greencat
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So you're telling me LTE 1900, the base LTE service of the entire network will never be complete to the level that they said it would be 4 years ago? If I said the sky was blue would you tell me it was actually some shade of azure and it never will actually be blue because of how it filters through earth's atmosphere?
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C'mon don't be silly. All sites need to have new equipment (they're within 5% so that's close) and back haul on them . Getting LTE 1900 running on all sites that are going to get it would be a completion. Finishing B26 would be a completion. These are the basics. You complete phases. And it is a fact they haven't completed what they said they're going to do. Verizon's network might not be "complete," but how much 700 mhz do they have left to deploy? How much 1900?
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We're already paying too much. Are they bringing on enough customers at the current price point? It doesn't appear so. So how are they going to bring on more at a higher price point? This might be shrewd sales-talk to prod the fence sitters. If it is then very well played by Claure. I suppose there is always the chance prices could increase, but also consider the overall trend across the entire wireless environment is for costs to go down.
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I think WiWavelength said there are "over 32,000 sites with LTE on them" (paraphrased) just the other week. Sprint had approx 38,000 sites, so roughly, not counting for new sites 15-20% don't have it, still. Believe me, I want them to have it done. It'd make me happy for it to be 5%. But when they're below 90% in major markets like LA and NY and then also behind in others mathematically it gets pretty difficult to only have 5% of sites not done.
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So I'm right. You just want to add a footnote because why? To not make it seem as bad as it is/was? We know there has been an improvement. There would have to be, it couldn't get much worse. As far as areas where Sprint has not deemed it a priority, I highly doubt they decided 15-20% of their network is not a priority. Maybe they'll fix those sites when they add in the 9,000 towers? You gonna hold your breath to wait and see?
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I don't think you have a firm grasp of what "grossly inaccurate" means. Yes Sprint's call quality improved, but here we are 3-4 years later and it still isn't finished. Did it take too long and was it over budget? Yep. Let us please hope that fiasco isn't repeated in the future, but I don't think any of us will be holding our breath.
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You'd be a good Wireless Industry corporate drone. Just because it isn't a deal breaker doesn't mean it couldn't be a nice differentiator, possibly something that could drive business to Sprint. Btw, Claure can't give away Sprint profits if they don't have any... And right now Sprint would be a lot better off getting more $60+/month customers than trying to squeeze an extra $20 from their existing base. There are 2 things that are going to make Sprint look good to customers: More customers and a better network.
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600 MHz auction results posted and transition schedule
greencat replied to ericdabbs's topic in General Topics
What borders a rant? I have said myself that when you're near a tower it works fine, does that mean we can't acknowledge that they currently have significant holes in the coverage that the 600mhz service would help to plug? Does it also mean that we can't talk about the 1000's of sites that don't have lte yet (which you dodged)? -
Will Sprint be getting this? ATT just announced the Galaxy S6 Active which is close relation to the sport... One huge difference between the regular s6 and the Active is the battery size. The active has a much larger 3500 mah battery compared to the S6 2550 mah.
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600 MHz auction results posted and transition schedule
greencat replied to ericdabbs's topic in General Topics
Yeah... it's completely my expectations and not Sprint's lack of towers, backhaul or completed work. So approx 20% or more of their current sites don't even have band 25 running. In mid 2015. That is a problem. Not even accounting for the at least 9000 additional sites they want to add. At Sprint's pace there seems a very good chance that they might not have band 25 completed by the time 600mhz can be used. Especially if 20% of their current sites are "difficult" ones. 4 years later not having 1900 finished is a complete failure. -
600 MHz auction results posted and transition schedule
greencat replied to ericdabbs's topic in General Topics
It obviously can not, or Wichita and KC wouldn't have the holes they do. Sprint might not be finished with 1900 LTE by the time 600mhz can be used. It'd be stupid to not get this extra service which would strongly bolster the network instead of being stuck 5 years later saying "gee I wish we would have bid on that spectrum when it was available." Sprint sorely needs the building penetration and propagation properties of 600mhz spectrum to make it competitive.