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Looks like the "Paul Switched" commercials/social media have resonated well with the market: Sprint commercial featuring former Verizon spokesman a hit, iSpot.tv says

SoftBank President Nikesh Arora steps down See SoftBank's website for the statement: Change of Representative Director (Resignation) (PDF) Looks like he'll remain as an "Advisor: COO Nikesh Arora to take on advisory role at SoftBank Group Masayoshi Son to continue as Chairman & CEO (PDF)

In that Blog Post (Sprint is back!), he covered some important points, including this about Sprint's upload speeds:

See this Bloomberg Article about the Ericsson demonstration in which Sprint used 15 GHz centimeter wavelength spectrum: Sprint Plots Come-From-Behind Victory With Unusual 5G Approach Triple-Paned Tinted Glass. Pretty solid performance. Sprint's prior 5G demo on June 3 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California was in partnership with Nokia and involved transmission of 4K video at 73 GHz .

As far as "Uncarriers" go, this was pretty underwhelming and poorly executed.

Tarek Robbiati said 600 MHz wouldn't be available for use until 2021. http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/mec-(mobile-edge-computing)/sprint-cfo-600mhz-auction-will-not-deliver-enough-spectrum/d/d-id/720282 (Jeez LightReading: Who puts () in a URL?)

Even if T-Mobile gets some 600 MHz spectrum in the auction, that won't do much to address its speed issues will it?

Here's a good background article on Network Vision: Network Vision: Sprint’s path to domination See this Blog Post by John Saw, Sprint CTO: Paving the Road to 5G Others may explain this better than I can, but 5G comes from deploying 8T8R antennas and additional equipment to sites, adding 2.5 GHz (Band 41) to sites, enabling Carrier Aggregation 2x, 3x, and beyond. Finally, it includes densifying with small cell cites (and new macro sites) so that devices wind up spending as much time as possible on 2.5 GHz and the tremendous speed/capacity it provides. 2.5 GHz is prime low-band spectrum for 5G, and Sprint has plenty of experience running higher frequencies as well for LTE Relay/Microwave, etc. Good days ahead!

John Saw laid it out here: Sprint Plots Come-From-Behind Victory With Unusual 5G Approach And....

Great conversation with Dave Tovar, VP of corporate communications at Sprint: At 3:40: "We hope Paul with Sprint becomes just as synonymous as Paul with Verizon." At 3:50: He says that Sprint came up with the idea, executed it, and launched it in a couple of weeks Marcelo's made all the difference he says. Lots more of good stuff in there about how they got Paul onboard...

You could also request that Sprint put a cell site on your new property. Cell Site Eligibility Requirements: https://www.sprintsitesusa.com/links/cellsite1 Cell Site Request Submission Form: https://www.sprintsitesusa.com/links/Cellsite2 I'd gladly take a lease payment from Sprint on a regular basis for a site on my property.

Good article about Sprint's 5G Demo at Lincoln Financial Field, the Ericsson equipment used, and what Ericsson is working on for Sprint in the future. The Ericsson demo used two 4-by-4 multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas, with "single beam" MIMO. This test used a lot of spectrum: 400MHz Sprint's Big Game: 5G at 2.5GHz Combining 16x16 antenna arrays to make a 64x64 antenna array? Yikes!

Yes it does.

Perhaps it's about getting you into the retail store where you see a new and shiny (and fully network compatible) Sprint device that you can take home that day instead of BYOD.... and get a trade-in credit for your current device... so the goal is to get you in there for that? Improving the sales experience is critical when doing this... but I guess that's the reason for it. Don't forget the accessory sales!

Perhaps it's necessary to verify the IMEI to ensure the device isn't lost/stolen/blacklisted in person?

Sprint has just overhauled its BYOD Program. You can now order a SIM Kit for free from Sprint. It's actually a 3 in 1 universal SIM card that is designed to fit in any of the eligible devices. The BYOD-eligible device list has grown as well to include more devices.

This Kansas City Star Article by Mark Davis has an important section here: I'm still a believer.

One fix for indoor coverage is Wi-Fi calling... which also supports SMS/MMS (coming to iPhone hopefully one day)... Of course, not everybody has Wi-Fi... and Wi-Fi can't be everywhere. I just don't get why a thin cylindrical pole has people so up in arms. Put flowerpots or birdfeeders on it for all I care.

I hope SoftBank is willing to put more money into Sprint's network, either directly or through one of those third party entities it creates (Network Lease Co, etc.)

More loading on the network. Sprint will need to build out additional capacity and turn up 3xCA.... Of course, customers will have to get 3xCA devices to experience that benefit. Samsung's S7/S7 Edge are 3xCA. HTC 10 is 3xCA. Hopefully Apple comes through with 3xCA for us as well. The LG G5 is 2xCA. Hopefully we see it for the G6.

Great news. Sprint's made substantial investments in Chicago, and it shows. It also developed a close working relationship with the mayor in the process, which I'm sure accelerated permitting, etc. If it can be done in Chicago, it can be done anywhere else.

I agree with you. You could email Marcelo about it too.

Perhaps he's not the only one complaining. He should still reach out to Zoo Management and put them in touch with Sprint.

When enough issue reports are filed within a certain amount of time, Sprint opens a investigation. Honestly, you should reach out to the zoo management and tell them that your zoo experience would be enhanced with better wireless service from Sprint. Have them fill out the forms for Sprint to follow up with them.

Have you reported this in the Sprint Zone App? You could also contact the Zoo's management and have them reach out to Sprint for a small cell with these forms: Site Eligibility Requirements Site Submission Form