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On 2/13/2020 at 1:40 PM, jefbal99 said:

I had to disable VoLTE in west Michigan.  When my phone was consistently connecting to the MB in my house, it was great.  However, I haven't connected to it in three weeks that I've seen.  I wish I could figure out why, other devices connect fine.

The call quality was too choppy on the macro network or roaming on TMobile.  Too many calls that had to be hung up and started over to get a flowing data session.

VoLTE works while you're roaming on T-Mobile?

9 hours ago, mrjeff said:

 

VoLTE isn't live in Houston yet on Sprint? 

 

I'm sure it's live now. But it wasn't when I left.

5 hours ago, Brad The Beast said:

It ain’t fine for data according to Q4 2019 Ookla speed test data. Not great for calls either according to RootMetrics.

T-Mobile knocks Sprint out when it comes to data in Houston. I was rarely ever on Band 41 and was stuck using one of the two 5 Mhz B25 carriers (No B25 carrier aggregation when I left). Compare that to T-Mobile's 10x10 B2 and 20x20 B4. Day and night difference

As far as voice, I'm not sure VoLTE will ever be as reliable as 1xRTT. I've used Verizon and T-Mobile and I've had more issues with calls on both carriers than I ever had with post-NV Sprint. Having said that, VoLTE is the way of the future. While it has it's issues, you really can't beat the voice quality. It's way better than Sprint's version of "HD Voice" and simultaneous Voice + Data is very convenient.

17 hours ago, mikejeep said:

Dual SIM still a work in progress. Coming Soon™...

🙏 Would be awesome!

1 hour ago, floorguy said:

WHAT IS THIS CRAP?  WE JUST NEED TO KICK CALI TO THE CURB, WTH

 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/t-mobile-sprint-merger-could-be-derailed-by-california-regulators-2020-01-26

It's been reported in the past that they're just waiting until the lawsuit ends and will follow the federal court's lead. They don't want to step on the toes of Xavier Becerra.

2 hours ago, red_dog007 said:

You are on a ship you don't want to be on and will only jump after a failed merger? Why not just jump now, or a long time ago? 

My guess is he wants to lock in his plan/rate.

Mike, do you have older versions of the app available somewhere (specifically 4.54 or older)? I'm trying to figure out if the latest updates (4.55 and 4.553) broke the importing logs feature.

I'm on OnePlus 6t. The issue started after receiving a replacement OT6t, so I'm not sure if it's the device or the latest version of the app that's causing the issue. Every time I import my logs, I get the "Database with xxxxx entries imported successfully" message, but nothing really gets imported.

15 hours ago, nexgencpu said:

Sprint 5G upload is on 2.5 which realistically is gonna cover less people than most of TMobile's bands. 

My main point is to illustrate how much more stable 5G uploads are against Sprint current TDD config on LTE.

Like I said, anecdotal. All of those speeds tests where done in the span of 10 minutes past midnight, in (which is safe to assume) the same location and with extremely great signal strength/LOS.

The problem with upload speeds in the 2.5 Ghz band is that the UL speeds dramatically fall off whenever you move away from the tower. Good speeds are possible, but on a few select areas near towers.

On 12/6/2019 at 5:35 PM, nexgencpu said:

2:30am or 2:30pm has very little effect on uploads, most of the time only the peak speeds are affected by off peak vs peak times.

They are almost always stable.

http://imgur.com/gallery/B1LjEuW

My speeds during the day beg to differ. On T-Mobile, I can get 15-25 Mbps upload during the day.

Past midnight, it peaks over 50 Mbps.

On 12/4/2019 at 12:55 AM, nexgencpu said:

Gotta disagree with you there.. 

5G has given me pretty solid and consistent upload speeds, at the very worse Ill see between 3 and 5mbs with very little signal and 15-30mbs on a strong signal.

All those speeds are at 2:30 AM from the same date. Very anecdotal data. 

46 minutes ago, Tengen31 said:

Arkansas joined Merger Support

 

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Ken Paxton needs to get his head out of his....well, you know. Now is the time to negotiate a deal for better coverage in Texas. The state AGs have what seems to be a losing case.

7 hours ago, BlueAngel said:

One down a few more to go!

We're a month and a half away from the start of the trial. My guess is a few more states drop out as we get closer to December 9. I really hope Texas pushes for more rural coverage from T-Mobile and that Dish covers urban areas + interstate highways. There are so many back roads that are crucial to O&G where only At&t has coverage. It's time they get some competition.

9 hours ago, belusnecropolis said:

Please don't take what I comment with any sincerity. I am entertaining absurdly because this entire process has achieved the absolute heights of absurdity. If I didn't convey with 5G emissions the ridiculousness one would expect this merger to be framed in then I should have supplied an irony outro.

I found it funny. You can't help but laugh at the whole process. You'd figure that the DOJ would take precedence over state AGs. Nope.

The HSR Act should have given power to AGs to only sue within their own state. Once a company clearly engages in interstate commerce, then any anti-trust issue should be left to the DOJ and DOJ only. For California and New York to decide what a business can and cannot do nationally is absurd.

4 hours ago, dro1984 said:

Seems like it does.   Not good!   Seems like perfect timing to help add another wrench into the Sprint T Mobile gears...  when does the nonsense stop? 

[Edit] Oops. Wrong thread....my bad

Mississippi has backed out of the NY-led antitrust suit and has signed on to back the DOJ deal. Looks like they got T-Mobile to agree to certain coverage requirements.

I wonder if Texas is next? Republicans control the state because of the rural Texas vote. Striking a similar deal for more rural coverage seems like a no brainier in order to solidify their rural voting base.

1 hour ago, Trip said:

CDMA's ability to pull usable data from below the noise floor is pretty impressive.  I remember in one of my college classes, we did the math to derive it, and sure enough, the math says it should be theoretically possible to retrieve the signal from below the noise floor, and the real world bears it out.  (We also retrieved messages out of an example CDMA signal by hand.  Very neat stuff.)

I wish I had a good example to share; Wikipedia is very opaque and I'm not finding anything else helpful with a fast search. 

- Trip

I'm going to miss CDMA whenever it sunsets. 1xRTT is a very reliable voice airlink that provides high reliability and coverage. I don't think any technology will ever come close to matching the robustness that CDMA offered us.

On 8/26/2019 at 8:09 PM, Brad The Beast said:

TBH at this point, I am sick and tired of Sprint's worthless 3x3 band 26. I want the 10x10 band 71 T-Mobile has. I don't care anymore. I'm going mad!

Even in 5x5 areas like Texas, the extra bandwidth doesn't help with low band congestion. 

If you need relief now, then switch carriers.

On 8/22/2019 at 5:43 PM, RAvirani said:

That looks like a T-Mobile 600-ready setup. Dual Commscope antennas. 

4x4 low band MIMO too.

2 hours ago, tyroned3222 said:

Yes, that’s what Neville plans is. This was Neville quote.. it is the fastest and smoothest way to transition everyone


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MOCN is just a stop-gap solution while they figure out how to transfer everyone to the T-Mobile core network. MOCN cannot be used to combine two networks into one, but can be used to allow a group of users access to more than one network.

T-Mobile already implements MOCN so Sprint users can roam on their network without any compatibility issues. There is no need to worry about VoLTE compatibility or eCSFB issues with MOCN unlike with traditional roaming. This is the reason why T-Mobile roaming comes back with a Clearwire PLMN instead of a T-Mobile PLMN 

10 hours ago, tyroned3222 said:

 it will move existing T-Mobile and Sprint customers to a common core network. 

This doesn't sound right. Both networks will still be up and running separately. MOCN will just allow Sprint users to access T-Mobile LTE and vice versa.

56 minutes ago, afazel said:

So how much effort and time will it take between the closing of the deal and my OnePlus 6T on T-mobile being able to connect to B41? Obviously not immediately, but is it an equipment change that's needed or just a permissions adjustment on the backend?

I don't think anything specific has been said about T-Mobile users being able to use Sprint towers. Why give T-Mobile users extra coverage if you're just going to shut off most of the Sprint towers 3 years later? And since T-Mobile only plans to deploy the EBS/BRS band using the NR airlink from their network, I don't know that your one plus will ever connect to B41.

It's possible, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

20 minutes ago, mattp said:

what about us who on a tmobole mvno  or a sprint mvno 

I assume that all MVNO deals transfer over to the new T-Mobile (unless they have specific language in their contracts that state otherwise).

Either way all Sprint MVNO users are going to have to make a transition one way or another.

1 hour ago, bigsnake49 said:

You will get the official word at 11am with some but not a lot of details. Just the broad outlines. Details to come at 1PM and probably on Monday if they close on Monday. But it looks like the merger is approved.

They still have to deal with the AGs lawsuit and California's Public Utilities Commission. They can't close on Monday.

2 hours ago, JossMan said:

  I have several option calls on $S and $TMUS and I need this merger to be done like....yesterday... lol

Charles Gasparino just said that the DoJ presser is back on for tomorrow (as of right now). But of course, things can change from tonight to tomorrow morning.

My guess is that the DoJ found a state AG (or two) to back down from the lawsuit. The merger has been nuts to follow after the FCC gave their blessing. If Delrahim pulls this off, then he deserves a ton of credit. He just created a 3rd true national carrier (one that can go toe to toe with Verizon/At&t), while ensuring that most Americans have access to 4 carriers in most cities. This is a good outcome for all of America.

38 minutes ago, dro1984 said:

The news / business outlets are still saying the delay is due to the DOJ negotiating with the states over the merger.     Overall, this might be good to clear as much of the legalities up as possible.

The DoJ is just trying to flip a couple of states to walk away from the lawsuit. Their goal is to weaken it as much as possible.

I'd be very surprised if the DoJ can convince anti-Trump states like California and New York to walk away. Those AGs are fully locked into a political pissing match.