BC1. That's why it works on US Cellular. It's not because of VoLTE.
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    Use Wi-Fi. Problem solved.
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    Hidden behind the last speed increase was also a price increase for me.
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    I've do remember seeing cell tower equipment installed on one of the stadium's lighting towers and a standalone cell tower next to it. Drove right past it so I didn't really get a good look to see if any of them belonged to Sprint. It must be hard to deploy service there using traditional cell towers/equipment. The stadium/university sit next to a mountain top that sits next to the international border. Too many cell towers, and you cause interference in Mexico. Not enough cell towers and you get coverage holes inside buildings. UTEP is a great candidate for small cells.
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    That's sort of bittersweet news. Yeah, it's great El Paso is finally seeing upgrades. But it's also a bit frustrating that it's happening on the eve of Massive MIMO (and with the merger looming). This likely means El Paso won't be seeing 64T64R anytime soon. I stayed in downtown El Paso a few years ago and data was slow for Sprint. When I got to the hotel (which had a view of Juarez), I turned off all the Sprint bands and roamed on Movistar. Sadly, it was a more pleasant experience than being on Sprint (or my T-Mobile tablet for that matter). Hopefully I can go back later this year to catch a game at the Sun Bowl. It's one of the few College stadiums I have yet to visit.
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    I know $200 miilion was chump change in the grand scheme of Capital Expenditure costs, but that money could have prevented some of the layoffs Sprint saw at HQ. The worst part about the Sprint+Tidal cross promotion was that it was a huge missed opportunity by Sprint. Sprint gave away 6 months free at one point to anyone who used the code "Sprint". And the Jay-Z album release promotion was even worse. I remember reading the T-Mobile Reddit and people were gloating about getting the album for free without being a Sprint customer. Considering T-Mobile locks down their T-Mobile Tuesday giveaways, this was a bit infuriating. It was a botched opportunity by Sprint to reward its loyal customers. Sprint buying up all those album copies was the only reason Jay-Z broke digital album sale records those first few weeks. Just a huge SMH moment at Sprint.
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