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Perhaps the same roaming terms apply?

They aren't enforced with strict bitrate limits on the existing unlimited plans. For this new plan, there are explicitly stated bitrate limits for audio and video content. Sprint does video optimization on existing unlimited plans. See the Terms & Conditions: https://sprint.com/legal/open_internet_information.html Does Sprint employ any type of data compression or optimization on the Sprint network today? Yes, Sprint deploys network optimization capabilities for video and web traffic on the Sprint Wireless Network. Intent is to improve overall user experience and increase network efficiency. Optimization helps improve page load times and reduces video stalling. The optimization technology provides for the elimination of wasted data transmissions that result from lack of coordination between applications, network, and device, for example stopping transmission of video after a customer has stopped viewing it. It also matches media transmission quality to the capability of the device viewing the media. What specific types of optimization does Sprint employ? Video optimization is deployed for RTSP and HTTP video traffic and all HTTP web traffic. Video optimization is always deployed and active on the Sprint network for all identifiable video traffic. Although the purpose of the optimization techniques is to improve overall video viewing experience, it is possible that some users may experience minor discernable reductions in image quality when viewing video traffic on certain devices. These reductions should generally be offset by improvement s in load times and reductions in video stalling and other experience improvements. Sprint’s video optimization uses four basic technologies: Video Delivery Synchronization: Delivers video "just in time" to the mobile device. Intent is to eliminate network waste associated with transmitting video that isn't watched. Quality Aware Transcoding: Matches video quality with network conditions in real time. Optimizes video for the bandwidth available to the user. Intent is to minimize or eliminate annoying video stalling. Similar in concept to the optimization techniques already employed by sites using adaptive streaming. Video Transcoding: Transcodes video with intent to optimize the video experience for the user while efficiently using network bandwidth. Provides for the elimination of video waste using techniques like replacing less efficient video codecs with more efficient ones. Optimizes video for the mobile device the customer is using. Intelligent Caching: Caches optimized video in the network with the intent of eliminating delay associated with internet video sites. Some streaming video applications employ adaptive bitrate protocol to stream video. These applications automatically and continuously monitor the available bandwidth and adjust the streaming video bitrate to current user conditions. Depending on available bandwidth, users may notice differences in video streaming quality as the application adjusts the video streaming bitrate to account for changing channel conditions. What specific types of web optimization does Sprint employ? Web optimization is deployed for all HTTP web traffic and is always deployed and active on the Sprint network for all identifiable web traffic. Although the purpose of the optimization techniques is to improve overall web viewing experience, it is possible that some users may experience minor discernable reductions in image quality when viewing web traffic on certain devices. These reductions should generally be offset by improvement s in load times and other experience improvements. Web optimization uses three basic technologies: Caching: Caches web pages to help avoid delays associated with retrieval of the same internet content multiple times. Text/Binary Compression: Lossless compression of data and binary files using standard compression techniques supported by HTTP-compliant browsers. Image Compression: JPEG and GIF compression designed to reduce the size of images while maintaining no user perceptible loss of quality

The audio/video optimization.

Some friends of mine in Boston told me about it and sent me the link.

Doesn't appear to on the surface. Anyone here from Milwaukee or Boston?

Verizon's Safety Mode data is at 128kbps. This isn't that.

Well this is new: Unlimited Freedom Plan $60/Month for Line 1 $40/Month for Line 2 $25/Month for Lines 3-10

I wonder what's happening here with this: Sprint, Ericsson mum as time apparently winds down on milestone network outsourcing pact

I would love to see those Verizon/Sprint porting ratios... Marcelo spoke quite assertively about these metrics not too long ago in response to a Verizon executive: https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/751135579161571329

Time for some of those CommScope small cells to be deployed there: http://www.commscope.com/NewsCenter/PressReleases/CommScope-to-Provide-Sprint-with-Small-Cells-for-In-building-Wireless/

EDIT: He beat me to it!

I imagine Sprint had to do this in order to move them out the door. If they were actually selling well, Sprint wouldn't have had to.

I'm sure Sprint made some assumptions on paper going forward and had a range of sustainability factors for the program. Once the actual reality/execution sufficiently deviated from those assumptions/factors, Sprint pulled the plug.

If Sprint killed the program after just 4 months, the resale projections must have been way lower than what Sprint anticipated. Given his knowledge and experience from Brightstar, Marcelo probably swooped in there and pulled the plug on the program himself.

You can still do annual upgrades on Galaxy Devices by paying a $5/month Early Upgrade Fee for 12 Payments. (This fee was reduced from $10/month.) As you can see in these FAQ's, this applies to Leases and Monthly Installments for Galaxy Devices.

End of an era....

I agree. I do wish both of them directly engaged with users on Twitter.

What this video tells me is that Günther Ottendorfer (COO, Technology) and Dr. John Saw (CTO) should be on Twitter to engage with people about Sprint's progress and to take feedback. Neville Ray (T-Mobile's CTO) is on Twitter (https://twitter.com/nevilleray) and actively engages with customers about network questions, issues and feedback. Have a look at his Tweets/Replies, and it's clear that customers like engaging with him, and that he likes engaging with them. Sprint needs to put these "C suite" people out front so that we as customers can engage with them.

Dr. John Saw, Sprint's CTO has previously said (November 17, 2015):

Fantastic interview with Günther Ottendorfer, Sprint's COO of Technology, about 5G and what lies ahead for Sprint's network densification plans:

That's a good point.

This is pretty similar to Sprint's agreement with Shentel isn't it?

Great Northwest Woods Wireless might be in a better position than Sprint to quickly expand coverage in those areas.

LOL. Have a like!

Sprint network expanding in rural New England This is an important development! It'll be interesting to see how/when this extends to other areas as well.