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  1. greenbastard
    Sprint needs to start thinking about different ways of getting backhaul to small cells. The current method is not long for the new 5G ecosystem. And now that I think about it, neither are Magic Boxes. At some point down the road, Sprint will have to deploy their entire 2.5 Ghz spectrum in order to have a robust 5G network. Don't think there will be room for Magic Boxes at that point. Airaves will probably have to make a comeback.
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    We've heard of VoLTE coming, but WiFi calling for BYOD? Where did you hear this?
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    Umm.......5G?
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    Once again, you're spot on. Just found this on my way out of Houston. Checked other clear sites along tthe way and it was the only one with a 3rd carrier.
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    9-10B? Not even close. In order to build out a Nationwide network, Dish will have to really spend some serious coin. When push comes to shove, I doubt the investors will be on board with it. But you are right about the availability of spectrum. At some point down the road (not anytime soon IMO), mmW will become feasible. When that happens, Dish is screwed.
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    Dean will have to confirm if this was a Clearwire update or if Sprint swapped the antenna panels/radios. There's a good chance Sprint replaced the Clearwire equipment and this isn't a Clearwire 3rd carrier. The reason I say this is because Sprint purchased a bunch of construction permits for Sprint/Clearwire colocated sites this Winter from the COH.
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    Stuff like this is what frustrates me the most with Sprint. They have all these options for improving their Network but they just don't act in a timely manner.
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    6,000?! Mother of Christ! That's a lot of employees. I hate to say this, but they need to trim more fat. T-Mobile has had all this success and runs a larger network, yet they only have ~4,800 employees in Bellevue! Sprint KC-HQ needs a good "Office Space" style auditing.
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    Probably a eCSFB issue with the Magic Box (which I believe the Note5 relies on). I do know that the LTE band your phone is on determines what CDMA band your phone should drop to when an incoming call is detected (non-SRLTE phones). If you have a weak PCS CDMA signal, then this could be causing issues. Or if your area doesn't have 1x800 and your MB is set up to force your phone into 1x800 for incoming calls could also be a problem. Every MB is set up differently by Sprint. It all depends on the market it is in. My gut tells me that swapping your MB won't bring a fix. It is probably a simple error on Sprint's end that could get fixed through a simple software update. It's just a matter of more people opening tickets in your area.
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    It's nearly impossible to find small cells. Even searching for Zayo turns up permits for general areas and not specific locations. Mobilitie sort of disappeared after last year's super bowl. They've purchased a few permits since then but nothing like Zayo. Verizon has also stepped in and purchased a few of their own small cells permits. To mobilitie's credit, they have been active in suburbs and smaller towns trying to fill in gaps. I don't believe Houston proper is a priority for them but that could change soon.
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    http://www.cohtora.houstontx.gov/approot/soldpermits/online_permit.htm Not very easy to look up. Even searching by address turns up nothing at times. Your best bet is to search by keyword (i.e. "Sprint", "antenna", "Nextel", "Clearwire", etc.). Forget about looking up small cells. It's nearly impossible. Good luck. If you have a zip, I can help you look up towers near you to see if they have purchased permits recently.
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    It's not bad enough that their towers throw off my XMSirius reception, but now they have to mess with my Wifi too?
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    Interesting. Either way, there's some movement in Texas, and that's a good thing. T-Mobile went down to Houston and San Antonio a couple of years ago and heavily invested in their network. They added so many macro towers in both city and rural areas and have improved their signal availability. Sprint has been the odd man out. The second B25 carrier helped in San Antonio and Houston, but it's time for them to split cells and add more macro towers to their Network.
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    This explains the permits Sprint purchased in Houston these past three months. Bye-bye Clearwire equipment. I can't say you will be missed.
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    Wut?
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    I don't know what you're talking about, but I've had smooth handoffs from LTE to eHRPD and vice versa for a year and a half now (maybe even more). The only thing I still see issues with is B25 handing off to a Clearwire B41. I need to close whatever data sessions I have in order to see the band change to Clearwire B41. B25 to B26 and vice versa is flawless). VoLTE to 1xRTT is possible, but it is highly unreliable. I think Sprint is better off just pushing the limits of a weak LTE signal rather than setting a threshold point were calls are handed off to 1x and having a lot of calls drop.
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    Your MB is connected to Band 41. 10 Mbps download sounds about right with that CINR and RSRP it is displaying. You're probably sitting between cells in a null area for B41. The B25 carrier is probably a lot cleaner and is not congested (which is why you get 7-12 Mbps). And before you ask, NO...there is no way to force the MB to choose B25 as the donor band over B41. Only way to do that is to get creative.
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    I've seen similar behavior on SCP. This was probably the phone scanning bands and SCP just showing it. Very often when I'm in fringe areas or in between towers, I will catch SCP briefly cycle through Sprint B4 and Sprint B12 (or when I'm leaving Clearwire coverage, Clearwire B4, Clearwire B12, Clearwire B25) before finally settling back to normal operation. I've verified that there is no LTE roaming in my neck of the woods, so this is just the phone scanning. 95% sure OP is a case of false alarm. EDIT to add image as an example.
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    You can't play the blame game on this one. The SMR band was never intended for wideband usage. Roadblocks were to be expected.
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    Sure wish SoftBank would get in on some lowband spectrum action.
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    This one was a work in progress as well. Everything looks ready to go, except for that pesky little thing known as electricity . It only had one RRU so I doubt it is one of these multisector Small Cells. But then again, I only got a good look at it from one side. It's quite possible there was another radio attached on the other side. I just find it odd that the pole was painted green. The small cell has a clean line of sight to a Sprint/Clearwire site that is already overloaded. It will be interesting to see if Sprint decides to replace the Clearwire equipment in order to feed the small cell and add capacity to both areas.
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    Anyone else notice Mobilitie using green Steele poles for Sprint's small cells inside the city limits? Very odd they would paint their poles considering Houston has no zoning ordinances. Even more odd they aren't using wooden poles in order to save costs.
  23. greenbastard
    That Open World add on was too good to last forever. 1 GB for most of the countries in the Western hemisphere was ridiculously generous.
  24. greenbastard
    Dude...just stop.
  25. greenbastard
    Then why do I get different prices for Charter than what At&t offers my neighbors down the road? It's not similarly priced.
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