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  1. Unless I'm wrong on this, it's also not possible to switch from a voice call to FaceTime over cellular on iPhones either because of the Voice/Data limitation. https://support.apple.com/en-sg/HT204380
  2. These were the test plans limited to the Boston, Milwaukee, Phoenix and Oklahoma markets.
  3. Apparently, Marcelo was just on CNBC and said the plans were ready to go live tomorrow. So that's why Legere had to rush and throw together "Uncarrier 12" with no notice at all, and that's why T-Mobile can't launch the plans until September 6th... probably to get the billing software updated.
  4. Here's the Official Release: Sprint Launches Unlimited Freedom: Two Lines of Unlimited Talk, Text and Data for Just $100– all on a Great Network – and the Best Price Among All National Carriers
  5. Sprint had these "Freedom" plans in trials in Milwaukee and Boston. They must have been pleased with the results, so why not pull the trigger now. Loving the new nimble Sprint.
  6. Marcelo's replies to John and WirelessWeek about T-Mobile's new Plan have been interesting: https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/766239403241041920 https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/766263381670162432 https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/766263855605514240 https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/766264180542468097 https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/766265234399035392 Seems like Sprint's new "Freedom Plans" are going National: https://www.sprint.com/landings/freedom/50/index.html https://www.sprint.com/landings/freedom/60/index.html We'll see which one actually launches.
  7. More details on this from The Washington Post: Time to get those generators checked and/or swapped out. Here's information on the actual fire that caused it: Major transformer fire causes road closures in downtown D.C.:
  8. Looks like it runs through September 15th... Assuming the iPhone 7 launches before the 15th, as per the circulating rumors, people who switch back to Sprint for the iPhone 7 could get quite a bit of cash back as part of their purchase.
  9. Sprint has extended the program in the past based on how well it's done. I can't imagine Sprint pulling the plug on it just before the iPhone 7 launches in September. Word is the announcement/pre-order date is September 9th and shipping date is September 16th.
  10. With the launch of the iPhone 7 combined with iPhone Forever, it's Sprint's opportunity to shine. So you'll definitely have a bunch of upgraders from the 6s (iPhone Forever) and the 6 (those on 24 month leases or 24 month installments or 2 year contracts). Also, assuming that the iPhone 7 supports Three Carrier Aggregation (which I really hope it does), you'll have a substantial influx of those newly capable devices onto Sprint's network for that feature to go live by Early 2017 as Marcelo discussed in the recent earnings call. In addition to upgrading its network, Sprint has to get as many folks onto Triband or CA-capable devices as possible so that they actually experience the improvements. I sure wish Apple put Two Carrier Aggregation in the iPhone SE. That would have really helped Sprint on things, but I guess that's Apple being Apple. Hey, at least it's triband. Apple wasn't so kind to Sprint with the iPhone 5s as we recall. When you look at these figures from Page 5 of the Quarterly Investor Update, it's interesting to see what percentage of people have devices that aren't triband or that don't support Carrier Aggregation. If you were to cross-reference customer satisfaction rates (or specific churn rates) with those customers, those would be some interesting findings. I'm sure (or at least I hope) Sprint has done that: The good thing about programs like iPhone Forever is that it keeps people upgrading to the latest tech for Sprint's network... assuming Apple builds it in of course.
  11. If Sprint's quarterly churn is low, it means that overall, people are staying instead of leaving. According to Sprint's Press Release for its recent Earnings Call: Source: http://investors.sprint.com/ Also see Page 3 of the recent Quarterly Investor Update for more info on Sprint's Churn numbers.
  12. Marcelo is going on an absolute tear against Verizon's Communications and PR folks for lying. Start at this Tweet here: https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/762507126572847109 and work your way up to Marcelo's most recent Tweets and Replies in his timeline. One of my favorites: Marcelo dares Verizon's Executive Director of PR to have Verizon publish net port data: https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/762844542957608961 Sounds like Sprint is doing pretty well....
  13. Sprint does have quite a few non-triband and non-CA devices out there. Quarterly Investor Update (Fiscal 1Q2016) (July 25, 2016)
  14. Sprint should bring back the Network Improvements Interactive Map that it had on its website... and keep it up to date.
  15. https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/761201844223750144 Looks like Paul and Marcelo are 100% in on this together. The network improvements are happening. Once Three Carrier Aggregation goes live in the coming months, we'll notice a huge jump in performance.
  16. This has nothing to do with a "fanboys war" as you put it. The FierceWireless comments section was poorly moderated and you had insults, doxing and spam galore from accounts with throwaway emails.
  17. The comments were beyond useless. Just a bunch of guest accounts with throwaway emails spamming insults back and forth. I'm glad they're gone.
  18. True... but it matches T-Mobile's promotion which is scheduled for the same period: 8/1 to 8/31
  19. According to the Fine Print: "Unlimited data is in Brazil for a limited time: Aug. 1-31."
  20. Sprint Open World Includes Unlimited Talk and Text in Brazil for the Rio Games and, For a Limited Time, Free Unlimited High-Speed Data Anyone here heading off to Rio? T-Mobile announced it was doing this back on July 21st, so it's nice to see Sprint respond competitively on this.
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